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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

vile thousands of dollars of damage was
done. In Johnstown the insurance COM
panies, though claiming to be exempt from
liability under the form Of their policies,
paid many losses, resulting from the great
flood, as an act of charity. A case is re-
corded in Massachusetts where man, mis-
taken for another who had commit
ted murder, being pursued by
an excited mob threatening to lynch
him, effected his escape by plunging
through q plate glass window. In Salt
Lake city, Utth, man was shot, the pistol
ball passing through his body and breaking
plate glass window in the Tribune build
ing, in front of which he stood The muir
derer T. M. Hughes, was Irresponsible. so
the Lloyds Plate Glass Insurance company
replaced the broken light at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

swinging IN MS hand cane The ferule
at the end of the cane slipped off and went
through a plate glass window. Another
man lodged an empty beer bottle thrown
in bar room row. The BOTTLE took the
window with it. In a restaurant the cook
slipped, lost his balance and punched out
pane of plate glass with the poker handle
In Chicago the whole of store front was
blown out by gas explosion, doing $1,000
damage. A dog stole piece of meat from
butchers stall. The butcher threw his
cleaver at the dog. 1t didn't hit the dog,
but it did hit the plate glass window
Again, man crossing the street stubbed
his toe on the curb and went headlong
through an adjacent store window. Plate
glass insurance comes high in the cyclone
districts. In Kansas City gale of wind
wrenched an awning from its fastenings,
which fell through the window, breaking
five lights. In the great cyclone in Louis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

times an insecure platform or scaffold falls
Any quantity of articles seem predisposed
to fall through plate glass windows-a
spring bed, the corner of detached sign,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

mayor of neighboring city for the consis-
cation of all bean shooters found in the
possession of school children resulted in
the seizure CT more than six hundred of
these effective glass breakers.
Nobody" as the agents say, is respon-
BILE in most cases of breakage. Next in
order, perhaps, is the small boy with his
limitless capacity for destruction. The re-
volver in the hands of the city policeman
in pursuit. of real or suppositious law
breakers is not to be despised as a glass
breaking agency. Store-keepers often ex-
plain broken window as the acct
dental work of zone of our young men,
who perhaps has fallen off step
ladder in window cleaning, or left a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
HOWPLATE GLASS ISBROKEN
THE RANGE OF CAUSES AS BROAD
AS THE IMAGINATION.

Nobody Held Responsible in Most Cases but
the Records Have Instances of Singular
Accidents-The Small Boy as a Breaker.
The business of Identifying breakage,
though only about fifteen years old in this
country, has become almost as common as
fire insurance. In this city nine tenths of
the plate glass store fronts are insured
One company doing business in New
York employs some 1900 agents
throughout the United States and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

bays an average of 5000 losses per year
The causes of breakage of plate glass cover
range as wide as the imagination, but the
most frequent cause has come to be spoken
of among insurance men as unknown
The store-keeper leaves his windows intact
when he closes his store at night only to
find them broken in the morning. No one
can tell how or why. Plate glass is so
easily broken sometimes. One of the prin-
cipal plate glass insurance companies had
an arrangement with the superintendent of
police Of New York for reporting every
light of glass broken that had been insured
by them. Yet their records show thousands
of losses so reported where no culprit has
been called to account.
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bulletin board, druggists show bottles, a
broken elevator chain, a box falling off a
truck, all have contributed their share of
damage.
An English farmer was sued by firm of
furniture dealers for damages under
peculiar circumstances. Some sheep be-
longing to the defendant were being
driven along the street when one
of the animals jumped through the
deliberately ornamented plate glass entrance
door of the plaintiffs store Six other
sheep promptly, after the manner of their
kind, followed their leader, jumping
through the broken glass as though it were
a hole in a hedge leading to grassy mea-
dow. The plaintiff recovered the amount
of the damage to their glass and goods.
Explosions are prolific causes of breakage.
A gunpowder boat passing through the
canal in Regents park, in the fash
ionable West End Of London, ex-
ploded, wrecking many beautiful res
licences, among others that of the Amer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

BILE, pair of slippers to match her incest
house dress, or gilt pair that will go
with every costume. These home made
slippers wear very nicely and are really as
nice as one needs for occasional house wear.
If one goes out much or has plentiful sup
ply of money, the case is different.
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Health is Wealth !

DR.. E. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENT, guaranteed specific for Hysteria Dizn
ness, Commissions. Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the
use OF alcohol Or tobacco, Wakefullness, Men
In insanity and leading to misery, decay and
death. and premature old age caused by over
exertion OF the brain. Each box contains one
months treatment. Sl.00 a box. or six boxes
for $500, sent by mail prepaid receipt of price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six bottles, accompanied with S. co. we
will send the purchaser our written guarantee
to refund the money If the treatment does not
effect cure. Guarantees issued only by
JOHNSON, PRATT & CO.,
Druggists, Sole. Agents, ~ Main street. Sal
Lake city, Utah
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mer into the store from the sidewalk The
hammer struck the glass and bounded back
to the sidewalk without making so much
as mark on the glass. That result is
rare. On the other hand. the handle of a
broom falling against a glass OF equal
thickness has been sufficient to break the
glass
AT the time of the settlement of the strike
in the Spring Valley, Ohio, coal district,
the miners, in their anxiety to get into the
companys Office to sign the contracts for
work, broke nearly all the plate glass in
the Office. In a western town young man
rode his bicycle through it's value in plate
glass, and man stepped on the end of a
loose plank that turned over ami threw him
through a plate glass window. One of the
largest panes of glass in a Denver bank
reflected the image of passing goat. The
goat charged upon his supposed enemy
with rush doubtless as surprising to
himself as it was disgusting to the bank
officials. man walked along a street
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-09
grange Anniversary.

There was very good attendance at q. A r
Hall, last Saturday. in response to the invita-
tion by Ravenna Grange to take part in and
listen to the exercises prepared to celebrate the
anniversary of the birth of the Order. A very
interesting program of music. recitations, es-
says and readings, each one of which would
merit special notice, had we space for it. occu-
pied ab out an hours time. Then followed a
lively discussion as to what should be the "Win-
ter Work upon the Farm" The Master said
that while the time when the ak occupied the
farmers time and the spinning wheel and loom
his wifes. for perhaps more than one-half the
year. and especially the entire winter. had
passed away, but the changed times and cir
cumstances have changed his line of work
Each individual farmers line of work shapes
his manual labor. But winter is pre-eminently
time for study and planning We must c du-
cate ourselves in our business. Many of us do
too much manual work and not enough head
work, to our financial detriment. w. j. Hay
maker suggested the profit in evening neigh
borhood visiting.
The further discussion. in which several took
part generally advanced the idea and empha-
sized it, that the winter season should be time
of comparative rest aud recreation from the
arduous work OF the spring, summer and au-
tumn. Not this Will necessitate our folding our
hands and sitting still. We may read good
books and papers, attend interesting agricul-
tural and other meetings, and enjoy pleasant
social meetings with our friends and neighbors.
These. with the necessary light labor, will the
better fit us for the coming seasons work, The
leading idea with many is to barely live and
lay up money. Money alone should not be the
chief aim in life.
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Poe Block, Ravenna, {

1t takes dollar to guess and dollar to get
the Doll, and yet the guess costs you nothing,
and the Doll costs you nothing. Can you guess
where? Can you guess how? No need of ask
ing that, if you have passed the beautiful store
room front of Smith & Davis the Boot and
Shoe dealers. OF course you have noticed it,
and there is no use in our describing its attrac-
tons; but we must say a word to our little girl
friends about that lovely Doll, for fear that pos
sibly their papas may not know about it, When
your papas come home, just tell them the PRESS
says that in one of Smith & Davis front win
dows there is the largest and most beautiful
Wax Doll'that ever came to visit Ravenna, hav-
ing just arrived from the metropolis of fashion,
Paris. Tell your papa and mama she has the
loveliest eyes sweetest mouth, the softest hair,
and daintiest feet and is superb in a lovely silk
dress. Tell them she is a regular little Princess.
Then tell them you want them to try and get
that Doll for you for nothing, and this is the
way they shall go about it In the first place,
they must buy all their Boots, Shoes and Foot
wear at Smith & Dayis'; then for every dollars
worth they purchase, they must guess how many
dEuClSS ulSIS are III uC glass JdI StdnulHS dl tuC
right of the pretty doll, and if they guess near
est the correct number, Smith & Davis will give
them that Doll to take home to you.
Don't forget to tell papa and mama about
this, and it may be you will be the lucky little
maiden, and then how proud you would be to
have for your own, the largest, handsomest
Doll in town. Ask your yapa and mama to
take you with them, so you can see the pretty
window and the beautiful Doll. Tell them Smith
& Davis want all the little girls in town to see
that Doll.
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Holiday Goods at snyder's.


Wool Hose and Half Hose cheap at snyder's
Bargains in Underwear, Blankets and Horse
Blankets, at snyder's.
Ladies Natural Wool and Jersey Underwear.
for only so cents. at snyder's.
short carelessness breeds long doctor bills
To avoid this buy good Underwear. Wool Stock
ings. Blankets, Flannel shirt-cheap, at
SNYDER's,
The approaching Holiday Season is the time
when the wants of both old and youn are many
At Snyder's they have provided for the many
wants. not only with their usual large display,
but with an unusual large stock of pretty, use
full and ornamental articles Another fact
worth knowing, the prices. unlike the goods
will not be fancy, as these are late bought goods
and late sales for the wholesaler means low
prices. So bear in mi nd this will be rare treat
and rich feast. Call early and avoid the rush
at P. W Snyder's.
If among your desires for Holiday things you
want Fancy Work Basket, Plush. leather or
natural wood Toilet Sets, Whisp Broomholders,
Manicure Sets, Albums. Portfolio. Music Rolls,
Hand Mirrors. Shaving Sets, Gents Pocket
Toilet Sets, Fancy Box Letter Paper. Fancy
Tides and Towels, Bed Spreads, Silk Handker-
chiefs ahd Muff1ers, Fancy Emb'd H'dkfs, Cash
mere Muf1ers, Ladies and Chlldren's EurS. and
other articles too NUM- erous to mention. go
straightway to SEYDER's POPULAR BANNER
STORE.
Here is money in your pocket and warmth to
your back, and demands your prompt attention
Having just secured job or closing out lot OF
Ladies. and Children's Cloaks at uuheard OF
low prices, from:a large manufacturer. we will
give all in need of any grand benefit and sur
prise. All who have from any cause been pre-
vented from buying and are still in need. are
now in luck. as a saving of from 25 to so per
cent. is assured, So don't neglect this oppor-
tunity, but come soon, as they are going at q
2:4O rate. These stunning and astonishlngly
low prices are surprise to both customers and
ourselves, but do not hesitate from sympathy
for us. as we are not losing money. AS an index
to the stock and guide to customers, we quote
a few prices: Children's Cloaks. early price
S3 to a. now 81 rs to 50 80; also garments, early
price S. to 50. now So so to So; Ladies CToaks
early price 81 to So now So to 81; Ladies' hand
some Fur trimmed. early price $40 to sis. nov
81 to $i2. Among the lot are few good sizes
German indestructible Plush Cloaks, whicl
| suffer the same cut. Space will not permit full
particulars of the goods. To realiz3 and appre
ciate the bargains you must call and see them
Peoples Popular Dry Goods Store.
P W. SNYDER.
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Administrators Sale of Real
Estate.

By order of the Probate Court of Portage
County to me directed, will sell at Public Sale
at the door of the Court House Ravenna, Ohio,
On Saturday, January 9th, 1892,
commencing at 10 O'Clock a. M. the undivided
one half of the following described Real Estate
situate in the Township of Edinburgh, County
of Portage, and State of Ohio:
FIRST TRACT known as part of Sub -Divis
ions Nos, and of Lot No 3, in the S. E. Quar-
ter of said ToWnship-bOunded north by the
Center road. the Town Hall Lot, lands of Sa-
mantha Davis, Lucy Booth. DR.. Weir and 3. L.
BostWick; East by lands of Samantha Davis,
B. L, Bostwick. Robert H HinmRn. Mrs, A Clark !;
on the South by lands of Mrs A Clark. John
Edwards, the Disciple Church lot and the dag
onal road, and on the west by the Center Road,
the Disciple Church lot and the Town Hall lot
con tanning about 25 acres of land.
Appraised at 81 900.
Second Tract: Being part of original Lot
No. g. in the Southeast quarter of said town.
ship of Edinburgh, County of Portage and State
of Ohio. bounded north by the Diagonal road
and lands of ID. ID, Hill; east and south by lands
OF Adeline Davis, and west by lands of Otis
Martin and d. ID. Hill. containing about acres
of land. Appraised at $50.
For more perfect description see petition OF
| undersigned to sell said lands, in Probate Court
| Records and files
| TERMS -One-third cash, one-third in one. and
| one-third in two years. Deferred payments tC
| bear interest and secured by mortgage on pHEIn
| ises sold. MARGARET TUTrLE.
| Adm'x of Estate of Hiram Tuttle. decd
1212-4t By SIDDALL DoUTHITT, Att'ys.
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Court convened saturday and cleared up the

Court convened Saturday and cleared up the
bus mess of the term. In the case of Hickman
VS. Hickman the Court sustained the validity Of
Mrs. Heckman's mortgage against the proper
ty OF her husband, Frederick Hickman. holding
it to be the first and paramount lien. 1t was
given for S14 4i3.67. The judgment of Michael
Hickman. amounting to $13,1s2 rs is declared
to be the second lien. This is disastrous de-
feat for Michael.
In the case of H. B. Dickinson, Assignee VS.
the End National Bank. decision was handed
down in favor of the plaintiffs.
The motion for new trial in the case OF
Evans VS. Thomas was overruled.
At the completion of the days business Court
adjourned for the term. The next term com
mences on January 18th.
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are two great factors in business success In
these points Ravenna merchants lead the pre-.
cession. The unparalleled offer of full set of
the Encyclopedia Britannica to their patrons,
on supplement page of this paper, is certainly
worthy of the attention of all our readers
When one of their men call at your door to ex
plain How. Why and Where. do not fail to give
them a cordial reception. You will find them
gentlemen in every way and will be none the
poorer for having heard what they have to say
Elegant designs in Sterling Silver. at
LII. GODDARD. The jewelers..
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Dec. 9th, 1891.

The " Christmas buying is on again How soon this
particular time rolls around. All Chrsendom begin
ming talk and think What shall do for Chrstmas?
It is an amusing study, if you will think of it, to
look the Special Announcements" Grand Open
ngs, Splendid Bargains &c, &c. of the different deal
ers home and abroad and notice the "Advce" Sug-
gestions, and the anxiety manifested by each what
you should should buy. cor the advice so
freely given is entirely disnterestedD
The Old Reliable dealer in Strictly USEFUL and
NECESSARY everyday household articles will naturally
deprecate the useless expenditure of your wealth. for any
thing but his particular line of goodsand through
the list. (We not going to give you any ponters)
THIS TIME. This moralzing part is simply to sug-
gest moral" and (possibly) g adorn tae.'
Dear reader did you really think of it's it
true that most of get daily bread and butter pretty
regularly? Is it not the little things that go long ways
towards sweetening daily intercourse which
looked And don't you sometimes think that hearts
hunger for these little attentions from those they love-
more than for RAIMENT? May be wrong
about it, but believe there is much truth in it. little
circumstance that occurred in short time since
illustrates my idea pretty truly: lady customer,
panied by bright little boy, making pur
chases and among other things, wanted little things
for the children The little fellow, naturally kept sharp
eye his mother-wached her closely Finally she pulled
woolen neck scarf from the line hurriedy and remarked
quietly that she would keep that for her little boy till
Christmas But his sharp eye detected the movements
running up her. with eproachul look in his little
face, exclaimed: Hold on Mother Now darn it, that
amt fair Don't buy that comforter for my Christmas
I'll get one anyway" You the point. couldn't
help but sympathize with the young thought he
pretty right about it.
So. whatever do let all and open our hearts
and purses little wider at this happy time than usual
The dear Lord knows all keep both too tightly closed
for good too much of the year. This happy
Christmas time is blessed thing for well those
we love- for other than to remind again.
if but for day, that in making others happy full
filing the Divine command and helping to build up the
Kingdom for after all do after all the work and strug
gle in this e to gain worldly possessions, hold it
Sounding Brass and Thinking Cymbas if fail to de-
and each and day of our lives the love-
confidence and respect of friends So mote it be-
Now all this is very different from what started out
to tell you But the esprit moves writer's of advertise
mens well Others will give it to you for what
it is worth, and stop !" Sermonzing" right here.
g One word in closing" We never before had many
pretty novelties well useful and good things to offer
trade for Christmas.
We ask you and for yourselves, and
you always that will be only too glad show you
thing and do all in power help you in every way to
solve the difficult question of g WHAT TO BUY FOR
CHRISTMAS'
ID M CI EII-
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committee was appointed last Sunday to
prepare a Christmas program for the Disciple
Church and Sunday Schools. 1t is thought that
the Santa Claus part of the entertainment will
be mostly for the benefit of the poor children of
our city. whose hard lot it is to be denied the
dearest pleasures of every child heart, that of
being remembered on Christmas day. Sad in
deedis the sight of desolate childhood amid the
myriad happy faces illumined with the joys ol
Christmas tide. How many homes may be
gladdened and how much happiness diffused
over lonely flresides by the adoption of this
noble plan.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

TRANKLIN MILLEN, whose place oi
residence is unknown, will take notice thai
on the 9Th day of December. A. d. 1891, his wife
Mary M. Miller, filed her petition in the Court
of Common Pleas of Portage County. Ohio. be-
ing cause No. - praying for divorce from
said Franklin Miller. on the grounds of williul
absence from the plaintiff. for more than three
and for gross neglect of duty, and praying to
be restored to her maiden name of Mary NJ,
Harmon Said cause will be for hearing on and
after six weeks and one day from the first pub
lication of this notice,
MARY M. MILLER.
By 1. H PHELPS, her Atty,
Ravenna, Ohio, Dec 8. 1891, 12l3-6t.
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]. S. SMITH & son.
December 8, 1891.
December s, 1891.

Miss Amanda Mellinger, Windham.
offers her entire Millinery Stock and
Fixtures for sale at invoice prices.
They are all new stock. Reason for
selling, expect to engage in other bu,
siness. No other Millinery store in
this place. 1909 4w
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Won Want some Of these.

Boys Skates. with strap and heel plates. only
19c-; Soapstone Foot Warmers Coal Pals and
Poker and Tongs. Choicest Dried Beef i27z C.
lb.; Best Steel Traps, with Chain. 124Sc 1000
gallon Milk Crooks. firsl class. &c. each; 6. 3.
10, and is gal. Meat il ars. also. Stone Churns at
reduced prices. 500 page Tablets. &c, each; best
make Axes and hand made helves.
HOPE NOVELTY STORE.
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Marriage Licenses.

VIM Brown and Ella Kinsley. Suffield.
Adam Retiring and Birdie Miller. Raw.
James Williams and Mary Davis, Palmyra.
John Davis and Adella Bright. Paris.
Horace E. Ruggles and Emma Gerren. Brim-
field.
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Christmas Trees!

have for sale Christmas Trees of all sizes,
Orders left at Deming's Grocery will receive
prompt attention. II. M. WILSON,
/ mile North of Court House.
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LEFFINGWELL { HOLDEN.

can save you all risk and cost of renting
money for your papers and magazines. Stop at
RaVenna News Depot, in Waller Bros store.
12l0-tf. D. H. GARDNER.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-09
arc You Out of WORK!

If so. why SO? Good wages are waiting you,
if you have pluck. energy and perseverance.
Six good. live men can secure permanent work
by calling at Room 81. Riddle Block. any eve
ming after upper
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-09

How does the stove feel when full of Goals?
Grateful, So do we feel for our store full o.
customers RUMBAUGH & CHAPMAN.
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Holiday Excursions via PennSYI.


Excursion tickets will be sold at reduced rate
at all ticket stations of the Pennsylvania Lines
West of Pittsburgh, on December gath, 25th and
| 3IsS, 1891, and on January Ist, 1892: good re-
turning until January 4th, 1892. inclusive.
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TEMPERATURES.
Dissolution Notice.

Dissolution Notice.
The Law firm of Dussel & Rogers has been
mutually dissolved. The pa rites will hereafter
continue as separate firms.
j. H. DUSsEL,
1212-3t% D. E. ROGERS