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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
BoRRow1NG rkoUBLE.

BY all means. borrow all the trou6le
you cani Ifyod cannot borrow enough
by day, sit up nights, and get some
body to help you!
You will have crows-feet at the COR
ners of your eyes by the time you are
twenty-five, and you will need a wig
at thirty, but never mind there is q
satisfaction in knowing that trouble
has done It'll
Always be on the lookout for some
thing to happen. Full half the troub-
les in this life are purely imaginary,
and the more you worry, the IiYelier
will your Imagination become.
You know the story Of the little
girl who was found crying bitterly be-
fore the mouth of the family oven,
which was being heated for Thanks-
giving sacrifices ? When asked by her
mother what was the matter, she re-
piled, between her sobs:
''Oh, ma! l was thinking what If /
should grow up, and get married, and
have a little baby, and
the hot toven lid should fail down on
it-booI hooi DOW! DOW ~
Well, there are thousands Of pe0-
pie in this world just like this little
giri.-They are on the lookout for hot
oven lids. aeaf s. -
Something terrible is continually
staring at them in the future. They
expect the cholera every year. They
look constantly for smallpox. They
shrink up an shudder at the thought
ola comet! They expect to be struck
by lightning every time cloud passes
over the sunl They never go to bed
without expecting to be murdered be-
fore morningi If the eat gets shut up
in the pantry, they are sure burglars
are in the house, aa sF
They are continually looking for fits
of sickness; and believing that an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure, they empley the preVentives,
and their houses smell of onions, cam
phor, hartshorn and whisky, in about
equal parts.
I
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

A COUNTRY fellow entered one OF
the New York banks, aud walking up
to the counter, exclaimed, "Hefe / Fam
l want yon to take good look al
meip Without a word further he
strobe out. The next day the same
customer appeared, uttered the same
words, and again disappeared. The
third day, at about the same time, be
walked in, and, advancing to the tel.
ler's desk, threw down draft payable
three days after sight. "Now, said
he, you've seen me three times, ]
want the money for it.n fea5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
IWHoLE " No. 285
the kiins DEAN. Tas bed { that On.

the King .ieath. The bed ia that on
which be died.
We passed into the ';Salon de Paix, 2
the caFdkroom, in which Madam de
Mentespan is said to have lost, in one
night, over one million, six hundred
thousand dollars. From, this room, q
door leads 10 The bed chamber which
was occupied By ths three Queens,
Marie Theresa Marie Keezinska, and
Marie .Antoinette. At six o'clock on
the. morning of the 9th of October,
17S9, the Queen, asleep in this cham
Der, was aroused by the cries ofsthe
guard, that her life was in danger
Escaping from this room, she. hasten-
On to join the King whom she found
in the sale du Conseil. They at once
appeared. with their children, on the
balcony ofathea Kings bed chamber,
from which he addressed the incensed
and furious mob which had crowded
into the court below.
The paintings and sculpture consist
Of Representations of the most remark
able events in the history of France
especially the victories won by mil
itary valor, including those gained by
Napoleon Third. The portraits are
those of the admirals, constables, mar
shals and many other distingui shed
officers Of different periods, who have
contributed TO the glory OF the nation.
Many of these paintings are of i'm.
mense value.
The park, including the gardens, is
nearly ffty miles in circumference,
adorned with marble statuary of ex-
quisite workmanship, ornamental
trees, beautiful parterres and magnifi-
cent fountains
The original cost of this royal pal
ace, with its splendid surroundings,
is reported 10 have about two hundred
millions Of dollars. With these obser-
yations, 4 close the subject.
tff-sssssf. -..i.ts.s.s. LORENZO Snow.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

LITTLE When the thief can
not break in at the door himself, he
finds a little child and puts him
through the little window, and then
the big door is speedily opened
Thus do little sins open the door for q
great sin.--SpIrgeon.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
THE OLDEST TlMBER IN raE World.


Probably the oldest timber in the
world " hich has been subjected to the
use of man is that which is found in
the ancient temples OF Egypt. It is
found in connection with stone work
which is known to be at least 1000
years old. This wood, and the only
wood used in the construction of tho
temple, is in the form of ties, holding
the end of one stone to another in its
upper surface. When two blocks
were laid in place, then it appears that
an excavation about an inch deep was
made into each block, into which an
hour-glass shaped tie was driven. 1t
was therefore very difficult to force
any stone from its position. The ties
appear to have been the tamarisk or
shittim wood, of which the ark was
constructed, sacred tree ia ancient
Egypt, and now very rarely found in
the valley OF the Nile. These dove
tailed ties are just as round now as
on the day of their Insertion. AL
though fuel is extremely scarce in
that country, these bits OF wood are
not large enough TO make ID All object
for the Arabs 70 heave OF layer after
layer of stone for so small = prize
Had they been of bronze, halt the old
temple would have been destroyed
ages ago, so precious would they have
been tor various purposes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
nAvENhA wA1ER CURE.

q. w sERONd, M ID,
lLate OF Water Cure Of eaeveland,l
RRo PR IT. Q r.
Location Beautiful-Terms moderate. Send for
circular giving full details
April6s 1911, 136-1y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

Nasby and Waite both hail from
Toledo. But that's not Waite's fault.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
THE SUPPLY OF CURRENCY IN DIFF
WEREN'T NATIONS.

THE SUPPLY OF CURRENCY IN DIF-
WEREN'T NATIONS.
/ afzs5s#I
In the discussion of currency sup
ply it would not be amiss to know
what 10 considered proper OF sufIl-
oient amou1t with some of the older
commercial nations of the world. The
following figures in regard to France
and Eng gland are as near official as any
vet pn blished - ug hlaofs ss ffs
Great Britain in 1868 Population,
81, 100000; wealth. $4,000, ,000. 600 /;
money in circulation, per capita, S Is. .48,
proportion to wealth, 81 49. s} =
France IN 1868 Population. $4,000
000; wealth, $4,000 0O00, 900 .money
per capitas SIS 05; proportion 70
wealth, 50 3S.
United States-Popuiation in 1878
(estimatedl, 10000 900; wealth. $780,
0e8, ,9l8s eco ). money per capita, SI9I 43; !;
proportion to wealth, 50 60. is ~
4 Specie Is not reckened in the circu-
lation, for except in California, the
United States, as d government, is the
only party that receives and pays out
coin, and only on special heontracte.
Number of square miles in each
country = Great Britain, l21.O0O -
France 178, 900 united States, 8, 3,555,-
LAG. OF leaving out the territories, T.
909,1Sl.s aaHQ5 SIS sHosi II Is
1t must be q self-evident fact to
most readers that, as far as the work
ing classes and those who are en-
ployed on SALARIES are concerned, we
require much larger per capita cir
cHlation than either Great Britain or
France, though we have SIS less than
the last named country. The fact, also
that our trade is extending oy.er a
country ten times the area of both
France and England, should be one
reason why we should have q large
circulation.
This question should be modified
by the use of checks and bills of ex-
change, thoughin England checks and
drafts OnsL sLondon pass from hand to
hand as money until they are covered
with endorsements, thus enabling the
country TO carry its trade on a less
volume of currency than France
a Rericaga II aaesf focturer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

A MAN who was trying to dead -heat
the Lake Shore Road by playing deaf
aud dumb was asked by the conductor
how long he had heen so, and he re.
piled: why, man, was born this
way I"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
HOW WOULD you LIKE TO STAND BE.
FORE 1Te

K z - ls + fsr
The recent trial of the Taylor bat
terry gun, upon. which the Colt Com.
pany, OF Hartford, has for months past
been engaged, shows it to be the most
formidable weapon of war that has vel
been invented. Its barrels are TWEEN.
ty-four in number, and are arranged
in two concentric circles. They are
also regulated so as TO radiate theiI
fire, covering a horizontal line Of
twenty-five feet, at q distance of five
hundred yards. The gun fires with
great rapidity, by fusilade or by vols
ley, at the pleasure of the operator.
while the cartridges are fed into the
barrel from suitable charging cases,
which are introd uced into the interior
of the breech cylinders. The results
st the trial on Thursday were aston.
ishing. In firing a single barrel, al
distance of five hundred yards, bull
let's were repeatedly sent into an eight
inch bulls eve. In firing the fusilade
the tWenty-f balls were distributed
on horizontal surface twenty-five feet
long at a distance Of a foot apart, and,
| firing by the battery the same results
were accomplished. The rapidity OF
the4fr was remarkable, beipg at the
rate of seven hundred balls per min
ute. The terrible effectiveness of this
weapon in battle, and the utter pow
erlessness of charging columns In the
face of q fire, can be seen by the fact
that every second sweeps a space oyer
twenty feet in length, and mows
down men at the rate OF q regiment a
minute. The Inventor of this remark.
BILE weapon is Col James p. Taylor,
of Knoxville, Tenn. His invention
was conceived in 1870, aud patented
in July. 1871, and It has since been
improved until its present extreme
simplicity and effectiveness have been
reached. The Manufacture of the gun
is 10 be rapidly pushed, and active
measures taken for its Introduction
among foreign governments.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

ulss ssrour.lsssss 5. iscsasrssu.naa, slaiaily--
Narrow Escape OF = Precious BABY. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
.loHN MoGLuN.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
CALL and see the new
STAR ORGAN,

me AT Conservatory of Music.
six Octave, elegant Piano Case, five Stops, and
the new style Cabinet Case, both five and six
octaves. We have also the agency for eight or
ten different makes of Pianos, and can furnish
our patrons with the Weber, SteinWay, Click
erIne and several Of the best cheaper makes
Also, the EsTEY ORGAN.
Ravenna, June Is. 1878.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

A correspondent Of the Spring field
Republican alleges that when Gen.
Garfield was demonstrated with by
another member of Congress on ap-
propriating money TO be stolen by
subordinate officials and applied to
providing carriages and horses for
themselves on che Williams plan, Gar
field said that he knew il was wicked,
shut like the rest of us ne hated to
snake hinsself 0dsoas among o1fcehold-
ers by taking bold stand for honesty
and economy"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
3ates q Advertising.
Business Cards
WEDnELL HOUsE,

uIeveIand Ohio sasO per eAy- r. A. GILr
LETTE. Proprietor.
Dec g. 1858. 1y.
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7. v. NELL,

Attorney at Law. once athead Of the stairs
Feb. Is, 1873.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

pr. De-. lath, ls72.

no.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
sTEIN 8 WooDRUFF,

nrannfacturers and Dealers In All kinds e
Upholstered goods, " an Paper shades 7 ssss
Carriage Repository. Ravennas Ohio.
Jan. p. 1sss- 2Sl
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-20
Sci enti1e Bnlleon Ascent.

Messrs. Spinelli and Sivel, men,
bers of the French Society Of Aerial
Navigation, recently made q balloon
assertion for the sole purpose of sci
entifc observations in the highest
regions that can be attained. An
abundance of instruments adapted to
their expedition was furnished, and
they were accompanied by various
eminent men, representing the French
Academy of Sciences, the Polytech-
mic School of Paris, and other learn.
ed institutions. The balloon was of
immense size, and the elevation
reached was 24,2I6 English feet o
height before attained only by Glaish.
er and Guy Lnssac. At this eleva-
tion the barometrical pressure was
only 800 millimetres, or $50 weaker
than at the surface of the soil. The
temperature was % below zero, Gen.
tigrade. -Eronauts state that had
it not been for supply Of oxygen
taken with them to support respira-
tion, they could not have sustained
themselves in those upper regions. on
account of the extreme rsrefaction Of
the air.-The spectroscopic observa-
tiOns are of the highest interests, and
absolutely agree with the recent dis
coveries of NJ. Jansen. The enter
prise was crowned with entire sue
cess, the detailed results of which
will be soon made public.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-20
Well Guarded.

Pitman's wOOdpile has suffered
lately from the ravages of thieves, so
the old gentleman loaded his gun
with coarse salt and expressed his de-
termination TO lombard the first man
who should be observed to haunt the
timber On Wednesday morning he
had to attend court, and as he did
not expect to reach home until late
in the evening Mrs. Pitman felt it her
duty to keep an eye upon the wood
pile. But Pitman returned about
dusk, and as he walked up the yard
he thought he might as well carry in
enough wood to last all night. He
bad just placed the fourth stick upon
bis arm when an explosion occurred,
and the same instant he felt as if a
million red-hot darning needles were
dancing up and down his legs. He
had heard from Mrs. Pitman. He
yelled with pain, and dropping the
wood, most of it fell upon his toes, he
fell to the ground Just as he did he
saw Mrs. Pitman standing in the
kitchen doorway with his frearm at
parade rest" and contemplating her
victory and her victim with serenity.
Pitman's first thought was that she
had suddenly been animated by an
insane but judicious desire to realize
upon his life insurance policy. But
when he screamed to her she dropped
her artillery and few to the scene
with expressions of alarm and grief
at the discovery tha: she had pefora-
ted Pitman. She called the servant
girl, and as they carried him into the
house she explained that she mistook
him for thief, and then she apollo
gized. Pitman said it was all very
well to apologize, but what good was
it to q man with two quarts of salt
and half pound of gunwads in his
legs. Mrs. Putnam insisted that he
aughtn't to mind little salt, it would
do him good. She urged that love
was better than anything else for
preserving meat, and that his legs
would probably be alive and well
aRd prancing around the universe
when the rest of him was dead and |
spoiled. That made him mad, and |
after splitting up his gun with the AK
be went to bed, and he hasn't spoken
to Mrs. Pitman since; but he has
hinted gloomily to the doctor that il
q divorce can be had he will obtain |
one.-INdJ Adp{er.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-20

The grieyous error we fall into is,
looking for direct instead of indirect
compensation When we declare
that politeness costs nothing, we real
ly understate. Not only does it cost
nothing-it is materially profitable in
the long, sometimes in the short run.
Every one Of US goes where be is
well treated, and stays away from
where he is i'll treated. In o great
city competition in each branch OF
trade is necessarily active, and the
tradesman or merchant who ia eour-
teous on principle must soon discover
that his principle and interest are
identical. What man ever forgets
the place or person where or by
whom he was affably received, when
there was no visible motive for such
reception? The poorest memory,
the least impressible nature, will re-
tain so much as that.
Smith, who lives uptown, actual
ly goes downtown to buy his small
est garment, because, years ago, q
bit of information was pleasantly
given to him at the shop he now reg
ularly patronizes.
Jones does not object to walking
half dozen blocks out of his way in
order to purchase cigars, for the rea-
son the cigar-yender comprehends
the art Of amiability.
Robinson will never have another
halter (though his friends criticise
his..hats), from the fact that the halter
once exchanged defective head-cov-
ering without grumbling, or even
without trying to make Robinson
believe that he did not know what
he wanted. .-Junius Henri BrowRe,
IN AppletOn's Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-20
Going to Sea I'm . Carriage.

have travelled in all manner of
modes in my time, but never before
did | go to sea in carriage. Fortu-
nately an old experienced steamboat
commander, Captain Gibney acted as
pilot, who, mounted on horseback,
led the way through the briny waves.
We left Corpus Christi about nine
O'Clock, and proceeded up the beach
antil We came to the reef, living be-
tween Corpus Christi and Neuces
Bays, which makes an invisible divi-
sion of their waters. The bay here
is three miles wide, but an oyster reef
has formed over the whole distnace.
on which the water is from two to
three feet deep, but has numerous
holes, into which the inexperienced
is likely to get logged" with his ye-
hicle. By crossing this reef some
twenty miles is saved in the distance
to Rockport, and we moved steadily
on, following our guide in his wind
ing course up and down the stream.
The water on one occasion entered
the floor of the carriage, though fer
tunately there was but little wind
blowing, and the surface was quite
smooth. Itrequired one hour and a
quarter to cross, it being necessary to
move slowly and cautiously. We
fortunately met Captain Gibney and
a friend just about to cross, who kind
ly volunteered to keep US on the
track. There have been many acci-
dents in crossing these reefs, with the
loss of horses and damage to vehi-
cles, and it is, under the most favora-
BILE circumstances, not a very agreea-
BILE trip. 1t has been staked out, but
many of the poles have been blown
down. In the midst of this wide ex-
panse of water q Mexican pedestrian
was met wading across, having his
"six-shooter" strapped across his
shoulder, and most of bis clothing
with it. To the right Corpus Christi
Bay stretched of beyond the vision,
and Neuces Bay to the left showed
streak of shore in the dim distance as
it sweeps for fifteen or twenty miles
along the boundary Of a single past
ure-Baltimore American.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-20
Church Annou neem nts.

There is q story of Frenchman
who having attended divine service
at several fashionable New York
churches, was so struck by their
gaufy upholstery, lavish gliding, lux
ury, and the operatic character Of the
music, that he declared they involin-
tarlly reminded him of the better
class of Partisan cafes chantGnt.
The New York Worlds structures on
a certain kind of advertisements in
the old columns Of a Sunday cotem-
porary vividly remind US of the
Frenchman's criticism. One Of these
advertisements to the
Worid-states that the rector of the
Church of the Messiah, in Brooklyn,
will preach on certain topics, and that
eminent soloists will asst the choir. f."
Another advertisement, by the
Church Of the Holy Savior, in East
Twenty fifth Street, New York. reads
that "to meet the wishes of such as
find in higher order of church music
On aid to greater devotion, the most
careful attention will be given, both
in the selection and rendering, to CON-
bine the excelency of art with the
beauty of holiness The World, in
commenting on this class of adver-
tisments very pertinently asks in wha:
essentials the service in these church
es may differ from the sacred con-
cer.s" which are eoncurrently given
at the opera house of the late Colonel
Fisk? To most readers, we fear,
such announcements must appear
very much like any other profane
puff of secular amusements, which
promises "a change of bill every
evening"" and betrays all the proTer-
bial jealousy of "star performers"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-20

Colonel Chesney's Book has
brought out In Europe Q very thorough
appreciation of our military history,
such as has never before been given
TO it The Spectator, for instance,
says: Tho strange disposition to
carp at American generals must be
mainly the fruit Of . very imperfect
study of their campaigns and the cen.
ditions under which they we're fought
1t is ell the more remasksbls, BE-
cause America possessed Whist kng-
land did not, Q frst-rste military
school. Whence could you hope 70
get good captains. IL not from Wess
Point. IL was West
Point, divided against himself, which
fought the campaigns, and We may
say they are worthy Of being com
pared with any campaigns Of mod
ern times. Men Of trsnscendent
genius, since the very dawn Of recor-
ded history, have been so few that
they may be counted on the 6ngers
But among those who stand In the
second rank. Lee. Grant, Sherman
and Sheridan must ind place. But
we are glad to see bis weighty pre-
test against the vulgar error that
generals are inferior TO
their European brothers In arms.
That the troops raised from nothing
were long inferior in organization and
is true, but we doubt whether
at the end Of the war many, il any.
European armies hsve surpassed In
these respects the soldiers whom
Grant and shermanaed back to Wash
ington in NAV, 1865.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-20

For killing this pest Of the rose
bush Parkmsn recommends, and We
have successfully snd sstisfsesorily
tried, the following simple sad easily
obtained remedy; Take . half gal
lon Of soft soap and add thereto .
third of pint Of petroleum. Stir the
ingredients until they are thoroughly
incorporated and then dissolve The
mixture in about eight gallons Of
water. Apply with . syringe and
hose sttachsd.-Aftsr the vafnints
have yielded up the ghost syringe
the plant with cold wstsr; no trace
OF petroleum viii then b noticed,
while the preparation vin be found
fully as efectusl ~ the BEST whale
oil soap. The mixture ean b nsds
in smaller quantities BY reducing the
quantity Of the ssvsrsl ingredients.
which is easily done. Try it>is y
cheap o: the same tine dosG tAs vosk
required Of II, thoroughly.