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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
"Oid Tecump" as a Kisser.

One morning while General Sherman
was visiting Washington lately. he met
General Schenck on the street. ''How
are YOU, Schenck?" said the bluff old
warrior. You are looking splendidly.' ~
..1es." was the reply; Il am tirst-rate;
haven't felt so well in the past seven OF
eight years. But, tell me. General. who
was that very pretty woman YOU kissed
after the reception the other night?
The war-horse pondered a momeut ami
cxclsimed. .'Oh,I remember; but est
if know who she was" "Did You
know she was married wumau?H
asked Schenck. NO. indeed, said
the General. laughing, land I haven
seen her since. You see, they all stood
ND there in a line aud just waded in:
but remember the Que you meau.
The two old friends tried to figure out
the pedigree of the kissed woman, but
the one only knew that she was married
and the other that she was kissable.
{ Finally. General Schenck said: well.
ANYHOW, Sherm MI admire Your taste.
"Ycs," remarked General sherman,
with twinkle IN his eye, ''she was
line, certainly. Did you notice how
well she stood upon her fetlock joints?
! She was fine woman. "--Iht'ddetrhtd
I Record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
. Beauties Of The Charles,

Of all the New England streams
there is not one more deserving of no
tice than Charles river in its entire
course from the old ship-yard in Brook
line to its head waters in Needham.
The scenery is exceptionally fine, and
the greatest enthusiast over the beau
ties of the Rhine is willing to admit
that the Charles rivals it in attractions.
The early colonists sought for fresh
water and water privileges as against
the old wind-mill. On what is row the
United States arsenal property, at
Watertown, they discovered the hrst
spring, intact to this day. A little be-
yond they found natural dam in the
river, and it was utilized for grist and
saw-mill. the first in the country.
Above this. say a mile. at what. is now
known as the Etna Mills Station. on
the Watertown branch of the Fitchburg
railroad, Mr.. Seth Bemis and his uncle
Luke created another water-power,
which to-day has. with one exception,
the only rolling dam in the world. The
reception i that at Warwick castle,
England. upon which fabulous sums
have been expended. Over this dam
Oh Charles river for several months OF
the Nesr the water rolls in rythmlcal
precision, and the winter landscape,
both above and below, is worthy the
pen and brush of Gainsborough. and
| fully iusttics the remark madeb by Oliver
! Wendell Holmes before a recent lcgls'
| lative committee: You need not &C
To the Rhine nor to the hay of Naples
for SCENERY: you have il in perfection
! Oh the Ri er Charles. EOStOa EreR
/ iHg GdZctte.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
Odd Cranks.

Somebody in Mr.. Gou'd's Office has
been giving the press an idea of the
great speculator correspondence.
More that one-half the letters he re-
ceives come from beggars or cranks.
One man wanted him to make him q
present of $780, in per cent bonds
because they would produce him an
income sufficient to maintain him in
idleness, and he thought Gould could
spare the money easily enough A man
in Central New York sent him photo
graphs of himself. wife. and eleven
children and asked permission to lake
an excursion III his yacht. One man
wanted the capitalist to cover par
ticular stock. and another heSought
him TO depreSs the price of certain
class of securities on certain day.
EsrrybndS who calls on Gould must
state his name, address and business.
A clergyman presented himself the
other day, and Was promptly admitted.
When he had seated himself he took
out 81, 900 in currency and asked that
it be invested along with GOuId's mon-
ey in his next .'whirl' OH the street
and that the speculator keep it until
it had amounted to so. 900. The prop
osition was refused, and the preacher
Withdr> W in disgust.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
The Manner OF Casters Death.

Colonel Beck, who shows conclusive
~ that he was prisoner among the In
dians who captured and murdered
Gen. Custer and his small body. Bcck
having been taking captive bg Sitting
Bull the year previous, gives au entire
" new account of the manner OF the
gallant heros death Colonel beck's
story is that he. Beck. was among the
band. was dressed III Indian attire, but
had no hand in the massacre. He says
General Custer was slain by Raln-in-
the Face. and was one of the last men
killed. Rain-in-thr-Eac reached Gus
ter'> side and begged him to surrender.
CusterretIsing, Rain-in-the-Face. point
ing to Clusters dead comrades, said:
See your men lying there all killed
You must surrender or die: give me
YOUR arms :" Custer. Beck says, drew
his sword with sudden flash, Kissing
between his teeth: Il will never sur
render TO such 3 - as you. As
the brave general raised his weapon TO
strike, a ball from Rain-in-the-Fac 8
revolver crashed through his forehead
and he fell dead.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26

around. Here / frequently came with
nv mother from The sitting existence
OF town III the breathing life of the
country to mud the lpoSG wholesome
food. the most brac!n~ air. and earth
room enough to give me new route
through farms and dense woods every
morning of the YEAR.
And here also found a good grand
father. whose pridr in my father and
moi her concentrated ID me: for surely
he loved me with rar. devotion. and
proPhesied for Inc happy and glorious
failure. | believe every grandfather
CASTS his last affections upon one grand
child OF many ny whom he may he sur
rounded. His heart leans toward one
little form. in which he sees the germ
of manly strength. in the shape OF
whose head he beholds the tokens OF
all worldly wisdom. in whose bright
and starry eyes lac descries yalorOus
courage, from whose infant lips fall
words of wOndrouS meaning. and whose
actions bespeak heart full of the no.
blest love and soul devoted TO high
aud noble purpose. What a great
world this would be did such fancies
ripen into truths!
s7Inls Sllch l. Bttu dS HlHI. II II
sound as dollar of gold. The wear
of time has served only to polish its
surface and TO make it look more
bright and new. But the hand that
took it from its native wood is long
since folded over careworn breast and
put out of sigh, forever. The brave
Old man it once bore up is mouldering
away in his grave in the garden. while
by him lies the wife who with him trod
the path Of life, and with him Sorenply
walked into the limitlesS expanse Of
eternity.
he house is deserted. Its doors are
open. but no tenants are there.
Through its rotted roof the ram comes
down and flows over hearth whose
fires have long since gone out aud will
never burn again. The rude windlasS
whose cheerful rattle awoke me al day.
break as it in quick whirl sent the Oil
oakcn bucket to the bottom of the we'll.
lies broken on the ground. Marauding
kline have destrOved the althea bushes,
whose dead trunks support hfe!ess
limbs that clatter IL gho-tly cla;ter as
the wind shakes them. The peach tree
has fallen TO earth with lis c!inginc
freight. which forsaking its supporter.
runs riot over the grass and clings in
hopeless desperation to the worm-eaten
paiings and lettering posts of the gar
den fence The mulberry trees alone
survive. shaking their sialwart branches
high in the air a. ii deTying fate. and
overlooking fields now owned and till
cd bv stranger hands
l love this stick because it was nv
grandfather stick. 1t serves to keep
his memory green within ME. / con-
jure you To care for it when l am gone,
for it tells YOU OF one whose lie was
spent in lowly places, but whose soul
SCARED to the infinite. He was of those
pioneers who make possible the civil
zation we are supposed to enjoy. Ht
worked and prayed throughout iong
and laborious life; and whenever YOU
lind yourself forgetting your duty 10
| man and God. entreat You 10 hold
! this stick up before you and cali 10 seri-
ous memory every word say here, -
/ ma FurFaduy i2! ArEHnSdW Irdlsier
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
There Was No Kitchen Line,

She was crazy about palmistry. She
had bought half dozen books and
studied the lines and the mounts and
the islands and the crosses ami the
stars, and she had read her Henry's
fortune time and again. So he under
took to read her hand one night, with
her help.
This is my heart line. dear" she
said as she traced with her finger
across the palm.
Is: Your heart line"
''Iuu sec how we'll defined and strong
it is?''
..les. beloved, but it is nol quite
straight, and this book says those little
lines running out of it are evidences OF
previous affections"
''Oh. but this great big break is
you"
Then, there's nv head line"
Yes. darling. Ii your heart were
as level as your head mean in palm
istry-I would not be so jealous.
.'Bnt YOU mustn't read it like that.
What are YOU looking for?"
lie Was anNiously scanning the book
and the hand.
dearest. | love YOU. You have q
magnificent life line and q splendid
heart line and level head line, but
"Wen?"
Il am poor, and if you could only
show me the kitchen line the future
would be one unbroken dream of hap
piness. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
How Heat is Measured.

'.Thermometer> are curious instru-
menlS. said Joseph Spiiz.of The firm OF
l.. Black X Go. 10 Il DrtT'0H fgre Press
reporter. '.S0mclimrS We find one tifar
* all righI al certain point, and at
others il will vary several degrees.
What causes the variations?
THE irregularities of the tube. They
are frequently imperfect. AT some
point the tube may be foo large and
when the mercury rises 10 that point il
5 depressed too much. The tubes have
% be seasoned. This requires year
or two. Glass changes almost like
wood. When it is new it expands, con-
:racts and warps almost as badly rs
green wood. Frequently people come
in and tell me that their thermometers
registered fifteen or twenty degrees be-
low zero when in fact it was only ten
or twelve degrees below. All cheap
thermometers vary more or less.
Where are the best thermometers
made?'
I'm London. There are two manu-
factories in this country, one at New
Lebanon. n. Y. and the other at
Rochester. The imported thermo-
meters are too expensive for general
USE"
"HOW are they made:
s'The tube is blown the size wanted.
the top being left open: The bulb is
heated to expel the air and while hot is
inverted in a cup of mercury. As the
tube cools the mercury is drawn up into
the tube. The open end is then closed
up and the tube placed on a scale. 1t
is put into water of a known tempera-
ture and the point to which the mer-
curry rises is marked. A number of
tests of this sort are made before the
instrument is placed on the market" F"
''How can we tell whether our ther-
! mometers are accurate?
There is at Harvard University a
| place for testing thermometers. They
are carefully examined at various tenn
peratures and any variation is marked.
! A certificate is given with every ther-
mometer examined.
(which scale do you regard as the
! best?''
The cantigrade, by all means. is the
one that should be generally adopted
/ In this system the freezing point Of
water is taken as zero and the boiling
| point of water at TIE sea level is 100.
| The Reaumur scale is the same except
| that the boiling point is 81"
Mr.. SpitZ showed the reporter a
number of tn nrmometerS made for sci
cntitic uses, which are very expensive
| For the Use of brewers there i a ther-
! mOmctcr about three feet long, with a
bulb two feet in length The scale of
this is short and i marked for only a
few degrees above the freezing point.
| An instrument of English make was
also shown. which j. filled with Il green
| composition containing phosphorus, and
| is visible in the dark.
esprit thermometers. continued Mr..
SpitZ. are used Tor very cold climates.
As mercury congeals at thirty degrees
below zero. They cannot be used to
measure extreme heat. aS above GER
lain temperature the liquid expands too
fast. IL boils at loo degrees. For very
high temperature the pvrometer takes
the place OF the thermometer. The
heat is measured by the expansion of
metals. and the instrument will measure
he:tt accurately up to 1000 degrees.
There is thermometer made in Buffalo
on the same principle as the pyromeler
and can be placed in the back of a
watch.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
WHY We Cali the Cat "Puss." ="

Do you ever think why We call the
cat puss? A great many wears ago tho
people of Egypt worshippcd the cat
They thought the cat aeas like the
moon. because she was more active at
night and because her eyes change just
as the moon changes, which Is some
times full and sometimes bright.
little crescent. or half-moOn, as W. may
say. Did YOU ever notice pussy eyes
to see how they change? So these
people made an idol with cats head
and named it Pashi, the same name
thev gave to the moon: for the word
means the face of the moon. That
word has been changed to pas or puzs,
the name which almost every one gives
to the cat. Puss and pnssy-cat are pet
names for kitty everywhere. But few
people know that it was given to her
thousand of years ago.
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Dear Little iia6ds.

Dcu, litiie hands. loved them SO.
NItl now they arr lying nn'l.-r the snow
'"..r the snow, sO cold and white.
az not see Them. or fBtta-h ihatn tonight
i'-t are qu!et Snd sTili ~ ia-l. ah. me:
How busy ami restless Ihes used 10 be.
BuI now lhcE can never reach up through INC
snow
Dear iittit hands. loved them 50.
Dear lite hands. miss them so,
Al through the day. wherever ! GO
All through h the n4hT. how lonely il seems.
f"I no i.tt!c hands wake MT oIir of my dreams
miss th"m ii! through the wear hours.
miss ih' IN others mi=s sunshine ana
tt~sr$:
Day ue. or night time, wherever go,
Dear III te hands, miss them SO!
Dear l;tte hands. they have gone from me
now,
Never again viii they rest on NV brow
Never ain smooth my sorrowfni face,
Never Gasp me in q childish embrace.
And now my forehead grows wrinkled with
care,
Thinking OF little hands once resting there,
But know in II happier, heaVenlier cline.
Dear little hands, when the Master shall call,
III welcome the summons that cones to us
all
When my feet touch the waters SO dark and so
cold,
And ea,eh my first glimpse of the City of
Gold.
IF keep my eyes liked on the heavenly gate.
Over the tl,c where the whiIed-roEed ones
wait.
Shall know you. wonder. among the bright
bands.
Will you beckon me over. oh! dear little
Louisville Courier Journal
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Another Father Wanted.

One of our wholesale merchants has
a bri. Int little daughter who Is about
six wars of age. She is one OF those
little children who wants to kno"
every thing anu cant conceive how
great many things happen. She ac-
costed her mother the other day as
follows:
Mamma, were people always on
this earth?'
NO, my child"
Then how did they get hers:
'Our forefathers were made OF
DUST"
Did have four fathers, Mar"
YES" replied the mother, not no
ticing what the little girl meant.
'Wen, then, I'd like to get. .acqaaint'
ed with the other three, and then may
be ia get more spending money, Ans
pa I've got now is awful close sanes
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