The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
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Rhode Island nus y,SuU lucVOrioot
employing $4,000 men, $4,000 women
and 4, 400 children. The combined cap
tal of the mills is $40, 600, 900 and che ,
annual output s104.000. 0Uo.
Taking the earth as tho center Of
the universe, and the Polar Star ms the
limit of our vision. the visible universe
embraces an aerial space with diam
eter of 42o, ZOO, 900, 900 miles, and a cir.
cumfcrence of 1, 1890, arg, 900, 900 miles.
Wisconsin raises every year SlOD,-
700, 900 worth of farm products. Inc
oat crop is 43, 100000 bushels; corn, 3S,-
,oo. 900; wheat, 21,000,0O barley, 12,-
900, 900. The live stock is valued at
$50, 600, 0Oo. Over 10000 square mi]0
are undcrlaid by mineral deposits.
The preservation of pictures has
become a topic OF much consideration
in London. Probably the most sue
,cssful experiment that has been tried
is placing the surface of the picture,
be it of canvas or paper, in vacuum,
thus protecting it from the usual ntr
mospberic action which is SO deteriora-
ting.
Gen. Dumont, of the steamboat in
spection service in his annual report
to the secretary of the treasury, says
that last year 1887 vessels were IN.
spected, of tonnage of 1881, 53l, an
| increase of 176 vessels and 75, 206 in tors
mage. The number of officers licenseQ
was 37,T95, an increase of l,2To. lt Is
estimated that between 600, OO0 900 ana
! 700, 0OO, 900 of passengers Were carried
during the fiscal year.
| 1T is not surprising that the cotton
p, oil trust makes a favorable report OF
| its affairs, since it's product has grad
uallv come to be substitute for two
highly important culinary materials
| olive oil and lard. These two uses
would alone constitute on enormous
demand for cotton oil, and sthere are
| many others besides. III cotton oil
American ingenuity has transformed g.
waste product into an article of i'm
mense valuc to it's producers at great
saving to the hurnan race.
| AT the trade union congress in
! Glasgow there was heated discussion
whether Sunday should be selected for
| the annual demonstration in the name
of labor. john Burns, who favored
| Sunday, is quoted as saying: The.
| better the day, the better the deed.
! There is only one religion, and that is
the cause of labor" This was both
applauded und hooted with cries of
! "Shame!' On a vote 50 voted for Sum
| day against 60 to the contrary, and
| Mr.. Burns, exclaimed: "Bigotry has
won!''
DIR. NicalslSy, of St Petersburg,
attributes the form of birds eggs to
| gravity. He thinks that every egg not
vet coated with solid shell departs
from spherical form and elongates,
simply because of pressure on it by the
walls of the ovary. In birds which
keep vertical position when at rest
(such as the falcon and owD the soft
egg becomes short through the birds 8
weight acting against the ovarian pres
sure. In birds which, like the grebe,
are nearly always swimming, the egg
lengthens, because the weight of the
body acts in the same direction as the
ovarian compression.
The report made by Mr.. G. H. Read
assistant keeper of medieval antiqui-
ties, on the historical exhibition at
Madrid, has now been printed by order
of the trustees of the British museum.
1t is not only a paper of the greatest
value to those who are interested in all
that bears upon Columbus and the dis
covery of the New World, but it reveals
and appreciates the value Of certain
art treasures which in many cases had
been for centuries hidden in the crypts
and treasures of Central America.
The republic of Columbia seems to be
especially rich in valuable relics re-
ferring to the sixteenth century, but
other states-which we, as rule, only
hear of through their revolutions OF
} NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that, they were
still the undisturbed possessors OF
' many medieval treasures. illustrated
: News of the World.
There are several theories of the
proper position in sleep. The one most
commonly favored is that one should
sleep on the right side, as digestion
goes on in this position most favora
bly,. Other authorities say that one
should always lie on the back, but
there are excellent reasons why this il
not wise. The weight of the stomach
and its contents rests upon the spine
which often affects the nerves. Some
severe cases of insomnia have beer
) cured by the habit of sleeping on the
face. This is easy to do and is the
most comfortable position if one dis
, penses with the pillow. One young
man who had exhausted all the skill
of the doctors fell into the habit of ly
ing on his face, with his right arm un
der his head, which was turned slight
ly to one side. BY this change natura
rest soon come to him and he entirely
, recovered.
, GOLD PRODUCT OF CALIFORNIA
! Fabulous Contributions from n Single Stat
Ill to the Wealth of the World.