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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
What Corsets Have Done.
Take off your eorset!n

'"Take off your eorset!'
hear howl of dismay.
"Oh, we can't live without corsetsl
We should fall to piecesg
81 can't hold myself up an hour with
out corsetsr'
Il always have such pain in my
side when / lay aside my corsets'
My dears, do you see what severe
accusation you bring against this article
yourselvesP Wearing corsets has 80 en-
feebled your muscles that they are no
longer of use to you. If you had never
worn them your body, left to the laws
of Him who made it, would have needed
no support. 1 know one woman about
60 years old, tall, stout, well developed,
who has never worn corsets or heels,
and whose flesh is firm and cool, need
ing no bones to keep it in position ex-
cept her own.
suppose you can not undo wholly
what the years of idle, foolish fortune
have done for you. but you can have a
better future if you will begin now to
live like rational beings. Go and buy
some of those well-made, new-fashion-
ed waists, with buttons to hold up your
heavy, draggy skirts; buy them big
enough so that you can draw the long
est breath your squeezed and disabled
lungs will allow after the waist is burst;
so loose that you can lift your arm above
your head easily; if your side or your
back aches lie down; rub your f1abby
flesh every day with rough cloth
wrung out in salt and water; draw your
breath in as far as you can, and breathe
1t out as slowly as you can every time
the clock strikes.-Rose Terry Cooke.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
An Indian Millionaire.

A somewhat notable character has
died in Bombay, says the Times of In
dia, in the person of Mr.. Kessowjee Ja-
dowjee, a wealthy Bhattia merchant,
who was popularity spoken of during
life as "millionaire." The amount of
property he has left behind him does
not probably fall far short of 80 lakhs
of rupees. Although one of the wealth.
lest men in Bombay, he lived in very
humble style at Mandvie, in the native
town, and affected no greater display
than man earning small salary
might have done. His dress differed in
no respect from that of his fellow-caste-
men of low degree, and he drove about
in a broken-down one-horse shigram.
Like many other wealthy men of penur-
ious habits he was extremely litigious.
His disagreements with his son, owing to
the dissolute and extravagant habits of
the latter, will be fresh in the recollec-
ton of many in Bombay. The son fell
into the hands of the money-lenders and
others, who expected that the father
would, as he had done on numerous oc-
casions previously. discharge his debts,
but the old man seems to have deter
mined that he would no longer minis
ter to his sons extravagances, and he
refused to lift finger to save him from
jail. Lilladhur Kessowjee. the son, was
on the debtor side of the Jail for some
time. and eventually died from disease
aggravated if not brought on by his ex-
cesses. Owing to the notoriously evil
life of the son, and his fragrant breaches
of caste rules, Mr.. Kessowjee and his
family were accommodated by their
caste udtil they had made pilgrimage
to Benares to expiate their sins by the
course of religious discipline prescribed
on such occasions. The old man was
too feeble to undertake this journey,
and died under the ban of his caste. As
a consequence, enormously wealthy as
he was, his funeral ceremonies were on
ly attended by about ten or a dozen per-
sons 1t is believed that the bulk of the
deceassd's immense property will go to a
nephew. lad some eight years of age,
whom he had some intention of adopt
ing, although he did not live long
enough to have the necessary adoption
ceremonies performed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
Philosophy of the Forehead.

A very retreating forehead which is
low and shallow usually accompanies
want of intellect. If slightly retreating,
or what appears to be retreating from
the fullest of the forms over the eyes it
signifies imagination, susceptibility, wit
and humor.
Slow persons with dull intellect, have
very projecting foreheads.
Perpendicular foreheads, rather high
and well rounded at the temples, rarely
fail to 90 with solid understanding pow
ers of concentration and love of study.
A low, arched forehead, which is full
at the temples, Is Indicative of sweet
ness and sensitiveness, and when COM
bined with great fullness over the eyes
gives an impressionable, idealistic ma
ture.
High, narrow, wholly unwrinkled
foreheads, over which the skin is tightly
drawn, shows weakness of will-pOwer
and a lack of Imagination or suscepti-
bility.
Foreheads not entirely projecting but
having knotty prOtuberances give vigOr
of mind and harsh, oppressive activity
and perseverance.
Persons possessing poetic, ardent and
sensitive natures not unfrequently have
blue vein forming the letter ~" in
an open, smooth and low forehead.
Perpendicular wrinkles between the
eyebrows, when of equal lengths, signi-
fly anger, but if the wrinkles are of un-
equal lengths they show deep thought
and concentration Philadelphia NeaCS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
The Gems of the National Museum.

The collection of gems exhibited BY
the National Museum at the Cincinnati
and New Orleans Expositions is now on
exhibition at the rooms of the Museum
in Washington. This much-needed ac-
cession, representing small part of the
appropriation for the Worlds Fair.
promises to be one of the most attract
i've and instructive features of the mus
cum. The large number of visitors who
examined the collection, both at the
fairs and in its present location, can
testify to its interesting character. Al
though mere beginning, it is the most
complete public collection of gems in
the United States. 1t is contained in
two flat plate-glass exhibition-cases. the
gems being neatly marked with printed
labels, and arranged on velvet pads
with silk-rope border. The diversity,
brilliance, and richness of Nature 8
brightest colors displayed render the
whole effect very attractive and pleas
ing one. The collection begins with Il
suite of glass models of the historical
diamonds, followed by series of dia-
monds in their natural state, among
which is an interesting octahedrOn,
eighteen carats in weight. These speci-
IhchS dic gnu IiiuStl olioIiS VI INC AoA LII
from South Africa, though of little COM
mercial value as gems. One dozen
other crystals from one quarter to one
carat in weight complete representa-
tive set of form and occurrence in that
region. Next we have very neat set
of a dozen more crystals, small but
choice, principally from India and Bra
zil, and formerly belonging to the NAL
let collection. One of these is perfect
cube, form peculiar to Brazil, while
another is twinned parallel to the octa-
hebron. Another stone of one carat is
only half cut, and for comparison we
have a stone of about the same weight
completely cut.-George F. Kuns, in
Popular Science Monthly for April.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
StenOgraphic Experts.

! There are some marvels of stenoora-
phic reporting performed in the senate
| and house each day, and about the most
fascinating sight in congress is to see
| these men covering page after page
with curious characters almost as fast
as the eye can follow. Each day the
| Congressional Record comes out with
verbatim report of the proceedings of
the last session. Not unfrequently the
Record reaches the size of a good-sized
book, and to the uninitiated the won
der is how the ten reporters succeed in
preparing such mass of matter in so
short a time. 1t is all the result of a
system which has grown up with years,
and which is well-nigh perfect. There
are five stenographers in each branch,
and they hold their offices year after
year irrespective of the rise or fall of the
political dynasties. The senate pays for
its reporting with lump sum of $685.
600 for each year. The contract is made
with Mr.. j. d. Murphy, who is acknowl-
edged to stand at the head of the profess
sion in this country. MIR. Murphy is
short, stout man, with iron-gray hair
and full beard. He has little desk in
front OF the clerks stand and does the
greater part of the senate reporting him.
self. MIR. Murphy does his work easily
and without any apparent trouble. No
matter whether Mr.. Beck, or Mr.. Haw-'
ley or some of the other lightning talk
ers are going ahead under full pressure.
or the slow-spoken and ponderous
Evarts is plowing along in debate, it is
all the same to Mr.. Murphy. He gets
all there is said.
The reporters in the senate sit at
their desks, because the chamber is .
small one and there is usually perfect
quiet In the house, however, the five
reporters fit here and there with their
notebooks, following this or that
speaker. The chief Of the house corps
is J. j. McElhone. He made his repu-
tation in the famous debate, when there
were fully dozen of men speaking at
once. MIR. McElhone jumped to his
feet, notebook and pencil in hand. He
did not take his eye from the paper, but
when the scene had passed he had
every word of it. The report in the
next days Record was absolutely cor;
rect; not an actor in that famous scene
ever complained that he had been mis-
quoted. Mr.. McElhone is a tall man,
with decidedly Hibernian cast of feat
ures. His head is small and round, and
his gray hair stands straight up all over
it. He is regarded as the swiftest and
most accurate of all the house reporters
Mono of the stenographers write out
their notes. In the house the men take
tricks" of ten or fifteen minutes each,
at the expiration of which they rush
downstairs, where there are q dozen or
more stenographers in waiting. They
read the debate as they have taken it,
and these assistants in turn take it in
shorthand and subsequently reduce it in
writing for the printers. The house re-
poriers are paid 5000 a year.-M T.
TeleQraUa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
BoyoottinR the Billows.

The supernumerary of to-day has no
opportunity to prove his value to his
employer, says W. j. Florence, in ''Con-
fessions of Supe," in the Brooklyn
Eagle. How can a supernumerary ad-
vance in the profession when such trashy.
plays occupy the American stage? There
are no spearmen, no Roman victors, in
''Ten Nights in Q Railroad Car" in
'The Musical Cockroaches." or the,
''Roller-Skater in Bucktown.n Who
could play the dead Cesar as used to,
do it? To be sure, I used to suffer on.
account of my long legs remember:
once 1 was to play the dead Caesar.
The bier, long, two-handled stretoher,
had but two cross-bars fOr me to rest;
on, and my legs hung over the end
But, as 1 was a dead man, of course y
had to hold them out stiffig. Well, the.
position was painful. Stu, as ! was,
covered with a pail and dead Cesar 81
toga, did not mind. But OH my
agony from having nothing to rest myi
back on-literally supporting my en-
tire weight on the back of my head and
the calves of my legs. The gentleman
who was delivering the Grafton over mes
Marc Antony-was very slow ands
long-winded. So that when he came to
the lines: See what rent the envious
Brutus made" suddenly collapsed. L
bent up like jack-Ezsfe and aumped
through the bier with my knees glued to
my chin. appeared Like a sack of
oats fallen through a broken wheel |
barrow. But did I move? No! Il
stood it as dead Cesar should. al i
though the nasty Stage carpenter did
me prod with sharpened knitting need
les through the stage flooring. have5
acted the waves of the ocean on several
occasions, when covered with green
cloth, in company with other snpers. !
We had to rise up and down on our
knees 10 initiate tiie bfRaNs Iemem-;
Der one night We were pfaFing Flying.
Dutchman" waves. They were strong, !
and we had to ssif1sfsh around under;
the sea-cloth waiting to begin ''thei
stormy ocean," the captain of the supes!
said: Boys, old Vanderdecker, the,
manager, Is going to cut down our
wages. Let's fx him. No waves to-
night" Good" exclaimed the re-.
mainder of the pillows. The prompter's'
whistle sounded. The scene opened.
The ocean remained tranquil. The Fly
ing Dutchman cussed and swore-to moi
purpose. Not a billow waved. They
boycotted the ocean. 1 was discharged
for that, though had no hand in it z
was discharged just once before for a.
slight mistake. l had to announces:
'Diana de PORTER and LIE Gen. Me-
lieux." l simply said: dennis Porter
aad Gen Miller" The audience gave
me away and / was discharged. L
could get along better If was not COM
PEELED to talk. I am out of situation
now, though a Syracuse manager has
offered me position as understudy for
a lamp post. :.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
A Boston woman's Work.

Miss Caroline Nolan of Boston. the
first woman who ever fired China
kiln, is about 35 years of age, with pale
red hair that just deepens from golden
blonde, q plump. short figure, broaden
ed by an apron, which conceals both
dress and form. A sweet, low voice and
very definite idea of what she wishes to
say, and hands dimpled like baby's-
Five years ago she had kiln of the
ordinary size built under the direction
OF an experienced workman, and, hav-
ing fitted herself for the business in En-
gland and other countries, she hoped to
make success. just at the critical mo-
ment when her first ''baking''-sn ex-
pensiye dinner set among twas ready
for firing, her kiln-tender was found in
toxicated, and as it was fire or fail, she
attended to the firing herself until the
Chin q was removed triumph of wo-
manly pluck.
Owing to the excessive opposition Of
the only two firms doing amateur china
baking in this city, composed of men,
Miss Nolan's kiln barely supports itself,
her present generous income being de-
rived from designs in stained glass, for
which she is Justly celebrated. Assisted
by six workmen who treat her with ut
most Difference. this enterprising woman
fills orders for the most elaborate rooms
and edifices from Maine to San Francis
CO all from original designs and often
original processes. In speaking of her
china baking Miss Nolan gave very
interesting description of the usual pro
cess, and said that very little change
had been made in kiln-building for 400
years. II anything is intrusted to q
kiln, no matter how valuable it may be,
there is no redress in case of breakage
or injury from smoke or imperfect treat
ment. In desiring to produce new and
beautiful effects in stained glass she
made many disheartening failures from
lack of thoroughness in mastering the
rudimentary details of her work. There
was not for her more than for others a
royal road to success because of quick
intentions. and she found it always bet
ter to go in the tried and beaten paths
than to turn aside. Miss Nolan makes
a rule to employ no drinking men, and,
employing only skilled workmen, learns
from their suggestions many new ideas
of the possibilities of artistic glass deco
ration.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

Good-day, sir" With this Mag left,
saying to herself: "The old gentleman
is all right, too. will soon have my
shoes"
At noon, when the man went home
for his dinner, he watched his wife
closely. Noticing that she viewed him,
now and then, in a stolen, distrustful
way, he grew suspicious, and began to
look and act sour and sharp. 'sAhar'
thought his wife, Il see the trouble COM
ing already"
After dinner he lay down as usual to
take his nap; but this time to try his
wife. Having shut his eyes he soon be-
gan to snore, and thus pretended to be-
most soundly asleep. His wife kept
on dsing her work after dinner as usual
until she heard him snoring Then she
went into the room in which he w a
lying on the lounge, and to find on
whether he was sleeping soundly enough
Tor ner purpose, she managed To make
noise by upsetting chair. He die
not stir, but snOred away as strongly a,
before
On tp-toe she went to the bureau
opened it cautiously, and took out hel
husbands razor. Having removed il
from its case, she again stepped on tip
toe up to where her husband was lying.
She stopped down towards him, hold.
ing the razor in her hand to cut the hair
away from his throat; when, to her
greatest dismay, he jumped up, seized
her hand, from which the razor dropped
to the floor, and in his rage hurled her
into a corner of the room. The story
now goes on to tell us that from this
time forward the old couple never had
day of peace, SO that at last they had
to separate.
came along the same road. She found
the Devil sitting on the same stone,
waiting for her When he saw her ap-
preaching he got up, climbed over the
fence, and putting the shoes to the end
of long pole, made ready to hand
them to her.
why. old fellow, what do you
mean?" laughed the witch. ..Are you
afraid of meP'
Indeed, am and ought to be-" an
swered the Devil; ..you did in one day
what l could not do in forty years.
That beats me! / have reason to fear
you. Here, take your shoes; you have
earned them well for your skillful and
successful work"
Dear readers, will not go bail for
the truth of this story, just such as it is;
but a truth it is. There are such devils
in human form, that through their
malice succeed in leading others into
sin, thus bringing misery and death to
the soul and doing what Satan himself,
maybe, could not do. To such devils
as these Jesus says: "Woe to him
through whom scandals come. 1t were
better for him that a milestone were put
about his neck and be cast into the sea-"
Luke II, 2.-The Guardian AnqeI.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
A Practical People.

Germans are certainly practical peo-
pie, especially in military matters. A
Prussian military committee lately con-
Quoted, at Spsndau, series of expert
ments on the penetrative force of differ
ent types of projectiles- OF course, for
this purpose, no target could equal flesh
and blood. Accordingly the war minis
ter placed at the disposal of the commit
tee a number of horses, which were
started at full gallop and shot down
with highly satisfactory results This
is pretty well, but the sequel is infinite
ly more edifying They have in Prus-
sia, it seems, society for the protection
of animals, and this body had the
temerity to demonstrate with the war
minister on the subject of the expert
ment. The result, however, was that
the society itself was prosecuted, and
has been fined so marks and costs for
an insult to the army.-London Truth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
UnreQuited.

When the sun it is high DER the earth, love,
And the sweet woodland sounds greet mine
ear,
Then my heart is happy with mirth, love,
And JOY that to me thou art dear.
1t is sweetest of music, thy voice, love,
And the sun shining down on thy face
Is II picture that makes me rejoice, love
When the sun it is bright IN its place
When the shadows of night gather round,
love,
And the sounds of the woodland are stilid,
When the eventide quiets abound. love,
Then l weep for the hopes unfulhiled-
And / sigh that my heart is so weak, love,
My heart that is thy heart for aye,
And grieve for the words thou'lt not speak,
love,
At the shadowy close of the day.
Oh! the sun is so strong in its light. love,
And the moon sheds its beams, ahl so soft,
That my heart it is swayed by their might,
love,
As the maid who hath listened too oft
So in sunshine I'll welcome thy smile, love,
In sunshine I'll greet thee with cheer
But the shadows are mine to beguile, love.
With the vainest regrets and a tear.
Flora N. Montgomery.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
The Smart Boy.

There were two bright little girls off
for holiday with their Western uncle,
big, good-natured man with diamond
breast-pin, and his voluble son, lad
about the age of his little cousins, whom
he constantly pestered by his rude and
dominating behavior. The boy was
product which 1t is the despair of all
Europe to produce, and our travellers
had great delight in him as an epitome
of American ''smartness." He led all
the conversation, had confident opinions
about everything. easily put down his
deferential papa, and pleased the other
passengers by his self-sufficient know-it-
all air. To boy who had travelled In
California and seen the Alps it was not
to be expected that this humble noun
tain could afford much entertainment,
and he did not attempt to conceal his
contempt for it When the stage reach
ed the Rip Van Wrinkle House, halfway,
the shy schoolgirls were for indulging
little sentiment over the old legend,
but the boy, who concealed his ignorance
of the Irving romance until his cousins
had prattled the outlines of it, was not
to be taken in by any such chat, and
though he was little staggered by Rips
own cottage, and by the sight of the
cave above it which is labelled as the
very spot where the vagabond took his
long nap, he attempted to bully the at
tendant and drink-mixer in the hut, and
openly faunted his incredulity until the
bartender showed him long bunch of
Rips hair, which hung like scalp
ON the nail, and the rusty barrel
and stock of the musket The cabin is,
indeed, full of old guns. pistols, locks of
hair, buttons. cartridge-boxes, bullets.
knives, and other undoubued relics of
Rip and the Revolution. This cabin,
with its facilities for shaking thirst on a
hot day which Rip would have appreci-
ated, over a hundred years old accord
ing to information to be obtained on the
spot, is really of unknown antiquity, the
old boards and timber of which 1t is con-
structed having been brought down
from the mountain House some forty
years ago.-Charles Dudley Warner. in
Harper's Magazine for May.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

The following formula for preparing
a tonic to prevent the falling out of the
hair is highly recommended by a we'll
known chemist: Quinine sulphate, 20
grains; glycerine, fluid ounce: cologne
2 fluid ounces; bay rum, 2 fluid ounces;
rose water, IL fluid ounces. Rub the
quinine with the glyeerine, and add the
other ingredients in order named. The
addition of fluid extract of jaborandi is
recommended to stimulate the growth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

The Goldfish continues to grow indie
as it has a plentiful supply of food.
man is high. They swim about near
the bottom of the sea, not often ascend
ing to the surface, feeding on all sorts
of animal life, such as crabs, shellfish,
and other small fish, but not on yege-
tables.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

A school teacher in Cory, Pa, sent
an insulting note to two young women,
strangers in the town, who were there
in the interests of a well-knOwn silver
ware house They went in search OF
the young man, found him, told him
what they thought of him, and then
filled his eyes with red pepper. He will
not lose his eyesioht
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

"AVING purchased of Louis Giering hia
Il Beer Bottling Works in Kent, am pre-
pared to supply all customers with Bottled La
ger of the best quality. Also, Pop and other
SOft Drinks. / will fill promptly all Orders
from customers in Ravenna.
FREDERICK WURSTER.
xsat. December 1st. 1sas. 797-H
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

The best-dressed professional woman
in New York is said to be DR.. Lozier,
whose quiet black gown suits her and
her calling, .5gE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

Kid bedspreads are something new in
the alleged "house beautiful" They
are made out of the backs of discarded
lid gloves and the gsatlsts 9f long onsSs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20

Homeopathic Phystcian and Surgeon.
OFFIoR in poe's Rloca, over Grocery oi Z. a.
VanNess,
RKsfpeNoK on Cleveland Avenue. 9Th residence
North OF L:oWBry street. 81
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G. II. GRIFFIN,

DENTIST. Office over First National Bank
~ once hours from p. to D. m,
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Business Cards.

- J. III. DUSSELL,
TTORNEY AT LAW, Counsel in
"a English and German. Office over Fisih's
= Clothing Store, Phenix Block, Ravenna,