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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
side, hailed him.

6lu0, udlI0U QlIu.
"Gentlefolks out walking to-dayP"
she said, holding out her hand for .
| penny.
"Gentlefolksp" he cried, with hap
py laugh. "Why, Gurid, I'm Ola,
who used to herd cattle at Oestruo's
dairy"
"You, Ola! who was on the parishp
Then you must have changed your
skin"
"That was what went to America
for" he answered, laughing.
The church lay half way up the
hillside. There Ola sat down to rest,
for he had walked far and was tired.
ledge of the forest; there was one
clarionet and several fiddles.
A bridal party! Yes, there was the
bride, with silver crown upon her
head and shining brooches upon her
bosom.
The procession came nearer Now
the master of the ceremonies opened
the church doors wide and went to
meet the bride and groom.
Ola sat still like a rock, but a
strange numbness came over him. AS
the party drew near to the gate of the
churchyard he arose and stood, tall
and grave, in the middle of the road.
Then came Birgit Oestruo and Thorger
Sletten. She looked pale and sad,
defiant.
"You didn't expect ME to your we'd
ding, Birgit Oestruo?" he said, and
stared hard at her. She gave scream;
the crown fell from her head; she
rushed forward and flung her arms
about his neck.
"Now come," he cried, whoever
dares, and I'll make merry bridal"
Jeus Oestruo stepped forward and
spoke. His voice shook with wrath
and his veins swelled upon his brow
Here l am," he said. aft you want
the girl you shall fight for her."
"Not with you, old man." retorted
Olai "but with Thorger I'll fight. Let
him come forward"
The bridal guests made ring on the
green and the bridegroom came slowly
forward.
Hard luck" he said, "to have to
fight for your bride on your wedding
day"
FightP Birgit, who in her happiness
had been blind and deaf, woke up with
start. She unwound her arms from
Ola's neck and stepped up between
the two men.
"Oh, do not fight, do not fght!" she
entreated, holding out her hands first
to one claimant and then to the other.
"You know father, for whom I have
waited for these five years. You know
whom have loved since was a child.
But you used force against me and
threats. Now he has come back. 1
am no longer afraid of you"
Whoever will be my wedding guest
let him follow" shouted Ola, "for 1
have in my hand royal license to be
married to Birgit, Jeus Oestruo's
daughter"
"All that money can buy you shall
have, he added. "I'll make a we'd
ding the fame of which shall be heard
in seven parishes around"
He took the brides arm and marched
boldly into the church.
The wedding guests looked at Jeus
Oestruo, who was venting his wrath
upon the groom.
"You coward" he yelled; "you let the
girl be snatched away before your very
nose. am glad enough to be rid OF
such son-in-law. Come, folks; we'll
have our wedding yet. A girl belongs
to him who can catch her."
With wrathful snort he stalked in
through the open church door, and the
wedding guests slowly followed
Boston Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
VAST EXTENT oE TEXAS
1t Could Give Half an Acre to Every
Family of Five on Earth.

Texas, the largest of the United
States, has an area of 262. .29O square
miles, says the Memphis AppeG!-
Avalanche. TO the casual reader these
figures may seem very little; they
show, however, that the lone star state
is more than fifty-four times as large
as the State of Connecticut. If it were
possible to run railroad train from
Connecticut to Texas and back in a
day, and ii the train could take the en-
tire population of the nutmeg state as
given in the last census at every trip,
and upon its return to Connecticut
there should be as many persons in
the state as there were before the train
left with its cargo, and if each were
placed upon an acre of ground upon
his arrival in Texas. the train would
be obliged to make 224 trips, or to de-
populate Connecticut 224 times, before
accomplishing its mission, and then
there would remain in Texas 703, ,808
empty acres.
1t the entire State of Texas were
planted with corn and the hills were
two feet apart and the rows were three
feet apart, and if every man, woman
and child in the State of Connections
were set to work in the field to hoe the
corn and each person were able to and
did hoe two hills in five minutes, it
would take this army of laborers seven
years 280 days and seven hours to hoe
every hill of corn in the state, Iaboring
continuously day and night 365 days
each year. The man who fears that
he could not elbow his way. around in
the crowded west without chatting the
nap OF his coat sleeves may gather
the entire population of the globe.
l, 400, 900, 900 souls, divided into fami-
lies OF five persons each, could be iocat-
ed in Texas, each family with house
on half-acre lot, and there would
still remain 50,000,000 vacant family
lots.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
Gamins in Rome.

A correspondent of the N. Y. Irib-
u'ae says that the street boys of Rome
have all the curiosity, shrewdness and
impudence of street boys in general,
together with some traits peculiar to
themselves. They have a sharp eye
for foreigners and have developed no
little skill in extracting coins from
them. The Tribume's letter-writer
says: Il got into dispute with a
cabman because he demanded aNtip in
addition to his regular fare. While
we were talking little fellow of or
Z years stepped up and said, in pa
ternal, assuring tone:
Sixty centimes is enough, sir. The
rascal is very impudent. Don't give
him any more"
In the same breath he asked me for
syldo for the service rendered. 1
handed him coin, laughing at his
grand airs, and he received it with a
condescending gesture. Then, as the
driver reached for his whip, the boy
made off, saying, "I'll see you later. !"
walked on and presently another
urchin was at my side.
yes, signor, you are quite right;
this is the road to the vatican. Give
me soldo."
drove him off but in few minutes
another came bounding up.
%My lord my lord! you are losing
your handkerchief
That was another soldo.
Next bootblack, hardly more than
5 years old, caught sight of the for
eigner.
"Your boots, sir! your boots! he
shouted.
I tried to ignore him. He appealed
to my self-respect.
"But, my lord, such boots!" he ex-
claimed, as he trotted along at nv
side. 20 Dio mio! What nasty boots!
o Santo Madre di Dio! What boots! 1
really pity you, sir. Indeed! such
boots! In fato! am sorry for you. I"
All this was uttered in a tone of pro-
found moral conviction. as if he cher
ished for me the most disinterested
feeling of regret and sympathy. But
when the appeal failed he dropped be-
hind me few steps and changed his
tune.
"Just look at that American! One
can always tell an American by his
dirty boots!"
That was too much for me. Rather
than bring disgrace on my native land
gave the little imp the job he was
after.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
Bald Heads.

1t is maintained by physician who
has studied the subject that plenty of
hair on the head means plenty of
brains; that the hair is a sure index of
ones mental staying power. 81 al
ways look on a bald-headed man." he
says, "as deficient, not only in hair but
in actual brain power. You know
each hair is connected with the brain
by tiny nerve and the loss of all
these nerves means loss of powers. In
deed, though the effects may not be at
first so apparent, man may as well
lose his hand or his foot as his hair. II
you doubt this, the next time you hear
of man who has all his life been
clear-headed and practical suddenly
doing some foolish and inexplicable
thing or breaking down in a crisis
which demands all his energies, just
look at his head. In nine times out OF
ten he is bald. Half the men who
drop dead suddenly are bald. In al
most every case however, there is q
hope of cure for badness if the head
be regularly submitted to gentle
scratching and occasionally to 8
thorough dosing of a suitable stimulat'
/ ing SOAP"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
A Moral to This.

A woman's chance to marry at from
10 to 20 years of age is said to be IA 1-2
per cent. From 20 to 25, the chance
is increased to so per cent; from %
to 80 it diminishes to 18; from 80 to
35, to 15 12 per cent. From 35 to 40,
the chances of an unmarried woman
sink to 3-4 per cent; from 40 to As,
a still further diminution is seen, her
chance being but 2 1-2 From IS to
30, the old maids chance of getting a
husband is but 3-8 of per cent, while
from so to 55 she is supposed to have
but IA of 1 per cent. of a chance. 1t
should, however, be added that the
table of averages does not apply to
widows. Accurate statisticians affirm
that widow of any age has at least
76-spinster drawing power, and some
place her figure up to 80. The wild
ow's chances at any age are, therefore,
76 to 80 times better than those of a
spinster.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
An "omce Cat" Worth Having.

A parsonage cat,whose favorite seat
is on the study table, has found new
use for himself. He watches his
masters pen, and occasionally, when
the writer is tired, takes the holder in
his mouth. But his real usefulness is
to act as a paper-weight. When
sheet is finished and laid aside the
cat walks grayely to it and takes his
seat on the paper. As soon as another
is laid aside he leaves the first and sits
down on the second. Sometimes, to
try him, his master lays down, on diff
ferent parts of the table, sheets in
rapid succession. But Powhatan-the
cat-remains seated, shrewdly suppos-
ing that to be fun, not business. When
work begins anew the cat seats him.
self on the last paper laid down and
waits for another. Thus he shows
that he watches his masters work and
perhaps thinks it his duty to keep the
paper from blowing away. = Sc
Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
A Puzzle Indeed.

Mathematical puzzles are generally
very far from interesting but there is
one which would puzzle old algebra"
Davies to explain. 1t is this: Open q
book at random and select a word
within the first ten lines and less than
the tenth word from the end of the
line. Now double the number of the
page and multiply the numbe by five;
then add twenty; then add the num-
Der of the line selected; then add five,
then multiply the sum by ten and add
the number of the word in the line.
When this has been done, substract
250 and the remainder in the unit
column will indicate the number of
the word in the tenth column the mum.
ber of the line and remaining figures
the number of the page. The result is
infallible but that is not strange. The
curious thing about it is, how is the
result obtained?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
An Argument for College sports.

There is story of party contain
ing two ministers crossing lake in
storm. When matters became most
critical, some one cried out, %The two
ministers must pray" "Na, na," said
the boatman; "the little ane can pray
if he like, but the big ane maun tax an
oar"
Outside of emergencies there is
much to be said in favor of Drawn, and
fortunately it is no longer necessary to
argue that brains are better when
there is Drawn behind them, while, on
the other hand, the time has already
come when those who select athletes
have little use for Drawn without
brains. So they supplement- each
other more and more. The college
man, caricatured for years as con-
sumptive, then as a big brute,is to-day
neither. The type is approaching more
| nearly to that of soundness of body and
mind. Twenty years ago father ex-
| horted his son to study hard and stand
| high; now the anxiety is that the
student should not fail to take plenty
| of exercise.
The strongest argument in favor OF
| school and college sports is the one ad-
vanced by Nature herself. She
develops the body before the mind. A
man reaches the prime of physical
power years before the maximum OF
his mental strength is attained. The
best systems. backed by the best ex-
| ponent of the times, have failed to
make physical development popular
among men whose college days and
days of youth were over, who were in
the struggle of their life's work. II
then takes too much out of the man to
build up his physique. He has not the
time. If he has done the building
years before, exercise will prevent re-
PROGRESSION. Youth is the time for
physical development, the time to ex
pand the chest and increase the biceps
to take the larger proportion of bodily
exercise; then in maturity the proper
ton should change to mental exer
else with the other for relaxation
Walter Camp, IN the Century.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
color a Arrangements.

It is desirable in ftting up room
for showing light colors to arrange it
so that six backgrounds are available
according to the requirements of the
case, for example:
Light yellows the mutual opposite
is dark purple maroon.
Light red. pinks, the mutual oppo-
site is dark green olive.
Light blue, the mutual opposite is
dark orange brown.
Light oranges, the mutual opposite
is dark blue slate.
Light purple. the mutual opposite is
dark yellow citrine.
Light greens. the mutual opposite is
dark red russet. Decorator and Fur
71iSher,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
SECRETARY HERBERT's WAR STORY.
One Young Hero Who Wore the Blue
and Another Who Wore the Gray.

One Young Hero Who Wore the Blue
and Another Who Wore the Gray.
Irnever saw more glorious conduct
than that displayed in these two in
stances, by two youths in their teens,
one wearing the blue and the other the
gray. The first was in the second
days fight. My regiment had charged
right up among the guns of a Union
battery, whose men and horses had
nearly all been killed. There was one
gun to which four horses had been at
tached. The two rear horses had been
shot down in harness. The two lead
ers were apparently unhurt and on
vigorously plying his whip on the other
horse and striving to save his gun. He
was devoting his whole soul to that
purpose, utterly unmindful of our men,
who were surging about him. He was
literally like the Casabianca of the
flaming deck. could have touched
him with my sword, and was just
about to beg him to surrender when
shots rang out from behind me and he
dropped from his horse, dead as he
fell. He might have saved himself,
but he seemed determined to save
can never think of it without a shudder
at the horrors of the sacrifices of that
war.
The other instance was on the third
day, in the height of terrific artillery
duel that was preliminary to the great
charge. Our men were in line await
ing the word to advance. In front of
us, riding deliberately up and down
| the line, was a handsome youth in
gray, mounted on feet-looking iron
gray horse and bearing bright, new
battle flag, whose stars and bars
shimmered in the sunlight. The boy
sat erect, looking as proud as any
Rupert and his horse as spirited as an
| Arabian.
The flying bullets and shrieking
shells never faxed his superb bearing
as he rode to and fro up and down the
long line. Now and then he would dis
appear in thick clouds.of powder smoke.
but he would be seen again riding
back. his face actually beaming with
what O'Hare calls "the ardor OF the
fight"
! Before the word came to move he
had gone again down the line and had
not returned. 1 never knew whether
he was killed or not, but I thought in
voluntarily of how that Yankee boy
had died the day before. These were
indelible pictures caught in the CLEAN
of light in shifting battle smoke, ant
have always been to me anything bu
counterfeit presentments of Northern
and Southern courage Washington
Post
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
Blasts from the "Ram's Horn"

A lie in the heart is no whittier than
it is in the horse trade.
The surest way to make bad man
is to tell him the truth about himself.
When you shake hands with a new
convert don't do it with the tips Of
your fingers.
There are men who have creed q
rod long who do business with short
yardstick.
1t is doubtful if one man in hun
dred goes to church praying fol
preaching that will hGt him.
The reason some people treat Goo
worse than they do their neighbors ii
because they think it is safer.
Give some people the power to move
mountains and how soon they woult
ruin the farms of their neighbors.
The man who looks at his wife a
though the moon were about to turn tt
blood whenever she asks him for
couple of dollars is not likely to be
come very eloquent in prayer at hi
family altar.-Rana's Horn.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
Careful.

Physician Cat wounded ireman's
bedside) He is not seriously injured
"a few contusions on the scalp. 1t
seems to me that the heavy helmet he
wore ought to have given better pro-
lection.
Dooley (not long over)-Oi TUX tn,
nilmit aft me hid whin Oi saw tn
bhricks comm down, fur Oi fought ii
'ud be cryin' shame t. shpoil noice
new hot loike that.-Judge.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16
The Baker and Undertaken.

Within block of houses, our towns pride,
Are stores well fitted up, ornate and neat,
With signs outside desiring buyers to guide.
One store was filled and honored by a baker,
With a fine show of cake and bread baked
brown;
Next door to him, the fanciest front in town,
Was the fine outfit of an undertaken.
For want of trade, and seeking better clover,
They moved their business both to other
quarters,
For the convenience of sons and daughters,
People who eat, or those whose eating Is over.
On being questioned why they moved away,
The baker said: Few persons now lived
there"
The undertaken said with looks ofcare:
"That not death had he in many day."
Edward S. Creamer in N. Y. Sun,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-16

The peach trees in the United States
cover over 507, 900 acres.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-13
RED FIRE IN THEIR YAWp.
Continued From First Page:

here to protest against the Injustice of
their taking off. 1t is, inueed, an inius-
tice that you should be forced to meet.
together to protest against this wrong |
Not often in the history of governments
has such crime been done. The world
knows that if these men had lived the
interests of the capitallstic class i'm
keeping the workingman from his own
and in constant subsection and misery
would have been jeopardized. Today.
we stand in the face of society basedi
not on equal rights of the people, but
based on the rights of privilege. and the
only thing that gives US courage Is that
here and there man rises up like Gov.
Altgeld, who has the courage of his
convictions. These men were men Of
law and order. They believed in peace
and. whatever their opinions of the
practical solution of these questions,
the predominating thought in the mind
of each was for peace. The future will
give them justice. The honest man can
afford 10 wait. We who believe these
men died for good cause can mourn
for them sincerely all over the world
today. The hearts of the poor and 10 wIy
turn to this spot. Tears are in their
eyes and sorrow in their hearts. 1 be-
seech of you that you go to your homes
and resolve to do your duty in rightIng
this wrong"
After the singing Of another song the
assembly dispersed, returning to the
city at o'clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-13

following is a list of the events aud
prizes of the tournament:
One hundred and twenty-four-Dound
men and under First prize, champion
medal and $50 cash; second prize, SIS
cash; third prize, $40 cash.
One hundred and forty-pOund men
and under First prize, champion medal
and $50 cash; second prize, S25 cash !:
third prize. SIS cash; fourth prize, $40
cash.
One hundred and sixty pound
men and under = First prize, cham
pion medal and $50 cash; second
prize, S25 cash; third prize, SIS cash !;
fourth prize, $40 cash.
heavyweight class, over 100 pounds
First prize. champion medal and $50
cash; second prize. S25 cash; third
prize, S15 cash; fourth prize, $40 cash.
John S. Barnes, Hank Seeley and
Jimmy Manning will act as judges on
awards, and Bob Martin and Norris
Self as timekeepers. The admission has
been placed at so csnts and 81; reserved
seats. 50. The contests will commence
at $50 sharp.
The boxing match of twenty rounds
advertised to come off at Little Falls
tomorrow night between Thomas Slos-
son, of Minneapolis, and James NOEL
roy, of Brainerd, promises to be an in
teresting event. 1t is expected that a
number of Minneapolis sports will
attend. There is purse up of 500 for
the winner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-13
SPORTING ECHOEs,

The reception given Monday evening
by the members of the La Belle Fencing
and Social club to Hermann G. Hlrschy
aud A. l.. Kingsley. the we'll known
young fencerS,ln honor of their twenty
first and twentieth birthdays respect
lively. was doubtless one of the most
successful of its kind attempted this
year. Dancing and games were the
features of the evening. An elaborate
collation. was served.
AT meeting held by the members of
the La Belle Fencing and Social club
at their hall. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: H. G..
Mallette, president, reelected; S. Cart
ner, vice president, reelected; IL.
Holm, secretary; A. Superior, treas
urer. Arrangements were made for a
series of entertainments, consisting of
fencing contests and dances, to be given
in the near future.
Messrs. G. Il. Perkins, A. L. Perkins,
William Hetherington and Thomas
Marty, of st. Paul Park, organized a
hunting party and left Thursday for
the Mile Laos country to kill deer.
The Highwood Athletic club held a
business meeting Tuesday evening, at
which the following officers were
elected: Edward Lynn, president; j.
E. Jet, secretary; George Rowlands,
treasurer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-13
FOR THE SKATERS.
Interesting News OF the Coming
Season.

Interesting News OF the Coming
Season.
In anticipation of the approaching
skating season, sporting circles in that
line nave been decidedly active during
the past week or two. st. Paul and
Minneapolis promise to be the principal
center for the pastime this winter, and
great interest is being shown in the
prospective contests between the cham
pionS from the East, West, Canada and
EurOpe. which are being talked of.
ST. Paul will have at least two strong
skating clubs this year, and each will
undoubtedly contribute to the success
of numerous events. Tine Minnesota
Athletic club, with Matt Jensen as presi-
dent, has already secured large men,
bership, composed mostly of the coun-
trymen OF Auolph Norseng, the famous
skater of Norway. and the club proposes
to back and support him, and arrange a
meeting to decide the championship be-
tween such of the leading skaters of the
country as can be secured to skate
against him. Norseng Is a very fast
man. and will prove dangerous op-
ponent for any skater of America. either
amateur or professional. NorSeng left
town last Tuesday evening in company