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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01

may believe ahall never bring you any
blame by Q breach of the promise now
make to be with you in full time to be de-
ivered up in the CASTLE"
This was startling proposal to make to
the officer; but his confidence was such
that he complied with the promise of the
prisoner, who returned to Glasgow at night,
settled his business, and left the town be-
fore daylight to redeem hispledge. He was
under the necessity of taking q long circuit
to avoid being seen and apprehended IS
deserter and sent back to Glasgow. In con-
sequence Of this caution, there was no ap-
pearance of him at the appointed hour.
The perplexity of the officer when he reach
ed the neighborhood of Edinburgh may be
easily imagined.
He moved forward slowly indeed, but no
soldier appeared, and unable to delay any
longer, he marched up to the castle, and as
he was delivering over the prisoners-but
before any report was given n--Macmarbin,
the absent soldier, rushed in among his fel-
low prisoners, all pale with anxiety and ia
tigue, and brsathless with apprehension of
the consequences in which his delay might
have involved his benefactor. The whole
four were tried, and condemned to be shot
but it was determined that only one should
suffer, and they were ordered to draw lots.
It is some relief to know that the fatal lot
was not drawn by the faithful soldier. s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
MMR. DE sIAINTENON AND THE GEAR.

NINE. DE DIAINTENON AND THE CZAR.
The Csar, on entering, paid her a similar
compliment, in the Russian mode of saluta-
ton. He closed his eyes, and, with his
arms hanging straight by his side, slowly
bent his body until the tips of his fingers
touched the floor; then, as slowly. resumed
his upright position. He seated himself in
the large armchair of crimson and gold
arranged for him by the side Of the
aged invalid's couch, and silently gazed on
her SO earnestly that, as she tells Nine. De
Caylus, she could scarcely forbear smile.
But as in that position he obtained only a
side view of her, he wheeled round the mas
sive arm chair with ffaeas that was per-
fectly startling, and looked her straight in
the face. He could, had he chosen, have
made himself wen understood In French.
But it was his good pleasure to use the Rus
sian tongue his Ambassador, who accom-
panied him, serving as interpreter. He was,
so Unqualified for the Office that
Mme. De Maintenon understood little
more than that all the Czar had seen at st.
Cyr pleased hill well, and that he proposed
to found at st. Petersburg similar estab-
lishment. She replied by a Aattering elogs
of the late King, to which the Gar listened
with profound attention. He then took leave
with the same formal salam, she half raising
The Old Regime-Lady Jacksom.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
A MINE DIscovERkR,

A number of old residents of Denver re-
member venerable Scotch mountaineer by
the name of Mcdonald, who came to the
city three or four times during the year, with
. small donkey, carrying his personal ef-
fects and several buckskin bags well filed
with gold dust. On such occasions he would
deposit in some of the banks not less than
416, 900 to $1s, 600. Mcdonald was very
social and talkative old fellow, but never
would reveal the place where he got his
gold -Seyarsl man rndax4ool< - fsassw- him
secretly to learn where he was going, but all
came back without moving any more than
when they started, for Mcdonald each time
contrived to throw them OF the trail, and
the men reported that they invariably lost
al traces of him near the White River, after
following him through the Ute Pass rs far
as the Middle Park. Whenever Mcdonald
came to Denver he would stop with q French
man named Baptiste and the two were great
friends. One day the Scotchman disap-
peared ON one of his sudden trips to the
mountains, which he took SO much pains to
keep secret, and it was noticed that Baptiste
had gone too. But they had not departed
in company, and hence it was surmised that
the Frenchman had followed Mcdonald with
. view of spying upon the movements of
the old man and ascertaining from what Sc
cret mine in the mountains he drew his
wealth The Scotchman never returned,
and, though eight years have since passed
away, none of his Denver friends ever
learned what had become of him. About
two years ago the gentleman to whom the
Republican is indebted for the above par
ticulars met Baptiste on the street. He
found him morose and sullen man, and
when asked what had become of his old
Scotch friend, grufay answered that he did
not know, and turned away. The recent
marvellous reports from North Park, taken
in connection with the above facts, form
stronger ground for the belief that McDon-
aid passed through the Ute Pass, through
Middle Park and into the North Park, and
years ago discovered the rich deposits, the
existence of which is only now beginning to
be suspected. .-DeaUer Republican.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCED AN.
NUALLY.

The quantity of silver produced annually
in the world amounts to not less than 6, ,OOO,-
600 pounds Troy, and that of gold may be
estimated at more than 100000 pounds
Troy; the value of the silver being above
f16, ,OOO, 900, and that of the gold not less
than EDS, 600, 600. The labor expended in
mining for the silver ore in the deep re-
cesses of the mountains, and that which is
devoted to the washing of alluyial deposits
the relics of the cataclysms of former
ages-and to the tedious exploration Of
quartz reefs, represents vast expenditure
of vital effort. Even then we have still to
draw upon the trained skin of the metal
lurgist before either gold or silver becomes
fitted for use or ornament. The Athen1una,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01

Thanks to some singular statistics just
published, for authenticity of which, how
ever, I should hesitate to vouch, q mystery
that has long hung over our dinner tables is
cleared up. English travellers or residents
in France must, like myself, have often
wondered where all the fowls that figure
daily in the menus at every hotel, restaurant
and private house in this country, at no
matter what season of the year, can pos
sibly come from. The supply appears to
be inexhaustible, and that it is SO practically
is proved by the announcement that France
contains NO fewer than forty million hens,
which are followed by train Of one hun
dred million chickens, about . tenth part of
these latter being destined for the duties of
propagation The forty millions of hens
lay annually four milliards of eggs, which,
at the rate of six centimes each-a triAe over
. Aahpenny-the price paid to the breeder,
realize sum Of two hundred and forty mil
lion francs. If to this s,unt be added the
proceeds from the sale of +. S's, whether lean
or fat, and taking into oconside.-s'S>l also the
surplus value attaching to eggs anG birds by
reason of city tolls, the total arrived at is set
down at the almost fabulous figure IT five
hundred and fifty million francs, or more
than half . milliard, produced annually by
French poultry yards. Neither ducks nor
geese, nor turkeys are included in these cal
culations; if they were, the gross sum would
have to be increased by several hundreds of
millions of francs. So, accepting this cen-
sus as tolerably near the mark, we may
henceforth cease to be surprised at the
vast amount of chicken bones daily picked
in France. s=zE : ttaasi
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
A TAME BADGER.

When first caught it was remarkably saw
age and morose in disposition, biting at
everything that attempted to touch it !; but
on being placed in a dog box and treated
kindly its ferocity gradually disappeared and
it soon allowed itself to be pstted and han
died without offering to bite. In the course
of few months it became so familiar as to
follow its master about the garden or in the
room, and playfully seize hold of and pull
at his trousers like playful puppy, whose
manners in this respect it very much resem-
bled. 1t was also quite at home when taken
into the house, 70 which, as soon as it was
let out of its kennel in the stable, it would
dart off with all the speed of which its clum-
sy legs were capable but woe to the unfor-
tunate carpet if he were unwittingly left in
the room alone. His powerful claws, just
like bears in miniature, would make won-
derfully short work of it, and speedily re-
duce its gaudy yarns into variegated heap
of shoddy, if Master Badger were not i'm
mediately rejoined by society, either human
or canine, or released from solitary confine-
ment, to which lie seemed to have an un
conquerable aversion during legitimate play
hours. He was very much attached to q
good Chtmber spaniel, his frequent
companion and sadly did he often put
Ponto's patience to the test by tugging the
silken fringes of his legs and tail with de-
gree of impertinence not easily to be borne
with. He would romp with the children,
bounding from their attempts to catch him,
or to them, with the greatest glee. He was
next permitted to follow his master into the
fields, which he would do for miles, or as
long as he thought proper, just like dog,
running almost constantly around, hunting
like terrier with his nose to the ground
his game being worms and beetles. Oc-
casionaIly, also, when first taken, he in
dulged in scamper at full speed for a con-
distance, but readily answering to
his name and returning, when he would lie
painting, with his tongue out, between his
masters feet a favorite refuge when any
thing suddenly alarmed him. When first
by the leash-cord he generally fell
into towering rage he would throw him
self upon the crown of his head, and bite
at the chain between his forelegs.
1t is in this position the badger usually
acts upon the defensive when baited with
dogs, thus defending the more vulnerable
parts of the chest from attack, while moth
ing but the thick and almost impenetrable
skin of the neck is presented to the teeth
Of the dog.-AA the Year Round.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
BURGLAR ALARM.

That the greatest ingenuity should be dis
played in the invention of machinery to
economic manual labor is at once natural
and creditable, but we did not anticipate
that the builder of the future would be called
upon to fit q mechanical watch dog to the
street-door to guard the house he may be
required to construct. Most persons are
aware that, by introducing fame of gas
into an open tube, whether of metal or glass,
the tube viii sound; in fact, we might cas-
ily produce singing flames. There are silent
speaking -tubes-that is to say, tubes that,
under ordinary circumstances, do not utter
q sound, but if q door be opened, draught
is created, then the glass vibrates, and the
most startling noises result. A glass of this
description has been contrived in which,
when jet of gas burns, the sound of dog
barking is produced, should the street-door
be opened. Thus may the house be guarded
by . mechanical Watchdog.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF HAND.OR.
CANS.

A society has lately been formed in Lon
don for the regulation of street music and
the suppression of street nuisances. It not
only wages war against organs of all kinds,
but also, to quote its own synopsis of the
bill which it proposes to bring before Par
lament during the present session, wishes to
make it illegal " for any vender of food or
other commodity, any hawker of news
papers or other periodicals, or any other
person, to call, bawl, or cry his or her
wares, merchandise, or occupation, or other
wise TO attempt to attract attention by max
ing discordant noises, whether by the human
voice or by blowing horns or ringing BELLS"
This bill, If carried, win doubtless prove q
benefit to q large number of those whose
living depends on brain-work, and whose
time and energy are at present liable to be
wasted by the sel6shness of neighbors who
take in their pleasure as well as their milk
and mullins in q manner distressing to all
within hearing. No one, however, need
fear that this is a bill for the total suppress
sion of street music. It is simply an at
tempt to amend the act known as Basss
act" which has already proved such q boon
to professional men.-Ihe Athen0uns.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
A DANES SKIN.

Not very long ago portion of hard dry
skin was found underneath the bossed head
of a large iron nail that was fixed in the
door of the Chapter House at Westminster.
Upon this skin were found several hairs.
Mr. Quekett, Curator Of the Museum of the
College of Surgeons, recognized the hair to
be human, and asserted that it belonged to
a fair-haired person In former times the
Danes used to come up the mouths of the
English rivers to pillage the churches.
When they were caught they were skinned,
and their skins nailed to the door of the
church they attacked In the course Of
time, all the exposed portion would peel Of,
that covered by the nail would remain pro-
tected, and thus bear testimony to the cruel
ty of our ancestors. In the College of
Surgeons may be seen three specimens of
human skin, presented by Mr.. Albert Way,
viz, Portion of human skin, said to be
that of Dane, from the door of church
at Hadstock, in Essex a second speci-
men is from Copford, in Essex, and a third
from the north door of Worcester Cathe-
dral. Curiosiles Of Natural History, By
Frank auckland.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT.

Theodore Martin has omitted some of tl,a
minor episodes of domestic life of the Queen
and Priuce Albert, which would, perhaps,
have cost him his spurs had he related them
in his Life of the Late Prince Consort."
When the august pair were first married, al
though the match was one of love, at least
on the Queens part, her Majesty could not
always control her temper, and on the oc-
casion of one of those trifing quarrels which
occur even in the best regulated families,
she threw teacup at the Princes head.
He, excessively indignant retired to his
apartments and locked the door.
The Queens anger having somewhat
abated, she thought him sufficiently pun
ished, and Knocked at his door, To the
question, "Who's there ?' she replied, in
imperious tones, ''The Queen" Prince
Albert did not answer, and she went away.
By and by she thought she would try again,
and to the Who's there?" she answered,
Victoria" Again there was COM
plete silence, and she again retired. With
the perseverance characteristic of a woman
alarmed at the trouble to come, she deter
mined to try third time, and in response
to the " Who's there ?" replied, sobbingly,
"Your own loving wife," This brought
established. It is said there was no more
teacup throwing in the happy family.
Yet Victoria always remained an exacting
wife, and never allowed her spouse what is
b0uryeoisement known as a htchkey. As the
Prince presided at many public dinners, it
was often close to midnight before he could
possibly reach Windsor, and he had accord
ingly always q storm to face for " keeping
late hours" Finally the Queen ordered
the castle gates to be closed at 1O4 p M,
and the now much monumented husband
was locked out if he happened to be behind
time.
Prince Albert was thoroughly stingy, and
was cordially disliked by the servants of the
royal household. He ruthlessly abolished
all the perquisites which, from long custom,
they considered themselves entitled to. He
went SO far as to confiscate the money they
reCsived by disposing of the ends of the wax
candles used to illuminate the ball and con-
cert rooms. Even in the houses of the
smallest gentry the servants are accustomed
to refresh with cold meat and beer any of
their friends or the tradesmen calling dur
ing the day. At Buckingham Palace the
same custom prevailed. This, however,
was too much for the Princes German ideas
of frugality, and he ordered the servants to
be placed on board wages, SO that any hos
pitality they wished to show their friends
had to be paid for out of their own pock-
cts. Little wonder, then, when he died the
grief in the servants hall was not uncon-
trollable. Hour
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
rnR SADDLE HORSE ON THE .ARn.

The memory of man sxtendeth to the day
when the boys ON the farm were proud to
ride fine young horse to church or to see
taught them to move freely under the sad
die, and, above al, when the colt was
broken he was taught to walk. Now the
boys must have fine buggy and harness,
and the colt must show his style and speed
all the time. The boy is in too great hur-
ry to allow the colt to walk. The colt, bug
gy and boy are soon used up set by fast
driving. The whole business of buggy rid
ing by farmers boys is expensive, extrava-
CANT and demoralizing. Not one farmer in
ten can afford such turnout for the lad
Many of them buy a buggy and let it stand
in the sun and storm. They are too poor
to have house for vehicles. Such men
cannot afford the luxury of buggy. If we
could return to the fashion of riding more
on horseback, we would save millions to the
farmers, and the boys and girls would de-
velop better forms and would have better
health. Any lazy lout can ride in buggy.
but to be a graceful rider ON horseback one
must have some energy and get-np in his
nature. There is life and health in riding
on horseback. The whole system feels the
invigorating effect of it. The rider and the
horse catch the fire of sympathy and excite
ment in the run, or fast PAGES, and every
nerve and muscle of the body is brought
into healthful, invigorating play. The ma
mia for trotting horses has been felt on every
farm in the land The country is full of
road hsrses that some man or boy loves to
pul the strings on. They are usually poor
saddle horses, slow walkers and rough. We
need reform. The place to begin is in
breeding class of horses of good size, style
and action, that can move freely in more
than one gait The English market is open
for such horses. The well-knit horse of
good style and action, suitable for the hunt
er or a carriage, viii bring better prices than
our average horse. The farmer win find it
to his interest to raise class of colts that
the boys will like to ride. He can raise
three or four fine saddle colts for what one
buggy and harness win cost, and q fair sad-
die horse will bring more money than the
average roadster. ANey1can.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01

A peasant being rather tipsy, staggered
mp against the Princess Bismarck, and the
Chancellor gave him a push out of the way.
The state Of the man was such that he
readily fell; but, quickly picking himself
up, he again approached and begged par
don of the Prince in such polite and hum
ble terms before rapidly disappearing, that
the latter heartily regretted having treated
said Bismarck to his wife, "have incredi-
BILE good nature, and now feel that I
should almost like to beg pardon of him
myself" .,...t. es-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
coNsCIoUsNKss OF TIME.

When past events are properly attached
fluctuations may arise In the estimation Of
their distance in consequence of variations
in the character of the intervening spaoea
In other words our sense of distance in
time is Influenced by our sense of duration
According to Mr.. g. J. Romanes, who has
written very interesting essay on our
Consciousness of Time," (AiHd, July,
1879 the sense Of duration depends on two
conditions. Time seems long. either when
it is crowded with new and exciting impress
sions, as on Summer tour, or when we
are dwelling ON the fact of its passing, and
SO are particularly conscious Of il, - in
waiting for q train. 1t seems short when it
is comparatively empty Of exciting expert
ences, provided the mind does not dwell ON
its passage. Thus, it appears comparative
Y short when we are busily employed about
our ordinary avocations Hence, it hap
pens that events just preceding time Of
unusual excitement and novel experience
look further of than eventsseparated by the
the same interval of comparatively quiet
impression. Last Sundays sermon seems
much further away after a week in Switzer-
land than after week of customary expe-
rience at home. Not only does an event
appear to take up different distances be-
cause separated from the present by SEEM
ingly unequal intervals; the very fact that
the one interval has been filed with exciting
impressions, the other with comparatively
quiet ones, serves to give the mental image
of the event Q different degree of vividness
and distinctiveness in the two cases. Our
mental Development is mot only process
of retention of the old, it is process Of dis
placement of the old by the new. The
more interesting or the more exciting the
new, the More rapidly does the old tend to
disappear. Hence the apparent extrusion
of recollection by supervening experiences
of unusual impressiveness. Even dream
ccnsciousness seems capable Of affecting
this result, for the incidents of the preceding
evening often appear to be dimmed and
thrust further away after a night of exciting
dreams To young children events year
old look much further of than to admits,
lust because the interval, full of novel i'm
pressions from its young world, appears to
swell out, and because the very impressive
ness and fascination of these experiences
tend to obscure the earlier ones and to ban
ish them further from the present.-IAs
CorzhiA Magazine
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
HOW THE KING TRAVELLED IN TIL
FOURTEENTH CENTURY.

HOW THE KING TRAVELLED IN THE
FOURTEENTII CENTURY.
The King and his mobiles generally made
their journeys on horseback, but they also
possessed carriages Nothing gives a better
idea of the rude, cumbrous luxury which
was at that time the boast of civil life than
the structure of those heavy machines. The
best of them had four wheels, and three or
four horses, harnessed in single file; one of
them was ridden by postillion armed with
o whip with q short handle and several
thongs. Solid beams rested on the axles,
and a truck with q round top like a tunnel
was placed upon this frame; the unsightly
effect of the whole can be imagined, al
though there was extreme elegance in de-
tails. The wheels were overlaid with orna-
ment, and the spokes, as they approached
the outer rim, took the form of q pointed
arch the wooden sides of the carriage were
painted and gilded and the inside was hung
with the beautiful tapestry SO common in
that age. The seats were covered with en-
to take half-reclining posture; there were
pillows in the angles, as if to provoke sleep,
and square windows hung with silken cur
tains pierced the sides of the carriages. It
was thus that noble ladies travelled, their
slender forms encased in tight dresses which
dsfned all the movements of the body.
The young noble, as closely confined in his
jupon, regarded his companion with a COM
placent air, and if of good breeding he laid
bare his heart to her in the long, involved
phrases we find in the romance literature.
The lady. who, perhaps, after the coquettish
fashion denounced in satires of the day. has
extracted her eyebrows and stray hairs, lis
taua with open oounteQapce and Q Smila