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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
Alaskan Style.

at is strange how soon one becomes
accustomed to and adopts the customs
of the country in which one sojourns.
All our party have gradually come to
wear native clothing more or less.
Sealskin boots Chair seal, not the fur
seal, either with the hair on or off the
uppers and legs, as may be desired,
with walrus-skin soles, worn with an
insole of dry grass, were the first arti-
cles of apparel adopted. They are the
most comfortable / have ever worn;
they are also the most clumsy-looking.
But one soon forgets about the appear
ance, and a person with a pair OF
American-made leather boots or shoes
looks as much out of place as an Eskimo
would on the streets of Portland with
his parka (coat), hood and boots on.
1t is too warm for us to endure the
fur coats made of reindeer, seal, squir-
rel, mink skins, ETC., but most of the
party are provided with them. The
hoods are usually attached to the coat,
and are thrown back in warm weather,
| leaving the head exposed. The WIN
| ter boots are made of reindeer and 9TH
er warm skins, with the fur on, but
are not worn in wet weather. Ihe
hair of the reindeer is soft as beaver,
and a coat of this material will keep
out the cold more effectually than ten
times its weight in woolens. In fact,
as am told by residents, one can not
wear enough of woolens to keep warm
in winter. the weight being too great.
Furs are also necessity for bedding.
A st lMtchdelS' Letter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
A young Marsh-Hawk.

His legs developed nearly as slowly
as his wings. He could not stand
steadily upon them until about ten
DAYS before he was ready to fly. The
taIons were limp and feeble. When
we came with food he would hobble
aloug toward us like the worst kind of
cripple, dropping and moving his
wings, and treading upon his legs
from the foot back to the elbow. the
foot remaining closed and useless.
Like baby learning to stand, he made
trials before he succeeded. He would
rise up on his trem bling legs only to
fall back again.
One day in the summer-house I saw
him for the first time stand squarely
upon his legs, with the feet fully
spread beneath them. He looked about
him as if the world suddenly wore
new aspect.
His plumage now grew quite rapidly.
One red squirrel per day, chopped
fine with an ak, was his ration. He
began to hold his game with his foot
while he tore it. The study was full
of his shed down. His dark-brown
mottled plumage began to grow beau
tiful. The wings dropped little, but
gradually he got control of them and
held them in place.
1t was now the goth of July, and the
hawk was about five weeks old. In q
day or two he was walking or jumping
about the ground. He chose posi-
ton under the edge of a Norway
spruce, where he would sit for hours
doing or looking out upon the land
scape. When we brought him game
he would advance to meet us with
wings slightly lifted, and uttering a
shriIl cry. Toss him mouse or spar
row and he would seize it with one
foot and hop off to his cover, where he
would bend above it, spread his plum
age, look this way and that, uttering
ali the time the most eXultant and sat-
isfied chuckle.
About this time he began to practice
striking with his talons, as an Indian
boy might begin practicing with his
bow and arrow. He would strike at
dry leaf in the grass, or at a fallen
apple, or at some imaginary object.
He was learning the use of his weap-
ons. His wings also-he seemed to
feel them spro1ting from his shoulder.
He would lift them straight up and
hold them expanded. and they would
seem to quiver with excitement. Every
hour in the day he would do this.
The pressure was beginning to center
there. Then he would strike playfully
at leaf or bit of wood, and keep his
wings lifted.
The next step was to spring into the
air and beat his wings. He seemed
now to be thinking entirely of his
wings. They itched to be put to use.
A day or two later he would leap
and fy several feet. A pile of brush
ten or twelve feet below the bank was
easily reached. Here he would perch
in true hawk fashion, to the bewilder-
ment and scandal of all the robins and
cat-birds in the vicinity. Here he
would dart his eye in all directions,
turning his head over and glancing it
up into the sky.-St. Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
Nye's NotariaI Bond-The Truth
About it.

1t was at this time also that 1 was
chosen by the governor to act as
notary public. The appointment came
to me wholly unsought on my part.
When | went to bed at night l had no
more idea that l would be a notary
public in the morning than the reader
has. 1t was case where the Office
sought the man, and not the man the
Office. l held this position for six
years, and no one can say that in that
time did wrong official act as notary
public. My seal cost me $6,and in the
six years that held the Office [ swore
eighteen men at twenty-five cents
each, two of whom afterward paid me.
was obliged to give bond, however.
as notary public. / do not know why,
exactly, for the fees were my own, if I
got any. used to deal with a boot
and shoe man whom will call Quidd,
and we were on friendly terms I
bought my boots of him, and scorched
the heels thereof on his hot stove on
winter evenings, when times were dull
and the wintry blast outside reduced
the profits in the cattle business.
casually asked Mr.. Quidd to sign
my bond as notary public, and told
him; but to my astonishment his chin
quiyered, his eye grew dim with un-
he'd tears, as he told me, with his
hand trembling in mine, that he
wished he could, but that he had
promised his dying mother.jus as the
light of the glory world lighted UP her
eyes, that he would never sign bond
or note with any one.
said: "Do not mind this, Mr..
Quidd; it is a trifing matter. Others
will sign. I will get some comparative
stranger to sign with me. Do not feel
badly over it." On the way home ]
got Edward Ivinson, General Worth,
Otto Gramm, Henry Wagner. Abraham
Idleman, Charles Kuster, DR.. Harris,
William II. Root, and James Milton
Sherrod, the squaw-man of the Buffalo
Wallow, to sign my bond. All of these
were men of probity and property, and
the bond was said to be the best
notarial bond that was ever foated in
Wyoming.
On the following day a case in my
court as justice of the peace required
a bond on the part of a saloon-keeper,
and he went out moment to get a
surety. He was hardly out of the
Office before he returned with the name
of Mr.. Quidd. After that I bought
my boots elsewhere. I could not trust
a man who would SO soon forget his
promise to his dying mother. Years
have flown by, and gray hairs have
come on the head ,of Mr.. Quidd,
though 1 have MT a gray hair yet,
and may not have for years, but
have always purchased my boots else
where.-Fronl has con- feSSSo9s SaS the Cen.
tara,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
ANTIQUITY OF BEER.
Authorities Declare It Favorite Bever-
age of the Old Heroic Ages.

Hecat@us, one of the very earliest
Greek historians, who wrote 500 years
before Christ, mentions that the P@on-
ians. or ancient inhabitants of Mace
donia, country which bordered on
Thrace, drank bruton made from bar
ley; and Hellanicus (B. c. 1860 speaks
of race of men who drank beer made
of roots.
Aristotle mentions barley beer under
the name of penon, and observes that
it had such a Supplying effect on those
who drank it that they fell on their
backs and lay face uppermost.
During the later days of the Roman
empire wine must have been nearly as
plentiful as water in southern Europe,
saws the Ge7atLe1ndn'S Magazine; never
theless malt liquors formed the staple
drink of the country folk throughout
the districts situated between the
Adriatic and the Danube. Thus, when
Valens, first emperor of the east and a
native of the east (Constantinople)
and a native of Pannonia, was besieg-
ing Chalcedon, the men on the wall
amused themselves by roaring out at
to "beer bibber," or perhaps our old
| WOIu, dlO S1OdAoS
explains Ammianus, to whom we are
indebted for the narrative, sis poor
sort of drink in nlyricum, consisting
of barley or wheat converted into
liquor"
As a curious instance of how history
repeats itself we may observe that
1000 years afterward the French OF
Pontoise are represented in poem as
addressing similar taunts to their Eng
lish besiegers: "Anglais ct Normans,
retournez la cervoise!" Go home tc
your beer!
Priscus, the ambassador of Theo-
dosius the younger at the court of At
tia the Hun, in Pannonia, district
bounded on the south by beer-drinking
lliyricum and on the north and east
by the river Danube, relates that when
travelling in that country he was fur
nished by the villagers with what was
locally termed medos (mead) instead
of wine, while his servants were sup
piled with drink made from barley
which the barbarians called kamon
and Dion Cassius, who was legate il
the same country two centuries pre-
viously, has recorded the fact tina
"the Pannonians ate and drank bar
ley"
The Egyptians, too, were well known
to the ancient inhabitants of Greec'
as brewers and consumers of beer
"They grind barley and make it int
drink" I" writes Hecat@us. In the "Sup
plants" of Eschylus (B. G. 484) King
Pelasgus says in scornful tone to al
Egyptian herald: "You will find th'
inhabitants of this country (Argos)
let me tell you, men, and not drinker
of barley wine"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
What "ohoke-onn Is"

The greater number of men who
daily complain of sickness in a con-
vict prison are undoubtedly sham
ming. "Choke-off" is compounded of
several of the nastiest and most nau-
seous drugs in the pharmacopoeia, in
eeniously blended to insure lasting
impression on the palate. 1t takes
days to get the taste of this horrible
mixture out of the mouth, and as gar
lie and assafetida are two of its in
gradients the sense of smell is like
wise Extensively exercised when a dose
of "choke-off" is partaken of by an un-
happy wretch suspected of shamming.
l have never seen anything in the way
of pantomime more comic and divert
ing than the grimaces and facial con-
tortions of Bill Sykes on receiving q
strong and liberal dose of this power
full antidote of laziness.-London It'd
Bits.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
An Anecdote of Gilmore.

Since the death of Patrick Sarsfeld
Gilmore, the famous band leader. the
American papers have been full Of
stories of his generosity and unosten-
tatious charity. Manager SWEET OF
the Windsor added to the list when he
last evening told a characteristic story
of the great musician. When Mr.. Gil
more was here last he stopped at the
Windsor hotel, and on the day of his
departure got up very early in the
morning, as was his won't, to super
intend the preparations for leaving.
When he reached the rotunda he saw
the scrubwomen at work on the tiled
floor, and after commenting on their
hard lot, passed around them, giving
each a five-dollar bill as he went by.
The head of the force received double
the amount. 1t may be imagined
that the gratitude of the girls was
great, and P. S. Gilmore's death
caused no deeper regret anywhere in
Montreal than among the scrubbing
girls of the Windsor hotel.-MontreGl
HeTaL1
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
AN sDDER,s BITE.
One Who Was Bitten Describes the IF
fects of the Venom.

As cases of poisoning from the bite
of venomous reptiles are happily rare
in this country, it may prove interest
ing to some of your readers if / relate
my experience on this matter, says a
contributor to London Nature.
About month ago l caught two
snakes at Bickleigh, near Plymouth,
and while exhibiting one, it "bit" or
rather struck me on the lower part of
the right thumb. / Immediately
sucked the puncture Git could not be
called wound), which bled little,
A livid patch soon formed around the
menced to swell. IN a quarter of an
hour I was unable to hold ANYTHING
and almost IN a fainting condition.
The first symptoms apart from the
swelling) was peculiar taste and a
sensation of swelling in the teeth; then
the tongue commenced to swell and
became so large that could hardly
move it, and my eyes seemed ready to
start from their sockets.
In half an hour a terrible vomiting
commenced, preceded by excruciating
pains in the stomach and heart, and
continued with the pains altogether
for nine hours, every drop of liquid be-
ing elected as soon as swallowed;
there were also violent purging and
complete suppression of urine.
There was practically no pain in the
arm, although the painful symptoms
lasted for about nine hours.
did not lose consciousness at any
time. The arm continued to swell for
two days, and then it was nearly as
large as my leg. After this the swelling
subsided, but the arm did not return
to its normal size until twelve days
after the accident. After the SWELL
ing had gone I suffered very much
from rheumatic pains, and. in fact, do
SO now, and the digestion was also
very much impaired. The viper is a
male, little more than two feet long
and about one inch in diameter at the
largest part. Color, dull, yellowish
brown on the upper side, with ziz-
gag black line running down the whole
length. On the under side it is nearly
black, except at the head, where it is
nearly white. have kept the reptile
now for nearly five weeks, and. although
well supplied with small frogs, etc.,
it has not eaten anything, and seems
as lively as ever.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28

Had she seen the stack of unopened
boxes of the magic capsules in Ken
dall,s medicine chest the inconsistency
of her sex would doubtless have pre-
vented any change in the widows sem
timents. About two months after his
first visit to her store Kendall came in
and found an awkward country gal
liant going in just ahead of him.
"Want a nickel's worth of love pow
ders," he snickered
With flush in her cheeks the widow
bowed to Kendall and turned to wait
on the countryman. She took down a
bottle of fine, white powder and
weighed the amount. AS he took it
the fellow said: "My chum used it
and it worked fine. He spread it on
candy and give it to his girl and they
wuz married last night. Hope I'll
have as good luck"
Kendall looked at the druggist ques-
tioningly as the fellow departed.
"It's what they call love POWDER"
she said, with little forced laugh. sI
hate to sell it, but they will have it.
Of course there's nothing in it-onIy
their imagination. They think that if
they can get person to eat it their
She stepped behind the desk to at
tend to something and Kendall was
alone. Quick as flash he drew box
of bonbons that he had bought for the
widow and noiselessly moved over and
secured the jar of love powder. He
sprinkled it generously over the con-
fections and slipped the bottle back
into place. As he did so he lifted his
eyes and saw that the widow was re-
garding him in a mirror that hung
behind her desk.
Perhaps it was the expression in her
eyes that gave him courage, for he
turned and went back to her.
Il have brought you these" he said,
handing her the box of bon nbons.
A demure smile which she could not
repress played around the corners of
her mouth as she gravely thanked him
and opened the box.
One, two, three pieces she ate, and
then Kendall, whose heart was wildly
beating as he endeavored to speak,
coolly asked: "Has it done its workP"
Il think it has," she said, family,
and Kendall's arms were around her
and her head was on his breast, the
sad look gone forever from her lovely
gray eyes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
WOKE THE sENTRIEs UP.
A Spaniel Which Refused to Recognize q
Soldier in Civilian Attire.

Speaking of queer dogs" said Mr..
Lawrence, manager of the post traders
store at Smelling, to a Pioneer Press
man, "there was one at Fort Sully that
aroused the interest and wonder of
everybody in the post. He belonged
to no one. He was not bad-looking
water spaniel, but appeared to know a
thing or two. Every member of every
company treated him royalty, and he
was continually around them. The
minute any of his friends appeared in
citizens dress the dog refused to rec
ognize him, and no amount of per-
suasion could induce him to make up.
1t was often tried by the men for fun,
but in every single instance the dog
showed his teeth and trotted away.
He seemed to have a particular affin-
ity for the boys of Company A, and
many one he saved from trouble.
There was a certain guard post in the
fort that was not looked upon as being
particularly important, but you know
how strict regular army officers are,
and should a guard be caught mapping
ii would 60 hard with him. At this
post the dog would be found every
night as regular as clockwork. He
stayed right with the sentinel. and his
presence often gave the soldiers an op-
portunity to catch little rest. They
could go to sleep during the late hours
of the night, but the minute the old
dog heard the least sound of footsteps
he would scratch the guard roughly
on the shoulder and wake him up in
time to meet the intruder, be he officer
or otherwise. do not know of a SIN
gle instance where sentinel on this
post was caught mapping, though the
officers tried it time and time again.
The sentinels on other posts did not
fare so well. Company A could not do
too much for that animal and is car
ing for him yet, though believe it is
required that ne be locked up at night.
This was sad blow to the men, for
they were seldom very much fatigued
from guard duty when the dog was
with them"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
Her First Pair.

She knew it all, says the Detroit
Free Press. Of course she did. She
was of about that age when they al
ways do. She was pert and pretty,
but she didn't wear suspenders. How
ever, she knew she ought to. That's
why she sailed into the store so grand
ly. The poor innocent, ignorant clerk
was utterly overcome by her tremend-
Gus superiority. He simply did not
know anything except how terribly
inferior he was to this prodigy of super
excellence.
"Have you suspenders here?" she
said with an air of if-you-haven't-you'd-
better-have.
The clerk could only nod in affirma-
ton.
well" she continued, 81 want q
set"
Then the clerk busted wide open.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
A GauZY Tale.

Here is story thin as spider webs.
In Alachua and other counties in Flor
ida, a short time ago, there was a
shower of fine spider webs which COW
cred the ground for miles. Enough
fell, it is said, to start cotton fac
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
The Equatorial City.

The only city in the world on the
line of the equator is Quito, and there
the sun rises and sets at the same time
all year round, namely o'clock.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28

Expressions of regret are often heard
in Jewish circles in New York that SO
few of the rabbis of that city are able
to expound the religion of Judaism in
the English language.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-12-28
The Beggar.

A beggar am, and ] constantly tramp -
From town unto town. in the dry and the
damp;
And often at close of the wearisome day
j sleep in a fence corner out of the way,
And seldom, if ever, | sleep in a house,
But often in barns, where the rat and the
mouse
Watch closely, with greedy, hankering eye,
In hope that ere morning the beggar may die.
For am old and ragged and poor,
And am driven away from the door.
once had home-it was years ago
After labor how sweet it was thither to go!
a wife and a child came to welcome me in,
For truly not always beggar I've been,
But trusted man who was pitiless, bad;
He cheated me oLt of all that had,
A lawyer got famo for his winning the case.
And / was left homeless with famine to face.
Thus am old and ragged and poor,
And am driven away from the door.
The struggle was short for my wife and my
laid them to rest where no troubles annoy;
And alone 1 was left in this wide world OF
pain.
With nothing in life more to lose or to gain,
I left all my pride in the graves of the dead,
And became a n9ere beggar asking for bread;
And many, hard hearted, believe not my tale,
Arrest me as vagrant and send me to Jail;
For am old and ragged and poor,
And am driven away from the door.
For years have been just beggar, a tramp,
And keep on my way in the dly and the damp
A-bagging for bread where Pm scoffed at and
jeered,
A-begging for bread where 1 m hated and
feared,
And no one will know heart throbbed in the
breast
OF the beggar before it was crushed into rest;
And no one will care when he draws the last
breath,
And passes unnoted the portal of Death.
And yet, though m old and ragged and poor,
He'll not drive me away from his door,
IL. 8 Jenkins in Toronto Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-28
TIE NEW MOVEMENT.


BATTLEFRONT April 20.-Twenty more
democratic oaucuses, including all that MIR.
Atkins i Argus reports which had not be-
fore been heard from here, and including
also his only stronghold in Lamoills county
-Stowe-W Waterbury and East Montpelier
in Washington county and Danville in Gale
donna, give him 80 delegates to IA opposed
and II whose preferences are unknown.
The total count up to date therefore,
with over half OF tho delegates elected is as
follows: 1lS for Atkins, 1875 against, and 90
unknown or disputed. The only surprise in
this result was at Randolph. heretofore
counted as sn Atkins stronghold, which
gives two out Of three against him. The
only large towns now to elect or having
more than four delegates each are Brattle-
boro, Rockingham, Barre, Morristown,
Nor thlield and Bakersfield, four OF which
the anti Atkins men feel sure Of carrying.
Windham county delegates yet to be chosen
will give them % votes.
The leaders OF the new movement say that
with the towns they feel sure Of they do not
see how it is possible they can be beaten.
they have l32-or 100 outside Of Windham
county-yet to get for a najorty OF the
whole. Atkins has 1917 TO get.
There are now 14l Of the PAS towns that
have not blld cauouses or bsen heard from,
most OF them electing one or two delegates.
Many OF these never before elected delegates
or have any organization.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-28
JOSIE LEWARE BOUND OVER.

No Crcdence Placed in Eer story of the
intnnticide by tho Presiding Judge
GARDNER, Mass. April 25.--Josie Lee
are, arrested at Water burT, Va, Satur-
day by Deputy Sheriff Nichols OF Bsldwns-
vllle, Mass, charged with infanticidc, was
tried here to-day. She claims tina; she re-
csived n letter the early part of April from
Ella Goodwin OF Planfieid, Vt, asking Josie
I. meet her at the train April s org at
Ea,dwnsville, as she had something for her.
NHe handed Josie pastebo box, and upon
opening it in her room shs found IL contained
dead child. She was SO frightened she
knew not what to do, and hastily placing
GJLne old clothing around it, threw it into
The river, saying nothing to any ore. Soon
after she lett for her home, atWategb bury,
Vt, where she was arrested.
he child was discovered April 10, and
ner story was 90 improbable that Judge
Field bound her over in $500 to the SUI
pren,e Court at Worcester the second Mon
day in May. Her bondsnen are Dir. Smith
and II. NJ. Small Of Ba!dWnsville.