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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
"Now, Sort Yourselves"

Some years ago there lived in the
western part of Pennsylvania an old
circuit preacher known as Father
West. His good humor and great
kind-heartedness had made him a spe-
cial favorite with the young people of
his district, and his services in "tying
the knot" were in request.
On one occasion, so the story goes,
upon his arrival at a certain town,
after long Journey, he found several
couples awaiting his blessing. The
poor old man was tired, and wished to
make the ceremony as short as possi-
BILE; so he said, with the promptness
for which he was noted, "Stand up and
jine hands"
This request having been complied
with, he went rapidly through mar
riage service which was the product
of his own originality, and had at least
the advantage of brevity.
"There," he said, when he had fin
ished the ceremony, "ye can go now;
ye're man. and wife, every one O. ye!"
Two of the couples did not at once
avail themselves of this permission,
and presently it came out that the
sudden command to zine" had con-
fused them and they had taken the
hands of the wrong persons.
The old preachers eyes twinkled
with amusement as he took in the sit
uation, But he recollected himself
and dispersed the company with a gra-
cious wave of his hands.
81 married ye all" said he, reassur-
ingly, @now sort yourselves!"-Phil
CleEDhiG Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
A Long-Ago Grandfather.

Gen Brinkerhoff, the prison reformer
tells an interesting story of recent
visit he paid to the Carson City, New,
State prison.
II was never so deeply impressed
with the thought of the antiquity of
man." he said yesterday, "as l was to
see the foot prints of some prehistoric
forefather of our race in the rocks at
Carson. The prison there is an old
one. 1t was established by the gov
ernment when the State was still in it's
territorial swaddling clothes. The OBJ
ject of the founders of the institution
was to locate the prison so that, the
prisoners might be employed in dig
ging the rock. The prison is on hill
side and runs right up against rocky
surface.
"When the prisoners got to work
they found upon one layer of rock these
footprints. There were tracks of birds
and deer and next to the footprints of
a man were those of an elephant. The
man apparently wore moccasins and
took what we would consider a long
stride.
"Geologists figure that those foot
prints were made 1865. 900 years ago.
The rock above the strata in which
the marks are found has been quarried
away and a cave now contains this
strange curiosity. ."-Mi1a1seapoIis Iri-
b2k7ae
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
MAKING POOL BALLS.
Pressed from Gun Cotton, Cut in Lathe
and Dyed.

"Celluloid has altogether superseded
ivory as material for pool balls, " said
a manufacturer to Washington Star
writer. "a set of sixteen celluloid
balls will outwear three or four sets of
ivory. and they cost only $25, whereas
you cannot buy sixteen good ivory
balls for less than $115. The oondi-
tion of the atmosphere which causes
the ivory balls to shrink and swell
and crack just as if they were made OF
wood has no effect upon celluloid.
"Of course you know that celluloid
is mixture of gun cotton and cam
phor. Naturally it would be yellow,
but zink white is put in to make it
white. After the ingredients have
been properly mingled with the aid of
steam heat, the celluloid is pressed
into blocks which are little bigger
than the balls that are to be made.
"In order to render them as hard as
possible the material is subjected to a
pressure of 80 tons for each ball.
"Next the blocks are turned in a
lathe to perfect spheres of precisely
the diameter required, by means OF
knives which work automatically and
can not cut beyond a certain distance
from the center of each ball.
"When this has been done the per-
feet spheres of celluloid are ready to
be dyed in various colors. For this
purpose they are dipped and allowed
to remain for some time in pots con-
tanning the dyes, those parts which are
not desired to be colored being pro-
tected by means of brass ingeniously
fastened upon the balls. In the plain
balls of red, blue, green, purple and
yellow only the round spot where the
number is to go needs to be covered.
but in the treatment of the striped
balls the matter is not so easy.
"After they have been fshed out of
the pots the dyed balls are put on a
lathe and made to revolve rapidly,
while fine sandpaper is delicately ap-
piled so as to smooth their surfaces.
Then a keen knife, manipulated by
hand, removes from them the thinnest
conceivable shaving all over, which
does not take off the color, because
the dyes penetrate to little depth.
Finally, sandpaper is again applied
and the balls are ready for the last
process to which they must be sub
jected.
"This last process is the vanishing.
They are placed for this purpose in
little wire cups, which come into con-
tact with them at as few points as pos
sible, and transparent lacquer is be-
slowed upon them by hand with a
brush. AS soon as they are dry they
are ready to be packed and sent to the
retailer. When they are newly fin
ished, as you can see for yourself, they
are quite as pretty to look at as any
ivory Footballs that ever were made.
"When are the numbers put on, you
ask? Oh, they are cut very quickly
with dies before the balls 60 into the
dye pots, and a little p1umbago is
rubbed into them to make them black.
No, it would not be possible for a
celluloid ball like one of these to
explode; nor could it be made to burn,
inasmuch as it's density is too great
However, if you were to cut it up
into chips it would go off at pretty
lively rate upon being ignited.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
By Rail to the Nearest Star.

Lii a recent lecture ON Fixed Stars, 1"
Dir. David Gill wanted to give an illus
tration of the distance to Centauri.
This is what he said: "We shall sup
pose that some wealthy directors, for
want of outlet for their energy and
capital, construct a railway to Cen
tauri. We shall neglect, for the pres
ent, the engineering difficulties
mere detail-and suppose them over
come and the railway open for traffic.
the directors have found the construc-
ton of such railway to have been
peculiarly easy, and that the propri-
etors of interstellar space had not been
exorbitant in their terms for right of
way. Therefore, with view to en-
courage traffic, the directors had made
the fare exceedingly moderate-viz.: !:
tirst-class at two cents per 100 miles.
Desiring to take advantage of these
facilities, a gentleman, by way of pro-
viding himself with small change for
the journey, buys up the national debt
of England and few other countries,
and, presenting himself at the Office,
demands tirst-class single to Cen
tauri. For this he tenders in payment
the scrip of the national debt of Eng
land, which just covers the cost of his
ticket; but at this time the national
debt from little wars had been run up
from $500, 100000 to $500, 900, 900.
Having taken his seat it occurred to
him to ask: AT what rate do you
travelP'
"'Sixty miles an hour, sir, including
stoppages,' is the answer.
"'Then when shall we reach Cen
tauriP'
"'In s,663, 900 years, sir. ."-Bostons
Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
A Great Breach of Friendship.

On the death of celebrated French
journalist the following story was re-
lated of him, says the Boston Courier:
He was once very sick and the visiting
physician gave him up as lost. 81 can
not do anything for you," he said; "you
must die" Another doctor was, how
ever, called in, who succeeded in cur
ing him. The first time the conva-
lescent took stroll he met his first
doctor, who, greatly surprised, said he
thought him no more among the liv-
ing. We'll, you see," said the patient,
when you left DIR. V. was called in,
and he succeeded in building me up
again" "Oh! well! we'll! A man
whom thought my friend! Really it
was not at all nice in him"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19

The situation was becoming embar-
RAISING, but Carlton was no longer to
be held in check for the want of words:
With a whlrling head he walked
over to where Fannie sat and for
moment stood gazing down upon her.
She raised her eyes until they met his;
her lips parted and she murmured:
"Walter!"
He clasped her in his arms and when
she could speak again she said:
"And to think that you almost COM
PEELED me to propose! Couldn't you
see, dear Walter, that it was you l
loved from the very first?"
He did not attempt to answer YER
bally, though the reply came from his
lips, and she was content to have it
so.
When Walter and Fannie were mar
ried, somewhat less than year after
her arrival at the 'Woodruff," Arthur
Stapely and the widow were also
Joined in matrimony's holy bonds, and
all were satisfied at Mrs. Dawson's eff
forts at neutrality-suspicious.
| TVOrIG
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
Dangerous Stuff to Trife With.

Says a druggists assistant: at is
doubtful whether any preparation will
remove superfuous hair from the face
or neck This can be done without
difficulty by electrolosis but this is
somewhat tedious and painful and few,
ladies particularly, care to undergo
the operation. There are, however,
many preparations which will burn off
all hair and very much restrict it's
growth.
"Barium sulpbate is used in nearly
all these preparations and seems to
have Unlimited destructive powers. 1t
is kest mixed with very small guam
tity of oxide of zinc and mixture of
these Two articles, such as can be OBJ
tained at any drug store, is at least as
safe depilatory as any,"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
An Old Mans Sorrow.

Zola in one of his novels described
well-to-do father dividing his property
before his death among his children,
who at first quarreled, in supporting
him, over the question of whether he
should be allowed sugar in his coffee,
and finally abandoned him, so that he
died wretchedly. This description was
censured at the time of publication as
brutal and impossible. Yet a man 80
years old has just been committed to
poor-house in New York State because
one of his sons will not take care of
him. He has twelve children living
and they are in comfortable circum-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
Won't Keep Alive.

The old man who leaned against the
counter in Third avenue bird store
the other morning at least had the air
of knowing it ALL" says the N. Y.
Times. Somebody brought up the SUBJ
ject of the difficulty of keeping some
kinds of birds alive when they were
young. wal" the old wiseacre re-
marked, "you may say what you like,
but common, every day ducks is the
hardest critters goin' to keep alive. :"
"How's that?" inquired meek-looking
young man. oval, you see # you
don't give 'em 'nough water they'll die,
'nif you give 'em too much water
they'll die, N, dern 'em, they'll die
anyhow"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
Teachers Examinations.

l. EXAMINATIONS will be held commencing
IL at 8 O'Clock a. m. and closing at p. m.
on the FIRST SATURDAY of each month; also,
the THIRD SATURDAY in October. November,
February and April.
The examination on the THIRD SATURDAY in
February will be held at atGarrettsville; that on
the THIRD SATURDAY in April, at Kent. All
others will be held at the High School Build
ing, Ravenna.
No certificate will be ante-dated.
Any applicant, known to cheat, will be re-
ec;ed for six months.
By order of the Board.
o. r. HAYMAKER, Clerk,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
Legal Notice.

Nellie NJ. Ellsworth, Adm'x of the estate Of
John B. Ellsworth. deceased,
VS.
John May ct ais.
John May, whose place of residence is un-
known. and his heirs, whose names and resi-
dences are unknown. are hereby notified that
Nellie NJ Ellsworth, AdministratriX of the
estate of John B Ellsworth. late of Fudson
Summit County. Ohio, deceased has filed her
petition in the Court of Common Pleas for Por-
tage County. Ohio. the prayer of which is that
a mortgage given by one John Ellsworth, April
26th, 1910 lands in Lots II and 70. in Streets
boro, Portage County Ohio, to said John May.
to secure the payment of three pl omissory notes
of said date. for $200 each. may be cancelled
(alleging that said notes were fully paid when
they became due) and for other order and de-
cree as shall be equitable and proper.
Said petition will be for hearing five weeks
after the 14th day of September, 1892.
J. II. NICHOLS, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Ravenna, Sept 10, 1892. 1251-6t.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
NOTTCE-

MY wife. Naomi Eckert having left my bed
and board without just cause, all persons are
hereby forbidden harboring or trusting her
my account, as will pay no debts contracted
by her. ~ .,oo ABhAM Elk kEhd.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19

'Daily. Except Sunday. fFlagstop Meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes time from IL 90 noon to 70 m
mdnight Light Faced sOm i2 90 midnight to i2 90 noon
JOSEPH WOOD, E.A. FORD.
General Manager, General Passenger Agent,
2lo-&-I PITTSBURGH, PENN'A
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets
baggage checks, and further information re-
Agent of the Pennsylvania Lines
W. R>9ARMSTR0NG, Agent,
Ravenna, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19
southward.

Nos. 336 and 33S connect at Wellsville for
Steubenville and Bellafre. N0s. 33S and $40
East
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW HlLApELPHla
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19

"Don't you think Mr.. Twiddles is
very absent-minded?" said young
woman. "No," replied Miss Pepper
ton. "He displays admirable caution.
What little he has he always brings
with him. - WaSZhiaadtOn Star.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19

Jeweler-"This shamrock necklace
is one of the finest pieces of jewelry
in my stock" Mr.. Newrich- -"That's
all right. young feller; but we don't
want no imitation stones. It's dia-
monds or nuthin. ."-JeweEers' WeeEla.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19

Jabsley-"Don't you think you could
live at less expense if you paid board
by the week instead of by the mealP"
Mudge-"Yes, suppose 1 could, but
it's heap easier to pay for one meal
than for tWentY-one of EN-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-19

He-"I have decided to ask your
fathers consent by letter, Pauline.
Now what sort of a letter would you
advise me to make itp" She-"I think,
Horace, that would make it an an
onvmous letter. "-LIfe.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06

,h 'he construction of their houses.
which are built Of wood without on
"tom ol paint, the japanese, unlike most
builders, begin with the roof. This ia
cunt on the ground, aud when framed 4.
covered with shingles about ,ho s;ze NJ
uu two nnEers' as thin as sheet of paper.
"heh 1t is done they raise it on four
aoiner posts, and it is pleasure to see.
:. ~ so ngn. and yet SO strong. Tha
of nail. In tho evenings when tho
lanterns dispense their soft light round
the inside OF these white buildings, the
spectator seems to be looking at a magic
lantern. During the day time the sides
Of the houses are slipped out and the
house becomes only roof resting on the
four light corner posts, tho whole inter.
ior being thus opened to the air. Every
part OF it is exposed to view and every
thing done in it can be seen, while be-
hind it appear the charming little
gardens situated in til, rear. The great
luxury of tho Japanese consits In their
mats made of plated straw. They are
perfectly rectangular in shape, about
three inches thick and soft to the touch.
They arc never stepped on with shoes,
since the Japanese go about their houses ,
always barcfooted. OF furniture they
have next to nothing; a small furnace in
one corner, closet mado like the sides
of the house aud intended to contain the
mattresses, small set Of shelves ON
which are arranged the lacqucred plates
for rice and fish, this is all the furnish
ing for these houses, in which they live,
as it were, in the open air. In the mid
die OF each house are two articles OF
general use among ali classes-brazier
and box for tobacco. Being great tea
drinkers, great smokers, and great talk
crs, the japanese pass great deal OF
their time, in groups of seven or eight
seated on their heels around the tea
kcttlc.-Detroit Free Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06

Yankee wooden nutmegs are COM
mon joke, but few people know, thinks
the Boston Transcript, that in Marseilles,
France, nutmegs are actually manufac-
tured for the foreign trade. When kept
very long, nutnegs become wormy and
tso lose their commercial value. but the
thrifty Frenchmen do not feel able to
throw away case of nutmegs only be-
cause the spice happens to be iuil OF
worms, so they put the nutmegs In a
mill, sometime, like coffee mill, and
grind them up, and with clay, bran, a
preparation of glue and set OF suitable
,moulds, produce very fair article OF
nutmeg. They can scarcely be detected
fby the eye or hand, being very hard aud
about the weight of the genuine article;
but soaking in warm water will make
them drop to pieces, while the genuine
article successfully bears any test OF this
kind
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
sarah Randolph. Authoress and Ed>
ucator, Passes Awav.

BALTIMORE, MD Miss Sarah NJ Ran.
aoiph, who for many months past has
neen nee. SGIl9psl M il at her csidcnce in this
WY, uleo Monday. Miss RandoTph WIS
native of Alderman county, Virginia
where her father, Col. Thomas jefferson
randolph, resided on his plantation
Edge Hill" She was granddaughter
of Thomas Jeffersom.
At the close of ;he war Miss Raudolpb
ara an elder sister opened a girls board.
ing school at Edge HilI," which roined
a wide reputation, PARTICULARLY through
the south Afterwards, for a number of
years, years, Miss Randolph WAS principal of
land S'ScU T;ss institute; S; Elliott City, Mary
the literary world, having been the author
OF "A Life of Stoncwall ,Iarkson for Ch;I'
aren and The Domestic Life of Thomas
Jefferson" besides numerous articles and
open letters in tho Nation. "
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
Political Points.

John 8. Leary, prominent colored
man of North Carolina, is quoted as say =
ing that the time has come for the negroes
to divide politically.
Asex Ex-Governor John p. St. John de-
cares absolutely and emphatically that
he will not accept a nomination to the
presidency, Inc Prohibition party VIII
have to look elsewhere for candidate.
w. Jennings Demorest, OF New York, Is
the most probable candidate.
Lieut. Gov. Halle has consented to be
the Massachusetts, Republican nominee
for Governor if he is wanted next fall
This practically puts an end to spccu a
ton as to the Republican candidate
against Gov Russell. Lieut.. Gov. Hale
is the most popular Republican now II
Office,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
Birds That Practice Surgery.

I u rom tuo INcw iIUauo Itii.D -~...~.."..
Some interesting observations relating
to the surgical treatment of wounds by
birds were recently brought by NJ. Fatio
before the Physical Society Of Geneva.
According to the Medical! Record, he
quoted the case of a snipe which he had
often observed engaged in repairing dam
ages. With its beak and feathers it
makes very creditable dressing, apply
ing plasters to bleeding wounds, and even
securing broken limb by means OF a
tout ligature. On one occasion he killcd
u snipe which had on the chest large
dressing composed of down taken from
other parts of the body, and securely fixed
to the wound by the coagulated blood
Twice he had brought home snipe will
interviewer feathers strapped on the site
of fracture of one or other limb.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
A Gold Craze Strikes Virginia.

RICHMOND, VA The old gold fields
which before the war were worked in
partial manner and then suspended, have
resumed operation by the aid of North
ern capital for both milling and washing
and are panning out" equal 10 the best
Western mincs, yielding from si0 TO 800
per ton.
The excitement Just now is due to the
rich washing" Some of the diggers
secure as high as $3.50 n day and none
less than $40 In Fluvanna and Gooch.
land counties, some Of the nuggets found
weighed nearly two ounces. A few ol
the farmers have stopped plowing and
offered their places for sale at four times
their price of ten days ago.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06

United States Commissioner OF Aqri.
culture Rusk, says: "Farming is fast
becoming science in the United States
The fafmers are studying more and they
know more today than ever before.
They have better advantages for study.
We are sending out vast amount of
good information from the Agricultural
department, aud we reach through our
reports aud the newspapers fully mill
lion families every month. The country
is full of agricultural books and news
papers and our experiment stations are
doing wonders. My idea is that Uncle
Isam should . do the exgsgi%en.ing for the
show how to bring up soils aud should
prove to him by experiments whether
certain kinds Of farming are profitable
or not. We are doing this thing at our
experiment stations and the results are
Iclosely watched"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
A terrible tale was told by the miser-

, A terrible tale was told by the miser-
able survivors of band Of emigrants,
who left Yorkshire, England, for the
Brazils about year ago, and reacSsi
home in destitute condition few days
ago. They started out 40 in number,
in answer to an advertisement promis
ing, on behalf of the Brazilian Govern
ment, land, free homes, food for SIX
months, seed for thn crops, all tha
necessary tools, etc., and were landed in
due time at San Paulo. Their hardships
began at once. The food provided was
inedible, and no accumulation had
3;been prepared, 2)o men, women aud
children being compelled to live to.
gether in one great room. Then they
were sent to Santos, where they were
kept for ten days exposed to all sorts of
'hardships and privations. After this
they were put on boari small steamer
for Parauaqua, and remained for four
days on an open deck IN drenching rain
,storms, with only few crusts to eat.
when they were landedr-t last, thei'
only shelter was some miserable shanties
in the swamp, aud before long feve
broke out among them. reducing thei'
numbers at a fearful rate. To procur
assistance in the burial of the dead the
were compelled to part with the las
remnants OF property that remained
them. Finally the survivors made the
way back to Rio, where they were d'
iuded by fre,h promises, and snhiente
to gross brutalities by the soldiers an
police. All the living members OF tn
disastrous expedition tell similar stories
and there appears to be no doubt tn
they have passed through an exPerienc
almost without parallel in the history
immigration frauds.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
The Crops.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Thc Department
of Agriculture has issued report show
ing the condition of the wheat crop on
the first day Of April. 1t is claimed in
this that the average conditio, Of the
crop in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri and Kansas, the principle winter
wheat States, is twenty points lower than
on April 1st OF last year, or II against
073 In New York it is 87, Pennsyl-
vania "a, and in the States from Delaware
to North Carolina it varies from 70 to 96,
80 to 90 in the Southern belt, and high
on the Pacific