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kuE ARE NOW READY
OUR LARGE
RECEIVED,

RECEIVED,
And we are prepared to give you goods lower
than has been since big break in prices.
We have large line of
Plain and Plaid Dress Goods,
Plain and Plaid Dress Cloths,
Ottoman Cloths in ALI Colors.
Beautiful Plaid and Brocade Dress Goods at
cents per yard.
Ginghams &C.; Canton Flannel Sc.
Calicoes &C.; Shifting Gle.
Children's Hose sc.
Ladies' and Gents Hose SC.
Large line Ladies' and Children's
Goats and Russian Cloaks
All Latest Styles.
Cassimeres from 25c. and up.
All-Wool Cassimeres very cheap.
Blankets, all from auction sales, as low as
75c. per pair.
Horse Blankets, Lap Robes, Goat and Buffalo
Robes, all cheap.
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GSg" Incorporated By Act Of assembly, 1868.
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FOR STUDENTS of BOTH SEXE

Organized under the auspices of the Methodist
Protestant Church, 1867.
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GORGE L. sToCKSDALE,
" ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WESTMINSTER, MD.
Office with JAS A. C. Bond, on Main op-
posite Court street. All business entrusted to
my charge will also receive the attention of
Jas. A. c. Bond, Esq. may 20-1y
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NEW WINDSOR
COLLEGE

For Young Men, with
Preparatory and Bus
mess S C h ools for
BOYS.
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1t contains a large percentage of ANIMAL
BONE PHOSPHATES.

Warehouse 1872 Franklin street, between
Green and Paca, Baltimore.
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JOHN E. RODE.
MANUFACTURES OF
COACHES, CARRIAGES,
Jaeger Wagons, Buggies, Ph@tons,
&C., &C., &c.
RENEWAL.

Special Attntion GireA to Repairing
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SITNDAY TRAINS

Going East will leave Union Bridge for Baltimore
and intermediate Stations at go m. All p. and
Westminster at 7.05 a. m. and Asp. III. Going West
will leave Baltimore for Union Bridge and inter
mediate Stations at 9l5 a. m, and go D. m. and
Westminster at l1.04 a. m. and 4.l9 p. m.
EMMI'rpS RIIpG Rail POAn
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WINDSOR
LADIES' SEMINARY

For Young Ladies,
with Preparatory and
Primary Schools for
Girls.
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Daily, except Sunday. Idail
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IT HAS BEEN ANALYZED BY ONE OF
THE BEST chemists
In Baltimore city and New York, and pro-
nounced the Finest Mari ever discovered.
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@--(
i HATS, HATS Z

All of the Newest and Nobbiest Styles out
received from the leading manufacturers of
New York and Philadelphia.
Sole agents for the Raven Gloss Shoe
Dressing; does not break or crack the leather.
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cHAs BrLLINGsLEA. D. D. s. c. E. BAueHxAN, D. D.
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10H N. GAY STREET. 1853
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
oatmeal Nine Days Old.

T find that oatmeal pOrrid@e is great
" improved BY being made some days
before il is rcGuired. then stored in a
closed lar. brought forth and heated for
,fso The change effected is Just that
which theoretically may be expected
viz: a softening of the hbrouS material
and a Sweetening due to the formation
of surar. This sweetening | noticed
some years ago in some cruel that was
partly eaten one night and LETT standing
until next morning, when L thought 1t
tasted ,weeter. but to be sure of this, L
had it warmed again two nights after
wards. so that il might be tasted under
the same conditions of temperature,
palate. etc. a ut first. The sweetness
was still more distinct. but the expert
men; was carried no further.
have lately learned that my ensilage
notion is not entirely new. A friend
who read my Cantor lectures tells me
that he has long been accustomed 10
have seven dishes OF porridgc in his
iarder. corresponding to the days of the
week. so that next Mondays breakfast
was cooked the Monday before. and 50
on. each being warmed again the day
fixed for lis final execution. and each
being thus seven days old. He finds
the result more iigc.tiblr than newly
made porridge. Tia" classical nine
day old pcaSe-puddimg j. asinlllar an
ticipation, and timd rather curiou~lN
that nine days is ahou; the limit to
which it may practically he kept with
out mildew mn!LinrSS sufficiently
established tn spoil the pudding. | have
not vet tried barrel fall of pcase-pud
ding ar moistcnrd pea-r meal, closely
covered and powerfully pressed down
but hope to do so. FROM ''Ihc Chcm
iStrg Of Coohrr4' ie PopH|r ScicHc'
M0Hthiu.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
Stories Of Yankee Robinson.

Yankee Robinson, the veteran show
man. who died recently i'll Iowa, is said
to have been the originator of street
paradcS. He was Il genius in the ad
vcrti>;n@ line, and silver half dollars
with Good for one admission TO Yam
kee Robnson'> show stamped on them
are almost every day taken in even now
at circus ticket wagons in the west.
Another of his favOIitc devices was to
have Il poster containing the music of u
favorite song of his. each note two or
three feet long. posted on the fences, so
that the people were soon humming
the music. As late As 1868 he had the
armeSt and best circus and menagerie
in the country. and was worth $780,
600, according to Mr.. Hutchinson. of
Barnum' 5 firm, who travelled with him
for several wears. His real name was
Fayette Ludowic Robinson. and he was
a native of Avon. Livingstone county,
n. Y. His father and grandfather
fought in the Revolutionary army. lie
embarked in the show business in 1S45.
and was engaged in theatrical enter
priSeS rs late as 1882. He took cut his
first circus IN 1876. AT the time of the
John Brown raid he was in the South,
and it was learned that he had once man
aged an Uncle Tom Cabin compa-
n.y. He was warned out of town-Go-
lumbia, $. and fled on foot. leaving
Il show worth some $4,000. He Ne
rived his Sobriqurt from Yankee
character in Il play called ''Days OF
30 which he played more than foul
hundred times. His son Silas. who
used, when scarcely more than an in
FAINT, to travel with hi, fathers wagon
show and sin" Odd Uncle Ned. is now
editor and publisher of the Warsaw
Ull.) DclHOcrat st. LOHiS GiObe-Dcn
OcT1t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
RedsClOud's Speech.

Red Cloud, the well-known Sioux
chief, visited the government school for
Indians at Carlisle, Pa, and addressed
the scholars in his own language. A
prize of three dollars was offered for
the best translation of this speech. We
give a portion of the successful report,
made by Luther Standing-Bear:
..You seem like my grandchildren;
and now went pass through the shops
and saw what you can be done. L saw
the shoemaker, harness-maker, tailor,
carpenter, timer, blacksmiths, and
they all doing well. Here You see 1
wear boots which is you make it. L
was surprise that the blacksmith doing
very good. Also the girls can washing
clothes and sewing. Also / went pass
through the school-rOOms and saw
some of You can write very fast, and
read, and | was glad. Now, this is the
thing what we send you here for, to
learn white mems way. There is two
roads, one is good and one is what we
call a devil road. Another thing is.
you know, if who do nothing, Just put
his hand on his back and lie down. so
any dime not come to in his pocket
itself, so you must do something with
your hands. Now you must not home
sick any; but you must try to be good
and happier. st. Nicholas for Oc-
tObPr
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
A Brood of Kittens.

John G. Cooley cat. at North Frank
lin, disliked the confinement incurred
in watching four kittens all day. and
she placed them under motherly hen,
which was trying to hatch a porcelain
egg in n nest two feet away on the
same hay-mow. The hen clucked, lifted
her wings, and welcomed the litter.
The cat went off TO while away the day,
and the hen entertained them by cluck-
ing to them until the cat came back at
night. They answered to both the
clucking of the hen and the specific
maternal call. The hen sat on the
chickens for about two weeks, and then
they ran away, leaving her disconso-
late. There was void in her affec-
tions that a porcelain egg was incom-
peteAt to fill. After brooding on her
nest for two or three days she gave up
the attempt TO hatch the egg and be-
gan TO lay eggs again. Mr.. Cooley be-
lieves that litter of kittens is the only
thing. except death, that will ..break
up a setting hen.-Neao York Sun.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
The CannibalS.

Capt. Dudley. of the Mignonette. has
freely discussed the terrible adventures
which befell him at sea. After dcScrib-
ing the wreck and the manner in which
the crew put off in Il boat, he saws:
The sea was raging round us, and we
managed to make a sea anchor with the
pinnacle and some ho:rdS. The boat
was leaking. but cut off the bottom OF
my trousers and drawers and stopped
up the hole. About 1 o'clock shark
came alongside, but we beat him of
with the oars. and it seems now mir
acle how the dingy kept alioat in such
sea. On the fourth day we Snccccd-
ed in catching fair-siZed turtle. which
seemed to swim to the boat and almost
turn himself up for us. We drank his
blood out of the chronOmeter boz. and
aftcrward cut up the whole of the flesh
into strips and hung it around the boat.
So overjoyed were we at this find that
we ate our second tin of turnip. Day
after day passed, and on the eleventh
day we had finished the turtle. and had
nothing left except the two fins, but
we ate every portion, even the bones
The fat of the turtle proved very
nutritious, and we got water a few
times when there We're showers by
catching the rain in our oilskins, though
sometimes when we had a little drOp
the sea broke into it and spoiled it 50
that we had to throw il away. We
went on from the fifteenth to the twen-
tieth day without any food at all or
drink, and by that time we had begun
to look each other in the face very
Hha
sea water at night. had said. We shall
all die, and | remarked. We shal!
have to draw lots, boys" This was
ignored by all. and they said, We had
better die together to which | re-
piled, so let it be, but it is hard for
four to die, when perhaps one might
save the rest A day or two before |
suggested we should try and make
some kind of sail, which we did with
our shirts rugged on an oar for mast,
and strand of the painter for slIrouds
and stays.
Things now looked as bad as they
could. On either the nineteenth on
twentieth day the boy was living in the
bottom of the boat. where he had been
for two days, gasping for breath and
nearly dead. At about o'clock in the
morning sl'd to the mate: What is
to be done? believe the boy is dying.
You have a wife and five children and
have a wife and three children
said that human flesh had been eaten
before. Stephens replied: See what
daylight brings forth Brooks took
his watch at 6 o'clock, and we made
motions to each other. Brooks said he
could not do it. l told Brooks to &c
forward, which he did. l then took
hold of the Shrouds and had last look
around to see ifanything was in sight,
but there was nothing. offered up Il
prayer most fervently that God above
might forgive us for such an act, and
then knelt down by the boy. and said
Now, Dick. my boy, your time has
come He murmured, What. me-
sir:s' put the penknife in his throat
and he was dead INSTANTLY -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
A Dog Story.

He would ride one of the carriage
horses when taken out to exercise, sit
ting on his back like monkey or bear,
the coachman riding the other. How
well | remember il. as if it were but
yesterday-thoSe two noble bay horses,
Peer and Andrew. walking slowly along
the road with their dissimilar riders. The
horses took kindly to their dog groom,
for they loved him and he loved them,
so that this equino-canine affection was
ludicIously touching. They spent their
lives :ogether-thcy and the coachman.
They were rarely separated. for he
went with the coachman when he walk
ed or rode, and ran after the carriage
when he drove. And now comes the
tragic part of my story.
1t happened one summer day that
my father and mother went to the me-
tropolis-a rare event with them-and
took the carriage and horses. The dog
my father would not take; so he was
locked into the stable when they left
and l and brother alone of the family
remained behind.
When Nelson was liberated. some
hour or so after the party was gone. he
was in a state of great distress and per-
plexity. He rushed about in every di-
rection seeking his companions in vain.
He did not howl or whine, but bore his
grief in silence.
At last he went into the coachman' s
bedroom. and. poking out a pair of his
old shoes from under his bed, lay down
beside them, expecting, no doubt, that
the man would return and look for his
shoes. From this spot he rarely moved.
After time he refused all food, and
moped about sad and stupid, so that il
was most affecting to look at him. No
one ventured to soothe or careSs him,
for we began to fear that he might be
falling into state of melancholy mad
ness. and that it would not be safe tO
meddle with him. All we could do was
to leave food and water near him. And
so he went on day by day, moping and
pining, and growing weaker and weak.
er, till he scarcely stirred from the
room.
1t was nearly a week later, as well as
/ remember, when my father and moth,
er returned. late in the evening. The
sound of the carriage wheels and the
tramp of the horses, as they entered
the stable-yard,' was audible enough
and reached the ears of poor Nelson
He rose. staggered into the yard, an(
over to the coachman. who had come
down from the coach-box. Then, lick
ing his hand as the man stopped dOwl
to careSs him. he uttered faint cr,
and fell down at his feet. He wa
! dead CdsseUs Family Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
PIlESI pI,ELIIplLESIII

A sure cure for Blind, bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DR.. 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 suffer
five minutes after applying this won-
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than good
Williams Ointment ahsorbs the tu-
mOrs, allays the intense itching, (par-
ticularly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts as a poultiee, 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 III. Waterman, and mail
ed Oh receipt of price, $1.00.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13

'.Clara Belle'' doesn't believe the
newspaper stories about the gorgeous
apparel of actresses, and SAYS: 1T
isn't that the reporters lie, but that
they are lied to. What do men know
as to to the actual qualities of feminine
tinery? l went to see the wonders of
one foreign actress clothes, after read
ing glowing account of them. and,
deary me, how that wicked woman had
led the journalist astray! The real
laces of his article were weak and cheap
limitations; the flashing gems set in the
adornments were colored glass: the
fabrics were awfully fraudulent, and in
every way the reporter had been taken
in ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
How Fish are Spread.

In looking over the most recent faun-
al lists of this portion of the cortltry,
writes DIR. &. &. Abbott in his forth
coming ''Rambles About Home" / lind
that much of our geological literature is
somewhat amusing. BY precOnceived
notion of what should be the geo.
graphical distribution of the fishes, and
other animals as well, these ..svStemat-
ic'' writers gravely assert that in such
a river such a fish is found. but that it
never wanders either to the eastward
or westward. Perhaps originally this
was true of our rivers, rs the river itself
determined the range of specific varia-
ton that has ultimately come about:
but no river could retain all the species
that originated in it. There are too
many possible ways bv which fish can
us to assert that none of them have
operated in stocking "A neighbOring
stream with species not native and to
the manner born. There is undoubted
evidence on record of whirlwinds gath
ering up immense numbers of minute
fish and landing them miles away
These showers of fishes, frogs, and
even salamanders. are not unknown,
even if they are uncommon; and
strange would it be if all such wind
transported species should fail upon dry
ground, and never into the water.
Fertilized eggs. too, can likewise be
blown long distance even over low
ranges of hills which sometimes sepa-
rate river valleys, and SO give rise to Al
race of fishes that previously were un-
known in the locality. Eggs. too,
might readily adhere to the mud that
often clings to the feet of wading
birds, and would thus be gently re-
placed in distant river, miles away
from that in which they were deposited
by the parent fish. The present ex-
tensive system of canals also has tend
ed to mingle the ichthyic faunas of our
various river systems. And when all
these possible. probable and actual con-
ditiens are considered it need excite no
wonder if in any one of our rivers OF its
tributaries we now find occasional in
dividual> of unsupported species.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
Special Notice!
OFFICE. o
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co..

ROCKFORD, ILL, May l.. Ii. 1854.
Referring to the fact that we have
appointed WATT BROTHERS, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale of
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County, Ohio, we desire 10 say
that no parties other than WAIT BROS.
Or their employees, are authorised to
offer these Goods for sale in the terri
tory indicated and that no warranty
whatever attaches to our goods when
offered for sale by others than our duly
authorised agents. Our goods are sold
directly from the factory, and only
through competent and well known
dealers.
AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated for
immediate use, we hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible to the wearer of the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
SGr ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand the extraor-
diuary guarantee of excellence made
by WAIT Bros, and given out by
them to the public, and are prepared
to make good the assertions of our
representatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCKFORD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
Administrators Sale Of Real Estate
TN pursuance o an order of the Probate Court
j. of Portage County. Ohio, will offer Tor sale
AT public auction,

TN pursuance o: an order of the Probate Court
J. of Portage County. Ohio, will offer Tor sale
AT public auction,
On Saturday the sth day of November, SS4
between the hours of O'Clock p IN and )
Ocl )ck p. M at the Court House in the village
OF Rayenna, in said County. the following de-
scriGed tracts of real estate, severaly:
1st. A tract of land situate in tho Village of
Rayenna, Portage County. Ohio. being part OF
eight acre lot No. g. Zone of the eight acre lots
south of the original town plat of Rayenna)
bounded as follows: East by the west line oi
Chestnut street; north by the south line of the
late W illlam Wards homestead land; west b
lands of Theodore DInges and Martin Gretzin-
ger; south by lands of Chester Holcomb and
George +. Robinson, containing two and three
lourths acres of land, more or less.
2nd. Lot No: Z. in Jod's Addition to the
Village of Ravenna. Portage County. Ohio.
3rd. Lot No. 9. iu Hoods Addition to the
Village OF Ravenna. Portage County, Ohio.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third cash. and the
balance in two equal payments in one and two
years respectively, with interest; the deferred
payments Tor each of said tracts to be secured
by mortgage on such tracts respectively.
BRADFORD ROWLAND,
Administrator de bOnis non with the will an
neXed of the estate of John Gillis, deceased.
Ravenna. ohio. July -. 1884. S3l-4w.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13

That education is making rapid
strides in the South is shown by the fact
that in Florida alone the number of
public schools has increased from 676
eight years ago to l,479 at the present
time, while during the same period the
number of pupils in attendance has in
creased over 50 per cent.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13

we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three yeas. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM TIE FAC
TORY, OR HAS ANY RIGHT To SELL
THEM. 1t seems to us much like boys
play to get angry and advertise prices
because they cannot buy the goods.
We trust the publication of prices will
continue through the whole list, rs We
have no money To advertise goods not
in stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive amy. The people know
that we have never cursed the place as
ready to be fenced in, because we were
going to leave it. They know that We
are not travelling experimental insti-
tuition, and they will continue to buy
their Watches, Silver Ware, etc, of
the Old Reliable Ravenna jewelers.,
SWift's Block.
WATT BROTHERS,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13

Meissonier has never made any at
tempt to conceal the low opinion he
entertains of the ability of women.
ats no use talking, your Majesty" he
once blurted out to the Empress Eu-
genie at Compeigne; ''show me a she
Raphael, or q female Rembrandt. or a
female MeiSsanier. and I'll change my
opinion, but not till then"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13

A mining company of Deadwood of
fers to send to the New Orleans Expo
sition this fall an exhibition of gold
bullion in one solid piece, worth $780,
900, provided the vayious countries in
the territory will unite in defraying the
expenses of transportation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
Notice 10 Nonresident Defendants,

NTARGAREr r. STRONG, residing in St
Nl Paul, Minnesota. Hattie Gillis John
Al Iullis, Margaret r. Gillis. Charles j. Gillis
Marion Il GIllis. residing in Ortonville, Big
Stone county, Minnesota, and John ii. GilIis
residing in SebastopOI. SOnOma county, ,Califor-
MIA W i'll take notice that on the 10th day OF Au-
gust 1884 Bradford HoWland, administrator of
the state OF Lucia A. Giliis. deceased, filed his
petitiun Il the Probate Court OF Portage county,
ohio as ainst 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 ~ In TappaL's sub division (southl in the
Village OF RaVenna, and Is bounded north wet
and east by an alley and south by Hazen street
Aud further alleging by said petition, that il
is necessary to sci! said real estate tu pay the
debts OF said Lucia a. ellis, as well costs of
adm inistration. The prayer OF said petition is
that the plaintiff. said administrator, may be
authorized aud or.iered TO sell said real estate;
that all rights, interests and equities of each
and all of the defendants may be determi ned
and protected, and for all other proper orders
and relief IN the premises.
The persons above mentioned as non-resi-
dents oI this state have been made parties de
rcndant to said petition, snd they are required
to answer the same on or before the 18th day Of
October, A. u lhSi.
Ravenna. August IL 1894.
BRADFORD ROWLAND,
Admir- estate OF Lucia Gillis deceased.
G +. ROBINSON. Atty. S34 Bw