The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-02-02
Varieties.

number only 1870 voted at the last
election.
1t is stated that of every twelve coins
dropped in automatic machines. two are
bad
Brazil has 3, 200, 600 square miles, or
about the area Of the United States exelud-
ing Alaska.
Forty landscapes by NJ. Monet the
French impressionist, are now ON exhibit
ton in New York
The total output of canned tomatoes in
1894 in the United States was 1900, 979
cases. against 4.479, 1s3 eases in 1898.
This country imports from Greece an
nually many thousand pounds Of so-called
dried currants, which are really small
raisins.
\ New York agency reports that hotels
in the United States during the past year
have been swindled out Of SD. 1891 by
bin jumpers.
The receipts Of the German Govern
ment from tax on brandy and spirits dur
inc the fiscal year 1892 90 amounted to
s35. 600. GOO
A blow on the head seems to cause a
fash of light in the eyes, because light Is
the only impression the optical nerve i
capable of receiving.
Clara-.H He has proposed three or four
times. and | don. know whether to accept
him or not. Mamie would. sup
pose he should stop?
One Of the prison authorities Of Eng
land is making an experiment by granting
prisoners the use Of works aimed at cor
reeting their weaknesses,
The Department Of Labor has begun an
investigation into the subject of the in
creased use Of machinery in the industrial
world and It's effect upon labor.
In London nearly POI streets are named
after the Queen. while there are 24l Cres
streets. 240 Albert streets. 2l2 Church
streets. and 19l Queen streets
The word humbug l. Of Irish origin and
means soft copper or worthless money. |,
was originally applied to the money issued
bv James II at the Dublin Mint.
The sac and Fox Indians are said to
be the purest bleoded red men in the
country. They neither marry nor give IN
marriage outside their own tribe.
The staff Of the English railroads i,
mostly made up Of men who entered the
service a. lads and worked their way up
These bows came largely from the farms
The mysterious buried wall in Evergreen
township. Sanilac county, Michigan, i
still attracting a great deal Of attention.
II has been traced about Eve miles 80 far
The total production Of anthracite ooal
for the calendar year 1894 was II 39l,
1879 tons. against 43. OS9, $50 tons in
1898. decrease Of COS, 337 tons or
nearly per cent.
The colony Of Waldenses, at Naldese.
Burke county, \. C., has, up to this
time. held the lands there in common, but
now each family takes what it can cult
waite and pay for.
Architect-Haye YOU any suggestions
for the study. Mr. Quickrich?
Quickrich--Only that it must be brown.
Great thinkers, | understand. are sener
ally found in brown study.
Friend How many children have
YOU?
Father-.Well, when they are still
there four Of them; bur when they are
noisy there about forty. | should say
Chollie-. Are you fond of the watery
Elsie" Exceedingly At the mere
thought of sailing over the bounding waves
/ can scarcely contain myself
Chollie-.Yes, that the way it affects
me too.
About 1870 years ago the town of Gro
ton. Conn, separted itself from New
London and became town Now, after
almost 200 years Of separation, Groton
wishes TO again be taken back into the
fold and become part of New London.
The Arizona Indians have peculiar
and effective way of branding animals.
The brand is made of steel, with knife
edge. 1t is fixed on the head Of an arrow
and shot with bow at the animal TO be
branded with such force that it cuts the
mark in the hide.
As result of the examination of 1000
eyes, Dir Miles. Of Bridgeport, Conn,
found that % per cent. required glasses
The women and girls far exceed the men
and boys. The period during which the
people have the most trouble with their
eyes Is between 20 and 80.
A jury composed entirely of negroes was
feature Of the Police Court at Smith
Grove. Ky. few days ago Charles
Richardson. colored. was arrested for
breach of the peace, and the Marshal
finding it difficult to impanel white jury
summoned none but negroes. They fixed
the fine at 50. 80 and costs.
\ story Illustrating Ruskins whimsi
eality is given by the New York Tribune
on the authority of friend of the great
writer One morning he notes, as
we were coming out of chapel, he said to
US. / ought not to have come to chapel
this morning. We asked him in some
astonishment why. He said 1 am going
TO write a critique on --s picture in the
academy. and want to be in a perfectly
diabolieal temper.
The New York Central Railroad and one
Of its branch lines have tried a new scheme
in spotting' their employees who violate
the rules. Two men ON the Rome, Water
town and Ogdensburg road were discharged
recently through the use of camera.
Drinking while on duty is a violation of
the rules Of the company. These two
men were suspected of violating this rule,
50 spotter was detailed to watch
them When the train reached Water
town and stopped for few moments, the
first thing they did was to step into sa-
loon. The spotter and the camera did the
rest