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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-04-23

Just received, supply of the Late
Improved Standard and Domestic
Sewing Machines, in walnut and an
tique oak furniture are fine. Call and
examine at IT, F. Thon1rson's.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-04-23
A Large Stock

OF harness, just received, made fl om
best oak stock and all hand VIC rk.
Sold at rock bottom prices. Come in
nd ee. T. F. THOMPSON
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-04-23

Seeing believing Our claim of having the largest stock,
the latest and richest patterns cooring emphacay
flied, and honored sight We most positively
will be your advantage give your patronage
anything want in the line Carpets and Uphosengs
We will faithfully assist in selecting essential
desirable Carpet Floor Covengreazing that
ing, and retain confidence and patronage
purchases will be your advantage
manufacturers about restrict their production
thhigher prices may rule.
We keep full lines of Blabons Lnoleums Oil Cloths
and Office Mating Carpet Uphostering Stair Pads
thing pertainiig to the line of Floor Coverings.
In concluonWe appreciate the liberal and constantly
ceasing patronage extended promise
deavors trusting that the future
cheer" in continuance of and present pleasant
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-04-23

purchasing Carpet, will again allude Importance
selecting in harmony with the furnishings of the in
appreciated by every lady,
selection the In thus seeking naturally
where your o a paterns;
designed the abundanty supplied
and stored products
claim house to be- where always be found
variety in designs colongs
every grade goods
it the Importance of consult
stock prices, before making
your purchases. will but be rendering yourself
so doing stock comprises the latest and best in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24
Oliver Wendell Holmes on Death.

No human being can rest for any time
In a state of equilibrium, where the desire
to live and that to depart, just balance
each other. If one has house, which he
has lived and always means to live III, he
pIeases himself with the thought of all the
cOnvenienCes it offers him, and thinks lit
tie of It's wants and imperfections. But
once having made up his mind to move to
a better. every incongruity starts out
upon HIM, until the very grOund-p plan of 1t
seems to have changed in his mind; and
his tho lights and affections each one
packing up his little bundle of circumstan-
ces, have quilted their several chambers,
and hooks, and migrated to the new home,
long before its apartments are ready to
receive their bodily tenant 1t is so with
the body. Most persons have died be-
fore they expire-died to all earthly long
ings, 50 that the last breath is only, as it
were, the locking of the door of the al
ready deserted mansion. The fact of the
tranquility with which the great majority
of dying persons await this locking of
those gates of life through which It's airy
angels have been going and coming. from
the moment of the first cry, is familiar to
those who have been often called upon to
witness the last period of life. Almost al
ways there is preparation made by Nature
for unearthing soul, just as on a smaller
scale there is for the removal of a milk
tooth. The roots which hold human life
to earth are absorbed before it is lifted
from its place Some of the dying are
weary and want rest, the idea of which is
almost inscprable in the universal mind
from death. Some are in pain. and want
to be rid of it, even though the anodyne be
dropped, as in the legend, from the sword
of the Death-AngeI. Some are strong in
faith and hope, so that, as they draw near
the next world, they would fain hurry, as
the caravan moves faster over the sands
when the foremost travellers send word
along the file that water is in sight
though each little party that follows in a
foot-tracl1 of It's own will have it that the
water to which others think they are hast
ening is mirage. not the less has it been
true in all ages and for human beings of
every creed which recognized future,
that those who have fallen worn out by
their march through the desert, have
dreamed at last of a River of Life, and
thought they heard its murmurs as they
lay dying.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24

late fall months, before the ground freezes
they put forth roots and prepare for the
work of the coming spring. and when that
season arrives they are in proper condition
TO grow and produce flowers. which would
not be the case If they were not planted
till spring. 1t is true that spring-planted
bulbs often bloom quite well but it is al
ways at the expense of vitality The de-
velopment of roots and flowers takes place
at about the same time. and the demand
made on the vital strength OF the bulb is
too much for it to stand without perman-
ent injury.
The flowers will not be so large and fine
the first season, nor after that. Therefore
be sure to plant your bulbs in the fall if
possible. October Is the best month in
which to do this. If possible. have this
work done before the middle of the month.
Bulbs can be set any time up to tie COM
ing of cold weather with good results. but
1t Is better to give them time to put forth
and complete the development of the roots
before winter is at hand
The essentials of success in the culture
of this class of plants are:
First, well drained location: second, a
light, rich soil; third. proper planting:
and last, but not least by any means, good
stock.
1t is imperativelg necessary that the bed
in which you plant bulbs should be drain
ed well. 1t Is not impossible to draw sur
plus water away from about their roots,
do not attempt to grow them, for you will
surely fail with them. Your labor and
money will be wasted
1t is possible to drain almost any Jca-
ton sufficiently by excavating the bed to
the depth of a foot or two. putting in ma
terial which will not firmly settle together,
like broken brick, stones. etc. which will
hold up the soil taken from the bed when
returned to it, with cracks and crevices
through which the water can run down
and away, to the dep h of at least eight
| inches, and ter. would be better after
! which the soil which was dug out can be
put back, adding to it liberal quantity
of old manure. The older and more rot
ten it is the better it will suit the plants
| If the original soil is only of ordinary rich
ness you can safely add one-quarter man
ure. If the soil is heavy or stiff, it is well
to add some sharp sand, as this will help
| to make it porous. thus facilitating early
drainage in spring. Have the center of
| the bed at least six inches higher than the
ground about it, so that the water from
melting snow and early rain will run off.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24
EUGENE IN IS70-TI.
4 French Book Which Processes to Quote
the Empress and Bismarck.

A book concerning the influence Of the
French empress Eugenie upon the events
of 1901 Is abolt to be published Ill
Paris. According to all traditions and
history on the continent beyond the Vos-
ges the empress was so eager TOR the war
that after the emperor had torn up in the
mini stry a copy Of the declaration of war
she aroused him from his bed at midnight
and pUrsuaded him to sign another copy.
The author of the new book. who calls
himself De Lano and who claims to have
been very near to the empress IN the crit
cal days. says this tradition Is all
false and that the empress and emperor
were very apprehensive Of the results Of
war before the declaration was made. Both
knew all about the strength of the Prus-
sian army and the temper IF the leaders Of
the PrusSian state. June - one Of Ma
poleOn' agents wrote him from Carlsbad
and De Lano says he possesses the letter,
as follows:
4 have just come from dinner with the
king OF Prussia. Bismarck, Manteuffel, etc.
They all belong body and soul. to the reac-
ton. and every one knows how viclously
such examples as theirs would work.
Manteuffei speaks exclusively OF alliances
OF kings against the white denoceTilc
eanaitle Of the chambers and desires re-
turn to the absolute patriarehal Gespotisn-
As raised the question Of money he shout
ed: The best wars are waged without
money. Let US only begin. and IN couple
OF months We will De In Paris
De Lano also reproduces letter from
Eagenie concerning Garabetta. OF whom
the empress said: This ravIng msn APP
pears to wish to substitute the widest
agitation for the systematic organization
that Is so much needed.
The empress state OF mind previous TO
Nov. 20 is mirrored In these sentences
from her own pen:
They say that the negotitions for an
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24

The letters of Powderly to Lee. which
were produced at the investigation of the
late Central strike, were a curious disclos-
ure of the situation of the organ ization of
the Knights of Labor. They showed a
body OF workmen secretly combined
against their employers as their enemies.
The object of the wOrkmen, as represent
ed In the letters. was not to do
their work honestly and we'll as men and
citizens, but to arrange and prepare and
coRSplre IN order to make Succe >Sful de-
mand at fortunate moment to secure
some advantage. The only reason sug-
geSted for such a movement at the time of
the correspondence was that the railroad
company was laying off men, apparent
ly for no other reason than that they were
members of this organization.
Now,swe believe that any honest man in
any employment would acknowledge that
sucn Il reason was valid. If any such
honestman were himself an employer, and
while paying his men the wages they ask
ed, and maintaining perfectly friendly re-
lations with them, he learned that some
of them were combined, and waiting and
watching for convenient moment to make
a demand upon him under threat of ruin
ing his business if he did not comply,
would he rot feel himself entirely justified
in getting rid of such employees as fast as
he could? Could he honestly blame any
man or any company that did the same
thing?
Powderly dissuaded Lee from encourag-
ing the strike at the time it occurred, but
only for the reason that the time was i'll
| chosen; and he intimated that better
time would be the year of the worlds fair,
| when the enormous traffic of the road and
the consequent loss from interruption OF
| communication would induce the company
to grant almost any demand. In view OF
the light which these letters throw on such
combinations, no sensible man can be
surprised that there is a profound distrust
of employees whose fundamental principle
is that the employer is their natura
enemy, whom they must circumvent il
every possible way. Such view cannot
i lead to pleasant relations. nor dispose
either the employer or the employe to be
friendly. 1t will naturally, as We say, in.
cline the employer to do just what the
employe would do in his place--get rid Of
! such EMPLOYEES with all diSn3tcn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24

Writing about trip through England.
Prof. Geo. S. Innis say5 in Farm Stock
and Home:
Allow me in closing this to say that we
ought not to be afraid Of the English far
mer with his slower methods and old ma
chinery, nor grudge him his nearness to
the markets or the advantage he has gain
ed through long years of wise cultivation
Of the soil. He seems to Iove,his land, not
only for,what he can get off it. but for its
very self. and in return for his generous
care it pours into his bosom the good meas
ure, pressed down and running over. Nor
should the farmers of America feel that
they are necessarily in a condition If an
tagonism to the farmers of England or
Europe in general. The farmers Of the
world are not to fight each other, or to re-
ioice in each others misfortunes, but to
help each other. to study each other
methods. to unite with each other. not for
any selfish protection. but for mutual i'm
prOvement. for mutual instruction and for
mutual confederation, the end of which
shall be that there will be only one mid
dIeman, and he with a narrow margin of
profits, between the producer and the con-
sumner in either what the farmer has to
sell or what he has to buy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24
INSTINCT OF BEES AND ANTS.
How Do They Find Their Way Bacis Home
From a Distance?

How insects, especially bees and ants.
find their way back home is one of the
marvelS of natural history. says a writer
in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat NV
wife keeps bees and my little boy Las a
taste for entomology and is always making
experiments of one kind or another with
them5 and other insects. He has been
Tying to find how far away bee can be
taken and not get lost but has not vet
succeeded.
live in the country IA miles from the
courthouse, and during the summer that
aoy has been in town with NE il dozen
times, and on each occasion he brought
some bees along In little tin box. He
cOlOred their wings with violet ink. SC
that he would know them again, and let
them go in the heart of the city. the first
time he did it, he released six bees at the
Biddle street market. and | believe they
got home before we did, because they were
all on hand attending to business the next
morning, just as though they took IA
mile journey every day. Occasionally a
bee fails to come back, but in nearly every
instance they return in a few hours. Once
he let FIVE, whose wings had been coloreG
red, out of their box at six In the morning
on the corner Of Fourth and Biddle streets,
while his littIe sister watched the hive at
home. One arrived, tired almost to death.
and dropped at the door of the hive u lit
tie before o'clock, and three more came
before O'Clock in the evening, all APP
parently much fatigued
His experiments with nest of large
black ants have been equally satisfactory,
for some marked ants have found their
way home after being released more than
a mile distant from the narrow tree in
which they lived. How they do it is a
question, but they generally do, and so it
is likely the travels of both ants and
bees are much wider than is generally
snnnOSed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24
Economical Living.

One of the subjects talked and written
about a good deal at the present time is
how to live chcapiy Piices of all the
great staples OF life are nigh. Rents are
enormous. Fashions are eXacting. Wants
multiply while resources diminish. How
to make strap and buckle meet Is the
problem which presses on hundreds of
hCusekeeperS. 1t is what Is done to keep
up appearances that destroys the equillb-
rum between outgo and income. that
makes life a drudgery and veXatlon. How
to live Cheapiy Is question easy enough
to answer if one will be content with
Cheap living. Substitute comfort for
show. Put convenience IN the place of fash
ion Study simplicity. Refuse 10 be be-
guided into a style of hving,above what is
required by your position IN society and
Is justified by your resources. Set a fash
ion of simplicity, neatnesS, produce and
e,pensiveneSs. which others will be glad to
follow, and thank YOU for intro ducing.
Teach Nurself to do without a thousand
and one pretty and, snowy things which
wealthy people purchase, and pride your
self on being Just as happy without them
as your rich neIghbors are with them.
Put so much dignity, sincerity, kindness,
virtue. and love into YOUR simple and IN
EXPENSIVE home that its members will
never miss the costly fpperies and snowy
adornmentS. and be happier IN the cosy
and comfortable apartments than most CT
their wealthy neighbors are in their splen-
did establishment 1t does not follow
that in order to live cheaply one must live
meanIy. The best comforts of life are not
costly. Taste, refinement, good cheer,
wit, and even elegance, are not expensive.
There Is no trouble about young people
marrying with no outfit but health and
love ana an honest purpose, provided they
will practice the thrift and prudence to
which their grandparents owed all their
success. and make their thought and love
supply what they lack In the means of dis
play. Those who begin life at the top Of
the ladder generally tumble off, while
those who begin at the foot acquire steadi-
ness. courage and strength of arm and
will as they rise.-Anon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24

1t has been truly said that half the world
does not know how the other half lives
Comparatively few of US have perfect
health owing to the impure condition Of
our blood But we rub along from day to
day, with scarcely a thought, unless forced
10 our attention, of the thousands all
about US who ale suffering from scrofuIa.
salt rheum and other serious blood dis
orders, and whose agonies can only be i'm
agined The marked success of Hood 5
S,r8apariIla for these troubles as shown
in our advertising columns frequently
certainly seems to justify urging the use
OF this excellent medicine by all who know
that their blood Is disordered. Every
claim In behalf of Hoods Sarsaparilla is
fully backed up by what the medicine has
done and is still doing, and when its pro-
prietors urge its merits and its use upon
all who suffer from impure blood, in great
or small degrees, they certainly mean to
include YOU.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24

armistice have been broken off. / regret
this most sincerely, although of, course. the
converting of the national assembly now
would be the worst thing for US. since it
would Immediately resolve to dethrone US.
am entirely Sled with the desire. however.
to see the country enjoying the peace it
needs so much. | also fear that
conditions sof peace are continually be-
coming harder. But what can we do when
the people are being filed with feeling of
safety by an organized plan Of deceit !?
| am so sad. have hardly the courage to
hope.
As to the prospect of giving up the prov
inees, the empress wrote:
When you see | make him understand
that 1t viii be for the benefit of Germany
not to insist on an annexation of territory,
which would be the cause of war after
~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24

Ex-PreSident Hayes. in opening the 10Th
annual convention Of the national prison
congress at Cincinnati, made the following
timely remarks:
The crimes Of today are due to the bust
ness and social spirit of today Consider
There are two classes Of crime in all the
civilized countries and especially in our
own country. The crimes of capital: the
crimes of sudden wealth. the crimes of
those ayaricious for gain. avariciOus for
money. but for the power, the ambition
for the power that money gives: the power
over place, over position. over Office. over
influence. over conventions. over legis-
latlve bodies q hope not yet over courts.
bat the power Of money gained rapidly.
not always by the purest means. That
spirit leads to the crimes OF those who
are at the top Of the wheel of fortune. not
always punished. not always convicted. 30
frequently admired and envied and held
up as the men to be admired md envied
Not alone Ireland. but also Austro-
Hungary, wants help for destitute pea~au-
try. The consul of that empire IN New
York issues au appeal IN which lie states
that IN Bohemia. especially in the OIL ity
OF Prague, In the Mul3avian v.ley.
NorarlbeTg and many other quarters i'm
mense floods have created great { mage.
estimated at many millions Of dolls. an5
although the work of assist ce was
promptly undertaken. and the eminent
contributed great sums. yet there Is need
of contributions from without. and even
the smallest sums or gifts Of clothing. etc.
would be welcome Many square miles of
fertile land have been devastated their Just
harvested crops swe7t away and The
farmers dwellings carried OF with them.
in Prague 5000 persons are stripped of
their little all
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24
A LEVEL HEAD.
The Advantage of Presence OF Mind 4,
an Emergency.

The Advantage of Presence OF Mind In
an Emergency.
During the late strike on the New
York Central Railroad, the MALTA were
ordered to be in readiness in case of
a riot, but they were not called out.
In an interview, Gov. Hill said the
troops were not to be called upon except
in case of an emergency. The emerSen-
cy had not arisen, therefore they would
not be ordered out, He remarked that.
this was the first great strike with which
he had had experience, and he did not
propose to lose his head; the only point
at which there had then been serious
trouble was at Syracuse, and there
deputy sheriff had lost his head and pre-
cipated an encounter.
The strike continued several weeks
and there was riotous action at various
points along the road, but the civil au-
thorities were able to cope with it with
cut calling on the militia.
The test of mans real ability comes
when an emergency arises which makes
hasty call on mis- good judgment and
discretion. Iho man who retains his
presence of mind, maintains his equi-
poise and exercises sound dIscretion at
such critical !unctures, is to be relied on
and Will be put TO the front.
Men with level heads have the STAYING
qualities which do not falter in the face
of danger. Otis \. Cole, of kinsman,
O., June 10, 1890. writes: In the fall
of 1888 was feeling very i'll. l consult-
ed doctor and he said | had Bright's
disease of the kidneys and that he would
not stand in my shoes for the state of
Ohio" But he did not lose courage or
give up; he says: Il saw the testimonial
of Mr.. John Coleman, 100 Gregory
St, New Haven, Conn, and l wrote to
him. In due time | received an answer,
stating that the testimonial that he gave,
was genuine and not overdrawn in any
particular. took good many bottles
of Warmers Safe Cure; have not taken
any for one year"
Gov. Hill is accounted very success
full man; he is cool and calculating and
belongs to the class that do not lose
their heads when emergencies arise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24

An incident of the brittle of Waterloo,
heard from the great duke himself, was
told by Lord Shaftesburv, the philanthropy
i>t. to the late Sir Gcor4s Burns, in whose
biography il is given nv Mr.. Edwin Hold,
der. At one moment ia the battle the
duke OF Wellington VS. left alone, his
udes-0e-camp having been dispatched with
messages. 4 gentleman in plain clothes
rode W to him Ju.l SAID: Can | be of
any use, SIR The duke looked at him
and instantly said: Yes; take that pencil
note to the commanding off, er' pointing
to a regiment in the heat of the engage
ment). The note was taken and delivered
its bearer galloping through the thick Of
the fight to execute his commission. After
the battle the duke made every inquiry
but never could find out to whom he was
indebted for this brave service. He told
Lord Shaftesbury that he considered this
one of the most gallant deeds that had
ever come under his notice, seeing that it
was done without prospect of honor or re-
ward.-London Daily News.