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STRAW GOODS-BONNETS.

We have Diamond Satin, Col'd Straw,
Lace, Near otan, Pedal and all kinds manufactured
ingly. You must hear in mind that we do not levy
as large tax upon our customers as our nelghbors
DO, any that want goods in this any other line
that we sell, should come right in ahd make carl,
We have u fvw large sized ionnets desirable for
old ladies'. A few silk Bonnets, very low. o ir pr.
ees range from 4Oc to 3. Mems and BOys' Paim
Leaf, Canton, Legnorn, Panama, Fancy Coi'd Braid,
Fur, Wool and other kinds Of Hats, Prices from
l9tc to 80. If you want choice, come and see US,
Drugs, Hardware, Patent Medicines. Dye Studs.
Oils; Fish f various kinds, Dry Cod, Picked Cod,
Mackerel. White Fish and Trout. Glass Ware,
Queens Ware Tin Ware, &C., &C. In fact, every
thing needed by this community.
ROOTS AND SuOFS p0NTS AMI
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RAVENNA HOUSE
T.. G. RUSSELL.
MICHAEL STUART.

Attorney ard Counsellor ut Law and Notary Public,
RayenDa, Ohio. Office in the east ind Of the large
brick block, over Richardson's Hardware Store. =
Deeds mortgages and all legal instruments care.
fully and plainly drawn or ack nov iedsed. Pen.
SiOns and Land Warrants obtained.
ADFil Is, 1858.
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SHOES!

WeAe got 'em. We are selling best quality wo.
mems Enumeled Boots at $l,l0, Women's Black
CATERS, full fox'd 81; Fine ol'd, full foxd, 81 rs;
Mems Kip Bros whole leather (no split about tem
as good an article as can be made, at $I,45; Mems
Cl 9th Top dc, from l 80 to 2,5D. Bys' and Girls
Shoes, an enormous variety. Wesay they are cheap,
nd you all know what we mean when we saw IL,
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Facts and Figures.
SILKS. SILKS. SILKS.

Best Black Gro de Rhine Silks we are selling at I.
discount OF tUenty.fue cents per yard below last
years prices. Plaid and Fancy Silks are cheap
SILK Shawls, Mantlas, Silk Tissues, Berages DC,
&C., we are selling at greatly reduced prices. Para
soils are beautiful and cheap.
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FANS! FANS!! FANS!!!

We have a splendid assortment, RON SC
to 75c. Palm Leaf, Paste 6oard, bronzed with BAN.
boo frames. Silver Plated, Ivory frames, some with
looking glasses. But the newest and most beauti ul
are the Chinese Silks Fans, embroidered d so finely
that 1t Is impossible to tell one side from the other
and only soc piecel
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SHEEP SHEARS,--Williamsoh, bes,
~ Sheep Shears, q large lot just received and fol
sale cheapN Z. r. RICHARDsONiS,
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T .ANCASTER'S Kid Glove Cleaner-!Or
~ sale at tho RAVENNA OOK STORE.
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."-. "o"tcu pace, snc ;tsNcu nm II he
had knife. Luckily he was in possession
OF jack-knife, stout, but keen of edge
and following her direction, he cut and
sl'ahed away among Ike fastcl,inss, til! e.
nally the skirts came down with u run 10
the ground. That She stepped OFT Of them
very haoiiIy may hc safely assumed, ard
rolling them into Il bundle, passed them to
her assistant, with directions to take them
to Il house in one Of the principal streets OF
the city, and went on her WHY with greatly
reduced sail. At the hour appointed the
man went to the house, and ringing the
front ,loorlcll as directed, the Young lady
came to the door and receiving the oar
ments, put into his hand sum OF money
that attcstcd her gratitude for the timely
service he had rendered to "bcau,y in dis
trcss."
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M RS. BEN0NI BENSON:
OR
HOW TWO HOUSEHOLDS BECAME ONE

Mrs. Benoni benson WAS fat, fair au,l
forty-four, when her husband, Il soap
boiler i'll very good circumstances, WAS
called from his li.cta>k OF cunt,ihu,u"
TO the general publication of mankind
Mrs. Benson took refuge from her grief
IN pretty cottage situated on the rrnci-
pal street in the town Of A..
At first she WAS incon>olab!c; rs She
used to say, with solemn emphasis,
%hicl, carried conviction to the hearts
of her hearers, that nothing bat the
thoughts of her daughter Florence w"u,l
have prevented lcr from t"rlnina,in"
her existence by the intervention oi poi
son.
Mrs. Benson was in no small measure
indebted to her daughter since in less
than three months she threw :t>i'l,. her
mourning and became as lively us ever.
Touching Florence, she had now reach
ed the mature age OF nineteen, and began
to think herself marliaycahe. She WIS
quite pretty, and tolrlahy we'll accomplish
ell, SO that her wishes in that respect were
very soon likely to be fulfilled.
Just over the way lived squire Mark
ham, the village lawyer, just vrry;'y II, -.
fifty, with his son Charl':>, who Was al,,ui
half his age. l'ci"ga young n'.n o' agree
able exterior, the latter WAS quite Il iavorl'c
among the young lalics in the nri..ior-
hood, and considered i'll common parianr",
quite catcl." AS yet, however, lis :.!,
fcctions had never been seriously cn;amyIc,!
and might have remained SO, lad it not
been for the sudden arpartion, one morn
ing, Of Florence Bcnson hiding ly on horse
back.
1t struck him at once that she was re-
markably graceful, and really quite pretty.
Thcrcupon he cultivated !.cr ;!c'u:,i'ttancc
with increased assi'luily, and after awhile
asked the fatal question.
Florence answer Il in the affirmative an!
instead Of referring him iu;ii'ully To her
mother, hlntcl (l,:inY Il romIauic y"unw
Iadv) how charming i, wnu,'l hr 20 seal
away to the next town. and g.t married
without anybody I".ing the wiser.
Charles Markham cau.l,: :,t this hint
which cllimcd with his own temperament.
and resolved to adopt il.
In order that it might b" carried ont
will, perfect success, i, was Resolved t. >ecln
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CT ".,., q.
"Sly dog, that Charles" thought he to
himself, as he sat before the fire in his
dressing gown and smoking cap, lvis-
urely putting away atAe choice Havana.-
"But I don't wonder n it; he only takes
after me. Still owe him something for
keeping it SO secretly Gom me. 1t would
he a good joke if | wefc little younger,
to cut linn out and marry her in spite Of
him"
Squire Mark lam, who was one Of those
jovial widowcfs who take life as i; comes
unused more and more on this idea, struck
out by chance as it were till he really be-
gan to think it worth something.
"Aftcr ALL" shouted he, Il am not so
old either, or at least the ladies say Sc, and
they ought to be good judges in sucll mat
ters. l have been a bachclora good while,
and ought to have found out before this
how much more comfortable it would be
to have pretty wife to welcome me home
and do the honors of my table and to help
me keep that rascal Charles in order.-
Egad, I've half mind to doit."
Squire Markham took two more whiffs
and exclaimed:
. 81 vow !, I'll do it,"
What this mysterious II was, We will
leave the reader to infer from his very next
movement. Ringing the bell hc inquired
of the servant:
ais Charles ut homc:"
"No sir" was the reply, "he went out
this morning and will be gone al day"
"IIump Thatl do. So much the bet
ter for my purpose" thought he when left
alone. "Now I shall have the ground left
to myself. Let me see. The rascal intends
running away ncxt Thursday evening; and
to-day is Monday. Nothing like striking
while the iron is hot. l'll write to her in
his name, telling her that l have altered
my mind and will go just at dark tomor.
row night. She won't suspect any thing
until the knot is tied, and then what a
laugh we shall have"
Squire Markham did not consider that it
might make little difference with the bride
expectant. lie considered it a capital joke
on his son, and looked no further. lie ac
cordjngly drew his writing materials to
wards him, and indited the following epis
tie.
Dearest Florence; ! find the day fixed
for our elopeufent, on some accounts, OBJ
jectionable, and would like, with your per
mission, To substitute tomorrow evening
If ] hear nothing from you, shall info
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that YOU assent to this arrangement.
shall have Il carriage in readiness under the
old oak tree, at hall past eight o'clock
! You can walk there without attracting Slls-
shall he able to carry out our plans wihoa.
fear of discovery. am happy to say that
the governor doesn't suspect in the least,
that IL ulyhtcr-iu law is in store for him.
Won't he be slammed : Your devoted
| CHARLEY.
! "EsaL ~ said squire Markham, laugh
n- heartily, "tl'at isn't bad, especially
about humbu""n" me. Charlcy couldn't
have done it better himself"
$" saving, lie scaled it up AMI sent it
over 10y little IRISH boy in his -m ,Iov-
mcnt, having ir>t marked, "priva,c' in the
corner.
"l;e careful, Mike, to give it to Miss
icns"n, and don, let any one c.>c sec it,,
WAS the parting injunction.
Mis-. l'cii>"n WAS sitting in her quiet par
l"r, casting hrr eyes over late number of
Harper, Magazine. Florence being abScn,
on Il hopping excursion She WAS left alone.
The rin"im" of the hr! brought her to the
door. With surprise She SAW that the per
son who ,ung the bel! vas Nike. Squire
Malkhaln's be-" Of Il, ..o,k."
"licaS", ma';m,' said he. h"!,Iinw out
the M;>s!vc, "a Litter for Miss benson, an
is very particular ,l'a; nobody ca!c should
see it,
lira;r Of mystery conveyed in this char
act"r>,ic address ;,r"l>cl Mrs. Bcnson's Gu
li"~i;y, especially wl"n she observed ;l,at ii
was addressed 10 hrr daughter an,! not to
herself as She first supposed! She returned
to to the pai!"r not to read lIarre's Maga-
zine; that hal los, lis attractions.
What in the world can it be-" she
Thought, "tirat they should be 50 secret
about, Can Florence lc carving on Il
c'a;'!">iinc correspondence: 1t may lc
S"ni"ihin" ,la. ought to know
Stimulated by her feminine curiosity.
Mrs. l.. speedily conclude! that she would
he G,!~c to the responsibilities, Of Il pa
rcn, ic she did not unravcl the mystic
ry.
81 think" S:'i'l she, 81 will open it, and
il it shouldn't he anything particularly, I can
easily rc->ca ii, and I'.or,ncc vii! still be
none the w>cr'
This she accordingly did. What was
her a~;oni>hmcnt whcn tn" plan OF clopc-
/ mcml WA, discovered to her
I" Heres pretty hoin"s" She exclaimed,
! rs soon rs she cou,I Recover breath so
Florence w;lS @r!iS to run away and get
married to that Charles Markham, without
SO much as ll!n,i"" Il word to me-"
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-," away, ~ rclrialn mus soltary g
she thought. "I'vc half 4 mind not TO
show this letter to Florence, but to run
away with Charles tomorrow night on my
own account. Its od! if can't pursuadc
! him that the mother is us GOOD as the
daughter" and She glanced comp!accmtv
/ ut the still attractive face and form reflected
from the mirror.
J;'st then she heard the door open and
Florence entered. She quickly crumplcd
ap the letter and thrust it into her po,ket.
| Florence and Charles did not meet du-
ring the succeeding day, chiefly in pursuance
Of the plan they had agreed to, in order
to avoid suspicion.
Squire Markham acted in an exceedingly
strange manner, to his sons thinking. Oc-
casiona!Iy he would burst into Il hearty
laugh, which lie would enlcavor to rcprcss,
and pace up and down the room, as if to
walk Oft some Of his supcr.bundant hilar-
ily.
"Whats in the wind !' thought Charles
to himself. " 1t can't be the governors
getting crazy" Something was the mat
ter beyond a doubt. But what it was, he
had not the faintcst conjecture.
AZ the hour specified, the Squire had
lis carriage drawn up at the appointed rem
dczvous. lie began topper anxiously in the
dark for Florence. At length female
form well mutilcd up, made its appearance
Thanking her in a very low whisper, lest ii
might be suspected that he was the wrong
person, he helped her into the carriage and
drove off, The destination was the house
Of the Justice Of the Peace, residing at the
distance of sohTle eight miles.
During the first part the journey nothing
was said. Both parties were dcsirous oI
conccaling their identity. Atleng,h Squire
Markham, considering that after all he
could not marry the lady without her con,
sent, and that the discovery must hc made
before the marriage, decided to reveal him,
self, and then urge his own suit as well as
lie might
"My dear Miss Florence" he confined
in his natural voice.
"Why" shriekcd the lady,"I thought
IL was Charles"
"And I,"said Squire Markham, rccogniz
ing Mrs. Bcnson's voice with astonishment
Thought it was Florence.
"Was it you, sir, who was arranging t.
clope with my daughter Z"
mo; but conclude it was you ma'am
who was meaning toeclopo with my son.
"Indecd, Squire Markham, you ar
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"htte'cf OF glory attached Lu :.
name i'll the estimation Of other nations, l..
not on accoont ofour achievement in poetry
lllosopl'y, or the fine arts. If the North
is superior to the South in these latter, at
NIL events, it is but 4 superiority where only
mctiocrlv at best, has been attained. The
knop!e'!gc Of this fact for fact it is, ought to
abatc somewhat the lordly airs of our North
crn brcthcrn, il brcthcrn they can longer be
called
Mr.. CaIhoun's treaties on government and
OH the Constitution of the United States
published IN the first volume of his collected
works. is, without doubt, the ablcst con.
trihution made by the United States to the
political literature of our language. These
treaties were never revised, nor even divided
into chapters and sections by their dislin-
guishcd author; but spite Of carclcssness,
every sentence expresses thought, at once
novel and profound, clothed in the aptcst
and must appropriate phrascology. Grimkc
Tucker, and Upsl,ur, too have written valu-
able treaties upon Government, to say moth
ING of Madison, Jefferson, and hosts OF
occasional writers Who would have deeply
impressed themselves upon the literature
Of the times, if their thoughts wasted in pc.
.riodicals had been digestcd into some more
permanent form.
In moral and social science, the works OF
Prof. Dew, Of Prof. Blcdson, of George
Fitzhugh, and Of DIR. Smith, of Randolph
Macon College, each and all of them arc
cminenly suggestive, philosophical pro.
found and logical. The North has given to
the world nothing superior upon these sub
jects.
As an essay and review writer, the merits
OF Lcgarc arc so super-emincnt that nc
American can be placed in competition. witt
himsevcn. None but the most bigotcd
Bostonian Of the most illiberal clique car
deny the genius, the cloquence, the learning
the polish, and the perfect mastery, both o
matter and of style, instinct in every page o
Legare.
In general literature, the delightful vol
umes of Baldwin have left their impress
upon thousands. No man who has. rcae
the treatise upon the Latin language b.
Gessner Harrison, of the University of vir
ginia, would deny to as author the mos
profoundaeholasship, not tho aippant an,
superficial scholarship ofta plagiarsiI
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were quite cA..
wind" had for some time ~.
discussion. Two of the party, more l.>.
Than the rest, proposed to set the man upon
a stoop, and accordingly laid hold Of him
with that intent, when the proceeding was
put stop to by another proposition, which
was TO bag the drunken loafer and sell
linn 20 the doctors ut 4 medical college,
This idea truck all hands very fovoraLly.
y bag was procured, the incbrate slipped
into the sack and born upon the shoulders
Of the party to the college. The doctor
manlcl what was wanted, when the spokes-
man said, "Docto,, VIC have got still, for
you" The doctor asked blt few questions,
and paid 81 for tho "slitf" that being the
sum required The sack, with its contents,
was deposited in the hall, and the fellows
had taken their departure, when the loafcr'
who had been thrown in ,rathcr an uncom-
Portable position, attracted the doctors at
tcntion Just as he was about closing the door.
lie at once perceived that the man was
alive, and again opening the door, halloed
to the young fellows, who fingered Oh tho
way; telling them that the man was alive.
"All right" said the spokesman, "you've
got him now, and you can kill him when
YOU want him" The doctor saw that lie
had been sold, and 'pockctcd the joke; but
unfortunately there was hold in his pock-
ct, and the joke leaked out.-Nes0 York
Paper.
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Antlom, but rather that of the great Ger
man writers and Commentators upon the
classics
In Art, Washington AllSton, Il native of
the South, although Il resident of the North,
!ls achieved his place rs Il painter second
to none which this country has yet given
birth to. Chapman and Gait too, are not
unknown +" fame. This list might easily
be extended, but enough has been sail to
show that the south has no reason To hang
her head in shame when compared with the
North even Oh the score OF literary cul-
tur".
|, is worse than folly for Southern au-
.llorS to expect Justice from Northern crit.
cio.n-it would lc madness to cxucct i,,s-
ticc from New England. 1t is part of Il
siu'lic's and pcrsiatcn: policy to discourage
and d"rrrciate al literary effort ut the
South, Il policy Of the offspring at once of
vanity a"'! Of deadly hate. unfortunately
from various c;,u>oS, New England has
come to hc regarded bv ";!c. nations as
the literary exponent Of .\mcrican thought,
anI her judgements concerning American
authors are rXr"p!cl by them without in
curry or examination. There is Il morbid
.jr;.I"ii~y i'll New England u. al literary ry-
cc.irmcc i'll any part Of the country. outside
of her own HARROW limits. What then can
the south expect from the tender charities
Of critics who view I'LL her productions
thr"n.!! the spcc;accs OF II rampant and
;mto!rrant scc;;rEalism. I;iy":rv :,ul cx-
c,u>ivci,.>s are the characteristic OF the New
E.n"anl mind equally in literature Us in
ppi;i $, and in religion. 1t has even be.
come Il fashion now to ignore the existence
of Southern authors, or IL men, ione,l n, all,
they are spoken OF only in terms of un-
liic;iSurc'i contempt or gross scurrility.--
Suc! line Of policy steadily adhered to
, has had the effect. 10 Il certain extent, o.!
';iScour;sg;m" southern literature, but the
/ last irw y"al> have yivcn hopeful Indications
ri greatly increased mental activity in the
SOUTH and Of y corresponding literary cy-
preston oi' that activity. Southern book,
are b"Y;nn!n. to be better rctl:Xes OF South
, crn thought, Southern feeling, Southern
manners, customs, and pcculiari;cS, and in
short, to he more ''racv of the SOIL than
| formerly. All literature which has any
value, is instinct with natonalisln, the more
intense the better limitation is always
Weak and feeble, and when too servilc,
cma>cnlatcs the mind and dcprivcs it Of its
many strength. The l;oman literature WI S
hat IN imitation Of the Greek and French
Democratic and later Italian, Of the ancient
classic. In England, Germany, and spain
on the contrary literature sprung up Il Wig.
orous and hardy plant fresh from its native
soil 1t is not unfair to say, that in he
latter, there is far more Of holdness, Of or
iginaIity, of fertility, and cxubcrancc than
in the former. So, too, New England, lit
craturc is but a copy ofthat Of Old England
Yankee dwarf attempts to wear the
"";'ish giant, and cuts a most
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HOW TO EAT WISELY.

DIR. Hall, in his Journal, gives the follow
iny advise:
]. Never sit down to Il table with an
anxious or disturbed mind better hundred
fold intcrni,! that meal, for there will then
be that much more food in the world for
hungrIrr Stonarl,s ,hanyours; and, besides,
eating un!cr such circumstances can only,
aud will always. rrolong and agyravato tho
condition OF things.
=. Never sit down 10 a meal after anv in
tense mental effort, for physical and mcnt,,
injury are inevitable, dl'd no man has u
right to deliberately injurc body, mind, or
estate.
>. Never 9" TO 4 full table during bodily
cSlmrS'l"n-'i">ignatc'l by some one as bo-
lng worn out, tired to death, used up, done
over and the like. The wiscst thing YOU
can d" under such circumstances, is to take
"a cracker and Il cup of warm ten, either
black or Green, and no more. In ten min
ntc> YOU will Iind degree Of rcfrcslment
and livclin"ss which will be pleasantly sur.
i'rri>'ng to You; not to the transient kind
Which a glass Of iilour affords, but pcr.na.
nrnt; Tor tn: ten y;vcs present stimu.ous
ani 4 little strength, an.I before it subsidies
nutIincnt begins To- be drawn from tho SUI
gar and cream anl bread, thus allowing tho
body Sr;"!'ttI'v, and 10y safe degrees, to re-
g'" it usual vig"r. Then in couple of
hours You may ,ako Il full meal, provided
1t does not bring il later than two hours bo-
!"rr >un.'own; if later, then take notlinr
Tor tl,a, day in addition to the cracker and
tea, aud the next day you will feel fresh.
ness and vi@or not recently known.
\" reader will require to be advised a
second time, who will make trial as above
While it is fact of no unusual observation
among intelligent physicians, that eating
heartily, and under bodily exhaustion. is
rot untrrIucntv the cause Of alarming and
painful Illness and sometimes sudden death.
these things being 50 let every family make
point TO assemble around tho family
board with friendly feelings, with cheer,
lnl h'lmor and courteous spirit; and let tho
member be sent from it in disgrace who
rrcs"mcs TO mar the onyht..o-be bIest re-
union, by sulen silence, or impatient look,
or angry tone, or complaining tongue. Eat
III thankful gladness, or away with you to
the kitchen, your gracclcss churl, you un-
grateful, restiIcEt Iout that you arc! There
WAS grand and good philosophy in the old
time custom Of having Il button or music at
thedinncr table.