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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
Taught a New Way.

A young couple from Chicago Dor
rowed farm for week not long ago.
Some friends who own little place up
In Wisconsin were going away for 3
visit, and they proposed that the young
couple should lock up their flat, bring
their servant with them, and enjoy the
snap of an early winter month in the
country.
They went.
They know more now than they did
then.
The owners of the farm stayed for a
day and showed them about, and the
departing host showed his successor 9
very tricky way of killing a turkey.
Instead of chopping it's head off or
wringing it in the old way he took it by
the feet and snapped its head lightly
against stone. as though it had been q
whip. The spinal column was neatly
broken without any of the struggles and
agonies usually attendant upon the
death of fowl.
The farmer forgot and locked up all
his chickens. taking the key with him.
Only one turkey gobbler was left at
large.
That night the city man took him by
the feet and snapped his head against a
stone. Then he took him to the cook
and told her to give him a dry pluck
and let him lie in the icebox until
morning. The next morning screams
OF terror awoke the visitors. They
sprang out of bed and ran into the hall.
The cook, praying to all the saints,
was stumbling up the stairs. Stalking
majestically after her came the "ghost"
of the gobbler, without feather on him.
He had only been stunned, and when
the cook lifted the icebox lid in the
morning he had arisen in his nakedness
and gobbled in her face.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
The Message of Monism.

We live in an age of the intensest
mental growth. Science penetrates
deeper and deeper into the secrets OF
being, teaching us at the same time the
conditions of Improvement and prog
ress; while the results of our more com
plete insight into the nature of things
have matured our whole trend of
thought and rendered our world-con-
ception more sober, more positive and
clearer.
The new philosophy which is dawning
upon mankind has been briefly called
monism or the theory of oneness, which
indicates that the world, we ourselves
included, must be conceived as one
great whole.
ALI generalizations, such as matter,
mind and motion, are distractions rep
resenting aspects of reality but net en-
titles or things-in-themselves by COM
bination of which the universe has been
pieced together and all our notions of
nature can be formulated in exact state
ments which, when properly under
stood, form one harmonious system of
natural laws.
Monism is the product of the scientific
tendencies of our age; it is the principle
that pervades them; it is their consum-
nation and in it the spirit of modern
science is concentrated, as it were, in its
quintessence. AS such monism not only
forms center for the various specialties
of scientific research, throwing light up
on their interrelations and their aims.
but is also destined to penetrate the pub
lie mind, to rally, to render judicious and
to direct all efforts at reform and to re-
generate our entire spiritual life in all
IFS various fields.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
THE ANTIQUITY OF CINDERELLA.
Originated in Egypt, the Birthplace of
All Our Arts and Sciences.

That the ancient Egyptians were
novelists and readers of novels was what
no one suspected till Nine. d'Orbiney
purchased her famous papyrus in 1857,
says the Contemporary ReUteaO.
The Egyptologists of Europe were, in
fact, fairly scandalized to find that
these grave and reverend signiors, +"
whose mummies were so eminently re-
spectacle, had tastes as frivolous as our
own. Since that time many more
specimens of ancient Egyptian fiction
have come to light, tales of adventure
by land and sea, tales of enchantment
and magic, even historical romances
and ghost stories. These discoveries
have cast new light upon the early
Egypt was not only the birthplace of all
our arts and all our sciences, but that
the valley of the Nile was in truth the
cradle of romance.
1t was from Egyptian sources that
which he innocently accepted for fact
these sources that the Arab storytellers
of the middle ages drew many an in
cident familiar to us all in the pages OF
4n0 AuO1Sduu huu Ou0 NlRnIS. L ne
Shipwrecked Mariner" (who, by the way,
performs the astonishing feat of sailing
up the Nile as far as Nubia and thence
gaining the open sea) is cast, like "Sin-
bad the Sailor" upon an island peopled
by serpents.
Gen. Tahuti, in story called "The
Taking of Joppa," Introduces his
soldiers into the beleaguered city by
means of stratagem less successfully
attempted in after ages by the Forty
Thieves"-that is to say, he conceals a
certain number of men in big jars,
which are carried by others Of their
comrades disguised as captives laden
with booty. Once inside the gates the
pretended captives hberate the soldiers
in the jars and take possession of Joppa
and its inhabitants.
In "The Story of the Boomer Prince, :"
whose father isolates him in castle on
the top of a mountain in order to defeat
the fulfllment of a fatal prophecy, we
recognize the central incident of the
tale of prince Agib, the Third Royal
Mendicant," and in the story of Rhode.
pis. as told by Herodotus, the Egyptian
original of Cinderella and the little glass
simmer
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
Not a Second to Spare.

Count Teleki, the African explorer.
went out one morning in pursuit of a
buffalo which had been wounded the
day before. Such wounded animals are
always dangerous, as they are extreme
ly fierce and ready to charge any one
they happen to see. The native assist
ants, well aware of this fact, dropped
behind, and presently the count found
himself attended by single Nasal.
AT that moment the Nasal uttered a
cry of warning and took to his heels. A
hundred PAGES from the count was a
buffalo charging full upon him. What
was to be doneP
To take refuge in the thicket would
be fatal. The buffalo would be invisi.
BILE and might charge in the rear. The
only chance was to meet it in the open.
This the count did-most fortunately,
for nothing else could have saved him.
With the long strides of deportation
he advanced upon the buffalo and only
when the beast lowered its horns for q
toss did he spring aside and fire. The
bullet struck the buffalo in the neck
and with the death-rattle in its throat il
rolled at his feet.
Count Teleki waited a long time fo1
his people, who did not appear till they
heard him shouting for them. They all
knew the terrible danger he had been in
and hearing one shot, succeeded by alb
solute silence, had jumped to the con-
clusion that he had met his end.
1t was touching to witness their de-
light when they found their mistake.
They gathered about him, shaking his
hand and feeling his arms and legs to
make sure he was unhurt; then, after
dancing madly around him in their
glee, they fell with wild shouts upon
the buffalo and cut it up with their
knives and spears. YoaIth'S Companion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
A LION ON THE LOCOMOTIVE.
He Was Only Mountain Lion, but No.
body Disturbed Him.

Last winter when the snowstorms
were so fearful throughout the noun
tains in Utah and the earth was covered
with snow to the depth of five to ten
feet and remained hidden so long the
wild animals were forced to desperation,
says the Detroit Free Press.
The wolves were starved and weak
and what is known as the mountain lion
almost perished from starvation. Its
great strength failed it and man with
knife could soon take the life of an
animal that short time before could
hold powerful OK or horse and make q
meal of his flesh.
The hungry animals after awhile dis
covered that food was to be had along
the railroad track, where passengers
threw bones and scraps of victuals from
passing trains. Often two starving
coyotes would engage in deadly combat
over chicken bone that had a short
time before been ridden of its last vestige
Of nourishment by some economical per-
son who did not care to pay IS cents
for meal This was the condition of
things.
Engineer Cast had charge of engine
No. 151, which was known as "the
helper" from the fact that it helped
trains up the mountain and when at a
summit cut off and dropped back down
to the bottom ready to help another.
One night when business on the road
was slack Cast noticed something wrong
with the gearing under the tender and
remarked to the fireman that they would
get off and repair it. When half way
down the mountain side he brought the
engine to standstill and the two men
went to work at what proved to be a
twenty minutes job packing hot box
on the tender. The tallow pot was left
at the boilers head.
After completing the repairs the men
were mounting the engine again, only
TO see huge mountain lion devourin g
the tallow and holding full possession
of the engine cab. IT was cold night
and the snow drifting. The men had
already remained outside until they
were very cold and the chances of dis
possessing Mr.. Lion were very meager,
as he snapped his teeth and flashed his
eyes and fast stored the tallow out of
sight.
The only consolation the men had
was that the tallow would not last long
at that rate and even this thought was
not entirely satisfying, as they had no
way of determining that one of them
would not go the same way at the con-
clusion of the tallow feast. Finally after
fifteen minutes further delay the tallow
pot was empty and giving a growl as
much as to say: Il am very thankful,
gentlemen, and you ought to be-" the
animal leaped from the cab and disap-
peared in the hills.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
EDUCATION In CHINA.
k1ch Parvenues Hire Instructors, but the
Humber Ranks Have Little Assistance.

In no country is education more high
ly esteemed than in China. The child
OF the workingman as q rule cannot
hope to get more than mere smatter-
ing. But scattered through the coun-
try are numberless families, the mem
bers Of which for generation after gen
GRAFTON are always students, and from
whom as a rule the officials come
They have no knowledge of any busi-
ness or trade. They correspond very
closely to what are, or used to be, called
gentlemen in England, and preserve
their position with great tenacity, even
when hard pressed by poverty.
Rich parvenues, as a matter of
course, engage tutors for their children;
and in the humblest ranks of life occa-
sionally parents, says the Nineteenth
Century, will stint themselves to give
an opportunity to some son who has
shown marked intelligen at the vii
lage school. But neither of these
classes compete on an equality with
those to whom learning is a hereditary
profession. The cultivation and intel
lectual discipline prevailing in such
families give their members marked
advantage over those who get no help
of the kind at home, and who must,
therefore, depend entirely on what they
learn from their paid teachers.
The orthodox scheme of education is
entirely concerned with the ancient lit
erature of China. The original works
which occupy the students attention
were for the most part written before
the literature of either Greece or Rome
had reached its prime. But there are
commentators belonging to later Pc
riods who must also be pursued with
diligence. China has not seen an in
hux of new races, such as have overrun
Europe since the days of our classical
authors. But still, from mere lapse of
time, the language of the country has
greatly changed and the child begin
ming his studies cannot without explain
alton understand single sentence, even
II he has learned to read the words of
the lesson which he has before him.
The student makes himself acquainted
as thoroughly as possible with these
classical works. The more he can
quote of them the better, but he must
master the matter contained in them as
well.
He must get to know the different
ASaulHSS anu ulHSF6nb lnIerpreCaClOnS
of disputed passages, and, finally, he
practices himself in prose and verse
composition. In prose he carefully
preserves the ancient phraseology, never
admitting modern words, though there
are certain technicalities of style which
will prevent his productions from being
an exact imitation of the ancient litera-
ture. His verses must be in close imi-
tation of the old-time poets. They
must follow elaborate rules as to
rhythm, and the words must rhyme ac-
cording to the classical sounds, which
are very different from those of to-day.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16

The girl in the second upper berth
from the rear shrieked. "Never!" she
yelled tumultuously. Don't you dare
to take my engagement ring" The
train robber was touched. "And do
you love him who gave itP" he asked,
recalling the summer he spent at the
seaside and brushing away tear.
"Nit, she scornfully replied. I shook
him." Even with his limited knowledge
of female character the audit perceived
at once the futility of further effort to
get her to give up the bauble, and paus-
ing only to murder the engineer and
front brakeman he disappeared in the
darkness. Detroit Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
STORY OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
How Her Royal Highness Was Enter
tained by Quaint Old Woman.

The following little story, sent me b,y
a friend, will doubtless be of interest
says the Scottish american. One day
last autumn an old woman, while busily
engaged in picking up tirewood in the
woods adjoining Mar lodge, became
aware OF lady, quite young as she
thought, beckoning her to approach.
With true Scottish Indifference she,
however, hesitated to do SO, for II juist
thocht it wad be the duchess O. Fife, I"
the old lady explained, "and l was
thinking she MIGHT as weel come to me
as to her." This, indeed, the Young
lady-who, as it happened. was not the
duchess but the princess of Wales her.
sef-soon did. Her royal highness
was the first to commence the CONVEX
sation by the somewhat characteristic
inquiry:
DO you think look like grand
motherP" '"Deed. no, I thocht ye was
her, was the old woman's reply, point
ing to the duchess of Fife, who at that
moment joined her mother. The prin-
cess, smiling at this artless tribute to
her still wonderfully youthful appear
ance, after little further conversation
took out her purse and offered piece
OF silver TO the old woman. This was
gladly accepted, for Mrs. NIB. although
widely known in Braemar as a decent
old body, is not abundantly blessed
with this worlds goods. But alas,
when she essayed to put away the coin,
the pocket which proved refractory, as
pockets will, had twisted round some
how and in fact, could not be found.
With charming courtesy the princess
assisted her humble acquaintance to
find it and then lifted the bundle of
sticks, which had been placed for the
moment on the ground, on to the old
woman's shoulders, and with a CHEEKY
'Good-day," accompanied by bright
nod and smile, left her. Perhaps the
best part of this well-authenticated
story was the remark of the old lady,
who, by the way, was not in the least
overcome by the condescension of roy
atty: The princess was real helpful
and bonnie like"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-16
Nova scotian Apple Pie.

A recent visitor to Nova Scotia heard
there an anecdote of little old woman
who was one day urging upon her
guests choice of refreshments, which
they, not being hungry, refused. "Now.
do let me go and get you some pie,
said the hostess. "Just say the word,
I've got three kinds of apple pie-open.
face, cross-bar and kiverlid. Boston
Transcript.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-28
EoR SAlE-REAL ESTATE.

r1OR sALE-THE RESIDENCE OF THE
+ late Lewis Jones. No. 80 y. York st: Al
modern conveniences. Enquire oil II. a
JONES, Admir-. 20. q \ OK -. lczIa
WILL SELL on EASY TERMS OR TRADE
w for city property good farm three miles
from the city. Enquire OF i. 5. KlL.f A.tor'
~ ~ IA oc5e3dh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-28
WITHOUT A HEAD.

1t was afternoon teatime at Elder
| Towers late enough for the lamps.
/ but sufficiently dark enough to make
/ the fire look very cheerful Two arm
| chairs were drawn up before it.
In one sat a pretty golden haired girl
staying in the house; and in the other
was a dark. rather stout, middle aged
woman She was talking while she
stirred her tea slowly.
yes. Edith, you really must meet
Mr.. Everleigh. My husband says he
is staying with the NOrths at the Syca-
mores. and that is only three miles of.
so he can easily come to dinner We
will have him on Thursday.
1T is very kind of you, Lady ELDER,
to wish me to meet this Mi. Ever
leigh" said Edith, with faint smile.
And I should like to, as il would be
interesting to see one who has travel
ed so much. Besides. the name seems
familiar to me. l had some friends
once who knew somebody Of that name
am sure
The door opened and the butler an
noUnced:
Mrs Morton"
She was the Wears vile, ana had
plenty TO say to Lady Elder about the
parochial matters, so Edith Vernon
having finished her tea, quietly WIN
drew from the room.
Who was this Mr.. Everleigh and
what did his name recall TO her NINA :
Then it all came back TO her. A happy
time long ago. when she and her moth
err lived down in SOmersetshire, at
Rose Court.
Near Rose Court there was farm
house. and Miss Milton took 1t one
summer. and me,accompanied by her
nephew TO enjoy the air.
Jack Milton was leaving for coffee
planting in Ceylon shortly. but not be
fore he and his pretty neighbor had be-
come great friends. Edith remember
ed how. one afternoon, a travelling
photographer had come around and
photographed them as they made a
group outside of Rose Court.
She went back 10 her desk and un-
locked il and took out the photograph.
The popularity Of her own figure in
the Mcclure was that the head had been
emf out: there was little round hole
left i'm the card. Jack had done it be-
fore he went away.
lie had asked for the picture. and
when Edith made excuse by saying
that she wanted remembrance OF
Miss Milton he then begged 20 be al
lowed to have part of it, to which re-
ouest she gave permison.
Where was the head now? she Won
dered. and where was Jack? He used
N send her messages through Miss Mil
! TON. and then that old lady died, and
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-28
TOUR HOUSEHOLD rAumIARs.

Ta, May he Done With salt, Vinegar,
Kerosene and Ammonia.
Salt on the fingers when cleaning
fowls. meat or FISH Will prevent slip
pins.
Salt thrown on a coal fire when broil-
i.- steak viii prevent blazing from the
dripping fat.
Salt as a gargle yill cure soreness Of
Or throat.
Salt In solution inhaled cures cold in
t uead
Sa.t I'm water is the best thing 10
o willow ware and mating.
SAT- ion the oven under baking tins
prevent their scOrching on the bot
Uw
Salt puts out fire in the chimney.
Salt and vinegar Will remove stains
Cul discOlOred teacups.
t and soda are excellent for bee
s.-s and spider bites.
thrown on SCOT which has fallen
on .a carpet will prevent stain.
put ON ink when freshly spilled
on carpet viii help in removing the
fin whitewash makes it stick.
thrown on q coal fire which is
rill revive it,.
used i'm sweeping carpets keeps
uo-hs.
Vinegar will "set dubious greens
On Ues i'm giughams.
Vinegar is an antidOte for poisoning
alis.
...ser viii brighten copper.
Vinegar and brown paper will heal
or black eye.
gar and sugar will make a good
POLISH.
ta-ar and salt will strengthen a
lack.
|aogar used 10 wash the wall before
g win help the paper to stick.
Vinegar for soaking lamp wicks
brilliant light
c~o simphfes laundry work.
.slue I'M starch prventS its stick
rosc-N is q good coUnter-irritant.
viii remove rust from bolts
ers
Nos.c, viii remOme fresh paint.
ae will remove tar.
~o ON "a cloth will prevent fiat
rom scOrcbing.
me cleans brass. but IL should
ards wiped with dry whiting.
ruon of ammonia cleanses sinks
uo-ri0es.
Uou.a takes finger marks from
-o1ia in dish-water brightens
@cnia in water keeps 1annels
monia is good in washing lace
muslin
"o0ja cleanseS hair-brUShes.
ammonia bleaches yellOwed fiannels.
Hon.o hrightens windows and
Nas glasses.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-28
TOR SALE
Sale of Valuable Real Estate.

viii offer for sale at public auction. nj the
mort front door OF the Court House OF ONO
county. West Virginia in the city Oh heei-
SATURDAY. APRIL 13, 1898,
commencing at 10 "A. m. that valuable prop
erty In said city OF Wheeling. ohio county,
West virginia. known as the Pannell Home
stead. being all OF the north hall OF lot No; 10
I'm Jonathan Zane's addition, between Main
street and the east line of the p. W. and hy.
II. r. Co. This property fronts on the west
side Of Main street between Firth ana sixth
streets. and has Il frame dwelling house on
the front thereof. .,.,.
Arrangements have been made among those
Interested in this property SO that a good
title can be given for same For lurther III
formation inquire of II. NJ. Russell, Ego, or
Alfred Caldwell, Esq.
TF9,fs or SALE-One-third Of the purchase
money. and as much more Thereon
ns me purchaser shall elect, In cash
ON the day OF sale, and the resi-
dine thereof i'm two equal instruments;
hearing interest from the day OF sale ana
paVable respectively I'm one and two years
rom said day: the purchaser to give ms
notes or deferred payments, secured by ueeu
OF trust upon the property, ana 10 keep the
buiIdings thereon insured i'm reasonable
amount for the benefit oi the trust until the
notes ure paid 4. PAANELL HARDEN;
Executor Of Elizabeth J.Pannel, Gee u
mon. wed fri&d
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-28
SOME FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN

Between Stafford and Manchester is
O. glue factory. A lady, who was
0.I tO take this ride between those
..l points quite often, always carried
...l ler o. bottle of lavender salts.
One day am old farmer took the seat
directly opposite her. AS the train
reared the factory the lady opened her
o-tIe of salts. soon the whole car
I.--e was filled with the horrible Odor
OF the glue. The old farmer stood it as
Ions ass he could, then leaned forward
gud shouted" Madam. would ye mind
putin the cork i'm that ere bottle2'-
Tit-8.ts
AVG the Wigan pantomime the other
night JwO ladies were obliged to leave
the theatre. before the performance
was finished. And. selecting. as
hey thought, a quiet interlude, they
were passing out when an actor sud-
'euly appeared on the stage, and. re-
..1iDE a part of his role, exclaimed:
here they go. The only two women
lever loved. One / couldn't have. and
,.e other 1 couldn't get" The amUse-
I.at of the audience and the astonish-
Iaut of tho young ladies can be i'm
ssDeI.-English paper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-28
THE TINE HAS CONE.
1t Has Been Neglected Far
Too Long.
The Spring Is The Time For You To
Look Out For Yourself.
Symptoms al This Season You Must
Heed to Keep Well.

Most serious are those diseases affecting
the liver and kidneys. The very thought
of them sends thrill of horror through
the body. When the kidneys cannot work
death must result.
The symptoms pointing TO weak or dis
eased kidneys are, headache, pain or
weakness in the back, bioating. changes
in the water. tired feeling loss of appe-
tite. gas i'm the stomach, Indigestion, dys-
pepsia. dimness of vision. changes in the
skin. sleepless2es and nervousness.
Here is most remarkable cure Of liver
and kidney disease.
Mrs. G.. r. Joyuer. who resides at 10
Chapel St. WestGeld, Mass. states:
"I was troubled with severe kidney
trouble ana Indigestion, that gave me a
nervous. trembling feeling, and / could
not sleep very well. 1 used 10 wear plas-
ters TO relieve that miserable weakness in
my kidneys. My liver was also in a bad
condition.