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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-15

James McBurney, who has been
i'll for several months, attempted to
commit suicide at Exc last Sun
day night by cutting his throat
with a razor, inflicting CHASTITY
but not dangerous wound. Mr.,
NcBurney was a member of the
Assembly from Elko some years
ago.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-15

Truckee has been again nearly
wiped out by a fire, and the action
Of the tramps ana those who infest
the place, has been Of such nature
a to arouse the citizens, and all
suspicious characters have been or
dered to.leave town.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-15
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitute

The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution
is mad at the Mugwumps and has
found out that they seem deter
mined to take a sort of supervisory
control of Mr.. Cleyeland's admins
traticn. The Constitution ought
to have found out long ago that
there is no half way business with
the Mugwumps. They have con
demned everything they could not
control ever since 1872.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-15

As the APPEAL predicted the
Reuoites are already moving in tho
public building matter, and offer to
donate $50, 900 block in the CEN
ter Of the city for : Government
building.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-15

Counterfeit 7-3O United States
bonds of the denominations of
$1,000 have turned up. Orders
we're issued to the boys down stairs
not to accept any thousand dollar
bonds without first sending them
mn to the editorial room to be In
spected.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-15
Dennis tn Christopher:

Dennis to Christopher: Come
step out you offensive partisan
aud give George your position
Christopher to Dennis; "Not # ]
know myself. Fam an active Re
publican, and viii hold the Fort.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-15

8 x a II Il .
Base Ball and Croquet Sets,
Bird Cages and Window
Shades, Writing Tablets,
iscella neous and
School Books. A COM
plete assortment Of
Fancy Stationery,
Decorative
Goo DIS,
Artists
Materials,
Macram me
Irvine, Guns,
Pistols and AM
munition, Musical
instruments, Stylo-
graphic and Gold Pens,
Baby Carriages, Toys,
Brackets, Cornices, Mould
ings, Picture Frames to order.
Paintings, Engravings and
Chromos, Prang's Anniversary,
Generalization an d Reward
Cards. Singer Sewing Machine
Agency. Optical Goods, Cutlery,
Meerschaum Pipes, Jewelry, and
1901 novelties of new designs at
ChGWIN & NOTEWARES
Two Stores, Iext to and opposite
Postofice, Carson Street,
Carson, Nevada.
N. B.-We supply all Eastern
and Western Daily, Weekly and
Monthly Publications by mail or
carrier. Subscriptions solicited.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
A FRIGHTENED CHIEF.
Stanley's Account of His Way of Fright
ening an African King.

Among the stories which Stanley
tells in The Congo" is this: ION one
occasion he was satisfied that the chief
whom he had just met intended treach-
cry, and as the African came daily TO
the camp with constantly increasing
bodies of armed men. he resolved to
teach him a lesson. When he thought
the native plot was ripe for execution
he concealed all the forces of the expo
dition about the camp and awaited an
expected visit The chief came, ac-
companied by his usual train, and all
seated themselves for palaver. Tho
subject of this was the design of Stan
ley to pass through his country. while
he was equally determined that the
whites should not The meeting was
stormy, but wound up with no open
outbreak, but evidently to the great
dissatisfaction of the chief When
passing out of the tent he spied the
gong which was used in the camp for
giving signals as is drum among sol
diers The chief inquired what it was,
and was told that it was L war fetish.
He insisted that it should be struck, but
told that if that were done armed men
would arise from every quarter. He
still insisted.
with all my force 1 struck the
gong; the loud bell-like tone sounding
IN the silence caused by the hushed at
tention of all upon the scene, was start.
ling IN the extreme, but as the rapid
strokes were applied vigorously the
| continued sound seemed to them like
thunder. They had not recovered frsm
the first shock of astonishment wher
the forms of men were seen bounding
over the gunwale of the boat, righ
over their heads, and war whooping il
their ears. From my tent and from
the gorge behind them . stream o
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
Shark-CatChinP.

The way the Arabs catch sharks is
very curious and interesting, and is
somewhat similar to playing a heavy
salmon, cG!y no rod is used. A hook
of soft iron wire is made very sharp
and baited with lump of garbage Of
some kind, usually a piece of shark
too rancid even for a slave, and the
line, which is small and very slackly
spun, is wound round for some little
distance from the hook with thin sheet
lead, both to protect it from the teeth
of the fish and to act as q sinker, and
the other end is made fast to q huge
calabash which acts as float. When
q shark takes the bait he tows the cal
abash about, but can not sink it for
any length of time, and the fisherman
set off after him in their canoe, and
when they get hold of the line they
play their captive until he is actually
drowned. The shark that was now on
the hook was proving tartar, and be-
fore the two boats came near the
canoe which was playing with him was
capsized, and the half dozen men who
formed her crew thrown into the water.
Give way, my ladsr' said the leu
tenant, and both boats dashed away,
IuC CAO"o olA oAAAAS ONOAy hOANO W
save the swimmers from their DANGER
Gus position, the water literally SWARM
ing with sharks, and in few minutes
tine men were picked up and their
canoe righted- The Englishmen, like
all their nation, fond of sport, next
went after the float, which could be-
seen being towed hither and thither ss
the shark tried to free itself from the
incumbrance, but the Arabs, when they
saw their intention, shouted and ges-i
ticulated to prevent them from doing
so. and second canoe put off from
the dhow to assist in playing tho!
shark. With some little trouble the
line was again secured, and after about
two hours hard work, during which
Johnny Shark several times nearly
mastered his captors, he was at length
killed and dragged upon tho rocks,
where the English, as he was such q
huge monster, had the curiosity to
measure him, when he proved to be
the enormous length of thirty-three
feet ten inches. This was the largest
shark they had ever seen, though both
boats had had oars dashed at by the
ravenous brutes, and on one occasion
the same whaler, when boarding
dhow at night from the ship, had her
rudder carried away by one--Gestic-
mans Ndgdziae. -..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
Bill Nye CriticIses Boston Art.

The Coggswell fountain is probably
the most eccentric squirt, and one
which at once rivets the eye of the be-
holder. do not know who designed
it. but l am told that it was modelled
by a young man who attended the cod
fish autopsy at the market daytimes
and gave his nights to art.
The fountain proper consists OF two
metallic bullheads rampant. They
stand on their bosoms, with their tails
tied together at the top. Their mouths
are abnormally distended, and the
water gushes forth from their tonsils
in a beautiful stream.
The pose of these classical Goldfish
or bullheads is sublime. In the spirit
ed Graco-Roman tussle which they
seem to be having, with their tails alb
normally elevated in their artistic
catch-as-catch-can or can-can scutfie,
the designer has certainly hit upon a
unique and beautiful impossibility.
Each bullhead also has a tin dipper
chained to his gills. and through the
livelong day, till far into the night he
invites the cosmopolitan tramp to
come and quench his never-dyin9
thirst. - Boston Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01

frantic 1nfuriates emerged as though
from the earth. The store tent was
violently agitated and finally collapsed.
and a yelling crowd of deinoniac mad
men sprang out one after the other, ev-..
eryone apparently madder than his
neighbors. The listless, sleepy-evedl
stragglers burst out into a perfectI
frenzy of action. From under the mats
in the huts there streamed into view
such frantic mob of armed men that
to the panic-stricken natives the skyi
and the earth seemed to be contribut-l
ing to the constantly increasing num-
bers OF death-dealing warriors. Every
native present, would-be friend and
would-be foe, lost his senses complete
ly; the seated warriors forgot their
guns and fled before this strange del
uge and awful scene. The ammuni-
ton bearers threw their gourds away
some were broken and the powder and
slugs scattered on the ground, and as
Ngalvema was standing, paralyzed,
with fear and with his faculties be-
numbed, seized him by the arm and
said softly to him: BE not afraid; re-
member Bula Matari is your brother. /
Stand behind me. Twill protect you. !
The Zanzibaris were now yellingi
crowd in front of me, calling out
tauntingly and menacingly: .Ha. ha, !
Ngalyema. You came to fight Bula
Matari. Where are your warriors, |
Ngalyema?' There could not be a bet
ter representation of relentless, blood-i
thirsty fury than that which was shown
by these amateur black actors in the,
suddenly improvised scene. Their as |,
stunned frenzy was the next thing to /!
reality. Had | not been in the secret, .
L should also have been. duped; while
the ralOr with which l defended my
poor brother, who, with his two hands, !;
grasped me round the waist, danced
from side TO side to avoid furious !
strokes from the wild-eyed men, while !
young Enjcll clung TO his father and
followed his movements, reminded mel
of the long forgotten play of hen and
chickens. But the camp was emptisd \
of our visitors, much of the ammuni-l
ton was strcwn on the ground, thai
guns were lying about, and the playi
was well acted. Attention! fall inrl
called out the captains, and the well-t
trained fellows fell into line ut shoulderl
arms with all the precision of well-i
trained veterans Then, as Ngalyema
allowed his hands to fall in mute sur
prise at the sudden transformation,
took hold of his hands and said: Well,
what do you think of the white man i
fetish?' 'Ah, was not afraid, was Ia I,
See, all my people have run away. All,
such bravesi But tell me, Bula Ms-
tari, where did all these people come /
fromP 'Ah, that is the bad fetish +!
told Unn of nn Voll yuant To aao onv
more? Come, l will strike the fetish
again. and the next scene will be still
more wonderful. 'Whatr he scream
ed. No, no, don't touch it Verify,
that must be bad fetish.' he said
grayely, as he looked at the round, in
nocent face of the gong"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
Where Marbles are Made.

A few days ago, at the office of the
customs surveyor, a reporter picked
up an item which excited his curiosity
He was told that one firm paid $3.50
duty on marbles imported from Ger
many.
Taking into consideration the differ
ence in the size of the marbles, and
that each case was said to contain 25,-
900 marbles, this would make the en-
tire invoice of about 100000. or
enough to give each school-boy in
the United States a marble or two
But as the firm referred to is not sup
posed to control the entire trade in
marbles of the United States, the boys
are entitled to a more liberal supply.
If the stock just imported were held
for the Indianapolis boys, division
would result in each boy getting about
$50 marbles. 1t is not probable, how
ever, that this supply would last much
longer than the dozen or two OF mar
bles which the average boy manages
to get away with each season.
Marbles belong to class of play
things which can not very easily be
broken or otherwise destroyed, still
they disappear i'll a somewhat mysteri-
Gus manner, and of the s, S,000, 900 which
have just come across the ocean, form
ing bulky. but not very valuable part
of the cargo of one of our largest ocean
steamers, not many will be left in a
year from now and a new supply will
have to be ordered from Stomach, in
Thuringia, where nearly all the mar
bles come from. Steinach is in tho
Sonneberg district, the principal in
| dustry of which is the manufacture OF
toys, marbles being one of the main ar
ticies produced. The trade distin-
| ouishes between two classes of mar
bles, the glass marble, which is the
prettiest and most expensive article,
the marbles with a porcelain finish and
a painted surface. and the common
stone marble. The glass marbles.
some of which show very handsome
designs, are produced in the glass
works, while the others are made from
stone which has been ground into dust.
| t-1"@'aHap0..s .1H.ess. s EN
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
The Solidity of English Building.

What has impressed you most on
this sideP" asked of Philadelphian.
.'It's solidity," he replied, Its solidi-
ty. The English are the best build
ers, should say, in the world they
seem to like building; where we have
fence they have a wall; where we
have a wooden jetty they have Il stone
pier; where we have a wooden side
walk they have granite pavement;
we are in a hurry about everything,
content with makeshifts; the English
are never in hurry, and they hate
makeshifts. | reckon we lick the En-
glish in inyentimg things, saving labor.
and in steamboats,; and, except that |
admire the little gardens to tho hum
blest homes in England, 1 think Phila-
delphia can match the old country for
homes; but, as l said before, solid is
the word l should write down to de-
scribe England. London Cor. Phila-
aetphiG Record. ---------
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01

washed up against the barn. We be-
lieved that Pal had been seized with
the cramps when he had fallen over
board and been drowned. We buried
him under large oak tree, and erected
q neat monument to his memory.
But this is not all. Five years after
that terrible night our house was un-
dergoing repairs.
Whom the floor in Edith's room was
removed we found the long-lost ring.
1t had fallen through crack in the
floor l showed it to John and Edith,
and VIC all thought of the wronged ne
gro boy, while John solemnly uttered:
Judge not.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
On Seeing a sea-GuiI far Inland.
What dost thou here, lone wanderer from t

What dost thou here, lone wanderer from the
sea?
On tireless wing, far from thy native shorep
In vain DER bending wood or fOwery lea
Thou seekest here to hear old oceans roar.
These billowy woods that sigh and moan and
sing,
And wave their banners green DER verdant
lands,
To thee, lone bird, no recolleetions bring
OF wild waves creeping over whitening
Hest thou grown weary of old oceans sound,
Grown weary with the ebbing and the flow
ing tide,
Grown weary with the hllows mad'ning
Grown, weary with the waves that softly
glide?
But thou-thou hast no Joy in opening flow
ers;
Ger alien lands thou soorest far from
home:
Thou carest not fer shady, greenwood bow
'Tis vain thy longings prompted thee to
roam.
], too. have oft Crown weary with my lot;
Allurements bright have tempted me 10
roam;
But when in alien lands that one loved spot
Go seek thy home again upon the shore;
lis not for thee tho murmuring forests
sing;
Go join thy mates at play again once more.
And mid thy fellows scream on waye-dip-
ped wing.
Eugene Clay Ferguson. IN Galveston News.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
Through Car Arrangement.


No !, Pullman Palace Sleeping Coach. Hor-
nellsville to Cincinnati. ~
No. 3. Pullman Pala e Sleeping Coaches. and
regular Day Coaches. New York TO Chicago via
Marion. and Chicago 4 Atlantic Railwaye (no
Pullman Sleeping Coach Kent to Cincinnati
and ParlOr Car Kent to Indianapolis via
Springfield and l.. b. & w. R,y. strs F#
No, 8. Pullman Buffet Sleeping Coach, New
York to st. Louis. via. Cincinnati, I'm se0nnec-
ton with Ohio 4 Mississippi R'y, also Pullman
Buffet sleeping Coach, New York to Cleveland.
Solid Train, New York TO Chicago. consisting
OF Pullman Smoking, Day, Sleeping and Hosei
Coaches, via. Marion and Chicago & Atlantic
No, 1. Pullman Buffet Sleeping Coach and
Regular Day Coaches, Cincinnati to New York
(no change for any class of passengers). Also,
Pullman Buffet Slesping Coach. Cleveland to
NO No a. q. Pullman Sleeping Coach. scincinnati
to Hornellsville; Pullman Pslace Sleeping and
Hotel Coach. Chicago to New York via. Mari.
ON, and Chicago b Atlantic Railway.
No. II. Pullman Palace 81, epihg Coaches
and regular Day Coaches. Chicago to New York
(no change for any class Of passengsrs). Also,
Pullman Sleeping Coach, Ch cago to Albany
and Boston. via. Marion. and Chicago q A tfan-
tic Railway, and Pullman Palace sleeping
Coach. Cincinnati to Kent. sas SfeAs > ~
No "stop-Over" allowed upon Local Tickets.
A. Z CLARK. General Passenger and Ticket
gent Cleveland, o.
CHARLES PAINE. General Superintendent
Cleveland. Ohio.
J. SHARP. Aget.
Ravenna, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
q. H. GRIFFIN,
N. w. WHITE. n. D..

0RNTIaF. OAce over First National Bank
D once hours from 8 O.. m. to D. m.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01

- W. W. WHITE, d. d.,
Rnvsaeaan and Surgeon. OY1Ios, East end Of
Ykenix Block, up stairs. Ravenna, D. kesi-
danoe on Pratt Street, west side, first house
aouth Of Main. Tin-6nss
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
Business Cards:
ct. n. DuSSELL.

TT0RNEK AT Law, Counsel in
~ Unrlish and German. Once over finh's
6ofhinS Store Phenix Block, Ravenna,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01

s. Eanonrfor fneilities fer making eOileekfeHs In
ri psrta 81 the Uaited States: Oaee over
Eir<h National Bank, Carrots Vile. Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
@. d. INGELL,
Z. w. MAXSON,

"a. FTOnHEY AT Law and Eotary
.S4f1 6screi Hansua statien. Ohio. tAs-d
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25
A nation OF smokers.

The Burmese are q nation OF smokers.
Every man, woman and child, from the
king downward, may be said TO smoke
immense CherOOts four or five inches
long, made Of a coarse leaf rolled mp and
filed with wood chips, raw sugar and
dash of tobacco, according 10 taste. One
Of these CherOOts, once lit, frequently
passes round the entire family circle, not
forgetting even the smallest member OF It.
The practice Of tattOOing the body from
the waist to the knees may almost be
said TO be universal among the male pop
ulation. The operation j. extremely pain
ful and in most cases it is performed IN
instalments; but some with stronger
nerves, or by the aid Of opium, have IL
done at one time. The absence Of tattoo
marks Is regarded as not very cre1itable :
and those without them wear their dress
In such a way that the want shall not be
too evident. The origin Of tattooing
has been much disputed. The Burmese
are fond TO a surprising degree of gam
bling, amusements and sports, OF OF any
thing that viii excite them. Boat racing
is national sport while boxing, foot
racing and wrestling afford an endless
fund of amusement. The ting OF war is 3
fsvorite Amusement Of theirs, into which
they throw themselves with great ZesL-
TIondon Graphic.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25

some OF the railways down in Georgia
are a little shaky. The old JerkwHter
line is especially loose in the joints. A
commercial traveller relates a little ex-
perience while bounding over thHt road.
1--WE were whooping along" he said,
Z" at the rate of about seven miles an
hour. and the old train was weaving ter
rfbIv. ! expected every minute TO see
nay bones protruding through my skin
Passengers were rolling from one end OF
the car 10 the other / held on ike grim
desth 10 the arms OF my seat Presently
we settled down TO quiet running-at
least I could keep my hat on, and my
teeth didn't chatter. The conductor was
in hailing distance. ] looked up with Il
ghastIy smile, wishing to appear cheer
ful, and said We are going a little
sTnoot her see Yes said the COnduc-
TOR. we're of the trnck now "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25

unnecessary after all. The Boston historian
is impelled to this reflection by a sage re-
mark which was uttered in his hearing in
a street-car the other day. On the oppo-
site side OF the car were two women, who
were talking rather loudly. Said one:
ssDid YOU know Sarah had had another lot
of money left her by her cousins willy''
"Law metz exclaimed the other, 'the
Bible never said a tIuer word than them
tha. ilaA gifts"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25
George washington on Hi. travels.


A few days ago a stranger stopped foI
the night at a village hotel IN Iowa, ana,
as be wrote the-name- Of ss George Wash
iRgton " on the register, he remarked 70
the landlord:
'sYou have probably heard Of me ~
'sNo-o-a can't say that have"
"What Never heard Of WashingtOnp'
"No. l know lots Of folks but they
are named Jones, Brown, Smith, o.
something of that sort. What's your PER
ticker lay F."
"why, I'm the Father OF Ny Country
Yes Well, that's al right and per
fectly respectable, ] suppose Our rates
are a dollar day, and YOU won't find any
bugs in the bed"
Next morning. as the stranger went 70
settle his bill, the landlord seemed a biz
embarrassed, and said;
al was telling the family last night that
you was George Washington. Ny boT
said as how he had read about you in his
school books
90 Yes, I'm the man"
" went and hunted up a reader, and
see that you 1T the British : -
81 did"
And finally licked him b"
Yes. sir
Wall, that was real good in you.
About a mile mp the road I've got the
incest lot Of tunips IN the State Of lows
II the stnge viii stop for you. you can pull
all you can eat, but If You knock any
rails of the fence please put EN- bach
again George Washington, eh. ~
write that name down 50 as TO remembef
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25
Curing tho Measles

a lady who mad two children sick with
the measles wrote TO a friend FOR the best
remedy. The friend had just received 8
note from another ialy iuquiriue the way
to make pickles. in the confusion. the
lady who inquired about the pickles re-
ceived the remedy Tor the measles, and
the anxfous Hother of the sick children
read with horror the follow ing .'-ciilc
them three times In Very not vinegar,
spriukla them with SIT ana il "a very few
DIV, they will be rnrnl -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25

What was Csesars temperament
He WAS very resolute.
Did he ever fall in love
He did
Where did Cesar fan in love3
In Gaul
With whom did he fall IN lover
A Gallo OF German maiden.
What historical evidence can you pro
duce in support OF all this
II Is said. when Cesar came 20 the
Rhine he Immediately proposed to Bridget
flridue III
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25
No Change.

"Got cider here p he asked q farmer
on the market
Yes
Fresh ,"
Just made yesterday"
a. used to make cider myself"
'' Did You ;"
Thousands OF barrels. Ten years ago
the proportion used 10 be six gallons Ot
water to every barrel Of cider. ! wanted
TO ask you II there had been any change
since then"
Guess not: haven't heard Of any"
was the candid answer Detroit Free
= resS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-25
The Whi.kr Test.

An Irishman had been sick long time,
and while in this state would occasionally
cease breathing, and life be apparently sss
tinct for some time, when he would again
come to. On one OF these occasions,
when he had inst awakened from his
sleep, Patrick asked him:
AN how'll we know, Jimmy, when
you're dead-yOu're after vakin' up livery
tiney"
All thin, bring me glass of Erog an
say TO me, Here's till We, Jimmy, an if /
don't rise up and drink, then bury me"