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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17
The Boston Infant,

An amusing incident that occurred
two or three years since may be set down
as illustrating the lofty ambition of the
genuine Boston infant and her superior
fondness for intellect rather than beauty.
A little girl of 10 rang the door-bell of
a neighbor's house, and of the servant
who came to the door inquired for the
widow lady living there. Mrs B. is
not at home," the maid answered.
''Will you leave any word?" Yes"
the little miss answered. Il am Mary
Pease, and you may tell Mrs. B. that it
isn't true what the girls say about me
being in love with Tommy. wouldn't
be in love with such little fellow, any,
way-only 8 years old, and l don't
think he's bit good-looking."
The maid regarded her with some
astonishment during this concise ad-
dress. and then, her pride in the family
which she served being somewhat
touched, she bridled up to reply: 80,
you don't. Well, you're not SO good
looking yourself, miss. with your freck-
les and your red hair" The child re-
garded her with perfect gravity, and
answered in tones of complete and dis
passionate self-pOssession: ii know I'm
u
some day, and that is better
This tale, apocryphal as it sounds, is
really true, the name | have hidden un-
der ''Pease" being one well and honor
ably known in recent literature.
Another little maiden, a year or two
older than this. with whom have the
honor of an acquaintance, has been
much exercised this winter over ethical
roll
first TheosOphist, but when the Lenten
services at Trinity began it seemed to
her that the responsibility of the family
demanded that some one should occupy
their pew in that church; and as nobody
else seemed likely to do so, she gravelv
betook herself to the afternoon meetings
and became much inclined toward the
faith inculcated by Mr.. Brooks. There
Is good deal of it that is like Theoso-
phy," she assured me, land l think per-
haps It's better to go on with your own
people instead of with folks that live so
far OFF as India; SO l can't quite tell
whether I'd better be a Theosophist or
not DO come upstairs and see what
beautiful new dolls house I've had
built. 1t Is higher than my head and all
like a real house"
n sndu +-yeaf-Olu nelSnDOr or hers
evinced theological tendencies quite as
marked when he inquired of his mother
if she supposed that the Lord was a
brother to the Old Nick, and on her re-
plying that she was sure she couldn't
tell what, the relation was the small
philosopher went on to add: ..Of
course, If they are, the Old Nick was
born first"
OF course, child life in its essence is
the same the world over, but in its acci-
dents, its local color, it is seldom more
unique and more marked than here.
During the present strike a small urchin
OF the mature age of is reported of
having asked his father if it was ..catch-
ing as mumps. or catchinger;" and that
is what we are all anxious to discover
Boston Letter TO Providence Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17
Temper I'm Trained Animals.

Dan CASTILLO, the veteran horse-train-
er of the w. G. Coup Il Hadfield educat-
ed horses. is carefully nursing broken
finger, the result of too much familiari-
ty with the dancing stallion General
Sherman. "The kindest horse will lose
his temper at times, the same as a man
will, he said. Now, that stallion,
Sherman, is noted for his gentleness. l
have seen children playing around him
and he has never attempted to harm
them, yet Wednesday he deliberately
made Il blow at me, and this broken
finger is the consequence. He was out
of sorts all day, and showed it very
plainly. There is no one regrets it
more than he does now, though he has
been punished for it. He shifts at that
broken finger now and goes through
his acts with less prompting, and with
good behavior endeavors to atone for his
little tit of passion. The bronchosP They
often get into passion, but it's over in
a moment, and | don't give them an
opportunity to do any harm. l prefer
them to be that way than sulky. The
great difficulty is they are full of mis-
chief. There is none of them over four
years old, and they don't get sufficient
exercise; consequently, they think more
of play than anything else. They are
full of spirits and fun, and tell you it's
the best cure in the world for fit of
blues to see them rolling around the
stage prior to their drill. - Chicago
Herald
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17

'Take my arm," said Pedro in tone
had never heard before.
We walked on together in silence fol-
long while; then
"Philida, what does this meanP" ask
ed Pedro.
"1ou must never ask me-" said L.
Mustn't I?' said he. Indeed. /
must; though, of course, l know it is all
right: But how came you where found
you?"
Il never mean to tell you," said 1.
81 am too much ashamed"
''But l think | must know" said he.
I'm your husband. 1 left YOU beside
your own tireside. You said nothing
about going out"
might have told fib, but would
not do that. Besides. 1 had admitted
that L had done something to be
ashamed of. | WAS silent
'.Well?" said he
you'll have to take my word that
there was no harm in what twas about."
said /.
But felt there was harm; that it was
scarcely decent to 90 about the city at
night watching ones husband like a de-
tective; and my voice had no honest
tlhg III IT. No more was said until we
got to the house; then he sat down be-
fore me.
''Philida." said he, Il have trusted
you from my soul; but men have trusted
as entirely only to be deceived. Who
was that MANI"
Gracious goodnessI How should |
knowP" l gasped.
DID you go out to meet him?''
'How dare you insult me?'' cried.
L drew myself up, but he looked at
me so furious and so wretched that re-
solved to take all the shame of my folly
upon my head, rather than bear this a
moment more. L went down upon nv
knees on the hearthrug like guilty
wretch, and sobbed out:
"lt was all the cream-colored note I
dldn' know it was from your mother. 1
thought it was some old love, and II
followed you. If that brute had not in
suited me. I'd never have told YOU
never. oh, forgive me, and don't
tell your mother"
After that had to tell the whole
story from first to last; but before / got
through l was forgiven. have never
been jealous since. To be sure, I've
never had any reason-that 1 know of. |
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17

The fame of the divided skirt has at
last reached Paris, and one of the pa
pers discourses to its readers on the
programme of the National Dress As
sociation" and its President, Mime la
Vicomtesse Huberson." The French
critic warmly defends the wearing of
stays. and wakes indignant over the in
suits heaped on 1.-The poor little corset,
SO useful in sustaining the feeble, re-
straining the stout, and rallying the
stragglers." As for the divided skirt,
if women really wish to dress up like
zouaves. well, they can do it. But
what makes him most indignant is the
idea of England venturing to take the
lead in any question of costume. Lon
don is not yet recognized as the Capital
of the world of taste, nor has Paris lost
the sceptre of elegance which she has
held for so long"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17
BEET SUGAR.

The beet-sugar industry has scarcely
made start yet in this country, though
in Europe it has attained such propor-
tions as to furnish half the marketed
sugar of the world, and about a third
OF the total production. The production
OF beet sugar Is a commercial triumph
of the man of "mere science" A Ber-
lin apothecary, Marggraf, first drew at
tentlon to the beet root as possible
sugar mine, and a Prussian chemist,
Achard, first successfully extracted the
sugar. 1t was not. however until the.
Napoleonic wars and the blockade of
Continental ports raised the prices of
sugar that the industry was started
Napoleon in 1911 offered bounties for
the production of beet sugar. and made
the chemistry OF the process a speciality
In scientific schools. Germany followed
the example, and even now the industry
Is fostered by the government through
experimental stations and by means of
bounties on sugar protection. The
German law OF 1869 laid tax on beets
OF II (l6 marks per ton, to compensate
Tor the loss of revenue from imported
sugars. and gave drawback of Si2 to
S4f per ton of sugar exported. As bv
the improved processes the yield of beet
root Is over nine and half per cent of
merchantable sugar, besides more than
two per cent of molasses, this law guar
anteed a profit to manufacturers for
export, and the production has been
very great.
The beet commonly used in Europe is
the White Silesian, weighing from one
and half to two and half pounds,
and producing fifteen to twenty tons to
the acre. 1t succeeds best where there
is dry, unclouded autumn weather. The
juice Is extracted either by rasping the
beet into shreds, and pressing out the
juice, or by the diffusion process. As
the beet contains much less sugar in
proportion than cane, its transportation
Is serious matter, and in France and
Belgium underground pipes are in use,
through which the juice is sent to a
central factory. The process of extract
ing the sugar from the juice is essen
TALLY the same as in the treatment of
cane, except that the process of carbona-
ton, which is coming into use also with
sorghum. is very generally used. The
method proposed by the Department of
Agriculture and practiced for one sea-
SON at Ottawa, Kansas, with success, is
a modification of the process used for
beet juices, and consists in adding q
large excess of lime to the tepid Juice,
and afterward precipitating the excess
by carbonic acid. After passing
through filter press the clear Juice is
saturated with sulphurous acid, and
again filtered. This process gives a
juice perfectly limpid and of great
purity. The production of beet sugar,
where bounties are not paid, will prob
ably be limited by the fact that, with
scientific processes, the larger
of sugar in cane and sorgh-
um will give them an increasing ad- |
vantage to the planter and consumer |
The census of 1880 reported four beet
root factories, with 1866, 200 capital, |
$50 hands. to whom it paid |
S62.271 wages, or S177 each, and pro-
iucing S2S2, 1872 product-R. r. Boacker |
in Harper's Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17
A Persistent Wooer.

A New York newspaper sent a mani
to interview Senator Salisbury about!
the Presidents engagement. SaulsburHI
Is the typical ''old bach'-there are reab
widowers and grass widowers in the,
Senate, but he is the only bachelor
and he told the reporter that he thought
the Presidents love affairs were no.
body's business. The Senator is tall, |
slim, and shriveled, bloodless and soli-i
tary, and to look at him one would
never imagine that dream of love andI
orange blossoms ever hcvered over hisj
pillar. But appearances are deceptive. |
As old and dry as he is, there still lin !
gers fame in his breast, and some-l
times he gets sentimental
l know of a buxom widow in this |
city, rosy and jolly, as full of blood and
fun as Salisbury is of dryness, at wi .ose |
house the old man has been a cons anti
visitor for nearly twenty years. IL isl
fond of a game of whist and glass of !
punch. No hand can brew one hat
suits the Senator's taste so well as ars, |
and there isn't lady in the world hat
he prefers to her as a partner at al
rubber. About once week he sp-nds1
an evening at her cosy home, and after
the other guests are gone he usually re-
mains to take another glass, and smokei
cigar before the CRATE of the drawing-l
room. 1t is then that the comforts of q
home, the attractions of a fireside, and
a jolly companion warm up the cookies
of the old mans heart, and he seldom
leaves the house without proposing mar
riage to her. Years ago he was very,
much in earnest, and used to press his
suit with the ardor of the conventional
lover, but the proposal having been rel
newed so often, it has become matterI
of jest between them, and now he pops
the question regularly in quaint, COM
ical way, by asking her when he shalfI
engage the parson. She always laughs,
and tells him they are too young tot
marry, and then the old man drains his
glass, puts on his hat, and goes to his
lonely rooms, which must be very dis
NAL to him after an evening at her fires
side Chicago Inter Ocean,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17
The Great West Leads the World.

Il was at Fort Keogh one summer
not long ago, when au explosion oc-
curred in the boiler. which blew it some
distance from the fort into a swamp.
The men started after it. When they
got there the mosquitoes were so thick
that it was found impossible to work.
The men got inside the boiler, and the
mosquitoes punched their stingers right
through the plated iron The men
clinched the bills on the inside and
kept on clinching them until hundreds
aud hundreds of mosquitoes were fast
ened to the boiler. The men built q
fire inside of the boiler to scare off the
other mosquitoes, and the latter started
to fly away.
''Of course those that were fastened
tried to fly with the rest, and actually
carried the heavy boiler and the men
out of the swamp and on TO the dry
land. After that it was no trick to haul
the boiler into the fort. How did they
get rid of the mosquitoes bills? Why,
they just filed them off close and left
them there. st. Paul Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17

Representative St. Martin, of New
Orleans, is the only creole in Congress,
and the most cautious man in the world.
During the rebellion, when Gen. Lee
was at the height of his great fame,
someone asked st. Martin what he
thought of him. Well" was the re-
ply, "Beauregard speaks quite favorably
of him. - - - -----.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17

Jimmy" said Mrs. Tuffboy to her
recalcitrant hopeful, your father and |
have held consultation about you, and
you must behave a great deal better in
the future" Considering my case in
executive session. are youp" "Well,
there will be an executive session if you
do not reform" Il say, ma, l shall
move for open sessions and support 'em
on the floor of the Senate, "FAarJ9rQ
POST
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17

Country Landlord We'll, you do
look pretty well tagged out. Come in
and eat TO your hearts content"
Tramp-"Thanks, but, if it is all the
same to you, I'd much rather content
my s!omacA.m, ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17
FOR - ALE,

DURB THOROUGnBRED LANGSHA
J. COCK E;iELS,
from the great Egg, Producers and W inter Lay
ers' Eggs in season al 81 per 13.
CHAS. a LAURENT.
RavennR. o. February 26 1SSk
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e. III. GRIFFIN.

nENTIST. Office over First ational Bank
~ ONCE hours from a. m. to d. m.
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+ IT STDDAJ,I,


A TTORNEY AT L AW, and NOTARY
IA PUBLxC.
Office with M. STUART, North ChestnutSt
.Ravenna Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-17
J. III. DUSSELL,

a TTORNEY AT LAW, Counsel in
~ English and German. Office over FI1ih's
Clothing Store. Phenix Block, Ravenna,
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Business Cards.
r. IT. NICHOLS

Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Office
in Phenix Block over Second National Bank
Ravenna, Ohio.
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A Young Girl Who Dies and
Goes to Heaven, Where
She Meets a Neighbor
Who Has Just Died.
She Comes Back to Life and
Tells Her Experience.
She Takes to Preaching Under Inspira-
ton Of the Lord, and Immense
Crowds Flock to Hear Her.

A Columbus, Miss, special to the Pi-
cayune, dated June 3Oth, says: The lit
tie town of Vernon, Ala, twenty-eight
miles northeast Of here, has furnished a
first class sensation which has set the en-
tire country wild.
Mollie Pennington, daughter Of George
Pennington, who resides four miles from
Vernon, aged Is years, was taken sick on
the 18th. inst. Physicians state that her
illness resembled hydrophobis. On the
18th Drs. Reed, Brown, Morton and Burns
were called in to see the girl. She pre-
sented every sign Of hydrophobia, at
tempting to bite every one around her,
even herself. On the 18th, she somewhat
rallied gained her consciousness and toll
those around her that
SHE WOULD DIE FOR AN HOUR
exactly, and at the expiration OF that
time to chafe her hands and feet and that
she would come back to life.
At the time predicted she died away,
and physicians present state that death
was apparent, the pulse failing to beat
and her body was cold. Her physicians
during the hour applied all available re-
NEEDLES to restore her and at sixty-two
minutes exactly from the time she
swooned away she sstonished all by open
ing her eyes and jumping nimbly from
her bed.
She told that she
BAD BEEN TO HEAVEN
and that God had cured her. She then
told that she was returned to preach to
the earth and commenced there exhOrta-
tions that amazed them all.
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He Changed His Mind.

Several weeks ago Detr0iter purcha-
sed piece of land in the west end OF the
county. After the purchase. had been
completed he engaged q surveyors servi-
ces to see il he had been cheated. The
discovery was made that line fence was
over on his land eight inches. When he
went to the owner Of the adjoining
property with the statement the:man re-
Piled:
stranger. the row about that fence
began twenty-eight years ago. 1t was
then five feet over the line, and the two
men fit until one was killed and the 9TH
er crippled. After while it was moved
foot, and then two other owners fit and
fit until the lawyers got the two farms.
The fence was then moved another foot,
and the new owners spent half the year
in jawing each other and the other half
in having. One died and the other got
sold out Oh mortgage, and when l got
this farm the fence was moved over
another foot. Then l fit aud ft, and
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-07-17
A Joke.

Extract from letter to the Governor
of Arkansaw:
Il send you by John CObbletree, one of
my neighbOrs, quarter of mutton and
a mess of young squirrels. do this
Just because like the course you have
always took. killed the squirrels yis-
tiday an know they air fresh. Thar
amt nOthin' nicer than young squirrels.
] eat EN- sometimes til am fit to pop.
Now let me say something about the
mutton. 1t is fresh an fat an l hope
you will enjoy it. One of my neighbors
lost sheep the other day an he has &C.
cused me of stealin' it. He has had me
arrested an l am now in Jail. He come
to my house an grabbed holt Of sheep
that had jest killed, but l managed to
keep enough to send to you. am
mighty fond Of sheep meat, an when /
am right hungry ken eat till am fit
to pop. My trial will come on in day
or two. an the way things are shapin' l
am afeerd they will put it to me jest fur
a joke. These folks out here air the
prankiest get of people ever seen. They
air allus happy when they ken git joke
on prominent man like me. wouldn't
be surprised If they carried the joke 80
far as to want to send me to the peniten-
tiary. This would hurt my chances to the
legislature. don't want to be beat but
if they keep me shut up very long the
other fellow will git ahead Of me. After
you eat your mutton 1 whist you would
write note to the sheriff an tell him
to let me out. Say, 1 forgot to tell you
that the gran jury has been let into the
joke, an they have brought in a joke OF
indictment ag'in' ME. They may try me
an pass the joke of sentence on me be-
fore your note get here, so / wish you
would write out pardon after you eat
your mutton an tell the judge that am
free. know the joke will tickle you
and you may make the pardon read just
as amusin' as you please.
Traveller.
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two years ago was kicked in the ribs and
was laid up for three months. During
that time the fence was moved to the
present line. So it's still on your
land?"
"Yes."
well, I s'pose the proper thing is a
row. If you'll go out by the barn with
your revolver I'll come out and hunt for
you with the shotgun. If you get the
drop on me don't let go, because l shall
shoot to kill. X
1t took the Detroiter some time to sSn-
vince the farmer That he didn't care for
eight inches of land ana that he wouldn't
havee fence moved for fifty dollars
and when he had succeeded the old man
drew long breath Of relief and replied:
That's kind o you, and it leaves my
boys a chance to fit and fit after I m gone.
l hope you amt comm out here to I've
alongside O. me-"
mo-"
"Glad ont. If you lease, git some
man who'll want them other eight in
ches. The boys and is lonesome for
excitement.-Detroit Free Press.
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The most curious circumstance is that
she remarked Immediately that she saw
Mrs. BriermOre in heaven, and had talked
with her. Mrs. BriermOre who lives four
miles away, died during the hour the
girl was apparently dead, and no one
had had any communication from that
family.
At appointed times of evening she has
continued her calculations, tellhg ~
fore hand at nd would. Il
with her. ''x-~~
Ministers from all over the country are
flOcking to see her, and her discourses
move ~
HER AUDIENCE TO SHOUTS AND TEARS.
Men of strong minessay there is some.
thing supernatural about hen, She new
er went to school day in .hd life ana
cannot read her name, and never heard
but one sermon in her life and the COED
language used by her in her discOurses
and Bible teachings strike her hearers
with wonder.
She is unusually small for her age,
weighing but forty-one pounds. She has
always been of a reticent disposition un-
til within the last month, she has been
in unusual good spirits and talked inces-
sanity.
THIS STATEMENT Is CORROBORATED
by at least dozen men your correspon-
dent has talked to, who have seen her and
heard her talk. Great crowds are repOr-
ted as going from all over the country to
hear her.
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1900
OFLAND FOR
SALE.

Land of first quality, impro-
we'd and l. 4unimproved, in lots
70 suit purchasers, situated on
dAills adjoining Cade's Sta
ton, St. Martin Parish La.
Good water and easy commu.
nication. Terms easy.
For particulars address to
Robert Martin,
Lock Box Nos. st. Marrinsville, La.
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The Alexandria Democrat says:
Gov. Sam. D. McEnefy signed the Sun
day law just three minutes after he got
it-which is good time on bad track.
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A fine Stock of Ladies hats
and trimmings just received by
Mrs. M. Bienvenu.