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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19
BAL0.HEADED DOCTORS.
Advantages They Have in England Over
Those Not Bald.

A medical correspondent contributes
to lay contemporary some remarks
upon his profession, which, although
in some respects containing a good
deal of truth, are nevertheless confess
edly amusing. His main object in
view is to show that he has made
gross mistake in joining the ranks of
medicine instead of investing his
money, which had been spent upon his
education, in some concern, He de-
scribes himself as failure, and this
after having worked exceeding hard at
his profession.
The cause of his failure he attributes
to the absence of two things which are
chiefly essential to success in the medi-
cal profession. These he asserts, are,
in the first place, money, and, in the
second, a bald head. II have no
money, and my hair is inconveniently
thick. Incipient badness gives the APP
pearance of a high and dome-like fore
head and inspires the ladies with con-
fidence. The fortunate possesor of this
beautiful feature is pronounced very
clever which settles the matter. Be-
sides it is almost indispensable for
good bedside manner All my medi-
cal friends who are getting on well
have either money or bald heads;
most of them have both.n
1t is, no doubt, very much to the ad-
vantage of young practitioner to ex-
hibit ''modera-antique" appearance,
and nothing contributes so greatly to
this end as a bald head which is inno-
cent of hair. There is a real CONNER
cial value in bald head but this
value is by no means confined to the
medical profession. Whatever advant-
ages, however, it may confer on a
business young man." to a medical
man a fair estimate under favorable
circumstances would be, at the lowest,
five hundred year. The assumption
of age and ripe philosophy which a
man can safely indulge in whose hair
follicies upon the top of his head have
in early manhood undergone a process
of fatty degeneration, leaving white
expanse of rejecting integument, is
matter of common observation. The
public are impressed by the appear
ance of these things under these cir
cumstances; bald head will carry
conviction to their minds when moth
ing else saving, perhaps flow
ing beard.
Even the lower animals are not in
sensible to its attractions. 1t is re-
corded that an ostrich once sat down
upon the bald head of an Englishman,
under the impression that it was an
egg which required Matching. The
circumstances were favorable to this
slight error of judgment. and the
sagacious bird must be acquitted of
having purposely attempted to play
practical joke. But in this matter, as
in all things else in life, appearance
are everything. No one knows better
the value of a bald head than he who
possesses it-at all events, in medicine;
but how strangely captious is nature,
for while one man, greatly to his worldly
prosperity, conveniently finds his head
becoming bald, another has to seek
consolation where he can under the
depressing circumstances of knowing
that his head is the only place upon
which he cannot get hair to grow
London Medical Press and Circular.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19

At the new "RavenDa Livery and
Feed Stable" on West Main Street,
nearly opposite the Shannon House,
you will find everything new and first
class, and can be furnished with con-
veyances, both single and double, at
reasonable prices.
The building is commodious and
well ventilated, the drainage excellent,
making it one of the finest Feeding
Stables in the county.
MRS. S r. Poe,
GEORGE F. NICHOLS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19
Edison and the s.Paupers."

At Orange you can hear numberless
stories of Edison, says the Electric Age.
Everybody likes him. One man, who
had been for years in his employ as an
experimentalist told of a visit that a
number of apitalists-including jaw
Gould, Sidney Dillon, Sam Sloan, and
Cyrus Field-paid to Edison at his
laboratory one day, to inspect the
workings of some induction experiment
in devising the scheme for telegraph
ing to moving trains. Edison came
out of his work-room, where he was
busy, and shook hands with Mr.. Field:
At that instant something popped into
his head appropos of the experiment
he was at work on. He never gives an
word of excuse to the four magnates
he turned on his heel and hurried into
his den again. They waited and
waited, and by and by, tired out with
delay, wended their way downstairs
and asked: ''Where did those paupers
go?"
Downstairs"
did they walkP"
yes"
"That's right. I don't want 'em to
wear the oil off my elevator" Then
he stood around for an hour and swap
ped stories with the men in the shop.
He is the greatest man living for stor-
les, and it is a tradition among his en-
ployes that they can tell the same story
every day for a week and he'll never
tire of it, nor in fact show any sign of
having heard it before.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19
Saved BY the Governor.

In one of the Indiana prisons is a
convict who is serving life sentence
for the commission of one OF the most
horrible of crimes, says the lndIanapo-
lis NeaOS. 1t has been said that no
man is so bad that he has not friends.
The friends of this man from the be-
ginning of his sentence have never
ceased to work for his pardon. Intlu-
entail citizens and public officials have
been induced to write personal letters
to all the governors who have held
office since the term of confinement be-
gan. Petition after petition has been
prepared and hundreds of signatures
secured.
1t is related that at one time a gov
ernor was almost persuaded to pardon
the man. The sentiment in his fovor
seemed fairly overwhelming. AS last
precaution he sent for his private sec
retary TO talk over the whole case with
the prisoner himself. The prisoner told
his story forcibly, but so glibly as to
indicate that he had carefully prepared
it and committed it to memory. As
his recital closed he drew a photograph
of beautiful young woman from his
pocket.
The first thing L shall do when am
released will be to marry this girl he
said.
"Who is she?" asked the visitor.
"She is Miss M" he replied,
land is the daughter of one of the rich
est and proudest families in the city of
-. She will marry me the minute l
am set Free
''How do you happen to know her?'
ooh, that's all right. She visited
the prison one time and got acquaint-
ed with her. She fell in love with me
at first sight. Don't worry about me.
I'm solid with her."
The secretary looked at the photo
graph again. The face shown there was
delicate and refined, and every line in
dicated the contiding trustfulness OF
innocent girlhood. He looked at the
prisoner. Evil and sin was stamped
upon every feature. When the .secre-
tary made report to the governor he
told the story of the photograph. The
chief executive pondered over it awhile,
then, bringing his fist down upon the
desk with a force that set all its light
furniture to rafting, he said:
The photograph settles it. That
sweet girl and the happiness of heI
home and friends must not be subj Ct
ed to ruin and misery by any act o
mine. The prisoner must serve hi:
time.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19
Explosion of a Piano.

Celluloid piano keys are not a sue
cess, A Detroit young woman who
practiced on celluloid-grand was
badly hurt by the explosion of the in-
strument. She played with SC much
fire
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19
A Plague of Monkeys.

A plague of monkeys afflicts Tanjore,
in southern India. The creatures do
SO much mischief that an official
monkey-catcher receives rupee for
each monkey captured.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19

Frederick Krupp, the head of the
great metal gun foundry, has estab-
lished a fund of 800, 600 to enable his
employees to build their own houses.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-19
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. T. F THOMPSON.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
The Chinese God of Literature,

The Chinese Recorder of Shanghai con-
tains paper on the Life and Writings
of the God of Literature This being,
it appears, lived through seventeen diff
ferent lives as scholar and official. al
though the records OF only nine lives
now exist, the remaining eight never
having been preserved. In his own per-
son he completed the perfection of the
three religions of China. One Of his
works contains chapter on ghosts and
men, of which the following is the sub
stance: "A ghost is the corrupt part of
man, and man is the pure part of a ghost
y man can be ghost. and ghost can
be man. The man and the ghost are
mutually related; why separate man and
ghost? The ghost becomes a man; then
man must become a Ghost.
IF a man does not become a ghost. he
will surely be able to perfect manhood.
1t Is difficult for ghost TO become a
man, because it has fallen 10 ghosthood
and because il has lost manhood. A
man Is ghost; ghost is a man. But
all men are not ghosts; neither is every
ghost man" Ii appears, also, that it
is possible. although difficult, for man
to escape becoming ghost This is how
1t can be done: Those who can be re
spectful without feeling ashamed, who
can be submissive without deception.
who can obey TO perfection the rule OF
life and are able TO preserve their nat
ural force unabated, secretly cherishing
growth. will become Buddhas or genii,
bus not CHESTS"
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

Hfan, who lived at Essex, Mass, at the
time, gives the following interesting facts
concerning "the year without summer
to The Jamestown Journal:
December, 1916, and January, 1915,
were very warm, indeed, SO mild that
fires were seldom lighted in our rooms.
February was also mild as spring time,
with the exception Of one or two cold
days. March was cold and boisteyous
the first half, then mild to the middle of
April, when winter set in with ice and
deep SHOWS, which continued till June.
June was bitter cold, the coolest ever
known; frost, ice or snow almost every
night, destroying almost everything that
frost could kill Snow fell ten inches
deep in Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine. three inches in the interior of
New York state and in part of Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts,. Jnly was
cold and frosty. Ice formed as thick as
window glass throughout New England.
August was worse still Ice formed a
half inch thick and killed almost every
green thing in this country and in Eu-
rope. Corn for Seed in 1917, that raised
in 1915, sold for So bushel."
Not until December, according to Mr..
Bishop, did the sun shine out warm, Like
spring. 1t seemed as if the seasons had
been entirely reversed. .--~'-->f'R "''s -
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
Sevfikess Cfc1rstts Girls.

One of the sights of Seville which no
tourist misses is the cigar factory, in
which the government employs about
5000 women and girls. The showing
about of visitors is accordingly looked
upon as regular source of income by
the porter and the matrons.
After getting permission to enter, you
are placed in charge of matron, who
shows you through her own department
and then passes you on to another, and
SO on, until your stock of pesetas and
half pesetas put aside for fees is ex-
hauSted.
These natrons accompany the visitors,
not in order to prevent the girls from
flirting with them (nothing could do
that, but to see that no tobacco or bun
dies of cigarettes may disappear.
Before entering each room a bell is
rung to warn the girls, who are in great
deshabille on account of the heat, to put
on their wrappers, ard as the door opens
scores of round arms and pretty shoul-
ders are seen disappearing, while several
hundred p:irs of coal black eyes are
fastened on you.
The passages are lined with cradles,
and the poor young girl mothers to
whom they belong implore US with eyes
and hands for a penny for the Murhlos
OF the future lying in them.
These girls are more frank than subtle
in their flirtations There is not one in
the crowd who viii not be Immediately
conscious of a mans gaze fixed upon
her, nor will she be the first to turn her
eyes away.
Some viii wink, and even throw hiss
from distant corner at the rich Inglese
iall foreigners are supposed to be wealthy
Eoglishmen).
They are merry lot, on the whole,
these poor girls, the cieverest of whom
make only two Desetas, or forty cents
day, for which they have to toll twelve
or fourteen hours in a tobacco reeking
atmosphere. Not that they object to the
tobacco at all.
They are allowed to smoke if they wish,
and make use of this privilege. They are
remarkably deft at rolling thecigarettes.
but not all seem eager to make as many
as possible; for some are id}ing, and
others are asleep; but no one cares, as
each is paid according to the number she
rolls.-Henry T. Finck in Scribner.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
h0.ed q White Mink.

A white mink of good size was caught
recently in the excavation of a sewer on
Third street. between College and Hall.
by Nj. c. Dundee. The little Guadruped
was full Of f1ght, and could not De taken
alive. 1t is an unusual thing to find this
Faluable fur producing animal on this
coast. The writer has had much expert
ence in the woods along the lakes and
rivers of western Oregon snd Washing
ton for thixty-6ve years past, but this
Is the first time he has ever known a
wMte mink to be seen in the region meg
eonec--Portlsnd Oregenian.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
Looking on the Bright Side.


Uncle Billy Dawson, who lived in the
house where Mr.. Crounze was reared,
was kind hearted man, who never lost
chance to hold out hope to the despair
ing and sympathy to the suffering. He
was always ready with the proof that
however hard a neighbor's lot was, it
might have been many fold worse; and
his ingenuity at finding a recompensing
gain for every loss that any one might
suffer was a matter of local wonder
ment.
One day somebody told Uncle Billy
that his neighbor, Thomas Darrow, had
fallen under the cars and lost leg.
Uncle Billy stood in silence several
minutes, looking at the ground. Then,
raising his eyes, he said:
"Well, I'm awful sorry for poor Tom,
but there's some consolation in the
thought that a pair O socks'll last him
twice as long a they ust to, and to a
man as poor as he is that's good deal"
The next day Uncle Billy called on the
injured man, and to his surprise learned
that Tom had lost both legs. A little
disconnected, Uncle Billy stood by the
bed in solemn consideration. Presently,
however, his face frightened, and he
said:
"Well, Tom, if you had to loose one
leg it's a mighty good job that you lost
two"
go, Uncle Billy" said Tom, chow can
vOu cav cy,ch n thipU1r
''Cause it's true, Tom, true as gospel.
You see if you'd only lost one leg you'd
be thinkin about it an worritin' about it
all the time, but now, you see, the loss of
each one'll serve to keep your mind off'n
the loss of the other. lisa great blessin'
you lost 'em both, Tom, stead O only
one. e.'-Washineton Post.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
RECORD BOOK.

County Superiu'endens Pence's class
Hscatiou register is the most coup-
plese thing Of The kind ever published
John Mcdonald. editor OF the Western
School Journal writes: II sxAmi1ed
Superin.endens Peace's Classification Reg
lister. ana va. much pleased with II A
number O. superintesdsots pronounce &
superior 10 any osaer DOW before tie peo-
pie. and they are CT the opinion TIA; tbs
Register shouid bo placed n ouY county
schooia There is no reason Why kAnszs
money should be gcirR 70 distant cities
when we have a better article In dur own
state Address Z y. MURDOCH
NAnAEex EAslI
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04


ouette surrounding her. Toe lovers, aided
by maid and valet had secret meetings., and
at length the maid dropped note revealing
the trysts. and Is reached the hands of Au-
susta;s mother The note was from the
noble Frenchnan, and in the style of lam
guage of the Grand Monarch lie set forth his
passion and irnplored the fair ono TO dee with
him to America.
A duel between the lover and courtier
Of the duke was the result, and the former
fell, bearing deadly wound. Augusta COW
cred his body with roses and her grief nearly
c,azed her. Then followed the marriage
with the Prussian crown prince, Wilhelm,
who had himself been crossed in love. The
two were never lovers, only the most formal
Of friends.
AS princess Augusta was beauty, and
long after the first blush of youth had faded
she was a very handsome woman. Her
shoulders especially were magnificent, and.
though years Of idleneS and suffering played
havoc with her many charms, she took pains
to keep unimpaired the outlines of her form
by skillful aids of art. The upper portion Of
her body to the neck she had incased in .
wax arn,or, which was never removed.
For many years this artifce, though
suspected at court, was not actually
known to be a device until a maid Of the
royal household cunningly revealed it in the
presence OF large company. Ono day is
this curious minded person slipped UP behind
the angust dame and gently touched the
smooth white shoulders with tho point of O
fine needle. The empress did not vince and
the needle wos pushed a little harder, with
the same result There was no longer auY
doubt as to how the royal beauty maintained
a beautiful figure in her old age. No afii.
davit goes with this story
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

The following story rs told of Ger
man railroad brakeman who lives In
this city: The tram on which he was
braking chanced TO be cut after dark,
and, as Jake had neglected to f1 VIII
oil he lamps IN the rear end OF the hind
coach. he concluded that if the Enin
should happen 70 be out late the supply
OF oil might be exhausted. So Jake
modessly takes the lamps down. blows
them out. and places them inasie the
coach During the night the passenger
train was side tracked TO allow fast
mail to pass and IN turning the switch
a fellow brakeman noticed that there
were no lights in the rear end OF the
coach. Geing TO Jake, he said, w here
are your rear fighrsS- oh vas poi
them our. IS thot we would needs<hem
If wevsS cut iax.r-CSDEanaAa JI1ss
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
hE DEAD EMPRESS

Stories Of Augusta, Widow of Emper0f
William 1 Of Germany.
The dovager Empress Augusta Of CTR
many, who has just died, WAS one OF the
prominent royal characters OF tnis pernd.
With the royal ladies Of England. Austria
and France. she shared in pubic attention.
for toe past twenty years Dnrans the
Franco Pruss;an war OF 1S1e-1l the narfe
Of Augusta, then queen Of Prussia, appearec
In all of the kings dispatches from tife seat
Of war. The queen naturally shared sone OF
sha ,DonnlAritY of tn ioaiosi GioG- SkA
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
Old Age Then and Now.

am afraid that old people found life
rather dull business in the time of
King David and his rich old subject
and friend, Barzillai, who, poor man,
could not have told teal from a can
vas back, nor enjoyed symphony con-
cert if they had had those luxuries in his
day. There were no pleasant firesides,
for there were no chimneys. There were
no daily newspapers for the old man to
read, and he could not read them if they
were, with his dim eyes, nor hear them
read, very probably, with his dulled
ears. There was no tobacco, a soothing
drug, which in its various forms is
great solace to the many old men and to
some old women-Carlyle and his mother
used to smoke their pipes together, you
remember.
Old age is infinitely more cheerful, for
intelligent people at least, than it was
two or three thousand years ago. 1t is
our duty, SO far as we can see, to keep it
SO. There will always be enough about
it that is solemn, and more than enough,
alasi that is saddening. But how much
there is in our times to Tighten its bur-
dens! If they that look out at the WIN
dows be darkened the optician is happy
to supply them with eye glasses for use
before the public, and spectacles for their
hours of privacy. If the grinders cease
because they are few, they can be made
many again by third dentition, which
brings no toothache in its train. By
temperance and good habits of life, prop
er clothing, well armed, well drained and
well ventilated dwellings, and sufficient,
not too much, exercise, the old man of
our time may keep his muscular strength
in very good condition.-Dr. Holmes in
Atlantic
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

The Chinese have contTsctions for all
the characters of their written language,
the use of which Qualities them to be-
come shorthand reporters Of speeches In
their own language. They do not prac-
tice speech making, but they write the
contractions with wonderful quickness,
and the scribes at an imperial audience
probably write all or nearly all that is
said
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

maintained associations for' rne reIfer' OF rne
sick and wounded, and in this way endeared
herself to the whole German people. The
war also brought about reconciliation be-
tween the king and Shis cmssort, WHO for
years before he'd avoided each Other. An
gusta bad been averse to the union with tie
PruSian prince, which WAS strictly match
Of diplomacy.
The heart OF the queen had early been given
in truly romantic attachment Her home
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

Robert Browning is likely to be the
last of the English men Of letters (save
Tennyson) who will find . grave in West
minister abbey. The internert of any
more bodies there is opposed on sanitary
grounds
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

An immense cottonwood tree venS
down the Sacramento river. past Coaasa,
last Saturday morning. It's only occu-
pant was brown beer that seemed par
alyzed with fright. As the tree swept
under the bridges the bear saw its
chance. and by rapid swing be caught
the lower bent, pulled hin.eI up on tho
railway. and tvotted into Butte cosnf1.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

in early hfo was
the petty court Of
her father, grand
duke Of SaxeWei-
mar, where she was
seen and wooed by
a noble young
Frenchnan " b o
was-a passing guest
at theducal palacs.
Augusta and the
young noble fell IN
love st first sight,
and in course Of
time thers came
acts Of indiscretion
directly at vari-
ance with the
straight laced esi-
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04


The Fort Scott, Wichita & Western rail-
way Missouri Pacific Route" is the only
line running solid trains through from
Wichita TO Kansas City and 81. Louis.
Leaving Wichita at els p n. you arrive at
Kansas City next morning at O'clock
Pullman palace sleeping and free reclin-
ing chair cars through 10 Kansas City and
St. Louis without change. Remember il
you 60 via the Fort Scett Route you are
DOT dependent OF main line connec-
tions at Junction Point, but you 90 right
through on solid trains This is the only
route whose main line rms through Wich-
ita. All trains are made up here and run
through solid to Kansas City and ST Lo1is.
II is the shortest line 10 St Iouis
by 4s miles and two hours the quickest.
Two trains daily 10 St Louis anda II points
east Ticket Office I37 North Main street.
Depot corner Second and Wichite streets.
F. z BLSCELET.
Passenger and Ticket agent 10 ". Main
ST., Wichita. Kan.
II. c. TOWNSEND,
G. P & 7. A, ST. Louis, No.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04

NJ. LII tAS1 OOO6LAS II L.
Land, Loan and Insurance Agents. Money
always on hand. Interest at low rates. No
delay. Before making a loan on Farm, City
Chattel or Personal security call and see Us.
Come in or send full description Of your farm
or city property. We handle large amounts
of both eastern and foreign capital for in
vestment in real tate, and are thus enabled
to make rapid sales.
Correspondence solicited.
II l. SMITHSON, Manager
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-03-05

THE friends of Hon. John A. NJ.
Passmore, of Philadelphia, are giving
him a remarkably fne boom for the
Republican nomination for Lieuten.
ant Governor, and the fever seems to
be catching pretty much all along the
line. Mr.. Passmore bears a most en-.
viable record both in the councils of
bis party aud among the people of the
State in general, as clean cut, honest
and braiuY man, ami should the Cub.
ernatorial nomination fall to the
Northwest, as it is bound to, if there is
no bungling, then the other end
should come from the East, and his
nomination would admirably fill the
ticket, aud make it strong for his be.
ing on.