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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
BEAU HIckMAN,s MISTAKE.
How He Worked Two Hotels for Good
Dinners.

Some time ago, reading an interest
ing article in your paper. says a cor
respondent of the n. Y. World. about
Mr.. Hickman, the Beau Brummel of
Washington years ago, reminded me
of story which | know to be true of
him. and which, l think, never was
published.
When he had not a cent in his
pocket he always contrived to have the
.appearanceof a man faultlessly attired,
even though his clothes were shiny
and almost threadbare.
One evening" with no money in his
pocket and not knowing where his
dinner was to come from. he sauntered
forth with hat we'll brushed, perfect
fitting gloves and his usual bouton-
naire.
Walking down a well known street
in Washington he entered one of the
principal hotels, noted for its ex-
cellent cuisine. Slowly walking to-
wards the dining-room waiter rushed
to meet him, with the words; "Will
you dine, sir?" Slightly bowing his
head he followed the waiter. who
conducted him to a table, relieving
him of his hat, cane and gloves.
He dined sumptuously, not even
emitting his favorite wine and good
cigar.
Having finished the waiter presented
his check. Taking no notice he called
for his hat and gloves and proceeded to
walk out of the place. The waiter
stopped him and said:
you have not settled your bill, sir"
II have no money" said Mr.. Hick-
man, 'but thank you for very fine
dinner"
The proprietor was called, was very
angry and insisted upon the bill being
settled.
Look here my FRIEND" said Mr..
Hickman, II came in here and this
young man asked me to dine, asked
me what I would have, and said could
have anything wished. enjoyed it
very much. am very much obliged. 1t
was capital dinner"
The landlord, seeing the nature of
the joke and that he had been fooled,
determined to turn it to good account.
"See here" he said to Mr.. Hickman,
II will tell you how we will arrange
this and say no more about it. Tax
ing him to window he pointed across
the street, saying: DO you see that
hotel over there? Well, that man is
running IN oppOSltlon TO me. LOU 20
and serve him the same joke you have
me and l will give you 500"
''Pon my word" says our friend
Hickman. Il cannot eat another such
dinner tonight, but will tomorrow"
So the bargain was closed.
The next evening Mr.. Hickman
entered the hotel agreed upon and
the same performance was gone
through. The waiter and cashier
finding they could get no money, as
he insisted upon it that they had asked
him to dine, finally called the pro-
prietor. who was very angry and in
sisted upon being paid.
At last. finding he could get no
money. he said: Look here. 1 will
not arrest you, and if you will go
across the street and play the same
joke on that hotel opposite l will give
you $10O."
'Oh, what mistake have nader
said our friend Hickman. sWhy did I
not come here firstp He only gave me
$50 for playing it on you"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
With Ambera.

The deep soul in the violins plead strong,
Plead strong aud passionately; Schumanns
tears
Thrilled in their hearts, and Ambera's and
minel
How the soft pulsing of the harmony
Wrought in our hearts and drew our hands to-
gether!
Her lashes dropped; a faint flame on her
cheek
Glowed like tropic shell, and in her eye
A diamond flickered between fire and dew.
Among the ranks of singers one pure face
Turned toward u.s. rapt as though the voice of
love
Were singing with her; but she gazed on US
And sang to us unconscious, DER the rest.
The nearest violin above the rest
Alike we heard, an alto-and it seemed
A yearning spirit strayed little space
From the great harmony, yet calling to 1T,
And ciinging near and company it,
lonely, sweet voice wandering in the air
And when the flood of Schumann's soul was
said. MY darling Ambera in the world
There are two perfect thing, no more than
And they are woman's love and musics joyr'
Titus Monson Coan, in the Cosmopolitan.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
Greeted His Dog First.


One of the everyday sides of human
nature was exhibited at the railway
station this morning, says an exchange.
A resident of this city, a business
man, went to the depot to meet his
wife, who had been absent on long
visit to eastern relatives.
She arrived. accompanied by male
cousin and her husbands greyhound a
dog that had not seen his master for
several months.
The moment the business man afore-
said caught sight of his dog he whistled
to the animal, and when it reached him
he submitted to its extravagant ex-
pressions of joy, the dogs nose touch
ing his face several times.
Only after that did the husband no.
tice his wife. He expressed his delight,
then. at seeing her, and, embracing
her, kissed her fervently.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
Legal Notice.
Flora Young, Plaintiff,
Defenlant)

I 8
John Young, whose place of residence is un-
known, will take notice. that on the sth day OF
February A. ID 1892 the plaintiff Flora y ounG
filed her petition in the Court of Common Pleas
of Portage County, Ohio, being cause No. 27C4,
praying a divorce from said John Young. on
the grounds of gross neglect of duty ard adul-
terye and for alinony to be charged on the de-
fendant's real and personal estate, and that said
cause will be for hearing on and after the 24th
day of March, A. D. 1892.
FLORA YOUNG,
1222-6t. BY j. IL. DUssEL. her ATTY
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
The sugar crop of the Island of Cuba

The sugar crop of the Island of Cuba
is 1927. 900 tons this year.
Tomatoes were not cultivated seven
ty-fve years ago.
Earthquakes to the number of 553
have occurred in China in the last nine
and one-half years, an average of
about one a week.
There is strong flow of natural gas
in the Ventura River. When lighted,
it is said, the flames extend over a
space eight feet wide.
American travellers have become so
numerous in Portugal that some of the
shopkeepers in the cities display this
sign in their windows: American
Spoken here
The total number of clergy of the
church of England is about $4,000. If
we include the clergy in the colonies
and those engaged in missionary fields
the total is swelled to $4,000.
Australian butterflies bathe. One
will alight close to the water, into
which it backs until the whole of the
body is submerged. the fore legs alone
retaining their hold on dry land. In
moment it will fly away, apparently
refreshed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
Was a Vassar Girl.

Old lady-No use talkin.' l used to
say this higher edication of gals was all
folderol; but see was wrong. There's
my grandfather. for instance. She's
Just wonder.
Friend-I understand she graduated
with high honors.
Old lady-Yes, graduated from
Vassar. and she kin do what neither
her mother nor me could ever hope to
do if our lives depended on it.
Friend-Indeedi And what is thatP
Old lady-She kin tell the time a
train is goin' to start by lookin' at q.
railway guide Retigio-P Philosophical
Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
On the Judges Side.

A story is told of a well-known Judge
who is noted for his fondness for con-
veying to jurors in his charges to them
his own opinions with regard to the
merits of the case. In one case he
had done so with great plainness, but
to his amazement the jury remained
out for hours without coming to an
agreement. The Judge inquired of the
officer what was the matter, and learn
ed from him that one juror was hold
ing out against the other eleven. He
sent fer the jury at eree7s.ia77-sttsssssi 75s.ia77 g g
to the jurors that he had plainly init
mated how the case ought to be de-
cided, said he understood that one
juror was standing out against the
other eleven. He proceeded to rebuke
the juror sharply. The obstinate
juror was a nervous little man. and as
soon as the Judge was done he said:
Your Honor. may say wordP"
Yes. sir, /" said the indignant Judge;
'what have you to sayP"
''Well. what wanted to say is, am
the only fellow that's on your side. p
The Comic.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24

Nos. 336 and 33s connect at Wellsville for
Steubenville and Bellaire. Nos. S3S and S4S
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, LOT Inc
East.
nrr,.rrru paxApn AVN MEM PHI anEI PHIA
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
as out in pawk this morning, you

as out in pawk this mofnln nS'you
unow. and saw two deucedly pretty
and modest looking girls riding
bicycles up hill, you know ana IT,, 14ey
couldn't help remarking, Very hawd
work, ladies, and what do you think
was the reply?"
''What?"
Yes, bloody hard work, Gully, and
d poor pay"
DO you think they were respectable
girls?" asked the puzzled tourist
oh, certainly. No doubt OF It.
Regular upper crust. In fact, the
stvIe that takes the whole bakery, as
YOU might say, when they go out.
The observant globe trotter made
note of this incident and it will doubt
less appear in due time in book form
under the heading, .'Eccentrlcltles o.
the San Francisco Aristocracy."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
COULDN'T FOOL THE OTHERS.

Newly Married People Try a Novel Ex-
pertinent with Poor Success.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24

*DaiIy. Except Sunday. Alag stop. Meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes tmsom II 90 noon to Il %
midnight Light Faced from II 90 midnight to u W noon
JOSEPH WOOD, e. A. FORD,
esusrsl Manager General Passenger agent
l1-l5-4-I PITTSBURGH, PENN'A.
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets,
baggage checks, and further information re-
garding the running OF trains apply 10 any
Agent Of the Pennsylvania Lines.
w. D. ARMSTRONG. Agent.
Ravenna, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
Upper Crust Girls.

One of the greatest social puzzles to
European strangers in San Francisco is
to classify our women by their looks
and dress. The average globe trotter
fails utterly to distinguish the 400 from
the 400, 900.
A startling case of this inability of
the European tourist was related the
other night in prominent club by
swell visitor from across the herring
pond, says the San Francisco Chronic
"Deucedly queer girls you
San Francisco" said the 1se'
of Queen Victoria nave IN
How SOP" . loyal subject
II W
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24

In Missouri the majority of the
church-goers are females. Out OF
congregation of $50 there the other
day only three were males.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
THE NEW RAILROAD DEAL.
Duncan, Thomas and Sigh to Ran tho
Rail-, Dads OF tho State under tho
Wilson Law.
Especial to News and Courier. ]

Especial to News and Courier
COLUMBIA, December 22.-The Ad-
ministration slate for railroad commits
sioners had great big hole knocked
into it to-day. Every one understood
that the programme as arranged here
during Fair week was that Messrs. J.
A. Sigh, OF Newberry, II. Y. Thomas,
of Sumter, and W. Fl. Yeldell, OF
Edgefeld, were to be elected railroad
commissioners. But too many strong
men, such as E. r. Walter, Of Orange
burg, D. W. McLaurin, of Marion, and
II. W. Stanland, Of Berkeley, came out
against the combination, and by their
combined efforts and the natural popu-
larity Of Col. D. P. Duncan elected him
Is The third member Of the board.
The votes by which the commits
sioners were elected are: II. Y. Thomas
SO, J. A. Sigh go, D. P Duncan IS.
The election was spirited from the,very
jump, and it was notuntil the announce
ment of the result on the second bal
lot that the friends Of Col. Duncan felt
anyway certain Of the result. The Sc
cond ballot, which decided the fate of
Col. Duncan, was as exciting and close
as any that have ever been held. By
margin oftwo votes Col. Duncan was
elected. Had not the forces OF Walter
and StanIand combined on Duncan he
would have gone into third race with
somewha doubtful result.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
me, that the whole universe was filled
with the song:

me, that the whole universe was filled
with the song:
"Praise God from whom all blessings
flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost"
Then for little while there was deep,
still silence. And then I heard, or
seemed to hear, coming from far up,
from the very sky overhead, words, the
song of redemption, sung once before
by the angels to band Of shepherds in
Judea: "Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, goodwill toward
men," To these words voice added
speaking very low and tenderly, "Treat
kindly the songsters Of the grove for
they sing also in heaven"
And then the meeting broke up.
With happy chirps and greetings to
each other and to me, the birds dis
persed, each singing as he went to his
own home. I fancied that I caught
gIimpses of lovely dryads and naiads,
nymphs Of the stream and wood, as
they lodged behind the trees and
passed to their several harnts. But I
suppose that was only fancy, though
I sometimes doubt it.
I, too, went on my way down to your
pas grandpa's; found all we'll; had q
pleasant day; returned home in the
afternoon we'll and cheerful, with the
words Of an old poet in my heart: ITO
morrow to fresh woods and pastures
new" Materially, they were the same
old woods and pastures Spiritually,
they were fresh and new, and so they
will ever remain without growing old.
Why, Francis, this is Christmas Day
snd-will this do for q Christmas
Story? GRANDPA.
Christmas, 1892. -.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

ing together, while all the others are
silent, just as if they were. rehearsing
their parts in preparation for q grand
concert. I have heard them often;
and SO may you, if you listen with
your ears open. Often these mocking
birds and thrushes, and some other
little fellows, chatter and whistle to
me and bid me good morning when
walk out into the garden. Believe me,
they understand me we'll when I speak
kind word to them, as I always do.
They know and understand great
deal more than we usually give them
credit for, and I have no doubt that
we could establish an intelligent inter-
course with our wild festhered kindred,
were we to take pains to do so. All
creatures have a language by means OF
which they express their thoughts and
wishes 10 each other. The note Of
warnin the mother hen gives to her
young :yhen she sees an enemy near is
very different from that gentle cluck
with which she calls them totheir food.
Why should we suppose that the
wild, sweetly singing birds are entirely
ignorant of the Hand that formed
them and of the Life from which they
came? Why should We suppose that
they do not tune their throats to sing
His praise? If the heavenly Father
feeds the sparrows and hears the ravens
when they cry, as We are assured that
he does, why should we think that
they do not know and never can know
the Hand that feeds them? They do
know it, and they are not ungrateful,
and they pour out from their full hearts
notes Of praise, and Of alteration, and
joy to the All-father. This is especially
the case in the Spring and early Sum-
mer, when Earth is wa<ing from her
long sleep Of the winter and feels the
strong pulsation Of new life through
all her veins and arteries. Then these
feathered songstels Of the grove, chill
dren Of light and air, pour OUT they
cannot help pouring out in song the
joy that thrills them, breathed into
them from the great divine heart OF
the world.
AS T walked that road once upon q
time, Francis, down to your pas grind.
pas, it was the brightest and baimiest
season, almost, that I had ever felt.
At that time I was engaged in writing
that book called Within the Vail, and
sometimes I would stop by the way.
side, no matter where I was, and write
down with pencil the thoughts that
rose in the miEd from some preceding
cause, or suggested by some object that
! met my vision, or some sound heard
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
THE BALLOTING.

At l o'clock the Senate was an
nounced, and the work Of electing the
commissioners was begun in short
order. BY joint resolution there were
no nominating speeches, and the fol-
lowing candidates we're placed in
nominations:
Senator J. A. Sigh, Of Newberry.
Mr.. J. N. Galloway, Of Fairfield.
The Hon. DIV. .McLaurin, Of Marion.
Col. DARCY P. Duncan, OF Union.
Commissioner II. r. Thomas, OF
Sumter.
W. II. Yeldell, OF Edgefeld.
Capt. Eugene R. Walter, Of Or ange
burg.
Commissioner E. P. Jervey, Of Char
lesion.
Capt. T. W. Stanland, Of Berkeley.
G. Walt Whitman, of Union.
n. W. Hardin, of York.
There was every desire to get at the
voting as soon as possible. The first
ballot resulted in the election OF Mr.
Thomas and Mr.. Sigh as predicted,
and strange to say Indicated the third
man in the race.
The Charleston delegation voted
solidly for Mr.. Jervey on the first bal
lot, with one exception for Capt. Walter
and for Capt. Stanland. On the final
vote the delegation was somewhat
divided.
The first ballot resulted: ThomaSS8,
Sigh 80, Duncan IS, Yeldell 81, Waiter
46, McLaurin 81, Stanland 80, JerVey
2l, Galloway %, Hartin S, Wbitmarel. /.
On the second ballot the vote, aNer
the changes were announced, stood:
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

we're not afraid of me, for they knew
that I was there. He who seemed to-
be the leader hoped down from the
limb Of the tree upon which he had
first taken his position and lighting on
a little bush near me, he softly Whis-
tied. I smiled, and even laughed out
somewhat loudly. when witt q joyous
chirp he few up to his first position,
and poured fourth a long, loud, glad
melody, almost enough, it would seem,
to burst the lit lie fellows throat. But
it did not hurt him in the least. No,
he knew what he-was about. His soEg
was answered in a similar strain by
that same one whom I had just heard
far down the creek. All, thought
is it possible that they are getting ap a
concert for me? This is more than L
dared to hope for. Surely the millen-
ium is not far off. But suddenly 3
strange warning note was given by
the leader and all was still and hushed.
Not note was sung; not a bird ehirped
for long time. The silence was pro-
found. The birds hid themselves in
every leafJ covert so thatit was inn-
possible for an unfriendly eye to ees5
them, they sat so still and movaless.
They had detected, long before I could,
the approach of an influence unfriendly
and hateful to them.
Here was 3. wonderful instance OF
sympathetic antipathetic feeling. These
birds had felt the approach Of an enc
my; they felt it in the tone Of voice in
which that enemy had sung few lines
and notes Of carousing or drinking.
song. I had not heard nor seen the
approach of any one; but their senses
were so acute that they knew Of the
approach of a baleful influence long be-
! fore they could see the person from
whom the influence emanated. TWAS
not so much the fear Of immediate dam
ger that made. them hide themselves,
| for they knew it was the Sabbath and
that it was not usual for even evil and
law1ess men to go canning on that day.
The spell cast upon them by his in
fuence was of such nature that they
could not do otherwise than cease their
singing and hide themselves until he
had passed. He passed near where Z
was sitting, merely said s'good morn.
/ ing,' and, walking rapidly. was soon
out of sight. The leader Of the bird
musicians watched him, and even fol-
lowed him, but without single War-
bling note of song, until he was far
'3away. Then on his return the leader
gave joyous and merry deni-semi-
4 euaver trill; then all at once the woods
] were alive and you onght to have seen
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
Don't 0verdo the Thing.
Augusta Chronicle.]

The Hampton, S. c., Guardian in
its last issue contains the following:
Dir. Alfred shepperson, the vel
known cotton statistician, estimates
the cotton crop Of 1928 at s,500,O0o
bales or less-a falling off Of 5,e45, 600
bales from the proceeding year. On
the strength Of this statement the Au-
gusta Chronicle thinks cotton lis neces-
sarily obliged to advance sharply in
price and that all the chances
are in favor Of q firm and advancing
market" This is cheerful news to the
farmers; but the rise in price it is
hoped, should not have the effect OF
stimulating over-production.
This is good advice from the Guar
dian, and it only emphasizes what we
have said before. Our advice to the
farmers has been to continue their
economical habits for another year; to
hold down their cotton acreage as they
did this year and to carry to greater
extent the resolve to raise food for man
and beast on the farm. If our south
ern farmers will raise at home all the
provisions they need, and not have to
buy it all in the west, they will soon
be able to snap their fingers at that
grim spectre "Hard Times"
The South could not make a graver
mistake than to produce another big
cotton crop next year. They are on
rising ground now. Let them con-
tinue to be economical, and pitch
another small cotton crop if they want
to, be prosperous.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
What Is "RefoFm:"
1Greenville NeWs.1

This is certainlya day OF new things
in South Carolina, r. 7. II. Bell adver-
tises that at Renno on Monday two
Jersey bulls will fight. Not to omit the
gentle sex Of the bovine kind, an un-
limited number Of cows will be ad-
mitted to contest in the matter OF
milk giving for prize of $2s. "Adults"
will be permitted to behold this in
teresting exhibition Of varying talents
for 81 while "ladies" will be charged
but so cents, the advertiser apparently
proceeding on the gallant hypothesis
that ladies never become adults.
The legislature should stop at Renno
on its way home and gee the bulls fight
and the COWS give milk for twenty-tour
hours for a twenty-five dollar purse.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28

all the little singing birds, and all the
little chirpers and whistlers,-how they
all came flying in from all directions
up the creek and down, and from over
beyond, and from across the fields un-
til the leaves on the trees in my imme-
diate neighborhood seemed all turned
to birds-all quivering with the desire
to express the JOY they felt. I tell you,
Francis. it was one Of the most Won
derful and remarkable incidents ever
witnessed in all the days Of my life.
When the bird company had all assem-
bled the leader gave signal and such
q burst Of melody, as ! then heard that
boath NORRIS. seldom heard or
Eth. have heard bird music many
aes, and it is always good, but never
ge I heard it since equal to thst.
Sbere are many lovely, elemental
rs, children Of light and air, who
sw Us, though unseen by US, and
know the birds and can commun-
with them. It is with these be-
that the old Greeks peopled the
aims, sylvan streams and woods,
named them naiads and dryads,
BIS OF the fountains and the woods.
through the influence OF these
though have never seen them,
birds were made to assemble
Is, at that time and place. to
that grand concert OF bird
for they knew that I loved
that had never harmed one
At the given signal the
led the woods; and it seemed
far of, from another body OF
beyond the bill in front; yea,
he very sky overhead, and
n yads and naiads lowering