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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
a pigeon with a Memory


It seems really impossible to extin
guish the homeing instinct in good
pigeon. A wonderful story is told by
a pigeon fancying journal of a French
carrier pigeon which was captured by
the German soldiers during the siege
of Paris in 1870.
The bird was being carried in bal
loon from Paris to some point in the
country, whence it was expected to re-
turn to Paris with message. It was
taken to the German headquarters and
presented to the commander, Prince
Frederick Charles, who sent it to his
mother in Germany.
Here it was placed in splendid and
roomy aviary, and carefully fed and
nourished; but although it was kept
here, living in the lap of royal luxury
for four years. the French pigeon did
not forget its fatherland.
At the end of that time the door OF
the aviary was left open one cay.
The pigeon few out, moment, as If to
find the points of the compass, ,and took
flight in straight line for Paris.
On the next day but one it beat it's
wings against the entrance to it's ole
loft in the Boulevard de Clichy. There
it was recognized, and it's case being
brought to public attention it was hon
ored as a patriot returned from foreign
captivity. 1t remained at the Pari
Jardin d'Acclimatation until it dice
, in 1873.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
(CAR|PE| E|T'S 7
At
ABBSOL|JI
COST.

We find we have much too large a
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 I" 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 ide 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
life time to buy elegant Floor Cover
ings untainted with profit to the seller,
It 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'
provaI, and cause you to willingly par
with your bottom dollar, if needs be
in Carpet investment. Just think
of it: An elegant Brussels Carpet al
but a trifie more cost than an Ingram
Our MoQuettes, Art Squares, Rugs
Mattings, Oil Cloths and Linoleum'
are all dumped in the cost hopper.
These prices necessitate strictly casf
sales. Respectfully,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
Not to Be Fooled.

A good story is told of one of the
Vanderbilts. While abroad recently
he was visited by rich Berlin jewel
er, who, without waiting the usual for
malities incident on gaining an au-
dience, marched in on Mr.. Vanderbilt
unannounced.
The intruder was an elderly man
with an intelligent face and attired in
faultless evening Dress the fashion
prescribed by European etiquette for
visits to potentates, ambassadors and
other high dignitaries, irrespective OF
the hour or season.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was surprised, but
not overwhelmed by the jewelers. evil
dent attempt at continental complais-
ance. He listened to his tale of the
greatest ruby on EARTH" which the
dealer was willing to dispose of at a
sacrifice, with a courteous air, and
then offered him one-tenth Of the price
demanded.
Il have five stones of exactly the
same dimensions and coloring," said
he, "and l am willing to complete the
half dozen at fair figure. You may
send me your answer within two hours.
Good morning."
The answer arrived eighty minutes
before the prescribed time had elapsed.
1t was in the affirmative.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT.
Something About the Universal Few
Thousand Millions of Stars.

Thousand Millions of Stars.
To form some idea of the largeness
of this earth one may look upon the
landscape from the top of an ordinary
church steeple and then bear in mind
that one must view 100000 similar
landscapes to get an approximately
correct idea of the size of the earth.
Place 500 earths like ours side by side,
yet Saturn's outermost ring could
easily enclose them.
Three hundred thousand earth
globes could be stored inside the sun,
if hollow. If human eye every hour
were capable of looking upon fresh
measure of world material $4,000
square kilometers large, that eye
would need $4,000 years to overlook
the surface of the sun. TO reach the
nearest fixed star one must travel 49,
000.0 kilometers, and if the velocity
were equal to that of a cannon ball it
would require 100000 years to travel
| the distance.
On clear night an ordinary human
eye can discover about 1000 stars in
the northern hemisphere, most of
which send their light from distances
which we cannot measure. How large
they must be! Round these 1000 stars
circle $4,000 other stars of various
sizes. Besides single stars, we know
of systems of stars moving round one
another. Still we are but short way
into space as yet! Outside our limits
of vision and Imagination there are,
no doubt. still larger spaces.
The milky way holds probably at
least 20, 191, 900 stars, and as each is a
sun we presume it is encircled by at
least fifty planets. Counting up these
figures, we arrive at the magnitude of
1000, 955, 900 stars. A thousand mil
lion of stars! Who can comprehend
itP Still, this is only a part of the
universe. The modern telescopes have
discovered more and similar milky
ways still further away. We know of
some 5000 nebul@ which represent
milky ways like ours. Let US count
1900 of them as being the size of our
milky way, then 1000 by 20, 191, 900
40, ,382, 100000 suns, or 2,019, 100, 600,
1000 heavenly bodies. Suppose these
bodies parading before our mental
eye, one per minute. it would require
8, $40, 900 years to finish the march, in
all of which time we would have to
look upon them increasingly.
Suppose a human being migrating
from globe to globe, and spending Sc
years on each, he would require 100,-
955, 900, ,000,0 years for the round. Il
he stayed only one hour he would save
much time, but still need 230, AGO, ,00C
years for the task. Yet these nebula
are only part of the universe! Out
side the nebula limits we know ol
other nebule not resolvable into stars
They appear to be primitive nebul@
pure, unused world-stuff matter fo1
new creations. Some of them occupy
space as large as the orbit of Uranus
Some are still larger. The one in "Or-
ion" is estimated at 2, 200, 900, 900, ,000,'
100000 times larger than that of ou1
sun. Are we coming to the uttermost
limitsP Who dare say yes? We are
probably come to our limits. But the
future with new instruments and sci
entific devices may push those limits
SO much further out into space
Nordstjerneaa, Copenhagen.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
A coNNuBIAL COURT in GERMANY.
The Poor Husband Has No Appeal What
ever from It's Decision.

The Association of Married Women
for the Control of Husbands is the sig
nifcant name of an organization now
hourishing in Berlin, Germany, says
the Detroit Free Press. The primary
ciety is to prevent the liege lords of
its respective members from staying
out at night upon the threadbare pre-
text of seeing sick man, attending
protracted lodge meeting or balancing
up the books.
To further this work complete and
loyal detectives are employed. When
a wife has reason to suspect that her
husband is regaling her with fairy
stories as to the reason for his nocturnal
absences, q spy is placed upon his
track, all his doings are reported, and
when evidence sufficient to justify the
society's Intervention is secured his
torture begins. Heis brought into the
awful presence of just and merciless
tribunal composed of the entire asso-
citation.
If he shows commendable spirit of
meekness, acknowledges his short
comings, and promises a reformation,
q reprimand is given and his past Of
a stiff-necked and peryerse benedict,
who denounced the methods and de-
fed the authority of the organization,
that the workings were made public.
Out of all who were brought before
the domestic inquisition he alone had
the hardihood to invite it to do its
worst.
The average married man will have
- hn 10
ordeal to which these German hus-
bands are subjected. He is the cyno-
sure of cold, unfeeling glances, and in
loud whispers hears harsh criticisms,
which include such unpleasant insin-
uations as "the BEAR" "the brute, +"
@looks like a villain" sought to be
ashamed of himself, and others equal
~ cutting to his self-appreciation.
What can he do? The stories that
have so long done home service at
o'clock in the morning will avail him
nothing.
He cannot mollify the inquisitors
with caramels, roll of bills "made by
extra work." or the promise of nice
present already decided upon. He is
not dealing with that kind of an audi
ence. The detective has posted them.
4u6H ku0W GudG WA0A Ao was al
lodge" he was inside one of drawn
blinds, clnking chips, asking for 8
little lemon in his, trying to beat pat
flush with two pairs, and finally giving
his checks in lieu of ready money,
They knew that when he bade his wife
good-by at the depot, and in doleful
tones lamallted her intended absence
he left the place whistling like school
boy, struck the nearest beer garden
and was chasing the front-door key
hole well on toward breakfast time.
They know that letter sent her
which purported to have been writer
in gloomy solitude at home, was scrib
bled off at the hotel while the boys
were waiting in the fluid annex. They
know that his church hours we're spent
at picnic, and that in the platform
dances he was conspicuous figure
What can the poor fellow doP Simply
own up and throw himself on the
mercy of the eourt-repent and re
form.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
ASTRONOMY IS KNOWN TO ANcIENTs
The Methods by Which They Studied the
Most Distant Worlds.

We find in the table at the Rames-
scum distinct references to the bull,
the lion, and the scorpion, and it is
also clearly indicated that at that time
the star Sirius rose heliacally at the
beginning of the rise of the Nile. This
word heliacally requires a little ex-
PLANTATION. The ancients, who had no
telescopes and had to use their horizon
as the only scientific instrument which
they possessed, were very careful in
determining the various conditions in
which star could rise. For instance,
if star were rising at the same time
as the sun was aising it was said
to rise cosmically, but unless certain
very obvious precautions were taken
! the rising star weuld not be seen in
consequence of the presence OF day
light.
1t is quite clear if we observe star
rising in the dawn it will get more and
more difficult to observe the nearer the
time of sunrise is approached. There
| fore what the ancients did was to de-
termine time before sunrise in the
early dawn at which the star could be
very obviously and clearly seen to rise:
The term "heliacal rising" was coined
| W I0DI0ScAb q b1dl Ia pAAS 49, Nv -
Therefore, before the sun.
Generally throughout Egypt the sur
was supposed to be something like IL
degrees below the horizon when stal
was stated to rise heliacally.
We find, then, that more than 5000
ago years the Egyptians were per
fectly familiar with the facts and the
difference between a cosmical ano
heliacal rising was perfectly clear t.
them. But the table at Thebes tell'
us, moreover, that the suns journe.
in relation to some of the zodiacal con
stellations was perfectly familiar 800
years ago.
These, then, are some of the NOR
general statements which may be mad
in regard to the most important point
so far discussed by those who hav
dealt with Egyptian astronomy, ant
it may be added that all this informa
ton has come to US in mythology
, guise.
The various apparent movements c
the heavenly bodies which are pre-
J duced by the rotation of the earth an
!, the effects of procession were familia
to the Egyptian, however ignornan
, they may have been of the causes
They carefully studied what they sa7
, and attempted to put their knowledg
, together in the most convenient fasl
ion, associating it with their strang
: imaginations and with their system c
} worship. Century.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
water for the Fair.

Owing to the difficulty of supplying
Chicago with pure drinking water a
company called the Waukesha Hyge-
mia company has had pipe line con.
structed from the spings at Waukesha,
104 miles distant, to the city, and the
company has extended its pipe line fol
twenty five miles through the grounds
and buildings of the Worlds fair. The
water will be dispersed at over 2Ot
fountains and booths. The ownership
ofthe spring, which is said to yield 500.
600 gallons daily, is obviously most val
liable.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
BuoYINc A HARPooNED WHALE.

Capt. E. j. Clifford of the whaling
bark Triton, which arrived in port re-
Gently, says the San Francisco Ctrorai-
Gle, relates the particulars of an inter-
esting whale hunt, of which he was
witness. The natives of that region
are people of low intelligence, their
chief employment being the capture of
inhabitants of the waters that wash
the Siberian coast. These people have
become experts in the vocation that
furnishes them with the necessaries of
life. The story as told by Capt. Gift
ford is as fallows:
"We had been lying at anchor for
several days in small and almost
land-locked bay, and had done some
little trading with the inhabitants of a
village about half mile inland. One
morning all hands were awakened by
great hubbub, the cause of which
was the presence of a school of sperm
whales three or four miles outside the
harbor. In short time ten canoes,
each containing from six to eight ma
tives, put off and made straight to-
ward where an occasional jet of water
marked the spot where the big fellows
were sporting.
81 was a good deal puzzled to
know how those fellows were going to
which is by no means an easy prey to
the best trained boats crew, supplied
with all the modern appliances. The
boats kept close together and ap-
preached the school with great eau
ton. When within about 800 yards of
the nearest whale the canoes separated
F11 Jo,rv
they rapidly.closed in from three sides
at once. The whale by this time was
lazily rolling in the trough of the sea,
apparently unaware of the approach
of his enemies. So well timed was the
approach of the canoes that they were
all within easy reach of the whale
when the leader gave the signal to
throw the harpoons. In a moment at
least thirty harpoons were sticking
from the shiny back of the whale, and
the canoes shot back out of reach of
the big fukes in less time than it
takes to tell it.
"And here comes the strange part OF
the performance. Attached to each
harpoon were about 200 feet of line,
and on the end of each line were rein
deer skins inflated with air. In one or
two instances casks were attached to
the lines. You can imagine the situ-
| alton. Here was the whale with
enough buoys attached to him to float
a ship, and when he attempted to
sound he would be brought to the sur
face again, only to receive a shower OF
hand 1ances from the canoes. The
sport did not last long, and four hours
from the time the canoes left the beach
they towed the whale in and men and
women were at work cutting him up. "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
Observations.

If our fancee smilingly accepts even
the best apologies for the smallest
of inattentions, she is beginning to
cool; and if you make many of them,
you are.
The world is at once very much
more keen-witted and very much more
stupid than we think.
In these times there are no unappre-
ciated geniuses; but. there are great
many over-appreciated mediocrities.
We pass our lives in realizing the
truth of commonplaces.
How dentists and dressmakers es-
cape becoming irreclaimable skeptics
as to the courage of men and the
amiability of women is a mystery in
deed.
So long as lovers can quarrel, they
are still lovers.
Perfected humanity will live in dead
calm. All movements arises from inn
perfection.
Far beyond conquering, women love
to be conquered Century.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
Proof Positive.

Wing "What makes you so sure
Shakespeare never wrote the works at
tributed to him?"
Flies Because Shakespeare was an
actor, and his ghosts walk together
too successfully for an actor to have
had anything to do with them. p
Puck.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
Among inc Angels.

W1fe-Herr Zartheimer is charm
ing. just fancy, he has been married
fifteen years, and only yesterday, when
speaking to me about his wife, he call
ed her an angel
Husband-It is very possible that
she is an angel now. Don't you know
that she died twelve months ago?-
Schweizer Handels-Courier.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
There's Always War.

General statistics prove that, since
the Trojon war, 5000 years ago-that
is, since the beginning of history-not
a single year has elapsed in which
some war has not killed a large num-
Der of men.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01

*DaiIy. fExcept Sunday. fFlagsiop. meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes time from i2 90 noon to u 90
JOSEPH WOOD, E.A. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Agent
I2-20-e2-I PITTSBURGH, PENN'A.
For lime cards, rates of fare, through tickets,
bsogage checks and further information re-
SaTding the running of trains apply to any
a GENT Of the Pennsylvania Lines.
W.D. ARMSTRONG. Agent.
Ravenna. o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
Women as Doctors.

Women are everywhere "breaking
into" the medical profession, and per-
haps it is just as we'll this should be
so. DR.. Margaret Whyte, a lady grad
uate, has been unanimously appointed
90 the position of resident medical
officer of the Women's hospital, Mel
bourne.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
--~s~-

Only one person in 10000 lives to be
centenarian.
The amount on deposit with savings
bauks in 1891 equaled ST., 1854 1926, ,142, OF
their loans, investments and cash on
hand. 81, 1924, ,796 ,594.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01

If few more people mistake car
bolic acid for whisky, the temperance
ranks will receive large enlistments
from those who abstain from stimu-
lants for fear of getting hold of the
wrong ottle.-Pttts6urq Dispatch.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01

The resurrection plant grows in
Mexico and Africa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01

NOS 933 and 33S connect at Wellsville for
Steubenville and Bellaire. Nos. S3S and 8 ! :
East.
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW PHILADELPHIA.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-18

According to dispatches from Olym-
pia, while matters are far from being
harmonious in the republican ranks,
white-winged peace is not lowering over
the democratic camp to any great ex-
tent. The fact that it required three
ballots in caucus before it was deemed
safe to center on Griggs as the nominee,
created much comment at the time, and
since then the low mutterings of discon-
tent have swelled into roar of openly
expressed disapproval, amidst which
the brethren can be heard applying to
each other such pet terms as cheap liars,
traitors, political scavengers, etc., all of
which would be very amusing to the re-
publicans if they were not engaged in
about the same kind of skirmish.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-18

Hon. John R. Mcbride, who was
elected to congress from Oregon thirty
years ago, has been in Salem for few
days past, visiting relatives. He is the
elder brother of Secretary Mcbride, and
once represented Yamhill county in the
state senate, and was also member of
the constitutional convention. He has
since filed the Office. of United States
district judge in Idaho. His residence
for more than twenty years has been in
Salt Lake City. Judge Mcbride was
one of the founders of the republican
party in Oregon, and was elected to con-
gress during the war by very large
majority for the young state, over $500.
He was staunch defender of the union
in congress, sustaining President Lin
coin in his noble efforts to carry on the
war and overthrow slavery.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-18

Since the republican party is soon to
pass out of power, it is business prop
osition to take an invoice of the assets of
the nation in order that we may look
back in the year to come and give the
democratic party credit for whatever it
may bring in the way of prosperity or
disaster. A few days ago the Review
quoted statistics on business failures
compiled by the standard authority. R.
G. Dun & Co. These showed the great
est measure of prosperity recorded in
this country within the past fifteen
years. Now Bradstreet's, another high
authority, publishes review of New
England mills and manufactures for the
past year. It finds that 1892 "was re-
markable for the large number of new
mills built, the heavy increase in the
amount of goods manufactured, and the
low prices which ruled i'll nearly all
branches of trade.' OF course if many
new mills were built, great deal of ad-
ditional employment was given to labor /;
and, of course, if low prices ruled the
consumers got the benefit. The obser-
vations of these standard authorities are
widely at variance with the calamity
talk of the democratic party, but they
will form the material that will be used
by the careful political and economical
student of the future.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-18
The aavlum scandal investigation at

The asylum scandal investigation at
the capital has revealed rottenness
unparalleled in any state institution heard
of. Gross negligence is charged on the
part of the management by the board of
corrections. Lewdness and immoral
conduct by some of the attendants, and
the visitation of outside persons of uncer-
tain reputation has been going on in the
institution unobserved for months since
DIR. Rowland has had the superintend-
ency. The doctor, in his good nature,
has never suspected anything wrong,
and could not believe that those under
him would abuse the confidence he le-
posed on them. The policy of the su-
perintendent residing away from the in
stitution is all wrong. He should make
it his duty to remain on the ground and
devote his entire time to the work.
Then, again, better selection of assist
ants should be made. Favoritism
should not he known. No family con-
nections should be allowed position on
the force of attendants. A reform in
that branch of the state service is neces-
sary for the public good.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-18

s' Beauty aOithout grace
is a hook without bait" That's what
the French think. Whether it be true
OF not, there are many American women
who do not even possess the hook-beau-
ty and attractiveness are denied them.
Why? Because they're languid, cross
and irritable. They know not what
it is to be without pain or discomfort
half the time.
That's it; suffer in misun-
derstood-when there's a remedy--Dr:
Pierce's Favorite Prescription-at hand
that isn't an experiment, but which is
sold, by druggists, under the guarantee
that if you are disappointed in any
way with it, you get your money back
by applying to its makers.
A signal service to weak womenkind
is the finding of lost health-the build
ing up of rundown system. Moth
ing does it SO surely as the "Favorite
Prescription" None like it
For overworked, debilitated women,
teachers, milliners, seamstresses, shop
girls" nursing mothers-one and all are
cured by it.