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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
A Novel SwindIe.

Arich brsincss-m at Frankfort-on-
the-Nlin has Just discovered, through
an at of ',indn ass. that he has been
swine led in n small bit rather unique
way Dy his cashier, wlo had been a
long lime il his employ. and in whom
he Implicitly trusted. BY contract the
cashier was emp Dyed. when first en-
gagged, at a salary of $40 annually aud
an additional S75 yeaI for every child
born TO him. In the course of years
such happy event was announced five
fines 10 the employer, who raised the
salary of his clerk each time without a
murmur. Last Christmas-Eve the mer-
chant suddenly got it into his head to
play Santa Claus. and suddenly ap-
peared in the cashiers modest quarters
laden with :, heap of presents for madam
and the tive little ones. To his surprise
only two OF the latter were forthcoming,
and after some evasions the parents had
To confess that they never had any
more, and that the other three were 4
ruse gotten up 10 get the additional
salary The hest of the story is that the
employer was magnanimous enough to
forgive and to keep his cashier in his
employ without even deducting any of
the salary for the three missing children.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
Made Use of His Opportunity.

':Now, Shakey, mine sohn." said g
dealer in cheap clothing to his eldest
born, Il must righd away by Buffalo go
and | leaves der sdore and der beezness
i'll your hands. Dot vos a fine shance
for you, mine sohn.n
Jake promised to endeavor to make Il
good use of the chance.
''Und, Shake, my sohn, vile | was
away you mighd do q good sdroke OF
beezness-hey? Cold vedder is comm
on, und you must mark up all der goots
in der sdore. Den sdart big bankrupt
sale, und make believe you sells dose
goots feefty per cent oonder cost-heyg
Tell dose peoples dot der old man was
runned away to shwindle his creditors,
und dose creditors stepped in und want
to gif dose gOots away almost-hey?"
When the old man returned from
Buffalo he was surprised to find the
store locked up, and was yet more sur
prised when he learned that his hopeful
son had sold off everything and cleared
out with the entire assets of the estab-
Gshment.
"How dot poy efer learnt to be so dis
honest" sadly observed the old man,
lis more as vot / can't never make
owet. ."-Drake's Iraceuer's Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
How TO Supply the Table.

Some men have reputation for be-
ing good providers Their woodsheds
are always supplied with dry wood;
their potato bins are ALWAYS full and
their -four is the whiteSt. their meal the
freshest, their sugar the sweetest. Such
men may be congratulated for it is a
happy faculty to be able to provide well
for the wants of q household. There
are others whose fires sputter, fizzle, and
die out, and whose wood sheds, pork
barrels and potato bins are ALWAYS
empty. and who are always running to
the miller's with bag of wheat. or TO
the grocer's for a pound OF sugar, q
quart of oil, and a handful OF this. that
and the other. Such families are al
ready to borrow of their neighborS.
A barrel of sugar cannot be bought
much cheaper than the same number of
pounds in smaller quantities, and vet it
is economical to buy sugar by the bar
rel, for the reason that when bought in
quantity you have supply on hand,
and are not obliged to run to town for
it at frequent intervals. You get good
weight, good quality, and there is no
waste as there is in small packages by
being scattered around. Aside from
this, in buying barrel of sugar in five
pound lots, you make a large invest
ment in brown paper, which is gen
orally sold to YOU at the same price per
pound as the sugar. Most farmers and
fruit growers would find it to their ad-
vantage to buy their groceries by the
wholesale, especially such items as soap,
coffee, tea, sugar, spices, etc, a good
provider will seldom be seen on the way
10 the mill with bag of wheat 10 sup
ply flour for a family consisting OF nine
or ten persons, but you will see him
sending full load. lie has the flour
packed in tight, clean barrels ready for
the call of the housewife, for flour is
improved by age. Aside from the gain
in money by providing on liberal
scale for the family and buying at
wholesale, there is an escape from the
annoyance of continually feeling there
is something wanted about the house;
in other words, having provided abund-
antly, your mind is free to engage in
other pursuits, and other thoughts and
plans. The question of providing fresh
meat for a family in the country is
often difficult one. During warm
weather one can have a small flock. of
sheep, which he can kill at intervals, or
q fatted calf, or pig, and fowls. As
cool weather approaches he can enter
the market and buy a quarter of beef,
or half of 4 hog, and thus secure fresh
meat at almost half the price that the
butcher would ask. Salt pork answers
very well for change, but no one
should make that the main dependence.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
A Virginia Lady OF the Olden Time.

But what is the Virginia lady doing
all this time? 1t is not hard TO see.
when one thinks of the great house, the
many servants, the hospitality shown 10
strangers, and the absence of towns.
She is housekeeping body. She has
to provide for her household, and as she
can not go shopping to town, she must
keep abundant store of everything she
needs. Often she must teach her chill
dren, for very likely there is no school
near, to which she can send them She
must oversee and train her servants,
and set one to spinning. and another to
sewing; but she does not find it so easy
to have nice work done; her black slaves
are seldom skilled, and she has to send
to England for her finer garments.
There is no doctor near at hand, and
she must try her hand at prescribing for
the sick on the plantation, and must
nurse white and black. In truth, the
the Virginia ladY'sayesfh the Old Domin-
ton.-st, Niehelas. --rzz-zx-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co..

ROCKFORD, I'LL, May 18th, 1884.
Referring to the fact that we have
appointed WAIT BROTHERS, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale fof
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County, Ohio, we desire to say
that no parties other than WAIT Bros.
or their employees, 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, and only
through competent and well known
dealers.
! AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated lor
| immediate use, we hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible to the wearer o: the
( watch for its satisfactory performance,
! BUT ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
/ AGENTS. We understand the extraor-
| dinary guarantee of excellence made
by WAIT EROS, and given out by
/ them 10 the public, and are prepared
/ to make good the assertions of our
representatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
/ ROCKFORD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25

Spiders were formerly considered to
be a cure in rural districts for ague
Some years ago a lady in Ireland was
famous for her success i'll curing people
thus affected. 1t appears that the only
medicine she employed was large
spider rolled up in treacle. The patients
were ignorant of the contents of this
novel bolus. SO that Imagination had
nothing to do with this matter. In En-
gland, also, the spider has been called
in as an ague doctor. In Lincolnshire
the creature was treated very much aft
er the above mentioned Irish fashion,
being rolled up in paste and swallowed.
but elsewhere the insect is put into q
bag and worn around the neck.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
Bucklen's ArnicaSalye,

The BEST SALvE in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by g. P. Reed, Ravenna
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
A Romance of Courtship in Georgia

1t happened Sunday night about two
hours after the benediction had been
said. They had forgotten about the
''pearly gates ajar.n and had talked
elaborately of all noted females, from
Mary Anderson to Maud S. Presently
a lull occurred in their conversation,
when the young man hitched his chair
up to hers, and, nervously lingering the
fringe of her shawl, said: Il am about
to ask you very important question.
Are you prepared for itP''
81 am," she said fixing her mouth.
''Will you'-here his voice grew
husky, and he stopped and drew breath
as long as rake's handle
''Will do what?" said the young
lady anxiously. go on with your
question"
''Will you go to the circus with mep"
Tableau.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25

Ine death-rate in Dakota for years
past has been only five in 1000. Even
this moderate average for our territory
might have been materially lowered
had there not been such popular pre-
judice against more than four aces in a
pack of cards. When other aces with
out any visible means of support were
detected straying into poker game the
death-rate was always given boost
tality go hand in hand in the unfettered
TsstvEstsk.gss lQakl Bel -z,ss2=---
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-25
4 Few More Points
11T0 Referring to the nm
l0in above letter, we NM
Il W. VI Mill ain, ,,lu na,. Il OO


we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM THE FAC
TORY, OR HAS ANY RIGHT TO SELL.
THEM. 1t seems TO us much like boys
play to get angry and 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 not
in stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that we have never cursed the place as
ready to be 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 Jewellers,
Swift's Block.
WAIT BROTHERS.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24
To Watchmakers & Ships
CAPTAINS,

STOLEN from Captain Mists veran-
~ dah, Nuuanu Avenue, an ANE.
ROID BAROMETER, makers names,
Negretti & Zambra, London. "a 1w
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24
NEW HEBRIDES.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-I would like
to ask if the Hawaiian Government
has kept faith with the New Heb
rides laborers now seen about the
streets of Honolulu? / have been
led to believe that they were brought
here by the Government, with the
understanding that they should be
returned to their own country at
Government expense, on the eXpira-
ton of their terms of contract that
they have fulfilled their engage
ment; that they have returned from
the other islands to Honolulu, cX-
pecting to be taken home that they
have waited here for long time,
and are now complaining that they
have been deceived. This is how
the matter is represented by the
islanders themselves, and if their
story be q true one they have just
cause of complaint that should be
removed for the honor of the coun-
try. STRANGER.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24

strange thing to say, but 1 would ten
times sooner go out to breakfast than
to dinner. One is, or ought to be,
freshest in the morning; he then
needs no artificial stimulus to make
him feel bright, witty, happy, as he
too often does after the duties of the
day are over.
The midday meal, or luncheon to
those who dine in the evening and
who have work to do in the after
noon, should be a light one. l am
not quite sure that / do not quite APP
prove of the city "snacks." 1t puts
one past, it sustains nature, it leaves
the mind free TO think and to do its
duty, and, above all, it enables the
stomach to have q rest before the
principal meal of the day. Now,
about this meal. l have to say that,
if partakcn of alone by. ones self, it
ought TO be an abstcmious one. No
matter how many courses there are,
there is not the slightest necessity
of making too free with them. But
it is fact, which every one must
have felt, that even a moderately
heavy meal is quickly and easily di-
gested if accompanied with and fol-
lowed by witty or intellectual and
suggestive conversation.
"pm dyspeptic; l must not dine
OUT" l have heard gentleman
more than once remark.
Well, my impression is that il
does dyspeptics deal of good to
dine out, if they can eat in moder-
alton and judiciously, never being
tempted to call in the aid of arti.
fetal stimulus to enable them to dc
as men of more robust physique arc
doing around them. - [Cassells
Magazine for March.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24
A MANS THREE MEALS.
SOME COMMON-SENsE SUGGESTIONS
ABOUT FOOD IN ITS RELATION
TO HEALTH.

Breakfast ought to be a hearty
one, eaten early 10 the morning, and
eaten slowly, so as to preclude the
possibility of eating too heavily,
which would materially interfere
with the business of the day. A man
or woman who is no breakfast eater
must either be q heavy-over-
heavy-supper eater, or be in a bad
state of health. A person who re-
quires the stimulus of a cup of tea,
or any other stimulus or stimulaut
whatever, before partaking of solid
food is not in the heydey of health.
l like to see a man have his break
fast first, and then feel round for
his cup of coffee, tea or chocolate.
l have known the strongest and
healthiest of men positively forget
all about the liquid part of their
breakfast and leave the table without
it. / have known men who scarcely
ever touched drop of liquid of any
kind from one weeks end to an
other, and who, nevertheless, were
in ruddy and robust health. What
q person eats for breakfast often
gives me a clue to the state of his
health. One example: If, while
sojourning at hotel, see man
come down to breakfast between 10
and IL O'Clock, and sit down to
deviled kidneys with plenty of sauce
(piquant), and perhaps one poor
puny egg to follow, l would be will
ing to aver that he carries white
tongue and that his liver sadly
needs seeing to. Ham and eggs,
bacon and eggs, or a beefsteak or
underdone chop, with boiled eggs to
follow, and then cup of nice tea,
is a sensible breakfast for man
who is going away out into the fresh
air to walk, or ride, or work till noon,
but not for person who has to sit
all day in the same position at
manual labor. | emphasize the word
manual, because intellectual or men
tai work conduces to appetite. Al
author hard at his desk, if his ideas
be flowing freely, if he be happy al
his work, and time flying swiftly
with him, soon gets hungry, which
only proves that we must support
the body well when there is strair
upon the mind so that no extra ex
penditure of tissue may lead tc
debility. Cheerful conversation in
sures the easy digestion of a gooc
breakfast. 1t is a pity that in thi
country the custom of inviting
friends TO the matutinal meals is no
more prevalent 1t may seem
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24
A BLACK SPOT.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-Iou touched
a black spot in this country's
methods of doing things when you
referred to the commission system
in your issue of yesterday. This is
n species of State robbery which has
long flourished in this kingdom, and
by means of which an intellectually
large aggregation of public money
has passed into the possession of
private individuals. 1t was in oper-
alton so far back as the days when
DIR. Hutchinson was crown minis
ter, and received a stern rebuke on
one occasion from that gentleman,
when certain tradesman rendered
him commission as reward for
patronage. The doctor Indignantly
rejected the offer, declaring that he
would never again purchase cents
worth of material from the trades
man referred to, and he kept his
word. Every crown minister and
government employee has not been
so conscientious. One eX-minister
of more recent date is known to have
robbed pretty freely and largely in
this way, even going to the length
of claiming discount from the
salaries of appointees in his depart
ment. The evil still exists, and to
a degree that few outside people
imagine. 1t is high time the guilty
parties were exposed, ANONYMOUSLY
thrust out of positions of trust, and
honest and honorable men put in
their places. JUSTICE.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24

A stranger to ichthyology went
into Sixth Avenue market, where
there were some live Holsters. TAX
ing one up, he placed it near his
nose and exclaimed. "Whew! I'll
have you prosecuted-it smells"
The lobster's claw closed with q
"whack !" on the fellows nose,
when the market man folded his
arms and asked, with chuckle,
"IVho smells no,c, mister"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24
WANTED,

DY Competent Seamstrcss (Portu-
- guesc) situation with a private
family, or Dressmakcr. Apply TO
NJ. A. GONSALNES d CO.,
81 Hotel Street. T2
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24

pensable factor, both in local and
foreign trade, in every country of
advanced ideas. "rhere's millions
in it' for Hawaii, and Hawaii can
not do better than he on the alert,
and stand ready TO "chip in" with
other countries, her allotment OF the
millions required to secure it.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24
TO LET.

e,s. A A Cottage on King Strces, adj
SshsI joining the residence of Hon.
Asssf6 AAsss16 j. |. Dowsett, containing 4
rooms, Kitchen and bathroom; water
laid on. Also, a Broom Cottage, on the
Asylum Road, Rent, $40 per month.
Apply TO (S3) J, G., EDWARDS.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-24
MEETING NOTICE.

A SPECIAL Meeting of the Share.
n holders of the Deutscher Nerein
will be held at the office of Mcssrs. ii.
Hackfeld IL Co, on WEDN ESDAl,
March 81, 1856, at 9 I'M. Full attcn
dance is requested Business of impor-
tance. II. RIEMENSCHNEID
10 2w Sec'v Deutscher Vcrein.
, 1886-03-18
The Gain Of Sabbath Rest

OF course | 30 not say that a man
will not produce more In week by
working seven days than by working
six days. But [ very much doubt
whether, at the end of the year, he
will have produced more by working
seven days week than by working
six days week; and l firmly believe
that at the end of twenty years he
will have produced less than by work
ing SIX days a week.
The natural difference between
Campana and Spitzbergen is trifing
when compared with the difference
between this country and a country
inhabited by men sunk in bodily and
mental decrepitude. Therefore it is
that we are not poorer but richer, be-
canse we have through many ages
rested from our labor one day in
seven. That day is not lost; while
industry is suspended, while the plow
lies in fsrrow. while the exchange
is silent, while no smoke ascends from
the factory, q process is going on
quite as important to the wealth of
the nation as any process which is
performed on more busy days. Man,
the machine of machines-the ma
chine compared with which all the
contrivances of the Watts and Ark
wrights are worthless-is repairing
and winding up, so that he returns
to his labor on Monday with clearer
intellect, with liveliar spirits, with
renewed corporal vigor.-Macaulay.
, 1886-03-18
Voorhees, In Congress.

March LIST, Delegate Voorhees, pre-
sented number of matters to the
attention of Congress.
Among them were papers in the
case of Dennis Storrs, Marvin Dim
mick, Fritz Dibbern, Donald McDon-
aid and Daniel Hines of Washington
Territory, IN the removal of obstruc-
tons to the navigation of Skagit
river.
Also, letter from A. j. Chapman,
relative to the improvement of Gel
umbia river.
He also introduced bill to remove
the charge of desertion against the
naval record OF Edward Allen More
house.
Memorials from the Territorial
Legislature as follows were pre-
=entad:
Praying fer the admission of Wash
ingtoa Territory INTO the Union of
StStes.
La elation to the times of holding
the biennial sessions of the Legisla-
tive Assembly of the Territory OF
Washington.
, 1886-03-18
These Pub. Docs.

In his recent message to the senate
the president says, in regard TO the
papers III the case of suspended Off
cials:
l consider them in no proper sense
as upon the files Of the departments.
bat az daposited'there for my con-
venience, remaining still completely
snder my control. suppose if [ de
sired to take them into my custody l
might do SO with entire propristy,
and if l saw fit to destroy them, no
one could complain.
When lie wrote this paragraph the
president was evidently not aware of
the existence of sections 5403 and
540S, of the revised statutes of the
United States. The first section pro
vides:
ANY paper filed or deposited with
any clerk, judicial or public officer
shall be q public document, and that
any perscn who willfUlly destroys,
takes or carries away such paper
without regard to the value thereof,
shall be punished with fine Of not
more than $1,000 and imprisonment
for not more than three years.
, 1886-03-18
With Our Exchanges.

Bees near distiilery stay drunk all
the time and make no honey. Bees are
good deal ike men. They don't care
for honey wheD they can get beer.
The University of Southern California
has already received bequests Of land
and money to the value of about $780,
900, with fair prospect of an increase
for permanent endowment 1t is
located IN the San Fernando valley,
twenty mi!es north OF Los Angeles, and
Il building to cost $4,000 has been COM
menced, but 10 debt is to be incurred.
OK a VIsIT-Fred. Drew, eldest son
of NJ. S. Drew, of Port Gamble, who
has been attending dental college in
New York city during the past year, has
returned to the Sound, to spend his va
cation with his parents. He spent yes
terday in Seattle visiting old school
mates and friends. The Young man viii
return to New York shortly to resume
his studies,
The Tacoma Steam Navigation COM
papy bid for the mail contract from Sc
attic to Whatcom, the sum of $1,000 per
annum, about $1,000 less that the contract
price for the last four years, the intention
being to make the headquarters of the
steamer at Tacoma. They made the bid
in the face of loss the first year to get the
contract. The o. II. & N, however, got
the contract for 5000. However the
Tacoma company will build their steam
er and put her on the route this summer
anyhow. The Tacoma and Whatcom
trade now will go long way towards
supporting boat, aud the prospects are