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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18
The Dangers of Careless Surgery.

1t is related that one distinguished
surgeon lately left sponge, and another
a pair of forceps, i'll the cavity after an
abdominal operation. Yet another would
have left large seal ring in the same
place but for gentle reminder from q
fellow practitioner. 1t seems hard that
surgeons should run the awful risk OF
losing jewelry and instruments by sew
ing them up in the vitals of their pa
tients. 1t is due to them to say, how
ever, that the rule is to carefully count
the sponges and instruments during the
progress of such operations This is
we'll 1t would be dreadful matter, for
instance, if a man should have a couple
of chairs or house and lot grated into
him while he was being treated for b
yunshOt wound.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18
Ine rnllosopner anu Bne IIBa.

This j. fine 1olp Cf the rhiIOSOpheS and
tho fen.
The former bayino been bitten
nv tho I1ftar seized ana was about to
d;snat,h his foe when he reflected that
the I;ttIn insect had only acted from in
sfi,,ct and ,,-Ys not to he blamed. Ac-
co,.I;ngrIJ, he denositea the flea on the
I..lI- = > ,,aGsi,,oi dog
,E,Eii Ioo, was he noodle of aladv.
a,I che ,yos T2ry food Of the pretty an
l.. i,2@1 Or his rctnrn to the house his
,,,;.tI,,z, tool- him unou barlao 10 caress
L;n, and the Hra nnbroccd his oppor-
,,,,,i, ,,,,,if,, ,'+,, ~ ,iannn his i,h,hit
''',!''' ,tLn ,'aa I.,.;,,,r IN thn coprsc of
ti,', ,;o.l'. .n,.son3 in ,ctivr hnsincss op-
,,.-,1,-,,.,,j ,i,a InI, lJnr h,is-
I.,!I ''.n .fonin, n,ncnf,,Iiy beside her
,',',I'; " 40 ,'''9 r. tha Gbnr,bnr She
,, l"",.I - hin, ',, IN G;s ,irsams whisner with
~, .,,..,.,+ of observation-disclosures a name!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

Says a scientific paper: Experiments
show that the new chrome ieather-the
result OF the new tanning process by BIZ
chromate Of potash-eNceeds i'll tensile
strength the bark-tanned article: also,
THAI after it has set under the necessary
stress, it still retains IN extraordinary
amount Of elasticity, which is available
for tightening machinery betting onpul-
leys. As illustrating this statement, the
fact is shown that piece of chrome
leather bore an ultimate stress OF 3,297
pounds per square inch, while a piece of
bark leather only bore an ultimate stress
Of 2,672 pounds per square inch-this
example proving the samples Of chrome
tanned leather to be stronger than the
bark-tanneQ by some fifteen per cent.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

Many girls who are in the evening
genuine ornaments to the parlOr, taste
fully dressed and meat as new pin, are
little better than slatterns when perform
inc domestic duties. Ihave no patience
with this untidiness. 1t has always
seemed to me as if Cinderella herself
might have kept out OF the ashes even II
she was Obliged to stay in the kitchen
and work. To look well while about
housework is worth while. A neat cali
co dress, short enough to clear the floor.
smoothly brushed hair, a clean collar
and plentiful supply of aprons, are all
within the reach of any woman, and
maintain that she will do her work bet
ter, and feel more like doing it if so pre-
pared for it. The moral influence OF
dress is undoubted.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18
Pearl Hunting IN Geylon.

Ctsll i.utIt1t1 IL SOJ
sThe Ceyl0n ''pcarl-huntin9' takes
place in March. when the sea is calm
est, without being cold, and the currents
are least strong. About one hundred
and fifty boats assemble, each contain
inc five diving stones and two divers to
each stone. The squadron is divided
into the Red and the Blue, each embrace
inc about seventy boats, and it starts at
midnight from the shore. so as TO reach
the pcaTl-banls 10y sunrise. The pearl
captain IS called Adigar, and he is al
lowed chc use Of one boat as payment.
There Is much to do beforehand along
shore in BLESSING the beats and uttering
spells against sharks and drowning, and
the crews often embark Il priest with
them.
The divers take it in turns to descend.
Many OF them compress their nostrils
with rincers OF bamboo. and stop their
ears with cotton or beeSwaN to keep off
the pressure OF the water. which at sew
en- or eight fathOms is considerable.
They faSten net round the waist, and,
putting a stone between their feet, they
slide overheard. Arrived at the bottom,
tHnE sweep into their net the oysters
within their reach. give the rope jerk,
aud are hauled up again, @asping, faint,
and Iiyid. Few can keep below longer
Chan hundred seconds, and the men
return in very exhausted condition,
though practice works wonders in this
respect. They never eat previously to
diving, and generally sleep little after
it, before partaking OF any food or
drink
TO 90 down twelve or fourteen times
is very hard days work, and if the
weather is 1t all unfavorable, with cold
wind or rough water, three or four dives
are ali that viii be ventured. The day s
fishing over, the boats make sail or pad
die back to shore, and discharge their
oysters at the Government ''Kottoo." "
The take is divided into four large heaps,
Of which one belongs to the squadron,
the other three to the Government.
These last are sorted out into piles Of a
thousand oysters, and each pile is sold
al public auction.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18
Pate,

Two shall be born the whole wide world apart,
And speak in different tongues, and have no
thought
Each Of the others being. and no heed.
And there DER unknown seas to unknown
lands
Shall cross, escaping wreck. detying death;
And, all unconSciOuSly. shape every act
And bend each wandering step to this one
end
That one day, out of darkness they snail meet
And read lfc's meaning i'll each others eyes.
And two shall walk some narrow way Of life,
So nearly side by side that should one uurn
Ever so little space to left or right
They needs must stand acknowledged face to
face,
And yet, with wistful eyes that never meet
With CROPPING hands that never clasp, and lips
Calling in vain to ears that never hear,
They seek each other all their weary days
And die unsatistied; and this is Fate.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

I'm SO unhappy" said Macdale1,.
I'm 50 uuH and blue and stupid I'm
no good to any one, and nobody cares
for me
Now, Maggie said VIII, you have
told al least half-a-dozen tibs. You are
not duh, you are not stupid, you are not
bl-- at least, if YOU are blue, blueness is
particularly charming; you are good for
great deal, and every body cares for
you"
Magdalen shook her head
Don't be unreasonable, remonstra-
ted Will what about me? Don't 1
care for you?n
His voice was full Of a tenderness
which Magdalen shyly ignored.
You used to- she said
1t was all over with VIII; no power
on earth could have held him back now
from pouring out his confession to her.
''fagdalen, he said, If l tell you /
love you, worship you, think of nothing
but you night and day, could you an
5wer any thing but that you don't care
:! straw whether do or not?''
1t was out now. Magdalen stood and
@azed, as if she could not believe her
ears, at.the hand that had grasped her.
ii last q smile of wonderful happiness
stole about her lips.
why, VIII, she said, raising hereyes
10 his, lit was Just you l minded most
OF all about; but you don't, you can't
really mean
Will did not find it very difficult to
satisfy her that he could and did mean
all and more than he had said. Great
was the amazement of the Fosters when
presently they re-entered the sitting
room together, and VIII announced that
he never meant to say good-by to Mag
dalen ut al.
Mr.. Fosters consent given, he changed
al his plans, invested his capitalin Eng
land, after al, and eventually settled
down on q large farm near the Fosters,
rs happy a husband. with as happy
wife, as was 10 be found in the United
Kingdom
Is thai possible? Could they live for
long together without the difference be-
tween them becoming discord?
Yes: for, as the wise professor at the
bre@&fast-tablc points out to us, 1T
takes a very tr2Ic man to be fitting
companion fer Il woman of genius, but
not "a very great one"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18
Would Take the Risk,

"As that poor man in New Hampshire
died of smoking. l don't know as |
ought to press you to take this cigar,
said visitor to a reporter. Il can ac-
cept it," said the scribe, as he reached
for the Victoria, a stranger to newspaper
offices, adding: "A fellow who has
written up deaths from arsenic in wall
paper, from chicory in coffee, from eat
inc canned articles and from inhaling
sewer gas will die natural death.
Boston Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

= yriJer III the Rochester hTprcs$ says
th@t he mas heard Il young woman OF
respectable parents in that city remark
to her sister al night: Let us go out and
see if we can find some fool who will
buy Us the oysters According to the
same paper showing, it is a common
thing for highiy-educated Rochester
girls to be dragged out OF saloons in a
state Of heastly intQxieation,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

A family paper published long arti-
Gle entitled Housekeeping hereafter"
s.Merciful heayensn' groaned distract
ed mother of five children, and the
keeper of one husband and two servants,
If thought there was going to be
any housekeeping hereafter, l declare
Pd never die"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

A foolish man in Detroit removed his
front gate so his daughter and ten beaus
could not swing on it every night, where
upon twelve cows came into his yard,
broke down all his trees and ate up his
garden and kicked twenty-hve-dOllar
Watchdog in the ear so that he died
next day.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

ID. l. X. Rine, well-known in Canada
as a somewhat eccentric, but at one
time popular temperance lecturer, is
now raving maniac in the dungeon of
an insane asylum at Wayne, Mich.
Educate the masses, and the hewers
of wood and the drawers of water will
be better citizens and produce better
children, and the nation will be ulti>
nataly hlessed-hnt educate. -"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

All Necessaries for the Burial
of the Dead Furnished OH short
Notice and on the most Reason
able Terms. COnsiderate At
tkntiOn Guaranteed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

ta'o port ln He".aj'"#' tsti''A:s' aou ll's-o
5"a Eoisei t;.J opposes t"S suggestion. ..
Sic Aa@ AIMED q q. .Si1''.-'.F 10. domestic
aE."'ld "'. NOT wish 10 1"F"lt'f 5jII2lh-
acv shared.
II dare -aE there Is %" actual 'ncon-
p@tio'ltE. she atus..t Gently, nut
A&4talen Is 50 wrapped a' III l"f "oEN
toE papa t.at we never tHa( % occupy
i1g her ne@ Win n.a-i2fS winch nm
gait" willing 70 SO" after myself .tiy
should she !3e holh"f1G' she IS not the
girl to marry unless indeed Nora
laughed @al,t--,'.d2 could hnd man
who was all intellect ami had no bodily
needs TO be m:nI>ter"'i TO-,
Poor NfIl. &a4d".@n- ]olned them IN
The garden later on. bat ior flS own sake
ne held a.oot from her Ihe @'ri Vas
greatly hurt, as ot o.o She nad He"H liS
specla! friend. loo Shy to complain,
however, ~'tc -'iIab-> INTO ilrl.-|.i i'ii4 Nllh
4 pang OF fe-T"t saw VIII fall into the
W1N ot the "n:it-5r2at h@J, namely,
W'sh distant respect. @nd Tor" Win IA
m!Aaf iUenE'iHes'. ne A23 MOI ae&h Ill
r"e,5f many lta} Hti'I' l,'7 5.i,Lit was
coupled WITH Nora ny "a! 'A> 3h3}c1-
ma&ers III the ntga9otaocd. Lhe Goot
people were much mistaken. y Iii might
walk. ride, and play tennis with Nora,
or even constitute LlMset her caFaIef
and escort on every possible OCCASION
but secretly hI5 heart went ont towards
MaGaaicn. let now, after ora swords,
could he dream Of hetraying his devo-
ton? How could he, a man whose only
attainments were those OF physical
strength and agility. hope to please
Clrl thrown DOth by training ana H&tuf-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18

In France, in the fifth century, it was
usual to pluck few hairs from the
beard on approaching a superior and
pTesent them.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
jeff Davis Denial,

Jeff Davis has again appeared in print
to deny story about General William
Raymond Lee Of Boston carrying in his
pocketbook little strip of paper bear
ing the word "death, us drawn by him
when prisoner Of war in Richmo nd
Va. Davis says, "During the war per-
sistent effort was made to misrepresent
our cause and it's defenders by the use
of inappropriate terms. Our privateers
were called 'privates, our cruisers we're
called 'privateers,' and Admiral Semmes,
though regularly commissioned, was
sometimes called "a pirate by northern
officials and writer's. I find this word
even now, when time and reflection
should have corrected the misnomer, ia
used in the paragraph. I know nothing
of the person referred to, but the story
of a ballot having been drawn with a
premature sentence of death is refuted
by the statement of the course pursued
by the Confederate government on the
question of retaliation, in the event of
the threat to execute some of our priva-
teersmen who had been captured, when
cruising with letters Of marQue, in
1851"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
The Nub I'M the Climax.

A good story is told Of Senator ingalls,
of Kansas "a native of Essex county,
Mass.,) when he was last week at For
:ress Monroe. He was sitting on the
pier one evening, looking with his near
sighted eyes into the ripping water and
and decanting ON the change between
this moon-lit scene and hot and busy
city life: els it it possible" said some
body, with keen recollection of his ruling
characteristic, THAT man is ever any
thing but cool?" EYES," said the sena-
tor overhearing the remark, ''sometimes.
am like a negro heard preaching Il
preaching sermon on the Judgment
Day. He described the final contlagra-
ton, all the terrors Of Judgment, and
finally exclaimed, Yes, brether'n.
Heaven will PASS away, and earth will
pass away, and sea and air, and breth-
erin (as climax, I will pass away too."
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
A SunShinV Woman.

What blessing toa household is a
merry, chez rful woman-one whose
spirits are not affected by wet days, or
little disappointments, or whose milk
Of human kindness does not sour in
the sunshine of prosperity. Such a wo-
man in the darkest hours brightens the
house like a little piece Of sunshiny
weather. The magnetism of her smiles
and the electric brightness of her looks
and m ovements infect every one. The
childr en- 20 to school with the sense OF
something great to be achieved, her hus-
band goes into the world in conquer
or's spirit. No matter how people an
noy and worry him all day, far off her
presence shines, and he whispers to
himself, "At home l shall find rest"
So day by day she literally renews his
strength and energy, and if you know a
man with bc;ening face, a kind heart,
and prosperous business, in nine cases
out Of ten you will find he has a wife of
this kind.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20

ways sling Engllsh IKE that Id-Id-
but then you might turn your language
batteries on me-" A moment more he
would have been lost, but his guardian
angel did not forsake him.
why Doesn't He Stop-To0 Late,
N. Y. Letter to Phil. Press.
Too late.
Pregnant words!
As I was walking down the street On
hour ago noticed ahead of me a SLOUGH
ing figure with shuttling gait. AS a
rule don't worry my intellect to any
noticeable degree about that kind Of u
figure, and 1 hate shuffler, but some
thing directed my attention to the man,
in whose pallid face and vacant look
detected resemblance to an old-time
acquaintance. Alas and alas that men
will put an enemy in their mouths to
steal away their brains! This man twen-
ty years ago Was one of the brightest,
quickest press men in the country. He
welded trenchant pen, too often heavy
with bitterness and malice, but always
Yeen and shrewd. He had influential
relatives and friends. They gave him
an important office and placed at his
hand the knob of the door that opened
into fame and glory, power and wealth.
Did he turn it?
No, he wasn't that kind of worm. He
preferred champagne cocktails in the
morning, lots of 'em; brandy smashes at
noon, several of 'em; whisky sours later
on, and more whisky sours; gin fzzles
in the early evening, deviled crabs and
champagne at midnight and great big
nightcap of brandy when he turned in
ut 3.
Nice life?
Splendid-perfectly splendid, And
he kept it up and up and up until it
pulled him down and down and down.
Then he went to half dozen inebri-
ate asylums, for one wasn't enough, and
to-day he wanders aimlessly, hopelessly
along the corridors Of other times, passed
by men once proud to know him,
stunned by many and pitied by all.
Why doesn't he stop?
Too late
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20

free from all tricks &c. The first ten
days no trick was observed. Subsequent
" my purchase proved to be q deter
mined cribber. The seller, was APP.
parently astonished. Nothing of tho
kind ever occurred while he owned the
horse. An inspection of the stable
where the horse had been showed
us traces of chewed woodwork. My
brother-in-law, accustomed to horses all
his life, was sorely puzzled He was con-
vmced there was SO ne game; and game,
there was. Convinced that had been
Sold | retaliated by finding out that
the seller used a paste made Of red pep
per and brown soap, lightly applied
wherever and whenever he discovered
marks Of teeth in tho stall, the paste
being masked by dust scattered on top.
Thus it was, the horse thinking my
woodwork was like his late stable, let
the timbcrs alone at first. tried tho
remedy. The horse has not attempted
to crib for four months, and a stranger
would never imagine that a hundred
little spots within reach Of his head have
bits of the paste. The horse knows it,
however, and lets my stall alone"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
FIELD AND FARM,
Notes for Farmers.

) Col. Norman J. Colman, of st. Louis,
editor of the Rural World, was unani-
mously elected President of the Nation
al Association Of Nursery, Seeds-men,
and Florists, at their late annual meeting
in Rochester, N. ~. ~
With all the modern improvements it
is probable no better elements for rails
ing and fattening hogs have been dis
covered than colover and corn. Young
swine, after wcanin:, will thrive rapidly
in the range of Il clover field, with con-
yencnt "washcs'' for wallowing and
drink, and this regimen is the best
preparation for corn feeding in the fall
and winter. When, in addition, they
can have the house and dairy slops,
their growth is accelerated, and they en-
Joy the traditional felicity of "pigs in
clover' the year round.
The calculous yrowths called gravel in
horsesare usually confined to the intes-
tines, and are usually lodged in one of
the cells, little Inconvenience arising
from them except when they become
misplaced and produce collie, in
1lamlnation, or, as is sometimes the case,
total stoppage. They are seldom found
III TIC DEIuucI, Dut W IlClI otICIl Is t1lc
case, the only treatment is to crush
them. This can be done only with mares.
Many troubles Of the kidneys and blad-
der or often mistaken for gravel.
Laying hens or pullets do not require
such food rs will induce them to acquire
q supcrabundance Of fat, for this at a
certain stage prevents the production of
eggs, rendering the birds sluggish, and
disposed to fatal diseases. When the
birds are to be fatencl for immediate
consumption, then strong, fat-producing
food is needed, and in liberal quantities.
Corn in it's different forms, is the best
and cheapest, no doubt, for this purpose,
while for laying hens, wheat, wheat
screenings, ETC., are preferable, and gen
orally used by successful poultry breed
ers. Aside from its being better than
corn, wheat is also as cheap. One Of the
greatest helps to successful poultry man.
agement, and one upon which frequent
~ hinges the question of profit or loss, is
regularity in feeding the stock.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
The Great Reviyalist.

Mr.. Moody, the evangelist, met about
one hundred gentlemen in London on
the 18th inst. to confer as 20 future plans.
There were present representatives from
many towns in the kingdom, as we'll as
from London. Mr.. Moody said that he
had in hand sufficient invitations to keep
him hard at work in Great Britain for
the remainder Of his life, and he was
urged to return to Chicago at once. He
proposed, however, moving about Scot
land for short time, and then visiting
Paris for a fortnight After that he hoped
to preach in a number Of towns in the
south and southwest of England. Liver
pool might probably be reached next
spring, and London last of all, where a
long stay was nececessary. 1t was ultl-
mately decided that all future arrange
ments should be left in the hands of the
London committee.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
Wit and HuInOr.

DR.. Mcclellan, the famous rifle-shot,
gave an old colored man the other day g.
dollar to hold a target in the shape of
the ashes at the end of freshly lighted
cigar. The darkey took the dollar in his
hand and the cigar in his mouth. Nc
Clellan walked back, raised the rifle and
shot the ashes from the end. The ex-
plot was repeated successfully, but the
old man objected to the third attempt.
saying: "De third time am eder lucky
or it am unlucky."
A store uptown has sign which reads:
''This is a tin store..' An old inebriate
staggered in recently, and after good
deal Of fumbling in his pocket, put five
cents on the counter. "What do you
want?" asked the proprietor, indignant
ly.y. "Wa-wa-want "a d-d-d-drink!"
'This is not liquor saloon?" said the
proprietor, with awful emphasis. "Wha-
wh&-what!" said the drunken man, as
tonished: "Why, Jo.Jo-Jones said l
could get a horn here!"
Fond parent: "How can you make
your son sorry that he plays poker?
Just you send the boy around to see us,
and unless he knows the game mighty
we'll we'll make him so sorry that he'll
never want to see pack of cards again.
Saved: "Isn't it delightful, Horace,
to think of the awakening of nature after
her long sleep! A few weeks ago and
all was buried beneath the cold, white
blanket OF winter, and the frost king
held the life.giving sap of the trees, and
flowers in his mighty grip. Now all is
changed. The sun, with it's penetrating
rays, revives the long dormant princi-
pies of the growth, and in short time
a few days at most-the earth will be
clad in her spring suit of green, beauti-
tifully figured with dandelions and dali
ses:" ''Oh. Almira Ann," said he, as he
looked into her eyes look of wrapt adj
miration. III 7. thought YOU would al
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
HELPS for Farmers,

There is no doubt whatever that our
western farmers are adopting agricultur-
al improvements; both of methods and
implements, with commendable zeal.
Twenty years ago commercial fertilizers
eyre rarely Thought of, and patent sulky
plows, mowers, leapers, etc., were gem
orally eschewed But labor saving has
become as expedient with farmers as
with manufacturers, not that co npetition
has so rapidly increased with the one
class as with the other-for farm pro-
ducts maintain value the better-but be-
cause farming is more scientifically and
Systematically pursued than formerly,
and farmers, as guild, demand more
leisure for social and intellectual enjoy
ment. The day has passed, we trust, if
it ever existed, when the American
farmer, like the, old Saxon churl or the
Russian serf Of the present time, will re-
main content with mere existence, with
out ambition to adorn his profession or
to benefit himself or his race.