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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
Cattle and Sheep Raising.

The great cattle and sheep raising re-
gions of this country hegin one hundred
and fifty miles west of Omaha, the start
ing-point of the Union Pacific Railroad,
one thousand four hundred miles west
of the Atlantic. They extend west
through Nebraska and Wyoming over
the fertile Laramie plains to the Rocky
Mountains, and thousand miles on to-
wards the Pacific, through Utah, Ore
gon, and Washington Territories, where
there is ample room for more than five
times the livestock now raised. Start
ing from the warm shores of the Gulf of
Mexico, the great American grazing
grounds run one thousand five hundred
miles north, over the international
boundary line into Canada. They in
clude large portions of Texas, which
muster five and half million of cattle;
Colorado, with thirty million acres
adapted for the growth of grain, cattle
or sheep; Wyoming, estimated to con-
tain fifty-five thousand square miles of
grazing; Montana. larger than the
British Islands, and half of it under.
stood to consist of fertile valleys and
grass-covered plains. Over such wide
area the management is somewhat dl-
versified the herds vary from less than
one thousand to more than fifty thou
sand head.
The raising of cattle and sheep in this
immense territory is yet in its infancy.
The choicest ranges along the lines OF
railroad have been mostly taken up
within few years, and with the pres
ent activity in extending new lines of
road large tracts of these superior
grazing lands will be available.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
Railroadizing Mexico.

San francisco Cnrohicie.
1t is one of the future projects given
out by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad Company, that as soon as
their line shall have been completed to
Ell Paso, they will begin a grand MeNi-
can extension of it from that point to-
ward the City of Mexico, with the hope
of finishing it in about three years and
Il half from this date. Another extern
sion is to connect the same great trunk
line with the Gulf of California, from
Albuquerque to Guaymas. The dis
tance from Ell Paso to the City of MeNi-
co is about 1850 miles; from Albuquer-
que TO GuavInas 600 miles. Recent
dispatches say that Jay Gould is the
author OF Il scheme to connect his Union
Pacific. Kansas Pacific and Wabash sys-
TEN with the City of Mexico by way of
the Indian Territory, Denison, Texas
and Camargo on the Mexican side of
the Rio Grande. The distance from
Camargo-Dy way of Monterey Mex
leo is about Goo miles. This line and
the one projected from Ell Paso to Mex
leo will be parallel, and about as far
apart as the Central Pacific ut Fort Yu-
ma. The lines. therefore, will only in
terfere with each other in the through.
trade, so far as Mexico is concerned,
and that will be but small fraction by
comparison with the way trade. The
two companies together propose 10 build
within the territory of Mexico about
two thousand miles of railway. If Cap
tain Eads can enlist the capital needed
for the construction of his Tehuantepec
ship railway, it is morally certain that
some American company will build a
line from the City of Mexico through
Oaxaca and what was known in the
days of Cortez as .'the Great Valley of
the Marquis" to connect with the Te-
huantepec road. All these viii cOnsti-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
TIE English Army.

Lonfinn Tru j.
What strikes the mind of the civilian
is that we have small army, which
generally breaks down in all its details
whenever any call is made upon it, and
that our artillery, which we are given
to regard as the best in the world, turns
out to be not far from the worst, while
our military expenditure is out of all
proportion with results. The total mill
itary expenditure of the German army
is E16, ,592.0 900; on a peace footing it
numbers 1909 officers and 400, $50
rank and file, on a war footing 81, 1875
officers and 1 ,273, $40 rank and file, all
trained soldiers, while behind this vast
force there are the landstrum and the
troops of the field reserve, which would
enable it to place in the field 2.500.O
men without drawing on the last re-
serves. What on the other hand, Is
our position? Our army estimates
amount to els, ,645, 900. For this we
have 1884 officers and 126, ,675 rank and
file, 1900 enrolled pensioners and
army reserve force, 137, 800 militiamen,
14,000 yeomanry cavalry. and 194, 191
volunteers 1t will be said that Ger
many can obtain men cheaper than us;
on account of compulsory service; but,
making full allowance for the difference
in the rate of pay to German and Eng
lsh soldiers in the regular army, tins
does not account for the enormous dis
proportion in expenditure and results
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
Coffee Production of the World.

The four great coffee countries of the
world are Brazil, Java, Sumatra, and
Cevion The data and figures for 1879
show that Brazil itself has produced an
extraordinary quantity of beans. Hith-
erto 250. 600 tons have been considered
rs IA good yearly figure for Brazil; last
wear the export alone amounted to 273,-
900 tons. But the consumption of coffee
in the country itself now amounts to
Go. 600 tons, raising the total yearly pro-
duets of Brazil to }33, 900 tons. For
tunately for the planters in other parts
of the world, coffee has grown into
necessity in the United Safes, and,
thanks TO this, its price has risen- Al
though the soil of Brazil, especially for
coffee culture, is very extensive, Yet the
difficulty of obtaining labor daily be-
comes greater, and this renders it
doubtful whether the above figures can
be much exceeded. The crop in Java
and Sumatra was estimated at "a, 900
tons for export; the consumption of the
inhabitants, although the population is
donble that of Brazil, is not half of that
OF tile latter country. The production
in Cevlon. though greater than that of
1873. shows falling off when compar-
Ell with former years; there were A.
200 tons exported from the island, the
native consumption being very small.
Coffee is, besides, grown in Central
America. in several of the South Ameri-
can Republics, in the British and other
colonies of the West Indies, in Hayti,
Cuba, Porto Rico, Arabia, Maurities,
Reunion, and along the northeast coast
of Africa, in Liberia, and the African
west coast, in Manila, Celebes, and sew
eral of the island of the Pacific, and.
lastly, in British India s~--~-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
Queer Pets,

When travelling in South America, at
Corrientes, up the river Uruguay, Lady
Florence Dixie, says a London paper,
came across South American jaguar
with its cub. The mother savagely
attacked Lady Florence, who in the
most plucky manner shot her in self
defence and captured the cub, a young
male. In April, 1879, Lady Florence
brought the cub to England with her,
and all last winter the iaguar, which
has grown considerably and had for its
companion tiger cat, was out in the
open air during all the cold weather,
having only a small kennel-house,
slightly heated by Il gas-stOve, to go
into at night. These two animals were
subsequently transferred to the Fishery,
Windsor, where they were allowed 4
large open space with an abundance of
fresh grass and trees, which they were
very fond of climbing. Being close to
the Thames they never omitted to have
a swim in the river of morning.
Their food was varied, but what they
liked best was the heads of sheep and
bullocks. Lady DiXie's jaguar is a
beautiful specimen, so tame and gentle
that if he were not so mischievous he
might 90 at large. As Lady Florence
is about to leave England for Africa,
she has deposited her pets at the Zoo
logical gardens, where Mr.. A. ID.
Bartlett has given the jaguar admirable
accommodation in one of the large dens
in the new lion house.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
New York UndertakerA

The Graphic has undertaken to get
at the profits of the metropolitan under
takers, and has found new members of
the profession willing to talk One of
these says: ''Your New York under
taker, is a shrewd man. He measures
his customers with his eye and knows
about how much to charge by the cut of
their clothes. If the par]or he enters
has rep carpet and is furnished with
bronze his bill will be 500 for an in
FAINT, or $3.50 for an adult. If in satin,
$50 more, etc. Among the middle or
well-to-do classes, plain covered collins
with bars, nails and handles. are the
favorites. The wood composing these
collins are usually chestnut, pine, or
whitewood, and cost, including their
putting together, from Sc to 81 so;
cloth, satin used for Innings, nails,
handles, etc., S22 so, or about $50 all
told. For ice he will charge between
81 so and 50; hearse, S15; attendants,
$15 to S25, and round sum for car
riages and the use of stools, making an
aggregate of about 5000. Some I'M
dertakers own carriages enough to
answer for a small funeral, but as
general thing the majority of them do
business with certain liverymen, who
divide with them in the matter of the
carriage hire. A goodly number
patronize the wood coffin manufactur-
ers, of which there are six or seven in
the city. They can purchase at these
places cloth-covered coffins for S15, for
which they charge their patrons, after
lining them and arranging other neces-
sary details, from 800 to $3.50. The
plates bearing the name and date of
of death, etc., cost them but 50 so; for
this they tax their customer $40.
They charge enough for the use of
stools at one funeral to buy a set.
Even for the box for the coffin, which
costs them only $S they charge $15.
You see by these figures wherein the
profits lie. You may think it curious
that 1, also an undertaken, should speak
thus freely of the craft. The fact is,
1 have long been disgusted with the
way in which undertakers of this city
have been conducting business, and
live in hopes to see q change
Disputes seldom occur in regard to
bills for funeral expenses, as at such a
time the relatives of the deceased dread
and shrink from disputes,
and sooner than incur the publicity re-
sulting, submit to anything short of
sheer extortion, which in many cases
an undertaker's bill nearly approaches.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
A Base Impostor.

w
Shortly before 3 o'clock the other
afternoon farmer from the vicinity of
Hampstead appeared in front of the
Stock Exchange and entered into con-
yersation with citizen who was wait
ing at the door, by asking:
1.-The convention N in there breaks up
at o'clock, don't it?''
Eyes, that's the hour" was the reply.
''Do you know Jay Gould when you
see him?''
''Oh, yes"
''Is he in there?''
81 presume So"
'Wen, wish you'd point him out to
me when he comes out"
The citizen promised to do this, and
within few minutes he kept his word.
The farmer took square look at the
railroad and telegraph prince and then
turned and asked:
..Are you dead sure?'
''Oh, yes"
Cant be no mistaken
s.No."
s'Well, it's about as I suspected. A
few days ago a great big slough of a
fellow halted at my gate and began
measuring my ground with tapeline,
and squirting around in the most
mysterious manner. l went out to see
what was up, and, after beating around
for awhile, he said he was jay Gould.
I'd heard and read of Gould, but
didn't know what he looked like
..It must have been a fraud
81 am sure of that now; [ pumped
around to find out what he was up to
and he finally said he wanted my place
for an orphan asylum. He was gong
to build one as big as a palace and take
care of all the orphans in the country"
s.And, of course, you treated him
well?''
sDidn't 1! WHY. for three days he
lived on the fat of the land and slept in
the parlor bedroom! He was going to
give me $4,000 for my land, and the
Wav we killed chickens and turned out
sweet cake for him made the old woman
sick. He finally jumped the house and
took my Sunday suit and fiddle worth
SS.''
Il don't believe Gould would steal
fiddle"
..That's what thought, and so came
over to have a look at him. 1t wasn't
Gould at all, but some base impostor."
.'And are you so much Out?'
s.Wall, it looks that way, but the
experience is worth something. 1t may
not be Il week before some one else will
come along with u ten foot pole in his
hand and a theological seminary in his
eve. and claim to be Russell Sage, and
the way | will knock him down and
step on him, and walk over him.. and
drive him into the sile will pay me
profit of fifty per cent, on the invest
ment."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
Beside the Bars
BY MARGARET T. sANGsrER.

Grandmother's knitting has lost its charm;
Unhecdcd it lies in her ample lap.
While the sunsets crimson. soft and warm
Touches the frills of her snowy cap.
She is gazing on two beside the bars,
Under the maple-who little care
For the growing dusk or the rising stars.
Or the hint of frost in the autumn air:
One is n slender slip of girl,
And one man in the pride of youth;
The maiden as pure as the purest pearl,
The lover strong in his steadfast truth.
sweet, my own, as q rose of june"
He says, full low, DER the golden head.
1t would sound to her like n dear old tune,
Could grandmother hear the soft word said
For it seems Dut n little while ago
Since under the maple, beside the bars.
She stood girl, while the sunsets glow
Melted away mid the evening stars.
And one, her lover, so bright and brave,
Spakc words as tender, in tones as low;
They come to her now from beyond the grave
The words of her darling so long ago.
my own one, sweet as a rose in Junei"
Her eyes are dim and her hair is white,
But her heart keeps time to the old love tune
As she watches her daughters child to
night
a world between them, perhaps You say;
Yes. One has read the story through;
One has her beautiful yesterday,
And one tomorrow fair to view
But little You dream how fond prayer
Goes up to God through his silver stars,
From the aged mother gazing there.
For the two who linger beside the bars.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
Not a BARGAIN,

The Cincinnati Saturday Night re-
lates the following: ''D' desc cars go
to Cincinnaty?" said an old colored
man to the conductor of the Osgood
accommodation at the Aurora depot.
Yes '.CTar up to the city?" Eyes,
right into the heart of it" ''Does yer
stop at Fif' street?' ''Tll let you off at
Fifth street, eat yam endP'' mo,
no, at this end. Get aboard if you
want to go up" said the conductor, be-
ginning to display slight degree OF
impaticnce. whats de fare, boss?"
..Seventy-five cents.'' you'll haul a
feller clar to Cincinnaty depot for sew
enty-five cents?" Eyes" ''An' what
will yer knock off'n dat ef l get off at
Fif' streetp' Nothing" said the
conductor, signaling the engineer to GO
ahead. .'Wall, boss, guess we can't
make trade" and the old man showed
his umbrella through the handle of his
carpet-bag and started up the track,
amid the dust and smoke of the depart
ing train.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
In the district of Pettau, in Austria,

In the district of Pettau, in Austria,
recently, a peasant laborer murdered
his wife, and then gave himself into the
custody of the police. Investigation
showed that he had been without shell
ter and almost without food for two
months, during which time his wife gave
birth to a child, that after some days
died. The woman sought refuge in a
hospital, but being turned out before she
was well, a violent fever set in, and her
husband tried to find shelter for her in
an old barn, where for some days she
remained without medical attendance
or food. Not even the protection
against the inclemcnt weather was long
allowed them, for the owner of the
barn, coming along, turned them out
upon the road. Then the peasant grew
desperate and crazed. He knelt down
by his sick wife, prayed, and then, with
a hoe and jack-knlfe, put an end to
her life. Suffering like this is not un-
frequent in some of the country districts
OF Prussia and Austria, and they equal
anything experienced in Ireland, though
they do not SO often come to the public
ear.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24

tute very good beginning for the uItl-
mate regeneration of the sister Repub-
lie by the railway method, which ex-
pcricnce has demonstrated to be a far
better civilizer and reformer than arm
les and military conquest. Such a rail-
way system would in a few years give
to Mexico what like system, built with
Northern capital, is already giving to
Texas as-.new and more enterprising
blood. 1t would open the way into the
heart of that country for millions of
emigrants from the Northern States and
from Europe, and speedily extend Amer
lean vitality into the drowsy valleys of
the Aztecs, with all the trade, industries
and intelligence which American popu-
latiop everywhere carries with it into
all new settlements.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24

.'Disraeli the younger" was intro
duced to Lord Melbourne in 1880, just
after his return from his Eastern tour.
1t was at a small dinner. and Lord Mel
bourne, with characteristic good nature,
began to talk of the countries just Wis
tied by the author of ''Vivian Grey"
and the Young Duke to which con-
with sort of sneering assumption of
superiority: .'Your Lordship seems to
tai countries from the Arabian Nights
Entertainments ''And develish
good place to get them from, too"
rejoined Lord Melbourne, laughing and
rubbing his hands, -.-------
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
A TerTihla Fall

There is colony of colored brethren
in Twenty-second street, New York.
which rivals Chat of Joy street iii bo'-
ton. One of Its members WAS asked a
few days ago, what he would take 10
whitewash building. BOSS, said
he, Il couldn't do that fus' rate for less
than thirty dollars But" said the
proprietor, "another man offers to do 1t
for three and half BOSS, said the
darkey, 81 couldn't do it a cent less
than four dollars.''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24

The projected ship canal across
France, from the Atlantic 30 the Mcdit
erranean, will have Il uniform depth of
27} feet and a width of from 115 TO 250
feet. The great majority of the French
iron-clads will, therefore, be able to
pass through the canal in sea-going
trim, though few of the heaviest ar
mored ships will have TO be lightened
before making use of it. The total
length of the canal from ffie neighbor-
hood of Narbonne. on the Mediterran
can, to Bordeaux, will be 219 nautical
miles, and il is calculated that, includ-
ing the time taken to pass through the
locks, a ship will be able to traverse the
whole length Of the canal in forty-eight
hours
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24

The share of South Carolina in the
Peabody educational fund is hereafter
to be devoted to the education of teach
erS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24

Families from Ohio have purchased
large tracts of land in Fulton county,
Arkansas
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24

All Necessaries for the Burial of the Dead
Furnished Short Notice and on the
Most Reasonable Terms. Consfderate AZ
teptfon Guarnteed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24

AYOTARY PUBLIC, Mastua. o. Con
IN vsyancing, Collections and Pension Busi
aoss promptly attended to on the most rcasoA
Abie Serms. oiz-u-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-24
Business Cards.

MISS L. G.. JACKSON,
HEILLINERY GOODS OF all kinds. Opera
Nl Block, kavenna, o.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-09-29
Indian Girls Husbands.

The Indian girl who becomes educated
seldom marries an Indian. She prefers u
white man. If she marries an Indian,
she will become a common squaw and
his servant. The half f-breeds in the ma
ton are looked up to. They control the
other Indians, as the mulatto controls
the full black. So the educated Indian
girl (and there are hundreds of college
graduates in the nation) marries white,
that her children may be half-breeds.
1t is really unpopular to be full blooded
Indian, and the popularity of the pure
Indian is gradually fading out of thu
ce.-CHica0o Tribune,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-09-29
1t Makes a Difference.

You see, I was going up in the
Woodward avenue car" explained the
old man, "and a passenger got in and
trod on my awful corns. 1 was SO
shocked and surprised that l yelled out ::
D itl' before I could check my
self. Every woman in the car rose
up in horror, and two or three
Of the men said I ought to be run
out. Well, the next night was at the
theater and one actor said Il" you ;
and every woman giggled. Then an
other said D mel and every woman
laughed. Then a third said D
her 7 and he brought down the house.
How it comes about don't know, but it
seems to make a heap of difference
where you are when you kick an old hat
with stone under it."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-09-29
MORROW Univernal.

Probably no ruler ever lived whose death is
more deeply or universally mourned than that
OF President Garfield Not only by our own
people but by all the nations Of the world.
Expressions from across the ocean are full
Of sympathy. Says the Pail Mall Gazette:
"There is scarcely one Englishman in 1000
who has not read the news of the death Of
President Garfield with regret as real and as
deep a. II he had been q ruler Of our own.
A communion Of sorrow unites the ocean
sundered monbers Of the English race to-
Day more closely than IT has ever been
united since 1776." The London Evening
Standard says "The deep grief is shown by
all the English speaking population" Says the
London Globe: "Grief is nowhere more poig-
nant than in England, and il is intended to
hire one OF the largest and most important
halls in London for demonstration Of sym
pathy." Says the London Times: "The
death Of President Garfield is regarded as
hardly less than q national calamity. In all
ranks, from the Queen to the peasant, there is
a most heartfelt sympathy for the bereaved
widow and injured nation. The career of
President Garfield is Of kind which appeals
TO the best feeling and most cherished tradi-
tions Of our people,"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-09-29
The Catalina Tree,

1t is believed that the railroad tie Of
the future will be cut from the beautiful
catalpa tree. The Fort Scott, Texas
and Gulf railroad have planted 800 acres
of young trees. and the Iron nj ntain
raill DAD have planted 100 acres, near
Charleston, Mo. On the track-bed OF,
the latter company ties of this wood
have laid in the muddy silt of the Mis-
sissippi for twelve years, and are still in
good state of preservation. They have
outlasted two sets of white oak ties, and
bid fair to survive the third.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-09-29
WHY SHE sQUlRMED.

"oh, why restless, darling, as If you fain would
tear
Yourself from out my presence-tell me, fairest Of
Is my ersation stupid that you finch and twist
about,
Like an urchin with the cholic, or an old man with
the gout'
Do tire you with my stories, or annoy you with
my jokes,
Or upon your patience crticising other folks?
Tell me why you SO restless, and keep turning
on yoir seat,
And struggling up your shoulders-tell me, sweetest
of the sweet"
1he maiden hides her blushing face within her
shapeiy hands,
While her fair breast with emotion colapses and
pands, e--
And in a timid voice replies: "No, no. indeed, my
dear
Your tones like sweetest music, fall upon my listen
ening ear; p t.-l
Your presence fills me with delight; could forever
sit
Beneath the scinctllatons of your sparkling native
wit,
But for the past ten minutes have ben on tor
lures rack,
For a June hug has been .promenading up and down
my back"
Detroit Free Press.