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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27
LEGAL NOTICE,

Minnie A, Dinsmore. who resides Mt Minneap-
oils. Minnesota. is hereby notified that her hus-
band, Will j.. Dinsmore. has filed a petition
tage County. Ohio praying to be DIVORCED from
her. and as cause. says that she has been will
fully absent from the plaintiff for than three
cation.
Said petition will be for hearing before said
Court at its January Term for 1885. and after six
weeks from the first publication of this notice.
WILL J. DINSMORE.
By J. Ii. NICHOLS. his Atty.
Ravenna, o.. Nov. 25th. 1884. 84S 6w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27

LEGAL NOTICE.
A LEXANDER LEEPER, whose place of
IA residence is uni N lwn, will take notice
that on the 2eth day Of Octobe 1884. Annie E.
Leeper fled her petition against MIN in the
Common Pleas Court OF Portage County. Ohio,
charging him with gross neglect of duty. PN-
treme cruelty. and with adultery with Rose &.
Allen, June 10th, 1854. and praying to be d.
Vorced from him
said petition will stand for hearing at the
term of sail Court next after s weeks from the
nrst publication hereof, which ill he January
Term, 1885. ANNIE e.. IEEPER
by l. L. SIDDALL. Atty.
October 30th, 1884. S4I-6w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27
Error Corrected.

Error Corrected.
GARRETTSvILLE, O., Nov. "a, 1884
EDITOR DEMOCRATIC PRESS,
RAvENNA, o.
DEAR SIR In your issue of Nov.
Goth, 1884, appears an article relating
to q "business man who lives not a
hundred miles from the lively town oi
Garrettsville, and which was shown
me by some friends supposing it had
reference to me. Now, you are an en-
tire stranger to me. and cannot think
you would knowingly publish sn arti.
Gle 10 injure mans business, at least
when there is not eUen one word Of truth
in the article from first to last. except per.
haps it could be drawn from what i
told Mr.. C.G. Knapp.
The following is the entire conver.
sation: 1 was in Mr.. Knapp's store,
when he said. "What do you say,
win, about our putting our flag across
the street from your store 2.' L told
him, tell you, Cash, we had rather
not have any party flag suspended from
our place of business" and added,
" we had just as soon have one party
iiag as another, but do not care to get
mixed up in politics." and 1--WE did
not want TO offend any man.
Now your informant, whoever h
was, was totally in error, as you can
learn by writing to any of our respon-
sible citizens.
1 know I never thought of being
" mad" and never heard before that
was "bigoted of iHtolerant," and
the statement about not wanting the
" money of Democrat in his busi-
ness" is too absurd to need q consider
alton from me.
VOnrs RasnaoffullV
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27

Choice Selection of Bronze Bisque and
Glassware.
Attractive Lines of Plush, Toilet Cas-
es, Albums, Etc.
Rare Novelties in Swiss Carvings and
Olive Wood.
Direct ImpOrtations of Musical Boxes,
from 81 TO $3.50 each.
Fine French and German Dolls a great
Speciality with us:
Dolls TrOsseaus and Outfits.
scientific Toys, Mechanical Toys.
New Games, Puzzles and Tricks.
Mechanical Figures for Show Window
Attractions.
Dealer. should visit our Wholesale Depart
ment.
Committees on Church Fairs specially invited.
Boys. send for Catalogue of Magic Lanterns,
Printing Presses. Steam Toys, and new Electric
Toys and Magic Tricks.
Ladies ase invited to visit our departments for
Art Needle Work and Materials, Knitting and
Croeheting Yarns and Flosses, or send for our
Price List.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27
FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE
just opened the complete and best selected
Watches and Silver Ware

opened county prices shall be lower than the lowest Las
will break the bone and don't forget that prices has com
small SCALE Compare prices with what yo
avoid the city Jew racket and still
Rockford Waltam
Rockford Silver Plated War
Novelties suitable Holiday Weddin
Spectace Glasses Musical goods The only dealers
Ravenna who personally repair watches
Dewey & WetZel,
IRST DOOR THE RAYENNA JEWELER
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
kAvENNA. THURSDAY. NOV. 81, 1888,
MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY,
Winter Tinsd Table, Isss-a

Hinfer TInad Table, 1929
Gates open at o'clock A. NJ: close at P M.
Bell will be rung ten minutes before closing, as
uotice to carriages to ave the grounds.
Sunday Time Table.
Gates open at O'Clock A. NJ. close at sP. M,
PHILO L. KING. SEXTON.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27

We have no desire to misrepresent
Mr.. Root in this matter, but supposed
our article of last week was based upon
reliable information. We most cheer
fully give Mr.. Root the benefit of the
above explanation, and would add
that a note from Mr.. &. g Knapp con-
firms the correctness of the above
statement-ED.P PREss.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27
TAXES FOR 1854.
Tan Payers of. Portage County :

To he TaG of Portage County:
In
Yin Villages Special School
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-27

Feed Cutters. 2'eed Cutters!:
Improved Baldw En, with safety fly
wheel, hand or pei txer. Dick Cutters
with Sitting attachment. Also, other
geared and variety of lever cutters at
= r. F. THOMPSON.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

The strength Of mans mind is
hown alike by what he believes and
by what he doubts.
Every man feels instinctively that
all the beautiful sentiments in the
world weigh less than a single lovely
action, and that, while tenderness OF
feeling and susceptibility to generous
emotions are accidents of tempera,
ment, goodness is an achievement Of
the will and n quality of life.
Like all Natures processes, old age
is gentle and gradual in its approaches
strewed with illusions, and all its little
gricrs soothed by natural sedatiycs
But the iron hand is not less irresisti
bic because it wears a velvet glove
any people economic the wrong
way. They will worry the pennies
and waste the dollars. A fortune, OF
so much saved and put away, is no
made this way, but by u careful out
look all the way round.
Those sentiments of love which flow
from the heart cannot be frozen b,
adversely.
In nature the most valuable and tn,
beautiful usually go hand-in-hand
and, If we do not always trace thci
union, it is because our limited eXpo
rieroe has not yet fathomed all he
secrets,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28

Jennie June, in one of her letters to
the st. Louis Globe Democrat digresscs
from her talk about fashion long enough
to relate these touching incidents, illus
trating the painful vicssitudes that
wealth and society are submitted to;
The other day check was sent to the
Especial order" department of large
Broadway house, which, it was explained,
was the payment for an outfit provided
for an infant which had been left moth
crlcss and taken charge of by a rich and
doting maternal Grandmother. Only
two years before the same house had fur.
nishcd the trousscau for the lovely young
bride. Now the grief of the mother at
the loss of the daughter she loved found
consolation in u lavish outpouring of
rich gifts upon the head Of the uncon-
scious baby she had left. 1t was five
months old now, and to be short coated
This was the occasion for the outfit,
which included nineteen real lace dresses,
coat of corded silk, hand embroidered
and trimmed with fine white duchess
lace, II white cloth coat lined with silk
and trimmed with Florcntinc lace, and a
lace cap, marvel Of soft waves of lace
and narrow satin ribbon and marabout
feathers. In the department where this
order was executed hung silk quilt of
very dainty workmanship-somc of the
pieces embroidered, some hand painted.
This quilt was made on and sent from
the "iree bed' of a hospital bya woman
once rich who had spent thousands Of
dollars at the same store, but now thank
fully awaited herself of the interest of
one of its proprietors in an ''institution'
to procure Il shelter; u place to die in,
and the means to die dcccntly, Her
husband had specialized and lost. Her
health had declined. She had 40 friends
willing to take in and provide for a
woman used to luxury and dying of can
Ger, and it was through the interest of
this plying merchant who had known
her in her prosperous days that she was
so far relieved from her terrible position
as to be placed under shelter and kindly
cared for.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28

Japanese wedding presents are not
OF the practical character favored in
this country, but are chiefly intended
to express some suitable sentiment.
Thus, at a recent native wedding de-
scribed by the Japan Weekly Mail,
the most prominent gift was a noun
tain formed of rolls of white and red
floss silk, the ends of each roll being
tied with parti-colored Irvine in hard
knots, emblematic of the indisSolubility
Of the marriage tie. The floss silk
typilied gentle but enduring constancy,
the strength of its skeins contrasting
with their softness and fleXibility.
Round the base of the mountain were
ornaments Of fresh rice straw, plated
into the forms of the storks and tor
toises of longevity, and the pine BAN
boo and plum of perpetual bloom, while
into the loops of the plants were thrust
pieces of the dried bonito fish, a favor
lite accompaniment of wedding presents,
its name "KtiSu- wo-bOshi," being a
homonym for the three Chinese char
acters signiiylng victorious, manly and
brave,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28
SANKEY'S Great Work in Africa.

Henry M. Stanley has completed one
of the greatest civiIizing enterprises ever
undertaken without war. lie has in
four years established continuous chain
OF commercial stations extending from
the east to the west coast of Africa; each
station thoroughly furnished with its
central building, its Offices and cottages;
manned by working forces, provided with
arms for use in extremity, and managed
by an agcnt-all under the flag of the
International African association. There
has been no haste in the work. Staney's
first return to Africa, after his rest in
england from the original journey across
"the dark continent by way of the be,
fore unknown Congo, was made in 1880,
and in that year he founder Vivi, nearly
ut the head of steam navigation from the
ocean. Before the third year was finished,
nc had established Leopoldville on Stan.
ley pool at the head of the lower cata-
racts, the key of the upper Congo, and
had launched four steamers on the great
river. Last December the station of
Stanley Falls, a thousand miles up the
river, was founded, and these are the
principal ccnters of the complete system
of communicating stations which now
stretch across the continent from tho
mouth of the Congo to the island of
Zanzibar, in the Indian ocean. Mer-
chants have within six months made the
journey from Zanzibar to Lcopoldville
without hindrance Nearly three thou
sand miles of navigation of the Congo
and its tributaries have now been opened
to commerce by this chain of stations,
and thousands of miles more are sure to
yield to their tribute so soon as the
associations peaceful entrance and pur-
pose becomes known among the tribes.
Such conquest for civilization has never
been before known, and it is work
whose dignity honors Stanley and the
international association of kings, princes
and merchants, who have been wise
enough to appreciate the opportunity of
the world, and to employ the eXtraordi-
nary genius of Stanley in improving it.
-,SprinQfed Mass Republican,.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28

brandy and soda" Thus strengthened,
the polite and exalted company are
enabled to get up and get along till
they come to the 10 o'clock breakfast,
which consists of d" four hot Dishes"
many kinds of cold meat, fruit, cakes
tea, coffee, cocoa and claret. The due
discussion of these dainties brings
them near the hour of noon. Lunch.
con begins at two, when the table is
spread again with many kinds of
meat and birds, hot and cold, plain
puddings, rich puddings, wine and
coffee.
One would suppose that they had
now done enough eating for the day.
But no; the great meal has yet to
be consumed. Dinner begins at half
past 8, and continues until half past
III. Even then the mighty business of
absorbing nourishment Is not con-
Guided. Coffee, liquor, tea, cigars and
cigarettes are next in order.
Perhaps some of the gentlemen are
out shooting. In that case portable
stoves, crammed with hot dishes, are
dispatched to the field to keep up
their energies. Bottles of champagne
are sometimes sent with the repast;
but as rule, as Lady John Manners
informs us, "your crack shot sticks to
the whiskey or to claret.' At 5
o'clock in the afternoon ladies gather
about the tea table, which is not
furnished with tea alone. The guests
usually show "much appreciation OF
any little surprises in the way of
mullins or tea cakes provided by a
thoughtful hostess"
Billiards, cards, and music occupy
the early hours of the night; during
which, as our lady remarks, "brews OF
many kinds are prepared, and elIer-
yescing waters, whisIey, brandy, clar
ct, lemons in profusiOn, must be at
hand"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28

The st. james Gdzette says; James
Pawn, the novelist, lives in one OF the
most attractive houses in Mazda Vale,
London. and spends most of his time
there, except, of course, when at his
Office lie says in his boyhood he
never took part in any games or sports,
and to this day doesn't know anything
about cricket, tennis, croquet, rowing,
yachting, misunderstanding or anything
of the sort. lie doesn't take any
recreation now,-not even walking Or
noing to the theater. Leaving the
house in the morning he goes to the
nearest cab stand-about twenty steps
from his door and rides to his office.
From 10 to | o'clock he writes fiction,
and then walks-one block-to the Re
form club and takes lunch with his old
friend, William Black. Then he goes
back and reads MSS. and proofs until
1 o'clock, when he returns to the club
and plays whist for one hour and half.
Then he rides home, dimes, dozcs in his
chair, goes to bed and sleeps ten hours,
gets up and takes breakfast, and starts
off again on the same routine, which
he repeats day after day, with no yaria-
ton or shadow of turning, lie smokes
forty or fifty pipes of tobacco a day;
in fact, he smokes constantly. lie
writes an execrable hand, and has his
daughter copy all his MSS. with a
typewriter, to send to the printer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28
The tSOIlllall.

SOudan, or Sudan, or Soodan, as it is
yariously written, is a vast belt of terri
tory which stretches nearly across AT
RIGA, mainly between the sixth and lif-
teenth parallels of north latitude, and
south of the Great Desert; and from
the Nile provinces of Egypt on the east
to Senegambia on the west. The prin-
cipal cities are Kano Sokoto, kuka and
Timbuctoo, which he IL become famous
for their caravan trade to the Mediter-
ranean coasts. The principal exports
are gold, indigo, ivory, iron, skins, at
tar of roses, ostrich feathers, and gum
arabic. It's area is estimated at 2,55O,-
900 square miles, or about three-lllths
of that of the Uuited States But it is
the Egyptian Soudan with which read
ers are at present most familiar. The
Soudan is province of Egypt, distin-
guished from that which we Lave been
describing, and of which it is but con-
tinuation eastward, by preliXing the
definite article-the Soudan. 1t com
prises Kordofan, Nubia proper, SEMINAR
Cor Senaar), Toka on the east, and
some Nile districts further south. Sir
Samuel Baker estimates that the popu-
lation is over 100000. The products
of the Soudan have hitherto found their
way to Cairo chiefly by caravans, that
have taken about four months to make
the Journey. The soil is fertile, and
much might be expected from it under
favorable conditions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28
Tar Smoke for DiptIleria.

A recent issue of the New York Sun
says: Ruth Lockwood, the nine-year-old
child of Thomas Lockwood, a compost
tor in the Times Office, became violent
ly i'll with diphtheria. She was so
weak that it was deemed dangerous to
try tracheotomy, or cutting open the
windpipc. On Thursday Or. Nichols
who was attending her, received a
copy Of the Paris FiWEyo which con-
tanned report made to the French
Academy of Medicine BY Dr, DelthiI.
DR.. Delthil said that thu vapors OF
liquid tar and turpentine would dis
solve the fibrinouS eXudat ions which
choke up the throat in Group and dph,
iberia.
DR.. Delthirs process was described.
lie pours equal parts of turpentine
and liquid tar into tin pan Or cup
and sets fire to the mixture. A dense
resinous smoke arises, which obscures
the air of the room.
"The patient" Dr. Delthil says, "im,
mediately seems to experience relief;
the choking and rattle stop; the
patient falls into slumber and seems
to inhale the smoke with pleasure.
The librinous membrane soon becomes
detached, and the patient coughs up
mcrobicidcs. These when caught in
glass, may be seen to dissolve in the
smoke. In the course Of three days
afterward the patient entirely re-
covers
DR.. Nichols tried this treatment
yesterday with little Ruth Lockwood
She was lying gasping for breath when
he visited her. First pouring about
two tablespoonfuls of liquifed tar on
an iron pan, he poured as much turpen'
tine over it and set it on fire. The
rich rcsinous smoke which rose to the
ceiling was by no means unpleasant
As it filled the room the child's breath
ING became natural, and as the smoke
grew dense she fell asleep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28

TO be homely but healthy and strong
was put up and bid off to tho man
who would take her for the least
money. Naturally, there would be Il
few homely ones, whom no one would
take except he was paid large sum-
And thus it might happen that the
large sum paid by one man to the
most beautiful Of tho young girls
would be paid to another man for
accepting the plaincst and homeliest
of the lot
In this way the sums paid for the
desirable wives became marriage por-
tlons to the unfortunately undesirable
ones. So in the end the sale was com
pleted and the docket successfully
cleared.
There is one thought that forces its
way upon us. How often do you sup
pose it happened that one of those men
who had been paid to take u homely,
faced wife found himself, in the end
possessed of treasure? And, on the
other hand, how many of those who
had been attracted by beautiful face,
and had paid a large sum of money for
their choice, would, before the year
was out, have gladly exchanged fol-
one of the plainer-faced?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28

The features of the Karwanesc
women are pure, but without character
Il sort Of general regularity uninter
esting in itself, and which does not ap
peal to the fancy. One seeks in vain
in their almost classic faces something
to reveal the individual, something of
the deeper experience of life which dis
closes itself in the harassed faces of
Northern races. Their large eyes, sur
rounded by thick dark circle, have
the fixed placidity of expression of the
animal. They color their lips with car
mine, and the tips of their fingers with
henna. All these pungent seasonings
well become their physiognomies, some
times proud, sometimes gloomy, and
the picturesque frame which surrounds
them.
Thus adorned, they like to remain
motionless; one would take them for
lIindoo idols, with their silk garments
ornamented with gold, their bare limbs
the color of amber cncircled by old and
heavy jewelry of silver.
Poor daughters of a condemned race,
plunged, in a profound stupor, their
life passes in household work, and the
manufacture of carpets and woollen
stulfs Sometimes they practice sing
ing while playing the tabor and the
darbOucd, or move nonchaantly
through some measures of the dance.
Women of means--the happiest of them.
interrupt their employment by long
maps. This is their greatest pleasure,
their greatest luxury-to sleep. Their
tavorite distraction in summer is to
mount for a few moments in the even
ing to their terraces and exchange
greetings with each other and some
brief gossip. They must return only
the more depressed to that cloister-likc
solitude which characterizes all Arab
dwellings, and where alone is revealed
all the jealous suspicion, all the Zero
cious surveillance of NIussulman life,
Parents do not always wait till their
daughters are manageable to sell them,
after disputed bargain, to an old or Il
young man. The price of the women
varies from 100 francs to 500 or GOO
This great difference comes from the
fact that the future husband pays ac-
cording to the importance of his wife'S
family, but the degree of beauty never
enters into consideration, since The
couple are supposed to see each other
for the first time on their wedding day
Marriage, far from emancipatinq
women, only changes their prison. Iht
tyranny of the husband is even harshel
than that in the family, where the
father loves his daughter, since his ca
price is absolute law. The man always
eats alone; the woman is not admitted
to the honor Of sharing his meal; SHE
serves, standing respectfully before
him.--Harper'S Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28

The account which follows is taken
from historian of Babylon, who wrote
of the fifth century before Christ;
and it may undoubtedly be relied upon
as correct picture of the time. Those
old Babylonians believed in marriage
and if the woman old enough to marry
did not find husband of her OWL
good fortune, then she must be provl,l
ed by the public. And, to this end, al
auction of unmarried women took place
annually.
The most beautiful of the girls wcr,
first put up, and the man of good char.
acter who bid the highest sum toOE
his choice. And so they went on, unit.
lhe apparently desirable wives were a!
disposed Of. In someinstances, where
young ladies of rare beauty were pre-
sented, large sums were paid-suct
sums, in fact, as only man of mean!
could afford.
After all the pretty and good-lookinG
women had been disposed Of ther,
we're sure to be some for whom no ont
would make an offer; and some ther,
we're whom no man would take excep
he were paid for it. And now cam'
bidding in the other direction. Instead
oetheman saying how much he woulc
give for the wife, he said for wha
Mm, cash in hand, he would acccp
her. The woman unfortunate enouGf