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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23
william II. an Enxl..hman.


NJ. DE Bonefon, the correspondent
of the Gatiois who was recently ex-
PEELED from Berlin, gave the following
pen portrait of the young emperor OF
Germany:
William III. will prove peace
full warrior SGci is the phrase with
which royal prince, an imperial at
that, concluded three months ago a
long conversation upon his living
enigma. who was yesterday crown
prince of Germany, and who is now
emperor The new head of the Hohen-
zollern house is unknown. He has
only one master, the chancellor; and it
/ is not all certain that the pupil, now
that he is a sovereign, will remain
docile and obedient. Some people
think that the prince is young MAD
OF intelligence, with both head and
a heart, while the lovers of parallel
already compare him to the great
Frederick.
ION the other hand, it is said that
he is heavy and narrow-minded, a
soldier without ability, and without
education. All put their own ideas in
the portrait. All look upon the young
man with eyes of affection or of hatred,
that is to say, with blind eyes. Upon
one single point those who know or
pretend to know William H., friends
and enemies alike, are agreed, and that
is that the commeneement of his reign
will be the commencement of war. For
him, they say, everything that is not
in uniform has not the weight of a
straw. For him the army is q divini-
ty, and he is the god of the German
army. He is never seen except in the
casernes, and the banquets of officers,
and at the reviews. All this is true,
and furthermore, while the father chose
for military counsellor Gen. Blumen-
! thai, the artist general, the SON sur
rounds himself with soldiers who are
nothing but soldiers, the Kleists, and
Papes, and the Waldersees.
"Neyertheless William must not be
represented as a cut-and-dried trooper
like a corporal after the style of the
founder of the Prussian monarchy. He
wishes to be very much German and
very much Hohenzollern. He is fond
of his uniform, and holds himself erect
in his stature. But of the Hohenzol-
lern he has neither the stature nor the
strength, nor even the somewhat
heavy and imposing beauty.
..The story is told of him that one
day at a review he was taken with a
hemorrhage of the nose, and as the
staG gathered around him he remarked
with a laugh: Don't mind, gentlemen;
it is only the last dropof English blood
that comes from my veins The story
is a lie, perhaps. but even if true the
statement would be an error. In spite
of him and unknown to him, William
lis English-English in physique and
English in character. if not in heart.
He has the gift of repartee, and his re-
marks can be cruel or amiable, ac-
cording To circumstances. He has a
passion for travels and the mobility of
fixed ideas-everything, in fact, that
comes from the other side of the chan
mel. Even his education has been
English. He has not had, according
to the traditions of the Hohenzollerns,
for tutor an iron master to teach him
pride, obedience, self-will, aud passive
ness. He has played in the college
grounds of Cassel with his future sub
jects, just like the son of a constitu-
tional king.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23
SUGGESTED BY AsulclDe.
Some AuIidotes which a Hospital surrso.
Recommends in Cases of Poisoning.

Some time ago young woman on
First street quarreled with her husband,
saws the New York Mail aud Express,
and in orderto frighten him swallowed
dose of trough on rats" She had
taken poison before. but of a different
kind and only enough 10 make her sem
sibly ill. At first She denied to her
better-half that she had taken poison,
but as the pain became more and more
intense she grew alarmed, and finally
acknowledged what she had done. The
husband then started for doctor. On
the way he met a policeman and told.
him of the matter and asked him to go
for doctor. Instead the officer pulled
the alarm-box and summoned an ambu-
lance, and had the poor woman taken
to hospital. ALI the way from the
house to the hospital she called on the
doctors to save her. She wanted to
live ''for her baby's sake.n Soon, how
ever. after being admitted to the hos
pital she died.
HAD the police officer who called
the ambulance for this poor woman
said the hospital surgeon, as he signed
the death certificate, known q little
more about what to do in cases OF
emergency, and little less of the civil
been saved. Indeed, many cases that
come to us might be saved if the per-
son first informed only knew few
commonplace things Take cases OF
poisoning, for instance. As q rule
there is in every household and faetor7
or at least within easy reach. simple
and effective antidotes. These reme-
dies are of infinite value. Warm water
and mustard can always be got, as can
also sweet oil, butter. or lard. For
poisoning by bug poisous. blue vitriol,
mercury, lead water, saltpeter, sui
phate of zinc, or like substances, milk
or white of eggs in large quantities is
always to be commended"
For poisons like rough on rats,
Paris green, and Fowler's solution of
arsenic, one should tickle the fauces OF
the victim with a feather, or induce
vomiting by copious draughts of salt
and water, which should be followed
by good sized doses of sweet oil or
milk.
~.Where oil of vitrol, muriatic OF OK
alie acid is the poison, one can easily
help matters by scraping some plaster
from the wall and dissolying it in wa
ter aud make the patient drink it.
Soap dissolved in water is also good in
these eases. When eaustic poisons are
taken, then water or vinegar, or lemon
juice and water should be given.
.'Many suicides seek the desired end
by means of carbolic acid. In such
cases give the person drinks of a glutin-
Gus character. Flour and water, for
instance, is especially desirable.
'For chlorOform, chloral and such
things, douse the head. chest. and face
with cold water and keep working the
arms to promote artificial respiration
'Laudanum, morphine, and opium
are also in great favor with suicides
Induce vomiting and give all the strong
coffee you can get down them. And
so might go on. All these things /
have named, you will see. are nearly
always at hand and can be employed
with good results, if only until the doc
tor comes. They are things the police
ought to know at any rate
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23
Romping Swallows.


They say man is the only animal
that can laugh, but he is far from be-
ing the only one that can cut capers
and have a good time says the Buffalo
Express. There is a colony of swal.
lows that find q roomy home inside a
broken cornice on the Noye building
at Washington street bridge, that was
lately observed engaged in what must
have been sport. One Of them when
first noticed had piece of paper about
a foot square in his mouth. He flew
with it over the bridge. and when in
the air dropped it. He at once flew
under it and caught it, but let it go
again and flew aside, when several
Others tried in turn to catch it. Some
succeeded and some failed and they
kept at it till the paper had fluttered
down uncomfortably close to the
ground. Then they all few up to-
gether and roasted on a telegraph
wire to talk it over, their notes being
very hilarious aud quite different from
a swallows ordinary twitter. An OBJ
server who goes to ball games some
times wondered If they were not can
yassing the skill each displayed during
his inning.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23
Decline of Greek Beauty.

Greek women of the lower classes
are seldom beautiful; if they ever have
beauty as girls, they lose it under the
hardships of their life. They carry
heavy burdens. Near Eleusis / met a
dozen young women carrying kegs of
water, each crouching under the load.
The lads on the other hand. are tall,
straight and dignified. Their dress is
often much like that of their sisters,
and more than once | exclaimed at the
beauty of maiden who proved to be
a shepherd lad. -Scri6neY's.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23
Then and Now.

L.
Dost thou remember, love. how pale and wan
This lakelet ere the wintry days were gone,
With one green isle of glisteLing lily leaves2
Dost thou reU ember, love, that starless night
When the winds ceased their signing. in af-
fright,
And birds were silent under cottage eaves2
nnSShemOerlne, nS strive moment love 10 guess
The wo of hearts unloved, their loneliness,
Their deathless pain no hour of rest relieves.
How CLEANS the lake now in the summer light,
While drifting lilies, golden-hued and white,
Fling back kindred splendor to the sunl
Ere that great darkness awed us into fear,
The silver moon scared slowly, full and clear,
TO skies where night was ended, Just begun,
So mayest thou know how gladly / saw afar
Thy own sweet face shine like a splendid sta r !;
What peace closed und me when the prize
was won.
-Chambers' Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23
Can't depend on the Clock.

Charles asks: ..When young man
calls upon a young lady to whom he is
W: rm attached, how long should he
stay?" That depends upon the young
lady, Charles. If she should yawn
and glance at the clock when it is on
the eve of striking 10, and drowsily
observe, ..Isn't that clock awfully
slowP'' the young man has already
STAYED at least an hour too long. But
if she should say: my! how fast the
time does fiyr he can stay two hours
more without wearying her.-Drake's
Mdodzine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23

A Frenchman saw a negro sitting
close by fire which was so hot that
it seemed almost certainty to him
that the man must be melted. Il link
know w he sect so near ze fire, said
the Frenchman after looking wonder
ingly at the colored man. He make
himself into one white man. chow
can he do that. pleaseF'' s.Ah. you
see he heat himzelf to ze white heat"
/ Tosttks Companion,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23

Alphonzo-I ann poor man, Miss
De Pink, but am industrious. honest.
and ambitious, and if you--you would
% Miss De Pink, Alice-Miss De
Pink-Why. certainly. Haven't much
10 give, but you are welcome. Hereis
10 cents, -0'acha World
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23

Miss Ida M. Van Etten has founded
and orgauized Workingwoman's so
ciety in New York, the object OF which
is to keep up the price OF womens
wages, to protect the women ana enii-
dren in shops. and look after the inter-
ests of the workers generally. The
membership fees are 25 cents month,
and members. when they are too III 70
work, are paid So week out OF the
fund accumulated by the fees.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23

Emperor Frederick died within thirty
feet of where he was born, and at
exactly the same hour of the day,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-23

At a fair held in Madison. Wis. .
goose was voted themostpopular dude,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

At the meeting Of the tariff reform club
Ia Boston Mr.. Stearns of Cbicopee made q
misleading statement in regard TO wooden
manufactures which has been extensively
quoted. Mr.. Radcliffe, secretary Of Home
Market Club replies to it as follows;
"Mr. Stearps in bis speech said; There
are to day SGT less wooden and felt mills
Ia the United States than there were Ia
1906: and OF course he went on 10 say
thai tins enormous decrease showed the
f.llacy Of protective tariff II is an old
cbestnu, lie that Mr.. S,esrns thus re
yamps The character Of the wooden 10
dus,ry has changed. Where ia 1850 t.
1860 a skilled weaver would produce cloth
for his npighbors running one set OF cards.
all That has been changed. jus, as the
small shoemaker has departed to give
place 10 the shoe factory, so the number
OF ''uoolen and felt mills" has decreased
ins, In the same way as the nnmb Der Of
the shoe shops III we take into considers
ton the number OF those small sboemak
ersl has decreased, But the product Of
WOODEN manufacturers has greatly incress-
ed. Thus. 10 1860 il amounted TO ESQ.,
0T4 402, while ~ 1880 II bad increased 10
1861 gi9.6ls 10 1860 the wooden mills
consa med 60 5ll ,3i3 pounds Of wool. and
10 1850 they consumed $40 6sl, 75l pounds
know there is nothing funny TO this, bot
IL District Attorney Stearns is 10 very
witty tha, in his hands serious matter
almost becomes joke HIS purpose may
not have been TO misrepresent, yet never
,b.iass IL xas one of tho rrgsseAt rnisrep
r sentsiions 81 the development OF the
wooisn industry under The iahnence OF
protective tariff that was ever made.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

The great danger OF increasing surplus
in the National treasury is that it will alb
sotb money that Is needed for actual cir
culation in ordinary business aud thus be
cy. No such contraction has yet taken
place and that there is more money Ia the
hands Of the people than ever before is
shown from the figures taken from the
Financial Chronicle, which is good author.
ity 10 such matters. II is estimated by
the Financial Chronicle that the total
monetary circulation OF the United States
amounted on January /, 1879, to 81, 05l,
400, 935; Oh July |, 1884 to 81 i27, 24o, 1913
on July |, 1885 to 81 537, 433 $40; and on
November !, 1887, to 81 ,67s, 00o, 959. De-
dnctng the sums held by the national
treasury, as the balance in the hands Of
the people aud fiducisry institutions OF
various kinds. at the dates named: 1927, :
1853 81. 272 1916, $50; sl,25s, 9ii 7ls;
aud 81 366 1888. 1t would seem that
these figures should be amply satisfactory
even to the most strenuous siicklers for a
currency system adequate to the de-
mands OF trade aud they certainly do
not indicate that the Accommodations OF
cash 10 the national treasury have been
drawn largely from the resources of our
own people.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

The difference batseen the wages OF
working people ia this country aud Eng
lAnd is illustrated 10y comparing the cities
81 Lowell and Lawrence with Manchester,
Eng. All three cities are engaged almost
sbolly in manufacturing that class OF
goods 10 which the lowest wages are paid
Lowell With a population OF 10000 has
- $50 operatives and six savings banks
holding 10 trust Sll GAG, 900 for 80, 40S de-
posltors Lawrence has a population OF
40 600. supported wholly by manufactur
log, has $1,000 operatives, three savings
backs. holding $1,000, 900 for 10, 72s depos-
itofs These savings are the earnings OF
the wage-earnefs and show prosperity,
Manchester Fog, which is the nearest to
correspond to these cities has population
Of 3ll 900 people, and 10 the savings banks
IN that city are only s6,sS3 900 A city
10 times as great as Lowell aud Law
renee. aud yet less than half the amount
Of the deposits 10 the savings banks. Let
cur workiugmen know the fact, and let
them answer it themselves.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26
u..h,nrton Count Coal Mips,

TIE discovery Of uhai IL declared 70 be
good su,braciit coal OF the farm Of Andrew
McC iellaB, 10 Heborb. Washington county
reresily. has been followed by prepsraiiors
10 develop ibe''aad shat, is down 6 or
s ieet already. and the quality Of the coal
Improves heioa the shrisce There are H..
5isa,i~-s ths, ihc lead es,ruds through an
az 900 acres. lneludme lands Owned
by Nm J. Ncclsllsa. Wa. ]. Wiley, ".
Beyerldge ani Martin Clark, Specimens
Of the coal ~rfs broaeht 10 Troy to-day
and we're pronounced BY erpsrts 10 be OF
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

seasiot Edmuud's tariff article IN Hsr
psfs kag goes 70 prove that All clsil-
iGad ualioas have al some lime svailed
Themselves Of protection sgsinsi onisii,
oompeiiiioa. ihatEbgland bad protective
lafa for 600 years natil that small coua
Try bad arrived to such poiui Of develop
nicnt that protection was 20 logger Of any
advantage. that the universal eIperiencs
il lbai protection does not benefit any par
iiealar class 10 the deiriment Of Others.
but sssis,s 10 developing 81 Glasses; that
tie additional expense OF protected goods
il net ali borne by the consumer bat is 10
great part shared By the foreign producer,
aud tha, partial removal Of the tariff will
20. be likely 10 reduce the revenue ba'
may Increase IL from the increased impor-
ia,iuns. at the same time lessening the
home production. % al .hese points the
Seusior is sonnd
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

The train which leaves Rutland at 10 40
a m. over the d. 4 II road left the track
about three miles soutb Of Salem Monday,
the passenger cars rolling over down an
EN- bankment Of 25 feet 10 the edge OF the
Bal,enkiIl river. Had not the ice been
strong they would hsye gone through into
the water 0ne Of the cars took hrs but
vas promptly ertineuished by conductor
Fros, who. though badly injured. threw
snow on the flames sith board torn from
The fence
The train was nearly 40 hour behind
time and vas rnnning At the rate OF p
miles an hour when the accident occlrrei
None were killed oairigh, ba, some may
die from their injuries. % in all being
more or less hart The follouing Is lis,
Of those most seriously injared
David oSeps, Western Union lineman,
inlared internally, aud eAnno, live. Resides
a, Eagle Bridge. and has wife aud three
children.
q 5sed1afd, merchant Of Salem ihlared
internally.
J. Houghton Traveller, Of Troy. brosea
Jas
CLARK gsce, travelling man q Cambridge
iosi ~ ere.
Mrs. ". Hughes Granville, scalp wound
aud ether injuries,
Marta siavens sanshan, merchant bal
y crushed.
Aunis shields shushan, crushed.
uukaoxu lady snd child. child barred,
mothers leg hroken
Coaancior FROST hu.lsnd three rbs
broksa snA leg Injured
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

good quality A miner who sreri IL years
in ,he Pennsylvania cosl mines. and who
~ nov At Hebron. ssys oi ihe outlook
This is the beat opcrins J ever saw. The
eori IS o. good qusliiy. and there seems to
be pltniy eiiLr A railroad has bee survey
ea from SALEM 10 Hebron. ten miles, ard
rhe rights of way sire now being secured.
II is ssid The building ola railroad will be
pushed. bu, II may rsn to Greenwich, 10.
sienl a salfm
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

bsire the ssailcrnepi = ~ pendins liiigs
iBoa a tie nstk s.ia = fsee, admins
ifssas. 81 ala. uhssh nets The bank aeosi
sls. 0o. alsa. the saias,Sssri q ihs sbcr-
mas -0Ie&ssn Rsairt vhsch relnees The
ID ielasaueas 90 Jan. lsss trom ostr
go. 600 h H. 700 Az advisory oonuait.ee
oonsssiiag II Mesu, Ksyes, wiliisus
sad shtldon. ~ss sppoipied 10 sci 10
noaneciiaB vita The directors 10 regard
10 ,hs sale q The Hove Scale Co. .
property sp3 saos5sf advisory COMMITTEES
wlil soos be sppoiuled 10 ooaiar vita The
directors regarding ,he sale 81 The Dorset
Marble Go q iaterrai II Is The earnest
deslfe q The directors 10 wind % The Af-
fairs 81 The bank 10 - profitable Ensuaer
a. possible. sod lhls they hops 70 elect IN
. short tine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

A million farmers living 10 nearly every
siste IL the naiou are engaged " wool
crossing aad ,be tariff derived from in
ported upol Is aboai 81 .000. 900 each year.
A few lhousaad farmers in Louisiana are
enrAsel IL eass making aad TIE tariii
o. Imported tggar reaches 500 00O,0d1
yraty lhs President Says the surplus
:. sd D. radnae,l Al once o. apaacial dis
tgen. aiil lall0w tie las lang argument
ia ,sses q pa,lipg woal on the Tres lisi
a. ssys t0thiag about rringti0n 40 SUI
sAn sagar eaters into home copsamPuan
nnd i 81 maea = neccsss,y as woolen
eosie Nhy %. take the iaty from sag
A. satass ,hsa ttcn weolg There Is only
one apparel reason. sagar Is made 10
I.oaislaaA. nemnctatie STATE. 4 solid
ssa,A s-sns 10 b. = necessity 70 The Dem
81 ise ptriy
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

TIE Iailsad Hersii sAys thsi ., ibe an
zeal sas ing d ihs Nsiiobsl Hsnk Of kHs
iNai Iaasisy the beasd q directors sss
resseg1 from serra o. ave. ibe aew board
e8nssnnP o. J. W Cnl,o1, John Mead,
Pr Keaasil 0ea. Briggs and v. page.
The bosrd ofgsuigad ~ cieNins J. w.
csAmt9a pfosllsht. apa Jsba Mead cashier.
Al tEs tsoom meuasliobs q tAe eomnis,es
,lsssrs. Msal. hsy@ ara SHAW, we're
adopted, the pfsnespai poiEis 81 iaitrss
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

While the object OF Senator Blair's edu
cational bill, which would distribute $40,
DOC, 600 among the states in proportion to
their iliterscy, is good one, yet we
doubt very much whether. on the whole,
il would be beneficial A temporary help
to states that need 1t might result 10 per
mauent ininry, from the fact that people
who have been 10 the habit OF beng help.
ed will not use proper exettion TO help
themselves. In Jscssou's time the sur
plus 10 the Z 5 treasury was distributed
among the states the income Of which was
TO be used for educational purposes This
has been Of great benefit, as /, has been
permanent and will continue TO be so 10
all time TO come II lessons local tax alton
for school purposes, aud il il had been
much larger than II was IT would have
bad no bad effect, our school taxes woBld
have been so much lighter. ln tina, case
It's effect is constant and permanent. II
the $40, 900, 900 should be divided among
al the states and only the income used we
could sec no objection TO IT.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

A bitter agbt So, been 10 progress ID
Pennsylvania over the leadership Of lha
Democratic state committee. IL this hSht
Randall aud the prottctiouists have been
on one side. the administration uader the
leadership u Congressman Scott add tarii
reformer Oh the other The almiuistra-
ton iofcss won bat 1t was Gully by the ac-
tive eforls Of ofiice boilers appointed by
President Cleveland Randall will 10
danLt fgbi beck from bis scat III Congress
aad :, dores DOT appear probable that the
administration will gain anything 10 the
| az run by the operation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

T. vs. geeksCongfrss has passed just tao
bill. Doe creating The office of hsh CON
mleal1usf. the other allosing additional
ptutnR and writiag oa second, third and
fourth class mail matter THIS bill sss
buffed through 10 consequence Of the loud
complaints u the people Al the change 10
The ruling 10 regard TO ihese classes Of
mail ID slter, and the uew law IL substan-
tally sha, The old law was intended to
mean a. ,lisrpre,o1 by the postal officials
Tor more than sit years, bat which 'he
superior atsIom Of new officials foual %
mean differently