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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
Hot Meal Sure Enough.

Walter Mansfield, the Board of Trade
attorney, is a most enthusiastic sports
man, says the San Francisco Post.
When Mansfield goes out on one of his
trips he always locates place where
he can get good meal, and SO times
his sport that he will reach it at the
dinner hour. A few days ago he went
up on the Big Sulphur Creek for a
days fishing, and, as he started out at
daybreak, he saw little wayside shanty,
in front OF which stood q horse trough
and sign: "Hot Meals at All Hours.
The trough did double service as a
drinking place for tired and dusty horses
and a lavatory for the guests of the
"hotel."
That's just the place" said Walter to
himself. @Tll fish up stream, and then
down again, SO that I'll reach here at
noon."
He carried out his programme, went
to the ahotel," where he rubbed soft
soap around his neck and washed it off
in the horse trough, and then seated
himself at the wooden table. An old
Missourian sat smoking in one corner,
and never budged or paid the slightest
attention to Mansfield, who was nib
bling at cracker he found on the table.
well, where is my dinnerP" inquired
the hungry sportsman.
Thar and the rancher aimed the
stem of his pipe at the table.
"Why, your sign says Hot Meals al
All Hours"
"Thar she is. Crackers an pepper
sauce.o
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
BROKE uP TIE PRAYER MEErlNc.
Disconcertfng Effect on Chaplain Jones of
Foraging Captains Return to Camp.

The propensity of the American sol
der for fun cannot be subdued by dam
ger or suffering, says a writer in the
known him to crack jokes in concert
with the cracking rifles of the enemy,
when death might be momentarilly ex-
pected. And, strange as it may seem,
the boys took special delight in tor
menting the chaplain. Of all the hum
dreds of thousands of men who served
in the war, doubt if there was one who
at any time permitted himself to ac-
quire full and true conception of what
the chaplain was for. 1t was close
time at Chattanooga in the winter of
'634. The meals were scant and far
between, yet moving out on the line
that mans extremity is Gods oppor-
tunity." Chaplain Jones Cat least SO I
shall call him) held regular Sunday
services in our camp, and large crowd
was always proof that seven-up and
poker may become tiresome. In the
midst of our starving and of Chaplain
Jones' revival Captain Sam Smith took
foraging party across Waldron's ridge
and secured hill and valley for anything
edible from an ear of corn to a saddle
skirt. 1t CHANGED that this party re-
turned to camp just as one of Brother
Jones' revival meetings was in full
blast-that is. Jones was in full blast, for
he was the revival. He had loud
voice, and one of his great truths hurled
at an unappreciative audience struck
like load of canister hitting barn.
Just as Captain Sam and party were
passing the door Chaplain Jones chanced
to bawl out:
Behold, now, the captain of our sal
vation!"
Smith stuck his head into the doc,
and beloved:
you're right, chaplain. I've
got pork and potatoes enough to sci
every man in the crowd to shouting
Captain Smith," said the chaplain
sternly, II am shocked that you shoulc
disturb the house of prayer"
Disturb the devil! I can put NOR,
religion into the boys with one ham o
this razor-back shoat than you can how
into them in the next ten months
There was rush and cheer, ant
fifteen minutes later Chaplain Jone
was solemnly roasting q razor-bacl
steak before the fire and singing
psalm to the captain of his salvation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
one Exception.

1t used to be told of Gen. Logan, who
was member of congress at the break
ing out of the war, that when he saw
there was really going to be fight he
seized musket, slipped out of Wash
ington and walked all the way to Bull
Run, where he arrived just in time to
have hand in the fray.
He wore dress-coat but he stood his
ground as long as any one. The rout
was complete and the next morning, a
good deal out of breath, he was back at
the capital, telling some of his fellow
congressman what he had seen.
"Who gave you this account of the
fght?" asked a member from northern
New York, as he joined the group.
why, was there myself" said
Logan.
The New Yorker was mystifed. Ap-
parently he had not heard the news.
"You were thereP" he exclaimed.
'.Are the cars running?"
No, said Logan, "the cars amt run.
ming, but every other thing in the state
of Virginia is, as near as could make
out. - Y0utk'S Companion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
THE SCHEME THAT FAILED.
The City Young Man Prepared a Surprise
for His Country Visitors.

The best-laid plans of mice and men
gang aft agley. This ignorance of what
the future may bring forth caused
several young women to be deprived OF
a treat the other day, and young man
to tear his hair as he paid the costs.
He was entertaining several charming
relatives from the country-the bellies
of small town, who were pretty,
witty, and pleasant. They were at the
theater enjoying the play very much in
deed.
1t was warm evening, and as the
young man knew they were somewhat
thirsty he thought he would impress
them with the luxuries of great city.
So he slipped out between acts, as few
others did, and bought bottle of cham
pagne. His idea was to bribe the boy
who distributes ice water to those who
wish it to substitute the effervescent
liquid for the water and take it to his
party. Then he intended to walk calm
ly back to ais seat and listen to the ex-
carnations of surprise and pleasure.
He knew the conversation would be
something like this:
"Oh, Charley, this tastes like cham
pagne."
Then he meant to say in an off-hand
way:
aWhy. cert'ny, that's what it is"
Whereat the young woman would ex-
claim, according to program:
"Oh, how lovely. Do they always
give away wine at the theatersp"
"Not at all of them. /" he imagined him.
self sa. ing, SO as to impress his rela-
tives with the idea that he had taken
them to specially luxurious entertain
ment.
The water boy filled his glasses with
the sparkling wine and sailed down
toward the seats pointed out to him.
Before he had gone many steps, how
ever, he was seized by thirsty patron,
and one of the glasses was taken. An
other man helped himself to two, and
passed one of them before the boy
could protest. It is needless to say
that the boy was in great demand in q
trice. It is also needless to say that the
young man who paid for the fun grew
sad and wise as he saw his scheme ship
wrecked. 1t is further needless to say
that the young woman drank water, and
that the conversation referred to never
took place
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
Visitors, But No Children.

perhaps you would like to be land
lord of fat" said the man who had
been talking real estate to the reporter
for the N. 7. Recorder, "and think you
had obtained desirable tenants, and
were hugging yourself over the delight
full knowledge that, whatever other
landlords had to endure, there would
be no children in your flats. rented
to couple last year, and as usual ask
ed if the family consisted of adults only.
"'Oh, yes chirped the young wom-
an, and we don't want any children in
the building-that is why we are will
ing to pay you your price
"The man didn't say anything, but l
thought he looked queer.
"'Any boarders?' / asked.
Hardly said he, in six-room
fiat
"Still thought there was something
back of it.
"'PetsP'
"'No, neither dog, cat, canary nor
parrot
"They took the fiat, and her widowed
sister came from Nebraska, with five
boys, to visit them. That was year
ago, and they are visiting them yet,
and in consequence all the other flats
remain empty. A tornado would be
silence compared to the racket those
bows make"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
suPERsTITloNs ON RAILWAY TRAINS.
A Veteran Passenger Conductor Talks of
the Whims of Tourists.

No one but the experienced passenger
conductor knows Just how whimsical
and cranky the travelling public really
is. A traveller may have some peculiar
fad or notion when he is on the road,
but he never dreams that there are
thousands of others just like him, or
perhaps worse. In years of experience
the conductor rubs elbows with all sorts
of people, and in spite of himself be-
comes a mind and face reader, who
takes back seat for no one except the
professional.
Eyes, travellers are superstiJious and
cranky" said a veteran knight of the
punch yesterday in response to a query.
81 think the average passenger conduc-
tor deals with more oddities daily than
the curio collector of freak show. AS
to superstition, / think there is more of
it crops out on trains than anywhere
else. Last week just as the train was
ready to pull out for Chicago a we'll
dressed man came out of the Goa ch on
the platform and in an agitated manner
asked me what day it was.
81 told him it was Friday, and with
out another word he re-entered the
coach and in a moment returned with
his luggage, and by way of explana-
tion stated that he never began a jour-
next morning. That is only sample.
The much-mooted unlucky thirteen is
perhaps the cause of more worry and
inconvenience to tourists than any other
sign which they deem of ill-omen. 1
have known passengers to begin at the
head of the train to see if they could
L.,
eff the engine happened to be thir-
teen they would resignedly wait for the
next train, and if they succeeded in
finding number thirteen on any of the
coaches they would hold up their hands
in holy horror. l have seen passengers
refuse to ride in coach which held
thirteen passengers, and if you will ask
any ticket-man he will tell you that of
all sections in sleeper thirteen is the
most difficult to dispose of.
"Then aside from the superstition
which prevails among the travelling g
public there are countless passengers,
who are cranky, and if they lose a
chance to kick are in bad humor for a
week afterward. They kick for a seat
in the center of the coach; kick because
the train goes too slow or too fast; kick
! because they are in draught, or be-
cause it is too hot. And the worst of ii
all is that when they kick [ am the in
dividual who is called up to hear them,
as if 1 were responsible for the whole
| business.
'About the only time when some fell
lows don't kick is when they are on
their honeymoons. Everything goes
on as smoothly as if it had been ordered
so, but let the same men ride on the
same train five years later and the
chances are they'll kick themselves into
exhaustion. Pittsburg Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
never Learned His Name.

That a woman can marry and not
know her husbands name seems impos-
sible, yet such woman was found in a
remote place in the south during the
civil war, according to the historian of
the 18th Illinois volunteers Certain of
the soldiers of that regiment being
socially disposed, went one evening to
make call at house not far from the
camps. They received not over-warm
welcome from the residents, an old
woman and her daughter.
The older woman sat in a splint-bot-
toned chair industriously smoking a
corn-cob pipe.
During the conversation one of the
boys inquired her husbands name.
"Wal," was her slow answer, Il never
did rightly git hold O. the old mans
name. taxed him about it a time or
two, when we was a-courtin', but low
that I never did git hold of AIRY right
eend ont. Pears like he said twas Num-
my or Muren or Menshin or some sich. "
He isn't about home, I suppose?"
was the next question.
NO, he amt, she answered shortly.
He's off fghtin' the Yanks."
The young woman, meantime, had
hunted up an old envelope on which had
some time been addressed, "gege ruh
num-" The soldiers puzzled over it fol-
awhile and then decided it was intended
for "Judge Ralph Num-"
There's young man up in our camp
by that same name," remarked one Of
the men.
"Do he tote gun?" asked the old
woman.
@Oh, no" was replied; "he's a mu-
sician."
@What, is he one of them ar rub-a
dub fellersp" she inquired.
mo, he plays fiute," said the soldier
and he went through the motions Of
playing that instrument.
"Oh, yes, I know" she responded
@He blows into one of them ar screech
in'-sticksp" and then she rose, knocked
her pipe against the chimney-jamb anC
remarked, "Wai, I hope a bullet from
my old mans squirrel rifle IL hunt hin
up an make his 'quaintance.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
How to Butter Thin Bread.

"I like my sandwiches with the bread
cut thin," said Mr.. Googleby, "but I
seldom try to make them in that way
myself, for they always make me angry,
the bread crumbles and curls up so
when try to spread it. Mrs. Googleby
has no such trouble, however, and this
mornin' discovered why; she buffers
the cut end of the loaf before cuttin' off
the slice. Simple, ant it, aud Mrs.
Mrs. Googleby tells me it's as old as the
hills."-M Y Sua.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
A Famous Widow.

Joan of Naples became widow by
the simple but effective process of hav-
ing her husband murdered. A woman
of no moral worth, but of magnificent
abilities, she governed her country well
until overthrown by foreign armies
sent to avenge her husbands murder.
She was defeated, taken and smothered
to death. Her generosity to men of
learning is celebrated by both Petrarch
and ROccacciO
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
For Sale or Exchange.

CAN I OBTAIN A PATENTe For
prompt answer and an honest opinion, write to
MUM & CO., who have had nearly fifty years.
experience in the patent business. Communities
tiOns strictly confidential. A Handbook of In
formation concerning Patents and how to OBJ
tain them sent free. Also a catalogue of mechan-
ical and scientific books sent free.
Patents taken through Mum & Co. receive
special notice in the Scientific American, and
thus brought widely before the public with
out cost to the inventor. This splendid paper,
issued weekly elegantly illustrated has by far the
world. $3 year. Sample copies sent free.
Building Edition, monthly, $3.50 year. Single
tiful plates, in colors, and photographs of new
houses. with plans. enabling builders TO show the
latest designs and secure contracts. Address
MUM 4 CO., NEW YORK, 361 BROADWAY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24

*Daily. Except Sunday. Alag stop. Meals
Dark Faced Type denotes time from i2 90 noon 12 90
midnight Light Faced from + 90 midnight to i2 90 neon
JOSEPH WOOD, E.A. FORD,
General Manager General Passenger Agent
5-31-9-I PITTSBURGH, PENN'A
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets,
baggage checks, and further information re-
garding the running of trains apply to any
Agent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
W. D. ARMSTRONG. Agent
Ravenna, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
Pertinent and Impertinent.

The Governor-My boy, if I hadn't
toiled and shaved you could never carry
on this way. Why don't you attend to
business?
The Wayward-Why? oyour grand
son can carry on Truth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
A Grim Visitor.

Minister Cat the bedside)-My poor
friend, are you prepared for the coming
of the grim visitor?
Dying Man-No! no! L.
Even now he is knocking at the door
and"
"Hep Whom do you meanP"
"The angel of death"
"Oh, that's all right, then! I thought
you were referring to my wife's moth
er."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24

One of the Girls Just notice that
dancer! How full of life she is!
Mr.. Cynicus-She has had lots of it,
certainly
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24

As long ago as 1910 the endowed
charities of Great Britain amounted to
81 800, 900 annually.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
Southwark.

Nos. 336 and 33S connect at Wellsville for
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
East.
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW PHILADELPHIA.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
EAsTBoUND.
CITATIONS. No. 8 No. 8 No. IA No.

Nos. 5, 8, DAILY ARRIVE AND DEPART
q. & o. DEPOT, PITTSBURGH. Nos. = DAILY
BETWEEN ALLEGHENY AND De FOREST JUNCTION. oTHER
TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-19
Claimed by America.

BALTIMORE. June 3.-Victor Smith.
sn attorney, claims that should the
English cruiser resch johnson or
Necker Island first and raise the
British dsg. trouble is liable to
ensue. He says that sn American
discovered the island il 1856; that
question Of ownership between
Hawaii and the United States wss
decided by the Supreme Court of the
United Ststes in favor Of the United
States, and that it Is row owned By
an American phosphate company
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-19
1t Was to Prevent Any British Oc-
oupancy Of Territory.
he WAS DETAILED AS A DIPLOMAT,
o.teusibIy He Was TO Keep Busy over
Pearl Harbor, but Watehful Eye
Was to Be Turned Toward the Politi-
cal sftuation---other Foreign News.

WASHINGTON, June S.-The fu'l signii-
canoe OF Resr Admiral Walkers assign
ment to the command Of the Pacific
Squadron, with his headquarters At Ha-
waii, has at list leaked out, SO states
the Herald's correspondent in dis
patch to that newspaper tonight.
As stated in the Herald at the time OF
his sudden detachment from the Navy
Department and assignment TO duty st
Hawaii, in place OF Commodore Kirk
land, who was recalled by telegraph be
fore he reached San Francisco en- route
to Honolulu, meant something more than
the establishment OF coal station at
Pearl Harbor.
Il is true Admiral Walkers mission
has something TO do with naval sta
ton, but l have it upon absolutely relI-
able authority that the prime ohieei in
dispstching Admiral Walker TO Hawaii
was far more important in all its bear
ings. At the time MS assignment was
determined upon. inform alton came 10
the President that the Provisional Gov
eminent was liable 10 20 to p cess st any
moment: that the adherents Of the de-
posed Queen were plotting revolution,
and were only waiting for their plans TO
mature TO attempt 10 regain control of
the Government by fOrce. II was feared
this would lead 10 civil war and anarchy I:
that the Provisional Government would
be unable TO restore orier, and thst in
th-ir helpless condition President D DE
and his advisors would call upon Great
britisn or Japan for assistance.
President Cleveland knew what it
meant in case British marines and blue
Jackets were landed in Hawaii tie
card il would take about as long TO
restore order IN Hawaii as il has taken
Great Britain TO ''resiore order" in
Egypt. Hawaii would be practically
under British military control And if
England once had the upper hand the
United States would play but minor
part in any settlements.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-19
Why he WAS CHOSEN.

In locking over the lis: Ct officers
available for this cuty the President
corcluiei Walker was the one for This
eme-geu =. 1hzt was the reason why
he vas ordered 70 the comm md aud re-
lieyed Conmodore Kirkland on the eve Of
sailing. Another re2 on why il vas Deem
ed inex xpedient = allow C5mmoioreKirk-
land = re-s 7 c0I maid. although he j.
Z splendid oEicer. l. that he is only
Commodore while Admiral Walker mas
the highes; rank in In navy, aud in the
event Of trouble il Ezs necessary that
the America commanding officer shou j
De Of the highesE r4ak. Great Britain
has 10 oficer there above the rank OF
czpt4ia.
That vas also the reason why Admiral
Walker vas gwen Esrmi sion 10 take up
his quarters on shore instead OF being
confined TO his flagship. Ii was essen
tizl be should De IN ciOse tOuch with
everything that Vas going on that his
hands should be ems ahtly on the pllse
a the people. Ostensibiy he has been
dsvosiDg al Of his energies to th= seQui-
sition ot Pesrl hzrbo,. really ne hiss been
cl0sely watching events On the i-lands.
Admiral Walker has sent several inter
eSIinR dispz- e5ss 10 the Presid-lIt. He
bSs, an informed INDUCED IN sone
very DlSin talk, which Is highly cha-ae-
teris-ie of the man
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-19
Thirteenth Day.
FRIDAY, June Is, 1894.

The Convention was called to order
at 10 A. NJ, President Dole in the
chsir. Prayer by Rev. J. Waiamau.
Roll call.
Minutes OF preceding day read and
approved.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-19

What tue attitude OF the United States is.
and made clearly understood the part
the naval forces of this country will play
in rase foreign intervention is necessary
Admiral Walker will, from the present
indications, be ha,k in this country aud
in charge OF the naval academy for
which he has been selected before the
-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-19
4 BLOW Al rHE MONARCHY.

In respectful, b1t n<Tertbs,ess unmis-
taxable lznEusge he has tod the Prssi-
dent that II you'd be absolutely impo<-
sbls 70 restore IL Q1-en and ih 4 all
thO1Ehts II thzr diTecIoI nizhI as vel
- fo-sEer zb4nd1ne5. His exaslness q
izDguz-e Z, = veil - his kezu insight into
z14ir- have pleased the Presid-nI, Eho
sdmles these Qualities III : m~u, -
thigh they sfoE t1S- psliey zhich he
former ' n-EeFed - Be fne rigat On hss
teen FToTzn - o : Dlsts- G Ada iFzl
HSlk=r's dispatches zIsJ sh0E tie At
Eef 4 an O1tbTesk : sess % be fazr-ss
Eog than i Ezs Eis1 n 6r-t Assumed
cO-nnszz1, sHd x ! believed ms pr
ssos- hss had . good efec-- lie hss UE-
dsubtsdly diFiozs ieslIF lst L De kno.1
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-19
Sugar Trust Inquiry.

WASHING ToS, June Congressman
Cadm :, ri New Jers,y, is the man o
whom Walter GastOn told the story OF
the conversation he overheard in the
hotel on March 9th. CASTOR gave the
name 10 the Senate investigating COM
mIttee today. The committee immedi-
aIely sent for Caimus.
Catmus testified as TO the cireum-
stances under which Mr.. Castor had re-
lated 10 HIM the details of the night con-
feren,-a at the arlington Hotel. Gas on
related how the oud discussion had con-
tnI,d throughout the foregoing night.
The details as given by Mr. Cadmus
were confrmstory OF those already given
by Mr. castor. Mr. Cadmus did not say
that Mr.. Castor menti ned the names OF
pubic men or others, bit if he had
learned any names he would positively
decline TO give them to the committee.
As an outgrowth of The sugar investi-
CATION, Senator Allen introduced bill
today 10 preserve the purity of national
legislation. The bill provides that 1t
shall be unlawful for any Senator or Rep
Iesentative during his term OF Office 10
own or be Concerned in speculative
stocks, nor shall any member OF Con-
greSs during his term be a member or
interested pecuniarily in any board OF
trade, stocs exchange, national bank or
other organization in which sucn stocks
are bought or sold Expulsion is the
penalty.