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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
In the Past Tense.

The fair girl had promised to be his
wife and he was more than proud of
it. Possibly she was not, because he
had only his money to recommend
him. In any event she had made him
swear to keep it a secret until she
should tell him to divulge it. 1t might
have been she had others on the string
whom she wished to let down easy.
Such things have happened.
One week after he had given her his
word of honor she made a round of
calls. When she came home she was
anything but angelic in her temper.
She said little, however, for she knew
he would be around in the evening.
He did that seven times week and
was thoroughly unhappy because it
was not possible to make 1t eight or
ten. When he met her bstimes she
was so frigid that he asked if the reg
lister were not turned off.
"Did you," said she, "tell your sister
and several other people we we've en-
gagedP"
"Yes," he responded, hesitatingly.
Her face flushed and her lips quiv-
cred with anger.
She was about to fly off the handle,
but she took second thought.
He could see the change and he felt
relieved.
pardon me-" she said, "for almost
forgetting myself. You only spoke
the truth. We were engaged" And
the emphasis she crowded in that
"were" broke his heart into SIS pieces.
Detroit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
Tennyson and Queen Victoria.

1t was in the latter part of 1862, says
writer in the London Queen, the year
after the death of the prince consort. I
was conversing with Mrs. Tennyson
on the sudden death of much-valued
common friend and the loneliness of
his widow, when Tennyson, who had
been stalking up and down the end of
the bow-windowed drawing-room with
his usual long strides, suddenly broke
in with, 81 saw another widow three
days ago." Indeed" I replied, "and
who was that?" "The queen" he re-
piled in his deepest tones. "She sent
for me to Osborne"
| / said that l supposed her majesty
wished to thank him for his noble
| tribute to the memory of the prince
consort, and, with perhaps pardonable
curiosity, went on to ask what the
queen had said to him. Il can't re-
member" he answered.; 81 lost my
head. 1 only remember what said to
! the queen-big fool that I was"
what was thatP" "Why, what an ex-
cellent king Prince Albert would have
made. As soon as it was out of my
mouth l felt what blunder had
made. But, happily, it proved to have
been the very right thing to have said.
The queen replied that that had been
the constant sorrow of her life-that
she was called to govern while he who
was so worthy of the first place was
obliged to take secondary position.
Tennyson had little more to say OF
his reception, except that, notwith-
standing the perfect calmness and
self-restraint of the queen and the
sweet consideration she manifested
for him, the interview was a peculiarly
trying one, and he was glad when il
was over. To stand so long in re-
spectful attitude was unnatural to one
accustomed to perfect freedom oi
movement. "The queen is accustomed
to it and does it well; I did it awk'
wardly."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
THE ETIouET OF CALLING.
To Avoid Mistakes Remember that It II
the Correct Thing

To call within week. and in per-
son, after dinner party to which one
has been invited.
To call within week after any en-
tertainment to which one has been in
yited.
To inclose cards when inviting a
never called, although it is better
To call before sending out such an
invitation.
To call upon an acquaintance who
has recently returned from pro-
aonged absence.
To call, after an engagement has
been announced or a marriage taken
place, in the family of an acquaint-
ance.
To ascertain what are the prescribed
hours for calling in the place where
one is living. or making a visit, and
to adhere to those hours.
After removal from one part of the
city to another. to send out cards with
ones new address upon them.
For the older residents in city. or
street to call upon the newcomers to
their neighborhood.
To return first call with week,
and in person.
To call promptly and iu person after
a first invitation.
To make the first call upon people
in a higher social position if one is
asked to do SO, or they are newcom.
ers.
For the caller who arrived first to
leave first.
For the mother or chaperon to invite
a gentleman to call.
For gentleman to call upon lady
if she has invited him to do so, if he
bring letter of introduction, or if an
intimate friend of the house introduce
him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
On Growing old.

Mr.. 81. G. Merwin, in his paper On
Growing Old in he Atlantic, thus al
ludes to one of the compensatioHs Of
old age:
But it is felicity of old age to have
no final convictions. In old age one
perceives that it does not make pins
weight of difference to the universe at
large whether he holds 10 this or that
theory; and therefore, without offense
to his conscience, he declines the pi-
gantic task of settling disputes that
have divided great intellects and good
men since the dawn of civilization.
Who am /, he reflects, that I should
pronounce between nominalism and
realism, between the idealistie and the
materialistic school, between aristoc-
racy and democracy as forms of gov
ernmentP The old man can em mploy
his mind better by pondering the good
and the bad in opposing schools and
systems. Nay, more, he viii have a
reverence for any system, religious,
political, or social, which has arisen
spontaneously in the hearts of men,
which has been nourished by their
blood and tears. In short. to keep
ones mind in g state of sympathetic
poise better suits the serenity, the las
situde, if you will, of old age, thxn to
be partisan in the thick of the fight
Final conclusions seem ideally neces-
sary in youth, practically necessary in
middle life. but in old age superfuous
and misleading.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
THEIR WORK WAS CONDEMNED.
And Yet They Were Among the Greatest
In Writing and Painting.

If it is not true that prophet Is
without honor in his own country, it
is certainly the case that great man
is frequently without honor in his own
family, or at least among its younger
members, says the Youths Companion.
"You never read my books!" said an
eminent historian in tone of pretend
ed jealousy and distress to his little
boy, whom he found bending eagerly
over tale of cowboy exploits, hair
breadth escapes, and wild adventure.
"N-no, papa" was the apologetic
answer. Il will by and by, when I'm
older, but now I only like books that
are interesting"
The famous question of Thackeray's
little daughter, recently recalled anew
by Mrs. Ritchie's delightful remin-
vein.
Papa" she asked, looking up from
the volume of Thackeray's great rival
held in her lap, @why do you not write
books ike Nicholas Nickleby?"
Il wish could, my DEAR" was the
generous reply.
A new anecdote of the artist Meis-
sonier and his young granddaughter,
related by the Eng1ishman in Paris, !"
surpasses either of these. A friend
had presented the little lady, then in
her early teens, with a very elegant
fan, the sticks of which were of ivory
beautifully and richly carved, while
the web of the fan itself was of fine
black gsuze entirely plain. No doubt
the donor had thought that the child's
famous grandfather would decorate it
for her, and had selected a plain one for
that purpose.
Such was Meissonier's intention, as
soon as the pretty trifie was displayed
to him. He took his brush and was
about to lay the first stroke upon the
delicate fabric when he was interrupt
ed by an exclamation of dismay from
its proud possessor. "Look!" she cried,
@if he is not going to spoil my fan with
his little doll figures!"
There the story stops, as such stories
are wont to do. Sticks of silver would
have made the fan less precious than
the touch of that brush, but whether
the child changed her mind or re-
manned firm in her objection to its
adornment with her grandfather'i
@doll-igures"-the exquisite miniature
drawings for which Meissonier was
celebrated-we can but guess. We
may be quite sure, however, that she
will never make name in the family
/
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05

Clever Cbildren.

Ex-Mayor Heath of Chicago, had .
bright little granddaughter q lew
years ago-I dare say she is precise
and proper young lady now, and win
be shocked if she sees this in print
whose name-or nickname-was Mid
get, and her mother had told her that
she must not take any fruit without
permissioR. One day she was seen by
her mother eating a particularly large
banana.
Where did you get ita" she was
asked.
@Out of the closet.
did any one give you permissionPs
@Yes, mother"
%WhoPp
sGod."
.Why, Midget How can you talk
SOP"
"But it's true, mother. went into
| wanted one awfuIly, and just asked
God If could have one, and he said:
Certainly, Midget-help yourself. ;"
more than laugh in this. There is q
thought for those who talk about the
unseen in too glib manner.
GAA1A 4AOLAA6 OOA1o q S414l1dI 6bOEJ Q1
child of his acquaintance who had
done something naughty and whose
mother said to her:
@Now, Grace. you must go directly
into the closet and ask God to forgive
you. Remember--you must remain
there until You are satisfied that God
has forgiven you for being such q
naughty girl.
Into the closet she went and in about
half minute she appeared again look
ing absolutely radiant.
why, ,Gracei" exclaimed her mother,
@whRt are you out here for?n
&Oh, that's all right" she slangily
said.
But I told you to remain until God
had forgiven you"
"I did.
"How do you knowp"
Il told God had been naughty and
was very sorry and he said, Don't
mention it, Miss Grace. IN
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
THE HoT.wATER HABIT.
A Wealthy New Yorker VINO is q Slave to
the Fad.

The hot-water cure for dyspepsia,
indigestion and kindred ailments is
by no means a novelty, but the man
ner in which it is habitually practicec
at the country home of wealthy
New York business man is certainly
out of the ordinary, says the n. Z.
Times.
The country home aforesaid is not
more than half an hours ride by rail
from New York and it is very at
tractiVe resort for the young friends
of Its hospitable owner. A few weeks
ago member of one of the athletic
clubs in this city, a young giant in
stature and a second Gladstone in
physical health and vigor, received a
cordial invitation to spend a few days
at this country mansion.
He accepted with alacrity and pre-
sented himself before his host and
hostess at the appointed time. He had
most agreeable time, but in narrat-
ing his experience to chum few
DAYS after his return to the city, he
said: at was a jolly visit. Every
body there was as nice as could be
and Mr.. Ms hospitality is simply
delicious.
"But there was one thing that stag
gered me at the outset; that was their
custom of drinking clear, hot water:
Each night before the family dispersed
to their respective rooms servant
would appear in the drawing-room
with pitcher of hot water and lot
of goblets.
Everybody was expected to drink a
gebletful of that exhilirating bever-
age, because the hot-water cure is the
special fad of the host. Well, of course,
l had no use for hot water taken in
ternally, but drank it, of course, as
each of the others did. A second
dose of the same liquid was served to
us in our rooms each morning while
we were dressing for breakfast.
"a servant came round after the
rising bell was rung and left small
pitcher of hot water and a goblet al
each room. I quietly poured my
morning allowance down the waste.
pipe of the wash-stand."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05

Philadelphia has 1000 more women
than men.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
ALASKA FUNERAL RITES.
Peculiar Customs Of the Thelinketee In
Disposing OF their Dead.

C. S. Blackett, assistant United
States district attorney of Alaska, has
lived in Alaska several years and -
thoroughly conversant with the couR-
try and the customs and habits OF Its
natives.
"The native Indian of Alaska" said
Mr.. Blackett to Chicago Nescs re.
porter, "bears very streng resemb.
lance to the Japanese, in stature, hair,
complexion and facial expression. OF
course, however, he has not the In.
telligent look of the inhabitants OF
Japan
Il refer especially to the Thelinketes,
who are the native Indians of southern
Alaska and who have been the least
affected, of all the Indians of the
country, by the march of civilization.
Among their most peculiar customs il
the manner in which funeral rites are
conducted. When q member of the
tribe dies he is dressed up in the finest
style. A high, stiff collar and neck
tie are even provided when these
evidences of civilization can be pro-
cured and war paint is spread On him
with a bountiful hand. Then he is set
up on the ground against the center
pole which supports the roof Of their
tepees. And there he sits in state. so
to speak. The more prominent and
bigger Injin' he has been, the longer
he is kept sitting in state. So, in the
case of big chief he is kept for an ex-
traordinarily long time.
eat last the time arrives for the
final disposition of the corpse. Not far
from the lodge solid flooring of logs
is laid, about twenty inches thick and
six feet square. Under the platform
have been placed tar, pitch, pine and
other combustible materials. On top
of this platform a hollow square OF
| green branches is made. The square
measures four feet across and about
the same in height.
@The corpse is brought forth and
placed in sitting posture inside the
square. Then along one side OF the
funeral pyre, few feet away, a long
board is placed upon the ground.
with long staffs in their hands the
relatives of the deceased come out aad
stand in a row on this board. A
match is touched to the pyre, the rela-
tives begin strange, weird dance on
the narrow board, while they sing q
mournfui chant or funeral dirge, strik-
| ing at the same time their stats upon
| the board.
"Thus their friends continue their
mourning until the flesh has been
burned from the bones OF the dead
warrior. After all has been consumed
but the bones they are collected and
placed in Chinese trunk and taken to
spot corresponding to our cemetery.
Here the trunk is placed temporarily
in tent. Soon q .Mamaloos ellshee
or deadhouse is constructed for ths
permanent resting-place for the re
mains. The dead-house is constructed
of finished timber and in the side il
placed very large window. All the
personal effects of the dead art
brought here and placed around the
trunk containing the bones of the de
parted. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
APoLoclzED AFTER FIFTY YEARS.
Col. Armstrong and A. NJ. Gardner, of st.
Louis, Efface Hostility Begun In 1841.

Col. David Armstrong was walking
leisurely down Olive street, ST. Louis,
the other day when man well ad
yanced in years, with bowed head, ap
preached in the opposite direction,
and, not seeing him, jostled against
him with his shoulder. The men
glanced at each other for a moment
and then the elder one in a courtly
but formal manner said:
al beg your pardon, Colonel Arm
strong. I beg your pardon, SIR" And
here he made profound bow.
"There is no harm done, Mr.. Gard
ner," replied the colonel, bowling
equally low. "No harm done, assure
you SIR"
The men looked each other in the
eyes again, bowed, and were about to
pass, when Colonel Armstrong said in
his abrupt and positive manner: "Ex-
cuse me, Mr.. Gardner, but do you re-
member convention which took
place in 1841, at which both of us
were present as delegates. ?"
81 do" replied Mr.. Gardner.
"Do you remember that on the floor
of that convention some one made the
statement that the man who could not
support Van Buren, could not support
Thomas BentonP"
81 do" said Mr.. Gardner, still main
tanning his formal manner.
@And do you remember, Mr.. Gard
ner, that made the statement that il
that were the case 1 was not for Mr..
Benton?"
81 do"
"And do you recall that you said
something and that then made a
fierce and bitter attack upon youP"
81 have very distinct recollection
of it." said Mr.. Gardner, still more
coldly.
WELL" continued Colonel Arm
strong, after pause, 81 want to apol-
ogize to you for that attack and ask
yon to shake hands with me-" The
colonel extended his hand.
Mr.. Gardner looked at him a mo.
ment, saw that he meant it, and grasp.
| ing the outstretched hand shook il
warmly. For minute neither spoke
and Colonel Armstrong broke the 81.
lence by saying: "Mr. Gardner, ]
think we had better go and take a
drink" And they went.
Those two men, Colonel Armstrong
and A. M. Gardner, the venerable at
torney, had not spoken to each Other
for ifty-two years. Their hostility
dated from the time of the inciden
related by Colonel Armstrong, during
| the memorable convention of 1841
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
Answered.

1t is not always safe to be too conf
dent in your assertions, even to an ig-
norant man, for he may get the better
of you in an argument, says an ex-
change. This truth was well illus
trated in story told at a recent con-
ference in England on technical edu-
cation in villages.
One speaker, referring to the pre-
valentignorance about common things.
said that he once saw laborer dig
ging flints in the chalk and asked him
NO" was the reply. 81 don't think
about it; l knows they do"
"Then place flint on your chimney
piece and see how much it grows in q
twelvemonth."
"An right, sir, and do you do the
same with tater and see how much
that grows"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
His Pet.

Prison Missionary-Ah, you have =
pet, l see.
Convict-Yes-this rat. Ifeeds him
every day. think more O. that ere
rat than any other livin' creature.
Missionary-Ah, in every man there's
something of the angel left if one can
only find it. How came you to take
such fancy to that rat?
Convict-He bit tn keeper.-N. 7.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
Reprisal.

When the ladies God bless 'emD
take refuge in crinoline, let the men
devil take 'emD don the spiked dog
collar. This is pre-eminently the age
of reprisal as well as reciprocity
LouiSOiLte Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
rIHr. FIRE! FIRE.

Insurance q Speciality.
Ho! Good people of Portage Co.
Do you want Reliable insurance.
Then go to e. M. WALLER, who
has just bought the M. A. King Fire
Insurance Agency-the largest ingthe
Co.-and is now giving his entire time
to the Insurance business.
Reasonable rates and honest dealing
is the motto.
OFFICE over N. Converse q Sons
Dry Goods Store. Ravenna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-05
East to West.


Sunset smiles on sunrise; east and west asa
one,
Face to face in heaven before the sovereign
sun.
From the springs OF the dawn everlasting a
glory renews and transfgures the west,
From the depths of the sunset light as of
morning enkindles the broad seas
breast.
And the lands and the skies and the waters
are glad of the days and the nights
work done.
IL
Child of dawn, and regent on the worldwide
sea,
England smiles on Europe. fair as dawn and
free.
Not the waters that grid her are purer, nor
mightier the winds that her waters
know.
But America, daughter and sister of England,
Atlantic responds to Pacific the praise of her
days that have been and shall be.
Ill
So from England westward let the watchword
fly
So for England eastward let the seas reply.
Praise. honor and love everlasting be sent on
the winds wings, westward and east,
That the pride of the past and the pride OF
the future may mingle as friends at
FEAST
And the sons of the lords of the worldwide
seas be one till the worlds life die.
"A. G, Swineburne.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-02-26
RlRAlOIkUA
o. COMERClANTE. T

RrS rORlA DEL OoMERDIO Dc
aas les aaslones, dssas los tlSnpoE aas 70,
nstoa hassa Russsros Sias por &s. ScAsEs'
Grsd ssIaA &sl transss por los alanAos dc %
slsss Do este iSIona eStablsei&a ga sl Ate
mss ,%sFsMMisl 80 Ezadvid, y pablisa&S { 81
p9ssav DO la nisR& &s0ciaeies.
Dee tsMos grasses, pasta sspsNelas -
"a Ia IupEanta Del HOssssS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-02-26
IA EUsTA AGEECIk FUERkaElA
DR RAMON. NOR EMO
q! CRUZ - q

TengO el gusto dc ofrecerA 0
p6bliCo en general mis- servicioa
en- 81 ramO & que me dedico.-Tre.
mes de sdultos 7 de p&rvulos dc
gran luio.-Trenez pars viAdcos '
EAEolee.-- Oapilla ardiente.- Ok.
t&lfacos psro hOnHas y euanto ira.
bsjo ss nos confen, sirviendo q los
paeblos dc 10 isis CON aviao sp
tiGipado de una hora. No "a mid,
dtnsr0 ansisipAdo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-02-26

La CIENOIA OE TENEDURIA De
LLBROS EIEnpli&es4a per Ia aplisasiOa d
IA rsgla Ig&ahbls para assFtaR 81 desaoE
y sl seTssSss, Gs0@paEaSa Dc nsEeESso1
sjsnpipA 9e esioSlcs EaarsaRalss, peE 8
d. Marsh, sHaaEsl&S De Is 30: salsisa "a
slasa por q. g. Back, bslS Ia ia2Saiss0
enpeoslsa del aEtaT. ua tome elegGnts-
assss sasasasFRads ss-ss 81 In Im-
ael SOisfiR.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-02-26
ENCUADERNACION
DEL ''BOLETLN KERCkKTIL, "

aka essa secci6a de Ia casa, agaonaada CON
0d9y loa eFem1 eatOe pecesartcs provist& de
nssesialc, he prinera cDaae, BE hecen encua.
dernacioees eR hoiandeaa, oartonk, paaga es-
Pamela, p2et De tsvante coz relieves, eodo neY.
eCto Or@ci0a rediuc3dos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-02-26

administration du Boletin MefF'
3antH phonneur de prier M ieu~t
les Annonciers franeais de vouloir bi m
femettre leurs ordres de Publicite a
MN. AMEDEE PRINCE & Cjs, qui
sont les Agents uniques ct exclusifs
de ce journal pour la PablicitS Fra"e9iss
y AMQlgiss.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-02-26

The Proprictofs Ct the d" 8OIettn
Merantu have the horour of re-
qrest,ng Engi:zb advertisers to hand
their o.Jcrs g Mess AMEDEE
PRINCE & G. who are the sole
Agents fo1 all English @ F1snAb
AdVgrtistHg.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-07-20
Rates again Cut.

1t has been claimed by some that the
railroads have not been sufficiently low
rates to encourage travel to the Worlds
Fair, and the Minneapolis & st. Louis
Ry., Albert Lea Route, = believing that
the travelling public should be given as
low as can be made, consistent with the
amount of business moving in the direct
ion of this wonderful Exposition, has
previously broken the bonds which main
tanned a higher rate of fare and reduced
the rate about one-fourth, Realizing
that further reduction is necessary, we
shall. on July 18th, oath 31st and
August 7th, sell round trip tickets from
st. Paul and Minneapolis to Chicago at
rate of $13.75. These tickets will be
good returning leaving Chicago on the
fourth or eleventh day after date of sale.
The advantages offered by our landing
passengers at our Englewood Station,
within 10 blocks of the Fair Grounds,
have been pretty thoroughly advertised,
and the immense number of passengers,
who have tested the superiority of this
route, tell us it is all that is claimed for
lit, and more.
II the saving of time and the avoidance
/ of delay to baggage, and other inconven-
fences: are matters worthy of considera-
ton, there can be no question as to this
being the most desirable route for
Worlds Fair travel.
Two through trains with free chain
1cars and pullman sleepers, dining cars
ETC., leave st. Paul and Minneapoli:
| daily. For further information write C.
/ M. Pratt, General Ticket and Passengel
Agent, Minneapolis, MINI.