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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
Fortunate Russian Woman.

That Is a strange movement that has
begun in Austria, where the ladies are
discussing the propriety of a revolu-
tionary movement in the matter of
popping the question. In parts of
Russia, it seems, that privilege is en-
joyed by the fair sex with good results.
for there are fewer unmarried pirls
where the custom prevails than where
it does not. Whether the growth or
extension of the custom to other parts
of the world would DESTROY the
romance of courtship and unsex the
better half of human creation is point
that need not be discussed, saws once
q Week. Where. the. girl pops the
question the results are beneficial. ]
have read that when a Russian maid
sees a swain: that captivates her fancy
she goes to his house and proposes in
a raightfcrward manner Ivan NAV
be mending shoes or doing some other
unromantic work when the girl enters.
'Ivan, | love. you. Viii you be
mineP VIII you consent to be NV
husband?"
She may not be to Ivan's liking; she
may be, not only not beautiful. but
ugly; still, he must receive her avowal
with politeness, and, if she does not
accept his refusal and continues to
pester him with entreaties, as often
happens, he will have TO yield or emf.
CRATE. How would our American GIRLS
who complain that young men now
adays are all fortune hunters-not real
lovers-welcome such an innovation
hereP
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
Women and Badness.

"Did you ever see woman entirely
bald? Would you marry bald
headed womanP" were the two ques-
tions that Percy Forrest of Cincinnati
fired at Glo6e-Denocrot reporter in
the corridor of the Southern yester-
day. "You haven't and you wouldn't,
of course not. Then why is it that a
woman will show an utter disregard
for hair on mans head and marry
him if he has top like billiard ball
when man wouldn't recognize bald
headed woman on the street even if
she was his own motherP Why is it
that one sex enjoys absolute immunity
from badness and the other is prone
to it? If the causes of badness at
tributed to men are correct, why
shouldn't they apply to women as
we'll? l am not a biologist and can't
answer these questions, but am in
terested in finding the man who has
ever seen woman who was entirely
bald. And, then, when l find him !
want to find the one who would marry
bald headed woman. Then I'd like
to know why they don't get bald"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
VIGOROUS m THEIR OLD ACE.
women who Accumulated Years with
Grace, Smiling In Times Face.

Il is an acknowledged fact that a
great age is attained by women oftener
than by men, Tissot, with doubtful
eallantry, accounts for this by declar-
Ing that the large amount of talking
for which women are famous Is very
healthy exercise and promotes the cir
culation of the blood without overex-
erting the organs. The true reason
probably lies in the quieter and more
regular life usually led by women,
whose nervous systems and brains are
consequently not worn out so quickly,
as q rule, as those of men.
One of the most famous of female
centenarians was the Countess of Des-
rnond, who lived to be 145, and died in
the reign of James /. from the effects
of an accident, according to the N. Z.
World. This wonderful woman found
herself, at the age of 100, SO lively and
strong as to be able to take part in a
dance; and when she was lao she tray-
eled all the way from Bristol to Lon
don no triiing journey in those days
i'm order to attend personally to some
business affairs.
Lady Desmond is, however, quite
thrown into the shade by French
woman, Marie Prion, who died in St
Colombo, in June, 183S-it is said-at
the wonderful age of 158. Towards
the end of her life she lived exclusively
on goats milk and cheese. Althoug b
her body was so shrunk that shf
weighed only forty-six pounds, she re-
tanned all her mental faculties to the
Last.
1t is an extraordinary but incontest
able fact that some women at the agt
when. most people die undergo sort
of natural process of rejuvenation-ths
hair and teeth grow again, the wrinkle.
disappear from the skin, and sight ant
hearing reacquire their former sharp
ness. A Marquise de Mirabeau is al
example of this rare and remarkable
phenomenon; she died at the age O
Sc, but few years before her deatt
she had become in appearance quite
young again. The same change hap
pened to nun of the name of Mar
guerite Verdur, who at the age of s.
lost her wrinkles, regained her sight
and grew several new teeth. Whel
she died, ten years later, her appear
ance was almost that of young girl
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
THE GHOST IN BERTH LOWER u.
A Commercial Travellers Strange Exper-
ience in a Sleeping Car.


81 once occupied sleeping car berth
that was haunted" said commercial
traveller to ST. Louis GLo6e-D Democrat
man. ut was lower II. rode in it
froms Chicago to Detroit, and / tell
you / spent horrible night. The
weather was pretty cold, and as | am
subject to neuralgia, tucked the blan-
ket in close around my neck to avoid
the draught, and was just doing off
when heard most unearthly laugh,
and the blanket was suddenly pulled
away from my chin and half off my
chest. It was only 10 o'clock, but
every body was in bed, and when I
peeped out to see if anybody was
playing joke on me not soul was in
sight.
II tucked the blanket around my
neck again without really thinking
much about the disturbance, and was
soon in another doze, when off went
the blanket once more, and again /
heard the shrieking laugh. hastily
readiusted the blanket and tried to
attribute the matter to my own nerV-
BUSINESS, but the blanket was yanked
away at once to the hyena-like laugh
accompaniment.
II looked out into the aisle again,
but nobody was there. I looked
toward the foot of the bed, and it
seemed to ME that blue flames were
dancing there. My flesh began to
creep. could hear my heart pump
ing like Corliss engine. AS my fear
grew l saw white figure stretched at
full length through the section panel
work, its feet toward or against mine
The blue flames seemed to play all over
it and to leap from the eyes and the
mouth of the figure when the demon
laugh was uttered. The tugging at
the blanket continued. I trembled
and poured perspiration. / could not
rise. rolled out of the berth into
| the aisle, and maybe didn't hunt up
the porter of that car. told him the
story.
"'Gracious! gracious!' he exclaimed,
his eyes bulging. lie got dat hoodoo
blanket. OATS blanket, boss, what
was in BERT whar man died wild de
| jimjams. No, he didn't die in dat BERT
but dat wuz his blanket, an when it
comes out o. de laundry some ones
boun' to git it, an lie done gone an
got it dis trip. Nobody wat gifts it
ever gifts de bes' o. dat ghost, an
bettah glib you anoder blankit ur you
won't sleep tonight
Il got another blanket and slept all
right. The porter told me there was
always complaint from the passenger
who got the haunted blanket. This
occurred year ago, and suppose the
blanket is on the road vet"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
The Stitch in Time.

The stitch in time" which saves
nine. the old proverb is just as appli-
cable as it ever was, and it ought to
be standard motto in the household
economy, 70 be sure, we are as a
people enjoying greater degree of
prosperity than prevails anywhere else
in the world, without any doubt; but
that is no excuse for wastefulness or
neglect. If few moments time and
little skill will put garment, even
if not very valuable, in condition for
further service which otherwise it
could not render, that time and skill
are well spent in its repair. 1t is the
looking after these small amounts
which makes the difference between
prosperity and its opposite. Who but
has heard exclamations like this: "You
may well believe that l don't spend
my time darning holes when l can buy
new pair"-of whatever may be un-
der consideration and at compare
lively small figure. Oh, yes, the cost
is small, to be sure; but if that small
amount could be in hand at some time
in the not distant future, it would per-
haps aid to secure some coveted arti-
Gle, or would add so much to the prov
ident fund which should be laid aside
for that "rainy day" which after all
comes to so many.-Good. Housekeep-
i7zg
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
Food Adulteration in England.

The bread we eat is no doubt sound
when bought at the shops of bakers
doing large trade, says the London
Pail Mall Gazette, but there is a GER
tain quality of -four which deteriorates
more and more. The improved (g
system of grinding the corn in cyin-
ders heats the flour before it is ready
for kneading, the ovens are heated too
rapidly, and there is the practice of
using damaged corn, which is most
reprehensible.
In the golden age our forefathers
were content to use water for the pur-
pose of strengthening the milk; now
It is adulterated with rice -four and
pounded bullocks' and calves brains,
and slightly sweetened with q saccha-
rine substance. Used as substitute
for butter, even margarine is often
adulterated, and is simply some fatty
substance colored with carrot juice
and Favored with essence of nuts, and
having only the appearance of sound
margarine. Not only is chicory usu-
there is an artificial berry manufact-
ured and sold as coffee to great ex-
tent Frozen meat is taking the place
of fresh meat; and any quantity of
wine is sent into the market as claret
and Burgundy which has not single
drop of grape juice in it. Many brew
ers have learned to dispense with bar
ley, and several kinds-of mineral wa
ters are nothing more than river water
disguised by the use of chemicals. A
quantity of alcohol is distilled from
some kind of wood, and even from
coal, and olive oil is adulterated with
rancid oil. No doubt there are numer-
Gus staples of food which are unadul-
terated by dealers who are scrupulous
and honest, but they are becoming
scarcar every daY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
Making Dynamite.
Making dynamite.

Making dynamite.
A strange occupation for women!
Yet they are largely occupied in it in
many European communities.
The manufacture of dynamite for
beneficial use in mining and engineer
ing work, as well as for military pur-
poses, is carried on largely in almost
every part of Europe, says the Bran
don Banner.
France has three notable factories:
At Albion, near Honfeur, on the Seine
estuary; at Paulilles, near Port Ven
dres, in the south of France; and al
Cugny, not far from Moret, in the de-
partment of Seine-et-Marne. These
establishments produce yearly over
rs, 900, 900 of dynamite cartridges.
One of the earliest that were set in
operation is that founded in Switzer.
land twenty years ago by M. Xavier
Bender, at the instance of the late M,
Louis Favre, the chief engineer of the
St. Gothard railway tunnel, to provide
the powerful instrument which mod
ern science has invented for penetrat-
ing mountains of granite and other
hard rock with facility and economy
of labor that could not have been i'm.
aginel il former ages.
A visit to this factory at Isleten, al
the lower end of the Isenthal, in the
vicinity of Fluenlen. the port on the
lake of Uri, so well known TO many
English tourists. is seldom granted
without special Recommendation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
His sales Were Very Few.

"You meet on the road" said COM
mercial traveller to N. 7. Sun man,
"men representing many kinds of busi-
ness, and it is not always easy to class
ify them. once met, for instance. on
a train in the south calm, polite,
agreeable man who ! was sure was
selling something, but l couldn't even
guess what. l learned in the course
of conversation with him that be was
selling railroad cars. At first that
may seem like strange sort of busi-
ness to be in, but there isn't any thing
very remarkable about it after all; the
car builders keep track of railroad
news of every sort, projected new
roads, extensions, branches, new con-
nections, proposed new equipment,
everything that indicates present or
prospective demand for cars, and they
send out men to look after this busi-
ness as occasion demands.
Speaking of the man selling rail-
road cars reminds me of story l
read once. There were lot of travel
ing men sitting around in the smoking
room of sleeping car after dinner,
who sat in corner, said that he had
made only one sale in six weeks. Some
body ventured in friendly interroga-
tive sort of way to say that he hoped
that that was good bill. The man
said: We'll, pretty fair; it was a lit
tie over $300,000.' And when some
body asked him what he was selling
the man said he was selling railroad
bridges. and it appeared that the last
one he had sold was a double-track
steel bridge something less than a
mile long. Nobody evfnced any sur
prise at this, but they all agreed that
a man couldn't expect to sell a bill
like that every day."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
THE WASTE At PANAMA.
Snakes and Weeds Thrive Among the
Costly but Unused Machinery.

In confirmation of the private ac-
count of the deserted Panama canal
works, published by US the other day,
different correspondent sends US this
extract from another private letter:
while in Colon last voyage l made a
careful tour of the Panama bogie. and
the stores, engine sheds, rolling and
floating stock. Words cannot paint
my astonishment at the sight. / never
saw anything so sinful in my life as to
see all that stuff going to rack and
ruin. went through one 'store.-of
places bigger than any shipyard on
Clyde could boast; all the things just
as they came from the makers. Files
never unpacked; every engineers tool
you can think of-English, French,
American was there - Whitworth
stocks, dies and taps, abe1lt twenty
cases complete, good as when they left
the shop. / walked for a mile over
the only roadway passable along the
canal side, viz, the top of train of
eightwhee1 bogie freight wagons. all
sinking in, the wheels disappeared in
tropical underground.
"An around is swampy ground, and
all these wagons are rotting beneath
that blazing sun. Engine steam-sheds,
full of fine, powerful engines, the sheds
overrun and inhabited now by snakes
and their prey, the lizards, while the
six-foot is full of land crab holes. ]
saw eight fine, large marine boilers,
just as they had been discharged from
the R. M. cargo boat that brought
them over, and the complete part of a
set of big compomarine engine, about
1000 horsepower, lying on the shore;
never been used; never fitted in. !
saw dry-docks, splendidly built and
equipped with fine, expensive pump
ing plant. And why say moreP Poor
old De Lessep's house on the point
looks very melancholy" = London
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
Too Bright to Live.

If we were to look carefully into the
history of the lives of men of genius
we should find many names to add to
the list of those who committed sui
eide.
Hayden, the celebrated historical
painter and writer, overcome by debt,
disappointment and ingratitude, laid
down the brush with which he was at
work upon his last grand effort, alfred
and the Trial by jury" wrote with a
steady hand, "Stretch ME no longer
upon this rough world" and then with
pistol shot put and end to his un-
happy existence.
Richard Payne Knight, the poet,
Greek scholar and antiquary, was a
victim of melancholia and finally de-
stroyed himself with poison.
Burton, the vivacious author of "The
Anatomy of Melancholy" who had the
reputation of being able to raise
laughter in any company. however
"mute and mopish," was in reality con-
stitutionally depressed, and it is be-
lieved that he ended his life in a fit of
melancholy.
Kleist, poet and dramatist, brooded
over suicide, attempted it once unsuc-
cessfully, and finally, by agreement
with Henrietta Vogel, who believed
herself affected with an incurable dis
ease, repaired to. a small inn near
Potsdam, where they then ended their
lives together.
Dessman, the humorous writer, like
Burton, put an end to himself in fit
of melancholy.
Sir Samuel Romilly, man of brill
liant genius, by whose efforts the Grim
inal laws of England were remodeled
"a man loved for his sweet nature
and upright manliness-while over
come by grief at the death of his wife,
with his own sought rest beyond
Science Monthly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
Georgia's Big Prehistoric Mound.

About twelve miles below Fort
Gaines is mound which is said to be
the largest known in the United States,
and undoubtedly the work of the
mound builders of former generations.
Its base covers more than two acres
and, running up at an angle of about
45 degrees, it stands about 100 feet
high. Large oak trees several feet in
diameter cover the sides and stand as
witnesses to the great age of the
mound. Many years ago a gentleman
had small-sized we'll dug from the
top down into the heart of the mound,
and among other things found the
jawbone of a man that would easily
slip over the head of an ordinary man
of this generation. His explorations
were very meager. and since then
nothing like any systematic search has
ever been made.-M Y. Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
CARPET
1t
ABSOLIJ1{
COST.

We fnd we have much too Large
ste ok of Carpets to carry over. IN OF, "
de to reduce it, we have decloe4 ~ ~
m AXE ' horizontal feductioh 1n"'
W i'll move them at once. =
We are not proue,to lnduigence ~
s. snsational head lines or extravagaI,;; ga,;
b casting, but 9 at this time anu M piSToe Tooe
positively assert that We s4ail al pnare uare
lOwer prices on Carpets tn. N th6y W. ~
ever before sold for in Portae 70 ooun's
IA bora fide cost basis. ,,5
There is reason in all things,
our reas ION for this sacrifice in pr 81
that we want the room for our /
stock.
Now lis your opportunity. You will
scarcely have another such an one in
life tin e to buy elegant Floor Cover
ings unit tinted with profit to the seller,
It will pay you to anticipate your
purchase in the line of Carpets.
We NJ ention in particular our large
aud s. Ipt RIO stock of Body and Tapes
try F3rus ssels. The prices we have
mara xed OIL them will meet your ap-
pro val 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
out trifie more cost than ansIngrain.
Our Moquettes, Art Squares. Rugs,
! Mattipgs, 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, 1893-04-19
HOW LUCKY" BALDWIN STARTED.
The Trick He Played to Gain Exclusive
Possession of Mine.

a.Lucky' Baldwin of San Francisco,
said E. j. Ward of Denver, "thirty
years ago was an impecunious and in
significant young fellow who loafed
around the rowdy saloons of Frisco
He scarcely ever drew a sober breath
He had no friends, he had no money,
and he had no clothes. He was SIM
ply an object floating around on the
surface of occasions trusting to luck.
One day he made 'stake.' How or
where he got it no one knew or knows
to this day. But he got it, and for
three months after that he was seen no
more around his usual haunts. One
day he blew into town and related that
he had discovered vein up in Nevada,
limitless in its production of gold. He
brought specimens of the ore and'it
was good, He began at once to organ
ize a company to work it. There was
preacher living in San Francisco who
had some spare cash and he put it in
to the company. Not long afterward
| the stockholders discovered that Bald
wins claim did not amount to any
thing and the stock went down to al
most nothing.
| meanwhile LQ6re W0E0 lIlSu dL WOEh
on the claim and one morning, sure
enough, they struck a vein. A cou-
rier was sent to Frisco to Baldwin
with the news. Baldwin went to the
bank and drew out all the money he
had. He then went to bed and sent
for all the stockholders, They visited
his room. sGentlemen," said he, u
am on my death bed, SO the doctors
tell me. When l induced you to buy
shares in the - mine did so know.
ing it was worthless. was hard uE
then. Now l have some money and
want to buy back all the stock that
| you possess at the same figure you
gave for it. cannot meet my Maker
with such a crime upon my soul.
Then there were tears and hopes ex
pressed that he would recover. Suct
a pathetic scene was never before en-
acted in a room. Some Of his visitors
said that they had had hard feeling
against him, but all was then forgiven
Baldwin cried and clasped their hands
as they left to bring back their stock
By night he possessed four-ffths of it
The next morning he was on the Min
ing Exchange and before nightfall th'
stock had gone up from 81 pc
share to $1,000. Yes, they allowe'
him to live, but as negro would say
:. the inhabitants of San Francisco hay'
been mighty 1eary' of him ever since.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
The eoss OF AL BORROWERS.
He Obtained Over a Million and 3 Half
without Any Security.

"The man who can start in life or
nothing and borrow million and q
half without security is a beauty"
said Joe Campbell to a St. Louis Globe
Democrat man. "Yet I know man
that did that identical thing. In fact,
he was an uncle of mine, my mothers
brother-in-law. He was a German
and lived all his life in Berlin. He was
very suave, smooth gentleman, knew
every body worth knowing, hobnobbed
with mobiles of Emperor Williams
court, and loved to live. He was en-
gagged in living; that was his entire
occupation in life, and yet he was one
of the greatest artists in Europe
Whenever he thought himself on the
wane among those who looked upon
him as an idol he painted a picture,
put it on exhibition, had all Europe
| talking about it, and then he did moth
| ing for couple of years. Some years
ago the art fever broke out in a most
malignant form among the wealthier
Germans of Cincinnati. They meant
to have the best of modern painters do
a lot of work for them. My distin-
| guished relatives name was well
known among them and he was In
| vited to Cincinnati. He came over
and for couple of months he was Q
lion. He was feted and entertained
most royalty. He Submitted some
ideas for paintings. and the people
who brought him over went crazy over
| his plans. Finally he induced them tc
advance him $4,000 on the work and
| he returned to Germany to do his
painting. He died about a year after,
and when the Cincinnatians started tc
look up the paintings they found moth
ing but the original sketches. He had
not touched them since the day he frs
submitted them in Cincinnati. That
started an investigation, and it wal
found that he had borrowed in th'
course of his career something ovel
81, 800, 900. He hadn't dollars wortl
of security and had simply devoted hi
time and talents to the pursuit OF liv
ing"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
A Retort That Cut.

1t was at "swell" hop and every-
body was in full dress but one modest
little fellow, and he seemed to think
that he was being "guyed" on that ac-
count. So during an interrnission he
stood up in the center of the floor and
addressed the company as follows
Ladies and gentlemen, l beg YOU viii
pardon my not appearing in full dresg
this evening, but the fact of the mat !.
ter is have no dress suit of nv ovv
and at every store in town was told
that their suits were all rented for. fbis
event. IN. Y Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
Amazons want Deoollette Armor

The King of Dahomey has the dis
tinction of being the only monarch
who has an Amazon army. These
military danes have, however, some
few of the ordinary weaknesses of their
sex and have petitioned that their
armor shall be cut decollette. If this
reasonable request be granted, the
King. when surrounded by his troops,
will have the appearance of monarch
in comic opera.