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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
Feazed the Witness.

In western court witness had
been detailing with great minuteness
certain conversations which had oc-
Cured several years before. Again
and again the witness testified to names
and dates and precise words, and it
became necessary for his cross-exam-
iner to break him up. This was done
by simple device. While the witness
was glibly rattling off his testimony
the cross-examiner handed him law
book and said: Read aloud para
graph from that book" What for?"
inquired the witness. Il will tell you
after you have read it., said the law
yer. and the witness accordingly read
aloud paragraph of most uninterest-
ing material about lands, appurten-
ances and hereditaments. Then the
lawyer went on and asked him a few
more questions about his memory. and
the witness was positive that his MEM
ory was very good. Suddenly the
lawyer said: by the way will you
please repeat that paragraph you just
read about lands, appurtenances and
hereditaments?" 'Why, of course l
could not do that, " replied the witness.
''You must have queer memory" :"
retorted the lawyer, ''since you can
repeat things that you say occurred
years ago and you cannot repeat what
you read a moment ago" The wit
ness was nonpluSed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
A Family of Jokers.

There is Scotch family in the city
of Washington noted for the practical
jokes which its members play upon one
another. The oldest son is a regular
crank about his high hat He has worn
the same one for years. Every third
season it is reblocked, and after its
visit to the halter it is always exhibited
as being '.good as new" Recently this
young man went to Europe, but he did
not take the hat. He left word at
home, however, that he would cable for
the much-beloved tile if he should need
it. When he reached London he found
a cablegram from one of his brothers.
which read:
'tWant hat?''
the recipients anger was great. He
cabled back Mo- On his arrival in
Paris the young man was ha. led
another dispatch, also marked collect,
from the same brother. 1t read:
Want hat now?" This time he was
more than angry and did not answer.
When he reched Berlin, two weeks
later, he found his old silk hat awaiting
him with the expressage unpaid, and
another cableeram: Have you got
your hat?" He paid the charges. and
then, boiling over with rage, cabled
back: Yes, l have confound you,
and it has cost me $75." And the joke
of it was that, in the heat of his anger
and confusion, he paid for this last
message, but he says he will wear that
hat till he dies, for he can't afford to
buy another.
Another brother in the same family
had birthday short time ago, and
on that morning telegraphed his
mother, asking: How old am I?"
The youngest son was home when the
message came, and asked permission to
answer it. He sent the following tele-
gram in reply, with the comment that
he thought Tom wouldn't ask again by
wire how old he was:
Thomas Charles Dent, son of Hugh
Thomas and Mary Ann James Dent,
and grandson of Thomas Caldwell
Dent, who married Mary Martha Slack
and subsequently Sarah Louise Smith,
was born in the city of Washington,
D. c., in the year of our Lord 1852.
He was homely baby and did not
walk till two years old, and even now
walks with limp, having broken his
ankle when he was ten years old. AS
a student he did not amount to much,
for he ran away from school when
thirteen and never went back. He has
since developed into a very bright
man, having inherited the ability of
Thomas Charles Dow, Mary Ann
James, and Thomas James Dow; and
the family are living in the hope that
he will soon recover his memory, which
has failed rapidly during the past year.
He is married, has three children, and
is drawing a salary sufficiently large to
enable him to pay for this telegram" :"
Washington Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
A Snakes Egg Tooth.

THE funniest snake l know any,
thing about is one found in Africa,
which lives upon eggs" said Osteolo-
gist Lucas. 1T has curious projec-
tion downward from it's backbone, just
behind the head, which is like tooth.
the extremity being actually tipped
with enamel. This tooth-like append
age has most important function with
relation to the creatures method OF
getting living, and it would be diff
cult to find more astonishing illus
tration in nature of the adaptation OF
structure to necessity.
''When this snake swallows an egg
the latter is passed down through the
gullet until it encounters the sharp
tooth have spoken of, which breaks
the shell. Thus, not only is the food
rendered ready for immediate diges-
tion, but no portion of the fluid con-
tents is lost, as would be the case il
the snake were obliged to bite into the
egg with it's mouth fangs. y Washing.
Ton Star
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
ADMINISTRAT SALE OF
REAL. ESTA'gE.

DY virtue of an order of the Probate Court
- of Portage county, Ohio. the undersigned
as administrator of the estate of Daniel p
Brode. will offer for sale at public auction. on
the premises, about two miles south of the CEN
ter of Charlestown, Portage county. Ohio. on
THURSDAY. APRIL 16 1891.
between the hours of one and four O'Clock p m
the following describes real estate:
Situated in the township of Charles!own
county of Portage. and State of Ohio. and
known as part OF lot No. Is; bounded on the
north by lands of j. Canfeld; east by the
highway; south by lands of George Brown and
the P. e. & T. Il. R.. and west by lands of the
estate of c. G. Austin; containing seventy five
acres of land.
Also a tract of land in lot No. of said town
ship. county and State; bounded north by
lands above described; east by lands of George
Brown: south by lands of L. Lowrie; and wesi
by lands first above described; containing about
six acres of land.
Said two tracts appraised at S3740.
Also, the undivided one-balf of the following
real estate. situate in the township, county and
State as above, and bounded ON the north by
lands of Munyan and Curtis; on the east by
lands first above described; on the south BY
lands of John II Lowrie; and on the west by
lands of Z L, Coe; containing about fifty acres
of land.
Appraised at S625.
A fine new house on the premises, worth
5000; good bank barn, with shed; the lands
are well improved and of good quality. Nc
better opportunity can be afforded to purchase
an excellent home and farm.
Terms-one- e-third cash, one third in one year
one third in two years; deferred payments to
bear interest and be secured by mortgage on
the premises sold.
THOMAS II. CLARK
1IT7-4w Admir- CT Dan'l P. Brode's estate.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
Birds Are Good Scholars.

Before the war;" said an old trav-
eler. II was in the South quite good
deal, and stopped at both the cities of
Savannah and Charleston, and while at
these places l noticed that on market
days large number of turkey buz-
cards would be seen perched on the
roofs of the market houses, gazing
down into the streets. was told by a
friend that such sights were common
on market days and if 1 waited could
see why the birds came. 1 did so and
found that they descended to the
ground and hunted for stray pieces of
meat, as soon as the market space was
vacated. l also learned what was a
more interesting fact, that the buz-
yards flew from one city to the other in
regular succession on market days.
This habit of being fed regularly is
soon learned by birds, and they will
flock to their feeding ground with the
precision of clock-work. In Venice
there is a flock of pigeons that are fed
every day in the public square, and
the birds are on hand as regularly as
noon comes. An Italian lady left be.
quest to provide for their feeding"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
Election Notice.

TN pursuance with the provisions of Section
i 2S37 of the Revised Statutes of the state of
Ohio. and with the provisions of an ordinance
passed by the council of the incorporated vii
of Ravenna, Ohio. on the I'd day of February,
a. D. 1891. entitled IAN Ordinance to Submit
to the Voters of the Incorporated Village of
Ravenna, Ohio, Proposition to Authorize the
Council of said Village to Issue Public I'm
provement Bonds of said Village for Park Pur-
poses, to the amount of One Hundred Thou
sand dollars and to levy a tax for the payment
of the same and interest,"
Notice is hereby given that proposition be
submitted to the voters of the Incorporated
village of Ravenna, Ohio, to authorize the
council of said village to issue bonds of SAID
village to the amount of one hundred thouS6 nd
dollars, for park purposes, which bonds Shalt
fall due as follows: one-twentieth thereof Ill
eleven years from date of issue, and one-twen-
tieth each year thereafter up to and including
the thirtieth year from the date of issue. Int
per annum; and the council of said village to
have authority TO levy tax upon the taxable
property of said village TO pay said bonds and
the interest thereon, as the same may become
due.
Said proposition to be submitted to the voters
of said village at the general election to be
held at Citizens Hall in said village ON Monday.
April 6, 1891. Said election to be conducted in
the manner pointed out by law.
Those voting IN favor of said proposition
shall have written or printed on their ballots,
against the same shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words, Against the issue
of bonds.'
]. W. HOLCoMB,
Mayor of said Village.
Ravenna, Ohio, March I'd, 1891. % 4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01

TN pursuance of the provisions of Section
i 2232 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and of
an ordinance passed by the council of the
incorporated village of Ravenna, Ohio,
on the second day of February,
A. D. 1891. entitled IAN ordinance to submit
to the voters of the incorporated village of
Ravenna, Ohio, proposition to authorize the
council of said village to purchase or appropri-
ate land for park purposes
Notice is hereby given to the voters of the
incorporated village of RavenDa, Ohio, that q
proposition will be submitted to the voters of
said village, at the general election to be held
at Citizens Hall in said corporation, on Mon,
day, April g. 1891, to authorize the council of
said village to purchase or appropriate land for
park purposes, and pay therefor the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars.
Those voting in favor of said proposition
shall have written or printed on their ballots
For the purchase of land for park purposes:
and those voting against said proposition shall
have written printed on their ballots
Against the purchase of land for park pur-
poses.''
Said proposition to be submitted in the man.
ner pointed out by law.
J. w. HOLCOMB,
Mayor of said Village.
Rayenna Ohio, March 2, 1891
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
Notice tO Ruilders.

= office of the Auditor of Portage county, al
Ravenna, Ohio. until IL o'clock at noon OF
Wednesday, April Sth. 1891, for building sher.
ifs residence and making alterations in the
county Jail according to the plans and specif-
cations now on file in the auditors office. Each
bid must contain the name of every person in
terested in the same, and must be accompanied
by bond of 25 per cent of the amount of the
bid. Conditioned that if the bid is accepted, q
contract will be entered into and the perform
ance of it properly secured.
All bids must be made upon blanks furnished
by the county auditor. None others will be
considered.
The county commissioners reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.i
By order of the Board of Commissioners.
274 S. r, FREEMAN, County Auditor
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
Mayors Election Proclamation.

THE electors OF the Village of Ravenna,
l. Ohio, will take notice that an election will
be held at the usual voting place in said village
tween the hours of six o'clock a. m. and six
o'clock p. M, at which election the following
officers will be chosen:
Three councilmen,
One,marshal,
One waterworks trustee.
Made at Ravenna, Ohio. this 10th day of
March, A. D. 1891. ]. W. HOLCOMB,
29-3 Mayor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
NOR SALE

My residence. corner Prospect and Spruce
streets. House entirely new, slate roof. fms h.
ed in natural wood. has city water and gas
nice lot with large shade trees and au eleciric
lamp on corner; one of the best built and best
finished new houses in Ravepna. A rare bar
gain to quick buyer. as it will he sold without
reserve and possession given April 1st. or soon
er if desired. For further information, call at
the house, or address.
C.L GILBERT,
IF RaVnnna q.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01

the Dominion declined $3, 200, 600 last
Year.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01

Marie Antionette instituted the Gus
tom of wearing feathers in the hair.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01

HuNU UT UI bttIU ' III
Ravenna, Ohio, March I'd, 1891. Is
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-18
Enfermos!:!!I / :Enfermos!!

Curaci6n de la iebilidad general, 6
Iimpotencia con Iel5 l5TESORO DEL
AMOR.
No es este un preParado que preten-
de curaSlo todo, exento de fosforo dc
otras materlas excitantes, es sencillamen.
te una combinsci6n dc sustsncias yege-
tales que ,tienden devolver al organis-
mo Ell yigor perdido por los. excesos s
las Intermediates.
Su efecto es seguro, Gin que eli pa
cIente se yea expdesto s6frir conse-
cuAncias posteriores.
Pru6bese, y Sc vera que esta medici-
ma obra maravillosamente.
Su reaultado ae garantiza.
LOCION VIRGINIA., contra
las manchas 5e la cara.
Hace desaparecer las peoas, barroi
dem8s def0rmidades del CUTS.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-18
FarmaCia de Vale. y .CanCiO

E crecient
mite renovar reeuentemente exsteneias oecer smp
IN CONSTAATB Y SELECTO SJRTlDO DB MEDICANBNT&
de artcu de- elramo
buido al exto interrumpido
De la FARMACIA DE VALE CANCIO.
poP
pomb, ograd coguy proporciOnar las
los o IS
81 LOS RRECU0S pg ESTA CASA SON 0gV ltO1DTApQSs 9
e d serane cor "
EXTRICTA EXACTITUD CONTADO.
de Ponce p. R
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-18

Energico remedio para ell tratamiep.
to de la tisis.
Ell JARABEssY VINO. BAL
SAMICO DEL DOCTORS RO-
DREGUEZ CASTRO. cura ra-
deal y rapidamente los catarros,
oronquitis, broncorreas y todas las afec-
clones de las Was respiratorias. S
ffSus efectos se gsrantizan |!
No es una medicina secrets Ia que sc
ofrece al pdblico, y va en- las ihstrdc-
clones que acompafisn al frasco Sc dan
exactas hoticias del medicamento. Es
nn Producto de Ia fora puertorriquena,
.unido al Gwdyacal que tan grandes re-
ha ofrecido en- Europa, en- ell
tratamiento de la tsis.
% Multitud de certificaciones de medi-
cos iconocidos en- Puerto. Rico, de
personas fespetables, stestiguan los ma
ravihosos efectos del vino y Jarabe bal
Estas dos preparedness Sc encuen
llaoa Ponca Pto Rico
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-18
Yesterdays Local Features.

About 1900 barrels changed hands here
The close was 10 better than the opening
Cash opened at 81; highest, 5Tsz; lowest 81
close 571l October was about the same, for
the reason that it is the latter part Of the
month and buyers would as soon have one
as the other. Refined was unchanged.
Daily average runs, s5,OA; daily average
shipments, So 14I
CLEVELAND, Sept. H.-Petroleum quiet; s.
W. II0o, &c: 74e gasoline, &c; $50 gasoline,
l0c: $50 naphtha, exc.
NEW YORK, Sept. H.-Pennsylvania oil:
Spot, opening, 5713c; highest, 5711c; lowest,
SIC; closing, 5715c; options, opening, 5719c;
highest, 57I5c; lowest sc: closing 5715c.
Lima oil, no sales. Total sales, 5000 bar
rels.
OIL CITY, Sept H-National Transit GER
tfficates opened at 571zc; highest, 575zc; low
est, SIC; closed, 573zc Sales. $4,000 barrels:
clearances 1876 900 barrels; shipments, $3.50
barrels; runs, I25, ,60l barrels.
BRADFORD, Sept. H.-National Transit GER
tincates opened at SIC; closed at 57sSc;
highest, 571sc; lowest, 563c. Clearances, TO-
600 barrels.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-18
THE FIELD REPORTS.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT YESTERDAY IN
THE SOUTHWEST.

The Moore Farm Well Has Not Changed
It's Production-A Light Wen In Mo.
Donald Borough-The Output Of the
Big Wells as Gauged.
The greatest interest in the southwest
Yesterday was centered about the well OF
Hoffman & Co., on the Moore farm in
southwest McCurdy. 1t was the general
impression Wednesday evening that this
well was at least seven feet in the sand,
but Yesterday it was measured up and
found to be in only three or four feet
There was little change in its production
Yesterday and there is not likely to be an
increase before it is several feet deeper.
The sand is apparently hard, while that
fonnd in the Wright well was soft, hut in
the latter well the pay was not struck until
the drill was l2 bits in. If the Hoffman well
proves small it will give black eye to con-
siderable territory.
In the Borough Limits.
Down around Mcdonald there was little
change except in MCGEE Bros well on the
Smith lot, which is half way through the
sand and doing 1S5 barrels an hour 1t Is
northwest several hundred feet on 450 line
from the hotel lot well. Clark Campbell's
well on the Sauters property Will reacn
point in the fifth sand to-day. when Its ultl-
mate capacity should be known. surrey,
Murphy, Jennings & Co.'S No. on the Her
ron and their No on the Bell will get the
fifth early next week
A guage of the big wells from McCurdy to
Mcdonald is as follows; Forest Oil Com
pany's No. l. Wright, $40 barrels a day:
Fisher Oil Company,s No. l. McMichael, 50
barrels an hour: Kennedy y COS NO.
Mertz, 40 barrels an hour; Woodland OIL
Company's No. /, Gamble, 100 barrels an hour:
Guffey, Murphy, Jennings & Co.'S No. l
Mathews, l40 barrels an hour: Guffey, Muir
10 70 N l wi
hour: Garland & Hays No. Miller, ITO bar
rels an hour, No Miller, IS barrels an hour:
RoyaI Gas Company's No. l Mary Robb, 100
barrels an hour; Guckert q Steele,s NO:
Mevey. so barrels an hour; Guffey, Murphy
q Cots No. l Elliott, rs barrels an hour;
Sauters & Co.'S No. Ssuters, so barrels an
hour; Wheeling Gas Company's Cook lot
well, so barrels an hour
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-18
Free Boats and Trains to Blaine.
Get tickets now for tomorrow.
CHARLES SoMERS & Co.,
129 Fourth-a ave.
Poor Mans Day Again,

To-day (as usual on friday we devote to
q sale of good clothing for the benefit of poor
people. The following low prices are very
Interesting to note. Every Friday sale of
ours means substantial clothing for the poor
at the actual net cost of making and cutting
the goods:
Three lots of mems single coats, lined
with flannel, about 140 in all, at. 81 60
Ten styles of mems sack and cutaway
suits, coats, pants and vests, neat pat
terms, each at. ..................... 8 so
500 pairs of mems pants, made from
neat cashmere, worsted and cheviot,
at................................1 25
All our medium weight pants, former
pnce 81 and 81 80, at. at............ 2 90
$40 boys suits, sizes to IA, well made,
pleated or plain, very stylish, at. -. 1 %
l65 boys long pants suits, sizes 10 to
Please take notice that the above prices
refer only to Fridays sale
P. c. G. c., Pittsburg Combination Cloth
ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond
streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-18
RAILROADS.

DfTfSBURd XND LAKE ERIE RAILROAD
L CQMPANY-Schedule in effect June "a, 1891,
central time-P. L. E. R. R.-Depart-Foi
Cleveland. 43o, $500 q. m. .l50, 4:, ,9:l5 p. m.
For Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis, 4:3o q. m,
1:50, '9: p. m. For Buffalo, $500 q. M. l20, '9;45
p m. For Salamanca $500 .. M. s1:5o, .9:6 p. m.
Fur youngstown and New Castle, 4:ao, $500, s:5s
a. m l:59 L:2o ss:4 p. m; For Beaver Falls
s p P M ES For Cha Chatter s . ;s0 S:s5 js:5
t12:45, 80 1,s5. s:s0 4,, f4:So 4:55. 5;9o $500
$50, T:5O p. m, From Cincinnati, Chicago and
Buffalo. $50 a. m, ia:sO 1o:O6 p. m. From saia-
town and New Castle, g. 40. 'lo.Oo :. M, 'Ia5,
$40. 80, 1o:o5 p. m. From Beaver Falls. 5:2O,
'6:40. 7 1000 m, 1880. 1:2o 5i40 T:50 1O:05
p, G. az. trains for Mansfield, 1855 q. m. 12:Is
t:s5 p. m. For Esplen and Beechmont 7:s5 .. M,
P. e. &Y. trains from Mansfield, 7:o5, 1I:5e a.
M. 4:25 D. m. From Beechmont. 7:o5, ii so a. m.
p. Nick. Y. X. R.-Depart.For New Haven,
fs:o0, 10:l0 q. M, $500 p. IN. For West Newton.
$3.50. 10,lO a. M, $500. 5:25 p. m.
ARftIvE-From New Haven, 300 a. m, $50
p. IN. From West Newton, 615, 800 q. m, $50
For McKeesport, Elizabeth. Monongaheia City
and Belle Vernon, '6:45. II :05 =. m. $50 D, m.
From Belle Vernon, Monongahela City, Elizabeth
and McKeesport. fs;2o. T4o q. m, 120, 4:o6 IN.
Daily. fSundays only.
City ticket office. $50 smlthheld street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-18

N and after Sunday. June s. 1891. trains will
leave and arrive Union station. Pittsbur9 east
ern standard fine: Buffalo express leaves nj s.s0
a. M. s:85 p. m. (arriving at Buffalo at 5:45 D. m
and 7:2O a. m }: arrives at 10 n m s.25 D. M Oil
CITY and Dubois express-Leaves S:aOn M 1.so n
M: arrives 200. 6:25 1000 D. m. East BRADY
Leaves at G:55 O.. IN. Kittanning-Leaves sos A.
m. Braeburn-Leaves 4:55, 6;l5 D. m. arrives sos
a. M. $40 p. m. Valley Camp-Leaves IO:l5 a. M.
4:4o p. m. HutOn-Leaves 500. $50. D m: arrives
7:s5. E:c0 p. m. Forty-third street-Arriyes 3:S5
S:20 p. In. sunday trafns-Buffao exnress-T,eayes 81
SEQ a. m, s45 p. m; arrives 7:lo a. m, ass p M
Ementon-Leaves 9:05 q. m. arrives 9:iB D. m
hlIannlhgTLeaves Iz:4o p. m.: arrives 10:i5 p. m
Braeburn-l,eaves $3.50 p. NJ; arrives 7:l0 D. m.
Pullman parior buffet car on day trains and Pull
man sleepnR car on night trains between Pittspurg
and Buffalo Ticket Offices. No. ITO Fifth avenue
and Union station: DAVID M'CARGO. Genera
eral Ticket Agent.