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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22

A we1l-known New Yorker of con-
vivia1 habits has for many years, upon
his return home late at night, INDUCED in
a rice-pudding lunch, which was always
left on the kitchen dresser by his good
wife. The other night he arrived home
somewhat the worse for his days de-
bauch. In the dim light left burning
low he spied his fayorite dish and ate
the contents. The next morning his
wife missed seven lace collars she had
laft in the starch over ni0ht.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22
Thawine Out a Field.

So much trouble has rarely been
taken to prepare athletic grounds for a
match as at Cardiff not long ago. The
occasion was football match for the
championship of England and Wales.
Two hundred braziers or perforated
fire buckets were set up on the field,
and bonfres were kind1ed in many
parts of it, the flames being kept going
until the frost was thawed out of the
ground Then the field was covered
with straw to retain the heat, and just
before the match began small army
of men cleared and raked the ground.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22
But They Knew Not the Bang.

The various styles of hairdressing
under Louis XVI. were known as the
cascade of st. Cloud, the windmill,
the sheep and the lambs, the hen and
chickens. the dog and hare, the pearl
and bells, the nlilkmaid, the bobwig,
the bother, the kerchief, the oriental,
the Circassian, Minerals helmet, the
crescent, the enigma, thu desire to
please, the turned-Np calash, the treas
urer of the age, the frivolous bather,
the rat, the drunken monkey and the
lovers snare, consisting of mass OF
curls covered with powder, particles
of which, deposited on the coat OIL
shoulders of a gentleman, indicated
the previous whereabouts of the lady't
head
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22
CA. SNOW g. co.
orr. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON. o. G.
Teachers Examinations.

Teachers Examinations.
l. PLANTATIONS will be held .commenc1ne
IL at 8 O'Clock a. m. and closing at p. N
on the FIRST SATURDAY of each month; alsc
the THIRD SATURDAY in October. November
February and April.
The examination on the THIRD SATURDAY in
February will be held atGarrettsville; at that on
he THIRD SATURDAY in April, at Kent All
theirs will be held at the High School Build
ng, Ravenna.
No certificate will be ante-dated.
Any applicant, known to cheat will be re-
csed for six months.
By order of the Board.
q HAYMAkER. CLERK,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22

Daily. Except Sunday. Alag stop. meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes tina from IL 90 to II 90
midnight Light Faced from f2 90 midnight to u 90
JOSEPH WOOD, E.A. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Agent
g-20-92-T PITTSBURGH, PENN'A.
For lime cards, rates of fare, through tickets.
1aggage checks, and further information re-
.arding the running of trains apply to any
Z geat of the Pennsylvania Lines.
w.D. ARMSTRONG. Agent.
Ravenna, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22
DOOM OF THE HORSE.
Electricity the Coming Motive
Power for Vehicles.

Not Only Street Cars, But Wheeled Con
veyances of All Kinds VIII Be Pro-
PEELED by the Unseen Force That
Is RevolutionizIng the World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW PHILADELPHIA.

Nos. aa6 and 83s connect at Wellsville for
Steubenville and Bellaire. Nos. 33S and 34o
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
East.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-22
WIT AND HUMOR.

He practiced at figures and writing, they say,
When lad in the old village school-room,
And he's now in receipt of IS per day
-John Ludlow in Puck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
Staggered by Finger Bowls.

A very amusing scene occurred once
while was serving lady and gentle
man of the unmistakable upstart type.
They were grossly ignorant of the most
elementary rules of table etiquette, SHOW
cling the food into their mouths with
their knives, which were constantly load
ed half way up to the handles. They
managed to struggle through their din
ner, sometimes casting aside knives and
forks and attacking game and poultry by
cutting them in halves and eating from
their hands, holding the leg. Sometimes,
too, they became ridiculously polite by
carving bread with knife and fork, but
the climax came when 1 set two bowls
of rosewater before them as finger
glasses.
They looked at each other, and then
cautiously around the room, trying to
find some solution of themysterious dish
before them, not having the sense to ig-
more it altogether. Whispered consulta-
tions took place, which presently grew
into suppressed quarrel, the lady re-
preaching her lord for his ignorance.
Suddenly she was seen to shake the wa
ter around and around, and finally, with
a look of contempt and superior wis
dom, she raised the bowl to her lips and
drank all the contents. Needless to say
that the hearty laughter of the other di-
ners made them feel the mistake, and
they beat hasty retreat.-London Tit
RitS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
The Influence of Association.

One sometimes wonders at the singular
lapses into slovenly and illiterate blum.
ders conspicuous in men and women who
SHOULD know better" True, they should
and probably do know better, but III
daily practice few people rise very much
above the ordinary level of those will
whom they always converse. A city
bred girl went to live in a part of the
country where provincialisms are the
current coin of daily talk. Returning q
few years later to her home, no one
would have supposed her to be the same
person, so many queer little phrases and
downright forms of speech, inelegant
and lacking in good form, had she, a very
susceptible person, picked up and adopt
ed.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
Mud Shoes For Horses.

We doubt if very many persons ever
saw mud shoes for horses. They are
used on horses in plCwing the low and
wet lands of the valley north of Sumner
nearly every spring. The mud shoe con-
sists of heavy board about inches
wide and from to 10 inches long, round
ing III the front. On this board a red
hot shoe of the size worn on the horses
foot for which it is intended is placed
until it burns into it to depth almost
sufficient to bury itself. 1t is necessary
that the shoe have long toe and long
corks. A piece of circular band iron to
fit over the top part of the hoof is then
attached to the board and over the hoof
to hold the mud shoe solidly to the foot.
One end of the band is fastened to the
board with a screw, which when tight
ened holds the board as squarely to the
bottom of. the hoof as if it had grown
there. The horses become accustomed
to wearing them and after day or two
experience no difficulty in working in
them. By this means farmers are en-
abled to pillow land i'll the spring where
without the use Of mud shoes horses
would mire down.-Sumner wash }
Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
A TOUGH CHARACTER.
Leader Of the San Ygnacio Massacre Pleads
Guilty to Everything.

Leader Of the San Ygnacio Massacre Pleads
Guilty to Everything.
Special 10 The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, May 30.-Maximo
Martinez, the Mexican who is charged
with being responsible for the mas
sacre OF Mexican soldiers and other
outrages committed at San Ygnacio
last December, appeared before Judge
Mrxey in the United States circuit
court here this morning and gave bond
in the sum of $2500 for his appearance
at trial this term of court upon the
charge of violation of the neutrality
laws. Immediately after he was
released he was re'arrested
upon an extradition warrant
issued at the instance of the Mexican
government. This warrant charges
Martinez with having committed the
crimes of murder, arson, kidnapping
and robbery at San Ygnacio, Mex,
The prisoner was taken before United
States COMMISSIONS Price and pleaded
guilty to all, of the charges. AS a
mere formality the commissioner is
taking the testimony of number Of
witnesses in behalf of the Mexicaj
government. This testimony will be
submitted to Secretary Gresham to-
aid him in reaching a conclusion. 1t.
developes on the trial that Martinez
was captain in GarZa's socalled
army.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
Noah Left the Ark on APRIL 90.

Saturday, April 80, is the day marked
in all ancient calendars as being the
one upon which Noah and his family
quilted the ark after having withstood
the siege of the great deluge. The day
is marked in all ancient calendars, espe.
cially British, as egressus Noae de area
the 18th of March, the day upon which
Noah, his family and their great floating
collection of natural history specimens
set sail, being designated in the same
class of early printed literature as in
troitus Noae in area. 1.-THE day of Noah's
entrance into the ark" Why these days
were chosen as the ones upon which the
supposed embarkation and debarkatior
were made are enigmas which the anti
quarians have not yet solved.-St. Loui;
Republic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
Only n Little Thing.

A hospital for incurables is very
noble and worthy charity, and am glad
that no prominent city is without pro
vision for this class of sufferers. wish
however, that the brutally descriptive
name of such institutions could be sc
modified as not to contain the death war.
rant of every person received within
their doors. GA place to die in" is not a
cheerful title for ones last earthly home,
and the omission of this reminder from
the official name could so easily be sup.
piled in the rules for admittance that tC
parade it seems worse than useless. 1t
is wonderful how q little consideration
sweetens the bread of charity.
once visited n home for broken down
gentlefolks, presided over by woman
who made giving and receiving alike
blessed. alluded theHghtlessly to the
old people as inmates" 1--WE never
call them inmates" said she in a tone
of gentle reproof. Il always have them
spoken of as guests 1t makes so little
difference to us and so much to them."-
Kate Fields Washington.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
Served Him Right.

A good story is told about a gentle,
man who lives in Brooklyn and crosses
at Fulton ferry nearly every day. He is
much prosecuted by the bore who al
ways accosts you on ferryboat in mid
stream with the stereotyped question,
"Ah! are you going across?"
The other day one of these demons
hooked on to the Brooklyn man as usual
and said: Hello, old man! Going tC
York;"
mo, sir" he replied promptly. 81
am going to hit you on the nose"
And he did amid the cheers of the
crowd.-Texas Siftings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
La Duse's Portrait.

A photograph of Eleanora Duse now
on exhibition attracts constant atten-
ton. The picture is far removed both
in expression and costume from the or
binary actress. The hair, guiltless of
curl or bang, looks decidedly "tousled, y
a straight, disheveled lock straying
across the forehead. The face is neither
young nor beautiful and is ineffably
sad. The dark, melancholy eyes look
YEARLY away from the beholder. Nine.
Duse wears high black gown without
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
A Comforting Assurance.

Mrs. Placey, an old lady who had been
dying for the last 10 years, was drawing
upon little Robbie's sympathy one day
by telling him she wouldn't be here
much longer and he must think of her
often. Never mind, Mrs. Placey," said
Robbie, who had just been taking part
in the Decoration day exercises; iii
put flowers on your grave every Satur-
day and United States flag.'-Spring-
field Homestead.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
WILLING TO MAKE ALLOWANCES.

| A Einu feHftcu Eartner VINO Salu Ier-
hapA the burrows We're sun Warped.
A certain eminent clergyman, who is
greatly loved for his gentleness and for
bearance with offenders, recently told a
man that an experience of his own in
years long gone by taught him the grace
of ready excusing. When he was boy,
he was a very poor boy, but he had al
ready a strong theological bent and was
studying hard during the winter and
working even harder during the summer
trying to get preparation for college,
He wanted to be preacher, and the fact
that he didn't seem to be good for any
thing else tended to convince him that
he had not mistaken his calling.
One spring he was entirely out of
money and had to get out of school and
90 to work. Not being able to find any
thing to do in the small college town
where he had been studying, the youth
call him Richard Vernon-went out
among the farmers to see if he could get
work from them. He found a man who
was very busy with his springs work
and in hurry to get the burrows plowed
in big field for potato planting. The
weather was favorable for planting; the
farmers boys would be home from school
the next day, which was Saturday, to do
the dropping and covering. He told
Richard that he might mark out the
field with the pillow for the planting, and
if he suited he might be hired for two or
three months. Meantime the farmer
saw that the boy was very anxious to
stay, and that he had evidently very
good disposition.
SO the young theologian went to work
with tremendous vigor. He did not stop
to take breath until he had marked off a
large tract of ground with deep burrows.
Then came his employer from his work
in another part of the farm and looked at
the boys work and leaned up against the
fence and laughed until he shook. The
potato field had been scraped and seal
Hoped all over with the ridiculously ir-
regular and wabbly little bitches which
Richard had turned. There was not
clean, straight furrow in the lot. The
ground looked as if an insane elephant
had tossed up the earth. The burrows
were of all depths and at all distances
from one another, for Richard had driven
the horse most of the time at smart
walk, and he had been too much occupied
with keeping up and maintaining pre-
carious grasp upon the pillow handles to
be able to pay any attention to the regu-
larity or evenness of his work.
Richard Vernon laughed, too, as he
stood and looked over the field. He
wiped the sweat from his brow and
looked very apxiously at his employer.
There was no chance for regular work
there, that was evident. His laughter
faded away, and there was a certain
faint twitch in the corners of his mouth
as the boy said:
81 guess you don't want any more of
my work, sir?"
"Oh, yes-yes, do" said the farmer,
maybe faint your fault that the fur.
rows are crooked. You see, the suns
pretty hot today, and reckon the heat
warped 'emp-Boston Transcript.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
DEL VALE DOM Gs.
A Bright Nswsy Letter From Our Regu-
lar Correspondent.


Special Correspondence to The Statesman.
DEL VALE, Texas, May u, 1893.
Crops are splendid-more advanced
than they have been for several years
Cotton is very large and corn is higher
than a mans head with but few tas'
sells. This dry, hot weather isn't very
good on the corn, but it isn't suffering
the sun is what We need for the cot
ton. Its heat causes it to spring up
like weeds. The worm 10 troubling
US but little this year, the lice hold
the day. They are proving real de-
structiye to some. Mr.. w. II. Brown
cotton is almost lied, but if the hot
weather continues he has hopes OF its
continuing in growth. Mr.. }. +.
Burch has the best cotton and Mr..
Cart Hilscher the best corn in the val
lev. Both deserve compliment on
their diligent work.
Albert Costley's place has GOOD
crop on it. Some OF the cotton is late,
but it Is Coming a rushing" his
hands are chopping and plowing con-
stantly.
Picnics and fights are an old thing
TO us now. The latest picnic was last
Sunday. A crowd OF Germans from
Austin spent the day on Onion creek:
Several other smaller crowds enjoyed
the day in more milder form on the
creek.
Never before has there been half go
many people from Austin. Fshaw!
/ knew the dam site wouldn't be
much of q sight long. Del ValleL
scenery and cool, shady places suita.
BILE for the young lovers tete-a-tetes is
what the folks want. Come, folks,
we love to see you; love to have you
visit our neighborhoOd and see What
advancement we have made-What
industrious folks.
The Sunday school at Devotion
schoolhouse had picnic last Satur
day week. 1t rained all day and the
tolks-yood little fellows-had to sit
in their wagons and hallooed to each
other until their lungs were sore.
The house of Mr. s. q. Yeagin was
entered by a negro the other night
about 2 o'clock. His object Is un
known, but theft is the supposiiion
Mrs. Yeargin saw, as she supposed,
her daughter standing ny ner Deu'
She spoke To her as she went closer,
when, without warning, the negro
ran over her, for it was a negro in
stead of her daughter. Mr.. Yeargin
couldn't leave his wife to pursue the
"blackblrd," therefore he escaped.
Such characters are numerous here
lately. If caught they should be
severely deal with, not by the law but
by the lash, as in olden times. 1t
would do more good than anything
else.
The cold spell last Tuesday was
short lived, and real glad we all are
that it WAS so, for hot times is what
does the Gotten good.
Miss Weeden of Austin has been
spending few days with her sister,
Mrs. A. L. Givens.
A few select families retired t. the
creek and spent very pleasant day
last Thursday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
L Popular Remedy,

The promptness and certainty of its
cures have made Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy famous. 1t is intend.
ed especially for coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough, and is the most
effectual remedy known for these dis
eases. Mr.. G. B. Main of Union City,
Pa, says: ~ have q great sale OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. /
warrant every bottle, and have never
heard of one failing to give entire sat-
isfaction." SO cent bottles for sale by
DR.. J. j. Tobin, druggist.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
Decoration Day at San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO, May Gothic Deco
ration Day procession included all the
local military and most of the civic
societies. At the burial grounds
when the digerent societies had been
arranged prayer was offered by
Chaplain H. II. Nlvord. Captain
Winthrop delivered the memorial ad-
dress. Tonight at Turner Hall a me-
mortal entertainment was given by
the Women's Relief corps.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
WHEN ARE WE "LADIEsw
Mrs. John Is Surprised to Discover That
Ii Is Not All of the Time.

1t Is Not All of the Time.
81 had an experience today" said Mrs.
John as she broke off a bit of her soup
bread last night and began daintily to
sip her cream of asparagus
"You have so many" replied, "that
it should be no novelty, and they are all
interesting" finished invitingly, though
l knew l should get the experience
without this little sop.
Mrs. John merely arched her eyebrows.
ut was small one" she went on,
"but it is one of so many similar that ii
set me to thinking afterward during my
ride up town."
waited.
81 was in a shop near crowded coun-
ter to which vainly tried to get access,
when saw woman complete her pur-
chase, pay her money and stand waiting
for the change. Thought this an oppor-
tunity, and l spoke to her: May have
your place, please, if you are through
Not until l am through she replied
coldly, without even turning her head,
and she stood there nearly five minutes
longer before parcels and coins were
handed to her,"
81 think" replied, "she was tele-
phone girl"
"She was very disobliging woman,
certainly" said Mrs. John, "and at the
elevated station met another.
l was carving the joint, SO l only
scowled.
II stood waiting my turn in the line
with two men before me-" continued
Mrs. John, "when this woman walked
up and along the line and calmly thrust
herself before us all"
"Well, isn't that what you call wom-
ans progress" l couldn't help inquiring
"It was one woman's progress" re-
torted Mrs. John, "and everybody hated
her for it."
Then she dropped her vehemence and
became discourGive.
at was this double experience which,
as l said, set me to thinking. began to
wonder when we are ladies' if at all.
eve are not certainly when we do
either of these selfish and unjust things,
nor pushing and scrambling around a
bargain counter, nor spreading our skirts
over two seats in a filling street car. We
are not when in church or elsewhere we
are overcome with the consciousness of
being better dressed than our neighbors,
nor when we are devouring bit of Cos
sip, repeating and enlarging upon it, nor,
indeed, when we are scolding the chill
dren, quarreling with servants or re-
garding, if we are boarders, our land
lady as q neutral enemy"
"Nor when," helped Mrs. John, "as
last summer in the mountains that
healthy young woman refused to give
up her big room over Sunday to accom-.
modate four persons with no other shell
ter, while perfectly comfortable single
room was at her disposal, and it had
been in the bond of her contract at low
rates that she should occasionally, if
required"-
mo, indeed" echoed Mrs. John, who
was one of the unhappy four, 81 shall
never forgive that girl"
Then she caught my eye, and we both
laughed.
cts no laughing matter" she finished
defiantly, "then or now. 1t is pity
rather that there should be so many
women who would scorn not to be called
ladies who have only thin parlor We.
neer of manners"
And I said $50 it is."-New York
Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
Killed About a Woman.

Special to The Statesman.
PARIS, May 30.-Yesterday morn
ing Henry Smith and Thos. Williams,
living on the Lynch farm, met at Nc
Cormick's store. They we're soon in a
quarrel. Williams fired two shots
from doublebarreled shotgun, the
first load striking Smith in the side
of the head and face; the second, fired
while he was on the ground, lodging
in the back and neck. Officers were
sent for to hold an inquest but on
their arrival Smith was found to be
still living and the inquest was held
up while Williams WAS arrested to
await results. A woman Is the cause
of the affair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01

Once Curid was We. g.. ., 81. ,lln G..'! 81. ~
And railing aJ ciel-. q Be-. tAa.,.
For he'd lost both his t1, and his arrows al
play
and all of culver was left.
"What arms have | now" cried the child in
despair,
"To kindle the heart into flamet
Ny power is vanished! Oh, i'll shall fare
In lands that are loveless and tame"
At the thought of this bitterest cup he must
sup
His tears into rivulets ran,
But they suddenly stopped, and laugh bub-
bled up
To his lips, for he thought of plan:
"How foolish, how foolish, this sorrow to
show,
To fill all the air with my signs!
For what is the need Of my arrow and bow
When can use Nellie's gray eyesT'
Stevens in Kate Fields Washington
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
An Expression For SloMness.

A Washington youngster has succeed
ed in adding to the already numerous
phrases that are used to emphasize an
impression of slowness. He was waiting
for his sister to finish something on
which she was engaged. After a time
his patience was exhausted, and he ex-
claimed:
Wont you please hurry up? You
are slower than snail with the rheuma-
tism w Washington Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
In u Restaurant.

A customer once ordered brace of
grouse with chips for a party of nine.
On my bringing them to table his face
was a perfect study, and he exclaimed:
"Why, thought they were as big as
geeser
He then took me on one side and ex-
planned that he was unable to pay for
grouse all round, and finally they all had
grill London Tit-Bits.