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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
bill, THE BANKER"
His Was Story of True Heroism That
Is Seldom Equalled.

An English civil engineer, Francis
H. Grundy, relates what he calls "The
short story of an unknown hero"
'Bill, the banker" he was called, and
even at the inquest over his body no
other name was forthcoming.
He was only poor NAVY; his usual
place was at the top of a forming en-
bankment, among the "tip wagons" :"
During the building of the Manchester
and Leeds railway he was top-man
over a shaft of one of the numerous
tunnels which we're being constructed
on the line.
Here he met with a gloriously dis
astrous accident, and his conduct
should be EN- mblazoned in letters of gold
upon the history of our country. He
was only navy, say, and probably
could neither read nor write.
The shaft was perhaps two hundred
feet deep, solid rock sides and bottom.
His duty was to raise the trucks which
had been filed below, and run them
to the tip, returning them empty to
his mates at the bottom. If chain
broke, or big boulder fell off truck,
he had to shout, "Waur out!" and the
miners below crept farther into their
drives" and allowed the death-deal-
ing article to- come down harmlessly.
One unhappy day Bills foot slipped
hopelessly, and he knew that he must
be smashed from side to side of the
narrow shaft, and landed, a crushed
mass, at the bottom. But his mates?
If he screamed, the unusual noise
would bring them out at once to in
Quire the cause.
He never lost his presence of mind.
Clearly went down the signal, "Waur
out below!" and his mates heard in
safety the thud, thud, smash of his
mangled remains.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
The Little Music Scholar.

know little maiden who is learning how to
play;
She seems to be in earnest, for she's at it most
all day,
She tortures the piano and calls forth most
piercing walls;
And when ask the reason she's practicing
the scales.
like to hear good playing, though 1 cannot
tell a fat
From sharp in the treble, or whatevers
called like that;
But wish when scales are practiced pianos
made dumb,
/ grow SO tired of hearing that eternal tum-
te-tum.
Now when this little maiden at the first began
to play,
Twas teedie-teedle- that employed her
all the day.
1 really felt quite happy when the fatal day
had come,
And she was then promoted to this awful tum-
te-tum.
I was tired of teedle-teedle, and thankful for
the change;
1t showed the young musician was not limited
in range.
But oh! my hopes were empty; it was three
long months ago,
And tum-te-tum, te-tum, te-tum is all she
seems to know.
I don't know what's to follow, but I know 1
should be glad
At any change whatever, for it can't be half
as bad.
I've come to this conclusion-you may know
my awful grief
I'd welcome teedle-teedle as merciful relief.
With an earnestness unworthy l hear this
maiden drum
Just underneath my study at this fearful tum-
te-tum.
I'll have a celebration when the glad day
comes and she
Is thought to be proficient to essay decide
dee.
-Harper's Young People.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
What Women Read.

"I have only recently discovered the
great value of particular lines of news
paper advertising" said R. j. Earnest,
of San Francisco to a Gto6e-De71tocrGt
man. 81 have often wondered why
big firms, with regulations well estab-
lished, spent such vast sums of money
every year in advertising their wares.
I know that the majority of men con-
slider an advertisement in newspaper
a positive nuisance, and something
that they read only after they have
devoured all the other contents of a
paper But it has been my good fort
une during my weeks stay at this
hotel to be seated at table with three
or four bright women. Every one of
them comes down to breakfast with
newspaper in her hands. And what
do you suppose she reads first? Why,
the advertisements of the big dry
goods houses, of course. She dwellS
and comments on every item of the
advertisement with the serious inter
est that | devote to the market re-
ports. She even goes further than
l do-she copies the names and prices
of the articles described. After finish
ing with the dry goods houses she
hunts up the millinery advertisements
and goes through the same process as
before described. In fact, she liter
ally reads every advertisement in the
paper, including wants. rooms for
rent, medicines, etc, and then, if she
isn't by this time suffering from brain
fag, she will run her eyes over the
news columns. Divorce suits and
other salacious scandals usually alb
sorb her interest, to the neglect Of
other news in the paper. But she will
even forego the pleasure derived from
reading these rather than fail to read
the advertisements"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
MAHoNE's HAMS.
Diplomat Entertained and Informed
by Senators at Little Dinner.

Referring one winters day to little
dinner at hamberlain's, in Washing
ton, in honor of young diplomat who
had been at the capital but a short
time, a Senator from Kentucky said.
ct must be fine affair. I've notion
to furnish Kentucky mutton myself"
Suppose we ask Vest to send some
of his favorite sausage?" another pro-
posed.
Kentucky sausage, too! Well!"
Jones of Nevada remarked. "Black-
burns Kentucky spareribs, and Beck's
mutton, and Vests sausage; it might
be called a Kentucky set-out!"
The dinner came off in due course of
time. Lobsters and shrimps reposed
in curly lettuce and pounded ice.
Lynn Haven oysters came on roasted
in their shells. Chesapeake Bay con-
tributed her most expensive delicacies,
such as diamond terrapin and
canvas-back ducks. Virginia boasted
of her devilled crabs, and the historic
Potomac was wondrously represented.
The young diplomat was astonished
at the fabulous tales of the gentlemen
about the country, and he ate indus
triously, and praised each new dish
He became satisfied that he had reached
the centre of America, and that all the
markets of the world must be supplied
from the rich lands of Kentucky, Vir-
ginia, and Maryland.
"We've never before had a dinner at
] Cham berlain's without Malone ham,"
one said.
q, too, miss Billy Malone and his
| Virginia hams" another said.
| arThp MahOpa bar11 pD n ird
guest, a stranger, too.
"Why, Gen. Billy Malone lives in
Virginia, near Smithfeld, where his
pigs are raised and the hams cured.
Last winter you couldn't buy one for
$50! Only one grocer in Washington
had 100 or so for sale for special din
nersi"
/ The modest diplomat ventured to in
terrogate the Senator nearest him:
why do you think the animals so rare?
$3.50 costly?"
The Senator replied: "You see, the
hams are very small and delicate, not
large and fat, like coarse Western meat
They are cured with great care by old
servants of the Mahones FUSED to be
slaves, and understand their business),
and"
DuC' aHoIHeE guest asked, why
are they better than any other pigsP''
peanuts, sir! peanuts! not allowed
to eat anything else, makes most de-
licious meat!"
The diplomat wrote home: "They
give fine dinners in Washington. They
treat you like one prince They eat
everything out of the waters near to
the capital, and everything on the land.
| A II bo Ill (tI-
berlain's were dee-lee-cious! One fine
animal was forgotten by a wealthy
lSenator. He was named Peanuts and
lives in Virginia, near to the place
where King George sent people tc
America "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
CHEAP ALUMINIUM,
A Company with New Process to Make
it Cheap.

A corporation chartered under the
laws of Colorado and known as the
American Aluminium Company has
been formed in this city with the view
of introducing aluminium at a price
far below the present market value.
1t is claimed that they have discovered
a process whereby aluminium can be
sold at a price less than quarter of
what the present quotations are. The
company is capitalized at s., 600, 900.
1t is said that plant to cost $500, 900
will be erected, and it is the expecta-
ton of the company to produce with a
5000 horsepower engine 5000 pounds
of aluminium an hour, or 80 tons a
day. The site of the plant has not as
yet been decided upon, as the COM
pany is desirous of obtaining water
power, owing to the fact that the
power will be the chief item in the ex-
pense.
An experimental plant has been
erected at 2005 Market street, where it
is claimed several successful tests have
been made Edward C. Broadwen,
who discovered the new process, seems
confident of success. In speaking of
his discovery, he said that the two pos
sible ways of preparing aluminium was
by electrical and chemical energy.
"The chemical METHOD" said Mr..
Broadway, "wi1 probably never meet
with success from an economical
standpoint, owing to the fact that
aluminium has never been found free
in nature. The chemical method takes
advantage of chemical affinities and
substances found in the elemental
state necessarily have weak affinities.
The electrical current furnishes us
with medium whereby this metal
can be extracted from its ores at any
point desired as well as with any rap
idity. The advantage we claim lies
| chiefly in two points:
First, we claim to be able to make
one pound of commercially pure alum
inum with the expenditure of but one
electrical horse power. Previous to
this improvement twenty-five electri-
| cal horse power has been necessary to
accomplish the same purpose.
Secondly, we are able to take clay of
ordinary fair quality and remove from
it, efficiently and cheaply, all iron sill
| con.
"Of the two above improvements it
appears that the mode of application
| of the electric current has gone the
| furthermost toward the cheapening of
| this process. I have been working on
this process since 1885, and have tried
experimentally every patented inven-
tion and suggestion that came under
my observation. What at present has
been perfected l discovered last sum-
mer, and my claims are based on
| combination of chemical and electrical
methods. We expect p put aluminium
on the market at a price cheaper than
copper 1t is metal that can replace
copper in almost every instance, and,
if it can be produced for 35 cents q
pound, it will be cheaper than copper
at 10 cents pound, because it is three
and half times more in bulk. Our
competition will come chiefly from
Pittsburg, Pa, and Lockport, N. Y,
but at close pushing we can sell the
metal at profit for 15 cents pound"
-PbiEadeLpEatG Ledqer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
Saving a Small Fortune.

"Are you aware of the enormous ex-
pense incurred in sending coupon
bonds across the Atlantic?" asked a
gentleman of a friend with whom he
was conversing on things in general
at the Laclede. The gentleman an
swered: NO" "Well, let me give
you an instance" said the questioner.
"Mr. Gabel has just left New York for
Glasgow with $2,500,000, When L
first heard of his being sent some three
thousand miles 1 thought it-was a
piece of folly-a waste Of time and a
waste of money. But 1 find it was an
economic step after all. The shipping
companies charge at the rate Of $3.50
for 81 900 worth of bonds and 50 more
for marine insurance; that is $3.50 for
each 81, 1000 worth. A slight calculation
shows that the total charges on the
sum named would be $13,750. So that
it is much cheaper to pay the expenses
of trip than to pay the freightage." )"
ST. Louis Globe-DemOcrdt.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
Gen. WheeIer's Order to Shoot Mr..
BeIknap.

There was strange incident in the
room of the House Committee on
Military affairs in Washington, when
Gen. Wheeler of Alabama brought out
an old order book to show to Mr..
Belknap of Michigan in which was the
copy of the standing order that one
Charles Belknap of the Twenty-first
Michigan Infantry be shot if captured.
1t was the sequel to wartime story.
Mr. Belknap enlisted at sixteen. He
doesn't look like thirty now, with his
straight figure, bright eyes, and military
brown moustache, but in war time he
was as dashing a daredevil as ever
lived One night, just for the fun of
it, he mounted his horse and rode bold
ly through the Confederate lines to the
Headquarters of Gen. Wheeler, who was
commander of the Western Confederate
cavalry. The tent was empty. Young
Belknap threw his lines to an orderly,
strobe boldly in and deliberately
pocketed all the. dispatches and papers
on the table. His very audacity saved
him, and not man in all the Con-
federate camp even thought to ques-
ton him. Back he rode with the
dispatches, to unlimited applause and
Captains commission at II. Then it
was that Gen. Wheeler turned green
and blue and white and red for rage,
and for six months his soldiers had
orders to shoot Belknap if ever he came
within range again. Wheeler is a
Democrat and Belknap a Republican,
but they are the best of friends, serve
on the same committee, and delight in
growing reminiscent of war times to-
] gether.-St. PustI Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
A Simple Way to Avoid Dust.

Here is hint in regard to the pre-
vention of dust that is well worth the
attention of housekeepers. Dutch art
lists of old, who had a perfect terror of
dust, always chose, if possible to have
their studios in close proximity to a
canal. If this was not practicable
they got over the difficulty by keeping
a large tub of water in their studios,
most of the dust flying about the room
being caught in this receptacle. The
neighborhood of river, the substi-
tute for the Dutch canal, may not al
ways be desirable at the present time,
but bowl of water, especially in these
days, when we rejoice in any excuse
for multiplying the bric-a-brac in our
rooms, is within every ybody's reach.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
The Doctors Retort.

One the brightest physicians of Port
land and one of the ablest theologians
of Bath were in the physiological room
at Bowdoin Medical school not long ago
examining, in company with others, mi
croscopic slides showing certain pc
culiar glands of the intestines. The
physician at once launched out into
brilliant discussion of the glands and
their relation to various diseases. The
theologian q cw tired after time and
finally said: "You doctors know so
much about the uncertainties of this
world that / should think you would
not want to live" "You theologians,
came the quick reply, "tell us so much
about the ceftainties of the next that
we don't wait to die. ."-Les0istoas Jour
nal
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29
Female Consistency.

Husband of literary woman: "How
are you coming on with your magazine
article?" Literary woman: 1--WE got
it almost finished" "What is it
about?" at denounces the extravag-
ance in Dire IS of our modern women. y
"What are you going to do with the
money you get from it?" 81 am saving
up to buy sealskin sacque. "-IeraE
SitttIqS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-29

Cats do not stop growing until they
are year old.
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WHY WE DO TT.

giving away beautiful Pastel Pictures for two reasons
FIRsT-We express old customers aPPeca
tion of their patronage. ..
SECoND[We hope large number of new customers
to trade with long enough to test tile qa OF 01r S0a
our 6rtces 0uy yeLiabiky Of doing BUSINESS
We believe enterprise and advertising and that every one III
business ought all honorable to make his trade as
aro and his possible Please pear IN
mind that the price of goods on account
continue be headquarters tor good gooo
and low prices expect increasing trade to be able
on closer margin offer better bargains than ever before
We respectfully patronage and will take pleasure IN
YOU with which purchases will ente
Risdon & Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-19
A Music-LOving, Law-Abiding People.

From the New York Recorder.
The Welsh have many interesting character
istics. They are eminentiy distinguished for
their love of music. For thirteen consecutive
years the South Wales Choir has won the
queens challenge cup for choral singing in the
Crystal Palace against competitors from the
British Isles and the continent. They devote
themselves to music during the long winter
months and patronize popular readings and vari-
GUS entertainments Usually once n week they
assemble in the village churches for recreation
Besides these their outdoor amusements include
excursions to places Of interest, reviews of the
citizen volunteers on some broad expansive
meadow, trips across the Bristol channel to
lovely watering places like nfracombe, Tenby
and so on, or trips over the hills to picturesque
spot, where picnics and athletic sports are en-
enjoyed.
They are an exceedingly law-abiding people
The records Of the courts show that, according
to An old custom, the high sheriffs of several
counties in Wales have presented the Judge Of
assizes with q pair OF white kid gloves as q
token that not a single indictment had been
found for the term and that there was no case
to be tried within the Jurisdiction of the high
court.
The Welsh are very thrifty. II is very sell
dom that an artisan Of genuine Cymric origin,
however small his earnings, does not put by a
little for a rainy day. While not miserly, thew
deny themselves many little Injuries and live
on the plainest food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-19

Trewey is an admirable rscon-eur and related
some amusing experiences of his career
II Was :" he said, with a dreamy look in his
ewes, originally educated for the priesthood
All Won smile! abandoned the church for the
stage and went around the country playing
Parrot and doing conjuring tricks"
You still resemble an able interrupted.
"Yes" he replied, with a merry twinkle of
the eyes land my unfortunate resemblance
Sometimes IL the occasion of ludicrOus fisscos
Once. when / was performing in Edinburgh. an
Old woman stopped me on the street. devoutly
folded her arms across her breast and asked for
nv blessing. calling me holy father politely
told her that was an actor and handed her one
of my business cards. l never shall forget the
look Of horror on her face as she shrsnk back
from me and quickly hurried away. In her eyes
j was doubtless the devil in disguise"
Tresey does . number of clever little con-
turing tricks while seated with friends at
table. such as making plates and glasses full of
water disappear from the festive board and re-
appear again suddenly. Give him a sheet Of
paper and q pencil and he will rapidly write
your name in the most perfect script upside
down How he does il / do not know. But
give IL Just TO show his great digitsl dexterity.
But we now come so his masterpieces-his
shadowgraphs-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-19

"As an inventor OF novelties should say NJ.
Banter de koita. Hungarian residing in
Paris. He has made great deal of money
and now only performs about three times a
week. De Kolta invented the celebrated illu-
sion Of the vanishing lady, the cocoon trick and
the vanishing bird cage, all of which are now
performed by Hermann. The best panto-
mimic tricks in the past have been those in
which combinations of mirrors have been used.
The most startling effects can be produced in
this way, snch as the speaking sphinx. Most
people know the secret of this illusion, but for
the sake Of little anecdote am going to tell
you l will explain il once more. The scene (set
box fashion, il hung with red curtains In the
center stands a tripod table. one leg in front
and two behind. forming the letter V. Between
the table legs are inserted looking glasses, and
these glasses rejecting the curtains at the sides
OF the scenes delude the spectators into the be-
lief that they see under the table the curtains
hung at the back. OF course a man can come
up through q trap door in the stage without
being seen and stick his head through similar
trap in the top of the table. To see live head
speaking withou. being Joined TO body ia very
startling indeed.
SENSATIONAL EXHIBIT.
This trick was a French invention, and the
originator Of it got up the most sensational ex-
hibit ever witnessed in Paris. He hired q cellar
in some large building aud fitted it up to rep
resent dungeon. The walls looked damp and
moldy and the floor was covered with straw. In
one corner Of the room was a headsmau's
block, with q blood-stained az leaning against
ii. In the other corner, farthest away from the
spectators, was . small tripod table. with head
upon n-pressnting the appearance OF being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-19
SOME RAPID ARTISTS.

Painters Who Have Done Works of Art in
Short Spaces OF Time.
From the New York Sun.
Sir Edwin Landseer, who was noted for the
rapidity with which he worked. completed 9
picture for exhibition in one day. Sir Edwin
had promised TO send picture in time for the
spring exhibition of 1912 at the British Institu-
ton in Pail Mall. On the day before the open.
ing the hanging committee received from Land.
seer an empty frame, which, with some daring,
they placed on the line. Mr.. Vernon Heath
was sent in haste to the studio, and Landseer
was found, palette and brushes in hand Mr..
Heath followed him into the studio, where
pointing to an untouched canvas on the easel
Landseer said: 81 shall send that to the Inst.
tuition tonight finished picture-and have
consequently given orders not TO be disturbed
for on that depends whether can complete the
task / have set myself" The picture
was finished in one day and duly sent In,
and il familiar TO visitors to the National
Gallery under the title of The Cavaliers Pets s.
Sebastian Bourbon was one of the most eminent
French painters. So rapid was his execution
that he Is said to have completed in one day
twelve portraits from life and as largea as nature
and these were esteemed among his best pro-
ductions- Another remarkably rapid artist was
Jan Baptist Weeninx, called the "Old'' TO dis
tinguish him from his son and pupil, also
named Jan" or "John." called the Young s.
This eminent Dutch painter frequently sketched
and finished pictures fiSe or six feet in height
In the co urse Of a single day, and particularly
one representing e. bull baited by dogs. painted
from nature and completed in one day. In a
single summers cay he painted three half
length portraits Of the size Of life, with all their
surroundings. He excelled in almost every
department of Iainting-history, portraits,
animals landscapes and marine scenas and p.s
one of the best painters of birds of the Dutch
school
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must be repeated with the left. The two hands
being broken in to this motion. the little finger
is raised and an effort is made to bend the mid
die and ring fingers, while the fore and little
fingers remain extended. The third exercise
consists in bending solely the last two joints Of
the fore and little fingers, while the ring and
the middle fingers are bent inwardly. In this
position, if the thumb be bent inwardly. it will
be found that the shadow made by this profile
on the wall will form the head of a cat. The
fourth exercise consists in leaving the last
two joints of the first and little fingers
bent and in extending the middle and
ring fingers. Afterward follow exercises
in separating the fingers from each other
by opening them in the direction OF the
width of the hand. First, it is the little finger
that is isolated the fore. ring and middle fingers
resting against each other: then it is the separa-
ton of the fingers into two groups. the little
finger against the ring finger and the middle
against the fore finger, the latter and the ring
finger making wide angle possible
Then comes the assembling of the fingers, the
extremities of each being hidden behind the
middle finger, SO that the hand has the profile
of a spearhead. Finally We have the exercises
in which each finger is made Independent of
the others. being bent to the first, the other
to the third joint the latter extended when the
hand is open. the former elongated and at right
angles with the hand