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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
DR.. Holmes.

One of the compensations of the poet
is that now and then, he stumbles upon
surprises such as tickle his diaphragm
and ripple his face with smiles. One of
these surprises greeted genial DR..
Holmes in the days when he went to
dinners. At certain dinner party a
young Virginia girl, visiting Boston,
was seated next to homely little old
gentleman, whose name she had not
caught A correspondent of the Boston
transcript tells what resulted from that
failure:
The gentleman began to talk with
her, and asked her how she passed her
time in the country. "Oh, we read, my
father and l." she said.
"What do you read?" asked the little
old man.
"Well, the 'Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table for one thing" she answered.
Il should think you would not care
to read that more than once" remarked
the old man, in tone of slight dispar-
agement.
"My father and l may not be judges
of literature, said Miss Virginia, with
faint accent of scorn, "but when we
get to the end of the 'Autocrat,' we
generally turn back to the beginning
and read it over again"
The little old man smiled at this, and
was disposed to be friendly, but Miss
Virginia was so disguised with his tone
concerning the "Autocrat' that she me-
him with chilly Indifference.
AS soon as the guests went into the
! drawing-room her hostess whispered
reproachfuIly to her, "You didn't seen
to find Doctor Holmes as interesting az
l hoped"
doctor Holmes!" shrieked Miss Vir-
| ginia. There was tlbleau and an ex
| PLANTATION Youths CoHapn7ai0B.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
Didn't Want Her Lopsided.

Down in Mississippi not very long
ago there was young darkey who bore
the classic name of Scipio and was the
happy possessor of two mules who re-
ioiced in the appellations Sam Jones
and Mary, and SO dearly did he cherish
the brutes that one day when he met 9
girl named Mary he fell in love with the
dusky maiden for no other reason, as
he admitted, than that she bore the
same cognomen as the off mule, and they
decided to wed. Sam, he wanted to dc
the thing up right and give the bride a
present, so he went one day to the little
country store and, after examining the
entire stock, he purchased two hoop
skirts and took them back to the girl
She was delighted, but pretty soon she
said:
Look heah, Scipio, what furd' you
get two er desc heah hupes fur?"
~Why, honey" responded Scipio, 81
did'n' want'cher t look lopsided.
"WhusatP Lopsided? Humph!"
"Shoh, honey. l got one fur the right
laig an one fur de lef'."
"Wen yeh shoh did get 'em big
enough, " was Mary's reply, and the
controversy ended d-St. LotssS Post-DjS.
patch.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
WHY HE KEPT HIS TEMPER.
In the Midst of a Blockade This Truck
man Refrained from Swearing.
"My Darling. :"

"My Darling"
These tender words were painted in
large letters on the dashboard of big
truck in the street. The thoroughfare
was jammed with vehicles and drivers
were filling the air with profanity. But
the driver of this particular truck sat
silent and motionless. No word of his
offended the ears of the patient, plod-
ding beast over which he held the reins.
During the din of curses curious man
stepped forward and inquired:
"You seem to take things very easy
in this blockade"
''Yes, mister; Pm used to 'em," was
the laconic reply. Besides, he added,
"it don't do any good or help a bit to
swear"
q noticed that you have name for
your truck"
"Yes," and the stoical mans face
frightened and assumed an expression
born of tender heart my Darling
was my dear little daughter. She's
dead now. Just before she died-but
you don't care to hear any part of this
Indeed, l do" interrupted the lis
tener
"Well, you see it was this way: Nell
lie, my daring, took sick, and we
couldn't save her; but just before she
died she put her thin little arms around
my neck and whispered in my ear:
Papa, your Nellie is going to die;
please promise me that you will be kind
to good old Dexter and don't swear at
him. Will you do that for me?' Well,
. sir, used to be pretty tough and rough,
and 1 could curse with the best of 'em.
but" and the mans voice trembled, a
loved my Nellie. and-and 1 promised
her that would do what she asked.
YES, sir; I've kept my word. That's
going on three years now, but haven't
cussed once since. That's why I've
named my truck My Darling;;' it al
ways reminds me of my Nesie and her
sweet blue eyes"
Just then the blockade was raised and
MY Darling" rumb.ed on.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
Foreigners in The French Army:

In the hood of our diligence sat Il ser.
geant of the Foreign Legion, a German,
going up to the coast on furlough. 1t
was easy to detect his nationality from
his speech, and I asked him where he
came from. OF course he said he was
an Alsacian; they all do. By little
good-humored cross-questioning. how
ever, l got his story.
Il am a German from Bremen. l got
into trouble with my lieutenant; was
sentenced to close confinement; / ran
away aboard French barque trading
to the Mediterranean, and came to
Gibraltar. There I heard of the French
Foreign Legion, and here am, per
feotly happy"
But did they not object to your being
a German?"
That is the beauty of the Foreign
Legion. They ask no questions. We
are of all nations. Bv-the-way, we had
q young American killed this year, down
along the western Soudan. in the march
against Timbuctoo. He had entered as
a private, and had brought it TO a
captaincy. Of course Frenchmen do
not like Germans; but to Frenchmen ]
am an Alsacian, and that suits them
very we'll. We have good many Alsa-
ci,.ns like myself here, and we have a
pretty good time of it."
"What sort of future have you in the
French service?"
'WelI future or no future, the life i.
one that suits me. / am now sergeant;
l may be next year an officer. Last
year 1 was fighting down in the Soudan;
next year may be in Siam. We are
sent to any part of the world, and dc
not complain. 1t is life full of ad
venture; the pay is better than in the
German army, and the treatment suits
me better. The French are getting
more and more deeply involved il
colonial enterprise requiring troops
particularly in Africa. They cannot
spare Frenchmen, and therefore so mucf
the better for us. l am a soldier o.
fortune; and, after all, are we not all a
the same tradeP"
A few nights later I went into thu
gallery at cafe chantant of Oran. Or
the floor was cancan going on be
tween two Zouaves and two of th'
Foreign Legion, and the one who kicked
the best was the Alsacian from Bremen
-Powlney BigelOO, IN HaTper's Maga
zine
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
A TYPICAL STAMP COLLECTOR.
One Old Gentleman Has $4,000 Worth
In Safe-Deposit Vaults.

Louis Levison, the possessor of what
is pronounced by all who have had the
felicity of viewing it, the finest eollee.
ton of postage stamps in the United
States, is now sojourning in this city
at the Palace hotel. He is gentle
man of mature years and makes tfe
collection of postage stamps the diver.
sion of his leisure, just as others go in
for pictures, jewels, entertainments or
any other hobby, says the San Francisco
Call.
OF late he has been travelling about
considerably, and wherever he stops he
makes the rounds of the stamp dealers
and frequently picks up few varieties
for his album but does not hesitate to
buy good stamps if he can secure them
at what he considers reasonable rates.
During his stay in this city, for in
stance, he has purchased in the neigh.
borhood of $1,000 worth of stamps,
among which were but two he did not
possess. Both of these he bought at bar
gain prices. They were pink 2 lid
of British Columbia, unperforated, Of
1861, and I'd of Western Australia,
which by mistake had been printed in
violet, the color of the Cd.
1t is said that but one sheet of 100 OF
these stamps were thus printed when
the error was discoved and corrected.
For the first mentioned he paid $35
and for the latter $40. Each is cata-
logued for 800 but the seller was un-
i aware of their real Talue. Mr.. Levison
said he had never before seen either OF
| these stamps in any collection during
| fourteen years of philatelic experience.
Since the local collectors have heard OF
his pickup" they are exceedingly
wroth at themselves over their stupidity
in overlooking these prices.
With the lapse of years his printed
| album became SO crowded and insight
| ly that he had special books prepared
for his collection, which now includes
also entire envelopes, postal cards,
wrappers and letter sheets. His adj
hesiye stamps are contained in three
albums, one for the western hemisphere,
one for Europe and one for Asia, Africa
and Australia. His envelopes and
wrappers fill two albums and his postal
cards four. He also has special
album for Russian rural stamps. He
estimates that he has in the neighbor-
hood of %, 900 varieties of stamps en-
velopes, wrappers and postal cards in
/ his collection. Their value he places at
| about 90, 900.
The mention of few facts regarding
it will give fair idea of it. In con.
federate, local or provisional stamps he
has no less than thirty-fve, ranging in
price from $40 to $3.50 and aggregating g
about $4,000. His Russian rural stamps,
mostly old issues, number about 600 and
are worth an aggregate sum of $1,000.
Then he has, SO far as he can remem ber,
about 200 stamps worth $50 or more
each.
When he left Europe he did not
bring his stamps with him, but had then
shipped later by express, with an in.
surance on them of $50. 900. They are
now in safe-deposit vaults in New York
city
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
Useful Memory.

Gen. Du Barail in his Souvenirs"
tells how his good memory for names
once served him very handsome turn.
He was then Capt Du Barail and had
lust been assigned to the command of a
cavalry squadron at Blidah. in Algiers.
His feet were hardly In the stirrups be-
fore the inspector general, Gen. L L'Etang,
announced his annual inspection of the
troops. 1t was trying ordeal for the
new officer, for Gen. L'Etang was
known to be severe in his judgments.
Du Barail worked hard and TINS de-
scrihes the happy result:
The inspector general reviewed the
squadron hastily and appeared to be
satisfied with the appearance of the
men and the condition of the horses.
Then he made me stand opposite to him
and ordered me to name the subordin-
ate officers as they should file between
us. This was not difficult and l acquit-
ted myself very we'll.
"Can you do the same for the non
commissioned officers?" he asked.
Certainly" l answered, and the sec
ond trial was as successful as the first.
l took relish for the thing and said to
him:
IL YOU "lsus SOhCAal' Sah w thO
same for the men,"
"HowP" said the general. "You know
the names of all the native soldiersW
l assured him that l did.
well" he said, 81 should like to see
that"
The squadron filed between us and a
each man passed I called his name
which was often pretty complicated
The general, meantime, kept stopping
one and another to look at their pass
books TO see whether / was right
When the examination was finished
the general asked the colonel of the reg
iment how long had been in command
of the squadron.
Not quite six weeks" was the an
swer
The general then paid me very hand
some compliments and expressed hi
regret that the brevity of my servic
made it impossible for him to recon
mend me for immediate promotion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
A Ridiculous Order.

The chief of police in Manchester, N.
H., has recently issued an order forbid
ding any police officer to furnish infor-
nation to reporters on pain of suspen-
sion. According to the Manchester
Union the situation is not without its
humors.
a book agent had just arrived in
Manchester. As he walked up from the
station he inquired of an Elm street Of
fcer: "Cau you tell me the way to
Hanover streeLp"
The officer regarded him suspiciously.
"Are you newspaper man?" he asked.
The stranger hesitated. 81 have
been, he stammered.
"Then can tell you nothing" replied
the bluecoat, edging away. "The chief
has given us orders not to furnish in
formation to newspaper men,"
One of the Manchester reporters early
one morning discovered a blaze in 9
pile of rubbish in a back street.
where's the nearest fireboxP" he
asked, rushing up to an officer.
Let's see, you're newspaper man,
aren't youP" queried the patrolman.
"Yes; where's the box?"
Cant tell, was the reply. Chiefs
orders. > Horcestcr Gasette.
He - "Highbee would have rur
through his fortune in a month if i
hadn't been for his wife"
She-"How did she prevent it?"
He-"She spent it herself. "-BroobJy,
| Life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
cnanoe Of ELECTION PRECINCTS.

Notice Is hereby given that on Tuesday.
March s. 1895 at 10 a. m., the board OF deputy
super yIsors OF et G. ions. OF Portage county o.,
will II eet at the flee of county commission
ers ia court house, for the purpose ot dividing
the townships of RHvenna and trank kim into
e ctinn Dreciucts, anC or de- InR the election OF
an ASSESSOR In each election precinct.
Ry order 0t boar of d"puty supervisors OF
elections of Portage county. Ohio.
H. l., BEATTY. d. M. MARSH ALL.
Clerk. ChieI Deputy
Ravenna, o., 2, b. 19. 1895. "a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
c. S. LEONARD, M. D.
NOVICE OF oFApPoINTMENr.

Assignment Of Philip Mangold.
The undersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified as Assignee in trust, for the benefit of
the creditors of Philip Mangold, of Portage
County. Ohio. All persons indebted to said
assignor will make immediate payment, and
law, duly authenticated, to the undersigned, for
allowance. j. ID. DUSSEL, Assignee.
Dated this Sth day of February, A. ID. 1885.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
Bids for Printing.

Fotice ia her, by given that sealed proposals
or printing ballots, blanhs, eIc for use al
pril elec;i ms will be rece ived by tn. b.are
county. .. until l2 O'Clock noon of Monday
Narch l. 1925, at the Office of Fl. l.. Beatty
CLERK Ot said board
HOnd requirt d &C cording TO law.
Ry order of the board of deputy supervisor
# elections of Portage county. %.
H. l.. BEATTY. ID. NJ. Ma RSh LII,
Clerk Chief Deputy
Ravenna, o., Feb 80, 1895. "a 2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
Xicarious Revenge.

He-"I don't see why your father
should object so strenuously to our
marriage. He didn't have any more
money than l have now when he was a
young man himself I'm told"
She-"I know it. But he says now
that it does him good to make some
other young man feel the way he felt
once when the rich father of the first girl
he ever owed, threw him out of doors.
-S0nleyCj Cjjje .jrRIWdi.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
Her Dig.


I've heard about the mean things
women can pleasantly say to each
other but could scarcely keep my coun-
tenance when listening to two of my
sex parrying verbal hatefulness the
other day.
There comes Ida Comstock, said
my companion.
Friend of yoursP" inquired.
"Oh, we pretend to be-" was the re-
ply, "but she's cat and she'll give me
a dig before we part"
We'll, you are prepared for her at
any rate, thought but said nothing.
Up Hoated Miss Comstock.
Sweet day; so glad to see you" and
all the rest of it. While prolongin her
good-by she remarked. smilingly:
what an awful swell you are! that's
such pretty dress! that color used to
be 50 fashionable. ~ Y Recorder
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27

Mabelle-Where is that perfectly
lovely necktie you had yesterday
Millicent-My brother is wearing it
himself to-day.--Brookly,a Eagle
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27
LEGAL NOTICE.

Charles Hazard and VIM. A. Gildea, who re-
side at Elmira, in the State of New York, will
take notice that Theron A. Gould, of the County
day of December, 1894, file his petition in the
Court o. Common Pleas for said County of Por-
tage and State of Ohio, against the said Charles
Hazard and William A. Gildea, defendants,
setting forth that the said defendants were in
debted to him in the sum of $3.50 and interest
from October u. 1894, at per cent, being bal
ance due from them to plaintiff, on a contract
and praying Judgment against said defendants
for said sum, with interest, from Oct. u, 1894,
per cent. Plff also commenced proceedings in
Attachment and orders of Garnishment have
been served on persons indebted to said defend
ants in said County.
Said defendants are required to answer on or
before the third Saturday after six weeks from
the publication of this notice.
THERON A. GOULD,
By j. H. NICHOLS, his Atty.
Ravenna, Feb. 1895.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27

A pound of sleeps wool is capable of
producing yard of cloth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-27

The best bricks in the world are made
nv the tribes o. Hoa:i'1l Asia.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-12
Everything Seems Wrong

to the dySpeptic The world is upside
down: the times are ont OF JOINT: he ready
TO turn his back upon his best friend
Now, the thing that otteneSt IS wrong
with dvSpeptioS is their choice Of a remedy.
1t seems 10 lie between drugs and medicines
on the one hand and the Carlsbad Sprudel
Salt on the other They can't both be right {;
there's too much difference in then methods
and in their results.
Carsbad-the Sprudel Spring at Carlsbad
has been curing dyspeptics for hundred, OF
wears It's natural solvent and stimulating
properties correct perverted nutrition, repair
waste and bring back 4 healthy digestion
and appetite.
The only genuine imported Sprudel Salt
(the water solIditied at the Spring. has the
signature of "EsNER & MENDELsoN Co, 1,
Agts, New-York, on every Bottle.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-12
HON. THOS. !. PLUNkETT.
Chairman
KINGS County Board Of Supervisors.
1896

Mr.. Punkett accepted the gavel in a neat address,
saying that he proud OF il evidence that
he had tried 10 do his duty.
From the official returns sent TO Albany the fol-
lowing ngures selected:
Secretary Of State-Total vote. l72.o26; OF which
Palmer received 1873 King. &i9s; Smith. 96i; Pei
lenz 1853; Wakeman. li2; blank. i574; defective
l.ss2
Controller-Total, 17.72s; Roberts. 1906 Judson,
So 52s; Davenport $50; Murphy 4ssa; Rosseau. 43l;
blank, l.7J4; defective. 2.o5
Treasurer-Total. l7l5S2 Colvin 1850; Dow. s3.
500: Rathburn. 925. Steer. 1892; Iase, AL blank,
LIZ; defective. lgll
Attorney Cisneral-Total 1852; Hancock. 7s,l53;
Chase. s372s Elias Root. l.ilO: Moore. 1902; blank.
lS2G; defective 2.Oo3.
State Engineer and Surveyor-rotaL 171.95s; Ad-
ans. 1884; Stewart. s3,7l; Miles. @l; Berman'
The canal vote total vas lSs,25i. Of which ll2 2ss
ballots were marked yes"
| The vote FOR Associate Judge OF the Court OF
Appeals follows:
Total l7so4 Martin 1872; Teller. SIS; English.
ss s5.s Gray '''' Ward ''' blank l''' defective
Justice OF the Supreme Court. Second Judicial
CRep). $3.50 Smith (RepJ. s2.924; Keosh DEM,
! The vote for Sena was IN part, follows:
! ND Dstrict-Wootruf Gtep). 5,536; Gallagher
Ivth Distrlct-Brush Rep), 1to5i Hurley Dem)
Vii Ds;rct-Hanbury Rep). sioe; Coffee Dem),
With Disqualification Rep). 1921; McNulty
| DEM. i2,62l
With Distrlct-F. P. Schultz Tep). 1o1S3; McCar-
rem Dem.D. l0e07.
| With District-Wray Rep). 1867; Thompson
IXth Disfrict-wieman, 1890; Benedict CDem).
1919
The returns for Surrogate were as follows: Mad
dox (Rep) 1882, Abbott Dem), SiOse; Smith Pro)'
ss6
The returns FOR Distrlct-Attorney Were Backus
(RepD, 1899: Bell Dem). 73.2i9 Martin ProJ Las;
| Patterson (Dem. Ref). $50
The returns for County Judge were: Aspinall
lRep), 7702; De Fere (Rep) 75,1f York ODem),
16.03s; Hurd DemD. 76.l42.
The vote for Assemblymen has been given hereto
New-York tribune., 1895-12-12
ROTH WOMEN CLAIM THE HOUSE.


JUDGE CLEMENT HAS \ LOT OF TROUBLE WITH
TENANTS WHO HAD BEEN ELECTED AND
WERE ANXIOUS TO TALK
Janet Weir a widow. and Margaret Archibald.
spinser sisters. made trouble for Judge Clement in
the Court OF Sessions yesterday by their persist
ent claim the ownership OF house at No. 81
Tompkins Pace Mrs. Weir is eighty three years
old and her sister Is years younger For a
number OF years they have rented the house OF John
La Bau OF Jersey city Heights. and they now
claim that the house is their own. From May J.
1854, the fall OF 1859 they paid $50 month for
the house. and conducted it boarding house.
But their fare became unsatisfactory 10 their board
ers and their income from this work fell off until
they were unable to pay their rent. A dispute be-
tween the landlord and his agent. Frederick Web
ster. to the responsibility for ejectinr them. all
lowed them to live In the house unmolested until
September J.. when. with Judge Neu's aid, they
We're turned out. After this three families beca me-
the tenants OF the house through the landlord .
offers to rent il. This angered the two old women,
sisted upon living there. They twice arrested
com plant OF the landlord and his tenants.
and yesterday called unOn 10 explain their ac-
tons. When brought before Judge Clement each was
anxious to do all the taking. and K was with the
greatest difficulty that useful evidence OF sort
they claimed proved their title the property. They
refused TO keep away from the house when told that
they would he released after promising 10 do so.
and DR. Jerome Walker appointed TO investi-
gate their sanity and Rufus Percy the lawyer. was
selected 10 lock after their Interests.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-12
EHe1cH WAS AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
AFTER HIS BROTHER HAD PUNISHED HIM HE
MADE TROUBLE FOR THE POLICE AND WAS

AFTER HIS BROTHER HAD PUNISHED HIM HE
MADE TROUBLE FOR THE POLICE AND WAS
FINALLY LANDED N A HOSPITAL
John Enrich who is employed in the Havemeye7
suea- refinery was removed 20 the Eastern DIS
tr.ct Hospital yesterday in serious condition from
loss OF blood.
Enrich lives with his married brother William az
NJ 20; Kent-ave Yesterday morning he became
involved in a quarrel with Mrs. Enrich. and struck
her in the face Her screams brought her hus-
hand who was In another room, and the latter
knocked his wlfes assailant 10 the moor win
hlou O, his fist When John got UP on his feet
he was again struck down. This time the blow
made him unconscious, while the blood nowed N n
stream from the nose Ambulance Surgeon Nam,
Of the Eastern District Hospital was summoned,
and found that blood vessel had been ruptured
Enrich on regainng consciousness. became so
abusive that a policeman arrested him for tntox-
cation. After being IN cell in the Fifth Precinct
etation an hour ne tore of the bandages and was
again bleeding freely from the nose. He was then
Almost too weak TO stand. Surgeon Mahr again
called and after he had dressed his injuries for
second time and the point of removing him
10 the hospital, Enrich pulled off the bancages
again For the third time the wound dressed
and the prisoner handcuffed and removed When
IN. hospital reached Enrich had 10 be carried
into the institution account Of his weak condition