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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
IMMENSELY oE AUSTRALIA.
One Phase ef the Subj ect which Aneri-
cans Often Miss.

Among the tacit misconceptions into
which distant critics are most likely to
fall about antipodean affairs is that
which is based upon ignorance of the
enormous area and possibilities OF the
colonies. Especially is this likely in
the United States. where the assump-
ton may be that, as the population of
Australia is about the same as that of
the thirteen original seaboard colonies
of America. the surface over which
they are distributed is also approx
imately the same.
As matter of fact there is no such
proportion. New South Wales alone
is as large as they were; Tasmania, the
Rhode Island of Australia. is as large
as that state with New Jersey, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, added;
Victoria. the smallest colony of the
continent, is equal in size to Great
Britain; Queensland surpasses the
united areas of Austria, France and
Germany; South Australia one-third
greater than Queensland, is nearly as
large as Western Australia, which Of
itself has nearly four times the extent
of Texas, while the two colonies to-
gether are larger than the whole Of
GuIOp0 W1buOuL huSSIAs u0 SGFGU
colonies between them occupy terri
tory greater than that of the United
States. excluding Alaska. 1t is true
that at present Australia has barely
1000, 900 inhabitants, but these inn
mense areas represent a potential pop
ulation to which it is impossible to set
bounds. No part of the continent is
SO hot and so unhealthy as to forbid
white settlement, and if the strip of
low-lying coast lands in the north be
omitted there is no part of it yet colo
nized in which Europeans can not
work.
Port Darwin, the country about the
Gulf of Carpentaria, and an indefinite
belt toward the northwest lie within
the tropics and are suitable for trop-
ical productions; but the high plateau
of northern Queensland. which runs
close to the sea, is found thoroughly
healthy for English miners and graziers
and enjoys a bracing winter. The
back county. though waterless by COM
parisou with the Mississippi valley, is
able to carry stock well in most sea-
sons and with well tanks and dams
may be made to do so in all years.
The desert country of eastern Aus
tralia has yet to be found. d.-Scribner' 8.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
COLD coURTSHIP.
Portuguese Lovers Are Compelled to
Woo at Distance.

The Portuguese are very conserva-
tive in their idea of the position of
women in society, and they got their
ideas from their Moorish masters in
bygone centuries. Consequently, girls
lead a very shut-in life; they go regu-
larly to mass Sunday mornings and
take occasional walks during the week,
always accompanied by one or two
chaperons. Young men never call at
the house, and if they did would not
be admitted Except on business"
This strictness leaves but one way
open for an interchange of sentiments,
and that is the window, and it is quite
the thing to make use of it. 1t is not
considered ill-bred to stare in Portu-
gal; man may stare at girl he does
not know as long as he likes; he must
not do so to a girl he has been intro
duced to unless she gives him some
encouragement by returning his
glances.
A girl will sit at the window all the
afternoon looking into the street. and
her, and this is so much the custom
passers-by. From looks they proceed
to bows to smiles. to few words,
then he follows her to church. finds out
if she is going to the theater, and goes
too. serenades her with his guitar on
moonlight nights. and finally makes an
offer to her father.
He is then received by the family
and allowed to come to the house in
quiet way until the wedding, and after
that the young couple usually live
either with her parents or with his.
tinueS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
Everybody Loves '.Dixie."

1t has often been remarked that the
familiar air of s,Dixie" will elicit more
applause here than any other piece of
music that may be performed. A
medley of national or patriotic airs
will usually contain Dixie and that
particular tune will be greeted with a
degree of applause that quite throws
everything else in the shade.
This fact is attributed to southern
sentiment. but it is far from correct.
The northern soldier sang Dixie and
marched to 'Dixie" in the great cam
paigns. Every Union band used to
play it and every Union soldier has
lightened the knapsack and accoutre-
ments by joining in the lively tune
with his comrades. Besides this,
Dixie" is a lovely bit of music, and in
the opinion of eminent composers is
superior to almost all the national airs
of the world-conspicuously to those
of this country.
Don't let anybody make you believe
that only southerners and southern
sympathizers love "Dixie. IN T.
Herald
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
BEATEN BY A MOOSE.
Exciting Four-Mile Race in Which the
Monarch of the Forest Won.

As short train of fat-cars was run
ming up the Duluth & Winnipeg Road
into Itasca County, Mimi, a large
moose was discovered near the track,
says YOUTHS Companion. In an in
slant he fled ahead of the train along
the old tote path used by the Indians
and woodsmen before the railway was
built. The path is close to the car
are no regular trains on Sunday the
engineer had clear field and deter
mined to show the moose how to run.
The iron horse snorted and bounded
along over his track of steel. while all
on board intently watched the race. 1t
was four:-mile straightaway run.
The moose's gait was an indescriba-
BILE trot, such as only a moose can ex-
hibit; his hind feet tanning his ears,
his tongue hanging from his mouth,
every muscle in his body moving, while
his PAGES were apparently two rods
in length. At first it was only little
jog, but as the engine began to do its
best the moose let himself out a knot
at time, and ali the mysterious power
of steam could not prevail against this
monarch of the forest.
Faster and faster sped the engine.
but still the frightened moose trotted
in the van, letting out his tongue an
other link, and adding another knot,
as was needed, to his gait. But when
four miles had thus been traversed,
the contestants came upon a clearing
where men were gathered. Thus
driven from his pathway and forced to
abandon what seemed a playful pas
time, the moose dashed across the
track several rods in front of the en-
gine and moment later, without
awaiting the reward of his we'll
earned laurels, was lost to sight in the
forest.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
MASSACRE OF YEARS AGO.
The Murder of a Hunting Party of Ind
ians by Sioux Near Pilot Mound.

The discovery of portions of hu-
man skeleton among the buffalo bones
that are piled near the railway station
brings to recollection tragedy that
occurred within a few miles of this
seventeen years ago, and of which
event the human bones are believed to
be a ghastly reminder. Three Ind
ians, two men and a lad, had their
camp in the woods about four miles
north of Pilot Mound, and had spent
the fall hunting and trapping in the
lakes and river, obtaining a good sup
ply of furs and game. The hunters
were about to leave for new district
and early one morning had loaded
their two carts and harnessed their
horses, when they were suddenly con-
fronted by seven armed Sioux, who
had in some way discovered the smoke
from the camp fire.
For some years hostilities had
ceased. and not expecting danger the
Indian hunters were off their guard
and were taken completely by surprise,
for it was evident that the Sioux con-
templated murder and robbery, only
hesitating lest other Indians might be
in the vicinity. One of the hunters.
named Black Nose, was man of ex-
traordinary shrewdness and activity
and took in the situation at once, but
pretending that he felt no suspicion of
alarm, he carelessly took up a kettle
and advanced slowly toward a rivulet
close by as if to procure some water.
One of the Sioux followed with his
gun, in readiness lest his intended vic
tim should attempt to escape. When
passing clump of willow bushes
Black Nose made sudden bound be-
hind the bushes and was off like an.
arrow. The Sioux fred but the stems
of the bushes turned the bullet aside
and the hunter continued his way un-
injured. There was then general
discharge of guns. Some shots were
fired at the escaping Indian and other
shots killed the boy and his father, who
remained at the camp. Black Nose
knew that his companions were MUIR
dered, and that the whole band were
after him determined on his destruc-#
tion, lest he should carry intelligence
of the attack.
Being better acquainted with the
country than the Sioux and being ex-
ceedingly active. Black Nose eluded
his enemies by keeping in the thickest
woods along the river and crossing the
Pembfha somewhere near the foot of
Swan. lake. he made his way at that
late season of the year to the Hudson's
Bay post, at the Red river, about eight
miles distant, without food or shelter,
and arrived in most exhausted con-
ditlon. A strong party of half-bl&eds
and Indians, we'll armed. started out
to pursue and punish the murderers.
advancing as far as Calf mountain,
when a heavy snow-storm prevented
further progress and the pursuing
party were forced to return. The
Sioux captured the horses, guns, traps
and furs of the murdered hunters,
leaving the bodies of the slain to be
devoured by the wolves.-PiLot Mound
Sentinel.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
OF Interest to Theo1ogians.

lone oh the most s'prisin' mistooks
dat de greet trelogians is now lab'rin
under am dis remarked the Rev.
Wharyogwine Simmons in one of his
powerful doctrinal discourses. "Dey
all declar' dat de fruit wha' cawsed
de fall OBJ Adam an Ebe outor dat
gyarden war apple. Lemme jes' tole
yo'. my bruddren. dat dey is ebbry las
one OBJ 'em barkin' up de wrong tree
Datter fruit warn't no apple. De ole
pizon sarpunt didn't peddle out no sich
inherent fruit es dat. 1t war ban
ana. dat what it war. Fus', yo' see,
Ebe she TUX hit an ct up de top half.
Den she jes' scooped out de res an
handed hit toh Adam. an frowed de
peelin' right down dar under foot. An
Adam he jes' warn't noticin'. ontwell
fus' ting he knowed he slipped up on
dat banana-peelin' an went down ker-
blim! An dat, my deah bruddren. is
widout doubt de properest 'plainashun
OBJ de fall. Boston Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
The TOWERS oE SILENCE.
The Gruesome Places Where the Parssss
Dispose OF Their Dead.

The Parsees, a peculiar sect living
IN Bombay. were formerly from Per-
sia; they are fire worshippers, and give
the bodies of their dead to be devoured
by vultures. Receptacles for this pur.
pose are built resembling round towers
about twenty-five feet in height, the
interior arranged in three separate
rows around the entire inside, varying
IN size to receive the bodies of men,
women and children. These towers
are roof ess, the edges of which are
continually covered with vultures and
birds of the air who feed on the bodies
of the Parsee dead.
In Bombay these towers are ON the
beautiful eminence, Malabar Hill. The
sides of the road leading to them are
carefully walled, flowers and ferns
grow in profusion out of the chinks in
the walls. the carriage road leads up
to tight OF eighty stone steps, at the
top OF which is a great yellow and
white gate or archway. On the right
side of this entrance is large marble
slab. with the large letters in gilt.
which reads: None but Parsees can
enter here" We were, however, allow
ed to enter and were met by : vener-
able old Parsee who had served in
this quiet garden for nearly thirty
years.
He bade US follow him, which, with
terror In our hearts, we did, he lead
ing US through the labyrinth of that
immense and lovely garden, beautiful
in every sense of the word, with Hoy-
ers, ferns and trees Of tropical growth,
down to the walls where we could view
the great five white towers. on the
edges of which sat or fiopped the great
vulture ghouls; the trees, too, were
hlled with these impatient creatures,
who moved about restlessly, stretch
ing their necks, as if to catch the
sound of the tramp OF feet which were
drawing nearer and nearer, toiling nm
that long, steep hill with the remains
OF two bodies, which but a few days
before were teeming with life and
mortality and the dearly beloved of
the Parsee household, now to them =
thing unclean. being borne on the
shoulders of a despised sect to be
placed in one of those dreadful towers
the prey of those fearfully greedy car
rion birds that in one-quarter of an
hour will have stripped the body Of
every inch of flesh and left the bones 10
bleach and crumble in the scorehing
sun. Only Parsee men follow the re.
mains of the dead to this last recepta-
Gle, save dog led by a string, and
who is the last to look on the face of
the departed. That. according to the
Parsee creed. will take the soul straight
to Heaven.
Near the tower sign is placed,
!. Stop here" The mourners turn
back while the dead is placed inside
the tower, while the birds in their
rapid Hight blacken the air as they
The eyes of the mourners stream
with tears, the heart sickens and the
knees tremble. while silence like .
pail falls upon the lonely but awful
garden. as for the moment the mind
conceives the scene of greed within the
walls OF the tower of silence. Denver
Nescs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
Americans Are a Sober People.

1 find that you Americans are the
soberest people have met anywhere.
l find that you know how to take q
drink and quit; that you have your
times for indulging. 1t is not SO
abroad. I think more liquor is con-
sumed in Paris than in any city in the
world. Regarded as a matter of drink
simply. I have no hesitancy in saying
that France is country of drunkards.
l saw some statistics as / was leaving
which showed that last year 8. 600 peo-
pie had been sent to inebriate asylums;
they had drank themselves crazy. This
is frightful. And the appalling part
of it is that the majority were women.
The proportion was three to two.
Drunkenness is also increasing in Aus
tria. in Germany and in England.
Belgium is reeling from drink. Your
people are SOLDERING off. if what have
heard before was true. l am pleased
to learn that there are men in your
country who are treating drunkenness
as a disease. That, in my humble
judgment. is the proper treatment.
shall watch the result with eagerness.
If it succeeds, Mon Dieu! what q field
there will be in France.-PdriS Letter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
Auf Wiederseheni


There are no words in our cold English tongue
Where hope and joy are kin alike to pain;
Farewell, we say, and the sad heart ig
Only farewell-there is no "wiedersehen:"
No wish expressed, no Joyous hope, that
when
The voyage ended DER the dangerous main.
The desert crossed, the trial done-that then
We, who have parted thus, may meet again.
Not so farewell the German sailor cries.
Not SO goOd-by. sad sweetheart unto swain.
go to come-he is not dead who dies;
Good-by, sweet love,-but, till we meet
again.
"Auf wiedersehen''-a hundred thoughts in
one
-, The double joy that recompenses pain;
There is a rising as a setting sun;
sehen."
"Auf Observation-Disclosures by, but not for aye;
Thou still shalt be my one sweet songs re-
frain.
Though thou dost go. thus ever shalt thou
Good-by. sweet love. good-by-"auf wieder-
sehen."
"Auf wiedersehen'-good-by, good-by, and
when
Hope hath. in trust. the wicked absence
slain,
/ will be with you every hour; till then
Good-by, sweet love, good-by-"auf wieder-
sehen."
g. H. N. Byers, in "The Happy Isles and
Other Poems.''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
Ready Made Clothing and Shoes.

In spite of the marked Improvement
in the method of cutting ready-made
clothing, men above 6 feet high still
find it exceedingly difficult to be fitted
in made-up garments. There are plen-
ty of coats and trousers for men with
abnormal abdomens, but very few
coats or trousers for men with unusual
ly long legs and arms. The shirt
makers pay no heed to any measure
ment save that of the neck. and the
six-footer whose neck measurement is
below sixteen inches finds the sleeves
of the ready-made shirt nearly half
way to his elbows. Shoemakers do
better. A man wearing a shoe any
where below IL may be fitted at almost
any price. The cheapest shoes, though
running as high as 12shillings, are
nearly all too broad for slender feet
N. Y. San.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
When He Struck Him.

You borrowed S. from Grasper.
you say; how Oh earth did you man.
age it?" HE asked me to go up and
see his baby" ''Well?n After look
ing at it said it was pity that there
wasn't baby show in progress, for it
would take the prize for beauty
if there was" ''Welle" Then ho
asked me if the baby favored the father
or the mother most, and said it was
the very image of his father" ''WellP"
Then / struck him."-M T. Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
Bogus MummieS.

Seventeen mummies in the Imperial
museum of Berlin were found by a
committee of archeologists to be
recent fabrications of Alexandrlan
dealers in antiquities. The museum
had paid 5000 marks for these for
geries. The directors who have made
the purchases are trying to suppress
the report.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
Too Much Toll.

First Tramp-"If l had my way I'd
have 800 national holidays in the year"
Second Tramp" You would. eh?
And then there would be one working
day every four years. o. you are a
nice one. you are! You would make a
galley slave of the poor laboring man,
wouldn't you?"-TeGaS tSittinqs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
Longevity in Brazil.

Levi says of the natives of Brazil that
they are subject to fewer diseases than
the Europeans, and many reach an age
OF from 100 to 120 or even 140 years.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20

A new fort is being built at Copen.
hagen which is to cost about $175, 600.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20

There are no words in our cold English tongue
Where hope and joy are kin alike to pain;
Farewell" we say, and the sad heart ig
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-25

was announced as rs yeas 10 las nays. and
a vote was then taken on the motion Of Mr.
Fitch 20 adjourn in order to cut OF vote
on the Bland bill.
Mr. Fitch's motion TO adjourn was lost
By vote Of 50 20 zoe. The anti-free silver
men, under the lead Of Messrs. Tracey and
Warner of New York, and Mr.. Rayner Of
Maryland. then began filibustsring. and at
Ills o'clock that was still in progress.
THE BILL CROWDED ASIDE.
WASHINGTON, March 25, 1870 A. MA
vote taken shortly before midnight upon
the motion to reconsider the vote by which
the motion TO adjourn until Saturday was
defeated developed no quorum, and at mid
night exactly a call Of the House was or
dered. Two hundred and eleven members
responded TO their names. and then Mr..
Bland, stating that it was evident that
no fair vote could be taken
upon the silver question tonight, moved an
adjournment, which motion was carried at
1885 o'clock. The silver bin now goes upon
the calendar, bat it is probable that the
committee on rules will. az an early day,
report resolution for its further consideras
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-25
CAROLINA srRAIaHrours.
A Full State Ticket Put IN Nomina
ton by Their Convention.

A Full State Ticket Put IN Nopaina-
ton by Their Convention.
COLUMBIA, 8. c., March pa state
convention OF the 'straightout" democracy
Of South Carolina, those opposed 20 the
administration Of Gov. Tillman, was held
in this city tonight. Every county in the
state. save two. sent full delegations. and
the assembly Is conceded to have been one
OF the most thoroughly representative DO
litical bodies that ever met in South Caro-
lima Conspicuous among the deIegares was
Cen Wade Hampton. The following state
ticket was nominated:
For Governor-John c. Shepard Of Edge
field.
For Lieutenant Governor ames L. Orr
OF Greeuville.
For Secretary OF State-Lawrence YOU
mans of BarnwelL
For Attorney General-F. W. Perry.
For Controller General. B. Humbert
Of Laurens.
For Treasurer-E. r. McIvsr Of Darling
ton.
For Superintendent of Education-D. W.
Hiott of Anderson
For Adjutant and Inspector General
Woodward W. Dixon of York
Inc ticket is a compromise, combining
men from every portion OF the state, and
harmonizing in its material every class of
citizens
conspicuous feature of the ticket is that
number OF those nominated are young
men who have never before sought office.
vigorous campaign will be inaugurated
Immediately.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-25
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A Resolution to Inquire Into the Con
dition of the Public Buildings

A Resolution to Inquire Into the Con-
dition of the Public Buildings
WASHINGTON. March 24.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Carey offered a resolution IN
structing the committee on public buildings
aud grounds to inquire and report as to the
condition of the public buildings In
the city of Washington and as to what
additional buildings are needed for the use
OF the general government. The resolution
was agreed to.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Wolcott was taken up, discussed, amended
and agreed TO. 1t directs the heads Of the
several departments and Of the other
branches OF the public service in the city Of
Washington to transmit TO the Senate lists
or all their subordinates, stating their
names. legal residences, compensation and
duties, who were, on March |. employed in
Washington not as laborers or workmen or
printers, nor as members of the classified
civil service and were not specifically au-
thorfzed or appropriated for by law, but
were appointed or employed according to
the discretion Of the official appointing or
employing them, and paid from some gem
eral or special fund subject to his control ;
and that accompanying ouch lists shall be
transmitted like lists of all persons en-
ployed or paid as laborers or workmen who
have performed clerical or other higher
duty. The Senate then, at LOS O'Clock,
went into executive session.
at o'clock the doors were reopened and
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow. The
Hearst eulogies were postponed till to-mor-