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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-15
zhiags We read o. But Never sss.
Philadslphia Progress.

30118O We read Of But Newer 8oO.
Phladslphia Progress.
u reads almost like fairy tale, be-
cause such acts Of spontaneous kindness
ars rare. and yet it actually happened q
lew days since, under my own obserus-
ton IN Q Chestnut street toy store. A
small, ragged boy, about s years old.
stood in the doorway eying wistfully
large-sixed velocipede. A sweet faced
lady in the doorway caught sight Of the
longing in the childs face, and going
mp to him asked: "Would you like
very much 10 have that velocipedsfs
The boy .only looked at her in opsa-
eyed wonder, and in answer to the re-
peated question stammered sYea 1hes
Lady walked up 10 the counter. inqurs
the price Of The velocipede. laid dovAs
the money for i and called to theahl
TO como and take the coysted trsaS11Az &
The littls fsllov ozalpsd 4 bol11 Il
fhis axms almoGt snlSliiing ~ jlT5 N
ran o1t eitlS ~ II ~ r. Z Z
IN = ~ ;! ~ sj lsls
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9sw - 1saA aaA Isssr,sss mas~Ssse n
~ vaxasus Features.


~ vaxisas 1sasaxss.
From Fornsys Prosresa
Observe how, whom the shrswd palm
1T is reading the lines Of . hand, lie
scans the face with almost equal inter-
est. These learned people know how
tho soul dwells in the eye; and the abil.
ity to understand it, Language il inborn
with most folks without having TO study
Il, though extremely sensitive persons
have told mo that more persons Of dis
elimination rested in their hands than
they could read from every feature Of
the face, the fingers being 10 full Of
vision that they could feel color with
out seeing it: 20 full Of nerves that
an impression was instantaneous and
could be relied upon; 20 full Of life that
when their possessor was in love they
tngled with an afectionste intoxication.
1t is said that very quiet eyes that inn
press and embsrass one With their re.
pose signify self-command, but also
much complacency and some conceit.
Restless eyes that cannot look one stead
ily in the face denote . deceitful, de-
signing mind. Eyes in which the white
mas yeiiowish tinge and is streaked
with reddish veins, prove much Of
strong passions and hasty tempers.
very blue eyes bespeak amind inclined
intelligence and excellent reasoning
faculties; greenlsh eyes, falsehood and
. fondness for scandal. A malicious
mind is often indicated by greenish
eyes. Black eyes show o passionate
lively temperament, and oftentimes .
most deceltiul disposition; brown eyes
are generally tender and true, indicat-
ing kind and happy disposition.
Oi the nose. a Roman nose denotes
. sign OF good sense; perfectly straight
nose indicates . pure and noble soul,
unless the eye contradicts it; q neg re.
trousse signifies spirit OF mischief, wit
and dash; large nose generally indi-
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WKAEW AsIAFIc cKoInA1

I'll proper aAA xmvropsf xreatmsat, with
~ Mats % N 31svsataea.
Dr.. John @. Peters, in the New York Herald
"What is the distinguishing feature Of
Asistic cholera, Doctor?"
It is this, I think, that the poison or
germs of cholera invaribly destroy the
epithelium or soft skin lining the muc-
ous membrane of the bowels, and lay
II bare a. il it had been fayed. Hence
the redness and CONGESTION of the nue.
ous membrane. From the red surface
the serum Of watery portion Of the
blood flows in large quantities. just as
it does from an ordinary blister on the
skin. Previous to 1866 there enormous
discharges were attributed to weakness
and relaxation OF the bowels, and I was
the first to point out that they were due
to the destruction Of the epthelium.
This is not theory, but fact, amply
proved by post-mortem examinations,
and destroying the germs, and not alone
of restraining the discharges and sooth-
ing the raw mucous membrane.
"Here may mention that much mis-
cheif has been caused by q popular
medicine largely composed of red pep.
per, ginger and brandy, and which,
though useful in cases of cholera morbus,
is among the most injurious that could
be selected in cases Of real cholera.
The reason is that the coldness Of the
surface of the body, or what il callapse,
is caused by the tremendous irritation
of the bowels, and that any further ir-
ritation naturally increases the collapse.
Strange to say this medicine has been
largely used for the past years. No
skillful doctor, however, would dream
of Recommending it. Henceforward the
scientific treatment of cholera will be
based on the use Of rgemicides. o
these sulphste Of iron, suggested by mf
in 1856, gallic acid and all the dilute
mineral acids, especially the sulphuric,
are also astringents. The dilute sui
phuric acid, especially the aromatic
tincture, hos attained the highest repu-
tation as Q preventive and cure of Ash
attic cholera. Corrosive sublimate,
which would probably he used by scien
tific physicians is not alone poisonous,
but very dangerous, since il can only be
used in minute form. One particle
would kill 20, 900 germs. Still It is the
most efficient germicide known ct pres.
ent. Koch recommends picnic acid,
which is the same as chemically pure,
carbolic acid. Chemically pure, mind, ,
for the chemically impure has signally
failed, since it has been proved that bac-
terra will live for long time in strong
solutions of it. Among the domestic
preventives, the best to my mind are
common table salt aud vinegar, used
separately and in fairly large quantities
as condiments Of food. A strong solu-
tion Of chloride of soda, or table salt,
would be as effectual as chloride of zinc
or even chloride of mercury, which is
the same as corrosive sublimate. II
nurses and doctors washed their hands
regular in vinegar while attending
cholera patients, feel sure they will
escape the disease"
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HoIoNan 4 D1smE.


SAe 0xoos Desert o3 0AAASA 3oeng 0oa.
vseteA InSe Garden.
One more miracle, says the New York
Sun, has been wrought in the orient.
The whole length aud breadth Of the
great Algerian desert, arid and almost
without vegetable life for years, il now
mass of living green. Dry, sandy sa-
hara is luxuriant, grassy garden, rich
and refreshing a. New England or
chard.
Notwithstanding the elsborataly for
mulated scientific theories, which ar
ranged for continued dryness il Alge-
ria, until the reluctant inhabitants were
forced to leave the country or die Of
thirst, 90 dismal an exodus is not likely
to take place at present. Last year the
rainfall was beyond precedent, 10 far
as the memory Of the oldest inhsbi-
tant" goes, and corpious sthunder-storms
continued all through the spring months
and even into the summer. Such Q wet
season there never was in Algeria be-
fore, and in consequence this seasons
crops will constitute plentiful abun-
dance personified. The one fear Of the
farmers is that the rain may last
throughout the summer and interfere
with their hsrvests.
Rain in winter is frequent enough in
this naturally dry climate, but it Is sell
dom excessive. The only harm il has
done is to dissolve the raw, sun dried
brick of which the houses are built.
Scores of families have seen their home
melt under their very noses without any
means of checking the destruction.
Even the French garrisons lost their
barracks and were compelled to accom-
modate themselves to tent life. This
soluble Algcrin brick, called "attob, !"
corresponds exactly with the "adobe"
fthe Mexicans and Spanish Americans.
Philologists, in fact, pretend to trace
both to common Arabic origin.
In support of the theory or fall
lacy that the desert is gradually creep
ing toward the sea- coast is the fact that
countless ruins exist in Tripoi and
Tunis, marking the places where con-
siderable vegetation once was but now
is not. The truth is, however, that
sAAoAA UoooA&VA ID uVt uu0 W
any natural phenomena but wholly
and entirely to tho depredative
invasions Of nomadic Arabs, who finally
killed off and drove away all Of the un-
fortunate inhabitants Of the present
ruins. The wells with which the latter
sustained vegetable growth in their re-
gion are now filled with dry sand.
They could easily be opened again and
made just as serviceable a. formerly.
The taxes, too, were dreadful enough to
discourage any race of people and prob
ably had some influence upon the de-
population.
The constant decrease of the wood
land is dangerous to every interest and
should he legislated against. By pre-.
serving the timber now standing, by
planting more, and by taking advantage
Of the same opportunities that have SO
wonderfully increased the rainfall in
western North America, the great desert
of Sahara could be redeemed from its
supposed perpetual aridity and become
one OF the greenest, richest gardens in
ell the earth.
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full of him! but it was not the first time
this gallant officer had performed this
charitable task. Mrs. Allison herself
was grass widow of . somewhat doubt
full character, although according to
her own ideas prim and proper to . de-
gree; still, she had no real objection to
one Of the male sex, other than her law.
full spouse, being tackled on to her apron
strings for the time being, though the
same arrangement with others was scan
dalous in her eyes to Q degree.
The party had now all arrived and
were sitting in the far corner Of the
veranda slipping tea and chatting prevf-
ous to their start up the hill again for
Nynee Tai, when they we're surprised
by. the clatter Of pony hoofs coming over
the bridge towards the house; and
lady all alone, without even syce
(groom), rode into the garden and
pulled up in front of the veranda. She
had evidently ridden rather fast, for her
pony was very hot and she was very
much ont Of breath. get
ting her foot out of the stirrup
she slid down Of the saddle by herself,
and leading the pony up TO the door
Words fail 70 dsscribsI ths 6stonish.
Imsnt u ths tea pasty5at III. slher "a
~ TIE veranda whsn, By the HIGHT oe The
newly " lamp over The doorway, they.
reco6nixsd the features Of The spolisas
- tnnAoents 1n. Clsathse. T6eR19s
4. . - o. : ). II y tosl y = L y 1ek i
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1its. addrsll IN I1slSaasnt ivss.
.sso yo0 thousht to1akS Doa Ffansisoe
and his dAzg&tse 6aptiyss, did youf II
IT. nos'na takens yoa wsee one of ths
cabellsros whelsepsd . eAllAatly from
tho 6rst .boa& - the iava6exs thai had
Cd to-dAy. ] An1 1ny Aea wsrs lying
behind hummocks near The Ghoro &
tho time, and / covered you three
times With my cAEhfne. Tam Glad now
that Idid noe kfll you then. I have
you now whses I can Shoot you q ny
leisure"
.Nay,s intsrpossd Don Fraacisoo,
who Was standing neax. sthsss ere pris-
oners Of war, captain. md must b
treated a. SUCH"
"Do not cross tho path Of the tiger In
bis fury replied the captain, With .
dark scovl. "Thoss are my prisoners,
and shall be dealt with q 1see It,"
Lieutenant Ives knew that his failure
70 return from his scout would BY this
time begin to excite approximations, and
. strcng party would be sent out In
search Of him. SO great WAS his cha
grin as having BEEN surprised by tho
1exicans, however, thas he really
cared little whether he was rescued or
not. ~
During The s. oonvslvatioa between
Don Francisco ,Nontevsrte and FL
Tgsre, the donS daughter, Dolores,
had stood close bsside her father. She
had been frightened q hrst, but her
are was reused by the manner in which
tho guerrilla chief had replied TO her
father, and she stood up q proudly and
definity ~ the don himself.
Lieutenant Ives had tied Q handker.
chief tightly around his arm after he
had been wounded. The wound wa
now causing him intense pain, and he
was beginning TO feel faint from loss Of
blood.
II fear neither tigers nor banditti, J"
said Don Francisco, hotly, in reply 70
Ell Tgere's last remark. II insist that
these men be treated rs prisoners Of
war;"
There's just one reason that will
purchase them, Senior Don, "and that
is the hand Of your daughter Dolores"
"Never!" exclaimed Don Francisco.
II would rather see hers married to that
young invader, much asI hate the
whale race Of the Americanos, than
to you"
Lieutenant Ives, who was becoming
more and moro impressed with the
Donna Dolores, thought TO himsslf that
the don's alternative would not bo such
bad idea after al.
"Wellwe have no time to parley now,
said Ell Tigere. ''The Americans viii
be down ON us before We know il. ]
will take my prisoners with me TO q
place Of safety, and in the morning they
shall die."
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1taiu 0oan4y deni0 ny DAMAGE 10
sMope. .&um seolms.
81 i lS,,i.,. Ta,k -. -. -. =. ~,
4. = a. ID. Aeks % Wal-
Eni.. tcS Sfss:iss S;n.St.r % n ]; 4 A1r' 4 T.,,n'
h y, ~. 1900, d q, o., !, . -, !,
49, ~. 80 ~. I. -. -.. ,. -.
/ mnoh tsieEsr Tha s Il ousiity " n ss.,s q -
~ "a. ..l -.
,.5 AA'1.VI y. = u10 soutnsmens oeps.
1o ana 1J,s 70 .1hlch etShty-ssvso bands
! havo been dnvlted.
O. b. CarpsntG, u Lincoln, H., Il
7 living b Blunt. Hsv vae acouit&ed al
killing Fora Burns.
49, ,.o
q =. 4. 'SWAs4Ap plss =. soWnP Aoe,
xAnee ". VA recetved at The Bismarck
.;is. ~, sc,.,. ~ = 80 -. n.s lana y snrss
Ns Heart river. adioininr the Fort Rio .
rsssrvation On che eat.
Ldsut. Chsrlaa; r. Rna EIevanth IN
f..,t,v -. ,,..n ,s...;r.s so...s.s.. :.
duty = depok nn.rtorm....r- p ~ .s- M.
uaruk. Dek. snd VIM rsiisvs Can't =
u hasA:way, assistant quartetmaster.
n, m;i;t.p. m 1880 aeseq Is r. 20 ss.e sssson 4
Kans. - " - -1's1"o1'1'
n !. ,s,sr+ ,.,, ..,,,,,, - x.,:.
y . - ...n s.~tm - s1eaoAn -
.nese ware about o.OUO acres of wheat
destroyed, and the loss II estimated at
17E.OO9. The lsroest snfE.r.r. var.
D.. n-.4-, % = - :
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9iReqe And & CO. lat.0 .0unco q
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-25
Notice 10 Nonresident Defendants.

NJ NKGARET F. ST iOSG, residing in st
Nk Paul, Minnesota, Hattie ellis, John
VI ,Illis, Margaret +. ellis, charles j. GillIs
Marion Il Gillis, residing in OrtOnville, Big
Stone county, Minnesota, and John IL. Giliis.
residing in Sebastopoi, Sonoma county ,Califor-
MIA, will take notice that on The 10Th day of Au-
gust. 1884. Bradford Howland administrator OF
the estate OF Lucia A. GiIl,s, deceased 1led his
Ohio, against the above named parties and 9TH
erS alleging that said LucIa A. GilliS died seiZ-
ed in fee simple OF the following described real
estate, TO wit:
Situate in the Village of Ravenna. County of
Portage and State of Ohio, and known as lot
No. 10 In TappaL's subdivision (>Outh) in the
Village of Ravenna, and is bounded north west
and east by an alley and south by HaZen street
And further alleging by said petition, that il
is necessary to sci, said real estate to pay the
debts OF said Lucia y. ellis, rs well as costs OF
administration. The prayer of said petition is
that the plaintiff said administrator, may be
authorized and or tered o >ell said real estate;
that ali rights, interests and equities of each
and all Of the defendants may Ue determined
and protected. and Tor all other proper orders
and relief in the premises.
The persons above mentioned as non-resi-
dents OF this state have been made parties de-
fcndant to said petition, and they are required
to answer the same on or before the 18th day of
October, A. ~ lSS
Ravenna. August Is 1884
BRADFORD ROWLAND.
Admir- estate of Lucia ellis deceased.
G +. ROBINSON. Atty. S34-6w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-25
People Who DO Not Eat Bread.

The GGrtenldu6e has an article on
those civilized nations q large portion
of whose peasantry eat little or no
bread. Baked loaveS of bread are un-
known in many parts of South Austria
and Italy. and throughout the agricul-
tural districts of Roumania. In the
villages of the ODersteiermark, not
many miles from Vienna, bread is nev-
er seen; the staple food of the people
being sterZ, kind of porridge made
from ground beech nuts, which is taken
ut breakfast with fish or curdled milk,
at dinner with broth or fried lard, and
with milk again for supper. This sterz
is also known as heiden, and takes the
place of bread. not only in the Steier-
parts of the Tyrol. In the north of It
ally the peasantry live chiefly on pollen,
a porridge made of boiled maize. The
polenta, however, is not allowed to
granulate like Scotch porridge or Aus
trian sterZ, but is boiled into solid
pudding, which is cut up and portioned
out with a string. 1t is eaten cold as
often rs it is hot, and it is in every
sense the Italian PEASANTS daily bread.
The modern Roumanians are held by
many TO have descended from Roman
colony. in other words to be cousins of
the Italians; and. curiously enough, q
variation of the polentia called mama
liga is the national dish of Roumania.
Tho mamaiiga is like the polenta in
that it is made of boiled maize, but it
is unlike the latter in one important
respect, as the grains are not allowed
to settle into one solid mass. but are
kept distinct after the fashion of oat-
meal porridoe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-25
They Weren't Loaded.

On the way down from Natchez to
New Orleans the boat rounded to at Il
landing on the Louisiana shore TO take
on lot of cotton seed. She had just
made fast and the male had stepped
ashore to hustle them niggers, when
a middle-aged man. closely resembling
the typical Southerner, suddenly step
pod out from behind the sacks, pre-
scented revolver within foot of the
mates face, and cried out:
"rhrow up your hands or you are a
dead mani
There were fifty of us with our eyes
on the two men, and we held oLr
breath as the mate slowly raised his
arms above his head. He didn't change
color in the slightest. and those who
took in the details noticed that he
chewed away at his plug tobacco with
the same regular motion-neither faster
nor slower.
IN 1v. then. down on your knees
and beg my pardon, or III send bull
let into your eyer
The mates legs wobbled-bent-and
down he sank and remarked that he
was sorry if he had offended the other.
'.All right!' growied the man with
Iue DtStOl, Us nc SfioNtt IL IHt'
pocket. Alter this you he little
more careful whom you Hing your i'm
pudence at!'
As he turned away the mate made q
dive with his right hand and up came
q Derringer, out shot the arm, and IN Il
voice of thunder the man cried:
'.Halt! Throw up your arms! Down
ON your knees or I'll blow your brains
all over this plantation!"
The tables were turned. UP went
the arms, and after a few seconds the
man went down ON his knees and said
he had the highest respect for the
mates moral worth. When ne rose NJ
the Captain and others had reached the
pair, and in ten seconds more they
were disarmed.
..Close call that" said one of the
passengers as the Captain handed the
weapons TO the clerk to keep until the
boat was ready TO leave.
.Humph! Neither one of 'em load
edi' replied the old man.
Such was the actual fact. Two empty
and harmless weapons had humbled
two men who mean shoot.-M Quad.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-25
A Right Smart Rull-Pup.

Two dog fanciers were discussing the
respective merits of their brutcs, when
one Of them said:
"Bull-pups is no good; yer can't learn
'em nuthin'."
"Taint SO. I've got bull-pup that'll
fetch an carry anything. Wy, I've got
i'm so he'll carry off a chunk NV raw
beef an bring it back agin."
''Betcher he wont"
The money was put up. the dog was
called, and the meat given him.
"Now. Tige," said the owner, stake
it outdoors. that's a good doggy, an
when calls yer come in agin. an show
the gentleman wot yer can do"
The dog went out with the meat in
his mouth, and presently his owner
called, "lige. Tige; here, Tige," and
he came back wagging his tail and
licking his chops.
Gimme them stakes!" shouted the
other fellow; Il toie yer yer couldn' t
learn bull pup nuthin'. He hahn t
brung it back"
Go slow, mister. reckon I'll take
them cases myself. didn't say how
the pup'd fetch that meat back, did I?"
No; but yer see he hain't brung it. "
''He hez. too. an it's on the inside
Nv him. in course. Yer didn't think
the dang pup hadn't sense enough TO
clamp on TO a good thing when he got
a chance. did yer? Bull pups is smart,
I'm tellin' yer. "-Merchant TraUelcr.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-25
In the Shadow of the Towers.

"Fact, sir-solemn fact" he replied
to the reporters query Us to how he
| liked the electric light. Yes, sir;
since they planted that tower in front
| of my house my family has been
strangely affected. am 81 years old.
and was never known to snoro until
that tower was lighted. / now snore
in manner to rattle every dish in the
| house, and have lost four pounds of
flesh n week as regular as clock
| work"
''How about the othersp"
my wife is all right during the day,
but the minute the lights are turned
on she is oppressed with melancholy.
| She goes around with red nose and
| tears in her eyes. and wishes she was
buried under the daisies. and all that.
One of my boys has had over forty
boils. and the other no sooner falls
asleep than he begins to kick, and
twitch and rip up the sheets. Too
much electricity, sir-bound to kill us
in month if that tower remains
there"
''Vnell. sooch times. sooch timesr'
replied Il corner-grocer in Dutchtowu.
My dog runs madt in one week after
dot tower vhas oop. Den my poy Carl
he pegins to wink and pink und haf
blind spells nit his eyes. My wife she
feels some pains all oafer. und vhas as
ugly rs a wildcat, while eafery night /
groans in my shleep und dreams dot
some Texas steers vhas close after me-
tells you we vhas = proke-oop family
eaf dot tower wasn't moofed AWAY pc
fore long"
Yes, sir. yes. sir. have observed
several peculiar incidents connected
with this tower SYSTEM" replied
cooper in the western part of the city.
Along about sundown my wife begins
to grin like tickled baboon, and in
the space of three short weeks she has
enlarged her mouth nearly two inches
used to be d beautiful figure in my
sleep. Since that lower was placed
up and tongue hanging out, and the
baby can't look at me without faintil,g
away"
docs the electricity affect the ba-
by?"
Il should say! He sucks his fist all
day and his foot all night, and has
changed from the color of lily white to
the color of old bootleg. Please give
me the name of some lawyer who will
take my case and begin suit for $780,
600 damages.
"Well. boss" answered q resident
of ..kaintuck." as he slowly tickled
i his right ear, ..that Electricity has
worked some powerful things up yeah.
We's all complaining of pains in the
; arms and legs. queer headaches. dizzi-
ness an cold feet. an that amt the
, wust of it. We used to DO the peace
fullest nayborhood in this yere city.
Sense this yer tower bizness we does
nuthln' but jaw an fight. My ole cab
iu's sunk two inches at one end in the
past TWO weeks, an nobody on this
block can keep clock runnin'. Tell
You what. boss. lie gwine to get out in
de kintry right smart. Got to do it, or
dc hull family will be wiped out fust
time dat 'Iectricity takes noshun to
bust. ."-Detro Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-25
PIlESI pILEL!!P PILES!!!

A sure cure for Blind, bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy )called DIR. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years standing. No one need sut1eI
five minutes after applying this won-
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
Instruments do more harm than good
Williams Ointment absOrbs the tu-
mOrs, allays the intense itching, (par-
ticularly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts as a p"ultice, gives in
stant and painless relief, and is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by Ii. Waterman, and mail
ed Oh receipt of price, S1.O0.