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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
DETERMINED TO WIN.
The Woman Pawned Her Goat to G,
Money for Her Lawsuit.

"My first case" said well-known
Harlem lawyer to a Commercial AdUer-
tiSer man, "was an unique one. An
Irish family of the name of Murphy,
living up on the rocks in one of the
fast-disappearing remnants of Shanty-
town, were fraudulently evicted from
their tumbledown cabin by rascally
landlord. The practical head of the
household was the wife, and she de-
termined to fight the matter out.
"For three weeks the Murphys, chill
dren, furniture and all, lived in the
back yard of their former home with
nothing between them and heaven but
a fiimsy tent made of old sheets, while
Mrs. Murphy tramped around town
looking for a lawyer who would take
their case for nothing.
"One day she charged into my Office
and told me her story with the stereo-
typed exactness that comes from fire.
quent repetition. The case seemed to
be worthy one, and as | wasn't over
burdened with work / agreed to take
it free of charge and reinstate the
Murphys in their dilapidated home
stead.
"She wanted to get out free sum-
mons against the landlord and waive
several other small but necessary ex-
penses, but 1 told her it would be
more polite to pay these, as the total
would not amount to S..
"'Foive dollars she cried, 'divil a
clint have the Murphys seen since me
husband losht his job wan month ago,
and the lasht blissed thing thin pawn
brokers IL take they've got already
"When I offered to loan her the
money she went into such rage that
l apologized abjectly.
"'Be the powers, she exclaimed after
pacing the floor for about ten minutes,
4 forgot wan thing! Wait, mister,
an III be back in an hour
"She kept her word, and just as
was closing up shop for the day she
reappeared with her hands full of sill
yer, which she poured upon my desk.
"'Mrs. Murphy, queried, where
did you get this? I thought your
last valuable had been pawned?'
"'Yis,' she replied with CLEAN of
triumph in her gray eyes, Everything
excipt the goat. 1 tux auld Nanny,
whose milk me childer has lived upon,
over to the Kenneys, and they lint me
four dollars and ninety-sivin cints on
her. There's the money, young man,
and now, be the luv of hivin, 90 in
and bate Mccarthy
q take pleasure in stating that Nc
Carty was 'baten.'"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
BOYISH FRANKS.
Interesting Incidents Related by Car
dinaI Manning.

In the course of an interview which
the late Cardinal Manning had to en-
dure at the hands of a Strand Mdgd-
zine reporter the old prelate referred
to his boyhood days as follows: "Well,
if YOU want me to talk nonsense l will
say that it is long way back to re-
member, for l am SO, but l spent my
childhood at Totteridge. A boy at
Coombe bank, Christopher Wads-
worth, late bishop of Lincoln, and
Charles Wadsworth, bishop of st.
Andrews, were my playfellows. 1
frankly admit 1 was very mischievous.
The two Wadsworths and | conceived
the wicked intentions of robbing the
winery. The door was always kept
locked, and there was nothing for it
but to enter through the roof. There
was dinner party that day, but there
were no grapes. This is probably the
only case on record where three future
bishops were guilty of larceny. We're
we punished? No, we were discreet.
We gave ourselves up and were for
given.
Il was always fond of riding, shoot
ing, boating and cricketing. well
remember that with the first shot
1EOul lily I'LL hlIlGu LcbAS AhotI
shot was nearly the means of prevent
ing me from ever becoming 80. My
fathers gamekeeper was with me at
the time, and he was very tall, heavy
fellow, with a tremendous hand.
When he saw the hare fall he brought
that same huge hand down on my
back with all his might and hearty
well done, Master Henry His en-
l. I II
the world. My shooting inclinations
however, once nearly ruined the fami
Iy coach-in those days, you know, we
used to have great, cumbersome, un
comfortable vehicles. [ had a battery
of cannons, and my first target was
the coach-house door. One of these
formidable weapons carried fairly
weighty bullet. Well, I hit the dool
the bullet went clean through an6
nearly smashed the panel of thu
| oOach -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
He Thought He Was Dead.

In speaking about wound received
in the cheek at the battle of Sharps-
burg, Senator-elect Gordon not long
ago told curious story which illus
trates feature of his character which
will come into play during his sem
atorial rareer. 1t is the fact that Cor
don never loses his head and that he
can think under any circumstances.
Said Gen. Gordon:
"While lay there wounded on the
field my mind went through a curious
process of reasoning. 1 thought had
been struck by cannon-ball and I
said to myself: L have been struck in
the head with six-pound solid shot.
1t has carried away my head. I can
feel that there is little piece of the
skull left on the left side. But my
brains must be gone entirely. There
fore l am dead. And yet 1 am think
ing. And how can man think with
his head shot off? And, if am think
ing, | cannot be dead. And yet no
man can live after his head is shot off
Still l may have consciousness after l
am dead, but my body cannot have
action. Now, if can lift my leg, then
it must be that I am alive / will try
that. Can 1? Yes, 1 can. l see it
rising. l am not dead, after all, and
with that l woke up and found that my
head was still on, but I reasoned as
philosophically and logically over the
matter as though l was in my office" )"
-PEtts6atrg Dispatch.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
A DETERMINED CLIENT.
How She Raised Funds for Her Suit and
Exhorted Her Lawyer.

~My first case" said a well-known
Harlem lawyer to N. Y. Commercial
AdUertiSer man, "was very unique
one. An Irish family of the name of
Murphy, living up on the rocks in one
of the fast disappearing remnants of
Shanty-town, were .fraudulently evicted
from their tumbledown cabin by
rascally landlord. The practical head
of the household was the wife, and she
determined to fight the matter out.
For three weeks the Murphys, children,
furniture and all, lived in the back
yard of their former home with moth
ing between them and heaven but a
Mrs. Murphy tramped around town
looking for a lawyer who would take
their case for nothing.
~One day she charged into my Office
and told me her story with the stereo-
typed exactness that comes from fire.
quent repetition. The case seemed to
be worthy one, and as l wasn't over
burdened with work I agreed to take it
free of charge and reinstate the Muir
phys in their dilapidated homestead.
She wanted to get out free summons
against the landlord and waive several
OGucI SUItn UuG AGCOSSdIy 6ApOIlS0S,
but told her it would be more polite
to pay these, as the total would not
amount to S..
"'Foive dollars!' she cried; 'divil
cint have the Murphys seen since me
husband losht his job wan month ago,
and the lasht blissed thing thin pawn
brokers IL take they've got already
When I offered to loan her the money
she went into such rage that l
apologized abjectly. BE the powersr
she exclaimed, after pacing the floor
for about ten minutes, L forgot wan
thing! Wait, misther, an I'll be back
in an hourn
"She kept her word, and just as I
was closing up shop for the day she
reappeared with her hands full of silver,
which she poured upon my desk. Mrs.
Murphy, l queried, where did you get
thisP thought your last valuable had
been pawned?' 'Yis,' she replied, with
CLEAN of triumph in the gray eye,
'ivirything excipt the goat. l tux
auld Nanny, whose milk me childer
has lived upon, over to the Kenneys,
and they lipt me $4.97 on her. There's
the money, young man, and now, be
the luv of hivin, go in and bate Nc
Cartyr
81 take pleasure in stating that Nc
Carty was 'baten'."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
AN ACE oE ARRREulArIoNs.
1t Causes the Tall Man to Sigh, but the
Short Man COughed.

"This," said the tall man contem-
plativelv, "appehrs to be, at least so
far as New York city is concerned, an
age of authorizations. Everything IS
abbreviated, even time, and | may say
that is the case especially in the pay
ment of notes.-the time is always too
short"
"May I ask" said the short man,
"what has suggested to you this trend
of thought" THAT" said the tall
man, and he pointed to the advertise
ment of theater on which, after the
names of the play and the star, was
this mysterious announcement: "Ev'gs.
Mats. Wed. Sat-" There" went on
the tall man, "is sample of one style
of abbreviations. l can not but think
that that advertisement must be a
source of WEAKNESS to the foreigner
who is studying our language and who
attempts, as all of them do, to read
the signs as he walks along the street.
How in the world is he to know that it
means that performances are given in
the evening and at Wednesday and
Saturday matinees? 1t certainly does
not say So"
"That's so," said the short man.
eat the opera one night, remember,
a countryman and his wife sat behind
me. The names of the ballet dancers
were printed on the bill as Mile Sc
and So and Mile So and So. The
countryman, after reading the bill
says to his wife: "This is funny,
Mary; the front names of all these
gals is Milly.'"
eyes" said the tall man. cts very
misleading. But it's not only words
that are abbreviated. Nearly every
thing is abbreviated. Take the pa
tience of my landlord, for instance:
that is abbreviated. And Twas panied
to notice this morning that the trou-
sers of my youngest son are abbre,
waited. Everything, in fact, seems tc
be abbreviated, except my appetite.
He sighed. "Cheer up" said the short
man. "I'll cough"
They rose from their seats in the
lobby of the hotel and walked toward
the doors on one of which was the
word "Pull" and on the other the word
push" With one accord they pushed
on the pull door and then pulled on
the push door. Both swore, tried il
again, succeeded, and Disappeared
n. Y. Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
Cruel Man.


She came in daintily. and laid
manuscript tied with a blue ribbon on
the editors desk, says the Detroit Free
Press. he looked up at her question:
ingly. She was quite pretty and he
continued to look. 81 write poetry
sometimes" she said TREMENDOUSLY, but
with a hope grown upon his kindly
look. Il beg your pardon" he said,
canting his head over to one side, as
if his ear were out of repair. 81 write
poetry sometimes, SIR" she repeated
softly and insinuatingly, as she pushed
the blue ribbon little nearer his
hand. She was just as pretty and as
sweet as ever, but his face grew hard.
"You do?" he said coldly. "Yes, sir, /"
and she trembled again. "Well, you
ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Good morning!" And the cold bru-
tality of everyday life was en- top
again.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
PIECE In The PAPER.
How Bobby Dibble Showed Appreciation
of His Sisters Work.

"T wanter git piece put in the
paper"
the bald-headed editor glancing at the
small boy with the dirty face and agate
gray eyes, suspecting that the young
ster had an account of a baseball game
between the Base Hitters and Silver
Spoons.
"'Tain't wrote yet" said the lad,
an I'm a-lookin' for somebody as kin
write it"
"What is it?" said the baldheaded
editor. 81 guess can fix it for you"
"It's an advertisement bout a faith
full sister," said the boy, lingering
paper-weight and breathing heavily.
Whose sister?"
"She's mine"
HWhat has she done?"
"Got me out of Jail"
eAnd what were you in jail for?"
"Nothin'; but some fellers swore
lie on ME bout two coats"
"How did she get you out?"
"She went an seen Judge Dubose.
You see, mister, it is this erway," and
the boy gulped once or twice as the
baldheaded editor gazed searchingly
at him before he told his story says the
Memphis Appeal-AUGlaaacte. "a bloke
named Edgar Phillips-they call him
Dead Man'-stoie some clos an der
cops pinched him. He kinder had it
in fur me, yer know, an when he see
he mus go up he drug me into it. He
told the police that me an him done
the job together an they pinched me-
too. | thought it was all day with me
but my sister, she seen two lawyers
an they seen the Judge aa' made a
talk for me. 'TWusun't no use till they
told him bout my sister. Then he told
'em to tell her to come to see him. She
went an told him how it was an he let
me off on her account an l want to get
her advertised fur it. +"
The baldheaded editor looked hard
and long into the boys agate eyes for
evidences Of shame but could find
nothing but pride at the possession Of
such a sister and hope that she would
get proper "advertisin'." The re-
portorial instinct was aroused and
visions of a sensational item, in which
was a stern judge yielding to the blan-
dishments of a gray-eyed siren with full
red lips flashed through the bald
headed editors brain. Finally the boy
grew impatient and said:
well, mister, will you make piece
about my sister,"
"Yes, my son." replied he of the bare
Uranium; chow old is she?"
"She's 1even years DID," said the
boy.
The reply exercised the demon Of
suspicion. The siren with the gray
eyes and red lips vanished from the
editors mind and in it's place came
the figure of timid, shrinking child,
with the gold
| Of the sun in her hair and
| The dewy blue eyes of the fairies of old.
seeking an audience with the repre-
sentative of the law, Drawing she knew
not what for her brothers sake. The
baldheaded man apologizede mentally
to Judge DuBose, to the boy and tc
the boys sister.
| "Yes," said he, "Ill write something
about your sister. What is your name
| and hers?"
"My names Bob Dibble and her'n is
Susan Dibble," said the boy, and the
baldheaded editor made note of it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
Too Old to Be Interested,

Not long ago, in public school ex-
animation, an eccentric examiner de-
manded:
What views would King Alfred take
OF universal suffrage, the conscription
and printed books if he were living
now?"
A pupil wrote in answer.
IF King Alfred were still alive he
would be too old to take any interest
in anything. ."-Lo1ad01a Figaro.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
LEGAL NOTICE.

The State of Ohio. ! r ,.. el,. -,
Portage County SIS ! l" N'"i' Vi oolililoh Ieas
Mrs. Emma Roosinger Plaintiff
Case No
Fl. NJ Rus. Celia Russ and E. G a71O.
Lewis Defendants.
II. NJ. Russ and Celia Russ. the above named
defe ndants, who reside in Stanberrv Gentry
County. ~ issuuri. and whose .Postofice address
is same place, will take notice that the plaintiff
Mrs. Emma Boos niger, on the 2Srd day of Feb
ruary. 1892. did commence Il civil action in said
Court against them. to recover against them
and others. the sum of $3.50 90, with interest
from April 1st, s9l On promissory note made
b7 them and E @. Lewis. to plaintiff Mrs
Emma Boosinger said note bearing date of
April 18Th 1888 and PAYABLE one year after date
with interest; and for lhe sum of $3.50 90 with
interest from April 18Th. 1891. plaintiff asks
judgment against said defendants as makers of
said note.
An order of Attachment has been issued
against the property of said H. NJ. Russ and
Celia Rnss, and they are required to answer on
MRS. EMMA BOOSTNGER, PpT.
12246. Bye. B NEWTON, her Atty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16

In the diaries of the late Mr.. Cope,
R. A, published by Bentley & Son, the
following story is given as told by his
sister-in-law: "She met farmer
friend and said to him: I hear, John,
that you're lately married; who is your
wife?' 'Weel, Miss Benning, I doan't
quite know How so? Where did
you meet with her?' .Aweel, ye see,
miss, went t. market, and as | was
going seed a canny lass warking
along t. road, and 1 says: "Will ye git
oop and ride?" SAY" says she. $50
she gat oop," and 1 asked her: "Are ye
gangin' to t market?" aye" says
She. "What for?" says I. ITO git a
place." says she. So l set her down
i t. market and left her, and as I COM
back i t. evening there was this same
lass warking t. saame way oop hill. So
[ spall' to her again and aXed her:
"Ha' you gotten yer plaace?" "Nay,"
says she, Il hanna" "Will We git oop
and rideP" aye" says she. So she
got oop and axed her: "D'ye think
my place would suit YEP" "What
place is that?" says she. "Why, to be
my wife," says l. q doan't mind"
says she. So we got wed, and she's a
rare good wife, but she's a parfec t
stranger to me. ."-Lond03a Ne10s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16

*Daily. Except Sunday. fFlagstop. meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes tms;fom IL 90 noon TO u 90
midnight Light Faced from u 90 midnight to II 90 noOn
JOSEPH WOOD, E. A. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Agent
11-15-a-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.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
Chinese Tea Culture.

1t is estimated that 100000, 900 of
the Chinese people are engaged in the
culture, preparation, sale, carriage,
and expectation of tea, and their in
terests are adversely affected by the
rivalry of other countries.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
Legal Notice.
Flora Young, Plaintiff, }
VS.

John oungs Defendant
John Young. whose place of residence is un-
known will take notice. that on the sth day of
February A d 1892. the plaiRtif Flora oung
filed her petition in the Court of Common Pleas
of Portage County, Ohio being cause No. 27n4,
praying divorce from said John Young on
the grounds Of gross neglect of duty and adnl-
terry, and for alimony to be charged on the de
fcndant'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,
1922 ct. ByJ.H. DUssEL, her Atty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16
Teachers Examinations.

Teachers EXaminatl
l. EXAMINATIONS will be held. commencing
Il at 8 o'clack 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 tGarrettsville; 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-
cved for six months.
By order of the Board.
OF. HAYMAKER. CLERK,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16

Visitor-"May consult the files of
your paper for a week back?" Fresh
clerk-"Certainly; only I'd advise you
to use porous plaster. life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16

The greatest plague ever known visit
ed Naples in 1886 and carried off $780,
600, people in twenty-eight weeks.
The Irish parliament existed for
over 800 years. 1t was extinguished
in 1901 at the time of the union with
Great Britain.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-03-16

Nos $50 and 33S connect at Wellsyille for
Steubenville and Bellaire. Nos. 33S and AZ
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
East.
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW PHILADELPHIA.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-11-03
Free to the Afflicted.

All who are suffering from the
effects OF Youthful Errors, Loss OF
Manhood Failing Powers, ,Gonorrhea,
elect, Structure, Syphilis and the
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of these terrible disorders will receive
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writing to the CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-11-03
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.
U. 5. DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE.
WINNEMUccA STATION,

WINNEMUcCA STATION
November. ., 1892
Conditions of weather for the "a hours end
fngSP M, 18th meridian time, or 500 T. N.
local time.
Mean Barometer, 2j.9i
Maximum Temperature, 50 deg.
Minimum Temperature, Is deg.
Mean Temperature, 36 deg
Misunderstanding direction s.W; max
imum velocity II miles an hour.
Precipitation for "a hours, 90 inches.
Minimum Temperature, Nov. 3. 80 deg.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-11-03
For THE LEGISLATURE.

The Executive Committee of the Hum
boldt County silver League announce HON.
C. A. LAGRAVE of Winnemucca as their
unanimous choice for State Senator and
HON. WILLIAM WEIGHEL of Paradise Val
ley and HON. j. ii, THIES of Lovelock as
their unanimous choice for Assemblymen,
subject to the decision of the Silver party of
Humboldt County ut the polls on November
Sth.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-11-03
SPECIAL OFFERINGS At THE NEVADA CASH STORE
SILVER STATE BUILDING.

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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-11-03
4 RARE CHANCE FOR MEN OF MEANS
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The property consists Of everything
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