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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
Women of the American Frontier.

Many an interesting story can be
! told of the women who have lived in
their lonely homes out of what used to
be marked in the old biographies as
the great American desert. was re-
Gently told the experience of a Miss
Church, near Callahan, on the Denver,
Texas and Fort Worth railroad in this
state, writes VIII Ferrill in the Kansas
City Globe. She had taken up land
claim, on which she had lived and
built rude cabin. She had a cow, a
horse, pigs, chickens, etc. All these
, women keep a good saddle horse. They
may want to go to the country store,
the postoffice, or if sick could star for
| the nearest neighbor before too i'll to
ride. Her nearest neighbor was three
or more miles away. At first she was
nervous about being SO far away by
| herself.
She would nail down her window at
night. She would then take a board
the length of her room, and placing
one end against the door, propped the
other end against the opposite wall.
She would then lie down to pleasant
slumber and happy dreams with an ak
at easy reach. 1t is possible she had a
pistol in the cabin, for the most of the
women living alone on their lands keep
such weapons for handy use if the same
should be needed. But after becoming 9
used to the place and seeing that no one
molested the women on the frontier,
the locking of her door was sufficient.
She spent one night, though, of awful
horror. A terrible snow storm was
sweeping over the great plains and
she felt her little cabin rocking to and
fro.
Hastily lighting the lamp and dress
ing she peered out through the window
into the darkness of the bowling tep-
pest. She was first startled by the
eyes of cow up near the window
pane. She then made the discovery
that a herd of cattle had crowded
around her cabin for shelter. The
herd grew larger and larger until the
cabin swayed not by the bowling winds,
but by the pressure of cattle. She
walked up and down the floor through
the long hours of the night fearing
every moment that the storm-driven
cattle would turn her cabin over.
l hear similar story from Miss
Emily Brown, who had located on q
ranch. At one time she taught school
iu the Leadv1lle public schools. She
is now chaperoning some New York
girls in Europe. She felt her cabin
rocking in a storm and supposed that
it was the wind, but herd of cattle
had sought shelter there. She tried to
scare them away, but the poor, shiver-
ing brutes refused to go. Miss Brown
then took out her pistol and, raising a
window, began firing it into the air
and the cattle fled.
Woman realizes that by all the econ
omy she can use she can not save
enough from salary to keep her in
her old age and she is becoming more
of a speculator. We see it manifested
in the west. All honor to the women
of the American frontier, for their
courage and kindly home influence
have blazed the way for civilization
wherein man of himself was weak and
helpless.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
History of the Arab Horse,

Wilfrid Blunt, noted English breed
er of Arab horses, gives it as his
opinion that the Arab belongs to the
original wild races of Africa rather
than to Asia, and was introduced to
southern Arabia by way of Abyssinia,
whence it is historical that he spread
northward.. He was not known in
Europe before the Mohammedan con-
quest, but since then his blood has
spread through all lands visited by
communication with Mecca, through the
pilgrimage. The Barb of north Africa,
the Andalusian horse of Spain, the
Turk, the Persian and the Turcoman
have been all largely infused for CEN
turies with Arab blood. The first Arab
blood in England was probably brought
through Spain and France, and later
from Palestine, by the crusaders.-M.
Y. Times
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
AN UNKNOWN LAND.
A Section of the United States Never
Trodden by White Men.

Washington has her great unknown
land like the interior of Africa,
says the Seattle Press. The country
shut in by the Olympic mountains,
which includes an area of about $500
miles square, has never, to the positive
knowledge of old residents of the ter
ritory, been trodden by the foot of
man, white or Indian. These noun
tains rise from the level country within
ten to fifteen miles of the straits OF San
Juan de Fuca in the north, the Pacific
ocean in the west, Hoods canal in the
east, and the basin of Quinault lake in
the south, and rising to the height of
5000 to 5000 feet, shut in a vast unex-
plored area.
The Indians have never penetrated
it, for their traditions say that it is
inhabited by very fierce tribe, which
none of the coast tribes dared molest.
Though it is improbable that such
tribe could have existed in the noun
tain country without their presence be-
coming known to the white men, no
man has ever ascertained that it did
not exist. White men, too, have only
vague accounts of any white man hav-
ing ever passed through this country,
for investigation of all the claims of
travellers has invariably proved that
they have only traversed its outer
edge.
The most generally accepted theory
in regard to this country is that it con-
sisted of great valleys stretching from
the inward slopes of the mountains to
a great central basin. This theory is
supported by the fact that, although
the country around has abundant rain,
and clouds constantly hang over the
mountain tops, all the streams flowing
toward the four points of the compass
are insignificant, and rise only on the
outward slope of the range, none ap-
pearing to drain the great area shut IN
by the mountains. This fact appears
to support the theory that the streams
flowing from the inner slopes of the
mountains feed great interior lake.
But what drains this lake? 1t must
have an outlet somewhere, and as all
streams pouring from the mountains
rise on their outward slope, it must
have a subterranean outlet into the
ocean. the straits, or the sound. There
are great discoveries in store for some
of Washington's explorers.
A gentleman named Drew, now re-
siding at Olympia, states that he has
climbed to the summit of the eastern
range from Hoods canal, and looking
down could see great valleys stretch
ing toward the west. A party of rail
road prospectors claim to have pene-
trated the interior, but could give no
account of it, and appear only to
have skirted the outer slopes ten or
fifteen miles from Hoods canal. A
party of United States soldiers are said
to have traversed the country from
Port Townsend, but no data is obtain
able as TO what they saw.
Numerous attempts have been made
to organize exploring parties, but they
have invariably fallen through, the
courage of the projectors oozing out at
the last moment. There is a fine op-
portunity for some of the hardy citi-
zens of the sound to acquire fame by
unveiling the mystery which wraps the
land encircled by the snow-capped
Olympic range.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
SEND DOWN 49,"
How Parrot Caused a Railroad Accident
in the Far West.

Out in the far west on one cold night
in January horrible accident oc-
cured. Snow several feet in depth
covered the ground.
The little town of B perfectly
quiet, and not one of its inhabitants
dreamed of the scene of disaster that
would soon be witnessed. The small
station house was for the time deserted,
says the Philadelphia Times, the
station-master having gone to the store
not far distant. Poll sat all alone in
the cozy little station house, ever and
anon talking to herself. polly want
a cracker; Pretty Poll. Pretty Poll. p"
Then with wise shake of her head she
flew to a shelf that was Just above the
telephone, rang, and receiving the an
swering ring shouted, ''Send down 49,
Then flying back to her perch she was
quietly sitting there when the master
returned. There was no telegraph
in that part of the country and Poll had
often watched her master talk through
the telephone to the station-master at
Jerome, small town not many miles
distant. In about half an hour the pas.
senger train was due. When it was
nearly time for the train to come the
station-master thought that he heard
the noise of train in each direction,
but concluding that he was mistaken he
did not trouble himself to look out. In
few minutes the passenger train
passed up, but it did not stop, and in
another moment fearful crash was
heard, piercing shrek rang out upon
the night air, and then piteous groans
were heard. Snatching up a lantern
the station-master hurried out. A fear
full scene was before him. The freight
train attached to the engine 113 had
come into collision with the passenger
train.
Fifteen passengers and both en-
gineers We're killed and five passengers
were injured seriously. In a short
time the whole town was astir. The
injured were cared for and an engine
arrived and pushed the broken cars on a
side track. Much excitement prevailed
throughout the town. The people
wondered who it was who had tele-
phoned the station-master at Jerome.
They did not solve the mystery for
many long day and both station
masters very nearly lost their situa-
tions, but as nothing could be proved
against them they were allowed to re-
main. One evening in June as the
station-master at sat doing in his
chair he was aroused by hearing the
telephone ring. Looking up he saw
Poll sitting on the shelf above the tele-
phone and heard her call out in her
shrill voice: Send down 49,
At last the mystery had been solved.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
An ornithoiogioai Tragedy.

Gen. George A. Sheridan is one of the
most famous story tellers in America.
He had Just returned. from Ohio, where
his eloquence had been expended in
vain for the defeated Foraker, and was
sitting in Chamberlain's slipping a
pousse cafe. He talked very freely on
the result of the election, and then was
reminded of '1ittle story" apropos of
something.
s'Some young fellows" said the Cen
eral, were telling stories and having
hilarious time. An old gentleman sat
little apart, and seemed unable to
join in their merriment. He was rallied
on his moroseness and requested to tell
a story.
'.I don't know any stories in you1
vein, my young friend, said he, but
will relate incident with moral.
There was once little bird. He had
flown about all one long cold day try
ing to find something to tea. But his
search had been a complete failure,
and late in the afternoon he flew home,
weak and disconsolate, and climbed
feebly onto his perch, about to drop
with fatigue and hunger. He was
nearly ready to drop when he detected
uOSiN "lAlSh lOfAuChSO heeN
placed over in the bushes. He climbed
down from his perch, hoped over, and
managed to climb up on the sheep.
There he pecked and pecked and
pecked away until his little craw was
filled with nutritious, if ifunsavory, food.
Then he felt much better. He tapped
his wings and hoped nimbly about
and finally flew back to his perch. Then
his little throat swelled with gratitude
and he sang all the songs he knew and
tried to sing several he didn't know,
when hunter came along, and, hear
ing the little bird, leveled his gun and
shot him.
The old gentleman seemed to have
finished his story. But the moral.
What is the moral?' asked the young
man.
1.-The moral, my young friends, is:
If you will eat carrion, don't crow over
IT, W0ShinQtO71 Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
STANLEY AFRICANUS.
An Incident of One of His Expeditions Into
the Dark Continent,

On one of Stanley's African expe.
ditions, says the New York Tribune,
he had had much trouble with his
pensity to steal, the results of which
brought upon the expedition much
actual disaster. At last Stanley doomed
the next man caught stealing to death.
His grief and distress were unbounded
when the next thief, detected in a case
of peculiar tiagrancy, was found to be
Uledl, the braVeSt, truest, noblest OF
his followers. Uledi had saved 100
lives his own among the number. He
had performed acts of the most brilliant
daring, always successful, always dar-
ing, always kind. Must Uledi die?
He called all his men around him in
council. He explained to them the
gravity of Uledi's crime. He reminded
them of his stern decree, but said he
was not hard enough to enforce it
against Uledi. His arm was not
Strong enough to lift the gun that
would kill Uledi, and he would not bid
one of them to do what he could not do
himself. But some punishment and a
hard one had to be meted out. What
should it be? The council must decide.
They took a vote. Uledi must be
fiogged.
When the decision was reached.
Stanley standing, UIedi crouching at
his feet, and the solemn circle drawn
closely around them, one man whose
life -Uledi had saved under circum-
stances of frightful peril, stood forth
and said: Give me half the blows,
master" Then another said in the
faintest accents. while tears fell from
his eyes: ''Will the master give his
slave leave to speak?"
Yes" said Stanley.
The Arab came slowly forward and
knelt by Uledi's side. His words came
slowly, and now and then sob broke
them.
The master is wise," he said He
knows all that has been, for he writes
them in book. 1 am black, and know
not. Nor can remember what is past
What we saw yesterday is to-day for
gotten. But the master forgets moth
ing. He puts it all in the book. Each
day something is written. Let your
slave fetch the book, master and
turn its leaves. Maybe you will find
some words there about Uledi. Maybe
there is something that tells how he
saved Zaidi from the white waters of
the cataract; how he saved many men
how many, l forget, Ben Ali, Ma
bruki, Koni Kusi-others, too; how he
is worthier than any three of us, how
he always listens when the master
speaks and flies forth at his word
Look, master at the book. Then, if
the blows must be struck, Shumari
will take half and the other half The
master will do what is right. Saywa
has spoken"
And Saywa's speech deserves to live
forever. Stanley threw away his
whip. '.Uledi is free" he said.
"Shumari and Saywa are pardoned.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
yick,s rloral (4uide

Is one Of the handsomest catalogues published.
The illustrations are intended to give the reader
a correct idea of the plant or flower illustrated
The grossly exaggerated. absurd pictures which
defacs so many catalogues and reflect upon the
integrity of those who issue them do not APP
pear in this. The list of potatoes is good, and
several new kinds are offered, among them the
Early Market. 1t is said to be of the Ohio Class
and is especially recommended for early mar
keting as the quality is excellent in the early
stages of growth or unripe" condition. The
entire catalogue is one that the r. n. Y. greatly
commends to the examination of its readers
- Rural Newly orker, New York. N. Y.
Send 0 cents (Which amount may be deducted
from first order) to JANIS WICK Scotsman,
Rochester, N y for copy of GUIDE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
The Blame Where it Belongs

Here is a chance for a lively discus
sion over provincialism. A New En-
gland woman thus writes in the Boston
Transcript: Il am Yankee, born and
bred. have lived much in the coun-
try, and l never heard New Englander
say 'haow' or 'caow.' On the other
hand, l have never met Philadelphian
or Southerner who did not say 'haow, !
'haouse,' 'caow.' Lay the blame on
the shoulders of the culprits. Don't
malign us poor Yankees. We guess
that we are faulty in many ways, but
we know that we do not commit the
crime with which you charge u.s."
Now. what are the facts?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
A Frank Darky,

There is an uncommonly frank and
humorous darky porter on one of the
Wagner cars that ply between Chicago
and New York, says the New York
San. The other day when he appeared
before the passengers, brush in hand,
to get them all to stand up and deliver
their quarters and half-dollars in the
usual way, this is what he said: STAND
up tell brush you off, gemmen. 1t
don't amount to nothin', and you may
not need it, but you want to let me go
through the motions, SOS to feel as if l
earned what you're goin' to give me. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
Killing Quail in California.

At San Diego, Cal, last season one
market gunner killed $4,000 quail, to
accomplish which he fired Is, 900 times.
This is a large number to fall to one
gun, and rather puts to shame the
boasted records of eastern gunners,
whose occasional total of 800 or 400
birds during the open season never
fails to be recorded by the rural news
paper. The California record is not
noted as an exceptional one.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26

A man may differ with you about the means
of promoting temperance reform. and still be
as good temperance man as you are.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26

The Star of Bethlehem will again be visible
this year. which will make its seventieth ap-
pearance since The birth of Christ. 1t comes
once in s15 years, and is of wondrous briiliancy
for the space of three weeks, then it wanes and
disappears after seven months.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
Annoyed by BaboOns.

South African farmers are greatly
annoyed by balloons. The animals kill
their sheep, rob their bee-hives, and
tear down fruit trees.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-26
A Large Stock

OF harness, just received, made from
best oak stock and all hand work.
Sold at rock bottom prices. Come in
nd ee. 7. F. TIL OMPSON.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-27
THE st. Louis Globe Democrat edi.

THE st. Louis Globe Democrat edi-
torially remarks that cit is hardly nee
essary to state that the defaulting treas
urer of Kansas City is democrat"
The Globe Democrat is one of the big
oted and narrow journals that believes
a political color should be given every
important piece of news susceptible of
being tortured into that application. Is
a faithless republican officer an un-
heard-of individual? Some people
carry politics into business and social
relations, but there are sensible citizens
unwilling to assume that every default
err belongs to certain political party
They have reason to expect that an in
telligent newspaper will also avoid thit
extreme.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-27

The road to Castle must start from
Helena. The citizens of this town must
take hold of the matter at once and So
cure the success of the enterprise be-
fore it is too late. We are glad to see
that the Board of Trade, through an ex-
cellent committee, will give the matter
full consideration and use all efforts to
bring the road to this city AS ex-Gov-
ernor Hauser pointed out, the benefits
to be derived are incalculable. The
opening of the line will make Helena the
commercial centre Of great productive
region. It is movement of great i'm
portance and should be pushed with all
| energy.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-27

IF it be admitted, and the admission
will be general, that a man has as much
right to pecuniary recompense for the
products of his brain as for the labors
of his hands, it must be matter of regret
to all who have given the subject their
thought and attention that the inteIna-
tional copyright bill has been thrown
out by the present congress. Our laws
allow the American author to control
the publication of his own writings and
reap from them whatever pecuniary
profit the literary market assigns to
them, and from a moral standpoint it
must be as culpable to steal from the
foreign author as from the native of
this country. The whole question is in
nutshell: Does the fact of mans be-
ing foreigner deprive HIM of the right
to make money in this country from the
fruits of his mental labor, and shall any
person be allowed to make use of them
without payment and put the proceeds
into his own pocket? The chairman OF
the house committee summed up this
bill as measure to extract large sums
of money from the people Of this coun-
try on sentimental grounds" It is diff
fcult to define his use OF the adjective;
there may be people who think it senti-
mental to engage IN smuggling or the
purchase of stolen goods, but the law
has generally another name for 1t. II
the law classes as theft the appropria-
ton of the literary productions of the
American author, it requires some very
fine hair-splitting to find another name
for the confscation of the brain work OF
the outsider.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-27
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AN UNGRATEFUL COUNTRY.

To the generality of men who are
forced to be content with fair days
wage tor a fair days work the position
of government employe would seem a
somewhat enviable one. 1t is true that
in the majority of cases the salaries paid
are not princely, but we have always
imagined that they were sufficient to &c.
cure for those who received them q
fairly comfortable means of livelihood.
It can scarcely be urged that the hours
of labor are excessive; many clerks in
stores, who have to work from ten to
twelve hours per day, would gladly
make an exchange with Uncle Sans
servants and pocket slight addition to
their present salaries with a smile of
satisfaction. Nor can it be said, we
should imagine, that the amount of
work exacted is oppressive; if this be
true, We must condemn as popular fall
lacy the current notion that the govern
ment clerk has in Office hours a compar-
atively easy time. That the belief il
prevalent, the heads of government
OluSSb, VIII udF6 uhu NdConCico W I'LL
will readily confirm. The work required
is in considerable number OF instances
comparatively unskilled, and for SINH
lar amount and similar class Of labor the
government clerk would possiblsfind il
hard to make a similar income else
where.
But as regards the pecunisry position
of the force in Washington, we have evi
IDENTIFY been laboring under delusion
We do uot understand that the average
salary paid there is on lower seal,
than that in force at other points, bu
there must be screw loose somewhere
Why it should be so is rather hard t,
discover. 1t may be that, living in tn
legislative centre and surrounded b.
millionaires, senators, congressman ans
the elite OF the fashionable world, tn
governments servants think it incum
bent upon them to sustain the dignit
Of the republic in their own persons b
an expsndit0re on dress and style q
living ,whish their present incomes wer
NM nasai abs equal 70. Whatsve