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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
HUNGRY TRAVELLERS.
An Odd Experience on a Lofty Plateau
in the Pyrenees.

Pedestrians less hungry than Hector
France and his friend might have been
intimidated by the forbidding aspect
of man whom they found sitting in
front of his solitary house on lofty
plateau in the Pyrenees, says French
exchange. With Castilian gravity and
reserve he showed no surprise at see
ing them and refused to sell or give
them food and lodging. His wife
joined him and said that if the strang-
ers did not stay to talk, but went right
on. they would reach an inn before
dark.
But this Spanish reserve was not so
impenetrable as it seemed, as the
travellers soon discovered. They saw,
too, that some degree of Indifference
might nationally be expected of persons
who could cheerfully live SO remote
from the world.
"Here we are, and here we shall
stay" said my friend Martiniere. "Do
you always treat passersby in this
way?"
"Passersbyp There are none. Where
should they goP To Estella. There is
road thither. Except for the noun
tain priests no one has passed here
since the two Frenchmen four years
ago."
"But that was Il" cried Martiniere.
II and an English friend. We stopped
here to cook our game. Do you not
remember me, senora?"
The sonora examined his face and
exclaimed: "Truly, it is he!"
Then they drew us into the house.
The husband took off our knapsacks,
the sonora hastened to get supper and
the children came smilingly out of the
corners where they had hidden. Wine,
bread, milk, eggs, garlic, preserves,
onions, olives, everything they had, they
offered US, and they wished to kill a
chicken to make soup, and also to
make an omelet.
An old figure in dilapidated clothes
Ia man about Is years old-appeared
at the door,. The children ran to meet
him. "Father," they cried, "here are
Frenchmeni"
at is the priest" said our hostess.
"Ah, Frenchmen!" said the old man.
81 knew some Frenchmen in the time
of Louis Philippe. He was a good
man. / have heard that he is dead"
"Yes, he has been dead long
time"
"And the emperor" asked the
priest.
(which emperor are you speaking OF
Napoleon l. or Napoleon LII. ?" / re-
piled.
The good man stared in amazement.
Then he said: Il do not care to talk
politics. I know nothing about
them"
He had never seen the railway, had
hardly of late years been down to the
village below, but forty years before he
had visited Rome, and he advised US to
go there.
sWhat do you do here, fatherP" we
asked.
aOh, have my mass, my rosary, my
garden and my bees. You must come
and see my bees" he said.
"And what does the government pay
youP"
"Sixty douros (about $65) year.
"Ah, then you must save good
deal!" The sarcasm passed unper
ceived.
mo. spend it all, he answered, in
nocently. 81 pay for my board witt
these good people, and what is left
give the children"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
TheLixeIY Loon.

The loon is the quickest of living
creatures, says writer in Golden
Days. A loon that has had experience
can dodge the flash of gun You see
loon on lake, but long before be
has seen and taken a mental inventory
of you and your. belongings. If you
have no gunyou mayperhaps approach
within 100 yard before he laughs at
you with that horrid shrek which
gives him his name and disappears un
der the water, but show gun and he
does not stop to laugh-he goes instant
ly. When in a sportive mood he some.
times waits until he sees you, ready to
fire, when at, the flash he dives and
you see the shot spatter the water
where he has lust gone down.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

Now, it happens in this stirring age
of ours that men-and women, too
are SO much intellectually worked, or
so emotionally disturbed, that their
brains have more to do than they can
accomplish, and yet preserve their nor.
NAL balance. Mental work, whether it
be simply preceptional, intellectual,
emotional or volitional, requires that
an increased amount of blood shall
flow to the brain; hence, during mental
exertion of any kind, the cerabal ves-
sells become distended, owing to the in
creased volume of blood they contain,
and they remain in this condition as
long as the exertien is continued If
it is too intense, or if it be preserved
in for too long period without there
being alterations of rest, the vessels
lose their contractibility and remain in
permanently enlarged state. They are,
therefore, not able to contract SO as to
produce sleep. A state of cerebral con
gestion is established, and wakefulness
is the result Such persons go to bed,
perhaps feeling as if they could sleep,
but no sooner do they touch their pill
lows than their minds become inor-
dinatively active. and they lie awake
hour after hour, recalling the events OF
the day, or indulging in the most pre-
posterous thoughts. The blood vessels
will not empty themselves. simply be-
cause they have lost the power to do so.
They are like the India rubber bands
that we put around big packages and
leave undisturbed for long time. We
try to use them again, and we find that
the elasticity which they once possess.
ed has gone.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
Test of Butter.

If in doubt whether you are using
butter or oleomargarine, boil table
spoonful of each. The butter will
foam without much noise, the oleo
margarine on the contrary will sput
ter and hiss as does melted lard, but
it will not foam so decidedly. Butter
that keeps unusually well in warm
room in summer without melting very
much is to be supected. A well known
chemist is inclined to think a mouse
knows the difference without these
tests. for he found that of two crackers,
one spread with butter and one with
oleomargsrine, left in his laboratory
the mouse preferred the former. The
latter was sampled and left.-[ Colman g
Rural World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
CAR|P| |TS
1t
ABSOLUTE
OSI.

We find we have much too large
stock of Carpets to carry over. In or.
der to reduce it, we have decided to
make horizontal reduction that
will move them at once.
We are not prone to Indulgence in
sensational head lines or extravagant
boasting, but " at this time and place"
positively assert that we shall place
lower prices on Carpets than they were
ever before sold for in Portage County
"a bona fide cost basis
"There is reason in all things" and
our reason for this sacrifice in price is
that we want the room for our Fall
stock.
Now is your opportunity. You will
scarcely have another such an one in
a life time to buy elegant Floor Cover
ings untainted with profit to the seller,
1t will pay you to anticipate your
purchases in the line of Carpets.
We mention in particular our large
and superb stock of Body and Tapes
try Brussels. The prices we have
marked on them will meet your ap-
proval and cause you to willingly part
with your bottom dollar, if needs be,
in a Carpet Investment. just think
of it: An elegant Brussels Carpet at
but trifle more cost than an Ingram.
Our Moquettes, Art Squares, Rugs
Mattings, Oil Cloths and Linoleums
are all dumped in the cost hopper.
These prices necessitate strictly cash
sales. Respectfully,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
A Genius.

"Pensmith, the successful writer ol
French Canadian dialect sories, was
never in Canada it his life +"
"Then how did he master that Pc
culiar dialect?"
"His plan of working is simple one.
He has for an assistant a Norwegian
who stuttdrs badly. Pensmith writes
any kind of a simple tale, gets his as
sistant half drunk, and makes him
read it into phonograph The utter
ances of the photograph are then cop
led verbatim, and the result is a
Frehch Canadian dialect story that
the great magazines fight for.-[Na.
tional Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

There is little reptile belonging in
Madagascar known as the scimitar
snake, that is, the curling sword Run
ming along the back, from head to tail,
is blackish, horny substance, which
bends with the covolutions of the
snakes body as readily as would a well
tempered steel spring, and throughout
is edtre length it bears an edge as sharp
as razor. They are not poisonous
but when one of them springs on a
man, which he likes very well to do,
he will soon have leg off unless crack
ed on the pate.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
PHOToGRAPHERs

Who Can Give You Change of Face
you want to see some of the vani-S
ties of life, just pass week in photo !
grapher's gallery said one who bas
grown gray in the art that immortal
ICES, says the New York Advertiser.
THAT the bulk of our patrons is of the
best class of handsome people is a
common belief, but not correct one.
"Of course pretty women of Ger.
tain class get an enormous number of
pictures taken, which they use almost
as some people do cards, to give away
to every body. But large plumber of
orders come from people who are pos
itively homely. Photographers rarely
do pretty face full justice. We can
not flatter nature without spelling the
effect entirely. But we can help out a
homely person wonderfully. and the
shrewd photographer doesn't neglect
to do it in every possible way. I have
seen commonplace looking women go
into ecstacies over pictures of them.
selves.
1.-THE painter who can use the mod
ifications of light and shade in colors
has Lig advantage over us. but we
have pretty well balanced things by
touching up photographs in water.col-
ors. It's wonderful what exalted opin-
ions some women have of their person
al beauty. [ have seen some of them
who have been dealing with me for a
quarter of century, and they expect
that their pictures of today shall show
as attractfvely as these of decades ago.
zone lady ordered large picture OF
herself II years ago. She was then q
blooming maiden with round cheruh
face and very good looking. For some
reason she never caller foriher picture,
and I hung it up in my collection
Last week this same lady came in to si
for picture. She didn't know M e, al
; though recognized her directly, for s
photographer rarely forgets faces. sht
had grown quite old looking, and afte
her toddled a couple of young ones.
showed negative. but she scorned tn
insinuation of the faithful camera tina
she lookad SO old and careworn.
II remembered her picture on tn
, wall and persuaded her to let me finisl
one of the impressions. Reluctant.
she consented, and went away with
palpable frown of disgust on her coun
. tenanee. When she called again
, showed her the picture of IL years ago
She was delighted. and it did me goo'
to see the smile of satisfaction on he
face I made her dozen couples, IAN
: now she thinks me the finest photos
: in the world. Not many women lik
to admire the inroads of age and care.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
Te~aI Notice.

presented to the Commissioners of Portage
County at their March session. on March 9th
A d 1888, praying for the location of a County
Road. on the following line to wit:
Beginning at a point on the tine between the
townships of Sufiield and Brmfcd. in sain
County and State one mile east of the road
leading from the center of Brim1eld to the Cen
ter of Sufield. and gextending from that point
about one mile, to unite with and be
a continuation of the township line road beyond
Said road to be on the line between said town,
ships of Brimfield and suffield
JACOB G. KURTZ ct ais.
1879 DUssRL s. ROGERS. Att'ys.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

The days are e'growing longer,in spite
of demands for.shorter. hours.
Haste to..getzrich combined with a
spirit of speculation is the father of
great brood of frightful evils.
Never set man down as criminal
merely because he has bad looking
mug. He may be an actor.
Many a man who belives there is "a
time for rest as well as work" deliber-
sits down and waits for it.
If the whole trtuh were known, the
world weuld be full of people with
hanging heads.
OF course, man has natural taste
for workout some mems appetites
are very easily satisfied.
Too many men regard life merely as
a game.of chance and refuse to play a
straight hand.
It is an undiscovered fact.with some
pOOpl0 CuSAt AOlSO 10 GAO 4CesoO paw "a
religion.
One of the peculiarties of the sport
ing world is to see twenty cent man
owning fifty dollar dog.
A good way to find out how much
religion people have is to watch them
when they can't have their own way.
Do not grumble because your CORE
spondent writes an illegible hand. AS
like as not he doesn't know how to
spell.
The meanest man in the world will
agree to everything you say about
him as long as he thinks you are talk
about somebody else.
All sorts of. vextations attend the
parlor matrimonial match. Even the
lamp is frequently put out over it.
[Bipghampton Leader.
On the depot platform at Warrens-
burg the other day somebody initiated
a, locomotive whistle so naturally that
one of the Normal students kissed his
girl good by Kansas City Star.
Mrs Bingo: "Dear after this you
must wear address suit down to dim
ner." Bingo: "What for? Mrs Bin
go: Our new girl has been used to
it."-IClother and Furnisher.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

"The young man is such a confirmed
liar that l can do nothing with him."
Comes natural to him, suppose"
"No, he got into the habit of it when
employed to write bulletins by
physician who was attending a famous
man. ."-BufdEO. ErDresS,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

Our boldest bridge jumpers were
outdone by Sam Patch of the middle
ages, the Austrian knight Harras, who
survived leap from the top of cliff
to the valley of the Zohoppan river, a
vertical distance of 400 feet.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
Reductne himself.

Briggs-Do you think this bath robe
is big enough for me?
Griggs-It will be, old man, after
you have taken bath,-[Ciothier
and Furnisher.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

Oliver Cromwell loved veal seasoned
with onions.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

*Daily. Except sunday. fFlag gstop. meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes ims from II 90 noon 12 %
midnight; Light Faced from u 90 midnight to q 90 noon
JOSEPH WOOD, EA. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Igsnk
12-20g2-T PITTSBURGH, PENNA.
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets.
earsiing the running of trains apply to any
a gent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
W. D. ARMSTRONG. Agent,
Ra7enna. o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

George Francis Train Gays "damn"
and banana are synonymous terms.
But in excited moments they are nev-
er used interchangeably.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08
r. RgTwEEN BaYARo AND NEW PHILADELPHIA

NOS. 336 and ass connect at Wellsville for
Steubenville and Bellaire. Nos. 336 and $42
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
East.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08

+
New York buys more lace than any
other city in the world, and there are
said to be scores of New York ladies
whose selections of lace vary in value
from $40, 900 to $4,000. The Wander
bilts possess laces which rival the Prus-
sian and Austrian crown laces, and are
valued at $4,000. The late Mrs. AS
tor had lace dress that cost 5000,
and apather was recently sold to an
American lady for $25. 200.
The three oldest known pieces of
wrought iron in existence are the
sickle blade that was found by Bel
zoni under the base of sphynx in
Kernac, near Thebes, the blade found
by Colonel Vyse imbedded in the NOR
tar of one of the pyramids, and a por-
tion of cross cut saw which Mr..
Layard exhumed at Nimrud-all of
which are now in the British Musum.
Perth Amboy, N. J., is is the repos
itory of some of the finest old colonial
furniture in the East. The city, which
is one of the oldest ports of entry in
the United States, still retains a few of
its early dwellings, and some of these
are occupied by descendants of those
who built the houses many genera
tions ago. The consequence is that the
old furniture at Perth Amboy is never
sold save at the death ofsome venerable
and even then is bought in
by vigilant relatives or friends
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02
STOCKMEN vICTIMISED.

ST. Paul. Mimi, May 26.-Agents
who represent themselves as being con-
nected with the GAINESVILLE. Wis, firm
known as Bowles. Haddon & Co., i'm
porters and breeders Of blooded horses,
are accused of imposing on farmers in
North Dakota.
At Buffalo nearly twenty stockmen,
it is alleged. were induced to sign a
contract pledging them on certain con-
ditions to assist in the formation Of a
stock company for the purchase OF an
imported stallion. According to the
accusations the contract form consisted
of a small book opening at the end, the
instrument covering two pages so ar
ranged as to place one directly above
the other when open for inspection.
Between these pages and encircling
the back of the document was placed
a rubber band, apparently for conven-
fence in opening. but in reality intended
to conceal a fold in the paper in which
was enclosed promissory note for
So 200. thus making twenty substan-
tial business men Individually respon-
sible for the payment Of an obligation
which was In the hands of third party
before they knew what they had sign
ed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02
AFRAID OF THE POLICE.
Milwaukee Unions Demand Il Clear
Field for Violence.

Milwaukee, May Pa conference
was held between Mayor SomerS and
President Frank Weber, Of the feder-
atcd trades council; President Smith, of
the Seamen'S union; Henry FOurnace,
secretary of the Amalgamated asSocia-
ciation Charles DIPPED, of the cigar
makers union; William Vogt, of brew
erS' union, and William Moeschler, of
Cream city typographical union, in re-
lation Of the action of the police on and
about nOn-uniOn vessels.
The representatives of the labor or
ganiZa tons claim that policemen so on
board these vessels without being called
and without the slightest evidence of
Il disturbance and in direct violation Of
the law and ordinances; that their OBJ
.irct is to keep union men from going
on board, that policemen have applied
for details for this kind of service, re-
garding it rs soft snap" to loaf about
on ship board and :" drink the captains
whisky and smoke his cigars"
The mayor assuerd the delegation that
the matter would be investigated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02
BOTTIE-MAKING
An Effort Being Made To Do the WORK
by Machinery.

At the present time the eyes or the
bottle-making world are tnr1ed TOWARD
Woodbury., N. J., for i'll thar quiet VII
Iage the destiny Of me imtfle H. Wer
NAV be said to be On trial. I'll" A&h-
lev bottle-making machine has hecn
set in operation ID a''e II 1T cannot
do the work Of hu n.n h:nds AMI rs,
and do it more economically.
The machine was described before
the British association in 1889, when
it was stated that bottles had been
made by the machine, quite complete,
which had successfully been subjected
to an internal pressure Of 300 pounds
to the square inch. The career of the
machine in England, we believe, has
been most unfortunate, but this does
not at all diminish the interest which
its introduction into America has ex-
cited.
The advantages to be gained by the
use of such a machine are much too
solid to permit small obstacles to him
der it's success. The trial run at Wood
brry has been fairly successful. The
automatic principle has not been de-
yeloped to the full extent in these
machines, but it has been carried so far
that one man and three boys-none Of
them necessarily skilled glass blowers
can operate two machines, each OF
which is capable of turning out two
bottles a minute.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02
LAUNCM OF THE VALIANT.
W. K Vanderbilt's Yacht to Be Ready
in July.

New York, May 25.-According to the
latest advices from England w. K.
Vanderbilt's new steel twin-screw yacht
Valiant, which was launched on May 3
from the yard of Laird Brothers, at
Birkenhead, is the finest private yacht
afoat. Among those present at the
launching were the Duchess of Man
chester and her daughter Lady Alva
Montague, the latter performing the
Seton, and others.
The chief dimensions of the Valiant
are about 332 feet over all, 80 feet
between perpendiculars, 80 feet 3 inches
extreme beam, depth moulded % feet
6 inches. Tonnage yacht measurement
nearly 2,4OO tons. The yacht has a
double bottom subdiyided into ten tanks
which will hold fully 200 tons of water
ballast. She will be fitted with twin
screws Of bronze and steel, driven by
two sets Of triple-expansion engines,
the cylinders being % inches, SO inches
and 55 inches diameter, and sc inches
stroke, with enormous boiler power.
The intended sea speed will be seven
teen knots in fair weather.
Teak is used for the upper deck and
rails, and also for sheathing the deck
houses and bulWarks. The full brig rig
with which the Valiant will be fitted
will give her very imposing appear
ance The coal bunker capacity is about
$50 tons, thus enabling long voyages
to be made. The Valiant, like Mr.. Van
derbilts late yacht Alva, was designed
by st. Claire Byrne, of Liverpool. She
will be fitted with a complete inStalla
ton of electric light, two powerful
search lights, steam steering gear, steam
capStan and Windlass, and Il complete
ice-making plant. The decorative fit
tingS Of the various cabins have beer
specially selected by Mr.. Vanderbilt
and are being carried out by severa
Well-knOWn firms of decorators in Eng
land and France. After the launch the
vessel was taken UP to the float where
the two main boilers, each weighing
about seventy tons, will be put on boar(
and she will then be placed in DIR.
dock under Il shed for completion.
1t is expected that the yacht will b.
completed in July, SO as to allow MI
Vanderbilt to take part in the New Yorl
Yacht club cruise in August.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02
TELLS A STRANGE STORY.
Superior Tailor Claims to Have Been
Dragged and Robbed.

West Superior, Wis. May 25.-E. S.
Wolfan, tailor of West Superior, re-
turned from Swan River. about seventy
miles from here, and tells sensational
story of being drugged, robbed and
left senseless on the railroad track.
He claims that in walking from Swan
River to Camp No. 1 of the Swan River
Logging company he sat down to rest
and that soon afterward two men
approached him from behind, placed
their hands over his face and he tainted.
He says he awoke only few minutes
before train came along and that he
found his pockets had been rif1ed and
$40 taken. He believes the robbers
We're men employed in the camps as
they wore lumbermen's gaEb.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02
KINGSTON GETS IT.

Ashland. Wis, May 25.-The jangle
over the Ashland postmastership grows
more complicated, but with the chances
now favorable for Senator Kingston.
The latter has the support of Villas,
Mitchell and Knight. Michael McGui-
gan has the support of Congressman
Lynch.
1t is believed a combination has been
formed between them by which Nc
Guigan agrees to throw his strength to
Kingston, the latter agreeing to appoint
him deputy. This shuts out Thomas
Wentworth. an old soldier democrat,
who was chairman of the city central
committee.