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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
Getting to the Rear.

The following, related by an officer of
the Stonewall brigade, may interest
some of our soldier friends:
While Jackson's corps was cautiously
moving to the flank and rear of the
Union army at Charlottesville, the Con-
federate cavalry in advance became en-
gagged with the enemy. Soon wound
ed and bleeding trooper was seen emerg-
ing from the woods in front After
looking around, he moved in the direc-
ton from which the infantry were
marching, as if seeking the rear. or
as the average grayjacket would say
the r'ar. Soon afterward rapid firing
explained that the blue e-jackets had
closed in behind Jackson, and it was not
long before the poor cavalryman was
seen coming back again. When oppo-
site the :. Stonewall," another cavalry
man from the front also arrived. No. 1
at once recognized him. and said: Hal
10, Bill-wounded?"
Yes said No. 2, "but not bad.
Let's git to the r arr
At which No. exclaimed: ''This Is
the darndest fight I've been In yit. 1t
hain't got no rr. ."-Harpe''s Maga-
zine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
A Good Grindstone.

The american Builde,. thus sums uI
tho qualities of good grindstone: Il
should be strong, simple, and clean; the
trough expanded, to catch as much Is
possible Of the drip water and grit; q
movable shield, securely hinged, to
keep the water from splashing, and yet
permit the stone to be used from either
side; rests provided, upon which to rest
tools and the rod for trueing the stone,
these rods being arranged to move to-
ward the centre as the stone wears
smaller. The bearings should be gems
erous in size, proper provision being
made for oiling without washing the
grit into the bearings with the oil, and
the ends of the bearings being protects
ed by some devise which effectually
prevents the entrance of the grit The
stone should be secured to the shaft by
nuts and washers, and the washers
fixed so that they cannot turn with the
nuts as they are screwed up or unscrew-
ed. In hanging the stone, great care
should be taken to hang it true side
wise, not only for convenience in using.
but because q stone that is not true
sidewise can never be kept true edge
wise
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
Life in Berlin.


The more / see of the middle classes
of Berlin-the lawyers, professors, mer-
| chants, ETC., the more 1 am surprised
at the economy shown everywhere.
Hamburg seems luxurious by the side
of it. No house with scarpeting; and
few with rich furniture even. A family
seems seldom to have more than two
servants. In some houses of wealthy
merchants, I have seen the dining-room
furnished with beds in curtained al
coves, so contracted is the accommoda-
ton. And in nearly all, some of the
sitting-rooms are turned into bedrooms
as the first thing with a German is to
have place in which to chat with his
friends, and after that, where to lay his
head. l see, too, that the Hamburg
bountiful dinners are not in vogue here;
and invitations are usually to supper
substantial, plain meal. Yet there is
the most constant and easy sociality
everywhere; and it is apparent at once
to the stranger, he is among people of
the highest culture and refinement
Money seems to be spent readily on en-
tertainments in music and art, and for
social enjoyment; but not much on
mere luxury and display. When Ber-
lin scholar, or man of business, gives
party, he does it in simple, inexpens-
i've generous enough in its pro-
visions, but not of very costly kind.
If he would ride out with his family,
he quietly takes a droshky (cab). None
but few superannuated noblemen
sport our New York equipages, Some
thing of all this is due, without doubt,
to the small means of the people; but
more to their good sense. Towards
A. T.
ward hospitality than in other German
cities; but the want is more than made
up by the lively, easy, intellectual in
tercOurse into which he can be admit
ted, and the genuine interest taken in
him, if he has anything worth being in
terested in.-Brace's Home-Lite an
Ge3m0ny.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
Quiet Lives.

In valley. centuries ago.
Grow little fern leaf green and slender
veining delicate. and hbres tender.
WaviDs when the wind crept down so low.
Rushes tall and moss and grass grew round 1t;
Playful sunbeams darted In and found IT.
Drops OF dew stole down by night and crowned It;
but no foot Of man e'er came that way;
Earth was young and keeping holiday.
Monster fishes SWAN the silent main.
Stately forests waved their giant branches.
Mountains hurled their snowy avalanches.
Mammoth creatures stalked across the plain;
Nature reveled in grand mysteries;
But the little fern was not of these.
Did not number with the hills and trees.
Only grew and waved Its sweet, wild way;
No ono came to note 1t day by day.
Earth. one time. put on q frolic mood.
Heaved the rocks and changed the mighty motion
OF the deep. strong currents OF the ocean;
Moved the plain and shook the naughty wood;
Crushed the little fern In soft. moist clay.
Covered 1t. and hid 1t safe away.
Obi the long. long centuries since that day!
Oh. the changes! oh. lifes bitter cost!
Since the useless little fern was lost.
Uselessf Lostf There came thoughtful man.
Searching natures secrets. far and deep;
Prom . nssure In q rocky steep
He withdrew . stone. DER which there ran
Fairy pencilings quaint design,
Leakage. veining. hbres. clear and fne.
And tho ferns life lay in every llnei
So. think God hides some souls away.
Sweety to surprise US tho Last Day!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
Irish Landlords in Goats of Mail.

A Dublin correspondent sends the
following: 81 have Just had the mel
ancholy pleasure of seeing at a Pail
Mall armOrer's establishment some
steel coats which have been ordered by
several Irish landlords. 1t may be
taken as fact, established by repeated
tests, that it is impossible to make a
coat of armor or shirt of mail light
enough to be worn by men of ordinary
strength that will Withstand rifle bull
let striking the person squarely. An
arrangement like that of Kelly, the
Australian bush-ranger, is, of course,
an article of no sort of use, being hide
GUS to the sight and cumbersome. But
it is possible to make steel coat that
will withstand the revolver bullet,
which is itself a considerable step in
advance. The coat of mail will not
even do this, and experiment has prov
ed that not only will revolver bullet
penetrate a coat of chain mail, but it
will carry some of the steel rings along
with it and aggravate the danger and
painfulness of the wounds. The coats
l saw will prevent the penetration by
any revolver bullet at ten PAGES, and
docs not strike s4uaraly- 70 tho ont
ward view these coats are ordinary
English shooting jackets, and no one
seeing it upon another person would
imagine for Il moment that there was
defensive armOr underneath. First is
the Scotch tweed, then a thin wadding
of cotton; next layer of narrow thin
bands of tempered steel, kept in place
much as whalebone is put into cOrsets,
only the steel bands are very close to-
gether, being sewed into fine canvas.
and with simply line of stitching be-
tween each piece. Three thicknesses
of these steel bands, sewed into canvas
in the same way, comprise the sole ar
NOR in the coat. Another piece of
wadding is placed between the bands
and the final lining, and the coat is
complete. The steel bands are not
long, so that the coat does not look
stiff, but hangs naturally about the fig
ure. The weight of the coat, when lift
ed, seems very heavy, but when worn
the weight is distributed, and, falling
mainly on the shoulders, it does not in
convenience the wearer at all. saw
several large revolver bullets fired into
it at ten or eleven PAGES, but they only
made slight dents in the steel. The
only merit claimed for the coat, how
ever, Is that it diminishes the chances
of fatal wound in the body from any
weapon. The arms are not protected,
and the landlord may be winged; the
head is not protected, nor are the legs,
but the assassin as a general thing
fires at the body, as offering an easier
mark. The prices of these shotproof
jackets are f25, which is very reason
able considering their value to those
who travel about under sentence Of
death from the 'Ribbonmen or Molly
Maguires.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30

The Congregationalists have organ
lied fifty-six churches in the Sandwich
Islands, with church edifces and sala-
ried ministers, and besides have con-
trihuted 81 600 to missions elsewhere,
and Sc, 900 to build a Chinese church in
Honolulu. A peculiar feature of this
mission is that the American mission
aries going there have kept and edu-
Gated their children on the islands, and
this has influenced quite a number of
New England families, and their de-
scendants have in about half-century
become large part of the population,
SO that, while the native population
may diminish. another people win more
than fill their place,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30

the ascent. he put his arm through Les
ley's, and said,-
''Come, Lesley, let's walk down t.
the pond. I've got something wan
to say to YOU"
But when they had reached the pond
he did not seem to find it easy to speak
At last, with an effort, he said,-
'Fm going to tell you something, bu
promise me you won't divulge it.
trust you because know you'll keeI
your word,-and believe you'll hell
me. You're the only boy in the world
l would ask such favor Of Will YOU
promisep"
Lesley promised.
''You know l have agreed to go UP
in that balloon. l wish the old thing
would burst before go, thought MOI
that I'm really afraid, you know,-but
then, Ican't help feeling little queer ~
''Give it up,f said Lesley. ''Fathel
says it's foolish risk to run, just fol
nothing. Only love of science would
justify any one in doing it, 3D.
81 can't give it up. I'm pledged to
60, and everybody would say was a
coward if should back out. You're
my true friend, Lesley, are you notp"
Lesley said yes, wondering what ii
meant.
.'Then you must keep me from get
ting scared, or looking scared, and be-
ing the laugh of the town. Unjust have
bottle of whisky, for drink or two
of that would steady my nerves. ]
don't dare to get it myself, for they
would know I bought it to keep my
courage up, and talk about it, and 1
can't trust the other boys. You get
whisky sometimes for old Uncle Scrip's .
bitters. and they'd think it was for
that"
''Don't shake your head, Lesley, and
say no, Here's the money,-and if you
don't help mo I'll just disgrace myself,
and you'll be the cause of it. You say
you're my friend, and now know
you'll prove it."
Lesley at last consented. That night
the whisky was purchased, and hidden
by Curran in a safe place.
The next day it was late before Les
ley found himself on the crowded
grounds where the balloon ascension
was to take place. They were cutting
the ropes when he got there. A loud,
shrill voice, which he recognized as
Curran's. was singing in an exciting
manner
AAciC VIC SO,-ups ouu ups oHA up.
"He's drunkr' '.It's shame!'
Somebody ought to take him outr'
1.-The man ought to be ehorse-whipped!'
were the mixed cries which met Les
ley's ears as he pressed through the
excited crowd.
The balloon was raising, but cries
were distinctly heard from it, and
struggle evidently going on within it.
A figure sprung up on the edge Of tho
car, threw up its arms. tottered. lost its
balance, and fell almost into the sea Of
upturned faces human figure when
its downward course began. a shapeless
cory mass after it struck the earth.
Prof. Mayder afterwards said that
the poor drunken boy had tried to dance
on the edge of the car, he not being
aware that he was intoxicated until the
ropes were cut.
No one suspected but that Curran
himself had procured the iquor,-no
one but the unhappy Lesley and his
father, to whom he went in his remorse
and confessed the whole. 1t was les
son that was never forgotten.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
Rest for Headaches.

DIR. Day says, in q late lecture:
Whatever be the plan of treatment de-
cided upon, rest is the first principle to
inculcate in every severe headache.
Rest, which the busy man and anxious
mother cannot obtain so long as they
can manage to keep about, is one of the
first remedies for every headache, and
we should never cease to enforce it.
The brain, when excited, as much needs
quiet and repose as fractured limb or
an inflamed eye; it is obvious that the
chances of shortening the seizure and
a1resting the pain viii depend on our
power to have this carried out effectu-
ally. 1t is a practical lesson to keep
steadily in view, in that there may lurk
behind simple headache some lesion
of unknown magnitude which may re-
main stationary if quietude can be
maintained. There is a point worth
attending to in the treatment of all
headaches. See that the head is ele-
waited at night, and the pillow hard, for
if it be soft, the head sinks into it and
becomes hot; which, with some people
is enough to provoke an attack in the
morning if sleep has been long and
heaVy." ~ ft
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
A Sunday in London.

London pays all possible respect to
the Sabbath. 1t is the characteristic of
English in contradistinction to the
French people that Sunday is kept
sacred to holy duties. In Paris the
shops are open on Sunday, and the op-
eras and theaters give their grandest
performances, the chief elections are
held, and the great horse races take
place in the Bois de Baulogne. Paris
devotes Sunday to just those things
which England and America would
think least appropriate to the day; but
London keeps Sunday as closely as
Philadelphia, almost all the population
going to church or taking innocent rec
reation in the afternoon in the parks or
suburbs, Consequently the London
Sunday, with the stores all closed, the
streets almost deserted, except by
church goers, and all the church bells
has a close resemblance to an
American Sabbath
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
The Speed of a Fuund.

The hound is one of the fastest run
ming dogs, and not being impeded by a
heavy body possesses great endurance.
An evidence of this was shown the
other day by a hound belonging to MIR.
j. A. Ford, of Battle Greek, Mich. Its
owner was stopping at village six
miles from the above place, and getting
on the cars with the intention of re-
turning home did not notice the alb
senee of the dog. He soon saw the
hound, however, following the train,
which at that time was running at the
rate of eighteen miles an hour. The
animal reached home a few minutes
after the train. having accomplished
the six miles in thirty minutes
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30

tolls, and the work is spoiled. The
action of the heat does the rest. When
the molds are opened they contain the
perfect round balls, with no mark of
the places where the pieces were
placed. The slight ridge made by the
mold is ground off by stone used for
that purpose, and the ball is done.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30

Col. James G. Fair. of Nevada. IS ol
Irish birth, and is 40 years old. While
q boy he lived in Illinois. and at IS
went to California. and in time became
o superintendent of mines. In addition
to his fortune made from the Big Bon
anza mines, he owns nearly a hundred
acres in various parts of San Francisco.
He suffers from rheumatism. He is of
medium height and heavy, with a long
beard streaked with gray.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
Two Little Wooden Shoes.
BY MARY A. WOOLLEY.

BY MARY A. WOOLLEY.
NNIittle wooden shoes!"
Two little fairy feet.
3reading the flowers and dewS.
Never . fawn SO fleet.
Two little brown hued hands
Gather the buds Gf June;
No Seraph mid angel bands
Could rival her touch and her tune
Graded in lily-bed white,
Cast on the sluggish stream,
Following the birds In their FIGHT
To wonder, to watch. and to dream.
Btringing the daisy chain.
Studying In Joy or in pain
Natures horoscope. bitter or sweet.
Tired are the tiny feet.
Heavy the weary tread.
flushed Is the voice sweet
Bowed the golden head.
- Two little wooden Shoes"
Two faded rose buds within,
Laden with sorrowful news
Borne to the haunts Of sin.
Oh. men Of power and might!
oh. woman OF shame and sin!
List 70 this pure spirits flight.
And crush the mad demon within!
PrIneipalities. sceptres and powers
Fade out in their regal hues,
While throned in the sunlight and flowers,
Stand the two little worn wooden shoes.
Home Visitor
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30

A group of members of the French
Societe Protectrice des Animaux have
determined to establish a refuge for lost
animals. A considerable sum has al
ready been subscribed for this purpose.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
A. N. FARR.

AYOTAKY PUBLIC, AaAtua. o. Con-
lN veyancing, collections and Pension Bnsi
Tcs. promptly attended 10 on the most reason
Able terms. ol5-u-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
ANSON w. BEMAN,

Attorney att Law. Room Z, Rouse Block
fnorsh west corner or Superior Street and
Public Square. oJer Carsons Clothing Store,)
CLEVELAND. OHIO
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Business Cards.

MISS l.. e. JACKSON,
AEILLINERY GOODS Of all kinds. Opera
NI Block, Kavenna. %.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30

~OR PRINTING OF ALL KINDS
nI PFonp1sy and Neatly E1seutsd at thia o0a
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-28

A good preparation Of glycerine to
have on hand can be readily made by
any apothecary or druggist. In two
ounces of sweet oil of almonds, melted
by a slow heat, half an ounce of sperm
acct, add one drachm of white wax.
Then add one ounce of good glycerine,
stirring until cold. When cold, scent
it by stirring in we'll little oil of ros-
es. Keep in small jars or wide-necked
bottles. In hot weather keep closely
corked, as it sometimes gets a little
rancid if long exposed to warmth.
Half or fourth of the above quantities
may be used. Every drug store should
keep jar Of II, and recommend it's use.
1t is excellent for softening tho skin,
for most injured skin surfaces that are
not open sores, for chafed places, for
moistening cJrns or calloused feet or
toes, and especially for chapped face.
lips or hands. When the hands are
chapped or cracked or roughened by
cold, wash them clean with soap and
rub them well with this glycerine ONT
ment, wiping off enough to prevent
soiliug clothing. Ii this is done at
night, tho hands will be soft and in
COOL con iii n IN the morning, except
when deeply cracked. 1t is very good
To apply to the hands after washing
day" This is an excellent preparation
to use by those afflicted with the dis
tressipg trouble known as hemorrhoIds
or piles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-28
Uses and Abuses of the Bath.

The following is All extract from DR..
Reamy's lecture on the "Uses and
Abuses of the Bath" delivered before
the faculty and students of the Ohio
Medical College:
Important as it is to keep these
millions of sudatory ducts open. it is
very questionable whether lavish use
of soap and scrubbing-brushes has Il
tendency to do SO. In fact, the con-
trary may be presumed, for the appli-
cation OF soap to the outside cuticle,
scrubbed well into the pores with q
rough brush, must rather block the
capillaries than open them. The appli-
! cation of very warm water surcharges
the skin with blood, while that of very
cold water drives back the blood and
contracts the capillaries.
There are other reasons, however,
why soap and scrubbing-brushes are
not only unnecessary to health, but even
inimical to it. The outer cuticle, or
scarfskin, of the body is composed of
the same material as the nails, although
the fiber is somewhat differently ar
ranged. 1t is, in fact, the enamel of
the skin, and Its proper preservation
gives to the skin OF beautiful woman
the ivory finish SO much admired. 1t
is the protection of the skin beneath.
But, like the substance of tho nails, it
must be painiessly scraped or rubbed
off easily, if one keeps on scrubbing
long enough. Under the microscope
it is scaly like the skin of fish /; and
these scales may be easily scraped away.
Nearly all soap contains strong alkalies
which soften the epithelium, or scarf
skin. and render it easily removed by
rough scrubbing. A strong flesh brush,
rough towel and hot water, are all Won
deriully eificacious in removing this
protecting membrane, but are wholly
unnecessary to health and cleanliness.
The only really healthy and proper
water bath costs little or nothing, and
can be taken ut home. Some say they
have no time to take bath, but this
only requires eight minutes before
breakfast. which any one not inorIi-
nately lazy can take. Go to timer
and get him to make you tin tray
about two inches deep and eighteen
inches square. This will cost about
sixty cents. Then buy sponge, which
will cost you about quarter. With
the tin pan, the sponge and a gallon of
water, you have al the requirements
for an excellent bath, and every parson
should take such bath daily. 1t is
only accessory to this to sponge your
self thoroughly from head to foot and
wipe dry with g soft towel. The exer-
else OF doing this ones self-no one
else should do it's excellent. The
water should be about the same tenn
perature as the atmosphere, if you are
healthy and strong, but if the weather
is intensely cold, tefid water may be
substituted. But the bath should not
be taken with the window open or in a
current OF air, and the water should be
the same temperature as the atmosphere
in the room.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-28

ow-like in the ftful moonlight, stood
the dark figure of the captain.
Hold up, your honorr' shouted
Thompson; "another minute, and
you're saved!'
But it is often that "other minute u
which makes all the difference. Just
as the boat ran alongside the wreck.
another tremendous sea overwhelmed
both. There was a second crash louder
than the first, and nothing remained of
the strong ship but tossing chaos of
broken timbers.
But where was the captain?
Amid the binding spray and the
deafening uproar, no one bnt the man
beside him noticed Bill Thompson
twist a rope around his left arm, and
| plunge into the sea. But the next
moment his call was heard from the
midst Of the mass of floating wreck ;
and his comrades, hanling in the line,
brought with it Capt. Hardy. senseless
from the blow of a falling splinter, and
Thompson himself, bleeding freely
from a terrible cash in his forehead.
| And now came the hardest part of the
work. 70 return to the Point against
the current was simply impossible ;
their only chance was to head straight
for the shore, right through the wors.
fury of the breakers.
More than oncc all seemed over with
them bat the old fisherman who
steered was as cool and steady as if
| only on u pleasure-trip, needing the
seas that almost filled the boat no more
than drops of rain.
The moment her keel touched the
sand, score of strong hands were
ready to drag them beyond the reach
of the waves, while louder cheer than
all burst forth when it was seen that no..
one man was missing.
Years later, when Commodore Sir
Richard Hardy retired from the service,
with pension and baro etcy to con
sole him for the loss of his left arm, he
was never seen unattended by his con-
fidential servant, short, thickset man,
with Il deep scar acrass his forehead.
whose favorits after-dinner story was
chow me and his hoaor was pretty
nigh swamped bout twenty-five years
ago. when the old Sea5iyd went ashore
in Ridgemount Bay. KER, in
YoUth'S Companion.