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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
A Vienna Picture.

Every day at clock Strauss raises
his baton in the crowded Nolksgarden'
Then Vienna is seen at its best The
shrubbery is dense and heavy with per-
fume. The crowds be they ever SO great,
are never packed. The costumes rival
the Champs Elysees, Bois de Boulogne,
and Hyde park-plus Kaleidoscope
movement of military uniforms, the mere
enumeration of which would give the
reader q notion that he was digesting
fashion gazette or the roster of an army.
An hour or two of beer and revelry with
Strauss, then away to the Prater, past
the superb granite opera-house. the
stately fronts of palatial hotels, royal
castles, St. Stephens dizzy tower, the
imperial barracks, to the ''Schnne blau
Donau," to the bewildering phantasma-
goria of the Prater. Heye the fine equi-
pages roll necessarily from till 9. If
the tourist be lucky he will be at the
center of the picturesque ganglion OF
shady avenues at s. He will then see
singular group-a jet black horse, con-
scious of his mount, attended by four
grooms in gorgeous livery. The mount
is a radiant Amazon, with eyes ''deep-
ly, darkly, divinely blue" hair like wisps
of gold, and complexion which a peach
peach is not for market This is the
fair Elizabeth, empress of Austria, queen
of Hungary, queen of Bohemia, duchess
of duchies without number, the finest
equestrienne in Europe, and wonderful
to say, the mother of the stalwart youth
in milk-white uniform riding lover-ike
by her side. Be as ferocious democrat
as you please, there is no resisting a
thrill of chivalric devotion as this charm
ing group emerges from the shouting
throng and passes like vision down the
glorious wide avenue, acclaimed every
rood of the way by the loyal Viennoise,
who adore their beautiful '.Kaiserin."
Sometimes, when state problems permit,
tall, grave man in white uniform,
straight as an arrow, sitting his horse
like Centaur. follows this group. Then
there is mighty shout of ''Hoch! Hoch!
der Kaiserr' For Franz Josef sometimes
delights his loyal subjects by adding the
glory of his respondent retinue to the
magnificent evening pageant of the Pra-
er.-PAiiadelphia Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
An Advanced Thinker.

care you a believer in advanced
ideasP' asked quiet-looking little
gentleman, dropping into the city edit
Or's chair, as the latter entered his room
from the outer Office.
'.Certainly," said the city editor,
'.But believe you have my chair, sir.
If you will oblige me by taking this seat
s'That's all right" said the quiet
gentleman, making no attempt to move.
..rll be through with you in a minute.
Sit down.
"Well, you are cool one," said the
editor.
Mot at ALL" said the quiet party. 81
am in a warm and comfortable condi-
ton just at present. You keep your Of
flee just right as to heat"
''Glad you like the temperature"
said the editor, smiling in spite of HIM
self
Eyes, the majority of you newspaper
men keep your offices at roasting point.
Perhaps it will be just as well for you,
though, in the end" said the quiet
party. ''That reminds me-" he con-
tinued. '.You see, l have been arrest
ed for assault with attempt to kill,
and also for attempted highway rob-
berry"
.'You?' said the editor, greatly aston
ished.
'.Yes," said the quiet party. ''Of
course. just at the present the affair rests
between myself and the judge. The old
fellow let me out on bail. and before my
trial comes off hope to be in a position
to make good fight, although haven't
a cent to-day. First L want some one
n I all I.nft
to the prominent lawyers of the country,
requesting them as favor to look into
my case. telling them at the same time
that l shall roll in wealth, as / hope to.
The great mass of the people are indebt-
ed to me for attempting to divide up a
little more evenly the wealth of the land.
In this attempt l met with resistance
and found myself obliged to resort to
self-defense. When the public hear my
case they will congratulate me on my
escape and l shall soon be in a position
to win my trialn'
''But you confess yourself thief, said
the editor.
THAT is too harsh a name for my
act," said the quiet gentleman. ''Iwas
not free agent. The power of eternal
equity and Justice forced me to the act.
1 was dead-broke. A man passes me
well-to-do in life. 1 have nothing; he
everything, and proceed to divide up
the good things of this earth a little moro
evenly. You see after all was the in
s.rument of justice. was doing a great
work for the poor and oppressed, and
propose to start a subscription
.In some other otlice,' said the edit
or, assisting the quiet gentleman down
the stairs.
THAT Guiteau dodge is bad 'un,"
said the quiet gentleman, slipping quick
ly through the main office doOr.-Ihe
brooklyn Eagle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
Oyster Fishing.


The oyster fishery in these localities is
carried on in two ways, either by ''tong-
ing'' or "dredging." The first method
being confined to small areas and to q
limited number of fishermen, and sus-
ceptible of use but in shoal water, need
not be considered. The second method
. of taking the oysters is as follows The
implement used is called a dredge or
scrape, and resembles a large iron claw,
the nails representing the teeth of tho
dredge. To the back of this claw, or
the dredge, is fastened q bag of iron
meshwork large enough to hold two OF
three bushels. When the dredge Is
dragged along the bottom the teeth or
claws dig up the oysters and shells,
which pass between them and into the
network behind. The action is some
what like that of a harrow. The dredges
vary greatly in size, being from two to
five feet across. the mouth, and of great
er or less weight, according to tho
depth of the water in which it Is intend
ed to use them. The dredging-vessels
vary in size from five to thirty tons, and
all use two dredges. When on the oys-
ter ground the dredges are dropped one
from each side, and a sufficient amount
of line paid out to insure the ''taking'' of
the teeth; the vessel is then kept under
easy sail and at a moderate speed until
the dredges are full, that being indica-
ted by the strain on the dredging line,
and by other signs known to the fisher
men. The instrument is then hauled in :
by means of a small winch, the contents
emptied on the deck, and the dredge
put over again. This is continued until
the vessel is near the edge of the bed.
when the dredges are recovered, the yes
sci put about, and the dredging resumed
in the opposite course. While the
dredges are in the water the mud, sand,
sponge, grass, or other debris brought
up are separated from the oysters and,
together with all oysters unfit for mar
ket, thrown back into the water. Tho
limits of the dredging-grounds are not
accurately defined, and the vessels fire.
quentlydrag large numbers of shells and
oysters some distance beyond the bound
airy of the beds. The dredge, especially
when full, acts as scrape and carries
before it much that would be collected
in the network attached to it, had that
receptacle been open. After ..culling''
the oysters, OF separating them from the
old shells, those shells are thrown back
again, and with them many young oys-
ers.-POpaLGr Science Monthly. r.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
Domestic Receipts,

White Candy.-Take one quart ol
granulated sugar, one pint of water, two
tablespoonfuls of vinegar; boil as you
do molasses candy, but do not stir it.
You can tell when it is done by trying
it in cold water. Pull it; have q dish
near by with some vanilla in it. and
work in enough to flavor it rs you pull;
put it in cold room, and the next day
you will have delicious candy.
Delicious Mullins. Take two CUPS of
flour and work into it thoroughly two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder; wet the
flour with milk until It is about the con-
sistency of pancake batter: then add
three wellbeatsn eggs the last thing;
mix well and drop quickly into muffin
rings. we'll buttered, and bake in q
quick. hot oven. s54-I| 5.l - 8 d
Apple Dumplings.-Pare and core fine
j':icy apples that will cook quickly; then
take light bread dough, cut into round
pieces half an inch thick and fold round
each apple until well covered. Put
them into a steamer, let them rise, then
set the steamer over q pot of boiling
with fork. Eat with cream and sugar,
or butter and sugar, or maple syrup.
The latter is very nice. =
Nut Cake.-Haf = pound Of sugar,
five ounces of butter, creamed together,
four eggs beaten in one at a time, tea
cuoful Of cold water, three-quarters of
pound of flour, two teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder sifted in the flour, and
small pinch of salt; last of all two cups
of carefully-picked shellbarks; the ut
most care must be taken not to leave in
any shells, or broken tooth may be the
consequence; bake in quick oven in
small pans. ii ....JRjts - ,ss tiiHa5'
Pumpkin Pie. Stew the pumpkin the
day before you wish to bake pies; cook
till very soft, SO that you can easily rub
it through sieve; take three eggs to
two pies if eggs are not plenty; if they
are, put two in each pie, u large cup of
stewed pumpkin to one pie, milk enough
to thin it sufficiently, that is to make it
like custard; season with ginger, mo
lasses, and brown sugar; if you choose,
bake till brown crust forms over the
top.-H0usehOld HINTS, Emma WhitcoMb
BdJcock.
Potatoes Scal.oped with Eggs.-Two
cups of mashed potatoes, three table
spoonfuls of milk and two of butter,
yolks of four hard d-boiled eggs, one beat
en- raw egg, handful fine crumbs, salt
and pepper Beat the hot potatoes
smooth with milk, butter, and raw egg,
and season well. Put q layer in the
bottom of q buttered bake dish, then one
of sliced yolks (salted and peppered).
Fill the dish in this, order, having pota-
toes on top. Strew with crumbs, cover,
bake half an hour and brown sitsg 1ez
Bread and Butter Pudding. Stone
quarter of a pound of raisins; wash and
pick six ounces of currants; shred two
ounces of citron, and mix all together;
cut half q loaf of stale bread in thin
slices and butter on both sides; line a
baking-dish with the buttered bread and
sprinkle thick with the fruit; put an al ]
ternate layer of bread and fruit till all is
used. letting the bread be last; make q
and six tablespOonfuls Of sugar, and
pour over your bread and fruit; bake
half an hour; serve hot in the dish it is
baked in.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
Lilies.

Everybody is delighted with the fra
GRANGE and delicacy of the white water
lily. and we buy them at the railroad
stations in summer as good genii which
will dispel largely. the lassitude, the de-
preston and disgust of a hot days ride
in the sultry and cindery cars. Very
few but have, at one time or another,
wished that they might be able to propa-
gate so sweet a flower. The following
mode has proved successful: The roots,
procured in the fall are kept damp dHr-
ing the ensuing winter in f1ower-po.s.
In the spring a haf-bar-el, with the
hoops well secured, is procured; if paint
ed, SO much the better, and set on bricks
in the garden, and one-third filled with
a mixture of garden earth, sand, and
well-rotted manure. The roots are set
in this and covered. Water is added
gently, and little at a time, every day
or two ESQ rs not to disturb the earth)
till the tub is filed. In fall the water is
allowed to dry off, and the tub is placed
in the cellar and watered at long inter-
walls.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
He Knaw the Cloth.

He was tailor, and man not to be
tritied with, and it was with stern
voice he thus addressed his daughter:
''Aramintha Abigail, you have been
holding secret interview with Fitz-
Charles Montserrat de Montmorenci-"
''How did you discover it, father"
sobbed she; s.you can't have seen u.s."
s'Listen," said he; Il did not see you;
but two months ago made pair of
trowsers for the heir of Montmorenci,
for which I can't get my pay. 1t was
but now that my faithful Bruno came in
with mouthfrl of cloth which recog-
nize as torn from the amplest part of
that garment" ''Father, forgive mer'
said the penitent maiden; '.Tll see him
no more, nor any other man who re-
frains from paying his tailor's bills"
And a long, dark night settled down on
the ragged fortunes of Fitz-Charles
Montserrat de Montmorenci.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

The view of that narrow glacier was
imposing, impressing the mind with a
sense of the great power of destruction
possessed by vast body of moving ice
In the study of other glaciers, which
were retiring, we have seen how the
powders and smaller stones have been
deposited in former times, and could
trace, by the marks on the ice on the
rocks, the course taken but now, stand
ing before the Buer-breen, we could un-
derstand how valleys had been dug out
of the solid rock by that most destruc-
tive form of water, the glacier. The
huge irresistible mass was still advanc-
ing slowly, and had done SO for long
time. My guide said it had advanced
more than fifty feet since the previous
year, driving everything before it. All
along the base of the ice was trans
verse ridge of earth, in which fresh
greensward and stones were mingled to
gether, which the glacier pushed for
ward as 1t glided over the rocks. On
the right was . huge mass of rock,
which had been torn apart by the press
ure of advancing ice. The weight
which had overcome this obstacle must
have been enormous, for the evidence of
such terrific force was before my eyes.
Not even the hardest mountain walls,
composed Of the hardest of our rocks,
could arrest the forward march of this
terrible glacier. This block of granite,
torn from the mountain side, was about
twenty feet long and fifteen broad. 1t
had been broken unevenly, and was still
covered with moss. A part of it was
overlapped by the ice; and the upper
stratum of the glacier, having stronger
current than the lower, would finally
run over it and hide it from view as the
onward march continued; and when the
glacier again retired, the bowlder would
be deposited on some new resting place.
The glacier came down a steep gorge,
leaping three distinct lodges rock, and
it was crowded between solid walls not
more than 250 to 800 yards wide toward
its end. The moraines seen higher up
ON each side abovewere engulfed further
down into deep crevasses formed by the
pressure of the ice lodges. The
owner of the little farm was in great
He saw with much anxiety
The steady advance of the ice which had
already destroyed some of his pasture
land at the head of the valley, in few
years would probably sweep away the
little wood which we had passed on our
way up then the farmer would be COM
PEELED to find new quarters, and perhaps
be ruined man. He had tried to sell
his farm, but nobody was willing to buy
it, fearing to cast away their money.
It would not be strange, indeed, if in the
,ourse of forty or fifty years this glacier
should reach the very shore of the Sand
ven Lake, whence it could go no further,
for the ice would melt in the water; but
glaciers are tickle, both in their forward
and retrograde movements, and in a
lew years the Buer-br@en may retire in
'tead of advancing.-1he Land of the
Sun, iPdtN B. DtI ChdilLu.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
The Sea.
She was rich and of high degree;

She was rich and of high degree;
A poor and unknown artist he.
.'Pnfnt me-" she said, "a view of the sea-"
So he painted the sea rs 1t looked the day
That Aphrodite arose from its spray;
And IL broke, as she gazcd on It's face the
while,
Into its countless dimpled smile.
''What a poky, stupid picturor' said she;
81 don't believe he can paint the scar
Then he painted a raging, tossing sea,
Stor1ning, with fierce and sudden shock,
wild cries, and writhing tongues of foam,
A towering, mighty fastness-rock.
in its sides, above those leaping crests,
The thronging sea-birds built their nests
"What a disagreeable daub!" said she;
"Why, it isn't any thing like the sea!''
Then he painted a stretch of hot, brown
sand.
With a big hotel on either hand,
And a handsome pavilion for the band,-
Not a sign of the. water to he seen
Except one faint little streak OF green.
''What q perfectly exquisite pictured" said
she;
'.lts the very image of the scar
- The Century Mag.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
A Snnnlv Ready,

There is now a brand of fine-cut tobac-
co known as Thistle Dew. When man
asks for certain kind of weed and
can't get it, he just purchases pack
age of the new variety and murmurs as
he takes it, ''Thistle Dew" This is an
example of new hand made joke that
we are turning out now at this oiiice' ice
We have in addition to the above high
ly classical style of mirth. good, fair,
average stoga joke at a much smaller
price. Estimates made for almanacs,
minstrel shows and funerals. We have
a new and attractive mourning joke on
hand now that makes death almost a
welcome messenger. Send ten cents
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
The Adnha House.

Our critical Eastern visitors, who RI
dicule our abode house, know not where
of they speak. There is no more solid
comfort and uniformity of temperament
to be found anywhere than inside the
thick walls of an 'adobe." The coolest
of houses in hot weather, they are warm
when the weather becomes more frigid.
The handsome residences of some of our
people show how much can be done
with the adobe bricks when handled with
taste, backed by money.-Iucsom CITY
Journal
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

A certain Justice of the peace was
called upon to try culprit who was
charged with purloining his own clothes
from the open house Of another. .'Did
YOU try him for burglary?" asked legal
limb (sic). "No," said he; ''the house
was open" 'Did you try him for lar
cenyp'' queried the limb. NO." said
he; ''they were his own clothes.
"WeI," said the limb, ''what did You
do with him?" why" said the judge.
..I looked all through the code, and
found nothing to fit his case. % I tined
lin - aQlleM sAa oe1tA
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
Experimental.

sWhewr' said the minister, as the
barber put the bay rum on tender
place. Powerful, amt it?' ''Well,"
said Moses, Il just put it on for an ex-
pertinent" s.How SOP" quoth the par
SON. ..You see," said Nose, Il put some
on a chap, the other day, and he yelled
out that that would make a minister
syssss. Sci tR9Qsht Hd " 49,,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

Macleod, of Macleod, is an eccentric
Briton, who recently arrived at Nice
with some remarkable travelling COM
panions-two huge cats. each accompar
MED by . personal ATTENDANT
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

At recent fashionable weddings in
England a youthful relative of the bride
bears her train. He is fancifully dressed
the style of the old Venetian or
Charles period, ii a'.-ss -. ...4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

mo" said the bank cashier; 81
didn't need the money. wasn't specu-
lating. l had no necessity for stealing
it, But, hang it. 1 didn't want to be
called eccentric -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

A Cincinnati paper intimates that it is
bigger thing in that city to have a ho-
tel named after you than it is TO be writ
ten about in q book. -.. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

A thick silvery fur, called Russian cat.
is very fashionable for dress and bonnet
trimmings.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
I. I'll, PHELPS

rrOENEY AND CoUNSELLOR AT
IN LAW, Frazer's Building West Main 81 =
kayenna. Ohio
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

j. I'll. DUSSELL,
TTORNET At LAW, Counsel in
N English and German. Once over Bel
Giag a Armstrong; Drug Store, Main street.
Rzvcnna, Ohio
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02

NOTARY PUBLIC, MantGa. o. Con
~ yeyancing, Collections and Pension Bnsi-
ae,s promptly attended 10 on tie most reason
AOlc terms, oi--u-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-02
Business Cards.

MISS L. &. JACKSON,
nEILLINEaY GOODS of all kinds, Opera
N Block. Ravenna, o.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-02
Three kinds of light are produced

Three kinds of light are produced
during thunder-storns, and known as
forked lightning, sheet lightning and
ball lightning. Mr.. B. G.. jenkins, L. r
A. S., contends that only the first of these
is true y-thunder-storms, ac-
cording to his view, being manifestations
of chemical rather than electrical energy.
He believes that hydrogen exists i'll the
earth's upper atmosphere and under GER
tain conditions is drawn into the mixture
Of nitrogen and oxygen about us, the
chemical union Of the hydrogen and
oxygen causing the second form of
lightning, which appears to be almost
wholly flame among the clouds, and is
the form most frequently seen. The
thunder is not SO much the noise of
electric discharge as the report Of gas
explosions. Ball lightning is probably
not electricity, but gas in intense igni-
ton. The harmlessness of the last two
seems to indicate their non-electric char
acter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-02

Read the following orders for English Fe-
male Bitters from one Texas house:
Galveston, Texas, Feb. 5th. 1ss1-Messrs. J.
P. Dromgoole & Co., Louisville, Ky: "Ship us
one Thousand dollars worth English Female Bit
ters. Thompson, George & Coz
READ AaA1N-Galveston Tex, Ap. 20, 81
Mess. J. P. Dromgoole Co., Louisville, KY
"Ship one thousand dollars worth of English
Female Bitters and Bailey's Saline Aperient.
Thompson, George & Co."
AND AaAIN-Galyeston. Texas, May 80, 1881.
Messrs. J. P. Dromgoole & Co. Louisville, Ky.
g Ship us one hundred and fifty dozen English
Female Bitters. Thompson, George q Co."
While these orders are being received. others
the south and west, showing conclusively the
great and increasing popularity of English Fe-
male Bitters In the cure of chronic female dis
eases.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-02

NJ. Brame has tested the preservative
property Of hydrocyanic acid, with the
result of finding the bodies of animals
poisoned with it to successfully resist
decay for a year, although at times ex-
posed to Il heat of one hundred degrees
Fahrenheit.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-02
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
Foreign,

\
Gen. Skobeloff left an immense fortune.
The Paris police have made raid on.
the milkmen.
Venezuela is arranging to celebrate
her centenary.
A sharp frost has been reported, from
various parts Of Canada
Prince Henry of Prussia will start on a
voyage around the world next October.
The Sultan has given James Gordon
Bennett the second order Of the Osmanli.
The village Of Lachen, Switzerland,
has been almost destroyed by q water
spout.
Special precautions are taken now to
protect the Princess Louise against as
sassins.
Four thousand natives have died of
Asiatic cholera i'll 4 single Philippine
province.
A deputation of Maori chiefs from New
Zealand are in London to petition the
Queen for relief from Governmental im-
position.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-02

It is stated that in the volcanic dis
tricts Of Italy an unusually high barom-
eter is regarded as an indication of the
approach of an earthquake. If this
belief is shown by scientific investigation
to be well-founded a new field of useful
ness will be opened to the weather
service in countries liable to violent
earthquakes.