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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-12-10
CHOICE VARIETIES
STRA WBERRLES,
RASPBERRIES,
BLACKBERRIES,
Ar
REASONABLE PRICES
A. E. STEPHENSON.
CHkaLEST0WN, O.,

PCOlIE IyIti e NU.IHT|
'owIns unc2ceilcd ariEslos, which ave inva-
r;ahiy received the biggest comme5datons
wherever eShloIted,taEing the First Premiums
IN every competitive test as to Hardness, Size,
Flavor. and Pl o.ifc Rearing.
WHITE ny aG8OK Gf.A PE-Har.y. pro-
i~o weeks before ti:c CJ"crr1 Never Hlridtw.
o''E rots. se5ona size, "no ySar old. snail, 81
cents each
We. thv arie-si snai. hagin. !eea appointed
bJ the agricultural EEid rogtiC.'isuTai Society
Oi ~ abhtcDnw 90 Michigan. 10 acg a. Judges
"a the Ponol -Eicsl D"p rtuIant st :heir Fair IN
October. 1889 ha~ under consideration % Va i
etlee oil GTapeS and IL =. their oe''i'tei opin-
far the Incs; desirs bic OF the lot
For sise Hscor ami beGgty, it TOOK the lead OF
all oar :t,.J'.ars, varieties, amt We believe
will yet 3'cuu,e Of the mo rG,,uisr tyrs.l,es
in this country. MARTIN LARK,
j, Ii HIaLIsgs.
Committee.
ANN ARBoG MICH +. D"c 23 lsSz
RUSSIAN MULBEGKY-HARDY. I,eau-
tlful, quick grow lur RE FOR the lawn while
tile fr;Iit Is gaIuab BILE r.r table use, By mail
IL to Is inch size Is each, 81 Sd per dozen.
THE WAGER PEACH This is y ithout ex-
ception, the best and ricncs5 Peach we ac-
Qualnted vita. for table use and canning pur-
Poses. It Is ef good size, yellow skin, and he=
as yellow A. gold; thick mcated, small pit,very
hardy, and one of the most abundant bearers OF
any sort kngwn 1t reproduces itself every time
from the pit. One ear old trees by express, 2
| to feet. IS ceuts each; 2.50 per dozen.
WATERLOO PEACH.-a to #. % cts. each
! he largest and best very early peach grown
Ripens about middle Of July.
"BIG BOB"-THE COMING sTRAwBERRY-
The biggest and NEST uniform in size. the best
favored and most productive. and the vines the
| per 100 a. e. STEPHENSON.
Ravenns, ,Msrch sO. 1888 7c2-2r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-12-10

| can Old Puritan writes to a Lon
don paper: II would see daughter or
sister of mine dead and buried ten
Simes over rather than see any woman
of my kith and kin reduced to the infa-
my Of buying her bread by displaying
her thighs, brandishing her legs. and
twisting her gauzy apology for u petit
coat before the obscene crew of mash
ers and rakes who form an appreciable
section Of every audience where q bal
let is performed. .n>,.-xEs,pu...a-.... y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-12-10
RuckIeD's ArnicaSaIye,

The BEST SALvE in the world for
cuts. bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rbeum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
biains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures plies. 1t is guar
snteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by G. P. Reed, Ravenna
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-12-10
Valuable Property
FOR SALE!

NNE of the most pleasane residences in Ra-
~ VIENNA, situate IN North Chestnut Street,
Good Brick Hosse, containing nino 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 : rees % choice Iruis. Plenty of
tIr tpes -mall Fruit and Shrubbery.
Inc above property u il Sc >Oi'. cheap.
sInG ! part Of iH- purchase money to bc
paid d. VI. The b. aCs in ter annual pay
meats, j. desired.
= TwIEr.
Raveula, OCTOBER q. 1873. sii
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
POPULAR SCIENCE.

ThS new process of toughening timber,
By itch white wood is rendered so
tougg AS to require q cold chisel to split
it, cY sists Ia steaming the wood and sub
nitti. g it to an end pressure.
In t he last volume issued by the Geo
graph ;al survey of India is an account
Of a fiery eruption from one of tEs mud
volcanoes on Cheduba island. A boay
Of flame 600 feet in circumference is said
to have at one time reached an elevation
Of S,400 feet, petroleum being the
cause.
From some experiments made at the
university of Kansas it appears that the
average person can taste the bitter of
qulnine when one part is dissolved in
152, 900 parts of water. Salt was de-
tected with one part in $40 of water.
sugar in 2sS of water. baking soda in 48
of water. In nearly all cases females
could detect a smaller quantity than
males.
Rhcem, of the Smithsonian institute,
has contradicted much of the popular
belief concerning snakes. The veno-
nous noOp snake, Wnlcn taxes It's tall In
its mouth and rolls along like a hoop,
and tSe blow snake, the breath of which
is de- lily, exist only in the Imagination.
The A1ea that serpents sting with the
tonga is n An impression pre-
walls phat the number of poisonous snakes
is great, but in North America there are
but three species-the rattlesnake, the
copg srhead or moccasin, and the coral.
Snail rs do not jump; they reach sud
denl forward, perhaps half the length
re ii cir hadiaa
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
Skill with the Lasso.

It is no credit to y cowboy to- catch a
bull by the horns, saysa Forty Keogh
letter, for he cannot be thrown by them
and is simply held as a prisoner, bnt the
skill in throwing q lasso is to pitch the
moose in front of an animal when he is
going 1t full gallop, so that the next
step he trcads into il. The cowboy
tried il on a bull while both of our
ponies were jumping along on q dead
run. The old fellow was going about as
fast as we were, but the fatal loop shot
through the air at a tangent and fell,
wide open, just in front Of him on the
ground. The left fore foot plunged
square into the circle, the rope was
frightened with a sudden jerk and the
steer rolled over IN the dust, as %cleverly
caught as anything / ever a ". Tho
broncho, too, understood his part. of the
business thoroughly. for he bore ut the
right moment in the opposite direction,
else he might have been thrown instead
Of the bull, to which he was muchLin-
ferior in weight.
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Human Wings.

Agreat difficulty in adapting wings to
any human figure is in the attempt to
proportion them to the body. To make
Them of sufficient size really TO support
it is artistically out of the question. The
wings that would be long enough to bear
up even 4 child would be so prcposter-
ously in the way as only to call attention
to the outrageousness of the fancy. Even
in nature the wing of a swallow. or gull,
or any swift-fying bird, looks foolish SO
soon as the creature is aground. Ac
cordingIy we find hat in art the most
successful results have been reached
where there has been no attemptte make
the wings mechanically adequate, but an
endeayor only to proportion them to the
size and shape of the figure, without any
regard to its weight. One may suppose
them features which, through disdse,
have dwindled to proportions possible in
art. Indeed, some of the very happiest
wing are the most rudimentary. The
tiny Cupid's wing. just budding fromhis
cherubic shoulder, seems to belong more
intimately t it than any other form Of
wing yet invented. TIE Renaissance
version of this Hedging feature is some
times as beautiful IS it is suggestive
Dirt journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
Agriculture and Industries of Japan

We oil know Japan is made up of a
chain of volcanic mountains, which
cover a large portion of the surface. but
the entire arabic land of the empire is
officially put at only 1925 900 acres
less than onc-half the area of the State
of New York-and this is SO fertile and
thoroughly cultivated that it feeds a
population of 81, 000, 000-about that of
France. Rice is one of the principal
crops. and of this some 200, 600, 900
bushels are raised annually, but among
other leading products are wheat, bar
ley, beans. potatoes, sugar cane, and
cotton, and nearly all agricultural work
is denomiuated 'tsnadc husbandry,"
from the fact that hand labor is generally
nsed, to raise large crops and keep the
land in the finest condition, two Or three
crops a year being raised on the same
land. Artificial irrigation is general,
being necessary over more than one half
of the ~cultivable area, and it is frequently
the case that the water is taken from
twenty to thirty miles distant. Steam
plows and reaping machines naturally
find little room for employment here,
and agricultural implements are of the
most primitive forms. The total num-
Der of horned cattle is 1, lis, 900, and o
horses 1, 605, 900. Wood of all kinds is
| cheap and abundant, nearly all the build
iags being of timber, and wood consti-
tuting the principal fuel; the area of for
est land is nearly three times as great as
that under cultivation.
japanese industries, although in many
cases their origin may be traced back to
| China and Corea, have changed some
what in recent years, but they have not
yet been sufficiently developed to be car
ried on as a rule in what we call raagu-
featuring establishments. They are mostly
| conducted in small workshops, with pos
sibly the aid of a primitive water wheel,
fan making, and the manufacture of por-
celain, paper, pigments and lscquers,
constituting a large proportion of the
whole. Neatly all kinds of ores and
mineral are abundant in Japan, but min
ing and metallurgY, although practiced
TO some extent for centuries, do not take
the prominence that would be expected,
| when we remember that some of the
most exquisite specimens of hammered
iron and bronze work to be found in i'm
| portant collections to-day are the pro-
auctions of japanese artisans of a thous-
and years ago. The government, how
ever, is extending aid to these and to many
other industries. in a spirit as intelligent
as it is iberal.-seientife american.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
General Batter ToboggGsa.s

When first went to Washington,
the western approach to the Capitol,
before the pending Improvements"
were commenced, was through a fine
old park, the heavy foliage of which
In spring concealed much of the Capt.
toll from view. The approach then
led up two steep parallel terraces,
which extended the whole length OF
the building. The pages, in winter
time, took advantage of these decliyi-
ties for coasting. Instead of sleds,
however, they used certain large paste
board envelope-boxes, which they OBJ
tanned from the foiding-rooms.
One day, the terraces and park
grounds were covered with a thick,
hard coat Of sleet; SO the envelope-box-
es were brought out, and the lively
tabogganing began. IN the midst of
the sport. General Benjamin F. Butler,
accompanied by q few other represen-
tatives, came along, and stopped on
the parapet TO witness the fun. AS
he seemed to enjoy the sight. n of
the pages asked him if he would take
a ride. After a brief deliberation, The
General remarked: "WelI. l think ]
will"
In a moment a box was placed at
his disposal near the edge Of the para
pet, or upper terrace. In this. with
considerable difficulty, the portly rep
resentatiye ensconced himself. and
soon he stated that he was ready
AT the word, che pages gave him 9
vigorous shove, and down he went
with lightning swiftness, to the great
delight Of the assembled spectators
AS with increased momentum ne
struck the second terrace, the box
parted, and with terrific speed, he fin
ished the trip, "au By himself And
he was still going when lost In the dis
lance OF the parkl-St. Nicholas.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
Wort nj

Probably 40 o@her woman in the World res
eeives so many ~''Iotters Of thanks as Lydia E.
PinkhaIn, of Lynn, Mass. Mrs. b, ofsEfn-
fell, n. H3 says: 81 will simply say that
your Vegetable Compound is all you recon-
manl it to be. II has done me Worlds Of
good" Another lady writes from Ottawa as
follows: ~ nave just to-day bought the sew
NTH bottle Of your Vegetable Compound,
packages Of your Sentative Wash, and think
it but right to tell You how much good de-
rive from your medicines. They are @ reg
ut0r God-Send. All the pains and aches
have almost disappeared. my stomach is much
stronger, too, and l feel myself improved
avery W0V
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

put HIS hand IN her mouth. sbized the
greenbacks and brought the1 out. lie
then hid them. with the Ihost fatal
result to me that I haveY hescribed.
He pointed out where he Nd hidden
it, and Birge got his money. 1 was
brought back to Alma in triumph, and
they gave me a pocketbook with a cool
thousand in it to make up. But I
wouldn't go through such another
time for twice a thousand. After that
they called me Pocket-book Sam. l
sold the Russia for $4,000, and that
was the beginning of my fortune"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

The Peoples Vegetable Tonic, VINE
GAR Buffers, is playing the mischief
with the DEVILS beverages, fred up with
cheap rum. All the diseasts which
those demoniac nostrunls ~aggravate
under pretcnce of relieving, such as lndi-
g~estion, Sick Headache, Constipation,
Rheumatism, Gout, Pulmonary affections,
and Feyers, are cured by this Great
Herbal Antidota,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
Feelings Of an Opium. smoker.


81 don't deny I'm an opium smoker"
he said, 'for several reasons, the main
one being that my looks. the color of
my skin and my wasted form would
tell any observer different. It's a ter
rible thing, and in the course Of a few
years will kill me, but as / haven't
got any thing particular to live for,
am alone Ia the world and like to en-
joy myself, L don't know but what
I'm doing just what most of the world
is doing, or trying to do-enjoy my
self. It's a wonderful satisfaction to
be able to lie alongside of a bamboo
pipe, have somebody cook your dope
smoke your fill of the drug, and know
that you are free from the desire to
gain a name for yourself in this world.
and that you couldn't get rich if you
tried. so there's no use in trying
But it's ruin to the man or woman
who once gets the habit Don't you
know what the habit is? Well, I'll
tell you: 1t is a craving to smoke OPT
um. It's worse a good deal than the
whiskey habit. When the feeling
comes upon you, you've got to smoke;
when that feeling comes upon you for
the first time, you know that you are
a 'iend;' you might just as we'll give
up all hopes of ever amounting to any
thing, for they will only make your
life miserable, and at last die out, only
to haunt you now and then when you
get the blues and curse the day you
ever put a pipe to your mouth. What
is the habit like? Well, 1 couldn't
exactly tell you, for it comes upon peo-
pie in different ways. I get it twice
and sometimes three times d day.
When it comes upon me the perspira-
tion stands out on my face and fore
head in great big drops. If [ do not
obey the summons of my master my
bones begin to ache, until at last L In
forced to go. ! drag myself along up
to a joint | generally go to, and ia
twenty minutes I am at peace with
myself and the world again. A half
dozen pills have cured my habit and
a half-dozen more have charged my
system full enough to last me six
hours. at the end of that time / am
summoned again, the same perform
ance is gone through, the same enjoy
ment and satisfaction are experienced,
and here | am, an opium smoker, a
person who lives for nothing else in
Gods world but to smoke opium.
Would you believe it? Well. it's the
case with just one thousand other men
in this town no older than myself, and
I amt twenty-eight yet"-Sdn Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
a IRos.aass,s gYay.

aDid you ever notice how a woman
takes the cork out Of q bother?
mo. think not. Did you?'
Eyes.
.How does she do itG
.Ehy. she nails II with her teeth,
bites it oil, and then gets mad and
breaks the bottle. II she don't do u
that way, she takes . knife and prods
ana prizes around the stopper I'LL slle
cuts her finger, and then. when ING
blood begins to run and her Dutch
rats Up. she throws the knife across
the room, shoves the cork into the Dot
It'd. spanks the first young one sae SEES
har haud 81. and then sits down and
takes i good cry. ChicaaO ledger
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
Il N q 25
The Only !

Tevers, Blood, Liver ard Kidney Diseases.
Dyspepsia or indigestion, Headache,
Dizziness. Sour Stomach, Furred Tongue, Bilious
Attacks, Palpitation Of the Heart, Coughs, Colds
andpnelmonia are cured by the use of the Bitters.
Rheum, Pirnples, Bois, Ring-worm, Scald Head,
Sore Eyes, Erysipelas, Itch, Scurfs, HuRlors and
ali Diseases of the Skin are literally dug up and
carried out of the SYSTEM by the use of the Bitters.
Ht Hnvigorates tlac stomach, stimulates
the torpid Liver and Bowels, and inparts new
life ard vigor to the whole system.
No Person can take the Bitters and remain
long unwcll.
PIn, Tape and other Worms, are
destroyed and removed from the system.
Cleanse the Initiated Esi1Od whenever
impure. No other Medicine so cffectualty
purges the blood Of deep-seated d~!seases. -.
Give the Esittcrs a trial. One bottle vii
prove a better guarantee than n lengthy adver-
tisement. s'
R. HI. Mcdonald Drug Co. Proprietors,
Cor. Charlton St, New York.
Sold by all Dealers and Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver
Oil in the world, manufactured from fresh,
healthy livers, upon the seashore. 1t is alb
s~olutely pure and sweet. Patients who have
once taken it prefer it to all others. Physi-
clans nave decided it superior to any of the
other oils in market. Made by Caswell, Haz-
ard 4 Co., New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
Browns Little Joke.

'TWhy, Brown. how short your coat isl
aid Jones one day TO his friend Brown, who
wittily replied: Eyes; but it will be long
enough before get another. " Some men spend
10 much for medicines that neither heal nor
help them, that new clothes is with them like
angels visits-few and far between. Internal
levers, weakness OF the lungs, shor6ness OF
breath and lingering coughs, soon yield to the
magic influence of that royal remedy, DR.. r
=. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
An Only Daughter Cured of co..n If = ton,

When death vas hourly expected from Com
sumption, all remedies having failed and DR..
made a preparation of Indian Hemp, which
cured his only child, and now gives this recipe
On receipt of stamps to pay expenses: Hemp
also cures night swoa.s, nausea at the stom-
ach, and will break a fresh cold in "a hours
Address Craddock & Co, 103, Race street,
Philadelphia, Pa, naming this paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

That which we shall teach, not vol'ln-
.arialiy, but fundamentally. Thoughts
come into our minds by venue which
we never left open, and thoughts go out
of our minds through avenues which we
never voluntarily opened. Character
teaches over our head.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

The former proprietor of DIR. Sage1s CatarrL
Remedy, for years made a standing, public
offer i'm all American newspapers of $500 fol
\ case OF catarrh that he could not cure. The
present proprietors have renewed this offer.
All the druggists sell the Remedy, together
with the "Douche, " and all other appliances
advised to be used in connection with il. Nc
.atarrh patient is longer able to say ST can,
not be cured" You get $500 in case Of
kailnra
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
HannineSS,

To be happy the passion must be cheer
full and gay, not gloomy and melancholy.
A propensity to hope and joy is real
riches; one to fear and sorrow, real pow
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

In: p0fI1HJ-
When you visit or leave New York city, save baggass
expressage and So carriage h:re. and stop at the 'rsna
6lH elegant rooms, fitted up at n cost OF one nsiiion
dollars. ST and upward per DAY European plan. Flo
stages and elevated railroad TO all Gepots. Families
can live better for less money at the Grand Union
HoteI thsr at any other frat class hotel in the city
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

Structure of the urethra in IT'S worst forms,
,y,eedily cured by our new and improved
methods. Pamphlet, references and terms,
TWO three cent stamps. Worlds D~ispensary
Medical Association,6 6S Main street, Buffalo,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
Yv7ssg OasaiE 10 scarce.

LII1B 0 IT, -
.Sorry, sir, Iut we're all out Of
quail
aWhatg
eyes. sir. very sorry SIR
ssThats strange.
eyes, sir; but since the war was
made on tho English sparrows, quail
have been very scarce, sir."-Boston
Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
The French are a very Frank people.


hGSbebteT 5 Duo III
Zach Bitters
and prevents malarial
'fevers, Dyspepsia,
chronic constipation,
a tendency to kidney
and bladder ailments
and rheumatism. and
is of thegreatsst value
in cases of y
trouble arising from
weakness, Old people
aro greatly aide | by
it. and it is highly
serViceable to conva-
lescents and ladies in
delicate health, 1t is,
moreover, a eful
medicine to take with
one on long journeys,
and counteracts the
effects of mental ex-
bn~--t;,- To- Sa1n nv
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

cures Piles r Hemorrhoids, Itching, Pro-
truding, Bleeding Internal or other. Internal
aud External Remedy in each package. Sure
cure. Zoe. Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

CHAPPED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
by Caswell, Hazard q Co, New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

If you are losing your grip on life, try'Wells
Health Renewer.' Goes direct to weak spots
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

- II.
" ndc from
california
TO Dot q d
her b s, free
from AlCo-
Fsoiic Stint
lants. APGI.-
gatiye and
Tonic.
This Bitters
cures Fc-
isEaiG Go M
pIain s, In
GammatOry
sand Chronic
Sc Eac u Ia q
tisssa, Govt,
Bilious, Re
nlittent and
TntcrmitfGn
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

s.Pm just immersed in my business" said
he ~teacherof swimming.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
saOO Reward.

Be content with your lot, especially if its
a lot of money. r
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

Freckles, Pimples, Salt Rheum cured. Ad'ss
Ir. M. Hutchinson, ITO Clark St, Chicago, lii.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

The mosquito always makes himself to
hum.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

Senator Evarts, in the Hoyt will cou-
test, said 'tdeath may be, for all We krow,
mans most rational state"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
"Rough ON ,,

Servants belong to the hire types of hui
manitV.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

Ladies who would retain freshness and vivac-
ity. Don't fail try Wells "Health Remover y
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

Frazer Axle Grease.
The Frazer Axle Grease is better and cheaper
than any other, at double the price. Ask
your dealer for it, and take no other.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

Trough on Itch" cures humors, eruptions
ringwornl, %tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet
chllblains.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04
A SINGULAR ROCK.

Scintillating with. Sarcasm snd BrillIans
with Truth.
EetD York Correspondence American Rural Home
Chap. I. 'Has Malaria" goes to Florida.
Chap. II. "Overworked;n goes to Europe.
Chap. III. elias Rheumatism; n goes to Ems
Chap. ". Has a row with his Doctor!
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

Risn q rope round ms necs' anu I
Exer comes PACK wen nans nun ,
sfo On with me hangihs' y0l.'
halk 4 dozen; We don Wale aA'
sAaeVes ln Alma.
No; lost inc money, alu iss ny
sak replied Birge
Afeer = 10y oI salk shsy iss ~
es'Sn aIa I Dreamed seasps 'ls9n
s i9d me ong ~ toWh. niauo
Tou can believe. I stopped 10
When I had been there
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

RaEEAK MEN restored to yigor and manhood by the
Nz@9 Howard Gaivanic shield and SuspensOry
combined. Pamphlet free with POSITIVE PROOF.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-04

TRURSTON'SS p EyoFn HpOWDh
Keeping Teeth Perfect and Gums Healthy.