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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
OPIUM SMOKING.

We had an opportunity to see opium
smoking on the steamers during the
passage from Singapore. The opium,
which, as all your readers know, was
forced upon China by the East India
Company, is first reduced from a SOL
id to liquid form by boiling it in
water. When ready for the pipe it is
about the consistency and color of
tar. It is prepared and put up in lit
tie tin boxes by the chemist, being
brought from India in the solid cake.
1t is so powerful in its effects that a
hundFedth of an ounce is sufficient to
intoxicate beginner, though an old
smoker can stand a quarter of an
ounce. If the drug is used at regular
intervals at certain hour every day,
the smoker, in a short time, cannot
get past that particular hour without
his pipe. He becomes restless, ner-
vous, feyerish, irritable, out OF sorts,
and endures terrible torture. If he
obtains pipe, takes few whiffs, he
is the happiest of mortals. He passes
from Purgatory to Paradise. Once
get into the habit, and there is nc
breaking off. 1t is as impossible fol
smoker to leave off, as for boat to
ascend the rapids of Niagara. The
victim is doomed. 1t is costly vice
and the very poor cannot indulge il
it. Itcosts an inveterate smoker about
SIS per month, and the vice in short
time leads to istlessness, Incidence
neglect of business, incapacity, disin
clination for labor, the breakdown o.
the constitution, disease, and horri
BILE death. The Chinese have a saying
that opium-smokers make the day
night and the night day, and those
who give themselves up to the pipe
are called "opium devils. ."-HonS
K Kong Cor. Boston Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
GERMAN PROVERBS.

When the stomach is full, the heart
is glad. s..I
When the shepherd plays, the sheep
stray.
Were every one to sweep before his
own house, every street would be
clean. -#--
Poor folks wisdom. goes for little.
When two quarrel; both are in the
wrong.
Nobility of soul is more honorable
than nobility of birth.
Patience surpasses learning.
The richest man, whatever his lot, is
he who is content with what he has.
Money is power, money rules the
world.
God pays at the end.
God gives birds their food, but they
must fly for it. t-
Great takers are little doers.
/ The best goods are. the cheapest.
Better beg than steal.
1t is easy to be liberal out of another
mans purse.
In prosperity, caution in adversely.
patience.
Proverbs are the daughters of daily
experience.
What costs nothing is worth moth
ing.
If fools ate no bread, corn would bC
cheap.
Heavy purses and light hearts cal
sustain much.
Economy is a great revenue.
Silence answers much.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
HARD ON OUACKs.

The Legislature of last winter for
the purpose Of preventing empiricism
and to induce a more thorough knowl-
edge of the science of medicine on
the part of persons who undertake to
administer to the sick, passed law
which it was believed would produce
the desired result. 1t took effect on
the 1st inst, and provides THAT after
that date no person shall be permit
ted to practice medicine or surgery
who has not attended two regular
courses of instruction and graduated
at some school of medicine either of
the United States or some foreign
country, and who cannot produce a
certificate of qualifications from some
State or county medical society and
who is not a person of good moral
character. Ten years of continuous
practice exempt a physician from the
requirements of the act and five years
continuous practice gives man pro-
baton of two years in which to COM
ply with its provisions. The penalty
for this violation is a fine of $50 to
500 for each offence, Imprisonment
and forfeiture of the right to collect
pay for services. All persons inter-
ested had better make note of this.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
"No WASHING IN THE ROOMS"

An amusing incident occurred at
the Nicollet House. A verdant cou-
pie from the vicinity of Winona, Wis,
who had never travelled outside OF the |
limits of their native town, fell IN
love, were married, and on their brl-
die tour visited Minneapolis. Arrl-
wing ON the evening train, the turtle
doves took rooms at the NicoElet. Be
fore making his toilet the next morn
ing, the young husbands eye rested
upon the "rules and regulations
tackled upon the door, and for the pur-
pose of posting himself in the require
ments of hotel life, he proceeded to
read them.
Judge of his surprise, when, after
careful study, he learned, "no wash
ing in the rooms, except permission
is obtained at the Office" The young
man looked about him. Upon the
opposite side of the room were wash
bowl, pitcher, towels, and all the neces-
saries for performing the usual ablu-
tions, but before his face and eyes
was the rule prohibiting washing in
the rooms" What was to be done!
Bride and groom were at loss to
know. They certainly could not think
of going to breakfast without wash
ing, and it was rather inconvenient to
go to the river for that purpose. AS he
reflected upon the awkwardness of
the situation, he became impressed
with the idea that something must
be done, and he determined to rise up
in his strength and represent the case
in proper terms sat the Office" He
did so. Approaching the desk, he
beckoned to the clerk. "Look here, "
said he, THAT 'ere kaird that's stuck
on to the door says that nobody can't
wash into the room less you let 'em.
Now, couldn't you let me and Jane
wash our face and hands there this
morning? There's wash things and
towels right in the room, and wish
you would let us use 'em! I'd be
much obliged to you if you would p
The clerk kindly gave him consent
and the unsophisticated couple were
made happy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
AN AUTUMN SHOWER

The Autumn rain the Autumn rain
'Tis daintily dropping down,
Shaken, like pearls from passing cloud,
SIS, oi ..iFrom tresses golden and brown
1t lies like tears in the palms Of the leaves,
On the boughs by my window pane
Like tears of Mercy, by angels caught, =.
To be borne to heaven again
l0H 1t dFppPetl into the siIken grass
Like dreams in an infants rest,
And the dropping plants stretch out their arms
To welcome them to their breast.
The Autumn rain the Autumn rain
It eometh down from heaven;
1t washeth away the stains of earth,
And Ehispereth, Forgiven
1t chanteth of peace, and of holy rest
In the lone and quiet grave;
And the trembling leaves re-echo the chant,
As the winds their branches wave.
And the fragile flowers bow low their heads
They know that the frost is near
And their deep hearts throb most grievously,
And their soft cheeks pale with fear.
The Autumn rain the Autumn rain
May it weep above my tomb,
When they bear me forth from the home love
With s0rro W and funeral gloom
May its gffmmerfng gems embroider the pail
Which they fold about my form,
For little then shall heed the wrath
OF the widest winged storm.
But the gentle rain shall whisper peace
To the bruised and broken heart
Whose fbres woven so close with mine
sa, That Death could scarce tear them apart.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
QUESTIONS FOR sHAKsPEREAN STU.
DENTS.

Whether the "weak invention of
the enemy" was patented and required
seven days to complete it?
Did grim-visaged war smooth "his
wrinkled front" with a fiat-iron?
Would the bondman's key" that
Shylock proposed to use open the
"gory locks" that Banquo shook at
Macbeth ?
Was Hamlet thinking of his moth
er-in-law when he spoke of San eye
like Mars to threaten and command ?"
Did Richard apostrophize the "Win-
ter of his discomfort because he
thought of going on sleighing ex-
cursion among his relations?
After the ghost had told Hamlet he
was his fathers spirit, and requested
him to "mark" him, would he have
been justified in putting as. T. 1860
X" upon his back?
When the witches wished Macbeth
call hail." was it because they thought
he would have a stormy Tetgn!
Was it something of qOaste when
Puck put girdle round about the
earth in forty minutes?
When King Richard exclaimed $50
much for Buckingham" was there any
extra demand for seamstresses
Why What ho, Apothecary," in
the play of Romeo and Juliet, as rep
resented ON the stage, does not have
his name over the door of his shop?
What was the amount of the E'dread-
full note of preparation ?''
Were the mob "corned' when
Marc Anthony wished them to lend
him their ears?
Why Cassius did not scratch his
etching palm ?"-Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

TINE DOES IT.-Time has a wonder
full power in taking the conceit out of
persons. When a young man first
emerges from the schools and enters
upon the career of life, it is painfully
amusing to witness his self-suficiency
he would have all the world know
that he has learned out THAT he is
master of all knowledge, and can ravel
all mysteries. But as he grows older
he grows wiser; he learns that he
knows great deal less than he sup
posed he did, and by the time he
reaches to three score years, he is pre-
pared to adopt as his own the sent-
ment of John Wesley: 3" When was
young, ! was sure of everything; in a
few years been mistaken a thousand
times-I was half as sure of most
things as l was before. At present I
am hardly sure of anything but what
God has revealed to man."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

A QUAKER's ADv1cE.-A prudent
and well disposed member of the So
ciety of Friends once gave the follow
ing friendly advice: "John," said he,
" 1 hear thou art going to be mar
ried." eyes," replied John, "I am" /"
"Well," replied the man of drab, l."
have one little piece of advice to give
thee, and. that is, never marry a wo-
man worth more than thyself. When
L married my wife, was worth Just
fifty shillings, and she was worth
sixty-two; and whenever any differ
ence has occurred between us since,
she has always thrown up the odd
shillings."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15


A GooD CoMMITTEEMAN.-One of
the Grant Committee at Williamsport,
Pennsylvania, was deserter from the
Federal army during the war, and was
carried to the front from Elmira in
irons. He is "loil," as a matter of
course, now, and has a great deal to
say about copperheads. There are a
good many such fellows and they are
generally the meanest slanderers of
honest Democrats, and the loudest
claimants for Office, on account of
their "seryices and "loilty." They
even attempt to become leaders among
the soldiers, but they are despised, and
do not meet with Elmiy,a
Gazette.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15


A TRAIN BLOWN UP.-A 9 O'Clock,
on the morning of Sept. 29th ult., a
heavily freighted train on the Atlantic
& Great Western Railway, bound east
ward, with flour and pork in barrels,
blew up with tremendous explosion,
at a point five miles northeast of Ur-
bana. The explosion was heard 40
miles distant. AT Columbus the roar
was like thunder, and the tremor like
an earthquake. The engineer, ma med
Henry Whipple, was horribly mutila-
ted, but is yet alive. The disaster is
attributed to nitro-glycerine, packed
as freight with the pork barrels. The
road bed, the iron track, the cars in
the forward part of the train, were
utterly demolished. The house of Mr..
Samuel Sayers, a quarter of mile
distant, was badly wrecked by the
conclusion. The windows and doors
were driven in. Even posts were torn
off the beds, and handicapped cen
ter table was turned upside down.
The roof was raised foot, and every
square foot of ground in the field
looks as though a thunderbolt had fall
en- there. The car next in the rear of
the tender contained the explosive
matter. Not piece of that car, wood
OF iron, remains as large as mans
hand. The car next to it was blown
to atoms. The wheels under the ten
der were blown away, and the huge
iron rails were twisted like bits OF
wire and dashed away thousand
feet.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

DIR. WEBSTER, q wit and celebrated
preacher, was fond of drop of cla-
ret. A friend, on whom he had called
one day, said he would give him a
treat, and produced bottle of the
doctors favorite wine, adding that it
was upward of fifty years old. Be-
ing only pint bottle, the doctor took
it lovingly in his hand, and said, "Dcar
me, but it's unco little o. its dge!''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

A Wisconsin paper, after describing
farm which the advertiser wants to
sell, adds: "The surrounding coun-
try is the most beautiful the God of
nature ever made. The scenery is ce-
lestial-divine; also two wagons to
sell, and yoke of steers"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

Do Coop. = Thousands of men
breathe, move and live-pass off the
stage of life-and are heard of no
more. Why? They do not a particle
of good in the world; none were
blessed by them as the instrument of
their redemption. Not word they
spoke could be recalled, and so they
persisted; their light went out in dark
ness, and they were not remembered
more than the insects eff yesterday
VIII you, thus live and die, o man i'm
mortal? Live for something. Do
good; leave behind you monument
of virtue, that the storms of time can
never destroy. Write your name i'll
kindness, and love and mercy, on the
hearts of thousands you may come in
contact with year by year. You will
never be forgotten. No! your name,
your deeds will be as legible on the
hearts you leave behind as the stars
on the brow of the evening. Good
deeds shine as the stars of heaven.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
THE TEETH OF A HORSE.

At five years of age horse has for
ty teeth-twenty molar or jaw teeth,
twelve incisor front teeth, between
the molars and incisors; but usually
wanting in the mare.
At birth only the two nippers OF
middle incisors appear.
At year old the incisors are all Wis
ible on the first or milk set.
Before three years the permanent
nippers have come through.
At four years old the permanent di-
Viders next to the nippers are cut.
At five the mouth is perfect, the sec
ond set of teeth having been complet-
ed.
AT six the hollow under the nipper,
called the mark, has disappeared from
the nippers and diminished in the di-
viders. -I
AT seven the mark has disappeared
from the dividers, and the next teeth,
on corners, are level, though showing
the mark.
AT eight the mark has gone from
the corners, and the horse is said to be
aged. After this time, indeed, good
authorities say that after five years,
the age of the horse can only be con-
jectured. But the teeth gradually
change their form, incisors becoming
round, oval and triangular. Dealers
sometimes bishop the teeth of old
horses; that is, scoop them out to in
innate the mark ;but this can be known
by the absence of the white edge of
the enamel which surrounds the real
mark, by the shape of the teeth, and
other marks of age about the ANIMAL
Rural Gentleman.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

DIR. ABERNETHY, the celebrated ply
sician, was never more displeased than
by hearing patient detail long ac-
count of troubles. A woman, know
ing Abernethy's love of the laconic,
having burned her hand, called at his
house. Showing him her hand, she
said, "a burn" GA poultice," quiet
ly answered the learned doctor. The
next day she returned, and said, "Bet-
ter" Continue the poultice," re-
piled DR.. Abernethy. In a week she
made her last call, and her speech was
heightened to three words, "Wen.-
Your fee?" Nothing" said the ply
sician; "you are the most sensible
woman I ever saw"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

OUT of the whole number of men
furnished by the State of Maine for the
war. LII bore the name of Smith,
TIT rejoiced in the name of Brown,
and 966 were Jopeses.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

AN Englishman had heard of the
Yankee habit of Dragging, and thought
he would cut the comb of that pro-
pensity. He saw some huge water
melons on market woman's stand,
and walking up to her, and pointing
to them with look of disappointment,
said, What! don't you raise bigger
apples than those in America
The woman looked at him one mo-
ment and retorted-
" "Apples! Anybody might know
you was an Englishman. Them's
huckleberries ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

MANNERs.-I make it a point of
morality, says a writer, "never to
find fault with another for his man.
ners. They may be awkward,o or grace
full, blunt or polite, polished OF rustic,
1 care net what they are if the man
means well, and acts from honest in
tentions without electricity or affecta-
ton. All men have not the advan-
tage of "a good society," as it is called,
to school themselves in all its fantas-
tic rules and ceremonies, and if there
is any standard of good sense and not
upon these artificial regulations
Manners, like conversations, should
be extemporaneous and not stupid. I
always suspect man that meets me
with the same perpetual smile on his
face, the same bending of the body
and the same premeditated shake of
the hand. Give me the hearty, it may
be rough, grip of the hand, the care
less nod of recognition, and when oc-
casion requires the homely but well
come salutation: How are you, my
old friend p"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

TORTURE IN RUSSIAN. Emile An
dreoli, who took partsin the last Po-
lish insurrection, and, on his capture
by the Russians, was sentenced to II
years imprisonment in Siberia, has
just published, in the Revue Moderne
the first part of his prison recollec-
tions. "It was told" he remarks,
" that on two OF three occasions an
electric battery had been made use of
by the Russian police to loosen the
tongues of the prisoners who refused
to answer the questions put to them,
which shows that the Russian Gov
ernment is one of progress, and knows
how to turn the discoveries of science
to account. After ALL this was not
more cruel than the torture of the
herring. knew several who under
went the latter, and they told me that
nothing could compare with the suf-
ferings they endured. They were con-
fined in a well-warmed apartment,
salted herrings with bread and water
for the first few days being their only
food. If they refused to answer the
questions of the examining commits
sioners, the bread was first of all with
drawn, and then the water, whereup-
on the torture of extreme thirst COM
menced, depriving the suffer of all
moral strength, and even making him
abandon the resolution which he had
formed to die. Very rarely did any
one remain mute when brought be-
fore the commissioners a second time
The sittings were usually at night, in
splendidly lighted apartment, with
refreshments of all kinds temptingly
displayed on the side tables. The
President would usually be most gra,
cious. by and by he would say, Ewe
will, if you like, ask you to have
something to drink with u.s. The
fever and the vertigo caused the pris.
oners to lose their reason, and they
generally yielded. Hunger would not
have brought about the same result as
thirst, which loosened the tongue even
far more readily than drunkenness
does" -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
SUICIDES.

Perhaps if it were possible to i'm
press people with the idea that it is as
great a crime to kill themselves. as to
take the lives of others; there would
be more hesitation before plunging
into such a gulf of guilt, and conse-
quently fewer suicides. The war is
made to father a large share OF the
responsibility of this shocking phe-
nomenon in our social life. The the
ory is, that a certain familiarity with
scenes of violence and death, in which
the witnesses themselves bear an ac-
tive part. works to the Generalization
of the views of the sadness of human
life, and begets a looseness of conVlc-
| ton concerning it which almost any
favorable circumstance will push to
the limit of recklessness. 1t is COM
mon saying that pestilence and famine
invariably follow great wars, in which
the destruction of life has been appal-
ling: but as we. have had neither of
these supplementary visitors in our
own case, it is just possible that the
suicide mania may have succeeded to
their title. Our exchanges even now
are burdened with them, as with a
black death role. Suicides by the pis-
tol, by poison, by the rope, by throw
ing the person in front of moving
railway trains, and by taking final
plunge into the water; it is astonish-
ing what a variety of expedients are
feserted to in order to effect violent
and cruel divorce of the body and the
spirit.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

ID AVENNA SINGLE FACTORY FOR
1O Sale;-On account of I'll health and deaf
fore offer for sale my Shingle Factory u few
rods south of the Court House, in Ravena.
The machinery is nearly new and in complete
running order. The shingle machinery viii be
sold separate from the engine, if desired. 1t
Will be running constantly until sold, and any
one desiring to purchase is requested to come
and see it operate. Those wanting shingles
made are requested to bring along their timber
either in the log or bolt
The above property will be exchanged for n
small Farm, or for Village Property.
+. BARTON.
RaVenna, Oct. l, 1S6S-tf. ...r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
MONUMENTS,
TABLETS,
HEADSTONES AND
CABINET SLABS. .

use the best material that money will buy ::
employ none but honorable and skillrul work
m en- have no travelling agents, and sell as low
the lowest.
/ also keep on hand and for sale good vari-
ETY. of Sand Stone for building purposes Also
Well-Stone and Flagging.
L. NJ. JONES.
Ravenna, Sept. 3, 1868, 1y'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
EDGAR W. MAXSON.
KEYES & GRAHAM.

Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons.
Office over J. G. Beatty's Store.
OFFICE HoURs-10 to II A. NJ, 2 to and to s
amore Sts, Ravenna o. Septic, 1868, 1y*.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
S. E. FINK.

~ IL. Il lNh,
Attorney at Law, Counsel given in German.
Also, Justice of the Peace: Will write Deeds,
Contracts, SC, and make collections prompt
ly. Office in Swift'S Block over Waites Jew
elry Store, Ravenna, Ohio. Sep3, 1868, 1y.
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