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Punctuation.

Nacsuley was one of the most par
ticular authors as to punctuation, and
his works can be recommended ~
models to those who desire to gain Il
knowledge of the art. Jeffrey. the trst
editor of the Edinburgh Recictc. pridrd
himself upon his ability in punctuating.
Lord Cockburn said of him: There
was no one of the friends nf his later
ACQUISITION for whom he had greater
admiration or regard than Lord Macau-
.ev and he testified the interest winch
ne look in this great writer fame lty Il
proceeding which, considering his age
and position. is not unworthy o1 beng
told. This Judge. OF ~. revised the
proof sheets of Macaulay 5 first volumes
0t The History of England with the
diligence and minute care OF a corrector
of the press toiliug for bread, not mere
Iy suggesting changes in the matter
:1ud the expression, but attending 10
tna very commas and colons--a task
VII. 2b, though humble. would not be
useless. ht-caiISa If was one at wiic.I
long practice had made him very skull
tuI, indeed ha used 10 boast that II was
ono vi hi- peculiar eNcellences Un
returning i proof TO an editor OF the
tsTiesr. he saw: Il nave myself rec.l-
tied most - tn. errors and many vaiu-
able verbal improvements in L small
way But my great task has been with
the Dunctu .tion. on which ! nave. as
usual, acquitted myself to admiration.
Aud indeed this is The department oi
literature in which | feel that | mos!
excel, aud on which ! am therefore
most willing now 70 stake my reputa,
tionE Dean Afford battered himself
that he was able to punctuate. y
have some satisfaction in rejecting.
he says, THAT in the course OF editing
! the Greek tsxt of the New Testament
| believe have destroyed more than
thousand commas. which prevented Tho
/ text being properly understood" D." To
| this Mr.. Washington Moon retortec
that the great enemy to understanding
the deans sentences was the want o
commas All the Year RouH6.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
Phil Sheridan,

saw the general OF the army, P H.
Sheridan, come into the Ebbitt house
the other evening, to make call. writes
the Washington correspondent of the
New York H,orid He stopped mo
ment in the rotunda to talk 10 some
friends. A group of military officers
Immediately gathered around him. A
stranger would never have selected
him .as their commandar-in-c chief 4
more unmilitarylooking man never
lived, in civilians dress. He needs his
uniform. Most of the officers about
him were in civilians dress also, but
there was hardly one Of them " no did
rot wear some outward sign of hi: mil
itary character. Sheridan is very short
and each year seems 10 add to the 70
tundity OF his pudgy figure When /
saw him in the lobby he wore upon the
bach, of his round. bullet head very
slim. high. old-fashioned silk hat OF .
style that Was very popular about the
time of the close Of the war. 1t vas
about two sizes too small. His short.
iron gray hair stood ont from under the
rim OF his hat at nearly right angles
with it. His red, weather-beaten face
does not show any new lines of advanc-
ing age. but his grizzly, iron-gray mus
tache and imperial are whitening very
fast. He wore short, light, Yellow
gray overcoat which had only five but
tons. and they were nearly ready to fy
off from the undue strain of Sheridan's :
round figure. The coat, like the hat,
appeared to have been long outgrown.
The trousers were a gray plaid and lit
ted very snugly to the Generals fat
legs. His boots were thick-soled and
unblacked. He wore no gloves. The
side and rcar views of tho General su9-
gested low-cnmedy man who had
walked Oh the stage all made up for a
funny part. but when YOU came TO look
at the General square in the face. its
stern, solemn, composed lines were
enough to make one forget his GRO
tssque figure and careless dress. He ia
very popular IN Washington. hut he is
not As popular as was Gen, ahermaI
with the ladies'. lie il fonder of stay.
ing at home than he is of going about
in society. He takes more pleasure in
paving attention TO his own wife than
10 other mems wives. Until he reforms
in this particular he will never acquire
what might be called great popularity
in society. 1t will be ten years before
Sheridan can be retired. As the time
is so far ahead, il is pot worth while to
speculate as TO his successes NhsH
he goes out, the rank of lieutenant gen
eraI will 30 with him. The highest
rank after this will be that of major
General
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
Lightning in the Tlopins,

In the plains of India at the COM
mencement of the monsoon storms
occur in which the lightning runs like
snakes all over the sky at the rate of
three or four flashes in 4 second, and
the thunder roars without a break for
frequently. one or two hours at time.
During twelve years residence IN India
| heard of only two human beings. and,
| think, three buildings, being struck.
although in parts OF Lower Bengal the
population amounts to more than 600
to the square mile. always attributed
the scarcity of accidents TO the great
depth OF the stratum of heated air next
the ground kRsping the clouds at such
4 height that most OF the flashes pass
from cloud to cloud. and very few
reach the earth. This idea is support
ed by the fact that. in the Himalayas,
at 5000 feet or more above the sea.
buildings and trees are frequently
struck. Ihaye seen more than q dozen
pine-trees which have been injured by
lightning on the top OF one mountain
between 5000 and 5000 feer high, In
the British Islands thunderstorms are
said to he more dangerous in Winter
than in Summer, and such fact, if
true, can be explained by the very thin
stratum of air then intervening between
the clouds and the earth. Nature.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
Princess Sally.

Sarah Winnemucca. daughter of old
Chief Winnemucca, of the Piute tribe
of Indians. is now a thoroughly civil
ized woman. She has lived in Boston
and has written book. In Nevada
and California, where shs Is we'll known,
she is called Princess Sally. There
used to be very pretty romance con-
nected with Sarah's marriage TO an
army Lieutenant named Bartlett, who
was stationed near the reservation in
Nevada occupied by her tribe. Sarah
was then real Indian and made no
pretense to style. She was also con-
siderab.y younger than she is now. The
story was that old WinnemucGa rnn.
templatcd a massacre of the whites and
that he compelled his charming daumh-
ter to enter into the plot. She knew ri
Lieutenant Bartlett'S fondness for her
aud she conditioned their marriage on
his betrayiug the soldiers and joining
her father. This it is said he agreed 10
do, aud one night while he, Winnemuc-
ca and the girl were in conference the
Lieutapant's commandin- officer ap-
pearcd on the scene, charged hin witll
trcachery. seized his sword and broks
it. So much confusion Was caused by
this episode that the plot was abandon
ed But Sarah and the Lieutenant
were duly married.
The Princess knocks the romance out
nf this anecdote by telling the truth as
foliowsl ssluGe Captain Wagner; ir
charge of the reservation, gent away
leaving Lieutenant Bartlett in charge,
| As soon as he found himself alone Bart
lett got drunk and at the end of a weeh
he became possessed of the idea tha
the Indians were going to massacre
him. He rode around like madman
shouting and shooting. and il was witt
the grsatest difficulty that he could b.
guieted. Some of his suqiels tnalli
got him to bed, and when he sOheret
OFF he was sll right, | married him al
| ter that"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
A Farm for Sale.

EINIIr un,ier>iFT'rd ncir> al Andrew >haud
i felt decPa e., offer his farm of 10 arI,s'
Tor sale at pTi ate sale ait fam j. sibuatCti
in tae south pari at BTimfrl' township PuI
tage c0un y, Bhiu. Hni known a. the Gpurg,
SHE dS kITm salt iarm l. god grain firm
and il in gO.'.i TutC at rut'i. sIin" ith rua,'
building, an i,h III so Avs oI e I'D iimheI
Said farm "HO te h0u =ht "a It hSrVrtn tor in
formation al Z - "r iUTJt 90 lpH< 81 \
" NtFI.r, Que mile u pTtli at t"r ""nIrr of suI.
field JDuN ~tLA ! NFEI.c
1 the h. irs OF \. ShanuIrit, decreased
1In
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
Dissolution Notice!

The dfn of Dewey 4 Weizel is this iay dis.
solved BY Mutual consent. ID. +. W etzel retiring
Inc nn+,nses % 1 VIII be cSnt,naed at the old stand
undr the firm name Of Dewey 4 Weizel. Mr.
Dewly will collect all bills AMI pay all accounts,
A in the past Mr. Wetzel will gise his persona
attention to the repairing of all time nie,es nni
guarantee satisfaction, D. A. HEWEy
Ravepps, O.. March Is, 1855,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co.,

ROCKFORD, ILL, May l2th, 1854.
Referring to the fact that We have
appointed WAIT BROTHERS, of
Eavenna, Sole Agents for the sale 1T
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County. Ohio. we desire to say
that no parties other than WAIT RRos.
or their employee, 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, aud only
through competent and we'll known
dealers.
As The movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated I"r
| immediate use, we hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible la The wearer OF the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
/ BUT ONLY WHEN SnI.I' AZ "TiR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We uni, Tia al The txtrn0r-
dinaTy guarantee Of excellence made
/ by WAIT HRus aud given out by
iheu tu the pnhlic, aud are prepared
~ make gou:i the assertions of 0ni
representatives IN thai particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCK FuRD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09

The late David Kimball. nj Ports
mouth, n. H, had on several occasllaa
during his lifetime the rare experience
OF seeing under the roof-tree OF the old
house at Topsheld. Mass, seven gener-
atoms OF his own blood, namely, his
own great-grandfather, grandfather.
father, mother, his own generation, his
own and his brothers children and
gtaRdebildren, and his brothers great
grapdcbiluren.-PostoD journal,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09

Many tribes generally known as saw
ages possess large inherited treasure
OF knowledge and thou ghts; the Feeji-
ans, for example, whom Darwin con-
Sidered the lowest Of human beings,
possessing an elaborate language con-
tanning 50, 900 words.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09

n. ", l.. Il. Il w. *. X.
Trains on the New York, Lake Erie & We>.
Irn r, L. leave Eavenna as follows (Standar
me-
DING East No. ls, = :: 81 a. m; No. .. II 50
m No. 4. } 40 p. IN. No S l2:l7 night
.OINH HEsT No I, :G7 a. m: 40. 7. 5 81 j.
NJ No. S. II: 81 a. m; No B. 5:3a p. m; y"
gv-s tn >krOn, No. comes from Akron.
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RIlL ESIITE AGENCY.

Tcwn and Cour0 proper % sale or Ak
change.
We Duy or sell. according to Il. jrnland.
j, * cuSSEL.
offer for ssla the following .,esirabie pop
srty.
A FINE RESIDESCE-B Brick House-on
East side of North t'hes nut street, next TO Re
publican" printing ofeoe Price, g 80.
A FINE RESIDENCE on East side af South
Chestnut street Price. 81 40u,
FARM OF $50 ACRES, ID south part OF
tmrora township FeToTaSly located. Price.
IS 800
hOUsE and TWO LOTS near Diamond
i!ass Factory. Price. $2OlH.
A NUMHEE OF BUILDING LOTS I'm very
favorable locality, in this place. Price, from
$3.50 to 500.
FINE RESIDENCE on Lincoln Avenue
Price, 500.
FARM of u acres in Edinburg. Price $500
FARM OF 30 acres In Austia huTg, Ashtabula
'"unIy- Price, Sa5iQ
A FARM Of iul auIss. In Edinburg. Price
$500.
j. II DUSSEI..
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Exsoutor's Notice.

TINNE undersigned have br- "-'Uiy appointed
Il Executors If the last VII ant testament
OF Narrar't lowell. Iare oI foitage County,
Ohio ,trr ems d.
:. u NORTON,
- VANGE
Mar,h ltth. 1 .s5 FHI
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
EASTWARD.

DAILY.
Through Sleeper bctueen Allegheny and Chi
cagn on Nos. and u.
Through Day Coach between Allegheny and
rulcd" Nos. and :.
TIo;. VI. krNG. c. W. BASSETT.
Y. Pr,a>. Il Gen Man, Asst ten. PAS, At.
AIeghenY, Pa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09

we have had the exclusive sale OF the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three yeas. No OTHER
TORY. OR HAS ANY RIGHT To SELL
THEM. 1t seems to as much like boys
play to get angry aud 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 no;
in stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that we have never cursed the place as
ready to he 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. ..---.s-
WAIT BROTHERS.
PILES! PILEL!! PlLESHl
A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
| Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
i discovered by DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy )called Dr.. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years standing. No one need SUITE.
five minutes after applying this won
dertul soothing medicine. Lotions ant
instruments do more harm than gUCC
Williams Ointment ahsorbs the tn
nors, sllays the intense itching, [par
ticnlarly at night after getting warn
in bed acts As Ponltice, gives III
stant and painless relief, and is pre-
pared only for Piles, Itching of th'
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by H. Waterman, and mail
ID on recent of price. 81 n0.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-09
Cleveland & PITTSBURGH R, R.
traihe bepart from RavcnnA s4stion as fol-
'"WH' Central Standard int:

IS-Sight Express going est IeaTc
nitSsnuiSn SundSy night but n"t IN saturday
aieh,; AlI g"'"x East on sunday rlorninG runs
VIA. =: r. W y &. HY. fTorl Alliance. Plll.
and Pittsburgh.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
Monte Christie.

Tourists used to go from St. German
to see Monte Christie the architectural
folly of old Dumas, which he built at 8
cost of 100000 francs. and sold to gel
rid of an urgent creditor for $4,000
francs. It was an asylum in his time
for all the masterless dogs in the neigh
borhood. and the grounds were open
to anybody who felt tempted to use
them as promenade. The inhabitants
of his menaserie, with whom he was
on companionable terms, were almost
human in their intelligence. Jugartha,
a vulture which he bought in Algeria
for ten francs. and brought thence in
anti-railway times to Monte Christie, at
an expense of $4,000 francs. was the
tyrant- and. to some extent, the school
master. OF Dumas's private Zoo. All
this is changed now. There is a high
wall round the premises, with broken
ends of bottles stuck in the mortar on
the summit. A ferocious dog menaces
all those who try to peep in through
the bars of the gate. If the ghost of
Dumas haunts the domain he created.
how it must suffer in the presence OF
this Cerberus!-Londom Times. .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
Japanese Women.

Pretty as she is on pictured fan. a
Japanese woman is far more satisfying
to the aesthetic soul as she patters
along, alive. on her wooden clogs or
straw sandals. The poorest woman in
her single, cheap, cotton gown or
kimono is as much a picture as her
richer sister in silk and Grape. With
their heads deliberately dressed, and
folds of gay Grape or glittering hair
pin thrust in the smooth loops of blue
black hair, they seem always gala
array, and, rain or shine, never cover
those elaborate coffures with ANYTHING
more than a paper umbrella. Below
that the loose dress. opening in point
nearly to the waist. has lining and
folds of gaver grapes and silks laid in
side. and the glory of the toilet Gull
inmates with the broad obi or sash.
The obs of striped and figured grapes.
brocades and silks are lined with
stiffiy-starched cloth. wound round and
round the waist. and fastened in big
cushion-like bow at the back. The
long loose sleeves give grace and ease
to the scant. smooth gown, and each
slender figure is a pretty study by her.
self. The sweet, soft voices. the gentle
manners. and the elaborate courtesy
displayed by every one of them add the
last and most gracious touches OF these
picturesque and irresistibly charming
women.-Boston Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
DEPRAVED TASTES.

A Country Where Shakespeare In Original
Purity Is Not Appreciated.
The sun was shining brightly on
Union Square when Harold Montgom-
cry Boothbarrett strobe into the center
of group of actors. His ambrosial
curls were disheveled, and his brow
was knit as though he were about to
break out into the curse of king
Lear"
why, Harold" said one of the
actors: Il thought you had gone out
West with a company to play Shakes
perian plays"
Its true tits pity; pity tits it's
true. replied Harold, not relaxing the
frown upon his Phidian brow.
You have cut your trip short,
haven't youp"
al have"
"Well, whyp''
young man. I undertook to play
Romeo and Juliet in Butte City, Mon
tana. All went merry as a marriage
bell till was about to stab myself in
the last act. When drew the dagger,
the audience burst into a roar Of laugh
ter, and a rude fellow in the front row
called out:
Hey, you tender-foot. wot are you
goin' ter doa'
Il was astonished. but replied:
To kill myself
.Wot,' said he: with that tooth
pick? You can't come that on this
community. You take this and send
yourself over the range in style
And he handed me up tremendous
revolver. expostulated and explained
that IL was not in the play 1 said thew
had no pistols in those days.
.Wotr he roared: mo pistols?
Then the quicker you stop this burned
play an give us song and dance the
better
.And Juliet and had to do the
Big Sunfower' right there. dressed
just as we were. Young man, Shakes
peare's got no show out there. "-Pucks
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
THE LATEST CRAZE.
How Detroit Ladies' Obtain ExQuisitely
Lovely Pompons.

How Detroit Ladies' Obtain Exquisitely
Lovely Pompons.
As the reporter 1olled on the oak.
upholstered seat of one of Hendricks
maroon-colored coaches the familiar
driver pushed the door open, leaned
his back on the north jamb and began
unloading his daily budget of expressed
information.
Nv immin'is mighty Gurus critters"
was his exordium. This road is 60
in to pay dividend if the latest agony
only holds out"
What 'a-gonyP'" YEARLY asked the
reporter.
why. this thicksil snap"
Thistle snap?"
Eyes. Crowds on 'em 60 up every
day to the prairie and gather thick
sils-bushels on 'em-and lug 'em
home; but I dunno what they do with
the pesky things-bile 'em, mebbe, for
the blood or wash in the soup. What
ever It's, there's slashins of 'em up
here every day."
AS the driver had pumped himself
dry on the subject. and was preparing
himself for another effort on a less alb
struse topic, the reporter left the car.
Later, asking a lady acquaintance,
who never failed to be in the swim,
what there was to the drivers yarn, he
was laughingly informed that there
was moro truth than fiction in it.
You see," said she, I'VE gather the
thistles before they are fully ripe, and
when we have them home. 60 to work
and shuck them. After you have the
outside covering off you have before
you boil somewhat resembling cot
ton boil. only not SO white. You then
faster them by their stems to a string,
and hang them out in the sun to dry.
If the wind has done its duty you will
have one of the loveliest pompons
imaginable. Their soft fluffy appear.
ance. somewhat resembling the ex-
quisitely downy covering of young
chickens, makes an ornamental effect
on a fan to be hung on the wall, or any
other device your ingenuity may sug
gest. They will last six months al
least. so you see we do not have ou1
trouble for our pains. They are not
the easiest thing in the world to handle,
but if you persevere you will be re-
warded when your design is com.
pleted, by the delight of your admiring
friends. There is no expense attaching
to the work. so it it is not rational it is
reasonable. '-Detrott Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
English Dancing.

The wish to jump in symmetrical
combinations is one of the most deeply
implanted instincts of the human race
Savages dance and we dance, and our
dances differ from theirs only in detail.
The more lively and boisterous DANCES
approximate most nearly to the origi-
nal type. aud are therefore the best.
The best dance now practiced in Lon
don is the Highland schottische, but
only the more favored Of the effete sons
and daughters of civilization can live
up TO it. The same spirit which pro-
duced the romantic revival in literature
lifted the common run of dancers out
of minuets, gnadrilles, and such like
eighteenth century hollowness into the
waltz, and there they stick for the
present. Also dancing contains the
germs of great principle. There ex-
lists a certain epicene sect of improvers
of the English language, who fro
quently speak of dancing as ''revolv-
ing" Their words contain more wis
dom than they know. The dancer re-
wolves round his own axis, and also
round the center of the apartment. He
goes through a never-ending cycle of
essentially contemplate revolutions.
and he gets no forrander. Herein he
is deeply conservative, and he illus
trates the social and political processes
of his kind.-Satwrdaq ReuseV.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
STEEP TRAVELLING,
Railroad Ananias Who Will Certainly
Take the Premium.

A Railroad Ananias Who Will Certainly
Take the Premium.
Guess" said a railroad man. re.
Gently, ''that I've worked aboard the
fastest railroad on earth"
..Where?" exclaimed half dozen by.
ISLANDERS at once.
.Oh! out West" replied the railroad
man.
Yes" he continued after pause
II reckon I've made the fastest run on
record. You see it happened some
was a big gradient tor about two hun
something big, so l went to the engi.
neer and said. Jim, 1 calculate we've
got to slip down this here gradient
somewhat lively. S'pose Wen aston.
ish the people 'longside this line jim
Dustin point. He opened the regula.
tor. and away we slid. The wind went
past the cars like hurricane,
and some of tho passengers got shaky,
and inquired if we were trying to run
that train off the end of the line right
into the Pacific l said we were erect.
ing big record by contract. but they
seemed to think we were going in for
starting private cemetery. Well, you
wouldn' believe it. but during that run
down we didn't once see the surround
ing country. That train went so fast
that the telegraph poles near the line
seemed close together. and blocked out
all the scenery completely. Solemn
fact that! Twas there and should know.
But that's nothing. bless you! By the
time we got to the bottom of the slope
there wasn't rail left on the track.
They were all melted up through fric.
ton. OF course Jim and me got dis
charged, and an::assessment was made
on the shareholders to relay the tracks,
but we didn't care. We had done two
hundred miles in one hour, six minutes
and forty-seven seconds, which is pretty
steep travelling. The American Nation
amt played out yet, you bet.' And
so saying he departed. Texas SittingS.