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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
Effects of the Newest weapons.

German statisticians have been fig
uring upon the probable effect of the
newest weapons in the next war. In
1870 the proportion of soldiers wound
ed on the German side was 14.O8 per
cent of the total number in the field
Only % per cent were actually killed.
Since then an immense improvement
has been effected in arms of precision
and it is believed that in future en-
gagements the proportion of wounded
will be greater than heretofore, but
that the wounds will be less severe, as
bullets, owing to their small size and
high velocity, will often pass through
bones without splintering them. 1t is
estimated that about 20 per cent of the
troops will be wounded in the next
campaign and that little more than
8 per cent killed. That is to say that
in an army corps of $4,000 men ], 200
will be killed-5, 800 wounded. About
one-third of the wounds, it is thought,
are likely to be serious. Intending
combatants are welcome to all the con-
ISOLATION contained in these scientific
predictions.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
Our Muslin Underwear Sale Still Continues

We have made large number of lady customers
happy, during the past two weeks, in this department.
and still do to of them. Our assortment
is still large and very attractive Don't forget that you
buy all goods in this department very much below
their regular value, from till June 1.
We have just received 10 pieces of ChaNtiIly Lace
F1oaci7ogs, varying in price from $125 to $4O0 per
yard Also pretty styles of Lace Nets in Figured and
Spots, for Dresses We find the demand for this line of
goods is good ever, and have had usual large
SALE Those offer all new desirable Styles and of
good qualities all Silk Goods-very cheap.
We have Is different styles of Denai Lace FJo11cnSs
in widths to match; and Notwithstanding the very una
vorable weather that has prevailed long, sell
ing more Laces than in any forme@
New Linen Tray Cloths, Lunch Cloths, Dresser Cow
ers in Plain and Brocaded Damask with Hemstitched
values in Linen Table Damask
and Napkins to match.
New things in Plain Black French aud American
Satines-aso, in Brocaded effects.
If you want anything in Dry Goods remember us
We surely please you.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
The Firmoess of Mr.. Bersenrider.

It was a small faro bank back of a
Thompson street cigar store and the
game was at its height.
The highest-priced chip in the place
was nickel and a number of the sports
crowded around the table were reck-
lessly playing the limit
Suddenly a vision in check trousers,
yellow gloves and high hat entered.
"Evenin', Mistah Montgomery" he
remarked carelessly to the dealer, as
he removed the gorgeous headgear,
gimme sum chips, sah."
"Evenin' Mistah Bersenrider, ans
wered the dealer, producing stack of
blues, "what kin oblige you withP"
"Five dollahs' wuth." A bill was
exchanged for the worries and Mr..
Bersenrider began to play. Looking
about the room after a winning, his
eye lighted upon a gentleman with a
vermilion, tie, who was standing at the
back of it.
"Evenin', Mistah Toucey," said Ber-
senrider, turning his back upon the
table. 81 seen yo' in them amachuer
theatricals, sab, up to the r. F. G. en-
t'tainment yuther night. Yo' wuz
vehy amusin', sab, vehy amusin'"
Mr.. Toucey bowed his acknowledge
ments and Bersenrider faced the table
again.
OF his towering stack of chips about
six remained. The game went quietly
on, and the owner of the vanished
checks looked from face to face without
detecting a guilty tremor.
Then he ostentatiously placed his
| hand in his rear pocket.
Gentlemen" he said, slowly, 81 am
goin' t. address Mistah Toucey wunce
noah. Eff those chips amt restoahed
when look round again thair's a
gwine t. be some copious cuttin' il
var"
When Mr.. Bersenrider turned toward
the dealer ten seconds later there was
stack before him which was double
the magnitude of the frst.-N Y
Commercial.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
NOT TO BE TOLD QUIETLY.
A Boston Maids Kindly Intention
Thwarted by Defect of Hearing.

She was middle aged woman,
dressed in black and wearing eye
glasses. She carried both her head
and her bundles in way that indicat-
ed self-reliaace, and, having failed to
find seat in the Old Colony car she
entered first, although the train was
now in motion, she brayely crossed the
platform and went into the next car.
A masculine eye would probably
have noticed nothing peculiar in her
personal appearance, but nearly every
woman that she passed noticed that
the newcomer still wore draped over
skirt and that this part of her attire,
instead of having the necessary SYM
metry, was hitched around on one side
in way that was not only unfashion-
able, but entirely ungraceful and un-
to tell her of it.
She had found seat, had seated her
self, and was calmly depositing her
bundles by her side, when very pref
ty girl in the seat just behind leaned
forward and said. in low tone:
81 beg your pardon. madam, but
something seems to be wrong with
your dress. The skirt is caught to one
SlOo In SOme way, dHu--
"HeyP" said the woman, sharply.
The girl repeated in substance what
she had said before, and added humbly:
"I thought you would like to know,
so as to fix it before you go on the
street again"
The woman didn't understand. She
turned around, and, throwing her
head back, in order to direct her gaze
through her glasses, carefully scrutin-
lied the young lady's features. Then,
in loud tone, with due deliberation,
she said: -think-I-knoW
you"
The young lady blushed. This re-
iteration of her well-meant information
was more than she had bargained for,
and her voice, though subdued, was
very distinct. The passengers near by
were becoming interested.
al don't want to seem rude, but your
skirt is somewhat one-sided."
The woman had a puzzled look or
her face, and she slowly repeated: q
-don't-think-I I'm 6
little deaf" she added: "can'tyou SPEAK
little louder?"
Her own tones, by this time, were
loud enough for an open-air orator,
and the audience to the dialogue now
comprised all the passengers in the
car.
The pretty girl had gone too far tc
back out, and in a tone that would
have done credit to an elocutionist
she tried again. "Your skirt is one
sided!"
For the first time the face of the
woman lighted up with a show of in
terest, and, with a delusive smile
that raised false hopes in the fail
maiden's breast, she leaned far bacl
so as to get the full import of the repl!
and shouted:
"Did you say you came from Roches
ter?"
She was little deaf. 1t took thu
combined efforts of all the ladies nea
her to make her understand, but whel
she knew what they wanted she seemed
truly grateful, and, turning around
would doubtless have added to he
acknowledgement some words of apollo
gy to the young lady, but the seat wa
vacant. The fair Samaritan was gone
Boston Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
Wages in Spain.

There are among Spanish mechanics
some who get but $3.50 weekly in re-
turn for years of expensive education.
From 800 to $1,000 will be found to
be the average moderate remunera-
ton for the ordinary Spanish engineer.
Of course there are engineers, again,
whose annual totals go beyond $4,000.
Working sixty hours per week they
will receive but $5 to 81. Only the
extra good hands get the larger
amount. AS living is not cheap in the
towns (about the same as in Paris or
other big French villes) they are
obliged to either go rather long way
to their suburban homes, or, if living
in the city, to live poor and have less
food and less pure air. Puddlers only
earn 1-2 to 4 pesetas daily. All sal
aries are usually paid fortnightly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01

The late DIR. Samuel Gridley Howe.

There is so much to tell about our
father that hardly know where to be-
gin. First, you must know something
of his appearance. He was tall and
very erect, with the carriage and walk
of soldier. His hair was black, with
silver threads in it; his eyes of the
deepest and brightest blue l ever saw.
They were eyes full of light; to us it
was the soft, beaming light of love
and tenderness, but sometimes to
others it was the flash of sword. He
was very handsome; in his youth he
had been thought one of the hand
soonest men of his day. 1t was gal
liant time, this youth of our father.
When hardly more than a lad, he went
out to help the brave Greeks who were
fighting to free their country from the
cruel yoke of the Turks. At an age
when most young men were thinking
how they could earn most money, and
how they could best advance them
selves in the world, our father thought
only how he could do most good, be of
to Greece and fought in many battle
beside the brave mountaineers.
Dressed like them in the SNOWY
SIACAAllOO ttlINt OIlC CdpOIG, uG
shared their tolls and their hardships;
slept under the open stars, rolled in his
cloak, or sat over the campfire, roast
ing wasps strung on a stick like dried
cherries. The old Greek chieftains
called him "the beautiful YOUTH" and
loved him. Once he saved the life of
a wounded Greek, at the risk of his
own, as you may read some day in
Whittier's beautiful words; and the
rescued man followed him afterward
like dog, not wishing to lose sight of
him for an hour, and sleeping at his
feet at night.
Once he and his comrades lay hid
den for hours in the hollow of an an
cient wall Quilt thousands of years
ago, perhaps in Homer's day), while
the Turks, scimitar in hand, secured
the fields in search of them. Many
years after, he showed this hollow to
Julia and Laura, who went with him
on his fourth journey to Greece, and
told them the story. When our father
saw the terrible sufferings of the Greek
women and children, who were starv-
ing while their husbands and fathers
were fighting for life and freedom, he
thought that he could help best by
helping them; so, though 1 know he
loved The fighting, for he was a born
soldier, he came back to this country,
and told all that he had seen, and asked
for money and clothes and food for the
perishlng wives and mothers and
children.
He told the story well, and put his
whole heart into it; and people listen
to story SO told. Many hearts beat
in answer to his, and in a short time
he sailed for Greece again, with good
ship full of rice and flour, and cloth to
make into garments, and money to
buy whatever else might be needed.
When he landed in Greece, the
woman came flocking about him by
thousands, crying for bread, and pray
ing God to bless him. He felt blessed
enough when he saw the children eat
ing bread, and saw the naked backs
covered, and the sad, hungry faces
smiling again. So he went about do
ing good and helping whenever he saw
need. = Laura b. Richards, in ST.
Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
Took 1t Coolly.

Seth Sampson of Maine, commonly
spoken of as "Uncle Seth," who died
recently at an advanced age, was well
known in his native state as fearless
advocate of temperance.
At one time, according to the East
ere State, while attending court in q
liquor trial he was spending the even
ing in the public room of the village
tavern when bullet shattered the
window and passed near his head.
There was great excitement, of
course, but Uncle Seth remained un-
moved. He had been in danger of his
life before. He said nothing till the
uproar subsidized; then he remarked
quietly:
"Iwish l knew who fired that bullet
"What would you doP" asked by
stander.
I'D make hirn fix that glass"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
Round Pegs in Square Holes.

A great deal of misdirected effort in
this laundering world is due to the
fact that people are compelled to en-
gage in work which they dislike, when
lust around the corner, SO to speak, is
work which they might love. Ambi-
tious parents decree that the lad who
would make a painter, whose eye for
color and form is true, or whose soul
responds and fingers thrill to the
vibrating chords of melody, shall in
stead enter a counting-room, and be
apprenticed to business for which he
has no aptitude. Similarly, a boy who
would succeed in farming or in the
carpenters shop is destined TO liberal
profession, and compelled to undergo
a long course of training for this,
which, owing to his lack of fitness, is
almost abortive in its results. Half
the failures and defeats in life may be
attributed to the placing of the round
peg in the square hole. Men and
women are forced to work at that
which they dislike, and which does
not enlist their highest powers.
We ought never to forget, in our
estimate of success as opposed to fail
ure, that there is higher standard
than the merely material one. 10
succeed financially may be to fail
morally, and in our ardent, pushing,
commercial country we need constant
ly to set before our boys and girls the
love of work for the works own sake.
The immortal words of Agassiz, when
invited to undertake a certain enter
prise, with the inducement that so do
ing would be financially very profit
able, cannot be too often repeated--"l
have no time to make money"
All noble work is consecrated work.
1t involves sacrifice, self-denial, pain;
it requires endurance. 1t may be
chit in obscurity, and over its
victories no song of triumph may be
raised. But if the worker love it, and
his toiling is hallowed by sincerity, : by
generous impulse, by unselfish deyo-
ton to Others welfare, the work will
be its own reward. Harper's BGS0r.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
Disgrace of a Boston Girl.

The Boston Symphony concerts have
become, in way, sacred ceremonials,
at which even those not born with a
musical ear must assist in becoming
fashion One Friday afternoon the
little daughters of certain family re-
turned from the music-hall Gin state
of mind" One of them was evidently
scornful and the other depressed.
"What's the matterp" asked some
one. "Wasn't the concert fineP"
"The concert was all right" said
Ethel, superbly, Il don't complain of
the concertm
"Then what did go wrongP Some
thing, I'm sure"
"The amount of the matter is" said
the young lady, looking haughtily at
her dropping sister, that Mildred has
disgraced herself. She sneezed in the
middle of the symphony!"- Yossth's
Companion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
Business Is Business.

A good story is told of millionaire
who was caught on surface car with
out change in his pocket, says the N.
Y. Tribune. He went to the conductor
quietly and explained his situation,
and ended by saying: "f you're a
smoker, perhaps you will not object
to pay my fare and take its value in
this way" Here he drew from his
cigar case a fine after-dinner Perfecto
and offered it to the conductor. "All
right, said the latter, "but biz is biz.
The fare is cents, and you'll have to
give me two of them" The passenger
laughingly complied, as lie thought the
humor of the affair, intentional or not,
deserved recognition.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
How to Care For Pearls.

An old fashioned receipt to prevent
pearls from losing their brilliancy is to
put them away in a box with piece of
ashroot Wise men-in their own
estimation-will probably laugh at this
advice, but it is just as well to let them
laugh and not have ones beautiful
Jewel become dull and dead. Why the
root of the ash tree should have this
marvellous effect is hard to determine.
but it is fact and one which is worth
taking advantage of.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01

The average size of an American
farm is 610 acres.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01

We have quite pretty assortment left and if you
find the right size and style to please you, you
save few dollars by coming to us at this time.
We have about 20 Childrens Jackets in sizes for 6
to IA years. that will sell very much below vaue to
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-01
carpets, a.m
Curtains, s-sSE
Upholsterings. SS
GENTLE SPRING.

minus ethereal mldness has and with advent
gentle housewife sounding the preparatory purchase
purchases necessary complete the atacvene and comfort
Carpet and faded, give place to one of bright and
cheerful pattern In this particular outfit ladies' be of
service to We need hardly remind you there happy
medium between snowy and deceptive shoddy and the
durable fabrics desirable combine beauty and durability
all house furnishings especially in the purchase of Carpet
While cheap goods may please the perhaps well
possess you of not only beautiful but durable Carpet
We have added largely stock making complete and
attractive We know the best makes and hardly
need Of maintaining standing leading
Carpet and Upholstery house in this section.
Long acquaintance have
you familiar with our manner of conducting business and
have reason to believe has been mutually pleasant.
Our Curtain Department contains patterns.
thing of beauty is joy forever Art Squares
Rugs China and Japanese Matngs Blabons Linoeums and
Oil Cloths
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-10-13
HE WAS A GENTLEMAN.
But He ,Devoutly Hopes, All the Same,
that His Voice Wasn't Recognized.

But He DevOutly Hopes, All the Same,
that His Voice Wasn't Recognized.
A man has been spending few days
1t Minnetonka, and this is what hap
pened to him. He arrived at the lake
late one night 1t was warm and clear,
and everybody had gone away some
where. He wanted to in swimming,
so he sought dark little cove, and, as
no one was in sight, dispersed with
bathing suit, but kept strictly in the
shadow. In the midst of his enjoy
ment he was Mortified by the sound of
two feminine voices. He submerged
himself to the tip of his blushing nose
just as two young women he knew
came skipping to the shore, and pumped
themselves down in the moonlight. He
stood in the water and quaked for what
he says was an hour: Then one said
"0h, Maude, isn't this lovely?"
'It's perfect night. Well never
have better chance; never!"
"Oh, I'm afraid"
"Oh, bosh! Every soul is in bed. It'll
pc OH uWlul ldl ny ouloclNCS,
too" ..tnN
"Maude. if there is anyone about
shall simply die right here"
There's no one about, goosie. Do
you think I'd risk it if there were?"
"We'd better go up back of that rock.
Did you bring buttonhook?"
81 never thought of it."
Horrorsl What were those awful
girls going to do? If you can fancy
cold drops of perspiration starting out
on man under water, that's how that
man felt. A horrible fear flashed over
him, and it became an awful certainty
when the voice went on:
''0h, Maude, I'm awfully scared"
"Why, what conventional girl you
ire. If you're such 'fraid cat, we can
go over in that little cove where it's
dark"
Then that man lifted up his voice--oi
at least he says he did-and screamed
Ladies! Ladiesl You are observedr
There were two sudden screams, and
one mad rush for the rock, and then a
quivering voice said:
cliff you are gentleman, you viii
remain where you are sir"
And the shivering man chartered:
81 am a gentleman, but please
hurry up, for I'm freezing to death"
| There was three-minute silence
broken now and then by sobs and cut
ting remarks, and then streak of blu'
serge and pink muslin across the lawr
to the hotel The man followed late
and retired in confusion, accompanies
by whisky and quinine,
And now he wants to know if thos'
girls recognized his voics--~St- Pau
olska
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-10-13
The Ruling Passion.

The cashier of western bank was
absorbed in counting the money behind
his cage, when a masked robber came
in and stuck big, open-mouthed re-
volver under his nose.
Hand over that money" growled the
intruder.
The cashier looked upin bewildered
fashion.
'Give me that money! commanded
the robber sternly.
''Oh-ah-excuse me-" replied the
cashier, recovering his equilibrium, ''but
l can't let you have any money unless
you are identified, sir. Good morning"
and he was about to turn away, when
the robber Jared him into remarkable
affability. Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-10-13
INTERESTING NOTES.

Miss MARY GRAHAM, graduate OF
Wesleyan, and Miss Mary Scott, Vas
sar graduate, are the first women 10 re-
ceive fellowships of Yale.
A FIRM of women tea-merchants have
bought an estate in Ceylon, and carry
on their business entirely through
women blenders, tasters, packers and
agents.
The supreme court of Michigan has
decided that a married woman can not
collect the money she earns unless she
can prove that she is her husbands
agent The earnings of wife belong
to her husband to do what lie pleases
with them.
OMIss LILLIAN c. ROGERS, who has
been for seven years an attache OF the
office in which two of her sisters are
also employed, has been offered the
place of deputy clerk of the United
States circuit court for New England,
to which a salary of $4,000 attaches
but she declines on the ground that she
may not be capable of filing it.
1T is said that manufacturers pay
from ten to fifty cents line for little
rhymes and jingles booming their
wares. One fortunate young woman
with a special gift in that direction
writes one verse week for several
firms, from each of whom she receives
$500 week. Another light and re-
munerative occupation for the girl o.
artistic proclivities is illustrated adver
tisements
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-10-13
WHAT CAN WOMEN DO7
Her NOblest Mission Is to Act as a Re
former in Society.

Her Noblest Mission Is to Act as Re-
former in Society.
Now that woman has come, what
good can she do? Much, if she comes
to improve the quality of society. The
only addition the world needs is the adj
dition of goodness. The stream of
society does not need greater volume,
but greater purity. twill not bless the
world therefore, if woman comes imi-
tating that masculine factor which long
has been here. If she smokes tobacco it
will be difficult to prove that two
smokers are better than one.
If she comes to drinking wine, or
playing games for money, that will he
asking us to believe that two drunkards
or two gamblers are better than one.
If woman is drawing nearer the liberty
of man, she must not betray the fact
by initiating his vices. The masculine
mind is very much of ruin. Woman
may well covet his freedom and OPP
portunity, but not the use he has made
of those. The number of noble men is
increasing. But upon men as mass
the worlds moral failure is written,
and unless woman comes as reformer
we need not welcome her.
So far as ones mothers and sisters are
attempting to promote temperance,
they are acting ideal parts. We self
constituted men may look npon this
womanly contingent as made up of raw
troops. But it has often happened in
history that new soldiers have made up
in patriotism what they wanted in tao
tics. 1t seems, therefore, as woman is
coming into our nation she must come
only as loving reformer, as an elo-
uuent protest Our age asks for wom-
an who is clasping a redee med world to
her heart. Her refornsmust be sweep
ing. She must work with the noblest
men of the race, because it will require
all the virtue of the world acting in
harmony to meet in gathering battle
allthe worlds vices. Rev. David Swing
| in Jenness Miller Monthly.