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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-03
A One-Legged Railroad.

A curious little railroad train goes
crawling up and down the mountains
from Tres Pinos to Burt's Lime Kiln,
in the Gavilan range, San Beni6o coun-
ty, every day. 1t is probably the
strangest railroad that ever was seen,
yet, thus far, not a word has ever been
printed regarding it. The train moves
on curious single track, and is drawn
by an engine set low on it. Both the
engine wheels and those which sup
port the cars have strange pivot-like
piece of steel that sets in the slot
track, for it must be borne in mind
that the track has a slot in it, not un-
like that seen in a cable track. In ad-
dition to this, each wheel has fange
on each side of it, so that it cannot get
off the track, no matter how abrupt
the curves. The road, as completed,
is now nine miles long, but when
pushed through as intended it will be
fourteen miles in length. Three men
run it. These consist of an engineer,
a fireman and a brakeman. In one
place there is an 800-foot grade,
mounted at the rate of six feet to the
hundred, yet the engine puffs right
along with three or four loaded cars,
not in the least bothered in any way.
There is one grade quarter of a mile
long, in which an average of four feet
is gained to the hundred. One curl
Gus thing about it is that the wheels
are in a sense rollers. They reach
from one side to the other The
f1anges hold them on, assisted by the
pivot, past which each half of the
wheel comes down.-Saaa Francisco
Examiner.
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RAZOR INSTEAD OF sTILErTo.
The Italian Learning a Lesson from the
Negro OF the South.

Newly arrived Italians says the N.
Y. Smn, are beginning to discard the
stiletto for the razor, and in several
recent Italian affrays the latter weapon
was used instead of the former. The
italian has learned a lesson of the
negro, and the reason for the adoption
of the razor as weapon is curiously
similar in the case of both. In the
days when a slaveholding South was
periodically in fear of servile insurrec-
ton there was a strong effort made to
disarm the slaves. 1t was pretty sue
cessful so far as firearms and ordinary
offensive weapons went, but the negr
could not reasonably be deprived of so
useful, necessary, and apparently in
nocent an instrument as the razor, so
he adapted that to offensive uses by
learning to turn the blade well back
into the handle in reverse direction
from the position of the blade when it
is closed, to grasp the handle and the
back of the blade in the closed palm.
and thus to present long cutting edge
to the enemy. A razor thus welded
does not readily infiict very deep
wound, and this may account for the
fact that while negro cutting affrays
are attended with great loss of blood
they seldom result fatally.
The public prejudice against the
stiletto and the effort of the courts to
enforce against bearers of that lnstru-
ment the law forbidding the carrying
of concealed deadly weapons have led
the Italians to get educated in Amerl-
can ways, to adopt the razor as a
weapon of offence, and doubtless to use
it negro fashion, since it is dangerous
instrument to it's master if welded in
any other way.
The habit of carrying the razor or
some other cutting weapon in the boot
is still not uncommon with negroes in
the country, where long boots are yet
worn. Sometimes a pocket is made
just inside the leg of the boot, and to
"reach for razor" means simply to
stoop a little and draw forth the
weapon. Another favorite weapon
with the negro of the South is a knife
with sort Of spring that makes blade
| and handle temporarily one. Some
times this is managed by means of q
notch in the blade, to which is fitted q
little metallic peg in the handle. Notch
and peg are brought together by mere,
ly shaking the knife with a hard, sud
den jerk, such as one gives to rid per
of superfuous ink.
The Southern negro carried his razor
much less with thought of insurrectior
than as weapon of offence and de
fence against private enemies of hi:
own race or against the dreaded
"stoodents." The enslaved negro haG
natural horror of being seized by
medical students and murdered il
order that his body might adorn thu
dissecting table. This superstition
fear was once strong upon the negroes
of Maryland, and perhaps still ha
some hold among them. "Stoodent
| git'cher" was an effective threat will
negro mothers in managing pickanin
nies, and what was vague terror t.
children was solemn fear to parents
The belief in such danger may hav
come to the negro through some dis
torted rumor of Burke's crimes il
Edinburgh.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-03
A Region Where Life Lasts Long.

81 observe that when man dies
in this country at the age of 100 years,
or thereabouts the papers elaborate
on the occurrence in their news col
umns as if it were something wonder
full" said Ramon Casanova of Qua
dalajara, Mexico, who is in this city,
yesterday. 81 know a score or more
of people in Mexico considerably more
than 100 years old and who give prom
ise of living many years yet. There is
a limited area in the state of Tamauli-
pas whose climate, water, and general
condition seem especially to induce
longevity. l visited the neighborhood
few months since and saw five gem
erations of one name living in the same
house The eldest male was said to be
1872 years old. He is shriveled and
weazened, blind and almost dumb, but
in other respects all of his vital func-
tions appear to be strong and normal.
There are, perhaps, fifty people in the
neighborhood whose lives have spanned
a century. They are a pastoral peo-
pie of Spanish and Aztec blood, and
for generations have intermarried con-
trary to all the accepted laws of cop-
sanguinity. Their constitutions are
not particularly robust and none of
them is over feet inches tall. They
are cut off from the rest of the world
and are ignorant as to the great popu-
lation of the globe, nor do they seem
to have the slightest conception as to
the mode of life of other people. They
live in the most primitive way, and
perhaps it is this absence OF the tre-
mendous pressure of modern civiliza-
ton that largely conduces to their
| longevity. st. Loatis GIobe-DenaoirGt.
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Patent Medicine Profits.

"a patent medicine that is retailed
at 81 bottle must not cost the manu-
facturer more than ten cents BOTTLE"
declared the inventor of medicine at
secret meeting of druggists the
other day.
"If it does," he added, "the manu-
facturer won't make enough to main
tain his family on. The druggist pays
sixty cents for the preparation. That
leaves an apparent margin of fifty
cents bottle to the producer. But
at the start the advertising will cost
him seventy-ive cents bottle. leav-
ing deficit of twenty-five cents. In
other words, it costs about seventy
five cents to induce one man to buy
his first bottle of a patent medicine.
"Fhe profit lies in the fact that the
man doesn't stop at the first bottle,
but keeps on buying it and advising
his friends to buy it. A medicine has
to turn the corner, as it were, before
producing it pays. Some of the con-
Germs collapse while they're waiting
for the citizen to buy his second bot
EN- Y Herald.
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The ocean is more productive than
the land. An acre of good fishing
ground will yield more food than an
acre on the best farm.
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soLoMoN's PREcEPTs DlsREcARDED
In These Days the Rod Can Be Spared
Without Spelling the Child.

The last word on the subject of pun
ishing children, which has been pretty
thoroughly discussed in the N. Y.
World during the last few weeks, is
spoken properly enough by mother
of five and grandmother of six. She
says: "Most people overlook one fact
in the training of children. They are
to be trained, not for children, but for
maturity. A mother ought not to
make them meek, subservient, cow
ardly and broken-willed, for these are
not the characteristics that will best
serve them as men and women. They
need training in self-respect and self
control, and this is not done by de-
grading them or setting them an ex-
ample of loss of self-control in their
punishment.
"If the children of to-day differ from
those of previous generations, it is
only in the same degree that their
parents differ, since men and women
have not the same simplicity of char
acter and habits that they had fifty or
one hundred years ago. But there is
the same innocence, the same love of
goodness, the same susceptibility to
affection in the children in the last de-
cade of the nineteenth century that
there was in the beginning of the first,
when it was SAID of them, 'Of such is
the kingdom of heaven
"There is something unqualifedly
cruel in parent, either deliberately
or in the heat of passion, torturing a
weak little child who is wholly at his
or her mercy. It is scarcely less than
diabolical, since the little one has no
redress and no appeal, but is at the
mercy of the one who should be the
readiest to shield it from suffering.
People who depend on spanking in
training their children begin at the
wrong end, and are tolerably sure to
end as wrongly as they begin. AS for
Solomon-whom every beaten boy and
girl should hate as he deserves-h
was not so successful with his own
children that his precepts with regard
to this matter need have any weight
with a thinking, loving parent"
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His Candidate.

$50 you don't believe in the logical
candidate business, ehP"
"Me? No. am in for the geologi-
cal candidate"
"And what sort of candidate is thatP"
"The one with the rocks, of course"
Indianapolis Journal
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tDaily. Except Sunday. fFlagstop. Meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes TINA from IL co noon TO u 90
mdnght Light Faced from IL 90 midnight to Il 90
JOSEPH WOOD, E.A. FORD,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent,
6-l5-s2-I PITTSBURGH, PENN'A.
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets,
baggage checks, and further Information re-
garding the running of trains apply to any
Agent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
W. D. ARMSTRONG. Agent.
Ravenna, o.
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Southwark.
BETWEEN BAYAE

Nos. 3S6 and 33S connect at Wellsville for
SteubenVille and Bellaire. Nos. 33S and 342
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
East.
REIluEEM RhxARn AVN NEW pun AneI puaa
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INSULT no AMERICANS.
A British Naval officer wao Needs n
Shnrp Yankee Lesson.

A British Naval officer WAC Needs n
Sharp Yankee Lesson.
SAN F~RASclsco, Oct. 17.-News from
Butsraritara, chief OF Gilbert Islands,
gives a gloomy outlook for American
trades on the islands, unless the United
States does something to protect their
rights. Since the British flag was
hoisted in July the Americans have
been subjected to many insults, and
the native chiefs have been plainly told
not TO pay any attention to the orders
Of United States Consular Agent Rick,
who heretofore settled all disputes and
had bsen the real power on the islands.
Commander Davis, OF the British man
OF war, Royalist, went out OF his way TO
insult both the king and the leading
Americans. a correspondent writing
under date OF August Is, says: Gap
tain Davis flew into a rage when he
read in late files OF San Francisco pa
pers of attention paid to King Turbeil-
10, on his recent visit to California.
He cursed the king and Americans, and
said the latter had turned the kings
head with their nonsense, and that he
would soon put an end to It,"
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rAlKEp
For the Democratic Ticket and Touched
On tho Tariff.

wa Wv
On tho Tariff.
Epcia, CorraDoadarre Of M lntdt0saesa.
W1S1rRrDE, W. Va. Oct. l5.-AIlen
o. Myers Democratic speech at Wini-
frede, W. Va, on the night of the 18th
inst, brought out u crowd OF about
forty people, who were very good liz
teners. Mr.. Myers commenced on the
science Of geology and astronomy, tell
ing how the world and the different
stratas OF coal, &C., were formed by
chance, for his god was simply a God OF
nature, which impressed the audience
with his atheism and non-belief in a
Supreme Being. He dwelt about one
hall hour on the formation OF the stars.
Then he came to the tariff for a few
minutes and began telling the miners
how oppressed they were, under q Re-
publican administration. "The tax
made the rich, richer, and the poor,
poorer" He overheard n miner ask
ing another to ask him to explain the
convict labor Of Tennessee and imme-
diately brought the meeting to an abb
rupt conclusion, stating that he was
being annoyed by some one whisper
inc.
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THE NATIONAL coMsIIrTEE
Ready for the Big End Of Campaign in
New York.

Ready for the Big End Of Ii Campaign in
New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-scveral men,
bers Of the national committee who are
bending all their energies to the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Harrison catheredina close
ly guarded room in tho Fifth avenue
hotel to-day aud held a political confer
ence, which continued for an hour or
two. Mr.. Brookfield. chairman of the
state committee, and Jacob NJ. Patter-
son, chairman of the county executive
committee, werealso present. The pos
sibiltties OF Republican success were
discussed at considerable length. Word
has been passed around that, rs the
statement showing an increase in regis
tration OF over 100 per cent over last
year in Republican cities andytowns up
in the state will be given out in tho
Headquarters. The members Of the ma
tional committee impressed ontho local
chairmen the importance OF carrying
this state. The state committee an
nounced about two hours after the big
chiefs, from tho national camp went
away that the brass band campaign
would begin this week.
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s. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma-
tism, his Stomach &as disordered, his
Liver was Affected to an alarming de-
gree, appetite fell away, and he was ter
ribly reduced in flesh and strength.
Three bottles OF Electric Bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,,
had a running sore on his leg Of eight
years standing. Used three bottles OF
Electric Bitters and seven boxes OF
Bucklen's Arnica salve, and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba,
Ohio, had five large Fever sores on his
leg, doctors said he was incurable. One
bottle Electric Bitters and one box Buck
lens Arnica salve cured him entirely.
Sold by Logan Drug Co. 8
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TIC nropk. Iieense Inv.

Since the enactment OF the Brooks
Bill our hotels. druggists and dealers in
general are handling much better
grades of liquors, particularly is this
tho case in the western portion OF
Pennsylvania, where Rye Whiskies are
best known. Tho best known and
most frequently called for are Klein's
Silver Age Rye, which sells at 81 30 per
full quart, aud Klein's Duquesnc at
81 % per full quart. Recommended by
hospitals and prescribed by physicians.
Ask you dealer for them. Send for
complete catalogue and price list,
mailed upon application, to MAX
KLEIN, 50 Federal street, Allegheny, Pa.
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with local applications, as thoy cannot
reach tho seat OF the disease. Catarrh
is ablood or constitutional disease, and
in order 10 cure it you have to take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh cure
is taken internally and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh cure is no quack medicine. 1t
was prescribedby one OF the best phys
icians in this country for years, and is
a regular prescription. 1t is composed
OF the bost tonics known, combined
with tho best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on tho mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination OF the two ingredi-
cnts is what produces such wonderful
results in curing catarrh. Send for tes-
timonials free. f. J.. CHENEY & Co.
Proprietors Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
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TIE only reason for Mr.. C7esiands nom
nation, and the Thing that forced his nomi-
nation in spite Of all The G6ortSGf politicians,
,ea, The fact that, in the minds Of he Demo
cratic masses, he represents The idea of free
trade. The platform Is an unmiadkdbs
declaration dgainsl all p%drisying tOih pro
lection. Aputs he Democratic party in Hs
field as committed 10 he policy of sweeping
array epsry shred of a prohctip: duty. Hen
M Gcorne. Tie Free Trader.
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DR.. P. A. Skinner, Of Texarkana, Ark,
is IN enthusiast in the praise Of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. He used it Tor
rheumatism, and says: ~ found it TO
be a most excellent local remedy" For
sale by O. r Goetze, W. w. Irwin, W.
S. Mccullough, @. Menkemeller, s. L
BricO, J.. Coleman, @. Schnepf, w. @.
ArmbrOcht, tho Kurts Drug Co., Lin
coin & Co., ". L. Williams, John Klari,
A. L. scheele, and W. II. Williams,
Wheeling; Bower & Co., Bridgeport, o.,
and B, F. Peabody, Bonwood, W. Va.
DIV
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rn.. snr chnInrn.

There is no use Of any one suffering
with the cholera when Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh@a Remedy
can be procured. 1t will give relief in
a few minutes and cure in a short time.
| have tried it and know.-W. H. Gin
ton, Helmetta, N. ]. The epidemic at
Helmetta was at first believed to be
cholera, but subsequent investigation
proved it to be a violent form OF dysen-
terry, almost as dangerous as cholera.
This remedy was used there with great
success. D6w
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New YORK, Oct. 17.-Migs Selma Gray
Fetter, the we'll known actress and Ed
win Milton Boyle, author actor and
playwright, were married yesterday by
the Rev. Jacob S. Shipman at Christ
church.
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Race Horses Killed.

DALLAS, TEXAS, Oct. 17.-Forty thous-
and dollars worth of fine horses were
killed in a freight wreck yesterday. The
horses were on the. way here to u at
the fair track. The names and owners
OF the horses could not be obtained.
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MANY Parsons are broken

down from oyprWork or household cares.
Browns Iron BitterS Rehuilas the
system, aids digostion, removes excess OF Die,
and cuTes mnlafa. Get the genuine.
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BE sure you ROT tho genuine Bastin's
Cough and Consumption ouretor coughs
and colds. 7
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MRS. HART'SSCHOOL.
INSTRUCTION.

An Art Studio. conducted by Miss Rose NJ.
SWEENEY. will DO opened in connection with
Mrs. Harris School, September u, In the school
building. Pencil, Charcoal and Crlyon Draw
ing. oil and Water Color and China Painting,
Pastel, Clay.mOdeling and Art Enameling will
receive special attention. Miss sweeney has
been conducting Art Glasses with marked
success in the east for the past five or six
years. Further inquiry may be mRdoof MISS
ROSE NJ SWEENEY. SIS Main street. or Mrs.
NJ. Stevens Hart, ~ Main street, or At the school
rooms on and after Monday. september Il.
aus
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among seven different farmers in his
district. naming where they went, also
referring Messrs. Bennett d Brown in
the same wGy."
win you please open TO Tage 20 in the
book named and read what You find?
rurp nrsrrICr-P HAYS. REGENT.
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NEPLY no PROV. MYERS.

Senator CampbOH Draws the Record on
Hm-How the Fruit Trees Were Distrib.
uted from tho Expodm sntHl station.
To he Editor ofGhe HL4iigaaov.
Slain the Register OF the sth inst,r
John A. Myers, director of the expert
mental station, attempts to answer a
speech / made IN Warrington, Satur-
day, October l. 1 expected the gentle.
man to squirm. Usually the right one
makes the noise when you SHOOT into
an ambush" But / confess / did not
expect 4 teacher" to get down from
this lofty summit and make OF himself
a clustering bully, as only this kind OF
men use terms like "prodigous liar
only mon who depend on their size and
not on their brains in Il contest like
this. I promised to use only Demo-
cratic evidence, so please stand up, Mr..
Director. and tell the people what book
you hold in your hand.
west Virginia Bulletins, volume LIST,
compiled by myself and printed by the
public printer"
Then you would call it good author.
ity? Will you please turn to page s
and read the table?
STATUS OF GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION FOR
rlHsr YEAR BSDr;0 uNE 70, 1883
Names Of funds Amounts, Amount!
appOrtlOucd. expended,
Building fund. ................-S 1900 " S 5000 10
Apparatus and laboratory
supplies. ..."-...".......... D!WOUW OWyy "
Station llhrary.~............. 200 ~ ag0 "
DlAtrlct tDrAry..""..",,. 2,VVOO -LVyU!
Expense VI board, &c, &c. 2,WO OF 9IOOO Oi
Totals. ...... $1,000 90 $4,000 90
You state that this amount OF money
came into the hands OF tho Board OF
Regents less than thTeO weeks before,
but, Us / understand, you acknowledged
the money was only apportioned and
not spent.
viii you be kind enough 10 explain
how tho second column is headed
amount expended" and most Of the
amounts changed by a few cents? Was
it to deceive the people or tho United
States authorities? l notice that this
table, a it appears in the book, js
sworn to. Which do you stand by, the
one in the book or one you make in the
RegiSTf
Please take this other book and ex-
plain what It 10. Was it not also COM
piled by yourself? "West Virginia Ex-
pertinent Station Report, 1890" Please
turn to page IA and read the table:
STATUS OF GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION FOR II
YfscAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 80, 1889.
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FOR MEDICINAL USE
NO EuSEL OIL.

tits remedy, u tonic and not a beverage.
II stimulates the circulation, tones mp the
life, puriaeS tho blood, gives brightness
md health to women, strength to men, and
more advanced thinkers. II Is the best rem
edy for PNEUMONIA. fear In mind that
Uunfy'a Pure Malt has grown In popularity
for years, that Il Is Acknowledged ms tho
ti,nt II contains no fIisel oil, and TINT II IN
varinbly benefits all who intelliGently use
IL. Get Il from yOnr Druggist or Grocer.
send for pamphlet to
THE DUFFY MALT wnIsKEYco.,
Rochester, n. Y.
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CENTRE Dist RIcT.

Precinct No. l-Upstairs room in hook aud
ladder house. on Twenty.arst street.
Precinct No. 9-Room in C. BAshar's houSe,
Nn 2li3 Main street
Precinct No, 3-Phtlhp Voelllnger's shoe shop,
No. Iii Main street.
No, sgB9 Main strIet
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Precinct No. l-Glcnn's Run school house.
Precinct No. 1.-The brick school house ION
first division OF the Greggville, Clinton and Po'
tomac roAdl
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Precinct No. l-valley Grove, at the residence
OF Charles Crumbacker.
school house Whitek
Precinct No. 3-Potomac, At the residence OF
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EGcond-That notice Of the establishment OF
the above places OF voting be published In tho
Register. ISTEILIGENCER and stalls ZcphIFgi and
posted as required by law.
BY order Of tho Board u Commissioner Of
the County Of Ohio.
Attest: HENRY H PENDLET0N,,
Board of Commissioners OF the County Of ohio.
West Virginia. o@