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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10
..THURRER-BREDs.,

" A new rival of Nasby, and Josh
Billings has appeared in print, who
calls himself "a Nutmeg, of Nutmeg
stait." The following is a specimen
of his style;
A hoss which has had the breed i'm
proved by means of a sulky containin
feller with long whip, till he aint
worth d5 cents for any puposeexcept
a gamblin masheen. =
THURRER BRED GENTLEMAN.
A bobt4ffle 4fs k6tea 8 cent paper kol-
Ter, white weskt, yaller trowsez,
without any kloth into the legs,
9 pare of yaIIer gluvs, and, in
side ov EN- all, thing got up, in
imitashulni ni,, Of sssulmn man, man, but, as the
kounterft detectors say, poorly exc
cuted,s ana not ca1kelatedTto adeseve-
Must sware, drink shampaign and
talk hoss. 7GMHstash .sindispensabul,
branes Unnecessary; fine spesmens on
exhibishqn at, Central Park. 5sg.o
THURRER BRED BIzNEss MAN.
Wun that knows enuff about stealth
so't thare kant ennybody steal from
FROM himl and SKuff about law so't he
kin do his own stealth legally. A kar-
full annalisis of q fust klass spesmen
gave the f0llerili result: .,raeio g: .ti.s.l-
Honor-Jest enuff to keep him out
of Jail.
Konshuns@None, ;e5 except &c ff' ii ri' very L, Y
yung spesmens..' '"'s'' ''''e..e'''
Lyin and Steelin-As much as will
payA g q III a 80 s. 3
Honesty-Jest kloke pattern.
Respeftalbility 10 aAkYcc aAkYccordin to suk-
sess.a zfiH3 .Es7a 2EF7A1dGss III faf 2 3
THURRER BRED RAsKAL. :
Same as abuv, with the excepshun
of the klokeosa 70 asso sedAo,.,.
: THURRER BRED LADY.
The99d Gashu1 idea 2about aRo-
man such as God made bein lady, is
exploadedza A modern thurrer bred
lady is made up as follors, commensin
at the top:
1stly:0A swab Of hare,l stole from
the korps of ded pawper in the old
kuntry. sg.,faa no. aq -,
2dly. A he'd with as much vacant
room into it in proporshun to the size
as six story tenemant house.
3dly. A dress waist kivefin a French
cossit, into. which is komprest aboht
equal quantities of Nature and Art
Art occupyin the front seat.
4thiyp "a hoop skirt hung over a
pair of cotton hips, and, showin when
tilted "a la moad," pair of sawdust
kalfs, the. hull bein kiyvired with an
outside dfessin of silk and kept in
runnin order at an expense of about
fiVelhundred dollars month. .e,.ns5 -
N. B. 1t allus seemed wait of
time and vitality to rase this klass of
thesTef eEeds, Dps YOU can get them
made of wax-jest as good-better
lookin, and at q frackshun of the ex-
Dense,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10

To KEEP THE FEET DRY.-We no.
tice in our exchanges numerous reci-
pes for making shoe leather water
proof most of them compounds in
volving considerable trouble in prep
aration and more or less expense, and
none of them so good as the simple
article of castor oil, which can be got
at the. drug store at from 25 to so cents
a pint, according to your locality. Ap-
ply it to the boot when dry, and soak
it by the fire till the leather is saturat-
ed. Treat the soles in the same way,
being careful to dry in well so that
they will not grease the carpets. We
once treated pair of calf boots in this
way, and few days after we walked
five miles in saturated snow and water
from six to ten inches deep. at every
step and came out with feet perfectly
dry. Castor oil win keep the leather
SOFT pliable and black, though not
glossy, and perfectly impervious to
water.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10

JOHN PHG4Ix says Of sleighingj, that
tfiismode,fof progression, rendered
necessary by the deep, SHOWS, is CON
sideleaaa great amusement ind the
Nerthsi slseing particularly dangerous
fo foa4 lihbs,d afHda usually tefaintlinat-
ing iii lpnlnf9qHa = , lsonstimption,s the
pastime is properly called sleigh
ing."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10

A D1scoNsoLATE WIDcw.-A very
worthy fisherman by the name of Griz-
zle, was drowned sometime since, and
all search for his body proved un-
rvailing. TAfterit hadebeea in the wa
ter some months, however, it was dis
covered floating on the surface, and
taken to the shore, whereupon Mr..
Smith was dispatched to eonvey,nthe
intelligence to thelmuch afflicted Wild
oW. rp4 ,il IS uoiia + - flra =Ia.. ,.t.-,
Z e : Well, Mrs. Grizzlc, we have found
Mi. Grizzlies body" 43q -re.l5
. "You don't tsay so?n rii66jsr uaa .55o,il s:.
o eyes we have; the jury has lsot. on
it, and found it full of eels. ",2g 29iE5
"You don't say that Mr.. Grizzlies
body is full ofseelsP" abaer.i stoaa edr
5a"s Yes tits; and We want to know
what yoaawih have donewith it. ,.i iesf +
y1aW Why how many eels do you think
there ls3ln yhln ga }yoq ri jHRa
10 Why about 2 bushel."
~" Well then, Think you had better
bring the eels up to the house, and set
him again."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10
FACTS AND FANCIEs..

AHANDseME woman pleasesthe eye !;
but a good woman pleases the heart
The one is jewel, the other treas
ure. Si'1 J = :. : - : % I ? ~ o 2
Il SAY, Jim, don't you think Glazier
has very benign countenance ?n-
every, indeed. was the reply, "a
regular z by 9 9Icountenance,'
HORNE TooKE being asked by George
IILswhether he played cards, replied,
g can not, your majesty, tell King
from knave."
AN Irish gentleman fought a duel
with his intimate friend, because he
jocosely asserted that he was. born
without shirt to his back! ,,1g
A MISSISSIPPI editor said,of his To-
cal candidate, before election, ss-He is
as fine fellow as ever lifted a hat to a
lady or a boot to a backward"
4 ONE of the prettiest of compliments
was paid by Sheridan to Miss Payne
For he never knew pleasure, who never knew
/ SECTARIAN1sM is miserable, short
sighted prejudice. H7makes you hate
your neighbor because he eats his oys-
ters roasted, While you prefer them in
the shell.
A BARRIsTER observed to a learned
brother, that he thought his whiskers
very unprofessional. :" You are right, +"
replied Aiso friend, ga lawyer cannot
be too barefaced."
STEPHEN 35GiRARRap,- lRa, used. sd1 to SAY say - q.
"Thefe's no difficulty in getting rich
not the least in the world the first
million is the only difficulty-the rest
will make itself!" .gt. 4sa,o4
The old gentleman who thought he
could stop rat-hole with toasted
cheese, has just been overtaken with
another hallucination, viz, that young
women can be Kept from knowing
"whaes what By sending them to
boarding-school. r.s -. -.i....--....-.
ANGER Is the most impotent passion
that influences the mind of, man it
effects nothing it undertakes, and
hurts the man who is possessed by it,
more than the object against which ii
is directed. = = = : ( a
~, l4islsF q i,r7as- :s.s. E,lal.rag ,ts.. i
do, HOW many scruples are there
in drachm ?"
Don't know, Zuf,a
"Well, remember, there's eight"
"Eightl pooh! dad always takes his
without no scruples." T7v ~
A WESTERN editor, whose subscrib-
ers complained very loudly that he did
not give them news enough for their
money, fold them that if they did not
find enough in the paper they had bet
ter read the Bible, which, he had no
doubt tSw6uld be5news to most of them.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10
S. E. FINK.

HENRY c. RANNEY. EDWARD P. HATFIELD
RANNEY e HATFIELD,
Attorneys at Law, Ravenna, Ohio. Office
over the First National Bank. Sep3 6S 1y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10

d EAL EsTATE.--All parties contemplate
III ing transactions in Real Estate, (either rs
buyers or sellers,) will forward their interest
by first consulting the latest lists and circulars
ofioe East End PheniX Block, Rayenna, Ohio.
Ravenna, Sept. 8, 1868, If
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10

NOTICE.-Myw wife, Sarah NJ, and myself
IN having separated by mutual consent, and
agreed 10 live apartif from each other and L hav-
ing divided my property with her, this is to caH-
tion all persons against harboring trusting her
win pay no debts of their contracting after this
date. #si DAVID H. MCINTOSH.
shalersville, Nov. 20, 1868, sw.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10
nRAND OPENING

ever offered to the people of Portage County.
Rich Mohair POptSsss,
Rich Irish POpIisss,
Rich Tartan POplisss,
Rich Scotch Plaid POplin6,
French MerinOs.
English Me1-Snos,
Empress Cloths,
FIg'd and Plain ". DelGi1ses,
20 Pieces of the Celebrated
Buffalo Brand of
Black ALpGcGs,
PopItss .Atpdcds,
and a great CGriety Of medium
and LOsO priced
Dress Goods.
REAL LYONS VELVETS, for
Cloaks and Sacks.
HOSIERY AND GLOVES, in
great variety.
Large Stock of A. T. Stewart 8
Co.'S ALEXANDRA KIDS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10

A hoss which has had the breed i'm
proved by means of a sulky containin
a feller with a long whip, till he aint
worth d5 cents for any pmposee except
a gamblin masheen. - = A
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-18
A GRUMRLE.

Dear Ilatelli1eHcer:
As people, whittier are we driftiug2
Decentralization to parents and teach
ers; disregard of law; want of respect
by the younger portion of community
for age. and a total disregard for prt-
vate rights and privileges; boys and
young men occupying the streets and
alleys all over the city in throwing and
playing ball, SO that citizens can scarce
" pass along the side walks without
being hurt, either with a ball or stone.
Say anything to them about IL, they
8iIlsauce you and tell You it is none OF
your business, or something worse.
Street corners appropriated by crowds
OF men who neither move to the right
or LEFT, even for ladies, thereby showing
that they neither have politeness or
gal1antry. Here comes next small
Blop wagon with its contents leaking
ont upon the pavement as 1t passes
along; there comes lady with costly
trail and sweeps it up. This Item, par
ticularly, is a nuisance which should
be abated at once. There is, in fine,
less protection to the citizens in their
private rights and privileges, for the
heavy taxes they pay, than any other
city or town perhaps in the world. This
Is not the fault altogether of the police.
They are efficient, what there are OF
them, but there are not enough police
men in the city,. II is to be hoped our
Council will look into this matter, and
try whether we cannot have better city
regulations and better protection
against those evils. CITIZEN.
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.0he1ntetE1g(etrre
THE PATH THROUGH The CORN,

wavy and bright In the summer air.
Like a quiet sea when the wind blows fair,
And itsroughest breath has scarcely curled
The green highway to an unknown world
SOFT whispers passing 1Tom shore to Shore
Like heart content-yet desiring more;
Wandering thus on the path through the
cOrnS
A short space since, and the dead leaves lay
Corrupting under the hedgeroW gray;
No hum OF insect nor voice of bird
Ger the deEolRte glade was ever heard;
Only at eve the pallid snow
Blushed rose-red In the red 6un-glow,
TILL one blest morn
Shot up into life the young green corn.
Small and feeble, slender and pale,
II bent its head to the winter gale.
Hearkened the wren'6 soft note of cheer,
Scarcely believing spring was near;
blow,
And daisies mimic the vanished snow,
Where 1t was born,
On either side of the path through the corn.
The corn-the corn-the beautiful corn,
Rising wonderfully, morn by MORN,
Then, just IN reach of a child's wee hand,
Then, growing, Srowing-tall, green and
with the Voice of the harvest in Its song.
While In fond 6corn
The lark out-earols the muImurlng corn.
ostrange, sweet path, formed day by day,
HOW, whenI and wherefore-tongue cannot
No more OF lIfe's strange paths we know
Or whether our eyes Shall ever see
The wheat In the ear, or the fruit on the
Yet-who isforlorn9
Heaven that wate1ed the furroWs, will ripen
the corn.
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9tip aarerttse,,Ieafg.
st. Louis and Iron Mountain
iDAILROAD oOaRAHY,s Seven I

Il IOh4AAkOAD OOlAEAHKI Seven
| III cent INST Mortgage Bonds. February
and August Coupons. The earnings OF the
completed road 70 Pilot Knob are now more
The proceeds of these Bonds are Gddfi0 10
the security every day, 'OCeT IS co.. GOO have
constantly increasing tIaffic OF Carrying ORE,
with the prospect OF controlling all the
ensures an enormous revenue. The Dlrec-
tors oLCll $40 OF the stock for investment, and
are interested to snTieh the property as Wen
THUS. ALLEN, PTes't st. Louis, Mo.
We, the undersigned, cordially recom-
of the t Sc ssTs1 aPd Iron Mountain RaiI:
road, as good security. The revenue OF the
road VIII be large, and the administration OF
experienced hands. and Is entitled to the
greatest conhdence OF the public.
JAMES 8. THOMAS, Mayor OF st. Louis.
JOHN ]. ROE, Pres't st. Louis Chamber OF
Commerce.
E. ". FOX. Pres't st. Louis Board of Trade.
BARToN, BATES. Priest North Missouri
j. q. BEIrToN. Pres't Nat. Bank of the
WSI. Z. i wine. Pres. of the Mez N. B. of
GRO. d. EEA. Prest second Nat. Bank of
las; 5. EADs. Chief Kng. sL Louis s IN.
GO; ", TAYLOR. Pes't PaelaO RAILROAD
VIII. TAssIe, PIest Traders Bank. of 81
JOHN r. 1IoNBERaER, Pses4T. N. Bank,
ASoLsA6s MEIER. vioe-Ppes't 0. Pacific
RoRERRTs sARrH, Pres't German Savings
Institution. 49,
Coupons payable In the city OF New York.
a limited number OF the above named
Bonds for sale at Etghty.flv Parties living
and the bonds Will be returned by express
1ree Of charges. We invite the attention OF
capitalists and Others to them as, In our
opinion, q very desirable investment, de5-
tined 10 rank rs a nrst class security. De-
scrtpttve Pamphlets, Maps and information
WHELEE & CO., No. $50 Walnut 81. PhilaI
Mountain K. K. Co.
Philadelphia references :-OANBRIA IRON
Coz CAV, BACON a Co.; IHoS. A. Riddle
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RRhXTON COUNTY.

A correspondent at Braxton, @. a.
can County Convention held there on
the 4th. n. a. Baxter was President
of the Convention and N. q. Squires
Secretary. The following nominations
were made:
DelegGte-Elias Cunningham.
Prosecuting Attor7ley-Major Gaines.
RecordeT-N. B. Squires.
SttrUeyor-Milton Frame.
ASseSsors-E. B. Rollyson and f,
A discussion followed between Hon,
D. D. T. Farnsworth, Republican cam
didate for State Senate and a Mr.. Pc
terson. tho DEMOCRATIC candidate.
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RoANE CoUNTz
SPENCER, RoANE Co., W. Va,
September z, 1868.
Editors InteNiqeneer:

E9PhNCtsIbg ANOEAN42 WV \"
September z, 1868.
Editors Intetigencer: srlz-
On Saturday last there was a grand
mass meeting of Conservatives OF Spen-
Ger Township, composed of about six
or seven persons, some three OF them
not voters, and one of them carpet
Dagger from another township. They
had very enthusiastic meeting, and
nominated a township ticket, but no
enc outside of the convention can find
out who they have nominated. We
had a grand mass meeting OF Union
Republicans on the 18th of last month
which was the largest ever held in the
county of Roahe, which was addressed
by Major r, s. Brown, or Jackson, of
over three hours duration. He ham
died the rebels without gloves. We
arc to have another grand mass meet
ing here on the 10th of October next,
which promises to be the largest ever
held in this part of the State. The Re-
publicans are swide awake, and you
may look for good report from this
county on the I'D of October next, Our
county taxes this year are 50 cents on
the one hundred dollars, instead of 20
cents last year. 1 understand that
they are oyer 80 so on the hundred dol
lars In the county OF Calhoun, where
Conservaiiveism reigns. Old Sam.
Hays has been speaking in this
part of the State to the Ku'Klux party.
I have no doubt he belongs to the same
band. We do not hear SO much of bonds
now since they have nominated Sey-
mour for President, and Camden for
Governor, who are SO largely interested
in bonds themselves, but from all ao-
counts they are dividing their bonds
out for the purpose of carrying on this
campaign. SPENoER.
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THE Springfield RequbEiear says th,

TIE Springfield Republican says that
Speaker Cclfax is engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Nellie Wade, niece OF
Senator Wade, Of Ohio. She is desttib-
ed as ''sweet, sensible, accomplished
lady OF 80 years, an Ohio farmers
daughter, quite worthy the place she
has won In the heart of the second
man In public life in the nation, and
of the position by his side in home and
In society she is destined soon to take. %
AS Mr.. Bowles, Of the Republican, isan
statement may be considered official.
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OORREsPONDENCE.
DODDRIDaE COUNTY.

A letter from Doddridge County In
forms us that the weather has been
very rainy there for the last month,
which will make the late planted corn
drouLh In the early part of the season.
The writer says dry weather this month
will make the corn crop tolerably good.
Political matters are quite lively
each party, holding frequent meetings
and organizing for the light. The Re-
pubiicans are ahead in numbers and
since the news from Vermont and
Maine are in high spirits.
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Tyler CoUNIx.
AUGUST 20, 1868

AUGUST 20, 1868.
AT u. meeting held at Middlebourne
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for county offices, also to nomi-
nate candidate to the Legislature of
West Virginia to represent the people
of Tyler county, on motion Reuben
Martin was called to the chair, and
James NJ. Smith was appointed Secre-
tary. On motion 1t was agreed that the
vote at the last gubernAtorial election
should be the basis on which the town
ships should vote.
House of DeLe0dtes-Capt. William NJ.
Powell nominated, $40 votes.
RecOTder-David Hickman nomi-
mated, 500 votes.
oUla9tSSione1'-John NJ. Smith nomi-
mated, 347 votes.
County SurUeyor-James NJ. Smith
nominated, unanimous.
Prosecuting 4ttOT1ley-Wm. L. Bore
man nominated, unanimous.
County ITeuSuTer-L.L i. Stealey NOM
mated, Unanimous.
On motion all the nominations were
made unanimous.
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
Believing that the peace and well be
ing of the United States now depend
upon the election of Ulysses s. Grant
President, and Schuyler Colfax Vice
President of the United States,
ACSUGUGut 4udt TINS SOuNSullOud uOpJ
the platform and resolutions of the Ma
tional Union Convention held Mt Chi
cago on the Goth day of May last. That
we pledge ourselves to support the
nominees ofthRt Convention for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States, and that we will support the
nominees for State offices made on the
2SEh day of May last at Clurksburg;
also, the nominees of this Convention.
for county Offices at the next ensuing
election.
ReSoIUed, That the party that eneour-
aged the formation of the reasonable
orders OF the Knights of the Golden
Circle, the Kux!Klux Khan, and similar
midnight conclRves for the diffusion of
treason, and the Inauguration of reign
of terror, plumber and assassination,
is utterly unworthy the confidence of
all patriotic, liberty-loving citizens of
the United States, and is directly re-
sponsible for the enormous loss of life,
the vast expenditure of money, and
consequent high rate of taxation, and
nil the accompanying trains OF burdens
imposed upon US by the war.
RESOLVED, That a copy of our nomina-
tions, with these resolutions, be for
warded to the Wheeling INTELLIeEN-
GER for publication.
REUBEN MARTIN, Prest.
JAMES NJ. SMITH, Sec'y.
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BERKELEY sPR1Nos. Sc


Editors InteELigeneer:
According to promise the long talked
of meeting took place this afternoon at
two o'clock. Judge Hall kindly ad-
journed court, giving them the use of
the court room for an hour and half,
heightened into two. -.zs-..--.-r
Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, was
the first speaker, his remarks being a
TRADE of abuse and erroneous charges
against our Government, praising the
peace and quietness reigning within
her borders.
He was followed by Judge Moore, of
Kentucky. He acknowledged having
been in the rebel service, but had taken
the oath and was going to conduct
himself as law-nbiding citizen, pro-
vided the loyal people allowed them to
reconstruct their States and give them
the Offices. He was very pathetic and
would have drawn tears from the eyes
of the disfrRnchtsed had they had any
to weep.
There was but little enthusiasm. One
old bellweather led of, rapping with
his cane, and about dozen aided his
efforts, most OF whom were disfrau-
chised rebels.
They were often interrupted by ques-
lions of who murdered our brave SOL
diers in Andersonville prison." and
others, which, for private reasons, they
declined answering.
On adjournment, that old patriot, Jo-
seph s. Wheat, asked the Judge to give
him ten minutes to answer some of
their false assertions; bnt he declined.
The meeting adjourned by giving three
rousing cheers Tor Grant C0Lfd1.
There were about four hundred (400)
present, and about thirty (30) of these
were of the unreconstructed. The bal
ance were the tried and true men of
Old Morgan, (the banner county OF the
State,) who are doing good service for
our country.
We had good Republican meeting
last Friday. Hon. G. d. Hubbard and a.
n. Blackburn, Prosecuting Attorney for
this county, addressed the meeting in
their usual effective manner.