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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20

TT rather surprising that we can
not vet positively answer the old ques-
ton. why is the sky blueg Professor
Tyndall explained the color as due to
the smaIlness of the solid particles IN
the air. which are thus able to reflect
only rays Of short wave-length; but a
later investigator, Professor Hartley,
believes that the mysterious ozone ex-
ercises some influence on the rays, as
4 small quantity of ozone gave sky
bIue in a tube two feet long.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20
The Amount of Food We Eat.

Every person must eat, sleep, and
have some sickness. A person at
seventy years, now not considered very
old, has eaten provisions that would
require a train of seventy cars, heavily
laden with food, to transport, has
slept twenty years, and been sick ten
years. Strange, but not less strange
than true. Taken in general, the
foregoing is trife below the average.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20
THE LITTLE FOLKS.


know a little fairy.
A naughty little elf
Brimful Of tricks snd mischief,
The Fairy Please-myself.'
She hides in every nurseryf
You always know she's there
When little folks are fretting,
And then, my dears, bewarsi
She's very old. this fairy,
How old cannot tell;
But it Is very likely
That Adam knew her well.
How did know about her2
I'll whisper in your ears.
(She often called upon me
When / was young. my dears)
Youths Companion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20

TIE perfect combustion Of coal seems
70 have been effected by Mr.. William
Gibbs. of Essex, England. By means
n 4 fan and suitable openings, the ex-
act quantity of air necessary Is sup
,,I;ad to the furnace chambers, and the
rrodrcts Of combustion issue as hot ar,
free from smoke or odor.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20

An English doctor reports over thirty
cases of headache and facial neuralgia
cured by shutting powdered salt up the
nnaa.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20

THERE is hardly any man 50 friend
less IN this world that be hasn't ct least
one friend ready to tell him his faults
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20

THE censure Of ignorance is about all
he real praise we get In life.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20

When 8 man comes to time, does it
not prove that time waits for some men Z
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20
zee NlzaRp OF sENLO PARK.
THOMAS ADDISON

An Incident of Thomas A. Edison's Early
Carser-His birthday Gift.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20
rn Pore a HoIe Through GIass.

Very often it is necessary to make a
hole through plate of glass. This is
very easily done if you only know how.
Make solution Of
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-20

Moisten the drill, and it will worl
in glass like wax.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

She Every romsntic)--Oh, Mr.. Blue
blood, did You ever experience feeling,
almost Understandable, when you seem to
be spinning about, when the earth seems
too small to hold you, and you feel as
though you were being waited, waited
heavenwaFd, and He Cooking at
her seArchinglyl You-you don't mean
to say that you know what 1t 10 to get
get tipsyl She-Sir!-LG1Te1lcs An,e'i-
can.
'Does anybody live in Africa,
mamma ?" asked seyen-years old Harry.
"Why of course, my dear. People live
in all parts OF the world. What made
you ssk?" az should think they'd be
scsred.n stSoared? why, no. What
should they be scared abont?" "Cause
it's always night time there" "Why, no,
my child, it isn't always night time there
any more than it is here. Who gave
You that idea ?" "MY teacher did. She
said Africa was the Dark Continent
Sir Provo Wallis; senior admiral of the
British navy, completed his Tooth year
on the 18th of April, end should he live
until the first day of June he will cele-
brate the 77th anniversary Of his assum-
ing command of the Shannon, after her
commander, Captain Broke, was wounded
in our waters in the encounter with the
Chesapeake, which he captured. siE
Provo, then young men of 81, sailed
away with his prize, which hs carried
into Halifax on the 18Th OF June. He
was not novice even then, Tor be fought
OF Trafalgar ~ rlidshipnsu.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
UNCLE SETH ON BROWNING.
y. w. Foss.

I've been n reading BrCwnin'. Our school
marin said he writ
Tho tallest kin'er pottery tho worl's diskiyered
yet.
Now, like pottery better'n pie, or any kim er
shsa,
An banker Tort like winter cows a-hankerin'
for grass.
tool tho hook down to the brook, soz |, I'm
III soak myself in pottery an sentiment an
SIGN;
The brookll kinder keep in tune; the bobolink
aud birds
VIII sing their songs, an 50 keep time with
this great poets words.'
An SO started in toread; twas Just like rldin
roun
In big bumpin dngle cart right over new
plowed grouu;
An now au' then the ex I'D break, an down
you'd 50 kertlOp.
Then two or three more wheels I'D bust, an
then tho boss ud stop.
An thon he'd start of on rush, an go u
whirn roun-
Sometimes the cart wuz sideways an some
times upside down;
An then there'd come an awful Jolt, kinder
crazy crash,
An fust ye'd know tho dlngle cart I'D bust an
go TO smash.
l 'srose that's where the poem stopped.
didn read no more:
My bones wuz mixed permiscu's-like, an all
my jints wuZ sore;
The bobolink flew up tree, an never raised a
zip,
An | went home, an thirteen weeks wuz laid
-Ydnkee Blade.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

Cincinnati Tincs-Star.
The superior merits of an evening
paper, when compared with those Of Q
morning issue, have long been acknowl-
edged. The one ia q history of to-day,
the other history Of yesterday. The
one is current, the other back number.
The name OF the tfilmpha Of the evening
paper is legion. For the issue that comes
out with growing Of the cock the business
man hsa no time, save that which he
matches as he bolts his breakfast and
gulps down his coffee, He glences at the
headlines, notices the latest quotations Of
prices OF the product he has to sell, and
then abruptly exchanges the paper for
his hat. For critical reading Of the
news he depends upon the hours follow
ing his o'clock meal. Then, with
slippers on his feet, mounting the back
of chair or the mantel, he settles him.
self for double duty, viz, digesting the
hearty meal of the day and digssting the
days history. Nothing in the evening
paper escapes the readers eye; telegraph,
local, editorial, miscellany and advertise
ments are oil devoured. 1t 10 not lunch
o. news, but veritsble banquet. This
morning paper is only nibbled at; the
evening paper is deyoured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
An uptown man who moved to another

An uptown man who moved to another
house says be uuearihed things that he
had forgotten he owned. He had no idea
he had so much property. Tho only
draw back is that he found SO much stuff
that he doesn't want that he il debating
whether to have an auction or fire
Kingston Freeman.
Poor Old New Yotk-Mr. Goodman
Hattan-"Do you reside in the CITY 2"
Mr.. Monmouth Cos (haughtily) mo,
sir, have the honor TO live in state the
governor of which fsvors free and
honest ballot-Naw Jersey" MIR. Good
man Haitian (humbly)-''Pernit me to
touch the hem of your garment"
Alderman Finnegsn-Jsmesy, me bye,
run over to the ozockery store an git
two o. thin little things to kspe spices
in. We want thin for the bar. Jamesy
-Yis, sor. Aldermen Finnegan-An',
Jamesy, see that there is an IS" marked
on ache Of them. Jamesy-Yes, sor, but
phat for, sor? Alderman Finnegan-.
Beksse wan Of thin is for salt an wan ov
thim ia for cinnamon. Kun along now
loike foine bye.-A neTicd,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
THE TAIN or WON.
Made N Savings Bank of EHts Wrist
and Grew Too Fat so Draw on 1t


Made n Savings Bank of EHis Wrist
and Grew Too Fat so Draw on it.
Wo All Woh was young Chinese
swell some years ago, and IVES one or the
few fortunate ones who owned several
thousands of American dollars, says the
New York Sun. He invested a part of
the money in laundry supply store on
Mott street, and had 1850 left. He
was afraid to intrust it to the banks, so
he went to rich Chinese jeweler and
told him be wanted TO see some Of his
best jade bracelets. They were shown
him, and out Of the lot he selected the
most valuable.
"How much 2" he asked.
"Eight hundred dollars" was the
reply.
Wo beat the jsweler down and got it
for $3.50. But there was yet another
81 900 left. This Wo invested in gold
AND diamond bracelets, which hs wore
day and night on his left wrist. Thus he
made his own left arm savings bank,
reserving the right as faithful guard to
ths institution on his left. Wo was
happy, and doled out sharks fin and
birds neat soups to his oountrymen with
broad smile every Sunday.
Recently in some mysterious way, Wo
became hard up for ready cash. After
tossing upon his bunk for several nights
he finally concluded to draw upon his
bank account to the extent Of the jade
bracelet. But great wss poor Wo's sur
prise when no found that he couldn't take
it eff. The 10 years. extra avoirdupois
had effectually imprisoned oil his bank
account between the elbow and the wrist.
To break the jado bracelet meant the loss
of the whole $3.50. The other jeweled
bracelets are all behind the jade, and
We, although wealthy, is yet poor.
His creditors have advised him to pawn
| himself.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
rne nonn,. rron, nrenrured.

The 50. James Gasstte says: The
problem Of measuring the moons heat
has been solved OF last by MIR. O. ".
Boys, one OF the professors at South
Kensington. By means Of quartz fla
ments he has produced a tbetmopile of
almost incredible delicaoy. BY this re-
markable apparatus he can render sensi-
bic the heat of candle up to the distance
Of mile and three.qusrters, and by di-
recting the minute ak of tine instrument
to tho moon be has shown that the
warmth received from it's reflected light
is equal TO that given out by candle at
81 feet distant Observation seems to
show thst although the moons face is
under tine b,sEs OF an unIloud d sun for
II daya, it remains comparatively cool,
and that what ever heating it does ulti-
msteiy receive is rapidly gained and az
rapidly lost.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

"Charlie, poor darling, tied his hand
kerchief full OF knots while no was asking
me to be his wife" II have always
noticed thst popularity about his pro-
posing. All the rest of the girls have
remarked it TOO" -Judy.
"What sort Of n bird ia that on your
new bonnet, dear ?" "Why it's an oTiols.
What did you ask mo that question fos -
II thought 1t was a snipe." "A snipe ~
"Yes; Judging from the bill that CAME
with it, n--WeTehGHt YTage,ler.
But you are too poor, you say, to
support wife" "You do not under-
stand me, Ethel. OF course, we cannot
marry right away. First you must marry
Dir. Cfmsus, then get divorce, and we
can live ever atteg on the alimony,"
- Ep0,h.
~ can never be more than sister TO
you" said buxom widow, tspderly, to
IN old bachelor who had proposed. All,
madam, yes, you can" he responded,
calamity. ~ am not man to lone
hope" eyes, but say cannot" she
persisted. "You have daughters, madam, :"
ne said ''you may yet be my mothez-in-
law"
The two Eons OF an eastern msrohan.
STATED for India Some months after the
father received this telegram: "Jim's
dead" Ia reply oRbled: ship corpse Z"
In due time large box arrived which
was found 70 contain the body Of Oh
enormuus Bangal tiger. The parent
asain cshled "Mistake mado; tiger 10
box" To which his surviving son se.
Piled: IAN right; jim inside tiger."-
JWdge.
A remarkable linguist IL Ed" The
oolored potter OF the 135th street station
OF the Sixth Avenue Elevated road. Ha
is a stout, jolly looking man of about As
years, and his furnishes any amount OF
amusemant for himsslf and bystAnders
by opening torrent Of good Italisn upon
the groups OF laborers OF taat nation,
atty that use ths station night and morn.
Ing. He speaks French, Spanish and
Portuguese quite as we'll 10 he docs
Italian, but has mover met Portuguese
since he came to Nsw York 10 years ago,
and he ia afraid that he is losing his hold
on tina: language. But to make things
even he is working away at German under
tine tuition o one of the tiokst-box men,
and 10 rapidly mastering its idioms.
sea" was born in Gan Domingo, and
spent the greater part OF his life in the
spanish aud Italian nsvies, picking up
his knowledge of French, Eogiiah AMI
Portuguese in his traYsls.-Net0 HO'k
1tRasS
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

New York Evening Telegram.
Louisiana may be buoked aud gagged by
lottery sharks, but Kentucky proposes to
keep her head out Of the moose. Cover
nor Bucknsr hos Smashed the charter of
q concern called the "Psducsh Wooden.
ware COMPANY" The particulars are not
given, bat il was discovered that the
terms Of this peculiar woodenwRre charter
wera SO delightfully."- elastic that 'Bill3h
Smith, citizen Of Cincinnati, who has
made millions on cheap lotteries, ran
policy shop under it's protecting shield
In oovington, Ky. Smith is an adept at
that business. He could probably con-
duct policy under charter 10 moor
porate church book concern. We know
how that thing is done here, where the
Manhattan company runs bank under o
charter to supply the public of this atty
with water. The directors maintain the
old tank on Centre street, keep three or
four people supplied with water, and tho
bank directors meet periodically and
toast the productive tank In champagne.
However, tho tank charter did contain
clause allowing the company to conduct
banking business, 80 the shadow pro
tects the substance. It takes an agil.
intellect in these days to sea that legisla
tive charters are not loaded, in some
clause, with dangerous dynamite.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

That country editors are sometimes
very busy men is evidenced by the follow
ing editorial paragraph from recent
issue OF the W4itshurg wash 7Sass:
"When we returned from dinner on
Tuesday we found piece Of paper stick
ing into the keynote Of our oliic5 door,
on which was written these words Been
here twice to s1bscribe for the Tins,
but failed to fud You in. Sand it to mo
and will hand you the 81 the next time
l am in town. We very much regret
being absent wien the writer called, bat
great Scott We can't tak maney all the
time. Wo,Ya cot 20 tnke .iale 70 eet y
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
Pu,Is Teeth win ,u,s Fingers.

Here is another case of wtera the negro
comes to the front, says the Macon
Telegraph: A bright mulatto, with long
hair and brop d orimmtd wild west look
ing hat, applied to City Clerk Bridges
Smith yesterday for q license to pull
teeth. His manner of plying hiB trade
is something out of the usual order. He
uses no instruments except his fingers in
extracting teeth. BY means of long
practice his fingers have become as
strong as forceps, and he claims that he
can pull teeth faster aud with less pain
than any dentist with Instruments. The
Japanese dsntigts have long been noted
for their ability to extract even the most
refractory teeth by mems of gentle
but Arm manipulation with their thumbs
and fingers, but this negro, who calls
himself "Willie Yellowstone" is, SO far
as known, the first negro to attempt such
o thing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

Mr.. aparrowgrass-W Waiter, what Ia
thisp Waiter-w Welsh rarebit, sab wat
yo' asked fo'. Mir. spsrrowgrass-Well,
your rabbits entirely on cheese. - Rdcket,
Charles Lamb Kenney, the popular
journalist, dining at tho house Of ATTEND.
CHANGED to swallow sulsll pieoe OF cork
with bis wine, The result benIg severe fit
OF coughing. "Caks care, my friend"
said his next nsighbor, with rather
feeble attempt at humor, that's not the
way for Cork !" mo" gasped the IRE.
irresistible sufferer, tits the way 10 kill
X nney !"-LDndJn Truth.
A couutryman at Rouen asked the price
OF railway ticket to the next station
and being told 30 esnts. replied TO tha
clerk; "rll give you 25." Tho Offer
being refused, lie set out 10 walk. 10
had not gone far when an engine whiatled
behind him. Turning abont, he shook
his fist al the engine, e1olaiming: "You
needn't whistle for me l made You an
offer once |" and then logged on.-Ohdt.
ter.
MY daughter" remarked grave and
reverend United States senator to his
child, "Qiu4t tbht Young han Mno JAIL q
on you last night remain very late z"
quite late, pAps," was the dutifnl reply.
"Wsll, my child, l should ike to know
what wes going ON that required SO much
time" ''It wasn't that kind Of an execu-
tive session, papa" she said with wise
precnution. "We never tell. Washing
tan Star.
Brown WHAT'S this you've been say
ing about me2 80 you never saw such
confouaded freak as 1, even in dime
museum Fogg- Nonsense nald
nothing about dime museum. spoke
in q broad aud indeterminste way, and
don't see how You can take exception to
that. Brown-ob .lwell, of course, that's
a different thing. felt sure you wouldn't
say what they said you did. --BoSto''
Transcript.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

"Are you interested 10 athleticsT" asked
Miss TwilIiok of young travelling man
who had been paying her some attention.
II didn't care much about those matters
until recently" But you are exercising
now ~ II should say so. can jump q
1O-foot fence at one bound and outrun
any how-leggsd dog that ever infested a
door-yard." 'And to think" she muir
INJURED fondly, shat it is to my father
that you owe all this. "-Merohailt Trap
o3!er.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
ROW RE-VOLrING!
A man condemned e die

a man cODuenuen TO uie
BY the means OF electricity,
Has q chance to live forever
BY the laws strange eocentricity,
The murlerer's arts the safest,
Aad, indeed, is ali felicity,
II the murder but OBTAIN
Some cheap lawyer In completely.
The futures all before him,
And he'll linger through eternity,
Unless the jail falls on him
Or he dies OF some infrmity.
So the murderer's insulated
By some legGlized duplicity,
And he'll live thousand years
Ere he dies Of electricity.
-NetD York World,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

"You should be ashamed Of your stand
ng at school, Alice. | was always at the
htai OF my class when was girl"
"But, mAmma, my school mates are all
clever. "-S0cisty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

A man who has praGtloed medicine for
40 years, ought to know salt from sugar;
read what no says:
TOLEDO, o., Jan. 10, 1887.
Messrs. r. J. Cheney & Co.-Gentlenen:
Il have been in tho general practice OF
medicine for most 40 years, md would say
that In all my practice and experlenee have
never seen a preparation that | could
prescribe with as much condolences OF sue
cess as l can Halls Catsrrh Cure, manu-
featured by you. Have prescribed II
great many times and Its effect + wonder
ful, and would say in conclusion that
have vet to fiud case OF ektafrh thar IL
would not cure, II they would take itaeoord-
Ing to directions.
Yours Truly,
L. l.. GoRsuoH, NJ. d.
ONCE, 2i5 summit st.
We will give 500 for any case OF cstarrh
that can not be cured with Halls Oatarrh
Cure. Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY 4 Co., Props, Toledo, U.
eiB-Sold bydrugRistS, 75c.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-20


You do not pay city prices when you have
your eyes measured and corrected by our opti-
clan. THEIR WAITCO.
A few good bargains left on SNYDER's REM
nant table.
1t beats all-the Giant Shirt for so cents at
SNYDER's.
You cannot ask for better thing for the
money than SNYDER's so cent Corset
Come for them now while the hot weather
lasts-SNYDER's % cent Undershirts.
Now is your time for a wonder bargain in
Lace Curtains at sNYDER's.
Job lot boys Lawn Tennis Shirts, worth q
dollar. only so cents at SN YDER'S.
Royal good Working Shirts for so cents al
SNYDER's.
The and IA cent Satteens at SNYDER's art
nearly all gone. ASK now TO see the zephyrs
at 10 cents. and Mousselines at cents. They
are good thing for the money, and don't for
get it.
The boss Silk Umbrella for $3.50, and the
Royal Satteen for sc cents at SNYDER's.
fyou are in need of Embroidery see SNYDER.
| 5. 8. 10 and 121scent goods first. "They are i'm
mense."
! One Portage county lady paid $25 for specta
cles in the city. and cannot wear them. Thi
never happens when you are fitted by our op
tician. as we guarantee satisfaction.
THE E. R. WAIT Co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-20

The Eagle Glass Co.. with 145 hands. the Ra-
VIENNA Fiber Co., with 125 employees. and the
Ravenna Engine Works with from 25 to 40. will
make very handsome addition to our industries
and do more toward advancing the place from
village to city than has been accomplished for
years past. There is no reason why Ravenna
should not grow. Her natural advantages are
not exceeded by any town in Ohio. and are SUI
perior to many. We are near unlimited supplies
of coal. our shipping facilities first class,
three great trunk lines passing through the place.
Enterprise and healthy public sentiment are
beginning to show their good fruits. and without
the excitement of a " BOOM" we are advancing
steadily, and taking no steps backward.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-20
Meeting of the Portage and
Summit Co. Pioneers.
Change of Time!

The Annual Meeting of the Portage and Sum
NIT Counties Pioneer Association will take place
on the grounds, in Kent, WEDNESDAY. Sep.
tember 3rd. instead of the first Thursday of the
month. as usual. The change has been made by
the Trustees of the Association in order to
the services of his Excellency, Governor Camp.
bell. who has promised to be the principal speak
er of that day
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-20

August 18th, 1890.
Here we are again, TO tell you of our doings|

Here we are again, TO tell you of our doings
and many attractions have to offer you. You may
think unnecessary for to repeat and REPEAT as do
we have believe that there is but way.
We KNOW there is ROYAL road to There is
without great labor Therefore all this
continued and conscientious effort to excel in parcu
lar line. All this, and more, necessary.
We fully realize that we must have the
goods patrons want We MUST have them WHEN they
want them. We have them at the right prices. We
believe patrons recognize that all these most favorable
conditions exist store-as large and constantly
increasing trade fully attess 1t goes without saying that
Our store most unquesonaby Headquarters for all kinds
of Dry Goodsnot only in Ravenna but the surrounding
country.
We have been receiving many new things
since last announcement.
Is s3A Is Is
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-20

1t is reported that an Uncle Toms Cabin Co.,
was recently seen vending their weary way. dead
broke toward the rising sun. presumably bound
for Trumbull county. whence they started with
high hopes. bright prospects-and a donkey. but
few short weeks ago. We know they will never
cease to regret that they failed to appear in Ra-
VIENNA with their new and thrilling drama.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-20

One Portage county lady paid $25 for specta-
c!es in the city, and cannot wear them. This
never happens when you are fitted by our op-
tician, as we guarantee satisfaction.
THE E. r. WAIT Co.