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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-11-12
3 EEhe FeEty- -EIrst. Congress, !

8
o5 hThe Ferty-First Congress.
In the present (40th) Congress par
ties are divided in the House of Rep
resentatiyes as follows, lfr -
RS, gins .gt,3h- ;;.i5-.;ffif II le5 e5,a
DeLIntoc;lrsaats, ;lsaa 2, if..i4;; oz
Radical majority, !.a9...o.Ie. .11O y.
In the next0 0AstJ' Congress, should
the three members to be elected in
New Hampshire in March, and two of
thefouf to DC elected in eConnecticut
in April, be Radicals, parties4will be
divided as fonows:e eni44a.a 8dt 10 loo
Radicals, 22.r:. ~. .atdgo.. .d?s18Sref
Demoerats,. 10 ..,i.te... ...5. -; Wfiti
1J139?n9d9 adi 81 I197qsssIn 5Y976,;I.,if
Rrdlcal majority, ...f,.t..... 81 ~ -
Showing a Democrtic gain Of twN-sssni-
ty-fYe members and reducing the
Rsdica1 mai jority in the House of Rep
resentatiyes below the two-thirds, for
which LA members are. necessary.
A pretty fair fair show for 4 party which
the Radicals Re- assert is seused up AWip-
ed out" !" and all that kind of bosh.
q -
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PROCLAMATION.

BY Rutherford b. Hays, Governor of the
So2B3 3'Sstste of Ohio. Ia s.5.,.
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THE MAsToDoN.

twelve months, the remains of a mas
todon have been exhumed. In the
Ohio valley lay,all the bones of COM
plete skeleton, intermingled with
bowlders, in fresh-water mari. South
wards from St. Louis skull-bone was
discovered, the weight of which was
so great as to require two yoke of
oxen and cart to carry it away, and
each large, tooth demanded the
strength of two strong men to bear it,
In the famous Uhdeschan Mexican
Museum at Haurschudsheim,. near
Heidelberg, is kept the right lower
half of the jaw of the mastodon, with
hinder molar teeth, exactly similar to
that which occurs in the Malagse peat
near Kupfnach in Switzerland. These
interesting fossil remains were found
in the State of Mecboacan, about $500
feet above the sea. ...,....F
On the east coast of England, fish
ermen were often hindered in their
business by large powders and by an
imal bones, which encountered their
nets In order to clear the fishing
ground, they dragged to the shore
those masses, and the examination
proved that not a few incisor and mo-
lar teeth, as well as other bones of the
occurred among them. III
In Siberia, where, during the last
year, quite often, mastodon remains
were discovered, society of mer-
chants has been formed, in order to
profit by the treasures. Teeth excell-
ing the ivory in its properties have
been found. In 1874 very considera-
Die quantities were brought to st. Pc
ersburg, where the ".Siberian ivory"
vas sold with respectable profits.
.. .-... .s. N. =.
Hudson, Nov, 1868. .' '' 'N
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VARIOUS ITEMS.

Gen. Grant arrived in Washington
on saturday.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
NUMBER 38.
Yankee Women.

The Boston Courier makes the fol-
lowing humiliating confession:
A religious periodical speaks of the
low grade of domestic morals, which
seem to prevail to large extent in our
New England families, and of the re-
luctance of parents to make their chill
dren obey. the common rudeness and
arrogance of boys and girls, the great
prevalence of untruth amongst the
Young, the license and familiarity Of
intercourse which is allowed the grow
ing youth of both sexes, the murder of
living but mb,rn children, and the
number of illegitimate births. This is
a terrible Indictment against our New
England morals, but any man of ohser
vation i'll our principal CITIES and oen
tres of population will eknoyledge the
sincere and exact truth Every mid
die aged man must be struck at the
contrast between the young of his youth
tul days and the young of the present
time. The streets are literally throng
ed with young women in sumptuous
and even gorgeous attire, which is not
their exceptional holiday raiment, but
Their usual dress These young women
have a beauty of face and person which
is as exquisite as it is heetlng and
evanescent Their whole appearance
indicates that they are things Of aGorn
ment and luxury merely aud not for
use, or for the ful6lment of the func
tions Of womanhood. Their girlhood
will never pass into matronhood. They
nave not the physical stamina to un
dergo the transformation. A precious
GOODNESS and selfassurance character,
ICES them as they Go their young male
compatriots, what is called cheek, 9
smartness and certain precocity ot
mind and body both which always be-
tokens a short lived race are the char
acteristcs of the younger generation:
of our male and female population
The war filed New England Will
wealth, and she was rich before. He
manufacture Of textile fabrics was enor
meousl y stimulated so that elegance
and luxury Of costume became univer
sal. We live here in almost as mucl
Of hot-ted civilization as that of Par
is and it has been said Paris borl
male Of the third generation is no NOR
robust than a woman. We are evi
IDENTIFY becoming, in the persons Of ou
younger folk of both sexes, people o
hasty growth and blight.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20


How TO GET SLEEP.-This is to
many persons matter of high import
ance. Nervous persons, who are trou-
bled with wakefulness and excitabilitv,
usually have strong tendency of
blood on the brain, with cold extremi-
ties The pressure of the blood on
the brain keeps it in stimulated or
wakeful state, and the prlsations in
the head are often painful Let them
rise and chafe the body and e1trcml-
ties with brush or towel, or rub smar-
tly with the hands to promote circula-
ton, and withdraw the excessive amount
| of blood from the brain, and they will
fall asleep in few moments. A cold
bath, or sponge bath, and rubbing,
or rapid walk in the open air, or a
going up and down stairs few times
just before retiring, will aid in equaliz-
ing circulation and promote sleep
These rules are simple, and easy Of ap-
plicatlon, and may minister to the CONS
fort Of thousands.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

NAUGHTY NAUGHTY MAN.-A-
mong Leon Gaglan's posthumous pa
pers was found and essay on the chai-
acteristics Of woman, which will not
add to bis popularity among American
ladies. Just read this outrageous
paragraph: A French woman will
love her husband if he is either witty
or chiyalrous; German woman, it
he is constant and ia thful; Dutch
woman if he does not disturb her cas-,
an | comfort too much: S parish wo>
man, if he wreaks terrible vengeance
on those who are under her disp leas,
ure; an Italian woman, if he is dreamy
and poetical; Dutch woman, # be
thinks that her native country, is the
brightest, and the best, and the best,
and the happiest country on earth; n
Russian woman, if he despises all
Westerners as miserable barban ians;
an English woman, if he succeeds id
ingratiating himself with the royal
court and the aristocracy; an Ameri-
can woman, if-he has plenty of
money"
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
he IarDOrO' SOutnerucI
Lively Time at Elreus-The Canvas
Blown Down and d RnSi Ran Stampede.

While Hemming's, Cooper & Whit-
by's circus was performing to an i'm
mense audience in Flemingsburg. Ky,
few days since, heavy rain>storm,
accompanied by violent wind, inunda-
ted and blew down the tent. The
scene is described by local paIer as
follows:
"At first there was but little excitea
ment among the spectators, but when
the stakes ofthe outer canvas gave way,
and the immense centre pole of
the large one commensed to sway and
groan, the sides to aop and give way;
when the lions commenced to growl and
roar, the elephant to sling his huge
proboscis around, and the horeses to
neigh and stamp, the confusion was in
describable and the excitement the
widest We ever saw. Everybody rushed
pell- nell for the entrance, gentlemen
and ladies in confused mass, calling
alternately for help aud friends. OF
course, ou the top seats some jumped to
bottom, some fell through, some
were caught aud suspended while fall
ing, and a great many Gut their way
through the c9Hyas. At this juncture
the elephant broke out among the peo-
pie and created a horrible excitement,
and the writer started for the entrance
at lively gait
"Before he reached it he was ciasped
in the arms of lady, who implored
him to save her. When he reached
the outer world things presented very
comic appearance. The rain was fall
ing in torrents, the lightning flashed.
and the thunder crashed. Men, III
their fright, ran against the ticket-wa>
e n, over ladies, " Id y to and fro
Many of the ladies screamed, and faiu-
ted, and fell and had to be carried to
Mr.. Newcomb's residence which Was
about 200 yards distant. Here, too, a
great many swooned away from fright
or excitement; but none, we are happy
to say, were killed or scared to death.
After the storm abated, the great tent
was explored, but no one was found to
be seriously injured"
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

FEMALE AFFECTIoN.-Woman is
not half SO selfish a creature as man.
When man is in love the object of his
passion is himself When woman is
enamoured of maa she forgets herself,
the world and all it contains, and wish
es to exist only for the object eff her
affection. Hoy few men make any
sacrifice to sentiment. How many wo-
men does every man know, who have
sacrificed fortunes and honors to noble
pure and dsinterested motives ? A
man mounts a breach; he braves dam
ger. and obtains a victory. This is
glorious aud great He has served his
country he has acquired fame, prefer>
ment, riches. Whenever he appears,
respect awaits him, admirations attends
him, crowds press to meet him, and
therefore receive him with bursts Of
applause His glory dies not with him.
History preserves his memory from OBJ
livion. That thought cheers his dying
hour-and his last words, pronounced
with feeble pleasure, are shall not
die
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
How to Avoid the Cholera.

Endeavor, if possible, to keep a
clean conscience and two or three
shirts
Whenever you have nothing else to
do, take bath.
Work "eight hours a day. and
more, if you feel like it.
Rise with the lark, but avoid larks
in the evening.
Be above ground in all your dwell
ings, aud above board in all your deal
ings.
Love your neighbors as your self,
but don't have too many of them in
the same house With you.
Eat when you are hungry, drink
when you are thirsty, and sleep when
you are sleepy; but be careful what you
eat, what you drink, and where you
sleep.
where you sleep,
Avoid public conveyances, even if
you are driven to the necessity of max
ing use of your legs and walking two
or three miles day.
Agoid long dresses-this is to the
women: and leaye the the sweeping Of
of the streets to the city hands or the
chain gang.
Tell the physicians that wheneve,
they come within mile of your house
they are welcome to stay there al
night.
Do not get scared before you are
hurt, nor even then.
Get your life insured-and be SURE
that the Office is responsible.
And lastly, ifa single man, cultiyat.
the acquaintance of the ladies; if mar
ried, stay at home, love your wife ant
play with the children.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
FEMALE INFLUENCEs.-A iocula

FEMALE 1NFLUENCEs.-A jocular
preacher Of the sixteenth century,
speaking Of the persuasive power Of
the sex says, "unhappily the Church
and the laws are at their disposal. We
have artful Deilahs who shear US close
For twelve crowns and an ell of velvet
given to a woman you gain the worst
lawsuit and the best living" The in
fuenccs Of women in the government
of nations has in some ages been very
powerful ana in conspicuous instances,
far from good. The history Of the
English and the French Courts affords
examples of women bearing sway over
sovereigns and through them over their
realms, in manner not creditable to
the monarchs nor beneficial to their
subjects
In our governmental affairs women
have never played any observable part
The style of our Republic aud the spiri,
Of our people do not favor court, and
the morals Of the capital reflect those OF
a nation. The occasional mediation as
females, in behalf of conspicuous Grim
inals, is attributed to their natural
tenderness of heat.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
DESTROYING THE ANTs.-The fo

DESTROYING THE ANTS. The fol-
lowing is said to be sure way of rid
ding houses and closets Of these little
pests:
Procure large sponge, wash it we'll
and press it dry, which will leave the
cells quite open; then sprinkle over it
some white sugar and place it where
the ants are troublesome. They will
soon COLLECT upon the sponge and take
up their abode in the cells. 1t is ouly
necessary to dip the sponge in scaldine
hot water which will wash them cut
dead. Put on more sugar and set the
trap for a new haul. This process
will soon clear the house of every ant
We hear a great deal complaint O.
these miniature pests, and it was only
a day or two ago that We overheard
several ladies taking on SO about the
ants eating pies and "getting in:o ev
erything SO terribly.' They now hav'
the remedy in their own hands. s.
says an exchange.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

THE "IsMs" "-''Do you know"
asked an Episcopal minister of his
clerk, one day, "what keeps Mr.. Jones
from church? [ haye pot seen him
for these three weeks. l hope it is not
socinianism."
"No, your honor, it is something
worse than socln: :anisn."
"Worse than socinianism can it be
deism 2"
Worse than that
81 hope it is not atheism 2"
"Alas! your honor, it is worse than
that !"
Worse than atheism; that is im-
possible. Nothing can be more horri>
bic than atheism But let us see what
is it?'
"He has got the rheumatism, your
honor"
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
Fortune Telling.

Those of our readers who wish to
engage in the business of fortune telling
will find the following hints useful:
January-He that is bora 10 Janus
ary will be laborious aud lover of
good wines, be very subject to iofdelity
and withal a fine singer. The woman
born in that month will be good house
wife, rather melancholy, but good ma
tured.
Frcbruary-The man born in this
month will love money much, but la
dies more. He will be stingy at home
but prodigal abroad. The lady will
be humane and aHectionate to her mo>
ther.
March-Tbe man born in March will
be Iather handsome. He will be hon
est and prudent but die poor. The
lady will be passionate, jealous ana a
| chatter.box.
April-The man who has the mis-
fortune to be born ln April will be
subject to maladies. He will travel tc
his disadvantage, for he will marry a
rich heiress who will prove virago
The lady who suffers the same mislor-
| tame will share the same fate.
May-The man born in this month
will be handsome and amiable. He
will make his wife happy. The lady
will be equally blest in every respect
June-The man born in this month
will be small in stature, and passionate
ly fond of children. The lady will bt
"a parsonage fond of coffee and will mar
ry young.
July-The man born in July will b'
fat, and will suffer death for the woman
he loves. The female will be yer,
handsome, with a sharp nose and fin
bust. She Will be Of rather sulky tenn
per.
August-The man born in the montl
of August will be ambitious and cour
ageous. lie will have two wives. Tn
lady will be amiable aud twice marrlet
but her second husband will cause he
to regret the first.
September-IIe who is born In Sep
tember will be strong and prudent, bu
will be too easy with his wife, who vii
cause him great uneasness. The lad
will be round faced and fair~halred
witty, discreet, and loved by he
friends.
October-The man born in thl
month will have handsome face an
aorid complexion. lie will be wicke
and inconsistent. He wi promise on
thing and do another and remain poor
The lady will be pretty and little ton
Of talking, will have Two or three hu:
baDds. WHO will die Of grief: she wi
know why.
November-The man born in tn
month will have fine face, and be
gay decciyer. The lady of this mont
will be large, liberal and original.
December-The man born in tn
month will be good'so-t of personas
though passionate He will deso
himself to politics, and be loved by h
wife. The lady will be amiable an
handsome, with a good mind, fiji
figure. and very honest.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

A WORD TO SINGLE WoMEN.-lf
a mn wipes his feet on the doormat
before coming into the room, you may
be sure he will make good d NEST G
husband If a man, in snuff ng the
candles, snuHs them out, you may be
sure that he will make stupid hus
baud. If a mai puts his handker'
chief on his knees while taking his
tea, you may be sure that be will make
a prudent husband In the same waiy
always mistrust the man who will not
take the last griddle cake, prefers wat
ing for the next warm batch. 1t is
not unlikely thath be will make greedy,
selfish husband 'E =
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
To4al

One hundred and f(ty-nine votes
are all that is necessary for election,
and in the above tables there are one
hundred and sixty electoral votes
without counting one of the Southern
States engaged in tie rebellion. In
the list Of States given, every one,
save three in which State election
has been held in the last eighteen
months, has gone Democratic. In all,
the local elections have exhibited
,reat Democratic gains, sufficient to
insure the State for the Democracy
this Fall. We have not counted Illi-
nois in the list, but the delegates to
the Convection declared that there was
no doubt Pendleton could carry that
State If it would be certain for
Pendleton, then, it can be safely coun>
ted for Seymour and Blair. Iu addi
ton to this, the States of Alabama,
Georgia aBa Mississippi are certain to
give Demo cratic majority with any
fair chance for voting; this will give
"a more electoral votes and SWELL the
Democratic column to 1S4. But the
Republican, ns are laboring to exclude
the votes of the States Of Virginia,
Texas and Mississippi, by Legislation
in Congress- If the electoral votes OF
these States are not counted, then there
vii. be IN the Electoral College 29i
votes, and 149 will be necessary to
elect. The Democracy can then lose
Ohio, and still secure majority of the
Electoral College, without counting
any from the South; or, by carrying
Ohio, they Gao lose Missouri, Wiscon
sin and Kansas, and still elect theil
ticket, without receiving vote from
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

SLIPPING-k clergyman and one
of the elderly parishioners were walk
ing home from church one frosty day
last winter, when the old gentleman
slipped and fell upon his back. The
minister looked at him a moment, aud
being assured that he was not hurt
much, said to him " Friend sinners
stand on slippery places" The Old
gentleman looked up, as if to assure
himself of the fact, and said II see
they do, but can't"
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

A young man who had become smis-
ten with Southwestern beauty, who
who was the daughter of blooming
widow, after protracted eourtship
plucked up sufficient courage to pr"-
pose, when the damsel replie1, IL
should be glad to accommodate You,
were l not already engaged; but M
wishes to marry, and think she is just
now without any engagement." The
young man left For his childhood's
hone.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

CURIOUS DIsCoyERY.-A gentleman
in one of the departments has made a
very curious discovery, which we pub
lish below. He numbers each letter
of the alphabet, and then adds the num-
bers corresponding to letters composing
the two tickets, Seymour and Blair and
Grcut and Colfax. The result shows
III for Seymour and Blair and l4O
for Grant and Colfax, the total being
BIT. which is the number of votes in
the Electoral Cnllege. Thus:
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

"WuY did you leave your last place!'
inquired young house keeper about to
engage new servant. "Why, yea
see, madam" replied the applicant, Il
was too good looking, and when l
opened the door folks took me for the
missus."
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

A person who was recently called
into court for the purpose Of proving
the correctness of doctors bill, was
asked by the lawyer, whether ''tbe doc
tor did not make several visits after the
patient was out Of danger 2" "No."
replied the witness, 81 considered the
Iaticut in danger as long as the doctor
continued his visits"
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

the South. There is, therefore, every
reason for encouragement to the Demo
cracy, and the election of Seymour and
Blair may be put down as q certainty.
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

"Have | not offered you every ad-
vantage ?" said a doting father to his
son. "Oh, yes" replied the youth !;
'!!but 1 could not think Of taking ai>
vantage Of my father"
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20
From the New York World
States for SeymONr.

STATES FOR SEYMOUR AND BLAIR.
In canvassing the question W tn the
delegates to the convention since the
nomination was made, the following
States are put down as sure tor Scy-
mour and Blair:
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

They are talking in England Of
building tunnel between Scotland
and Ireland-fourteen and half miles
at an expense Of e3,150,0 600: -
The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

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news III spicy and convenient form. and
has an editorial siadT who not only under>
| stand the art of epitomlzIng and paragraph
ing 10 perfection, but a who also weld sem
! sibie and piquant pens. you want to =
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HoOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, BrookIvn.-HooLEY's
MINsTRELs-OPrRA Bo FFR ILL TROvAToRH.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 6ls Broadway
SCIENCE ART.
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great military or Congressional despotism; but
the powers that now threaten to overshadow
the country are not such as spread reign Of
terror over France and England in the days of
the old revolutions A moneyed oligarchy,
springing from the combined monopolies of
those great engines of power and wealth, the
railroads, the telegraphs and the banks, is
the tyrant whose rule the people and the press
of America have now to fear. Already we
have seen that Engand's statesmen recognize
the danger and are preparing to meet it by
taking first the telegraph lines and next the
railroads into the hands of the government, as
France has already done. In tho United
States the combined capital of these three
great engines is enormous, and the progress
towards their concentration into trinity Of
dangerous and Overshadowing monopoles is
startling Together they would rule the press
and the politicians and WELD supreme power
over the national government and the ind-
vidual States. The legislation of Congress
would be shaped by their dctation; the Execu-
tive authority would be exercised under their
supervision the policy of the several States
would be controlled by them. 1t is against
such revolution and such an autocratic rule
that the people are called upon to raise the
standard of opposition, and it will be well if
the press can be aroused to sense of the real
danger and the government forced into such
defensive policy as the forethought of the
statesmen of the Old World has already die
tated