The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-08
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Seven hundred million oranges are
exported every year from Europe to
this country.
At Greenwich the moon has been OBJ
served with scarcely an intermission
for 105 years.
The principal of the public school at
Antioch, Fla, is A. B. Hendry, lad
of fourteen years.
"Stand Pat and Keep Mum" was the
theme of Sunday morning discourse
in Kansas City Church.
The Comte de Paris request that his
son should receive commission in the
Russian army has been refused by the
Emperor of Russia.
Kalakaua was a 33d degree Mason.
He was also Master of one of the Blue
Lodges, Scribe of the Chapter, and
Warden of the Templars.
The fact that Rudyard Kipling's IA
ther is a gentleman as we'll as an artist
occasions the query: Why did not he
make a gentleman of his son?
The number of Indians in the United
States who can read English is stated
to be over $4,000; the number who
can read Indian languages is over 10,
900.
A noble Prince, in fact very noble
Prince, with blue blood and a first
class coat-of-arms, has just advertised
in a paper at Nice for an American
heiress.
John McMahon, once partner of
Flood, Fair and Mackay in San Fran
cisco, after losing several fortunes,
is now attempting to make another in
the coal fields of Idaho.
II would rather,n said Thomas Car
lyle to Monckton Mines Oord Hough-
tony, 'have one real glimpse of the
young Jew face of Christ, than see all
the Raffaelles in the world"
By actual count $50 young women
have taken up timber claims in West
ern Washington during the past six
months. They probably intend to
marry experienced wood-choppers.
Dr. Mcintosh, of Harrisburg, says
he recently visited a Pennsylvania
town where no one could understand
English. He also saw workingmen's
notices posted in four different Ian
guages.
Senator German is one of the most
possessed men in Congress. When
speaking he stands easily and gesticu-
lates gracefully, bearing an Interrupt
ton without nervousness or "flustra-
tion." Moreover he is dignified, good
tempered and witty.
James Gault, a stock dealer of West
Middlesex. Pa, received an order
some time ago for carload of savage
bulls for the New York market. He
was somewhat surprised to learn since
that they were intended for shipment
to Spain to use in bull-fights.
General Booth expects to get his
Darkest England'' scheme launched
by July. He will then take long
trip, visiting South Africa. India, Cey-
lon, Australia, and New Zealand, and
| will be absent early a year. He
| starts for the Continent shortly.
Mrs. Rider Haggard. like Mrs. Stan
ley, complains that American women
keep their houses too warm. When the
thermometer reaches 20 degrees in q
| drawing-room it gives her headache,
and even a temperature of 65 degrees
she considers too warm for comfort.
The other day a philanthropic lady
| found the following appeal among hel
usual grist of begging letters: ''Deal
madam: viii you help me to get {
position as teacher to support mysel
and two little ones? Also tell me
where 1 can buy parrot 1 year old.
The Prince of Wales conclusively
| proves that in his case time is certain
| ly money. He has not yet lived tift!
| years. yet since he held his own purse
strings he has drawn from the Treas
ury and spent $16, 800, 900, and is nov
| in debt $1,000, 600. instead of ONLY
| $500, 900 as was once believed.
King Kalakaua is said to have beer
an accomplished linguist. He had
more than fair knowledge of Greek
and Latin and also had speaking ac
quaintance with four modern Ian
guages. He knew enough of Hebrew
to read the original text of the Old
Testament and was always intereste
in biblical studies.
Meissonier was one of the many
little men who have played big part'
in the worlds history. His head wa:
large and his shoulders were rather
broad. but his body was short anc
slender. His legs were small and in
significant, but they answered Abra
ham Lincoln's test, in being long
enough to reach to the ground.
The marriage of Morton Mitchell,
cousin of Vice President Morton, tt
the lovely widow, Mrs George S. Ladd
has been the seasons sensation il
Washington, and all the bachelors are
envying Morton's good fortune il
winning pronounced blonde of deli
cate beauty and high social station
who has no membranes except {
million dollars in good hard cash.
| Herbert Welsh says 'there is nj
truth in the report that Sitting Bul
was scalped by the Indian police. H
was not scalped at all. He was sho
in two places by two of the native po
lice. Afterward, when he had beel
some time dead, one of the police
men struck the dead body in the heac
with club, breaking the skull, bu
too unexpectedly to be prevented b,
| the Others"
The Cars crusade against the He
brews is based largely on the fear tina
they will gain entire possession of tn
business of the country, which the i'm
perial family wishes to make exclusive
ly national. The chances are tha
better sentiment toward the Jews viii
prevail after the Czar has seen the use
lessness of attempting, by an edict, t.
suppress the people whose hold O.
Russian commerce is very strong.
!; The mother of Robert Louis Steven
son, it is recorded, keeps mighty
scrapbook, in which she has gathered
everything that has been written con
cerning her son. On the title-page of tn
scrapbook these lines are inscribed
Speak weel o. my love, Speak ill c
my love. But aye be speaking O. him.
Mrs. Stevenson is an agreeable Scotc
lady, and the author of 'Treasur
Island" is her only son. She is abou
to join her son and his wife in Samoa
| The estate that Senator Hearst viii
leave to his heirs is valued all the wa,
| from 500, 600 900 down to SIS, 100000