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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
LOBSTER AND COLD MILK.
Great Concern of New Waiter for a Man
Who Ordered 1t.

"You want some lobster and glass
of cold milkP" asked new waiter the
other night of frequenter of an up
town hotel cafe.
Eyes"
The waiter as he left the table repeat
ed to himself, as though he feared he
had not heard it right, Lobster and
cold milk"
Returning in few minutes he placed
the lobster on the table and kept the
milk on side table, hoping, perhaps,
that the man would not miss the milk
At word, though, from the man he
placed it on the table, saying as he did
SO, Lobster and cold milk"
Then he stood off few steps and in
tently watched the man. The waiter
seemed very much worried and several
times made though to speak to the
man. With a look of foreboding he
watched the man mix dressing for the
lobster, and this look grew to an ex-
preston of CONSERVATION when he saw
the man taste the lobster and take a
swallow of the milk. His eyes seemed
almost to start from his head and one
could easily imagine the waiter expect
ed to see the man fall forward on the
table and die.
Finally the waiter could keep silence
no longer, and bending over the man
he said in a frightened way:
81 beg your pardon, sir, but did you
ever eat lobster and cold milk beforeP"
"Oh, yes, lots of times. WhyP"
well, sir, you will excuse me, but
there are lots of people who can't eat
that combination, and some people it
kills"
"Don't worry about me. I've eaten
it ever since l was big enough to know
what lobster was"
The waiter looked as though he hesi-
tated to give full credence to the state
ment, but he was bit reassured and
retired a few steps, all the time, though,
keeping an anxious eye on the man, the
lobster, and the milk.
Nothing happened except the disap-
pearance of the latter, and the waiter
much relieved, said, by way of further
apology, as he took away the dishes:
There was waller here last summer
and he ate lot of lobster, and then
drank glass of milk, and then he went
in swimming, and nobody has ever seen
him since. p Chicago Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
HELPED THEM DIE EASY.
Farmer Leach's Endorsements of the Hog
Cholera Cure.


@In Nemaha county, southeastern Ne
braska," said Representative Mercer of
Omaha, "there lives an old farmer named
Rufus Leach. The hog cholera was
raging in the county and Leach's hogs
were dying fast, when along came a
smooth tongued fakir with patent
cholera cure for hogs. He showed
Leach his goods, read him the direc-
tions on the bottles, and sold him two
or three bottles of the compound for $5.
"Three or four weeks later Farmer
Leach was standing at his gate in the
evening when well-dressed stranger,
who was driving by, hailed him. There
was an air of desolation about the farm,
a lull as of death, unrelieved by the
musical bass grunts of lot of contented
hogs.
@'Good evening, Mr.. Leach, called
out the stranger, pulling up at the gate.
".Good evening" said Leach.
"'You don't remember me, 1 see, said
the stranger.
"'No, not exactly said the farmer.
81 sold you some cholera cure for
your hogs a few weeks ago. the stranger
explained.
"'Oh, you're the man, are youP said
Leach, quietly.
ayes, said the fakir, and, by the
way, how did it work?"
"'Well, said Leach in his complacent
style, i don't know that it done any
good, except to make the hogs die lit
tie easier.'p
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
Lo AND THE STRIPED STOCKINGS.
They Were ssMystified" and So Was the
Untutored Child of the Forest.

The returned Lewistonian fell to talk
ing over revolver that he carried in
the arrest of desperate in New Mex
leo, and then he diverged and told this
story:
"Once when we were going down in
the Indian Territory, as we rode out of
the village we passed the house where
a New Brunswick girl had Just come to
live in the little prairie village. There
had been considerable joking about the
new arrival, and as we passed she came
out to hang up her washing on the line.
1 rode little red pony-one that had
swapped a shotgun for-and when /
pair of the longest. biggest-striped stock
ings had ever seen, I rode right up in
to the yard and under the clothes-line
and seized those stockings and pulled
'em off the line and rode away.
"All that trip down across the hot
plains and over the rustling buffalo
grass the boys plagued me about those
stockings. I had put them into my
trunk and kept them. 1 don't know
why took them or kept them.
"Well, we got down into the Territory
and among the Indians. They ere great
gamblers, you know, and we bet with
them everything we had. We raced and
won from them all the money and
blankets they possessed.
"The blankets were United States
army blankets, but we can use them by
cutting out the u. S. At last we came
down to foot runners and the Indians
brought out their man. He was tall,
broad chested, and long limbed He
could go like the wind, and our best run
ner was nothing compared with him.
Why, he was the best physical man
ever saw. He looked at our man and
his thick lip curled in derision.
"'He no good-get mani
"The savage was stripped to his skin.
looked at our man.
"'Jake,' said, you wait minute.
| Then went and got those stockings.
When brought them out they created
the biggest kind of sensation, and the
curiosity to touch them was something
| comical.
"They just wanted to put their hands
on them to see what they were. l die
not let them satisfy their curiosity, but
carried them through the crowd as i
they were holy relics.
| "'Jake, put those on and run with
them,' 1 said.
"'Why, I can't run with those on ht
said.
ayes, you can. Don't you see tina
they are mystifedP"
"He put them on, and though he wa
large man they came clear to hi
hips. We pinned them up, ann h'
started with the big Indian. 1t wa
plain by the faces of the greasers tina
they had lost all faith in their man al
against the striped stockings. The In
dian ran little distance and then fel
behind, with his eyes fixed in terror OF
those stockings. He was beaten. And
do you know, sold those stockings t.
the Indian for five ponies and rife.
I-Leacisto7s Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
MaClinGaRGpair ShOp

Having leased G. A. Reeds Machine Shop, in
rear of c. A. Beckley.s, we are prepared to do
all kinds of
REPAIR WORK!
Saws Gummed ands Filed. Locks Repaired:
Keys Fitted. Knives and Skates Ground Guns
and Revolvers Repaired. Wood Turning.
T. B. POWELL 4 SON.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
"THg LUCK OF ROARING CAMP"
ProOfreader Did Not Want to Print Bret
Harte's Story.

A. NJ Shipman of Sacramento, Cal,
who was registered short time ago at
the Globe hotel, is said to have told the
following story of Francis Bret Harte.
He was connected with the business de-
partment of the Overland Monthly when
Bret Harte was its editor.
Bret Harte was never anything but
original, he says, "and he wanted to
put some original ideas into the maga-
zine to give it an upward start, for
when he took hold of it it was in hope
less rut. One afternoon the composing
room sent in word to Harte that they
were short about two pages of matter,
and as the magazine must go to press
Immediately some sort of an article
must be in the compositors' hands at
once. Bret Harte looked through the
drawers in his desk, but could find
nothing.
"'Give me an hour he said, and I'll
write you story that will just about
fill up the space
"The foreman told him to 90 ahead.
When he came down an hour afterward
the brilliant short story writer handed
him copy. u
"'Will that do?' he asked.
"'Just about right, replied the fore
man, and he went away.
"About two hours later the publisher
came in and wanted to know how he
Bret Harte-had let such an immoral
story pass through his hands.
"tImmoralp cried Bret Harte.' Who
says that is immoral?'
"sThe proofreader. Why, it brought
bushes to her cheeks when she read it.
It was vile
"The proofreader, it seems, was a
woman.
well, Harte said that he wrote the
story, and if it was not published he
would throw up his desk. This the
proprietor did not desire, as Harte was
rapidly bringing the monthly into pub
lie notice.
"'Well, he said finally, III let the
story 60, but I'm afraid that it will
utterly ruin the prestige the magazine
has gotten
$50 the story was printed, and Gre
ated a big sensation all over the literary
world. There was an immense demand
for the magazine of that issue, and the
cornerstone of that well-known publi-
cation was laid"
The story Mr.. Shipman referred to
was "The Luck of Roaring Camp
Syracuse Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
1t Charmed the Shah.

The Shah of Persia, when visiting the
late Emperor of Germany some years
ago, was taken to the opera, and dur
ing the course of the performance was
asked how he liked the music. He con-
fessed that the majority of it was pretty
crude, but that one piece the orchestra
had just been playing was simply su-
perb. The Emperor at once gave Or
ders for the repetition of the piece.
NO." said the Shah, 'that's not it."
Another one was played. mo" re-
turned the royal visitor, otis not that,
either"
Presently the orchestra began to tune
their instruments.
That's it," cried the Shah, enthusias-
tically. That's the piece was trying
to tell you about!"
So, for the edifcation of this barbaric
ruler, and to the anguish of the rest of
the audience, the orchestra tuned, and
untuned, and retuned their instruments
in the most heartrending fashion, and
the Shah leaned back in bis chair, while
his face wore a look of unspeakable en-
joyment.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
Drain Tile!

We have on hand in stock, about
100000 feet first class, hard burned
Drain Tile, all sizes, from inch up,
for sale at the Lowest Market Price,
either in small or car lots,
RAW. BRICK & TILE MFG Co,
Ravenna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
HE WAS AN Il" CAR HOG.
But the Quiet Young Man Got Completely
square

The 81" car hog is he who tries to
occupy, to the exclusion of anyone else,
one of the cross seats in the center of
the car. He utterly ignores the fact
that these seats are "built for two," and
is crusty, crowding neighbor to any
one who has the audacity to sit beside
him. Regular patrons of the 81" roads
know this hog-though his name is al
most legion-and usually give him
wide berth.
Last Wednesday, just as an uptown
train was leaving Twelfth street
young man entered one of the cars. He
sauntered through and found that the
only vacant place was beside one of
these typical hogs in a cross seat. The
young man paused and looked at the
other man, but the hog sat squarely in
the center of the seat and looked uncon-
cernedly out of the window So the
young man, rather than take the crowd
ing which the hog would be sure to in
hict, passed through and stood on the
platform.
When the train stopped at Eighteenth
street the only passenger to get aboard
was rather rusty-looking man who
certainly weighed over 800 pounds
The young man was quick witted
enough to see his chance.
'Do you want to earn half dollarp"
he demanded.
Sure"
'1See that man in the cross seattle
only one who is sitting aloneP"
Il see him"
"WeH, take this half-dollar and then
go and sit in the same seat with him.
Don't be afraid of crowding him."
The rusty-looking individual ebeyed.
His more than 800 pounds of tissue
forced the glaring hog to the window.
He was crushed and squeezed by his
bulky neighbor. The hog began to
fume, fuss and frown, but said never a
word, though he was now able to oe-
cupy but quarter of the seat. The
other passengers were quick to note
the discontinue of the hog and grinned
their appreciation. The hog perceived
this and fumed some more. The only
one who appeared utterly unconscious
was the rusty-looking man who weighed
over 800.
But the "L" car hog never admits de-
feat. This specimen didn't He stuck
to his now narrow perch even after
there were other seats empty and so did
the fat man. They rode to Forty-third
street together, and it was a very bad
half hour for the hog.
The young man who had instigated
it all got off at Thirty ninth street and
a seraphie smile was on his face.-ChG-
cGg0 Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
An Unpleasant Young Man.

Every little while we meet a young
man who has deliberately set out to be
president, after models found in the
school books. They are always disa-
greeable. A young man~ho attempts
to act like Abe Lincoln Is little fcss than
nuisance. Besides, he will never be
president. Abe Lincoln had no model
and he never set out to be president
Atehasefe Qzahe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
VIII the Time Ever Come.

Spatts-"What is your idea of the
millennium, Bloobumpere"
Bloobumper-"My idea of the millen-
MUM is the time when one man will ac-
cept, without hesitation, another's ex-
PLANTATION of how he got that black eye."
Puck.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
G.. J. STAMFORD
Funeral Director.

q Until 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
reesopable, and equipments of the best.
0Also, Furniture repaired, and all kinds of wood
work dope to order.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05

A drop of oil of vitriol is used by
some persons in the water bucket these
hot days. Some persons acidulate
drinking water with sulphuric acid and
others lime Juice OF oatmeal
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-17

omnimodo como 10 fue don Pablo I ba-
rri. V la mayor parte de los incondlclo-
males estan cansados va de esas Jetaturas
hereditarias.
Esto no 10 decimos nosotros sola-
mente. sino que 10 hemos dido de la
bios de incondicionales de valer; este
10 comprende ell mismo Comite, que,
conyencido de que no ha de obtener
la aprobacion de esos elementos vallo-
sos, quiere buscar apoyO en- los de6ateS
del autonomismO.
Por ESQ pregunta Las Notictas:
q Por que raz6n ha de creerse que
! no deben ingresar en- nuestra colectlVl-
| dad los elementos sanos del antique
partido liberal reformista que no apro-
baron, nj podran aprobar los princlplos
la esencia del autonomlsmo cubano,
que no han querido nj quieren la intran-
sigencia de LA DEMoCRACIA?
Estos enonaoranaie,etos del Comite IN
Conditional sno es la prueba mas palpa
ble de 10 que decimos? mo justihca
las pocas fuerzas con que cuenta ese
Comite que vese obligado espigar Ell
nuestro campo?
Pero es indtil ell intentarlo siqulera
Podra haber en- nuestro partldo qulene'
por naiedo por egoisn'o, vivian retral
dos digan, para justiticar su actltud
que no estau conformes con la autono
mia nj con la iaatransigencio de La DE
apoyo un Comit6 que pretende seguil
con la autocracia de Ubarri, al que
sus mismos partidarios rechazan.
PIerde, pues, Las NoticiaS ell TEMPO
enamorando a los pdJidos de nuestro
partido.
MARIANA ABRIT,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-17
IA SOIUCION DBL PROBLEMA MONET TARIO

seflor Salazar, que qued6 modiicada en-
la forma siguiente
is Reduction del valor Official y CO.
rriente de los soles mejicanos Y sus
fracciones setenta y cinco centayos
q Declarar la libre introduction J
exportaci6n de dicha moneda y
80 Indemnizar los tenedOres de la
plata meiicana con veinte centavos por
cada peso que presenter la conversion.
Esta indemnizaci0n Sc hara en- un pa
pei emitido por ell tesoro de Puerto
Rico con su garantia, amortizable Ell
diez anualidades, con el 5 p.S de inter6s
annual, con cargo los presupuestos ge-
nerales de la isla.
Obsequiando las ideas expnestas por
ell sefior Blanco, Sc acord6 lndlcar la
conveniencia de que los centros y cor
poracioues representatives de los lntere-
ses del pals, gestionen la sustituci6n de-
arancel VICENTE por ell de 1882; la fran
paholas y la confecci6n del reglamento
para la imposition Y cobranza de los de-
rechos de consume, como medic de fa-
Vorecer ell desarrOllO de la agriculture Y
prepararla para poder soportar una nue-
va eVoluci6n en- nuestro sistema none
tario
No conslderandose autorizados los re-
presentantes de las sociedades mercanti-
les y agrfcolas para contraer compromi-
SOS en- nombre de sus respectivos ore
MOS, fue acuerdo facilitar & la prensa
copias fntegras del acta para su publ
cacion, q fin de que el pals conozca en-
todos sus detalles la labor que la conf
SION mlxta lleva realizada Y que los di-
rectamente interesados en- la soluci6n
del problema monetario puedan formar
Iulclos Y emitir sus opiniones, en- breve |
plazoo y en- cualquiera forma, antes de
,ontinuar los tramites para hacer la pc
lcI6n a gobierno, 81 asl procede.
Las ventajas que ofrece la transacci6n
'ropuesta por ell seflor Salazar, son:
Ia Normalizar ell mercado de los
ambios sin dar lugar bruscas tiuctua-
ZONES tan perjudiciales al comercio es-
ableclendo una base fila en- iusta rela-
ION con ell valor de Ia plata meiicana +
n los mercados reguladores. Dadas las
otlzacloncs actuales, comparadas con el
nevo tipo de setenta cinco centayos
regir los cambios al rededor a
- p. : sobre los Estados Unidos. :
Al ?. : sobre Francia Inglaterra =
26p.S sobre Espana.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-17
CRONICA R A
FL T'IBMIPO

Descubierta la h4bU trama urdlda por
ell Comit6 Central del incondicionalls-
mo, al declararse partidariO de una des-
centralizaci6n que detesta, pero obl1gado
a clio, en- vista de que los elementos mas
yaliosos de ese partido lie abandonan,
hacs esfuerzos supremos por mantenerse
flote, aunque sea agarrandose las ia
bias desprendidas del autonomismo.
Ell manifesto no surti6 su efecto; po1
u contrario, los disidentes muevense
hoy mas que nunca, para que los candl-
dos,-v hay muchos en- ell partido adver-
sario-no Sc deien sorprender nj subyu'
| oar Dor los lamentos dulzOnes que arran-
ca a la gaita gallega ell senior Alvarez
| Perez.
No es ell acuerdo del Comlte Centra
un programa serio que inspire contlanza
los que quieren adoptar nuevos proce
dimientos Pero aunque as1 no tuese
aunuue Ell realidad ese acuerdo encerra-
sc todo un programa liberal reformlsta
careceria de autoridad, no va para ante
los pobiernos, sino para los lncondlclo-
males que aspiran que su partldo nc
sea un partido autorit,eeaaD1fcgg, omnimo6dt66 dc
contado para NADIA con la aprobaci6n
del partido.
Media docena de caballeros que for
man ell Comite, por 81 Y ante 81, acuer-
dan zanzibar ell credo del particle: de-
claranse defensores de 10 que ese mismo
partido ha combatido siempre; este
que es una variaci6n completa de Ia DO
Utica seguida hasta aquf por eI incondi
clonalismo, 10 realizan esos senores de
un solo plumazo, sin contar de antema
no con la aprobaci6n de la coIectividad.
Por mas sumisos que sean los incon-
dlclonales, por acoetumbrados que es-
ten respetar los ukaseS de ese Comite
mlentras' los inspiraba el senior Ubarri.
no habran de conformarse con que tales
cosas Sc hagan sin contar con su volun-
tad.
GPorqu6 no convoc6 eI Comite q su
Dartldo, y en- Asamblea general, expuso |
a conveniencia de variar de rumbos {
ie procedimientos? Esto hubiera sido
o ioglco Y 10 prestigioso para nuestros
.dversarios Lo demas es ponerles en-
ante ell gObierno Y ante ell oafs.
For mas atribuciones que tenoa ese
}omlte, no seran esas de tai fndole Que
tacnlten para alterar Ell credo del par
lido SIN contar para clio con la antiencia ,
e todos sus correhgionarios. !
FL modo, pues, en- que el ComitG ba
ese g0lpe oe E5todo, no podran I
;eptarlo de ningGn modo, los disiden- I
:, III aun aquellos que no 10 sean. sin I
enoscabo de su seriedad su prestigio.
Con ese goipe ell Comit6 Sc harfa tan b
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-17
Y fuera gran desatino
el pensar
que alguien .puede comuigar
nj con ruedas de molino =.
nj con 6olds. de Esttdr.

Los sincondicionales de Cuba combatie-
ION Y combaten con inaudita rabia las
reformas.
En- sus meetings ultramarinos, en- sus
peri6dicos sin freno, en- la prensa de
Madrid, en- las cortes, en- los ophsculos
que por miles de miles arrojan la pu-
blicidad, golpean sobre Maura como po-
dria golpear sobre un yunque de acero
el martillo de un cfcople antillano.
\ el iefe de la fraccion mas tremen-
da, mas fosca, mas irreductible, es Per
terra, ell marques de Cienfuegos, el in
ventor de motines Y asonadas en- su ca
cicazgo de las villas.
Pertierra desemharca en- la Capital y
ALI con 81 los que ocho dfas antes Sc de
clan muy iberales, may hon'bres de 81
si9Io, muy transigentes con ell esplrltt
innovador de nuestro tempo.
Llevaronle por todas parties, y con e
audaz cacique iba ell Secretario del 60
bierno general, ell mismo que en- I'll
banquete en- ell Hotel Inglate rra Sc ali
li6 al incondicionalismo puertorriquen'
con las frases consagradas por ell uso
con aquellas frases de que sin ell tai par
lido no puede subsistir la integridad.
Y ell pueblo que nunca yerra,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-17
infs,ir on &1estro Amino para acudlr
los comicios cuando el partido 10 crea

inf.,ir on G7estro Amino para acudir a
los comicios cuando ell partldo 10 crea
oportuno.
De perderse alIora esta buena coyup-
tura, luego habrfamos de deplorar nues-
tro descuido, porque hasta fines del ano
pr6ximo no podra rectihcarse otra VeZ
ell empadronamiento de veclnos.
La actitud que toma ell partldo con-
trario la marcha que llevan nuestros
asuntos polfticos en- el seno de la repre-
sentaci6n nacional, nos obllgan estar
dispuestos prevenidos para cualquler
emeriencia, de las muchas que ctrece
diariamente la polltica.
va que hemos entrado Ell un periodo
de positiva esperaDza por la fuerza pro
digiosa de nuestras doctrinas Y por ell
desmoronamiento ruinoso de las que
practicaron nuestros contrariOs, debe-
mos estar sobre aviso Y no perder en- una
hora de abandono, ell puesto v~ntajoso
que con cello, ardimiento y trabajo he
mos tornado para presenclar las utlles
ensenanzas que hoy nos ofrece la cosa
| pGblica.
Inspirado ell Directorio en- estas consi-
deraciones, acord6 excitar usted POI
mi conducto para que en- todo ell Presen-
tie mes, con arreglo Ia ley municipal
! inste \ promueva listed la rectlhcaclon y
| adici0n del empadrOnamientO de VeclnoS
de ese pueblo; rogando ii usted que er
ell mes de Enero, informe q la Secretaria
del Directorio, acerca del resultado de
su gesti6n, expresando ell nGmero de We
cinos correligionarios que han sido in
clufdos Y ell n1mero de vecinos del par
lido contrario que hayan sido exclnidos
Y avisando oportunamente los recurSo'
que por uno Il otro concepto estabIezci
usted contra los acuerdOs del Ayunta-
lniento.
Dios guarde ustod muchos AMOS
Puerto Rico, DiciembIe de 1894.
FL Director Jtntdico,
MANUEL F. RossY.
Senor don Luis MunOZ Rivera.
Ponce.