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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
EcOnOmy in BuYing Shoes.

1t is in the purchase that judgment
must be displayed, as well as at later
stages of the life of the shoe. A sensi-
bic person naturally wants a sensible
shoe; but on entering shoe store he
finds himself confronted by shoes rum
ming all the way from say 81 or less to
$12 or $15. The purchaser. whether
man OF woman (for the interests of
the sexes are identicaD, will be wise
not to buy from either end of the list.
1t is very often a temptation. espe-
cially for poor woman desiring to
obtain shoes for her child, for instance,
or needing something 'just to wear
around the house" at her work, to feel
that some of the cheapest which are
offered will ''do just as well'' for that
service. They look almost as well as
those which cost twice as much; the
difference in price is matter of i'm
portance to her. Just here she should
pause to consider that the cost of any
article is measured, not by the abstract
sum, but by what it represents of value
or service. Here is pair of shoes, for
instance, which cost but $1.50, and
they look pretty well. There is pair
which costs 1926, and they do not look
much better at casual glance. She
stands at a little distance and looks
at them. That III per cent. difference
in price affects her vision. II don't
suppose these will last quite so long"
she half admits; 'but 1 don't think
any one would notice the difference"
Perhaps not at the moment; but if the
good woman will look more closely
herself, guided by the skill of an e1-
pert. she will see that the finish of the
cheaper shoes is artificial; that the
texture of the leather is coarse; that it
is roughly put together by Indifferent
machinery; that the leather, instead of
being thin, firm of grain, yet soft.
promising long wear and an easy fit,
is really heavy leather, split. dressed
and polished, to take the place of a
first-class, reliable article, which would
have cost several times as much.
Here, then, is why the cheaper shoes
are lot worth even the fractional price
which they cost. With care they may
wear for five or six weeks; but they
cannot be kept docking presentable''
for half that time. The dearer shoes
will wear as many months, and with a
little care they will look well till they
are worn out.-GOod HouSeEeepjno.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
Destruction of Forests.

The wholesale extravaganza of the
people of the United States with the
timber which abounds in this country.
and the merciless way in which the
forests are being destroyed, has at
tracted the attention of the Geograph-
ical Society of Germany, writes a
Washington correspondent of the n.
Y EUeni1ag Post. At recent meeting
Chief Forest Master Kessler called at
tention to the subject, quoting from
the tenth census. He stated that in
1880 the 25, 708 saw-mills in operation
in the United States converted $780,
600, 900 worth OF raw timber stock into
various kinds of lumber, and he as
serted that at the same rate there
would be no good-sized timber left in
forty years. He spoke of the enormous
waste of wood through forest fires
which are the result, for the most part
of carelessness or a desire to clear land
for cultivation, and declared that the
planting of new forests, which has Of
late years received some attention in
the eastern states, cannot begin to off
set the waste. He said that there i:
every reason to fear that America viii
soon be a country impoverished fol
tree property. MIR. Kessler made the
striking comparison that while the
United States had but IL per cent o
its area covered by forests, the empire
of Germany has 26 per cent of its en-
tire area so covered. Mr.. Kessler saiC
that the reckless destruction of fores
trees in America and the indifference
manifested by Americans in the re
storation of forests is a menace, no
alone to the wealth of the nation, bu
threatens serious deterioration both t.
climatic conditions and the fertility o
the soil. In recent report to tn
State Department Consul Merritt. Q
Chemnitz, calls attention to Mr.. kess
ler's remarks as worthy of the atten
ton of the department..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
AYALE AND HARVARD CAME.
How 1t Was Unexpectedly Won In the
Last Inning.

Of all games in which have played.
the most remarkable for sudden re-
vulsion of feeling was one between
Harvard and Yale played upon Jarvis
Field, in June of 1882.
Yale went first to the bat but failed
to score. Harvard followed suit. In.
the second inning. muff by the Har-
ward first-base man followed by the
Yale catcher's making 'two-bagger"
hit gave Yale run. Our happiness
was short-lived. however, for in the
third inning Harvard made two runs,
followed by another in the fifth. Yale
scored one in the seventh, but Harvard
matched it with one in the eighth. so
that we began the ninth with Harvard
four to Yale's two. I think we had
not the least hope of winning.
remember feeling, as we came in
for the ninth inning that this defeat
would settle our chances of the cham
pionship. and think how the crowd of
boys who, as knew, were sitting on
the Yale fence awaiting the news, would
hear it and dwindle away in silence to
their rooms. Our first man at the bat
in the ninth inning went out quickly;
and our catcher followed, with the
same result. Wilcox, the last man on
our batting list, came to the bat. Two
men out, two runs to reach even tie,
and three to win! I noticed that the
crowd was leaving the field, and that
the young rascal who had charge of
our bats was putting them into the
bag.
"Here, you! stop thatr' cried I, for
we all were superstitious about pack
| ing up the bats before the last man was
out. Besides, was the next batter, if
Wilcox should by any chance reach his
base. and 1 wanted my bat. Two
strikes" heard the umpire call, and
then at the next ball, to my great Joy,
Take your base" and Wilcox trotted
away to first. I remember thinking
how much would give for home
| run, and then there came good ball
| Just off my shoulder and hit it with
all my power. 1t went between third
and short-stop on a swift drive, but
bounded high, as afterward learned,
for / was meanwhile running at my
best speed toward first. When I was
| fifteen feet from that base, I saw the
baseman give a tremendous jump up
into the air and l knew somebody had
made an overthrow. How ran then!
for every base passed 1 knew was
one nearer to tying the score. As ]
came dashing past third-base, saw
Wilcox just ahead of me. and we
crossed the home-plate within three
feet of each other. Our next batter
took his base on poor pitching and
stole second; the next followed with a
base-hit past second which brought the
first runner home with the winning
run. We then went into the field, put
three Harvard men out and won the
game-when probably half the seven
thousand spectators were already or
their way home with victory fol
Harvard in their Walter Camp
tn st. Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07

Sims Reeves is 6S years old. His
tenor voice is still charming.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
Facts Worth Knowing.

| Put bits of camphor gum in trunks
or drawers to prevent the mice from
doing any injury.
To freshen leather chair seats,
valises bags, etc, rub them with the
well-beaten white of an egg.
10 prevent tin pans from rusting,
hot oven until thoroughly heated.
Soak clothes, that fade, over night
in water in which has been dissolved
one ounce of sugar of LEAD, to apailful of
| rain water.
When washing fine white fannels,
add tablespoonful of pulverized borax
to pailful of water. This will keep
them soft and white.
To Danish red ants from the pantries,
strew whole cloves around the shelves.
The same is also considered a good
moth eXterminator.
To keep fiat-irons clean and smooth,
rub them with a piece of wax done up
III cloth, then scour or rub them on a
paper strewn with coarse salt
Oil of turpentine, or benzine, will
remove spots of paint or varnish from
cotton or woolen goods. They should
be washed in soap-suds after the ap-
plication.
Ii paint has been spattered on win
dow panes, wet the spots with water
and rub thoroughly with a new silver
dollar; or they may be washed with
hot, sharp vinegar.
10 set delicate colors in embroidered
handkerchiefs, soak them ten minutes
before washing in pail of water in
which a dessertspoonful of turpentine
has been stirred.
When stove is cracked, a cement
may be made of wood-ashes and salt. in
equal proportions, mixed to paste with
cold water. Fill the cracks with this
when the stove is cool, and it will soon
harden.
Steel pens are destoyed by the acid
in the ink. If an old nail or old steel
pen Is put in the ink, the acid therein
Will exhaust itself on them, and pens in
daily use will remain in good condition
much longer.
When mattresses are stained, take
starch wetinto paste with cold water.
Spread this on the stains, first putting
the mattress in the sun. In an hour
or two rub this off, and if not clean,
repeat the process.
To clean hair-brushes, put table,
spoonful of ammonia into tepid water,
dip them up and down until clean, then
dry with the bristles down. In place
of the ammonia, they may be cleaned
by using teaspoonful of soda.
Ivory may be bleached by placing
it for an hour in a solution of alum:
then polish it with piece of woolen,
and wrap it in linen to dry. Another
method is to take peroxide of hydrogen,
and to one pint of it add one ounce of
aqua ammonia. Warm it and soak
the ivory in it for "a hours; then dry
and polish with chalk.-Good House.
keeping.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
FEMALE RAILRoADERS.
Women Figuring to Do the Whole Work
of Missouri Railway.

Mrs. Charles D. Haines. the Rail-
wav Queen" who is now at her coun-
try residence at Undertook, n. Y,
is not Texas lady. as widely report
ed, but was born in Washington county,
this state, says a Hamilton (Mo.) cor
respondent of the n. Y. Morning Jour-
nal.
Mrs. Haines, who was elected presi-
dent of the Medicine Valley railroad of
Texas last February, has again been
chosen, the chief officer of a railroad.
She was recently elected president of
the Hamilton & Kingston railroad,
now nearing completion and being
built between Hamilton and Polo, Mo-,
distance of sixteen miles.
She has received hundreds of appli-
cations for every position known in
the railroad business from all parts of
the country, and several petitions have
been made from different organiza-
tions of women for Mrs. HaineS to use
only ladies to do the work of operating
tSe Hamilton & Kingston railroad.
Many applicants state their ability
and qualification to run locomotives,
while others desire to act as tiremen.
conductors, brakemen, and even bag
oapemen. The applications for posi-
lions as agents and operators are SIM
nIv enormous. while only three women
have made applications as track wo-
men. The road is nearing completion,
and every one is on the tiptoe of ex-
pectancy and anxiously awaiting the
return of the fair young president.
Mrs. Haines thoroughly understands
the railway business, has shown exc
cutiye ability and financial skill that
have caused old railway managers tc
wonder what the results might be tc
future railroading in case Mrs. Haine:
actively enters the business. Opinion:
differ as to what decision she will give
in regard to employing women.
Being wealthy whim of hers might
place the entire railway in the hands
of women, partly on account OF th'
| strong pressure being brought to beal
| upon her in this respect and partly tc
demonstrate that the time has com'
| when women can enter any field III th'
battle of life for maintenance. Other
are equally sure that she will plac'
women in certain positions, such a
AGENTS and operators, and place tn
employment of other help in the hand
of Elmer I. Haines, her brother-in
law, who is the vice-president of tn
company.
| Charles D. Haines, who is presiden
of numerous short-line railways, laugh
ingly states that Mrs. Haines must de
eide and act in this and other railwa
matters for herself.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
Cyrus Field as a Poulterer.

1t is not generally known that Cyrus
W. Field is a successful poulterer, and
if the worst comes to the worst could
sell enough eggs to make both ends
meet. At his country estate at Ards
ley on the Hudson he has 1000 chick
ems and 600 ducks. His focks yield
over 5000 dozen eggs yearly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
J. h. NICHOLS.

attorney at Law and Notary Public. Ofice
In Phenix Block over Second National Bank,
Ravenna, Ohio.
The record-union., 1891-09-23

the operator, by suggestion produces the
marks. In this case the church leaders,
it is said, have not accepted the incident
as miraculous, several priests refusing to
give the matter countenance, and one
Catholic Bishop pronouncing the whole
thing to be fraud. It is certainly a cheat,
though the victim may be innocent of
collusion in it.
The case occurs in Louisville, Kentucky,
and the woman's name is Mrs. Mary Stuck
enberg. Had the incident been reported
from some remote part of Europe, we
might have expected with the news the
statement that the local priests had in
dorsed the manifestation as divine. In
America there is too much doubling and
too much practical sense for any such
thing to pass unchallenged.
The church legends tell us that the
stigmata was manifest upon the person
of the devout Francis of Assist in 1928,
at time when he was in feeble health, of
falling powers, when his mind was
wholly enwrapped in contemplation of
the sufferings of Christ. and when his
religious enthusiasm induced an ecstatic
condition; all which is compatible with
the doctrine that the marks and the blood
from the pores are accountable for upon
natural lines.
The case of Louise Lateau, the stig-
matica of Bois d'Haine, Belgium, oc-
Cured in 1868. She was very devout
from childhood, and in 1867 was pros
trated by lingering disease. By Euro
pean Catholics generally her case was ac-
cepted as a direct manifestation from
heaven, though not few denied the evil
dences and refused to credit the marks as
miraculous. She died in August, 1888,
and it was said of her that she lived with
out food from 1871. We suspect that the
husband of Mrs. Stuckenberg is a hyp-
notist and is working a racket to make
his wife the center of a sensation.
The record-union., 1891-09-23
STOPPING 10 REASON.
Rev. Sam Jones Gives His Opinions
Upon a Great Practical Question.


From the Atlanta Constitutional
Editor Constitution: I impugn the nc
tives or integrity of no man or set of men,
but the best men with the best motives
can Go much harm in honestly trying to
do much good. l am sure this is true of
this unceasing warfare on railroads and
corporations generally. [ enjoy rabbit
hunt, but when there is danger drumming
the last rabbit out of the country, and
when we have fifty dogs to each rabbit, I
prefer to go dog hunting awhile. This
cry about monopolies, monopolies, trusts,
etc, is popular, but silly.
The Standard Oil Company and the
Pullman Car Company, with the sugar
trust, give to the world the cheapest oil,
the greatest comfort to weary travellers
and the cheapest sugar the world ever
saw.
The Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania rail-
roads combine a network of railroads
stretching almost over half the United
States, give the best equipped lines, the
fastest trains, the most reasonable rates
of any railroads in the world. What the
South needs is not the acknowledgment of
railroads and the bankruptcy of her cor
porations, but such friendly considera-
ton and wise legislation as will conserve
their interest and develop their resources
until the Southern States shall have as
magnificent railroads as New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, etc.
/ may not have eyes to see rightly nor
ears to hear wisely, but surely 1 have
had opportunity to see and hear, as l
have covered most of the ground from
Maine to California, and Canada to the
Gulf. l am candid when / say that this
warfare ON our railroads and corporations
have done US infinitely more harm than
all other things combined, for when you
depress and hammer down Southern
securities to the point where our bankers
cannot hypothecate them in New York
to get money to move our cotton crop,
then it's time to call halt Central Rail-
road stock 126 one month and 50 the next,
not because Wall street is on the ram
page, but because Of home warfare on
combines, etc.
The greatest prosperity have seen in
America is along the line of the prosper
Gus and well-managed railroads. The
two are interdependent If you will
show me one prospering without the
other then you will show me sight 1
have not looked upon in my peregrina-
tions. 1 know it is unwise to push this
battle further against railroads, and if
those in authority shall think and act
differently, time can and will demon
strate who was wise and who was foolish
Yours truly, SAM p. JONES.
The record-union., 1891-09-23
ANOTHER CASE OF ..sTIGMArA., >,

Another case of stigmata is reported in
the dispatches. y woman goes into
trance and two red marks as of wounds
appear, one upon each of her feet, and in
the palms of her hands similar marks are
discernible. These are said to be repre-
sentative of the nails driven in the hands
and feet of Christ, and the devout are
asked to believe that these prints are of
miraculous character, as are also the
drops of bloody sweat that ooze from the
skin of her forehead while in the trance.
There have been several of these stig-
mata cases. Most Of them the doctors of
the Catholic Church have looked upon as
supernatural and direct evidences of the
manifestation OF Christ in the person who
is so marked. Hypnotism comes for
ward now and breaches that these marks
may be produced by suggestion: that the
person operated upon is not in an ecstatic
trance, but merely mesmerized, and that
The record-union., 1891-09-23
51ulr Brps. & 60.
Men's Crush Hats for soc each are selling rapidly
See Shou Windou.
Gents NeokWear.

Our assortment at this writing is by far
larger than we have ever before shown. That's
saying good deal, but our stock will bear us
out. 1t comprises the makes from the best
makers in this country. We claim to be
specially strong in the line at soc each cover
ing Tecks, 4-in-hands and Puffs. The goods
are we'll made and full shape Not skimped
IN shape, finish OF STYLE The patterns in
silks and satins are the latest productions in
the market. Bear in mind over 800 different
patterns to select from at the popular price of
soc each
The record-union., 1891-09-23
Resolution Of Intention No. LILO.

ID ESOLVED, THAT IT Is THE .INTENo
OF Sacramento 10 order the following street
work to be done, to wit:
That Fourteenth street, in saiu city from the
south lne OF . street To the north line of p
street, be improved by grading and arayeling.'
10 the official grade, constructing redwood
curbing and filing behind the same for a
width not to exceed eight (Sl feet, and con-
structing Oregon pine plank crosswalIls mt the
alley crossings.
The REcoRD-UNIoN is hereby designated as
the newspaper published and circulated in the,
City OF Sacramento in which notice of the
adoption OF this resolution of intention shalH
he published for period of two days, as often'
as said newspaper shall be issued therein.
Adopted September 21, 1891.
j. ID. YOUNG
Clerk Of Board of Trustees of Sacramento
City. Se22-2t
The record-union., 1891-09-23

WHEN Turkey made concessions to
Russia outside of the treaty relative to
the passage of the Dardanelles, and fol-
lowed the adjustment with a demand
upon England for the evacuation of
Egypt, the Porte meant to say to the
English that they had not conformed to
their agreement with Turkey to leave
Egypt in due time. Turkey believes that
time has fully arrived; that in view of
the fact of non-progress in the Soudan,
there is no need for English effort in
Egypt. 1t is not, therefore, surprising
that Sir William White, the British Min
lister at Constantinople, is out of favor
with the Turkish Court, and that the re-
lations between the two nations are
strained. France is taking advantage of
this situation to provoke disagreement,
and Russia is secretly aggravating it,
When England calls upon Turkey and
Russia to justify the Dardanelies conces-
sion, we may expect bitterness to be
manifest, and possibly something worse
The record-union., 1891-09-23
SCR0FUL0US SORES
Lady Badly Afflicted Three Years.
Tries Many Doctors Here and
in England Without Bene-
fit. Cured by Cuticura.

Ny wife having sufieredlfrom scroftlla sores
on the back for three years. and at times she
could not lie down at night and she tried ali
the doctors could get, and also went TO Eng
land TO try and be cured there, and all OF them
failed, and told her they could do nothing for
her; and having tried all kinds of remedies 4
at last tried one box OF your CUTICURA RENE
DIES, and to-day she is Us well as she ever was
in her life. and her back is as clear as any per-
son living, and for one can recommend CUrI-
CURA REMEDIES as the only one could find to
effect a cure. q. w. JONES, Constable
25 Sayles Street. Cleveland Ohio
The record-union., 1891-09-23
Notice Of Award Of Contract.

PURSUANT TO LAW AND TO THE RES
l. olution OF the Board of Trustees of the
city OF Sacramento adopted September 21,
1891, directing this notice. Notice is hereby
given that the said Board of Trustees In open
session, on the 21st day of September 1891.
opened, examined and publicly declared all
sealed proposals offered for the following
work, TO wit:
That Twenty-seconds street, in said city from
the north line of II street to the alley between
Nj and \ streets, be improved by constructing
a Twelve (12) inch ironstone pipe sewer, with
catch basins and manholes therein
Rejected all bids except tsat hereinafter
mentioned, and thereafter awarded the con<
tract Tor said work to the lowest regular rec
sponsible bidder, TO wit: ToJAMIES TOUHEY,
at the prices named Tor said work in his proS
poSai or file. J. D. YOUNG
Clerk OF Board Trustees of Sacramento CITY.
Sacramento, September 2l, 1891. se22-2t
The record-union., 1891-09-23
O'NRIILS LICK
The Man Who Caught His Pistol Bull
let refuses to Prosecute.

The Man Who Caught His Pistol Bull
let Refuses to Prosecute.
City Attorney Hart was called away
yesterday and w. A. Anderson acted as
prosecuting attorney in the Police Court.
The case of Pat O'Neill, charged with
assault to murder, was dismissed, the
complaining witness, one Murray, hav-
ing filed statement to the effect that he
did not wish to prosecute the defendant.
O'Neill had fired pistol shot at Murray.
The case of Thomas Boyle, charged
with committing battery on Rude Dor
mer, was dismissed on the filing of a
stipulation of satisfaction.
Richard Fisk, accused of disturbing the
peace, had his case stricken from the cal
endar.
George Ennis was sent to the County
Jail for ninety days for vagrancy.
The case of Henry Farrell, the boy
charged with stealing at the swimming
baths, went over until Thursday.
The record-union., 1891-09-23

The RECoRD-UNIoN and WEEKLY
UNION are the only papers on the Coast,
outside of San Francisco, that re-
ceiue the full Associated Press Dis
patches from aU parts Of the aVorld. Out
SIDE OF San Francisco, they hare no COM
petttoTS, either an influence OF. home and
general circulation throughout the State.
The record-union., 1891-09-23
New interpretations.

Articles of incorporation of the Dunn
barton Land and Development Company
were filed in the Secretary of States of
fee yesterday. The principal place of
business is San Francisco, and the capital
stock is S1,000,000. The directors are
George V. Metzger, Phillipp thinner
mann, VIM. L. Merry, w. j. Montague
and Philip Rohrbacker.