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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11
A Settlers Cabin in Early Days.

just at the foot of the little bluff
ahead, with a background of trees,
was log-cabin of hewn timber.
weather-stained and gray in the sum-
mer sun, absolutely alone and looking
as if lost in this untrodden wild. Point
ing to it, Younkins said, That's your
house so long as you want it.
The emigrants tramped through the
tall, lush grass that covered every foot
of the new Kansas soil. their eyes fixed
eagerly on the log-cabin before them.
The latch-string hung out Hospitality
from the door of split shakes" and
the party entered without ado. Every
thing was just as Younkins had last
left it. Two or three gophers. dis
turbed in their foraging about the
premises. fled swiftly at the entrance
of the visitors. and a flock of black
birds, settled around the rear of the
house, few noisily across the creek
that wound its way down to the fork.
The floor was of puncheons split from
oak logs and laid loosely on rough
hewn joists, These ratified as the
visitors walked over them. At one
end of the cabin huge fireplace of
stone laid in clay yawned for the future
comfort of the coming tenants. Near
by rude set of shelves suggesting a
pantry, and a table, homemade and
equally rude, stood in the middle of
the floor. In one corner was built a
bedstead, two sides of the house fur
nishing two sides of the work, and
the other two being made by driving
a stake into the floor and connecting
that by string-pieces to the sides of the
cabin. Throngs of buffalo-hide formed
the bottom of this novel bedstead. A
few stools and short benches were
scattered about. Near the fireplace
long and strong pegs driven into the
logs served as ladder on which one
could climb to the low loft overhead.
Two windows, each of twelve small
panes of glass. let in the light, one from
the end of the cabin and one from the
back opposite the door, which was in
the middle of the front. Outside, a
frail shanty of shakes leaned against
the cabin, affording sort of outdoor
kitchen for summer use.-Noah Bro0Es,
in ST NicbnLne
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11
Mclean and Ingersoll.

The Philadelphia Inquirer tells this
story of the late Washington Mclean:
One terribly snowy, sleety day in Wash.
ington he was sitting in the Riggs
house reading-room looking out upon
the dreary scene on Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Presently in came Col. Bob
Ingersoll, the great agnostic. As he
entered the apartment he held out his
hand, saying: Hello, Wash. how do
you do?" Mr.. Mclean took his hand
and, as he did so, said Bob, I wish
you could have been here little while
ago. I saw a scene out there that
made me wish 1 was twenty years
younger. A poor, old, crippled soldier
was limping across the avenue, when q
young, lusty fellow ran by him. and.
as he did so, kicked the crutch from
under him and tumbled him down in
to the slush." THE villain" said
Ingersoll, HE should have been sent
to the penitentiary:" "Do you really
think so?" said Mclean "Why, GER
tainly," replied the colonel. What
else could l thinkP" "And yet, Bob"
said Mclean, ''that is what you are do
ing every week in the year. Here are
poor, old. infrm Christians with moth
ing to aid or support them but their
belief in religion; nothing to keep them
out of the mire of despair but faith;
and yet you go about kicking the
crutch from under them worse than
even this fictitious fellow did to this
fictitious soldier."-M Y Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11
An Eastern Legend.

A lovely woman in an eastern land
hand,
Her burdens heavy grew and weighed he,
down;
Upon her brow there pressed jeweled crown
Too cumbersome for it's tender resting place.
Inc golden weight adorned weary face.
She cried: II have grown tired of my power.
IL seemeth more unbearabie each hour.
Let some one come that 1 may crown him
king;
Within bis hand he must guerdon bring
That shall by far my boundless wealth exceed
80, having it, I'll feel no other need"
Her wish was known, and lol from far and
near
There thronged around her poet, prince, and
peer,
With offerings of dazzling beauty, wrought
In wonderous shape, and with deep meaning
fraught.
They laid their gifts down humbly at her feet.
She sighed: "Alasi find them incomplete
Within these sparkling stones no solace lies;
L dream of wealth revealed in human eyes,
Morn after morn a suppliant went away,
Until there came unto her throne one day
man with empty hands, yet noble face,
AND form OF matchless mold and peerless
grace,
The queen looked up and asked: what gift
10 tender for the crown upon my browT'
He gazed within her eyes and naught replied,
She crowned him, saying: II am satisfied"
New Orleans Picayune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11
The Monkey at the London "zoo."

From little girls letter of visit
to the London Zoo, in st. Nicholas, we
extract the following: "We did not
come to the Hotel yesterday for our
Luncheon, but we ate it in the Throne
Room of Richard II. The room had
place, where the music players sat,
when they played. To-day we are go
ing to the Zoo and Westminster Alb
bey, so I think can write quite good
deal. Here I am again at
my journal, to write all I saw to-day.
First we went to Westminster to see
it, but the minister began to preach.
so we could not walk about to see
things. The next place was the Zoo.
where we saw Lions, Tigers, Leopards,
Monkeys, Cats, Parrots, and o so many
other animals, SO many could not
count them. We fed the elephants.
There was a monkey, and her name
was Sally, and the keeper showed US
her tricks. He gave her an apple to
come out of her house. Then he cut
another apple into little piece and
big piece, and he said: Take the
smallest piece, Sally" and she took
the smallest piece and ate it. Then he
told her TO take some soop. and she
took up the spoon and drank little
bit, then he took it and fed her; then
she took the cup and drank it all down.
He told her to take up three straws.
s'Sally, there is one, now go on" And
she counted three and gave it to him.
Then he said again: Take up five,
Sally" and she counted five straws,
and gave it to her master. Take up
one straw and stick it through the key
hole" he said, and she did. ''Stick it
through the loop-hole, Sally" and she
did. Nov stick it through my but
ton-hole," said he, and she did. Then
we went to the other monkey, who had
his cage write next to Sally's. And
when he saw that we were coming to
him he came down from the bars
turned his back to US and sat down.
Yhen he sat around and put his hand
through the bars and begged for some
biscuits. We gave him some but he
would beg over and over again, until
we went AWAY Then we went to the
snakes of all kinds. And the Alligat-
ors were yer, big. We saw turtle 8
foot and hat long and about three
| quarters of foot wide"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11
SHATTERED BY SCIENCE.
All the Romance of Hog-Kuing Time Has
Passed Away.

An old time hog-killing is hard to
find now. Meat is bought too cheaply
from the West. The prairie farms,
where corn is burned as fuel, raise
hogs too easily to allow Southern
farmers the luxury of killing and
curing their own meat. You go to the
packing houses of the West and drop
a porker into the slot. In fifteen min
utes he comes out clear-ribbed and
sugar-cured lots-with a can of pure
lard thrown in, and all the hoof, hide
and talIow present and accounted for.
The poetry and plenty of the old plan
tations have given way to the steam
packing mills with their millions of
pounds month.
Farmers used to make their hams
from necessity. Now they put them
up as luxury. 1t has gotten so that
none but well-to-do farmers can af-
ford to raise their own meat. In those
days of the steaming Gypsy pot, the
hickory ashes. the fat pen and the
crisp sward dyed in purple, we heard
nothing of trichin8 or pork corners.
The only meat futures were when the
shote was marked in July for killing
in December. Sometimes mild win
ter robbed the farmer of his meat. Oc-
casionally his pig-sty and smoke house
were raided between the suns; but
there was grease and plenty in the hog
killing on plantations. 1t was fact
that the Southern slave enjoyed as
large proportion of the products of
his labor as any class of hired labor in
the world, and statistics show that the
slave was larger consumer of ami
NAL food than any class of laborers in
Europe, and larger than any other la
boring population in the United States.
You rarely see that rare spectacle OF
a roasted pig shipped upon the table
entire, like the peafowl in all his glory
on the tables in Florence. There was
the mellow apple in his mouth, caught
in his expiring effort, and there, pre-.
served with culinary skill is the costa
tic twist of his tail. Now the rail
roads and steamships have brought
about division of labor. Your hogs
are steamed in Chicago, your COWS
pastured in Michigan, your turkey:
Dire ssed in Vermont, your syrup boileo
in Cuba, your ice-cream frozen il
New York, your cuffs washed in Chi
ma, and your cotton by and by will be
grown in India and Africa. Then
there will be nothing left in this solid
and sunny South but to cultivate mel
ons in summer and millionaires in
winter and write abont the good ole
times.-AugustG (Ga.) Chronicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11
Austin Society Item.

There was little social gathering
at the residence of Judge Peterby, and
Colonel Yerger. who was present, OBJ
served the ladies who were altogether
in the parlor were not very talkative,
so he said to Judge Peterby:
.'How little those ladies have to say
to each other!"
Just wait until one of them goes
away, and then listen to what the rest
have to say about her. You don't un-
derstand the fair sex, Colonel Yerger."
-IeGas Sittings.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11

last Saturday The weather is just LITTLE off at this
time, to say much about Spring Wraps But still We have
every to believe that pleasant weather is
hand We have made special efforts to have fine line of
Spring Garments and when full line is received,
think interest every lady who needs anything in this
line, -4ssA+k+@ss.-
But we can't tell you anything more this time Let us
add that during the coming month"; when the roads are
ally SO bad, particularly solicit orders by mail from any
and all out of town customers We do large business
in this way, and want to increase it. promise your
orders my PERSONAL and most careful attention We will
forward any purchase to you free of express charges
postage when purchase is of such nature
that we do without loss to ourselves Try it. We
will do ALL we can to make you of MANY regular
mail patrons.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11

The days and weeks flew by. each
hour fraught with its own particular
pleasure. At the numerous little
parties given in honor of Edward Per-
cy, he and Nina were thrown much
together. Courteous to all, none
imagined there existed in his heart a
warmer feeling and regard toward one
of his numerous lady acquaintances
more than another. and Nina hid her
true feelings skillfully. Both kept
their secret locked in their own
breasts.
1t was now drawing toward the lat
tear part of September, and over two
months since Edward first made his
appearance in Glendale. His friends
loudly expressed their disapprobation
as he talked of leaving.
Time had fled delightfully."-" he said,
'.but important business calls me
away"
And how had the autumn passed to
Nina? Like delicious dream. Oh,
time seemed so short! Why could it
not last forever? Every one was so
kind and happy, that it seemed as
though her cup of joy was filled to
overhowing. And was this alp Was
there no football that caused her heart
to throb more quickly? No we'll
| known voice that sounded sweeter
than music to her earsP Ah, who has
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11
Our New Curtain Department.

We show beautiful line of Nottingham Brussels Net
Irish Point and Tambour Lace Curtains Over Is different
styles. covering range Of prices from IS cents to $500
per pair.-Also, in HEAVY DRAPERIES, we think
truhly say have the finest line of these goods
shown in Ravenna. Some quite styles, and all of
them choice and pretty and cheap compared with former
pricesWe have re-arranged Curtain Room, enlarged
and improved it. We reach it by elevator and lady
friends have ample opportunity to the Curtains and
Draperes tastey hung and make their selections in
and quiet" comfortably seated in New Depart
partment. We solicit early CALL feeling confident you
make it to your interest to buy your Curtains and Dra
peres of us.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-11

Large landed proprietors in Ger
many are becoming alarmed at the
wholesale emigration to Brazil. The
only thing they can do is to make it
hot for the emigration agents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
Ministers Arriving.

The annual conference of the Metho-
dist Church of West Virginia will begin
its session in the Fourth Street Metho-
dist Church this evening, at which time
the opening sermon will be preached.
Quite number of ministers from the
interior and southern part of the State
arrived in the city yesterday, and were
taken In charge by the local pastors.
Among them were the following: G.
Polling, of Beverly; j. NJ. Warden, Of
Clarksburg; J. G. Strader, of Hulde-
man; L. c. Scott, of Beverly; William
Lewis, Addison, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Mary; w. II.
Sturm, of Philippi; Fl. II. Lewis,
of Helvitia; G. II. Bent, of
Valley Head; J. A. Marteney, of Hell
vertia; C. E. Feather, Of Albright; f.
M. Cain, of Brucetown; C. Z. Crully, Of
Peck's Run: w. w. Workman, Of Oak
dale; o. @. Phillips, of Cottageville; A.
W. Ownby, of Graysvllle; r. z. Hughes,
of Sutton; c. w. Milan, OF Pleasant
Valley, and II. L, Ward, Of Raymond
City.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
WILL GO TO STANTON,
But Not Before Next SprIng-An Interview
with Mr.. Sweeney.

With Mr. Sweeney.
''What are the prospects of A. j.
J. Sweeney & Sons going to Staun-
tOn?" asked q REGISTER reporter OF Mr..
Andrew Sweeney yesterday.
"They are as good as they ever
were, but we will not probably get away
before next summer now"
what has caused this delay in your
plans ?"
1--WE have the foundations for the
plant all in and are ready for the brick
work, but inability to get brick has
caused the delay. We had calculated
to burn our own brick, having splen-
did quality OF clay on the ground. 1t
was estimated that it would cost SIS a
thousand to do this work ourselves, and
we were about TO start at it last
spring, when 8 new brick concern
that had been organized there
made us an offer to burn the brick for
rs at $3.50 a THOUSAND. We deemed
this better than to burr lhem ourselves
and take the risk, so the contract was
given to them. Their first efforts at
brickmaking were very unsuccesSful,
the clay they tried being OF very poor
quality. The second effort was made
with another clay, but 1t was no better
The third effort was no better. The
fourth kiln OF brick was gotten ready
for burning, and when about ready for
the fire a tremendous storm came along
and blew of the covers and the rain
ruined the green brick. They have
inst completed another kiln OF brick
which are very good, but we do not
care to begin work with cold weather
so near at hand"
GLOW about this story that Bodley
Rro's would like TO be back in Wheel
ing?"
II saw Mr.. Bodley a few days ago and
he said 10 me that he was glad he had
gone to Stanton and that everything
was working nicely, That talk was
started by a man from Moundsville
whose wife would not stay in Staunton
and a couple Of men who came back TO
Wheeling. The Bodley's did have some
tsouble with water though. They sunk
well which was giving them eighty
gallons OF water q minute and seemed
to be very satisfactory, dry spell set IN
after while, and the well failed entire
". We will get our water from a small
creek about 5000 feet away from the
shop and will build pumping station
there to supply our needs" 49,,
"How about the high price OF coal?
"There has always been trouble about
the price of coal at Staunton on account
of there being no large consumers there
and the railroads charging local Ireight
rates for it. We have made an arrange
ment with the Baltimore & Ohio ana
the Chesapeake & Ohio roads whereby
we will get New River and kanawha
coal at Sl.75 a ton, run Of mine. That
price sounds little high, but it must
be remembered that that coal will make
nearly twice as much steam as the same
weight Of the coal we get here"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
DIED.

KITE-In this city, September %, 1891, at 10
o'clock p. m, GORGE w. KITE, aged o. years
and months.
Funeral from his late residence 3l74 Alley II,
at O'Clock this afternoon. Friends of the
family invited to attend, Interment at PENN
sula cemetery.
BUSBEY-At his home on Short Creek, Ohio
county, W. Va, Monday. September Is, 1881,
WILLIAM BUsBEY, in his SD year.
Funeral from his late residence, Wednesday
morning, September SOth, at 10 O'Clock. Inter
ment at Greenwood cemetery. Friends of the
family are respectfully invited to attend.
RUSSELL.-On Monday, September 90, 1891
LAWRENCE MACDONALD, infant son OF James Nj.
and Frances NJ. Russell, aged month.
Funeral from residence OF parents, Wednes-
day morning at 1Ooclock. Interment at Green
wood.
WEST.-Near Tridelphia, W. Va, Mrs. NANCY
WEST. wife OF john h. West died September
49, 1884, in the A3d year Of her age, at ll4O a. IN.
Funeral from the home OF her husband, on
Wednesday at 9 o'clock p. m. Interment at
Stone Church Cemetery. Friends OF the family
are invited TO attend.
DITMAN-On Monday, September % 1897
CHARLES F. DTMAN, aged 30 years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
EVENTS IN SOCIETY.
Quiet wedding.

On last Thursday evening at o'clock
very pretty wedding took place at the
residence of the brides parents, 1921
Eoff street, the contracting parties
being Mr.. Edward L. Shafer and Miss
Emma Miller. Only the intimate
friends and relatives Of both parties
witnessed the ceremony, after which a
nice wedding supper was partaken OF
by all present. The evening was spent
very pleasantly in singing, dancing and
music, which was kept up until a late
hour, when all departed, wishing the
bride and groom many happy returns
of the day. The presents were numerous
and handsome. The happy couple left
on the a. m. train on the o. R. Rail-
road Friday morning on bridal tour,
embracing Parkersburg, Huntington
and Charleston.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
CircnIt Court.

In the case of the Wheeling Bridge
and Terminal Railway Company VS..
Elizabeth Emblem, the motion for a
new trial was overruled, and judgment
was rendered on the verdict of the jury
for SO, 600.
In the appeal case of the Terminal
Railway Company v. Isaiah Warren,
condemnation, the jury went out about
noon, and returned about p. m. With
a verdict Of 5000. The award OF the
Commissioners, previously made, was
5000.
The case Of the City of Wheeling v.
Martin Manion, appeal from Police
Court, was put on trial.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
CATHEDRAL MISSION.
Interesting and wen-Attended Services
Yesterday.

The mission under charge of the
Jesuit Fathers, at the cathedral, is
creating a great deal OF interest In
Catholic circles. On Sunday evening
one of the Fathers preached an elo-
ouent and instructive sermon for wom-
en- only. Yesterday morning two
masses were celebrated. The 5 o'clock
mass was for workingmen who were IN
able to attend the late mass. There
was q fair-sized congregation and an
impressive sermon. At s o'clock mass
the attendance was larger. In the aft
ernoon, at 2:30 o'clock, the Way
of the Cross, or Stations, was said,
one of the Fathers reciting the prayers,
and. the congregation the responses.
Music was rendered by the choir.
Last night the church was crowded.
the services being exclusively for
women. The regular order Of services
OF the October devotions, consisting Of
q recitation of the rosary and litany,
was carried out, after which an inter-
esting and instructive discourse was de-
liyered. The same programme WI be
repeated every day this week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
About a Filthy Alley.

The people whose properties abut on
Alley F., between Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-eighth streets, are loud in their
complaints about the filthy condition OF
that thoroughfare. They assert that
the stencil is terrible this hot weather
and that the health of that part Of the
community is Endangered. They petit
toned Council a few weeks ago to have
the alley cleaned up, and the petition
was referred to the Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades but no action
has been taken.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
Police Court.

There were twenty-five cases In Po-
lice Court yesterday morning. The
cases OF Joe LarBin, NJ. Hearne, and
M. Warner were again postponed until
October 9th, as Larkin is still unable
TO appear. James Jones, for wife beat
ing and general dlsorderly conduct, had
his case continued until Saturday even
ing. Maud Wilson was fined $50 and
costs and six girls and visitors got SIS
and costs each. Henry Newhaus,
charged with disorder, was dismissed.
VIM. Schell, Robert Wilson, and Thos.
Gallaher, Sunday DRINKS, got SIS and
costs each, and four plain DRINKS a dol
lar each. John Low, for fighting, was
dismissed, and John Reed got $40 and
costs. Charles Prettyman, for disorder,
cot 50 and costs. Margery Thatcher
and Myrtle Marco, for lettering about a
saloon, got SIS and costs each.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
wellsburg Anxious to Play.
IN khs EtIitOr of the Register:

SIR:-We see by yesterdays REGIS
TER that the Warrington club desires
to play the Wellsburg club for the
championship Of the State and purse.
Wellsburg is willing and anxious for
this game, and have tried to meet the
Bartletts before, but failed. We are
willing to play them, none but amateur
PLAYERS, who have played with each
team this year, to compose the mines.
On these conditions and the selection Of
a professional umpire, we will let Man
nington fix the size OF the stake, and
will play them any time. We will meet
the manager in Wheeling to fix the date
and size of stake any day this week
that he may be able to come.
WELLsBURG BALL CLUB.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
Peculiarly Lucky Accident.

One of the most peculiarly lucky
accidents on record happened in Hal
leck Bros. stone yards on CaldwelPs
run, Yesterday afternoon about $50.
Calvin Daily, q young man about TWEEN
ty-three years old, was handling large
dressed stone with derrick. By some
means the stone slipped its fastenings
and fell, taking young Daily with it
and under it. He made great effort
10 get away but fell with one leg under
the huge stone. Fortunately, his right
leg which was under the stone was in
little hollow in the surface OF the
ground, and when the stone came down,
the higher ground about his leg kept
the weight of his knee. q
AS il was, the flesh about the knee
was bruised considerably and the skin
was slightly broken. He was taken TO
the Wheeling Hospital in the patrol
wagon, where DR.. C. NJ. FrIssell dress
ed his injury. His leg will be sore for
several days but the injury Is not at all
serious.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-29
Mrs. Roberts, Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Roberts,
wife of George Roberts, who died in
Fostoria, o., last Saturday, took place
yesterday afternoon from the residence
OF her mother, Mrs. Emily Beir, on La
Belle street. The house was filed with
sorrowing friends. Rev. J.T Mcclure,
Of the U. P. church, conducted the SER
vices. The interment took place in
Greenwood cemetery.