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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
The Romance of a Millionaire.

There were three romances in the life
of the late Joshua Sears, the millionaire
grocer of Boston. The first was when
hs was apoor young man. He started
a Irritation with wealthy beauty on
railroad train, called on her afterward,
and finally found that his suit was in
vain, because he was poor and she was
rich. He became engaged to dashing
Young widow. One of her friends
asked her: What are you going to be
married to that old fellow forP" ''For
his money, of course" said she. Sears
heard of this. For my money, eh?'
he cried; mot by a-blessed-sight. "
He went to his lawyer, and was told
she would have good case in breach
| of-promise suit He didn't want law
suit, so he handed confidential friend
$4,000 and told him to go and see the
widow and ''fx things up;" which, was
done, she accepting the bribe and CIV
ing him his freedom. The third was
when he was an old man. He found
himself enormously rich, but thought:
| When l am gone, as | soon shall be,
who will enjoy it alp" So he went to
his. friend, AIpheus Hardy, and said:
Hardy, I'm thinking of getting mar
ried What do you think about it?''
Hardy thought he knew a lady who
would just suit. ''Well, then, Hardy,
you go and arrange it." So Hardy con
Quoted the negotiations and Sears was
accepted. On his wedding morn the
bashful bridegroom called Hardy aside
and said: Hardy, l don't know any
thing about this ceremony and you do.
So want you to stick close to my side
and coach me, so that | won't make
any laundering mistake Hardy did
so, and all went well.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
The London FlnnkE.

w. j. Stillman says in ''Characteris-
tics of London" in the October Century:
'In the intonatiOn of the low-toncd
command is the highest expression of
that incommunicable, indescribable,
and, except by generations of cultiva-
ton, unattainable quality we call high
breeding. In the reply to it is that per-
feet antithesis in breeding, which we
ought to call LOo0-the profound, un-
questioning, and unhesitating prostra-
tion of self of the traditional hereditary
'hunky,' disciplined like soldier, who,
as his master never permits him to ex-
press a disturbing emotion, never al
lows himself an expression of surprise
or n word of comment; whose self
command is as great rs his masters,
perhaps greater-a well appareled
statue, save when an order is givens
whose bows and Difference for his mas
ter's guests are graduated by the dis
tance at which they sit from the head
of the table; a human creature that sees
nothing, knows nothing, and believes
nothing which his master does not eX-
pect him to see and know and believe;
who, if he thinks of heaven at all,
never dreams that it can be the same
thing for himself and his master; he
hopes to meet his father and grandfath-
er and great-grandfather i'll the servants
hall of that celestial abode where his
master and all the family for countless
generations will dwell in their mundane
state; his brains could no more take in
the parable of Dives and Lazarus than
the laws of Kepler. and the most insen-
safe chartist or radical could never in
spire in him an ambition to be any
thing beyond butler in his masters
mansion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
An Ola ProDh3oy Fulfilled.

In the New England lNa9Gzj'ae for
September, 1S32,-a magazine edited
by j. T. and E. Buckingham. was
printed an article reviewing Il book en-
titled "a Tour to Prairie du CHEN, etc, :"
by Caleb Atwater MIR. Atwater's Wis
ion of All interoceanic railway was thus
presented in his book:
''Along the national road, when COM
pleted from Wheeling to Jefferson City,
in Missouri, a railroad might be. made,
and from thence up the Platt all the
way to the Pacific, without 4 hill in the
way worth naming. know from per-
sonal observation. that not a single hill
or valley prevents the construction of 4
railroad from Wheeling to st Louis; and
that / doubt not, is the worst part of
the route. When locomotive engineers
and ingenuity will soon bring them,
goods and passengers could pass be-
tween the two seas in ten days. That
this will be the route to China within
fifty years from this time scarcely ad-
mits of doubt From sea to sea =
dense population would dwell along the
whole route, enliven the prospect with
their industry, and animate the scene. "
This was more than the interviewer,
''a gentleman who has resided several
years in the western country" could
stand, and he demolished Mr.. Atwater' s
railroad with the following words:
cay, when railroads shall have been
constructed qFera thousand miles of
land almost as barren and arid as the
desert of Sahara, this may be the chan
mel of communication between New
York and China. Pray, will the pas
sengers in Mr.. Atwater's locomotive
engine carry their food with them, or
will they stop to hunt the buffalo? Will
the Indians have been exterminated, or
will the steam cars run over them? Will
forests have grown up on the road to
supply his boilers with fuel?
- That such q communication may
take place between the Atlantic states
and the East Indians some day we will
not dispute, for nothing is impossible
with God; but that it will exist any time
within the next two centuries we beg
leave to doubt. The obstacles which
exist at present are as follows: The In
dian title is to be extinguished over a
route OF about fifteen hundred miles; a
railroad must be laid over-two thirds of
that distance; wood must grow along
the road, and reservoirs must be con-
structed to supply the engines with
water. This seems to be wilder
scheme than even that of Oregon emil
grafton.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
Secrets in Washington.

Secrets are often valuable in Wash
ington. When the Ways and Means
Committee decided to increase the tax
on whisky to two dollars a gallon, a
number of fortunes are said to have
been made within small circle of
men. In the dark days of ga treasury
clerk kept for twenty-four hours Sc
cret known only to President Lincoln
and Secretary Chase besides himself.
When it became officially known. it sent
gold flying up, and the country was in
dismay. 1t was secret too that could
have been passed on without harming
the Union cause. 1t was simply a qucs-
ton of keeping faith till the time came.
An hour after the news broke, the clerk
fairly staggered under terrific slap on
his shoulder. He heard and saw bank
er whom he knew well. "You miser:,-
BILE fool!" cried the banker, ''Pd have
given you one hundred thousand dol
lars to have known this twenty-four
hours ago!' And the banker could
well have afforded to do it. But the
clerk had the satisfaction of knowing
that he had done his duty, as many an
other government officer has done I'M
der circumstances of temptation. Tile
Manhattan for October.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
The Monotonous Roar.

She had little boy with her as she
sat down in the street car beside lady
acquaintance, and drawled out:
''Oh, you don't know how glad am
to get home again. We were away
seven weeks.
so long as that!''
Yes, indeed. You don't know how
monotonous the roar of the sea becomes
after week or two."
1--WE heard so.''
Ma. what sea are you talking about?''
suddenly put in the boy.
Hush, child
''But Uncle George lives up in the
woods in Isabella county, and 1t was
all woods and mosquitoes and snakes,
and such old beds, and poor living that
Won cried TO come home? Is that the
kind of roar you heard?
The other lady was awful good. She
looked out of the car window. and be-
gan to talk about the weather.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
Rembrandt and His Works,

The execution of the pictures of Rem
brandt is marvellous. He painted some
very ugly, and even vulgar, pictures;
lie disregarded all rules of costume and
of the fitness of things in many ways;
he parodied many ideal subjects, and
. he painted scenes from Scripture histo-
ry in which he put the exact portraits
OF the coarse and common people about
him. But, in spite of these faults, his
simplicity, truthfulness, and earnest
ness make his pictures masterpieces,
and we can not turn away from them
carelessly; they attract and hold US.
Rembrandt's style was not always
the same. Before 1888 he preferred the
open daylight, in which everything was
distinctly seen, and his flesh tones were
warm and clear; after that time, he
preferred the light which breaks over
certain objects and leaves the rest in
shade, while his touch became very
spirited, and his flesh tones were so
golden that they were less natural than
before.
The works of Rembrandt are so nu-
merOus and SO important that one can
not speak justly of them in our present
space. His pictures number about 600,
ana his engraVlngs about 400, and these
embrace not only many subjects, but
many variations of these subjects. The
chief picture of his earliest manner is
the anatomical Lecture" now in the
Gallery of the Hague.
Rembrandt painted but few pictures
from profane history, and his land
scapes are rare. but the few that exist
are worthy of SO great a master, and
one who so loved everything that God
has spread out before us in nature.
His scenes from common life are be-
yond criticism, but sometimes his pict-
uring of repulsive things make us turn
away, though we must admire the pow
er with which they are painted. His
portraits were of the highest order, and
very numerous; no other artist ever
made so many portraits of himself, and
in them he is seen from the days of
youthful hope to ripened age. st. Mich
oIGs for October.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
A Sizeable Town.

Chicago covers an area of nearly
thirty-six square miles, or $4,000 acres.
There are 789 acres in public parks;
375 acres in the river. its branches, the
slips and the Illinois and Michigan ca
nal. The streets of the city measure
651 miles, are known by 607 names,
and cover 5000 acres. About 1853 miles
OF the streets are paved principally
with wooden blocks). There are 756
miles of sidewalks, 337 miles of public
sewers and 4594 miles OF water pipes
(mains). There are about twenty-nine
mites OF river frontage Counting both
sldes), and twelve miles of slips and
basins, making forty-one miles OF water
1rontage in the inner harbor. There
are thirty-two bridges in the city, that
cost an average of about $25, 900 each,
and eighteen viaducts, ranging in cost
from $50, 900 to $3.50, 900 each.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
Tame RutterHies,

A lady living in London writes TO the
October Century:
zone summer | watched tho larve of
the swallow tailed butterfly through
their different stages, and reserved two
chrysalides to envel0p into the perfect
insect. In due time one of these fairy
like creatures came out l placed it IN
small Indian cage made of fine threads
of bamboo. A carpet of soft moss and
vase of flowers in the centre made a
pleasant home for my tiny Psyche. ]
found that she greatly enjoyed a re-
past of honey; when some was placed
on leaf within her reach, she would
uncoil her long proboscis and draw up
the sweet food with great apparent en-
joyment. She was so tame that it be.
came my habit, once or twice day, tc
take her on my finger; and while walk
ed in the garden she would take short
flights hither and thither, but she was
always content to mount upon my hand
again. She would come on my finger
of her own accord, and, if the day was
bright, would remain there as long as !
had patience to carry her, with her
wings outspread, basking in the sun
beams. which appeared 10 convey ex-
qulslte delight to the delicate little
creature.
81 never touched her beautiful wings.
She never t1uttered or showed any wish
to escape, but lived three weeks OF
tranquil life in her tiny home; and then
having, as l suppose, reached the limit
of butterfly existence, she quietly ceased
to live.
''On the day of her death the other
butterfly emerged, and lived for the
same length of time. Both were equal
ly tame. but the second showed more
intelligence, for she discovered that by
folding her wings together she could
easily walk between the slender bars of
the cage, and having done so, she would
fly to window and remain there, bask-
ing in the sun, folding and unfolding
her wings with evident enjoyment, un-
til l presented my finger, when she
would Immediately step upon it and be
carried back to her cage"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
Advice to a Young Man,

You will perceive, my boy, that every
time man undertakes to manufacture .
little Bible on his own account, he
makes mortifying failure of it. He is
caught at it, and in one-tenth of the
time it took him to conceive his fraud,
in as many hours as it took him mouths
to prepare it he is exposed, and his
handmade addition to the Bible is
swept away in, the other rubbish of
other counterfeiters. You see, my son,
the Bible doesn't need any of these
nincteenth-century proofs of its truth;
it needs the word of no man to establish
its genuineness; it has stood by itaelf
IAN anvil that has worn out many ham,
mers" through century after century,
unchanged and Interchangeable. Every
time Il man manufactures a new verse
or Il new chapter we know it is not
genuine, we detect the counterfeit. The
Bible has no need of the supporting
prop of 4 fraudulent ark or a leather
Deuteronomy. There was complete
Bible centuries before Shapiro happened
and there will be the same Bible ages
after Shapiro and his patent Deuter-
nomy have together crumbled into indis-
tinguishable dust. The Bible doesn't
need our help, our testimony, our ln-
dorsemeut. And if there had never
been discovered in all the world bit
OF parchment, piece of broken pottery
or scratched stone, the Bible would
be just as strong as it is to-day, and
men would believe just as firmly and
trustfully in its truth. Don't you wor-
ry, my boy, because Shapira's ancient
manuscript was written with London
ink, and don't fret because the ark in
the glacier turns out to be put together
with Pittsburg nails. That all the
frauds on the Bible and its history are
so quickly and easily detected should
only convince you how impossible it is
for man to counterfeit the work OF God.
Wait till some man fools us with an az
tificial moon; and until some philos-
opher stores away the sunlight in par
lor lamps, before you believe that man
can successfully initiate what man never
made.-Burttmgton Hawkeye.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
Hygiene for Babies.

Food.-At year old the child must
be entirely weaned. and soon he must
have daily little undercooked meat
pounded up into a pulp and to which q
little gravy and salt are added; some
potato finely mashed and covered with
gravy; an egg or little milk pudding.
On no account should he be allowed anv
wine, beer, tea or coffee, though he may
have cocoa and milk. He should be
given his meals regularly, and he should
not be allowed to '.pick" at bread and
butter, cakes and sweet stuff in the in
tervals. Children flourish best on fresh
foods.
Clothing-Babies and little children
must be kept always warm. They can
not be hardened by scanty clothing
or cold baths. Their necks, thighs,
legs, need to be covered, as well as their
chests and bodies; they should wear
long sleeves and stockings, and, when
old enough, cotton or flannel drawers
Fresh Air-Children should be taken
out of doors each day that the weather
is fine. If they are sent out in peram-
bulator, care must be taken that the
feet and legs are warm to start with,
and that they are SO well covered
throughout the ride that they are warm
on the return home. Every day, unless
a bitter wind is blowing, or it is foggy,
the windows should be opened for q
while, for fresh air is as necessary for
children as fresh food
Sleeping At night if a child pers-
pires freely or kicks off the bed-cloIhes,
he should wear a flannel bed-gown long
enough to be tied below his feet, and
the bed-clothes must be securely tucked
in. He should not be rocked or patted
to make him sleep; sleep should come
naturally, and, like the food, at regular
intervals.
Bathing. Morning and night he
should be washed all over in warm wa
Ter, but should not be exposed long
enough to feel chilly afterward A
handful of sea salt, thoroughly dissolv-
ed, may be added to the bath Except
in the very warmest weather no little
child should be put in a cold bath
Edmund O,Oen.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01

His Quest.

What seek'st thou TT this madmans pace2
81 seek my loves new dwelling place,
Her house is dark, her doors are wide,
There bat and owl and beetle b do,
Ard there, breast-high, the rank weeds grow,
And Gropsy poppies nod and bow,
So M mt swift to ride me through
The world to tiud my love anew.
have no token of the way;
] haste by night, press by day.
Through busy cities am borne,
On lonely heights watch the morn
Climh up tho cast and see the light
or waning moon gleam thwart my flight
Sometimes light before me fees;
follow il, till stormy seas
Break wide before. then all is dark.
Sometimes on plains. wide, STILL and stark,
hear Il voice; seek The sound,
Ana ride into Al hush profound.
To find her dwelling / will ride
Worlds through and through, whateer be
tide"
10 flrd her dwelling rode he FORTH
IN vain rode south, in vain rode north;
IN vain In mountain, plain, and mart
He searched, but never searched his heart.
4 l.. Frank TOoker.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01

Nominally, car load is 10000
pounds. 1t is also 20 barrels of salt,
20 of lime. 80 of -four, SO of whisky,
200 sacks of -four, 6 cords of soft wood,
18 to 20 head of cattle, 80 or 60 head
of hogs. 80 to 100 head of sheep, 1900
feet solid boards, 1900 feet of siding,
$4,000 feet of flooring, 10000 shingles,
one-half less of lumber, one-tenth less
of joist, scantling and other large TIM
bers, $40 bushels of wheat, 400 of bar
ley, 400 of corn, $50 of oats. 800 of flax
seed, 500 of apples, $40 of Irish pota-
toes. 800 OF sweet potatoes, and l,QO0
OF bran, -. -----
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
A Morning Scene.

About o'clock yesterday morning a
man smoking plug tobacco in an old
clay pipe. walked out of Michigan
avenue saloon with rat in trap. He
looked neither to the right or the left
until he had reached the middle of the
street. Then he placed the trap on the
ground and whistled for his dog, the
animal did not respond, but the public
did. In less than two minutes thirty
men were rushing to the spot.
"Hii there! Don't let him out till |
get my dog" shouted one.
''Hold on! Wait for the dogsr' yelled
half a dozen voices at once.
''Keep cool and form circler' COM
manded policeman, as he took firm
er grip of his baton.
The man with the trap spread a large
handkerchief over it and waited. He
was not bit excited. On the contrary
he was as placid as a chip sailing in
the wash-dish.
"Whar' did ye ketch him?" inquired
a newsboy.
"What'll ye take fur him?'' asked
another, but his inquiry was treated
with the same silent contempt.
Then four or five men came running
up with dogs uuder their arms, and ten
or fifteen dogs on foot followed behind.
There was a fight between a bulldog
and a Newfoundland, and there would
have been row between the owners
had not second policeman appeared.
Order was finally restored. The dogs
were arranged in circle and held by
their collars, and the placid man slowly
knocked the ashes from his pipe, look
ed carefully around, and then raised the
trap and shook the rat out. All the
dogs made rush, but in ten seconds
each and every canine walked off on
his ear and seemed to be hurt in his
feelings. A boy stepped forward and
held the rat up to view.
'.It's crockery ratr' he yelled rs he
whirled it around.
"Yes, it vhas grocery radt, und he
cost me den cents!" calmly replied the
placid man as he walked off with his
trap.-Detroit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01

"a preparatory school for boys'' in
Connecticut is called The Gunnery. "
Ii the design is to prepare boys for the
life beyond ''The Toy Pistol-ry' would
be more appropriate name, and find
more favor with the Juveniles. ss:s4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01

One of our Newport swells tells this
story of himself. 1t is his pet story. 1t
impresses different listeners differently.
Sometimes l think it doesn't impress
them exactly rs he expects it to, but it
is his way of informing the world that
he dresses for the evening religiously.
I'll try to put it in his own words: Pm
deuced absent-minded, don't you know
-deuced absent-minded! Did some
thing other morning, just like me, don't
YOU knowP Valet was Knocked up;
lighted the gas myself when got up;
deuced stubborn mustache, mine is
have to curl it on an iron; lighted gas
to heat iron, and forgot to put it out
OF course a fellah don't put on his
morning clothes by gas-light. and l got
into my evening suit. BY Jove, opened
the front door and stood in evening
dress in broad daylight. Haven't got
over it vet. Cad! upset me entirely !
Felt like a waitaw or n fool. Deuced
absent-n. :nded, l am, don't you knowPs'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01

He eazcd in evident embarrassment
at the bill of fare printed in French, and
finally said, pointing TO the word menu
at the top: You may bring me soma
menu, aud be sure tQhave it well doae,ns
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
CHURCHBS.

tI'NIvERsALlsT = Rev. ANDREW WILSON
Pastor. services every sunday nc 10 80 u. III
and z 30 u. IN. sunday school ut IL IS p. IN
Pastor's residence on Diamond street. first dooi
north Ut Main.
FCoNeRsi ATIONAL = REV, A: NJ HILLS
Pastor. Services on sunday at 10 30 A. NJ, and
$50 Pm. sunday School atl2:1 Pm Prayer
M~atIrg z on Thursday Evening at z 80.
MEL II 'DIrT- REV. k M. CLEARWATER, Nj
A. Pastor. Services on Sunday at 10 80 A. :,
and .0j p. n. Sunday School at l2:lb p. N.
PrAyer Meeting On Thursday Evening at 10.
rDlSCIPLE- REV. III l.. sTREAroR, Pastor.
Services ON Sunday ut 10 80 A, M, and 80 ?; N
Blnday School at12-l6 Pm. Prayer Meeting
on Thursday Evening at7 30.
IMMACULATE CONCEP PrI0N--CATHOLlC
-.RKv. J ~, d. BOWLEs Pastor. Services ats and
70 80 each alternate Sunday. Sunday School at
S:SUP NJ. iiigh Mass, sunday, July a. and each
Alternate sunday thereafter. Mass every week
a&y morning at z 80.
9GRACE CtIU URCH-EPISCOPAL-Ce st
REv. j. w. GILMAN. Rector. Services on
Sunday at 10: 70 A. NJ, and Sabbath School I'M
nCI lately after service. Evening Service at
the usual hour.
CAKwUODUHAPEL-- street. Rev
ID W Burdck Pastor. Services Sunday eve
ming at I 30. Union Sunday School at O'Clock
y. m. zach Sundai.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01

The cod-fshing in Iceland this season
has been almost a failure. Several
smacks tried to force their way as far
as North Cape, but were prevented
from doing so by barriers of ice. The
Shetland fleet is expected home about
the end OF November.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01

q eres - j. III. NICHOLS.
Aetcrnsy at Law and Notary Public. Office
N Phenix Block over Second National Bank.
Ravenna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
Business Cards.

NJ. STUART .ss s..s5s ID. i. ROCKWELL.
STUART g ROCKWELL,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
Az IA w, Ravenna, Ohio Offices IN Poe
DuIldiog. nearly opposite the Etna house
and court House,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-01
j. H. DUSSELl
2. Is. CONANT

u. II. DOOOELL,
A ETORNEY AT LAW, Counsel in
IA English and German. ONCE over Flath's
CioJhIng store, Phenix BLOCK, Rayenna, y.