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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
Be Sure to Rub The other Eye.

Nine persons out of every ten with
cinder or any foreign substance in the
eye will instantly begin to rub the eye
with one hand while hunting for their
handkerchief with the other They may
and sometimes do remove the offending
cinder, but more frequently they rub
until the eye becomes infiamed, bind
handkerchief around the head, and
60 to bed. This is all wrong. The
better way is not to rub the eye with
the cinder in it at all, but rub the other
eye as vigorously as you like, accord
ing to writer in the Medical Sam
mary, who relates the following expert
ence:
GA few years since l was riding on
the engine of fast express. The engi-
neer threw open the front window, and
l caught cinder that gave me the
most excruciating pain. began to rub
the eye with both hands. Let your
eye alone and rub the other eye (this
from the engineer). thought he was
chatting me, and worked the harder. I
know you doctors think you know it
all, but if you will let that eye alone
and rub the other one, the cinder will
be out in two minutes persisted the
engineer. began to rub the other eye;
soon l felt the cinder down near the in
ner canthus, and made ready to take it
out. Let it alone and keep at the well
eye,' shouted the doctor pro tenn. Ibid
so for minute longer, and looking in
small glass he gave me found the of
fender on my cheek. Since then l have
tried it many times, and have advised
many others, and have never known it
to fail in one instance, unless it was as
sharp as piece of steel or something
that cut into the ball and required an
operation to remove it"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
Hindoo Athletes.

The Hindoo are great devotees of
wrestling and the Punjab district pro-
duces giants.
Indeed the best wrestlers come from
the north. There men are trained from
early infancy. The wrestler trains from
babyhood. He is picked out on account
of his strength, and his exercises COM
mence when he is but small tot.
Every muscle is strengthened by an ap-
propriate exercise. To harden their
calf muscles these wrestlers, sometimes
six feet and over, hop about the floor
for hours together in squatting posi-
ton, while for increasing the dimen-
sions of their biceps and the chest mus
cles they first lie flat on the ground,
then raising themselves on the tips of
their toes and with hands well turned
in commence to move up and down, put
ting all their weight on their arms.
They continue this until they have done
it 1, 900 times. A man who has not ex-
ercised does well if he can keep it up for
three or five minutes. After exercising
they drink milk and coarse sweetmeat
made of CHI, clarified butter and sugar.
Being Hindoos, they only train on milk
and CHI and sugar. The wrestlers are
not Independent. They generally at
tach themselves to some ardent sport,
who pays them so much month. They
form part of his encourage, and these
sports offer enormous sums to get
wrestlers away from their rivals. Oc-
casionally the sport issues challenge
to another sport, couched in the same
language as man would offer to wager
his bird against another mans bird.
The pailwar or wrestler, who wins is
always handsomely rewarded.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
The First Shoes in England.

Shoes of the modern description are
stated to have been introduced into
England about 1888. Mares in his
Glossary tells us that slippers were
originally made rights and lefts, which
reference to the custom of wearing
them so made in Shakspeare's king
John," act w., scene 2, where Hubert,
in referring to the effect of the news
of Arthur's death upon the people, tells
the King:
Isaw smith stand with his hamm er thus
The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool,
With open mouth, swallowing tailor's news
Who, with his shears, and measure in his
hand,
Standing on slippers, which his nimble haste
Had falsely thrust upon contrary feet.
Slippers were shaped to the feet, so
that they could not with convenience
be interchanged. Here then we have
some evidence of the practice of wear
ing shoes. on the principle of rights
and ,efts, in the time of Shakespeare; as
it is clear from the description that the
practice of wearing shoes made to the
feet was familiar to him. In Adds
Wright's edition of the play of @King
John" the editor comments upon the
passage referred to above, and in deal
ing with this phrase: upon contrary
feet" adverts to DR.. Johnson's eXplana-
ton of the change of fashion. He that
is frightened or hurried may put his
hand into the wrong glove; but either
shoe will equally admit either foot. The
author seems to be disturbed by the dis
orders which he describes There is
abundant evidence, however, that what
ever might be the custom in the eight
eenth century, in the sixteenth shoes
were not made straight, but shaped to
the right and left foot respectively"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
Directory Men in Germany.

There seems to be strong delusion
in the popular mind that our American
cities are the only ones which show the
phenomenon of rapid growth and that
their newness excuses their failure to
provide well for the common necessities
of urban life. l must ask leave to
launch few statistics at this delusion,
says a writer in the Century. In 1870
populous city than Berlin. 1t had near
barely 800, 900. In 1880 Berlin had out
grown New York and in 1890 it still
maintained the lead, having 1,578.794
people as against New York's 1, ,515, 301.
Chicago's relative gain has been higher,
but Berlin in the last twenty years has
added as many actual new residents as
has Chicago. Thirty years ago Phila-
delphia was a larger city than Berlin,
but since then it has added only 500, 900
souls to its total number, while Berlin
has added 100000. These statistics
are cited in order to give comparative
impression of the problems Berlin has
had to meet in providing for the accom-
mediation of its expanding municipal
household.
Let us take another instance. In
1875 Hamburg had only 263, $40 people
and Boston had 342, 900. In 1890 Ham
burg had 500, 260 and Boston had 49,
600. Hamburg had gained more than
800, 900 in fifteen years and Boston had
gained only little more than o,000.
Yet Boston's growth has been account
ed remarkable. Baltimore is some
times likened to Hamburg for wealth
and prosperity. In the early seventies
they were of equal size; but Hamburg
has grown twice as fast. In 1880 the
German port had no. 127 dwellers and
in 1890, 500, 26O, while Baltimore's census
for the same years showed 332, ,313 and
435, ,439.
The third German city in size is
Leipsic. 1t is a manufacturing town,
which had 127, 900 people in 1875, 49,
900 in 1880. 10, 900 in 1885 and 355, ,00C
in 1890. The annexation of suburbs ac-
counts in part for the immense gain OF
the half decade from 1885 to 1890, but
it also accounts for the comparatively
small gains of the preceding decade
growth being principally in the outel
belt. St. Louis grew from $4,000 il
1880 to nearly $4,000 in 1890; but
Leipsic has grown at a much higher
rate. 1t has now well distanced Sar
Francisco, which was considerably tht
larger in the '70's.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
CANINE CONSCIENCE.
The Incomplete Moral Tendencies of a
Terrier.

In his work on 'The Human Mind"
Prof. Sully writes as follows in a foot
note:
aOne of the clearest examples of ca
nine conscience have met with was
given me by friend, the owner of the
dog, and the witness of the action. The
animal, a variety of terrier, was left in
the dining-room, where were the re-
mains of cold supper. He got on the
table and secured piece of cold tongue,
but, without eating a morsel of it, he
carried it into the drawing-room, de-
posted it at the feet of his mistress, and
then crawled out of sight, looking the
picture of abject misery"
/ have no wish to say one word which
shall detract from the moral excellence,
ifanyone likes SO to call it, of that ter
rier, but may, perhaps, be allowed to
analyze his case. We may suppose he
was hungry, poor fellow, but the natu-
raj impulse to appease that hunger was
checked in the presence of that loyal
feeling of subservience to the mistress,
which is the outcome of the dogs mode
of life as the companion of man, and
which has probably been developed
from certain innate social tendencies of
the canide, which, like wolves and
jacka1s, hunt in packs. Note, in pass
ing. that the checking of this impulse
was incomplete. Had it been complete
he would never have stolen the tongue
at all, and would have remained un-
known to fame.
His is not the only case in which our
sympathies go out toward the imper-
| fectly moral more freely than toward
those who are above reproach. In the
case Of the terrier, then, the prompting G
of what we should call lower impulse,
the satisfaction of hunger, for the mo-
ment got the better of what we should
call the higher impulse, obedience to
the mistress; but only for moment.
The highest impulse prevailed, and the
dog crept abjectly to his mistress.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
Trees Good and Evil.

In Fiji islands is tree known as
Kan Karo, or itch-wood. 1t attains a
height of sixty feet, with circumfer-
ence of two or three feet. The wood is
white and much used by the natives for
making canoes, etc. In handling fresh
specimens, should drop of the sap fall
upon the hands it produces pain equal
to that caused by contact with fire. 1t
also produces an intense itching and
the parts affected become red and
swollen, breaking into innumerable
pustules, which emit yellow matter
with a nauseous smell. On the island
of Ceylon is very curious tree, known
as Ewes appletree. The flowers of this
interesting tree are very fragrant and
the color of the fruit, which hangs from
the branches in a very peculiar and
striking manner, is exceedingly beauti-
full, being orange on the outside and a
deep crimson within. The fruit pre-
sents the appearance of having had a
piece bitten out of it. This circum-
stance, with the fact of its being deadly
poison, led the Mohammedans, on their
discovery of Ceylon, which they as
signed as the site of paradise, to repre-
sent it as the forbidden fruit. The
wonderful bread-fruit tree is familiar to
every scholar, yet that familiarity
brings it no contempt.
1t is native of the Pacific Islands,
where it grows most luxuriantly. The
tree is about the size of an average oak.
Its leaves are generally about one and
one-half feet long and somewhat similar
in shape to fig leaf. The fruit attains
size of child's head. The surface is
reticulated somewhat like a truffie. 1t
is covered with thin skin and has a
core about the size of small knife. II
is white as snow and of the consistence
of new bread. It must be. roasted be-
fore eaten and much resembles bread
made with epoS
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
G.. J. STAMFORD
Funeral DneC1or.

QUntil some more desirable place can be obtain
ed, my place of business will be at my residence
fifth house south of Main, on east side of Grant
street. As in former times, my prices will be
reasonable, and equipments of the best.
uAlso, Furniture repaired, and all kinds of wood
work done to order.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19

A republic cannot arbitrate over
broken law.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
An Odd Marriage.

A wedding under peculiar circum-
stances took place at the registry office
at Bristol, England, recently. The
bride, a prim woman of 43, wheeled in
to the Office in an old-fashioned peram-
bulator the bridegroom, a crippled man
of 45, who from his birth had not been
able to walk. When supported on his
feet so contorted were his legs that he
was only thirty-six inches high. He
asked that he should be married in the
perambulator, which request was al
lowed. After the ceremony had been
performed the bride proudly wheeled
away her newly won husband.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
LEGAL NOTICE.

GEORGE J. REHM, who resides at No. 2S57 Bou-
gier Street, in the City OF n Philadelphia, in the
the 31st day of August A. D. 1894. Anna s. Rehm
filed her petition in the Court of Common Pleas
of Portage County, Ohio, against him, charging
him with extreme cruelty and gross neglect of
duty, and praying for decree of divorce and
the custody of their minor child, Vernon F.
Rehm.
Said defendant is required to answer said Pc
tition on before the 18th day of October, A. d.
1894.
Said defendant George J. Rehm will further
take notice that on Thursday, the 9th day of
September, A. d. 1894, between the hours of s
O'Clock a. m. and o'clock p. M, the above nam
ed Anna s. Rehm, plaintiff, will take the depo-
sitiOns of sundry witnesses at the Office of James
G. McShane, at No. 404, New York Life Building,
at III LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, to be
used in evidence at the trial of the above case,
from day to day, between the same hours until
the taking of the same is completed.
ANNA 8. REHM.
By COLE & DoUTHITT. her Attorneys.
Dated at Ravenna, o., August 81, 1884, 1355-6t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19

An Arkansas administrator made the
following Endorsement on the back of a
doctors bill: "This claim is not veri-
fed by affidavit as the statute requires,
but the death of the deceased is salts
factory evidence to my mind that the
doctor did the work. W
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19

The New Young Man-Then there is
no hope for me?
The New Young Woman-There is
no hope for you in the way you mean.
But-but will be brother to you
N z World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19

Gordon--I have hit On good scheme
to get a whole seat to myself in the
smoker. I buy cigars from the train
boo. Brooklyn Life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-19
cheaper

Miss Breezy-Oh, what delicious
dreams of bonnets they are going to
wear. And know just the bonnet l
want! 1 have it all in my mind now!
Miss Curtly-My! Are they to be so
swfully small, thenP
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
SAYS HE SPENT HER FORTUNE
Mrs. Mailer Now suing Her Hus-
band for Divorce.

Mrs. Augusta Mailer, a boarding
house keeper of Rockaway Beach. COM
menced suit in the City Court. Brooklyn,
before Judge Clement, against her hus-
band, August j. Mailer, proprietor Of
saloon at 1887 Broadway, for limited
divorce.
Mrs. Mailer alleges that her husband
HIS squandered her fortune of $4,000.
q e divorce is asked for on the ground
=. cruel treatment.
The couple were married Sept II, 1884.
Mrs. Mailer at that time was widow,
with five children and fortune OF over
$4,000.
Immediately after the marriage she
says her husband tried to persuade her
TO transfer her property to his name.
She refused. Then, she says, he began
a system of abuse.
on June 30 1885. Mrs. Mailer says,
she agreed to pay her husband $500 to
leave her.
The couple came together again in
the following November. and Mrs. Nah
Ter mortgaged her property for $500
TO start her husband In business In New
York.
His place was burned down and he re-
ceived $500 insurance which, Mrs. NAH
Ter says, he squandered on the races.
Since then she says all her properly
has gone except house, No. "a Bleeck-
rental of SO a month. Her HUSBAND,
Mrs. Mailer says, has an income OF $50
q week from his saloon.
Mailer denies his wlfe's allegatlons
and says he was unable to agree Win
the plaintiffs children.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
SAW HIS FATHER RUN DOWN.
Young Hersld Was on the Car
Which Injured His Aged Parent
Did Not Know who 1t Was and
Jumped or to Help Him.

In the Lee Avenue Court. Williams
burg, to-day John @. Herold, jr., Com
missary of the Forty-seventh Regiment,
told Justice Goetting how he was on the
car that ran down his own father. The
senior Mr.. Herold is now in the Eastern
District Hospital in a critical condition.
Young Herold captured the motorman,
Charles Paradise, of s. Gerry street. and
he was held for examination on charge
of criminal negligence.
The younger Herold lives at 202 Ross
street, and about $50 last night boarded
a Nostrand avenue car for his Office on
Broadway.
He occupied a front seat, and as the
car turned into Broadway he noticed a
man attempting to cross the track. The
car kept on at full speed and the next
moment the pedestrian was thrown to
one side and lay motionless on the
ground.
You were very careless" young Her.
old said to the motorman, II am afraid
you have hurt that old chap pretty
badly" Then he jumped off the car and
peered into his face. The next instant
he staggered back and cried:
Great God 1t is my father!'
The Commissary of the Forty-seventh
Nesiheht is al dtniete. anu IQr mo-
ment the other passengers thought he
would spring on the motorman.
Instead he contented himself with tell
ing Paradise that II he attempted to es-
cape 1t would be the worse for him.
Then he watched the motorman closely
until Policeman Pindar appeared, who
placed Paradise under arrest on charge
preferred by young Herold.
The son Is one of the rising young
politicians of Williamsburg, and is being
spoken of for Assemblyman from the
district now represented by "Beamine
Brother" Burtis. Father and son have
been in business I'm Williamsburg to-
gether for many years.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
CALLED A SALOON WRECKER
Grossman Charged with Assault
by the Man He Accuses.

Saloon X eeper Isidor Schliefrstein, of
1874 Division street, was held for exami-
nation by Justice Hogan I'm the Essex
Market Police Court to-day. Morris
Grossman. of 233 Stanton street. was the
complainant against him, Grossman
stated that he went to Schlieffstein's
saloon yesterday to ascertain why his
brother was assaulted in the saloon.
He said that he was at once set upon
and brutally beaten.
On the other hand, the saloon-keeper
stated that Grossman bears the repu-
tation of being "A saloon-wrecker. He
came to the saloon he says, and after
drinking some beer, told the saloon
keeper to whistle for his money. He
then. so the sRlOon-keeper alleges,
seized a cane from customers hand
and began to assault four men who
who were sitting at a table playing a
game of cards. The men sprang to
their feet and gave Grossman a severe
beating. Grossman Is alleged to have
bitten one OF the men in the left arm.
and the wound had to be cauterized for
fear that blood poisoning might set in.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
NEWJERSEY.
WILL HUNT THE F|REbUGS.
Asbury Park Officials Preparing
to Take Action.
Attempt to Start Another Big Blaze
Arouses tho Inhabitants.
Especial to Tn. Evening WORLDLY


ASBURY PARK, N. j., Sept. "a
deliberate attempt was made last night
to fire Sections undertaking esta blish-
ment on Main street, In the business
centre of the town.
The fire was discovered by a passerby
before 1t had gained much Roadway. and
was put out with II few pals of water.
An investigation by Fire Chief Leg
gett disclosed two boxes of paper thor
oughly saturated with kerosene. They
were placed directly under the outer
stairway, where the fire was first dis
covered.
The upper part OF the place was used
as a clearinghouse. and there were
thirty-six boarders In the building when
the FIRE started. Had II not been dis
covered the loss of life might have been
large, as the building Is located in the
midst of lot of frame structures.
The Fire and Water Committee OF the
Borough Council will meet this after
noon and take some action towards the
apprehension OF the firebugs There
have been five fires in Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove within the past month. and
all of them have been the work OF in
cendiaries. The business men and cot
tagers talk of organizing and hunting
down the fire fiends.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05
BROOKLYN NEWS.
NO LAW, Says MAYOR scH|EREu
Cannot Force Trolley Car Com
palies to Use Tenders
Il Is Possible that Railroad Offcials
Will BE Indicted.

The verdict of the Coroner's jury cen
surfing the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
company for the killing of ten-year-
old John Walker by trolley car
caused a great deal of speculation
among railroad officials in Brooklyn this
morning as to the prospect of the officers
of that Company being indicted.
Johnny's mother lived with her three
children at 4SS Tenth street. Her hus-
band had gone to Boston, where he
had secured employment On the after
noon that the accident happened Mrs.
Walker wrote a letter to her husband,
saying that she and the children would
Join him the following day. Johnny
started out to mail the letter at Station
", at Fifth avenue and Twelfth street.
AS he ran across the tracks he tripped
A trolley car came ruching along at
that moment, and before the motorman
could put on the brakes the boy was
caught underneath the alleged lite-sav-
ing device and cruched to death. The
inquest wmas held in tne Fifth avenue
police station last night, and, after hear
ing all the evidence the jury returned a
verdict generating the motorman and
censuring the railroad officials for not
providing proper protection for human
life. 1t was recommended that the Of
nclalS De lnulCteu, anu Mayor SCnleTell
wss APPEALED to to let no car without
proper lifessaving appliances run after
Nov. /.
Mayor schieren had not heard of the
verdict when an Evening Wor.d'' re-
porter called at the City Hall this morn
Ing. When 1t was read to him he said
This matter has been brought to my
j attention frequently ever since l became
! Mayor, and ] have given 1t serious at
tention. After a diligent examination of
the law, have found that the city au-
J thorities have no power to compel the
) railroad companies to equip their cars
{ with any life-saving device. We can
| only use moral suasion In our efforts to
/ get them to protect our citizens
President Benjamin Norton, OF the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company de;
. clared that the officers Of the road had
been unable to discover any life-guard
that was perfect.
The guard which the company Is now
using and which crushed Johnny Walker
to death consists of heavy piece OF
timber bolted under the car just In
front Of the wheels and extending down
ward to within few inches OF the
ground.
District Attorney Ridgway, when
questioned as to whether he would ask
the Grand Jury to indict the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad officials, said:
IF the Coroner sends the papers to
the Grand Jury, the Grand Jury, pre-
The Grand Jury will NETT Sept. H."
1t is said that several excellent life
saving appliances have been brought
out. but that the railroad companies
refuse to adopt them because of the ex-
penSe.