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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
1t Was a Special Providence.

He was a great believer in special
providence. To exemplify it he told
me the following charming little anec-
dote. Said he: BOSS, one night
was gwiue back from chu'ch, feelin'
mighty low-spirited and down-hearted
like. l had no money, was powerful
hungry, an didn't rally know whar
was goin' to get breakfus' from. 1
knowd the chillen an de ole CONAN
was mos mizzibly hungry, too, an 1
tell you l was a-feelin' nightly bad.
Hit seemed ter me z if / had no
friends, an just prayed dat a blessin'
might descend on pore old man. Hit
was about midnight, an des' as 1 got
near Col. Mullins place l heard q
rooster crow out mos beautiful. des'
clim de fence, sab. an got dat roos-
ter and four fat hens. Now, sab, -
very mpressiyely-''' 'sposen dat roos-
ter had crowed whilst l was in church,
l wouldn't q heered him! 'Sposen he
had crowed arter got home, would
mt heered him, but he crowed des'
as got by de fence an 1 heerd him!
Now, isn't dat proVidencea"-Detroit
Free Prsss, s,Y~.-v---- -~-S~-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
The Terrors of q Prairie Fire.

About the close of General Crooks
famous campaign against the Apaches.
after overcoming almost insurmounta-
BILE obstacles and dangers, his camp at
one time came very near being de-
stroyed by q prairie fire. Captain
Bourke thus graphically describes the
incident in Oating:
The command was threatened by a
great prairie fire on coming down into
the broad grassy valley OF the Janos
Under the impetus of fierce wind the
flames were rushing upon the camp.
There was not moment to be lost.
All hands turned out-soldiers, squaws.
Chiricahua warriors, and even child
rem. Each bore branch of willow or
cottonwood, blanket or scrap OF can
vas. The contlagration had already
seized the hill-crest nearest our posi-
ton; brownish and gray clouds poured
skyward in compact masses; at their
feet long line of scarlet flame flashed
and leaped high in the air. 1t was a
grand, a terrible sight; in front was
smiling nature, behind, ruin and desc
lation. The heat created a vacuum,
and the air, pouring in, made whirl-
winds, which sent the black tunnels OF
steam winding and twisting with the
symmetry of hour-glasses, almost to
| the zenith. For one moment the line
of fire paused, as if to rest after gain
ing the hill-top:it it was only a moment.
..Here he comes!' yelled the men on
the left; and like wild beast flinging
| high its tawny name of cloud and
flashing its fangs of flame. the fire was
upon, round and about us.
Our people stood braveiy up to their
work, and the swish! swish! swishl ol
the willow brooms proved that the
camp was not to be surrendered with
out a struggle.
We won the day; that is. we saved
the camp. herds and q small area oi
pasturage; but over vast surface OF
territory the ruthless flames swept
mantling the land with SCOT and ar
opaque pail of mist and smoke through
which the suns rays could not pene
trate. Several horses and mules were
badly burned. but none to death.
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E, S. COMSTOCK.
Ravenna: June Is. 1888. 77s
Executors Sale of Real Estate

TN pursuance of an order of the Probate
Il Court of Portage County, Ohio. we will Of
fer for sale. at public auction. on the
31st Day OF October, 1855,
between the hOuIs of one o'clock p. IN. and
four O'Clock p. m upon the premises. the fol-
lowing described real estate: Situate in the
County of Portage and State of Ohio, to wit; /;
known as part of (s) eight acre lot No. u.s.
eighteen in the Village OF Ravenna. in said
County, and bounded follows: Beginning
at the s. K corner OF said lot. and at the
southwest corner of the junction OF Main
Str, ct and Sycamore Street. in said Win lge; /;
thence norIherly along the west side of said
Sycamore street about ~ one chain and "a
links 10 q post; thence west about (2J two
ch ans and "a links, to q post; thence soutn
parallel with said east line Q one chain
and eighty-four links. to the north line of said
Nam street; thence easterly along the north
line of said Main Street, about ~ two ch aims
and "a links, to the place OF beginning con-
taining (43-1GO) 1orty-three one hundredths OF
an acre of land. more or less. excepting there
from a strip of land (4O forty feet wide taken
frOmthe west side of said described land.
Appraised at s., 100.
Terms of Sale :-One-t third in hand, OHe-third
in one year, and one-third in two years from
day of sale. with interest; the payments to be
secured by mortgage upon the premises sold
ID. MOTION and
ii VANCE,
Executors of Margaret ROwell, deceased.
Ravenna, Sept. 26. 1875. s9e-4w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12

In Afghanistan, when two families
are negotiating a marriage an omen is
consulted in tho following manner:
Several slips of paper are cut up. and
on the half of them is written ''To be, !"
and on the other half Not to be"
These pieces of paper are placed under
. praying-carpet and the anxious faith
er devoutly raises his hands in prayer
to God for guidance. and expresses his
submission to the all-wise decree of the
Almighty in the matter of his sons or
daughters marriage. Then, putting
his hand under the carpet, he draws
: out paper. If ON it should be written
Ito be, he thinks the marriage is
ordained of God; if "Not to be-" no
overturn or negotiation will be list
ened to. Sometimes. however. the in
terests of state, or the value of the
dowry, or the termination of long
standing blood feud will induce the
pious Chieftain to put aside the omen
rs having been Influenced by the pow
ers of darkness. nuuaaR
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
Plantation Philosophy.

Dc man whut tells de truf wild er
effort is nine times outen ten or easy
liar.
De eye often misleads people. De
hawks got better eye den de game
rooster.
Yer ken impose on er enemy an he
doan' think much erbout it, but when
yer imposes on er friend he is dun wild
yer fur life.
Er man may larn ter. lub or 'oman
but or chile kahn rarn to lub his fod-
der an mudder. Ef de lub amt born
dar it amt gwine ter come.
DE wildes' man sometimes becomes
de quietest citizen. Oar amt nothin'
more skittish den a young deer, but
once ketch him an he is de easies'
thing in de worl ter tame.
1t peers dat all through life de hard
est thing to do is de bes' arter it am
done. 1t takes de hardes' sorter work
ter split or knotty piece O. wood, but
arter it is split it makes de bes' fire.
Some chillun KANT be teached how
ter berhabe darselyes. Yer may take
de vile turkeys aigs an hatch 'em out
un'er de tamest turkey in de lam, but
jes' ez soon ez de young ones gifts big
ernuff da will rize an hy erway.-Ar.
EGns0U Traveller.
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Making-Up.

s'These girls" said the Professor.
ssare making some of those beautiful
arched eyebrows you so often see IN
bathrooms. These sewed ON tho net
are q less expensive kind and are only
used on special occasions. The real
brow is very expensive and can only
be made by y person of great skill. l
have aa operation to perform this at
ternoon, and if you like l will explain
to you how it is performed" leading
the way into an elegantly furnished
room in which was large chair, SINH
pAticnt sits here" the Professor con-
tinued. ..In this cushion to my left
are stuck ascore or more Of those need
les YOU saw being threaded. Each
stitch leaving only two strands of hair,
to facilitate the operation. q number
of needles must be on hand. AS each
thread 10 drawn through tho skin over
the eye it is cut so that whom the first
stage of the operation is over it leaves
the hair bristling out an inch or so.
presenting ragged, porcupine appear
ance Now comes the artistic work.
The brow must be arched and cut down
with the utmost delicacy. A number
of hours is required to do it."
..It must be very painful and te-
diouse'
They Cont say its picnic excur-
sion," laughed the professor, "but eye
brows, small as they are, are very inn
portant in the makeup of the face.
You have no idea how old one looks
when entirely denuded of hair over the
ewes. The process l have described is
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-
unfinished upper lip too short to hide
her central teeth, is naughty, and dress
les in peculiar manner. For couple
of seasons she wore a staring dress OF
two colors, neither of which is when
Ialone obtrusive-namely; black and
white. One could always see her at a
long distance. Her passion for blood
land stories of crime urges her to at
tend the Assize Court trials. When
ever some brute is up there for MUIR
dering woman and cutting her body
in pieces to make away with it the
Princess Hohenlohe is seen in a fore
most place. with her head craning for
ward and her mouth half open. Be-
fore the judges take their seats on the
bench the Princess gets an usher to
show her in detail the material evi-
,dences of the crime. which are ranged
ON a table well in view of the Jury
box"
"a Newport gentleman" writes
Margery Deane, ''asked me not long
since to come to his house, where he
would show me the bones of forty wo-
men. Knowing HIM to be collector
of all manner of things rare and un-
usual, was only too glad to get within
his walls. But I pondered long over
these bones, so suggestive of st. Ur-
sula and her virgins and the Capuchin
monks in Rome. ] went. Verify they
were the bones of forty women--busk
bones-and curious indeed was the col
lection. There was time when wo-
men tortured themselves even more
than they do now. In those days ships
were always coming and going from
Newport and the sailors left their
wives and sweethearts behind them for
three years voyage. Every sailor
who came home brought his sweet
heart-and, it is to be hoped, his wife,
If he had one-a bit of his hand-work
while at sea, in the shape of a busk
bone made from wood, ivory or walrus
tusks. These were carved and orna-
tmented according to the skill and taste
of the sailor. Forty of these have been
picked up in Newport. On some are
tender sentiments engraved, which
must have brought bushes, and all
bear CURIOUS devices:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
FOR, SALE! {!

DURE THOROUGHBRED LANG H A N
COCKERELS,
from the great Egg Producers and W inter Lay
ers' Eggs in season at 81 per 1S
CHAS. A. LAUBE BIT.
Ravenua, o, February %. 1855.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
LEGAL NOTICE

CHERMAN W. STOFFER, who resides hi
= Palestine. Texas. and Sheriden Stofer.
who resides at Ottawa Kansas, heirs at law of
John q. Stoffer. deceased, will take notice
that W lillian Paulus. administrator of the
estate of John K. StOfer. deceased, on
the 4 first day of June, A. ID, 1885, filed
his petition in the Probate Court within
and for the County OF Portage and state
of Ohio. alleging that the personal estate OF
said decedenI is insufficient to pay his debts
and the charges OF administering his estate {;
that he died seized in fee simple OF the follow
ing described real estate: situate IN the Town
ship of Sufield, County of Portage, and State
of Ohio, wit: Known rs being part OF lot
number seventeen, and is bounded north and
east by the lot lines, south by lands OF WILDER
Coburn. and west by land of WIlber Coburn
and Joel JOburn containing forty eight acres,
more or less
The prayer of said petition is for sale OF
said premises for the pay ymert OF the debts and
charges aforesaid. The persons nrst above
mentioned will furth r take notice that they
have been made parties defendant tn said peti
lion and that they are required to answer to
the same on or before the 9TH day of Novem-
ber A. ID. 1885. -
WILLIAM PAULIS,
S9I-6w Administrator of said estate.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
A Few More Points,
10H0 Referring to the nm
IHhU above letter, we ma
4OOOs will simply saw, i OO 81.

we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM THE 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, as we
have no money to advertise goods not
I'm stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. 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 irsti-
tuition, and they will continue to buy
their Watches, Silver Ware, etc., o
the Old Reliable Ravenna Jewellers
Swift's Block.
/ WAIT BROTHERS.
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Rucklen's ArnicaSalve,

The BEST SALvE in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, cOrns, and all skin eruptiOns,
and positively cures piles. 1t is guar
Anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For ssile by Il. p. Reed. Ravenna
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co.,

ROCKFORD, ILL, May 18th, 1884.
Referring to the fact that we have
appointed WAIT BROTHERS, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale of
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County, OHIO, we desire TO say
that 10 parties other an WATT Bros.
or their employ are authorised 10
offer these Goods for sale iii ti:e 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 tor
Immediate Use, We hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible to the weaf-r o: the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
BUT ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand the extraor-
dinary 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.
RoCKFoRD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
REER ROTTIING.

"AVING purchased OF Louis Giering his
III Beer Bottling Works in Kent. am pre-
pared to supply all customers with Bottled In
ger of the best quality. Also, Pop and other
Soft Drinks. 1 will ill promptly all Order'
from custom srs in RavenDa.
FREDERICK WURSTER
Eans. Daaamhar let ras9 7oT-F
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-12
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

Town and Country Property for sale or ex-
change.
We buy or sell. according TO the demand.
j. n. DuSSEL.
offer for sale the following desirable prop
crty.
FARM OF $50 ACRES, in south part of
Aurora township. Favorably located. Price,
$500.
HOUSE and TWO LOTS near Diamond
Glass Factory. Price, $2.OOO.
A NUMBER OF BUILDING LOTS in very
favorable locality, in this place. Price, from
$3.50 to $460.
FARM of 80 acres in Edinburg Price, ,sl5OO
j. Fl. DUSSEI-
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Valuable Property
FOR SALE!
S. N. ANDREWS.

nSE of the most pleasans residences in Ra-
~ VIENNA, situate On North Chestnut Street,
Good Brick IIoHse, containing nine rooms,
six closets, and pantry. Good high, dry cellar
under whole house.
Good Frame Barn. Plenty of Water, Seven
and three fourth acres OF land, Over twenty
bearing Apple frees OF choice Iruit. Plenty OF
CIR lpeS, Small Fruit and Shrubb@ry.
The above property will be sold cheap.
a small part of the purchase money to be
paid down. The balance in ten annual pay
ments, if desired.
K. TWITT.
Ravenna, October u. 1874. s44
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-13
Carlyle correspondence.


Travelling over our roads now gives one
very good idea Of how 1t is travelling over the
so-called flint hills Of our neighboring state.
Beware OF lightning rod men. Mr.. Carnine
says he does not care SO much for the cash he
was swindled out of, but to know that he had
been warned of the trap ::the lightning rod men
have set for any man, by the example OF hii
neighbors and friends, and then for him to LEI
himself be fleeced 80 easily.
A church meeting was held the 9Th at the
Presbyterian church and the elders were advis-
ed tc see what they can do toward securing thu
services OF minister, and to report on the
ed
Aman, now supposed to be tony tramp
stopped at Capt. whitaker's last Tuesda!
night, and "Wednesday at Mrs. Adams. HI
paid his hoard at Mrs ADAM
by saying he had lost his pocket book with ~
and notes in it, and paid Capt. Whitaker b!
leaving valise. He represented himself to b
druggist hunting location.
j. w. Adams Is the one that is rejoicing Owe
man child being born into the world thi
week. U. SEE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-13
Osaee Occurrences.

Jan. S0.-Well, it is a little soft once more
with fair prospect of more snow and freeze
ahead, but we were looking for it according to
the forecasts that were in your paper last week.
Yes, we cut that prog. out for our future guide
and expect to act with one eye singled to that
Prog. in the future
Everything is going on about as usual in this
part of the country some few husking corn and
some too lazy to do anything.
Samr Dodge met with severe loss last Sat-
urday. His house and nearly everything that
was in it was burned to the ground l tell you
it was pitiful sight to see a woman and two
babes set out in the cold and snow homeless
and almost naked. But Messrs. Warren Slut
Ter and Close ratified around and got about 500
in clothing bedding and money made up for
them, and there is move on foot to haul the
lumber from Bronson Monday or Tuesday and
put up house next week, the weather permit
ing, and let Sam and Dory go to house keeping
soon again. Another family was turned out in
the cold the same night over In Bourbon coun-
ty, about four or five miles southeast Of Xenia.
by their house burning in the night and they
did not save anything. The family had to 60
two miles bare foot and in night dress to q
neighbours and froxe some of them badly. Also
last week the largest hardware and implement
tore in Blue Mound burned; Mr.. Cox was the
name Of the unfortunate. Persons have or will
respond as nobly to them as they have in our
vicinity to Sam and Dory Dodge.
Well, just as expected pork has crawled up
to four cents and corn to Is and 25, hurrah for
the rancher for light has dawned on him al
last. Oh, but it has been long, dark night on
the corn urower We do hone the boom fnan-
cially, has come to stay. Yes, bully for Cleve-
land and John A. Martin. just little good
state and national legislation and loosening up
Of the purse strings OF the money bags back
east, and we are on solid footing on &c more.
Give us living prices and fair freight rates and
Allen county will get on top early in the
spring, and every body will get that big, happy
grin on their faces again. Whoop her up!
We heard that a man by the name or Shatto
got speedy justice melted out to him yesterday
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-13
ruB1,oAr1ox NOTICE.


In the District Court OF Allen County, state
OF Kansas; in the seventh Judicial District OF
aid tate Of Kansas.
EDWARD S.JAYYERAY, HowARD 8. JAFYERAY and
JOHN x. WOODBURY. partners, doing business
under the style and arm name Of =. 8. JAZZ
FERAY & Co., plaintiffs.
vs..
MANY GORDON, defendant.
To Mary Gordon, the defendant herein:
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued in the District Court OF Allen county. stats
If Kansas, in the above entitled action and
that you must answer the petition fled by the
the plaintiff hereins, ON or before the thirteenth
day OF next March, A. ID. 1855, or the petition
will be taken ~ true, and judgment rendered
In favor OF the plaintins herein and aghinst you
for the sum Of two thousand nine hundred and
ninety three dollars and sixty cents 90, Ro.00
and cost Of this action, and that the property
attached herein will be sold for the payment Of
the same. Suit brought for the recovery Of
money; amount claimed, %, 800 90 With interest
from Jan. 10Th, 1886, ut per cent. per annum,
and cost Of this action
KNIGHT & FOUST, attorneys for Pins.
| Attest, NJ. p. JACoBY, Clerk.
Jan3OEebl3
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-13

navy department has models of two
very fine steel guns now being made
in the Washington navy yard. The
largest Is about 80 feet long, weighs
$500 pounds, uses 25O pounds of pow
der and a 500 pound shot. Her pene-
tration is % inches through wrought
iron and has range of II miles.
There is a fine Hotchkiss rifle revolv-
ing cannon that shoots 80 times per
minute. A Gattling gun that fires
l 800 times per minute, and a general
display of small arms and ordnance
stores such as ammunition and torpe.
does. There are some old brass can
non captured from the Mexicans and
others.
In the light house department are
shown models Of some Of the finest
towers that have been built. The
lenses, lamps, lamp chimneys and the
various appliances used are to be seen
and an attendant is ready to explain
to visitors. The coast survey depart
ment is quite fully represented. Thu
various instruments used are shown
and explained so that ordinary people
can see how these difficult calculation
are made. One brass yard stick is 81
arranged that the heat of ones hant
in expanding the rod and frightening
it can be detected. But you hav
enough for this time.
| H. E. VANDEMAN.
Feb. 6. 1885.
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RAFTING RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions, which ex-
Main themselves, have been passed by
both houses of the legislature, and VIII
have a tendency to wake up MI
Frank Bacon:
Wbereas. On the 18th of January
1885, Frank Bacon, commissioner ioi
the state of Kansas at the Worlds FIX.
nosition. then and now being held a,
the city of New Orleans. La, joined
with certain other commissioners III
extending to jefferson Davis, late pres
ident of the Southern Confederacy an
Invitation 10 participate in the recep-
fion of the Liberty Bell. and
IVhereas. On the 10Th day of Janua.
rv 1855. the said Frank Bacon joined
with Others in doing honor to thai arch
traitor Jefferson Davis, coupling his
name and presence with that sacred
emblem i'm said city of New orleans.
Therefore be it
Resolued, By the house of repre-.
sentatives. the Senate concurring, thai
i'm Joining i'm the invitation to thai
representative of rebellion and human
slavery, JEFF Davis, to take part IN the
excursion and reception of the Liberty
Bell, and doing honor to the greates'
foe to human liberty with which thi:
country has ever been cursed, said
Frank Bacon misrepresented the senti.
ment of all the people of Kansas ana
outraged their feelings of tender regard
for that dear old bell.
On motion of Senator Smith the
resolutions were ordered to be sent to
Frank Bacon.
On motion of Senator Lingenfeidter
"democrat, and union soldier" copy
of the resolutions was ordered to bt
cont 40 Jaffarson Davis
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NOTE FROM NEW ORLEANS.

The following racy note accompan-
led the card to kansas Editors" pub
lished on our last page:
New ORLEANS, Feb. Z, 1885.
Messrs. Scott & Roher:
Gentlemen: Would you please give
the enclosed item ar insertion in the
REGISTER, aud thus relieve a long
suffering patient, who has done the
same trick full many time. When
are you coming down? The Fair IL
grand, gorgeous and rather gloomy
because of the small attendance. Or.
binary county fairs in Kansas have q
better attendance than have seen the
past few days. But the sight is worth
seeing, and "don't you forget to muir
mer.' The Allen county display il
Horticultural Hall draws remarks q
admiration from every one, Kansas
makes fine display i'm the Govern
ment Building, while poor old Nilsson
ri makes the poorest of any state in thu
Union. Truly yonrs,
r. NJ. E. COOPER.