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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02

night with me-"
"But l don't SEQ"
"Why, goosie, his room is next to
mine, and we laughed and talked un-
til o'clock. He knows that l know
all about that little affair of his at col
lege last year, and he thought l was
telling Louise about it and were laugh
ing at him. o, tell you, he was fair
Il wild"
"I'm so glad to hear it. Now, when
my brother gets troublesome l just
ask the girl he used to be engaged to
to spend the evening with me. OF
course he has to take her home, and ]
nearly die laughing over how awk-
ward he feels"
"What splendid idea! Still, broth
ers have their uses-one learns from
them how to manage the other men. y
doesn't onep Now, for instance, when
they dine at the house how would a
girl know that they were dying for an
afternoon smoke if she hadn't broth
er?"
"Very true, and he would be cross
and they would fall to quarreling be-
fore they knew it."
mercy, yes. Then, too, you car
find out from your brother what they
are really interested in and it saves i
IE of time not to have to feel youl
way from Shakespeare to the races anC
from politics to tennis to find wha
he wants to talk about?."
"Indeed it does. It's awful, though
if your brother gets mad and tell
-"
Indeed i is; mine doesn't dare tt
| IL L T
| tell Edith all about Fan. You see, h
has told her that he never proposed t.
any girl but her and-well, happel
to have letter from Fan telling nj
all about it."
"You are in luck. Why that lette
ought to be worth a couple of bonnet
and an escort to several parties ;
season."
at is. I've only to mention it and
get whatever l want, though, of course
only use it in extreme cases."
"Of course; he'd get accustomed t
it if you used it too often. | do pit
Stella"
"Why? She has three brothers."
Il know, but they are none of then
in love and she can't do thing wit
them"
"But they will be some day. Well
must go now-rve promised Phil t
go with him to select an engagement
ring, there's a silver hairpin that
need dreadfully-"
"But the ring you select will neve
suit Louise"
go, that's all right. He doesn
know it, but l went to the shop wit
her yesterday and she selected the on
she wanted. In return she is to us
her influence with Phil to make hir
get papa to take back what he said t
poor, dear Fred. Goodby, DEAR"
Chicago Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02
TORONTO ABDALLAH, No. 456s

TORONTO ABDALLAH, No. 4568.
The well known horse brought home from
West Virginia last fall and broke his leg soon
twenty mares this season. His breeding is of
the best AMI for speed he had no equal in the
sired BY Toronto 1867. by Toronto Chief, 65
Toronto Abdallah's dam by Abdallah No. l, the
sire of Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Toronto ABB
dallah sired Polly B., 2:9sX, trial 2 ~; Toronto
Boy :a0X; Betsy F.. .: :34. and many others =
His colts owned in this county Will show for
themselves
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02
PRACTICAL USE OF THEIR BROTHERS.
Pretty Bit of Feminine Dialogue That
the Boys Will Enjoy Reading.

Brothers are very useful some
times" remarked the girl with roses
in her belt.
"Very," assented the girl with the
shot silk gown, "but sometimes they
are little trying am angry with
Phil just now"
"What has he donep" eagerly asked
the girl with the roses in her belt.
Having brother myself think l can
synpathize."
II know. Well, you see, it is this
way: Young Coldcash likes me l
know, but he is so awfully bashful that
he could not get up the courage to
call, and. having a brother of my own,
I knew it would be simply ruinous to
get up an intimacy with his sister, SO
$50 you got your brother to ask him
to come" put in the girl with the
roses in her belt.
"Of course. 1 bribed Phil to do it
by getting Louise an invitation to
Aunt Kate's garden party"
"Well?"
"Well, he did it and they got TO be
great friends-I didn't just want that,
you know, for every time l would be
getting nice, quiet talk with him
that provoking brother would come
and drag him away, saying: Come
on, old fellow, I know you don't want
to waste so much time on Sis. She'll
talk you to death if you let her. OF
course he was too bashful to say he
wanted to stay"
"How perfectly horrid! Why didn't
YOU tell YOUR brother?"
81 did; and the next time he said:
Come on, old fellow; can see you're
dying to get away, and I'll make it all
right with Sis after you're gone"
"Well, never! 1 hope you"
20 yes, l got even with him. l didn't
waste any time on tears and reproach-
es; / just asked Louise over to stay al
night with me-"
ARnt I don't see--=n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02

Mr.. Shortcash-I shall feel greatly
honored if you will accompany me to
the theater this evening. Miss Beauty
With pleasure. What is the bill for
tonight Mr. Shortcash (absently)-
t-ten-dollars.- \. Weekly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02
Are Your Eyes Alike?

According to German doctor, who
has just published the results of long
course of experiments on this subject,
the sig hit is rarely alike in both eyes.
He finds that only in one case out OF
fifteen are both eyes in good condi-
tion. In seven cases out of ten one
eye is stronger than the other. In two
cases out of five patients are affected
with astigmatism, which may be de-
fined as an imperfect focusing of the
light rays entering the eyes. This
usually arises from difference in the
curvature of the cornea or transparent
portion of the front of the eye. Near
.ly 30 per cent possess only an imper-
feet appreciation of colors.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02

eDaiiy. Except Sunday. flag stop. meals
Dark Faced Type denotes time from 70 90 noon to Y 90
midnight Light Faced from 12 90 midnight to Il 90 nOOn
JOSEPH WOOD, E. "A. FORD,
General Manager General Passenger Agent
629-93-I PITTSBURGH, PENNA
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets.
eaTling the running of trains apply to any
Agent Of the Pennsylvania Lines
AR4sr2)Nk Aren't.
Ravenna. O.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02

England used to have an annual "lit-
erary ladies' dinner" This year the
same ladies eat "women writer's din
ner," officially so called
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
A FAMOUS TOUR.
FOREIGN COMMIS SSIONERS VISIT
THE GREAT FARMS AT
LARlMORE.
They See Forty-Five Deering Self hind
ers' Manned by 1bO Men, Moving in
tho Same Direction vt the same
Time.

Forty-five Deering Twine binders,
forming procession half q mile in
length and steadily moving through a
waving sea of wheat-such was the
sight that greeted the foreign commits
sioners to the Worlds Fair during
theirrecent famous visit to the bonanza
iai ms OF North Dakota. This impos-
ing spectacle was witnessed on the
great Elk Valley farm at Larimore, n.
D., farm comprising 1900 acres or
nearly nineteen square miles, 10000
acres OF which formed one unbroken,
fenceless field of wheat To witness
this sigh the distinguished spectators,
comprising fifty foreign diplomats.
representatives of the foreign
press, together with an equal
number of Americans eminent in
Worlds Fair, railroad and commercial
circles, had undertaken the discom-
forts OF thousand mile journey from
chicago; and the exclamations of de-
light and surprise, and the cries of
bravo that rang out On the air
showed that their expects tions were
vastly more than realized From St.
Paul through Minnesota and North
Dakota they travelled as guests Of the
Great Northern railroad. and the
farther north they travelled the
warmer and more cordial was their re-
ception. Here at Larimore they
found the climax of interest and the
height of hospitality. They were
met at their train and escorted to car
riages by what seemed to be the whole
population of tho little city of Lari-
more, headed by o. a. Phillips. the
mayor, Gov. Shortridge and N. G.
Larimore, the proprietor of the great
farm which they were to see. Silently.
and almost breathlessly At first, they
viewed the mighty lhalanx Of ma
chimes; then quickly alighting from
their conveyances they followed the
machines on foot, eagerly peering
into their mechanism, as II bent on
finding the Sc ret of their perfect, au-
tomato, almost Ioiseless action. For
an hour or more they followed the ma
chines, asking innumerable questions
OF Mr.. Larimore and his sons, when
their attention was called to scientific
tests Of draft that were being made
under the supervision Of Mayor o. II.
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter. than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
fae value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
Net with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18

machin ery VINO have been forced to
follow his example have also become
violently insane, Laughter and the
millions of farmers who now use the
invention are fit candidates for q
lunatic asylum" Laughter and ap-
plausc.
The excursionists left for Alton and
the great Dalrymple farms at p. m,
where they witnessed threshing ma
chimes at work on crop of wheat
that was cut from 1900 acres by 100
Deering binders-a make that is used
exclusively by the Dalrymples. From
Alton they journeyed to Fargo. where
they were royalty received and shown
the marvelou, result Of the western
pluck, which in a season Of hard times
had built solid city of brick and NOR
tar on the bed of ashes that had lain
smoking there only ninety days be-
fore. From Fargo, the guests re-
turned to Chicago brimful of enthusi-
asm over the wonders thev had seen.
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
Tn. Tr..eh.rou. n,cyoi..

Tho Chicago Record tells OF . girl
who was seized with tho bicycle
mania. About . month ago she in
vested her savings in bicycle.
Every morning she disappeared for
several hours and returned home
with bandaged fingers, torn skirts.
a banged-in hat, a sour temper and
painful limp. Tho other day she In
vitod tho family TO assemble ut . GER
tain riding school to see her perform.
She nimbly mounted. spun around
the hall twice. jumped OF and on
with tho agility OF young kitten.
and excited the admiration Of the
whole crowd. Thon somo oificious
person said go around the othcr
way" Sho had always practiced In
tho ono direction, but such tribe
did not worry hcr, 40 she wheeled
around and rode of like runaway
cablo-csr. When she arrived at the
first turn there WAS terrible crash.
. shriek. u resounding crack made BY
her head coming In contact with the
floor. and then all was still The
family had her taken homo In an
ambulance. and she has already made
arrangements to have tho machine
patched up and sold Vt half-price.
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
Smart hut Truthful.

He entered small haberdashery
store the other day, and called foI
some shirts
"Vat size you vish?" asked the
Hebraic proprietor. Fourteen und
a helluf? Dot We haf not got. but
you dakes der feefteen und hellui
home und soaks dem. und dey comes
out your size, mine frendt."
"Why. will they shrink" asked the
customer. doubtfully.
"Vill dey shrink dells you dey
shrink like ter tefil"
He took them. but day or two
after he came back with blood in his
eye and transtxing the proprietor
with a glance. he said:
81 had these shirts soaking all
night and they amt shrunk bit
They must be cotton"
Ibid tell you dot dey shrink"
inquired Isaacstein. meekly.
,"Yes you did. You told me they'd
shrink like the devil"
"Vell, mine friendt." said the Jew.
triumphantly, "did you efer know
ter tefil to shrink at ennytingsp"
Yankee Blade.
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18

shoes. All the goddesscs have the
fifth toe much smaller than tho
others. and in every instance this
shows the snRil.like twist so often
ascribed to the modern. pointed Shoes.
New York. chiefly In casts. whethor
OF male or female figures. shows
often that contraction OF tho toes at
tho joints usually ascribed to tho
wearing OF short shoes. Even tho
casts OF ancient statues OF athletes
show this peculiarly. A few mummi-
fed feet are very modern In form.
though they usually show the effects
OF the tight bandages wound about
the corpse.
Many paintings and statues OF
several Italian periods tell tho same
story rs to the similarity OF human
feet, ancient ana modern. Such ma
tural decorations rs have been pre-
served from the walls OF Pompcii
show that the models Of PompeiiAn
artists had modern feet The child
Jesus Is pictured In many Italian
pictures OF 800. 400 and 800 years
ago as having the feet OF modern
infants. The same thing is true OF
the feet In carvings. reliefs and the
like belonging to all ages
Not only does art give small en-
coursRement to the idcs that pedal
deformities produced by footwear
have become hereditary. but tho
modern infant bears testimony to
tho contrary. Perhaps the feet Of
women suffer more than those OF
men from injudicious footwear. but
infants seem to inherit not the pecu-
liarities Of their mothers, but only
tho structural form. Tho faot 10
that tho infant foos is most delight
full little member. and Its plump.
ball-like elongations on tho under
sido Of the toes, the spatulate end OF
the latter and other peculiarities
sometimes sscribed to the modern
shoe are older than the Christian
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
August
Flower

"Ihave been afflicted with bilious
ness and constipation for fifteen years
and first one and then another prep
aration was suggested to me and
tried, but to no purpose. A friend
recommended August Flower and
words cannot describe the admira-
ton in which hold it. Ithas given
me a new lease of life, which before
was a burden. Its good qualities
and wonderful merits should be made
known to everyone suffering with
dyspepsia and biliousness. JESSE
BARKER, Printer, Humboldt, Kas. 9
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
FEET HAVEN'T CHANGED.
Comparison with Greek Casts shows no
Ill Effects From Modern Footwear.

Comparison with Greek Casts shows no
Ill Effects From Modern Footwear.
A study of feet and toes in the
casts OF the museum is uncommonly
interesting and instructive. The
Greek statuary, much OF it dated
centuries before Christ. seems to
prove that the Greeks had feet much
like the modern New Yorkers. The
most beautiful of the Greek feet are
followed out we'll. both inside and
out They have short heels. high
insteps and long, straight toes. slight
ly spatulated at the ends. This Is
the type OF the most beautiful modern
foot 1t is. on the whole. foot not
frequently seen in its perfe ction. for
often one or the other element OF
beauty is wanting, says the New
York Sun. The rarest point OF beau
~ is the following OF the outside OF
the foot 1t used to DO that the shoe
makers lasts were made upon Greek
principles. but for several years
lastmakers have been making a hump
on the outside OF the last just above
tho point where the slight hollow
should be. II anyone would convince
himself that the hollow on the out
side OF the foot Is rare, let him watch
the prints that seaside bathers leave
when they step on a dry plank walk.
Most OF such footprints show u great
or or smaller hollow on the inside OF
tho foot, but nearly every one shows
. straight wet mark on tho outside.
The sandaled feet OF the Greek
goddesses in marble are much like
the feet OF the modern women at
any rate. OF the modern infant before
the feet have been modified by leather
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
BUILT BY a JEALOUS MAN.
The Story Of Mount vsrnon's stranx.
Police Stntion.

fOIice station.
Probably no town in the countr
that boasts police force has SO odd1
looking police headquarters al
Mount Vernon. 1t is an ARCHITECT
tural wonder to the old settlers and
strangers alike.
The building is about twenty-five
feet long and twenty feet high and
about fifteen feet deep. 1t sets back
of the roadway about thirty feet. in
the center OF q pretty grass-green
yard. A little picket fence runs
across the yard at the sidewalk line.
and there is gas-pipe arch at the
entrance. from which hangs the red
police lamp, says the New York Sun.
The house is of brick, with latticed
windows, and walls OF unusual thick
ness 1t is two stories high, with
three low-ceilinged rooms on each
floor. The entrance doors are in the
middle OF the building. The entrance
on the ground floor leads to several
cells on either side OF the middle
room. The Offices Of the chief of po-
lice are on the second floor. reached
by u flight of wooden stairs. They
are cosey. but far from roomy The
chief has desk and sofa for furni-
ture, and telephone behind his
back.
Chief Foley was asked the other
day how the town happened to
possess such singular-looking
police headquarters.
well. It's funny thing" he re-
piled. They leased this place be-
cause somehow or other the residents
got to be superstitious about it. 1t
In about q quarter OF q century old
and WAS built by New York en-
graver. who died years ago. who
gave his eccentric fancy full play in
designing it He had wife and
daughter and was jealous Of both.
and would not permit them to receive
male visitors. He built wooden
fence nine feet high where that fence
out there stands. which completely
shut the house out from the view OF
tho neighbors. The wife and
daughter were virtual prisoners in
this queer house during his lifetime
"A little path ran diagonally back
OF the house to another cottage occu-
pied by another New York cngraver.
Tho two used to have what seemed
to be mysterious consultations. which
gave rise to the story that counter
fciting WAS being done in this
fcnced-in residence. But that was
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
WIT AND HUMoR.

Mr.. Dolley, bitterly-You refuse
me, but you never refused my
presents. Miss Gilgal-No; they were
of some value.
Bridges-Don't I hear Miss Byng
playing something in five flats?
Brooks-Yes, and if there was another
story to this building you might hear
it in six.
Snap-Tve lost . s. bill. Brook
By George, that's the amount wante d
to borrow. Snap-Very good I'll
just consider that lent it to you and
bother no more about it.
"Skipper has sued the street rail-
way for heavy damages" what did
he get2" mot cent 1t happened
in Philadelphia, and he couldn't prove
that the cars were running"
He-I shall never marry until meet
. woman who Is my direct opposite.
she, encouragingly-Well. Mr.. Duffer,
there are number Of bright and in.
telligent girls right in this neighbor-
hood
Mamma-Little Robbie Jones al.
ways asks to be excused when he
leaves the table, and you never do.
Why is it?" "Well, guess it's cause
he's ashamed Of eatin' so much, ]
don't know"
This COMPOUNDED thermometer isn't
worth retaining any longer" said
Uncle Peter. what is wrong with
it?" "Why, one day it says one thing
and the very next 1t is something
altogether different"
"And the king says to Daniel, says
he, Air you there, Daniel?' says he:
and, seeing the king, Daniel says, says
he, To the divil wild ye, Darius says
he, which shows that the art of rep.
artee was not wholly unknown al
that early period"
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18

Phillips and Mr.. C. II. Olmstead. The
machiues tested, the DeerinG Pony
binder and the Deering Ideal mower,
were remarkable because embodying
the ball and roller bearings, such As
are used in bicycles and bicycle su,k-
les. Twelve tests were made on each
machine with registered Osterheld &
Eickmeyer dynam ometer, each repre-
senti~o the draft involved in cutting
a foot swath. 100 feet in length, in
twenty to twenty five seconds Of time.
The six cutting tests with the binder
showed an average of only 2yo pounds
of draft. Six tests followed in which
the machine was run in gear over the
tops of the stubble just cut. This
test, which is known as rolling
draft, showed an average draft
Ct POT pounds. The Deering
Ideal mower, new machine
also fitted with the bicycle bearings,
showed = cutting draft In heavy grass
averaging only i2d pounds, and .
rolling draft Of only 9a pounds. The
remarkably low draft-about half the
draft Of ordinary mschines-shown by
these figures for both machines was
carefully noted by the astonishod
visitors as demonstrating the practi-
cability of tho bicycle bearings. The
same Pony binder drawn by two light
mules cut an aero of wheat in 22H
minutes.
PAPER TwINE USED.
A notable feature of the binder test
WAS the use on the Pony binder of the
Deering paper" twine, made from .
wood fiber. This twine, patented by
William Deering & Co., bids fair 70
prove Waterloo to tho twine trust,
as II Is said that 1t can be made and
sold at prices considerably below
those now paid for the hemp and
sisal hbers.
At the close Of those tests tho COM
missioners. together with party Of
spectators, were rendered good, sub
stsntial prairie chicken dinner by Mr..
Larimore. Toasts followed. Gov.
Shortridge, Mayor Phillips and Rev.
J. H. Keeley delivered eloquent ad.
DIRE ses Of welcome. Appropriate re-
=, onses wore made nv d. N. brperalta
VI .usta Rica, Mr.. GrInevsky, the assist
ant Russian commissioner, Don Al
berto Gomez Ruano Of Uruguay, Mr..
Harry Vincent of Costa Rica and Judge
Atwater. Mr.. Larimore also spoke.
lie said that by using the best meth
cost of raising and marketing wheAt
to between -. So and IS. 90 an acre.
MR.. APPLEBY SURPRISES THE COMMIs-
sIoNERa.
Mr.. John r. Appleby, the inventor
of the Appleby Twine binder, whose
presence was surprise to the COM
missioners, told the story Of his
early struggles and the final universal
adoption Of his invention. He paid .
glowing tribute to Mr.. William Deer
ing, to whose enterprise he said the
world was indebted for the intr oduc-
tion and general adoption Of the ma.
chine. Said he: I'm 1879, when the
Deering company made seventy-five
of these binders, people smiled know
ingly and predicted failure. The next
year when Mr.. Deering made 5000 OF
the machines. the manufacturers Of
the old reaper and the wire binder
said he was crazy. II he was crazy
oil the manufacturers OF harvesting
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
Blifsins wror. Balloon stories.

"Mr. Blifkins." said the managing
editor severely, "your services are
no longer needed"
Mr.. Blifkins tried to look resigned,
but he felt compelled to venture the
question: Nothing the matter with
my work, 1 hopeP"
"Yes there is." snarled his late
superior. "You write too many
balloon stories"
why, you must be mistaken. u
expostulated Mr.. Blifkins. 81 never
wrote a balloon story in my life. ~
"Mr. Blifkins," the managing
editor interrupted with frown that
indicated he was not to be corrected.
"Mr. Blifkins," he repeated tartly.
II say you do write balloon stories.
They're all full Of wind"
And Mr.. Blifkins was too shocked
to reply.
The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
A substitute for ai.ss.

In q number Of places In the East
. very pretty substitute for glass Is
being used In the windows and other
places whore glass is commonly ON
ployod. 1t Is q substance which at
first glance seems much like fine
quality Of light yellow glass crossed
and recrossed with q network OF hne
black lines. Its basis is d cloth OF
fine steel wire. tho spaces between
the wires being about twelfth OF
an inch. The wire gauze. being
made. 10 dipped into pots Of special
ly prepared varnish, which fills up
the interstices and makes the whole
translucent yellow sheet Tho ma
terial is very durable and the effect
beautiful