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"THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR MAN"
The secret is out. How third'rate, ute
terly unknown and obscure lawyer of New
Jersy came to be made member Of the Fed
eral Cabinet over the heads of one hundred
thousand ADLER and better men than himself,
is no longer a mystery. He subscribed i've
hundred dollars to the Grant Gift Enter
prise, and this is the kernel of tho whole
matter. Robson is called now the "fve
hundred dollar man."
, 1869-07-30

The MURDER OF JENNY BoYcH.-We have all
ready noticed the death of young girl, in Polk
county, Oregon, under suspicious circumstances.
The Polk county Times has the following in
relation to this affair."
After a tedious process of investigation cover
ing three weeks this affair is Sill n a very un
satisfactory condition. As we stated last week,
the evidence ELECTED by the Coronsr's Jury was
found sufficient to warrant the arrest of three of
the suspected parties A. N. Cochran lat whose
house deceased lived), and Mr.. AID Mrs. Fender.
the mother aud step.father of the murdered girl.
The former waived an examination and was COM
mitted to the charge of the Sheriff in default of
$40 bail. Last Monday Mrs. Fender was arr
raigned on the charge Of msnslauEhter 1--WE be~
lieve); hut by some strange sort oflegal jugglery
the testimony adduced il the Coroner's Inquest
was ruled out of Court, and yet in spite of this
ruling, oral testimony covering the point in dis
pute was subsequently admitted. She was, how.
ever bound over in the sum of $1,000, and is
now at large. On Tuesday Mr.. Fender was ar
raigned on the same charge but at the instance
of the Prosecuting Attorney, UdS discharged, and
is now at liberty although everybody knows
that be swore falsely, and that he was privy to
the fact that an abortion was to be attempted on
the girl deceased.
The people of the county feel that the honor
and the safety of their families, as we'll as the
integrity of our civil system is at stake. The ed
itor of this paper was in total ignorance, until
the examination was nearly through with, of the
enormity and barbarity of the crime committed.
This we learned from parties who had examined
the testimony taken down at the Corouer's To-
quest. We have not been allo wed to examine
it ourself, neither have we been furnished with
copy Of the verdict, though it is the first time
in our experience that the public have been
deprived of their right to know the proceedings
of such bodies. But we charitably suppose our
authorities know what they are about, although
for the life OF us we can't see it. This We co
know, great crime has been committed, and
all at whom legal suspicion points her finger
should be promptly arraigned, and, if necessary
to subserve justice, bound over to appear before
the Grand Jury. This, to the best of our knowl-
edge has not been done, and the public will not
rest satisfied until it is done; else those who at
present are held had better at once be set at
liberty. Such tardy justice is a reproach to
the community.
, 1869-07-30

SERVED HIM RIGHT.-A man named
Bailey was recently tried before an Illinois
Court on the charge Of having killed the
seducer of his wife, and acquitted. The
facts in the case are in substance very brief
and simple. Laird was criminally intimate
with Bailey's wife. Bailey made the disr
coVery one night last winter, and killed
Laird. He bad fair and impartial trial,
and the jury found him mot guilty. 1t was
therefore, 10 the opinion of the jury, clear
case of justifable homicide. The defendant
acknowledged the shooting, and puI himself
on trial on the square issue that Killing a
man under such circumstances was justi6>
able homicide. And on that issue The jury
found for the defendant, although, ~ falls
i6cation of terms, they called it "psti6able
insanity" This, the latest of long series of
similar verdicts, will do much TO seHle'a new
principle of law. 1t may be regarded as cer>
tain that no man will hereafter be convicted
of murder, for the killing of him Who has
outraged his wife. And we do not zee that
it makes any difference with juries whether
the wife were specially guilty or not Juries
seem to look at these cases without consider'
ing particularly of the wife. They decide
them on the ground that the husband is SO
outraged in the robbery Of his marital right,
that the killing of the robber is sxcusable.
While we cannot justify the verdict of the
jury, nor look upon the plea of insanity set
up in this case as other than a transparent
sham, the lesson taught by this and similar
verdicts, is none the less worthy of observ-
ance by the habitual robbers Of the peace and
innocence of the family. 1t has come to- be
conclusively established that the verdict of
a jury in the case of the murder of seducer,
will always be-"justi6ed by insanity" or,
in other words" served him right"
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NOTICE.

A Ii PERSONS are cautioned against trusting
IA my wife, CHARLOTTE JANE SUBWAY on
my account, as will pay no debt Of her contracting
33-3W a, SUBWAY.
, 1869-07-30

THE Imperial Commissioners for the con.
irol OF the Public Debt Of Austria have pub.
lished their report on the finances of the
Empire for the year ending December 81,
1868. At thattime the consolidated debt was
1879, 1859, bearing an annual interest
of $50, 0,949,0l2. The amount of the floating
debt not chargeable to the whole of the EN-.
pire was s59,355, GIL. The total amount
ofthe public debt, including claims of every
kind against the Government, was $780,
OBS, ,65S, and the total annual interest was
$50, ,1S4,08
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MERCHANT TAILOH'

f.. VITT r H.
NKERCHANT TAILOR.-CLOTHlNS Ni1tG S1YG q
wi order. and REPAIRING and CLESAATNE All
teLd to. Will make a speciality Of CUT! H. "a n1I
FITTING GARMENTS for those who ,W.Il.srrTR WISH
up their own Goods. F;nInl vi S.A
22-y Main StTcet, nAN
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WaIIa waIIa Meat Marker
r, ]. STRINGER,

d ESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES TO NJ
IL Customers and the pnblic generally oSIpSp6SITl
oPened meat market on Main street. vi vi bepoa|
THE ORIENTAL HOTEL, where he We. ~ msi
forth he found, ready to accommodate aii ivIyDs Ot
give him their custom with all the BEsI y, 1ak
MEATS TO be obtained in this valley, anS % IN.
prices. K. J. SIhIN0 I'D
Walla walla, Mag 7, 1869.
, 1869-07-30
NOTICE FOR DISTRIBUTION.

i Of walla Walla, Territory Of Washington:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29
y THE LAKES OF NEVADA.

7a Nevada has seven lakes of consid-
cradle size. Lake Tahoe, in the ST.
ezra Nevada mountains is 5000 feet
above the level of the sea. 1t lies
about equally in Nevada and Califor-
MIA, is remarkable clear and cool, and
is celebrated for the abundance and
excellence of its fish, trout weighing
800 pounds being often caught in
it. The scenery is beautiful and it is
a great summer resort. The lake is
20 miles long by 1912 in width.
Washoe Lake, i'll Washoe Valley, is
but 6 or s miles in length and 3 or 4
in width. The waters are alkaline.
Pyramid Lake is 80 miles in length
and 10 to u wide and is 1000 feet
above the sea. 1t is in Humboldt
county. A rock rises 600 feet above
the surface in the form of q pyramid,
and gives the name to the lake. 1t
abounds in fine trout.
Walker Lake, in ,Esmaralda county,
is an irregular sheet of water 25 miles
long and from 6 to 10 miles wide. 1t
has an elevation of 1920 feet and is
we'll stocked with fish.
Carson Lake in CHURCHILL county, is
oval shaped and about 10 miles in di-
ameter. The water is very salt.
Humboldt lake in Humboldt coun-
ty, is 25 miles long by 10 wide. The
water is very impure with alkali and
salt. ...s,.r....-. ~ ...r.s- iii. ",
The sink of Carson and Humboldt
rivers is long shallow sheet of very
blackish water, extending greatly in
every direction during the rainy sea-
son, andrcontracting very much in the
summer. nI .r-a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

A SUIT is in progress in New York
court, brought by the Barnum and
Van Amburgh Menagerie Company
against the Commonwealth Insurance
Company, on a contested policy of
Insurance, which the Commonwealth
Company refuses to pay, on the ground
of over-valuation of property. Some
interesting facts about the market
value of wild animals has been brought
out. A Bengal tiger is worth $4,000;
a gorilla is valued at $4,000; and
there arc fluctuations in the value OF
wild animals. the same as in Wall
street stocks. Sometimes lions are
lively. and sometimes they are dull
monkeys run up and down kangaroos
mako sudden and surprising leaps il
value; but there was always demand
for the ibex and gorilla. 4" ,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

ACCORDING to the census of 1866,
the population of France amounted to
$780,, 1854, of whom 19,014,OT were
men, and 19,052,9S5 women. During
1867 the number of persons accused
before the various courts was 4,607, of
whom 3,S7S were men, and 729 women
In the same period 5,Ol suicides were
registered, 4y00S men, and ,005 women
Of these, 208 were under age, I304
ranged from twenty-one to forty
years of age, 2,O07 ranged from forty
to sixty, 80 from sixty to seventy AS
from seventy to eighty, and SO exceed
ed eighty years Of age. The causes Of
suicide are classified in six classes i,
sol were caused by disease of the
brain /; 998 by suffering, especially bod
lily suffering; 927 by love, jealousy OF
intemperance 604 by family troubles
554 by misery or reverse of fortune
and Al in order to avoid capital pun
ishment. E..iF l.-'.+ .--,t 2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

The following love letter was picked
up in Kokomo, Indiana: d Oh, Ny
Derest Maleyi will tri to ancer yure
Deer letter. o how my throbin heart
Does axe to Embrase you onse more.
o you Darlin Rosy Bud won't you
marry me. 1 hear the eko ancer i
will. Don't let that ugly thing take
you Buggy Riden agin. o how i
Felt the first time we, tutched eur
lipps tugether. Ohow myIhole frame
did culver butt must stop ori will go
crazy, o how we will divide the sora
ros and joys and cumforts of life:-
Ancer rite of.f,om your George .ass,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

BE- WILLIE's HoME.---We have rarely
seen a simple child story that more Il
touched us than the following, which *
we find in an exchange :f4c snin-y5d2ia
"This is my home, ,pscried the little {,
one, a treasured boy of four summers,ysa
as fresh and rosy he came from school on
at the close of a winters afternoon aidw
"Indeed, little Willie" said his sb
father, !" why is it Z? Suppose ougoial
out on the sidewalk, and try at the Sd
next door; suppose you step into the Is
entry, throw off your little sack as YOU
have done here, and go into the par-,tn
lor, would not that be your homeiahEo1
"Ne. indeed. ger said Willie, sit
would not be- sid vd ba5eeg ~ bHs'2t
"But tell me why not?Yist aid III ,qs1is
Willie had never tlought ithis.4-Gi
He paused moment. Then idireet-gus
ing his eyes to where his money sqiti+.Et
etlyFsat sewing hes replied with anss2
earnest gesture: lasa f,ss 10 sf.8 5asi5ia
Il "IShe lives here.sma 5ssg5fai isoal
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29


WHERE They Go.--The other day..
says an exchange, a young lady called
at the house of friend and seeing. q
couple of not large-sized pincushiens
lying upon table, which, upon inqui-
~, she found had been in use for five
years, suggested to the lady of the
house that it would be a good idea to
rip them open and get the needles
At this the lady laughed and replied
that she thought it would hardly pay (;
but upon the other insisting that she
would find as many as 800, the expe-
riment was finally tried, when, to the
astonishment of all, 1900 needles were
counted out. - ...t f...s--.-, Il ,,...g- &
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

The notorious Ned. Buntline lately
went to San Francisco as a temperance
lecturer. His brilliant success, and
what followed, are thus described {:
G After delivering the most thrilling
teetotal lectures there, and inducing
some three thousand ounces to sign
the pledge, he astonished the natives
by appearing upon the streets on a
frightful bender, both at midday and
midnight, dressed in red-white-and-
blue costume, more gorgeous than
ever worn by any of the heroes of his
own romances. with a whiskey bottle
IN his hand, and surrounded by al
enthusiastic crowd of small boys, who
Justify cheered him on his way toward
the White Pine region, where he open
ed faro bank, which the press in
forms us he is still running with for
tuue's favor. f.f uaa s8ytEIE a6l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

Lodge Meetings in Ravenna. 49,
Unity Lodge No. 12, f. A. NJ, meets on the
second and fourth Mondays of each MONTH
E. TwIT. Sec'y. j. j. RICHARDSON, W. h.
Tyrian Chapter No. 81, r. A. NJ, meets the
third Wednesday in each month. ~
E. TwIT, Sec'y. HI. c. RANNEY, ii. p.
Rayenna Lodge No. 6B, /. O. O. r., meets
Wednesday evening of each week.
NJ. WARNER, Sec'y. w. II. BEKBE, Me-
Rayenns Lodge No. 27O, /. O. G. T. meets
Friday evening of each week,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

AN old hotel-koeperi in Washington
once posted on his dining-room door
the following notice :ua' Members of
Congress will go to the table first, and
then tho gSntleusn. nna rh ~. ~ ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

How TO DREss..-Many of our read
ers may have seen the following, but
many of them win derive no, harm
from reading it again: A good natur
al figure and taste in the shape of dress
may be wholly spoiled by inappro-
pirate or ill-harmonized colors. Re
member that white increases the size
of the wearer, while black diminishes
it. Remember also that stripes add to
height, while cross-bars lessen it,
Large checks are invariably in bad
taste, unless persons figure is SO bad
that it ought TO be concealed. Never
wear dress of many colors, and when
you have more than one see that they
are what is called complimentary
Thus green and red are compliments.
ry. They harmonic well; SO do vel,
lew and purple, orange and blue
Blue and green are utterly inadmissa;
BILE together. Then, too, these strong
colors ought to be chosen with GER
tain respect to the color oftemplexiol
Green gives coziness to- the face ot
the wearer, while red tones down tht
redness Of the skin. Blue, assists thu
beauty of blond, yellow; that of "a
brunette. White. WHITES. a brigh
complexion, black subdues it. Thu
negress can wear scobred dres
| which would be intolerabfe on q whit
and an Indian nurse is becomingl,
clothed in muslin, which is unsuitable
4 to any but youthful European l'7
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

Ia LAZY BoYs.AA exchange says,
lazy boy makes lazy man as sure as
crooked sapiing makes a crooked ,,
tree. Who ever saw a boy grow up in d
idleness that did not make shiftless
3vagabond when he became a man, uIi-
less lie had fortune to- keep up APP
ipearances The great mass Of thieves,
criminals and paupers have come to o.
what they are by being brought up in >
idleness. Those who constitute the
business part of the community
those who make our great and useful
meh-were taught in their boyh6od
to be Industrious. Boy, take that pipe
out Of Your mouth and think Of This.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29
THE HUMAN FIGURE,


The proportions of the human fig
ure are strictly mathematical. The
whole figure is six times the length of
the foot. Whether the foot be slender
or plump, the rule holds good, and the
deviation from it is departure from
the highest beauty i'll proportion
The Greeks made all their statures ac-
cording to this rule. The face, from
the highest point; of the forehead,
where the hair begins, to the chin, is
one-tenth of the whole stature. The
hand from the wrist to the middle
finger is the same. From the top of
of the chest to the highest point in
the foreheud is seventh. If the
length of the face from the roots of
the hair to the chin be divided into
three equal parts, the first division de-
termines fireplace where the eyebrows
met, and the second the place of the
nostrils. The hight from the feet to
the top of the head is the same as the
distance from the extremity of the
fingers when the arms are extended.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

unsuccessful lover was asked by
what means he lost his intended
," Alas" he cried, 81 fiattercd her nn-
til she got too proud to speak to me u
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

A CHINAMAN can't pronounce the
word "business." The nearest he can
come tie it, is "pigeon." A few Eng
lish words pronounce ced in John China
mans peculiar way, few Portuguese
and few Chinese words, all wrought
into Chinese idioms, make up the
business language which is used be-
tween the Chinese and English-speak-
ing traders. This language is called
"pigeon English "An English
man." says the April Gqlary, g trans
lated into Pigeon the familiar address
My name is Norval; on the. Gram
plan Hills my father feeds his flocks,
and the result was, My name is b'long
Norval. Top side kehlampian hills
my fader chow chow .ho sheep But
the next sentence ,beggared the Ian
iguage, and "a frugal swain, whose
constant care is to increase his store,
had to be freely 'done in this shape
MY fadef very small heartee man
too pueh likes dat pisGis dolla.'n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29
THE ERRORS OF THE EEE. I

IA paragraph under this head Is sasgs
gestive as to the first acquisition of the
power of using the eye Alright: - s''''.'
:'From the time that children begin
to distinguish objects, their eyes are
liable TO be affected by two causes of
error. Before being able to judge of
the position of things surrounding
them, they see everything upside
down; they consequently acquire a
false impression of the position of OBJ
jects. The next cause of error that is
likely to inislead them is the fact eof
their seeing everything double, a sep
arate image of everything being
formed on each eye, and it can only
be by the experience gained through
the sense of touch that they cam ac-
quire the knowledge necessary to rec
tify these errors, and see those objects
single which appear to them double.
This error of sight, as web as the first
one, is set right so easily in the end,
that although in reality we see every
thing double and upside down, we inn
agine that we see them single, and ii
their proper positions, a state of things
brought about entirely through anoth
er sense exercising its power over oul
Judgment; and it is hardly too much
to say that, if that sense were deprived
of the power of feeling, our eye:
would deceive us, not only as. to the
number but the position of the objeet
within our aview.-Mqrion's !" on
de,.s Of Optics" 10 4.1artqo4 .nii5slE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

turned her bright hais 10 coils Of shi77
ming gold, and thought how IN
erringly the hand of Providence had
straightened out the tangled web of
destiny. ...--- Sec. ~ ~.
Out of the darkness had come light.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29


GLoBgLAR LtGHBN4Na.- Sometimes orr
the aspect of globular lightning, is sosw
peaceful, 80 honest that cone might beisli
tempted to- treat it lightly y cor with saia
Kind of bold famiiaritygmoe bne ytss
On the 18th of September, 1916 ia =
ball Of lightning presented itself at
the threshold of another kitchen situ-ies
ated in; the village. of Salqgnac, in the si5
valley of La Correze. Three women 81,
who were there experienced no, fear Z !,
/ in presence Of the strange ,yisitor.7-s,it
They shouted to young man, near to ii 3
whose feet the ball was rolling. to step az
upon it and ,extinguish, if. Luckily
for;him This peasant, lad had been to-
Paris, and had been electrified one =.
day on the Champs Elysees for two ri
sons: He had learned to, respect the,
mysterious fluid and its shoeks--and
in spite of the imprudehf eKhortations 4
of the girls, he allowed the ball to, y
pass by. 1t was fortunate indeed that -,
he did so, for a few seconds later the
treacherous sphere exploded violently =;
in .neighboring stable, 1t killed. q >
! pig, which happened to, be shut up i
there, and which, knowing, nothing, -
about the. wonders of thunder and
lightning, dared to smell it in a most =
rude and unbecoming manner = 7.7n
!" Thunder and Lightning" 6y De
I FdnUielle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

CLEVELAND & PITrsBuRG RAILROAD
On and after Dec- alst, es6s. Trains will leave
Stations daily, Sundays exceptedJ - follows:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29
Rates Of Advertising.
Official Registry.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judge of Common Pleas-GEo. u. TTTTLE.
Probate Judge-JAcoB Y. NELL.
Prosecuting Attorney-E- +. WEBER
County Auditor-HESRY III. STEyEss-
County Treasurer-GUsTAyUs p. REED.
Clerk of Courts-ASDREw JACKSON.
Sherih-OTIs B. PAINE
REcoRDER-G. W. BARRETT.
County Commissioners-HESRY j. NOBLE, PER-
RYP P.DAwLEY, Jos. C. CONRAD.
Coroner-LUTHER H. PARMELEE.
suryeyor-cHkRLEs j. GTLLIs.
Directors Of County Inhrmary-E. B. BABcecK,
GUAM CLEMENTS and L. C. DODGE.
MAYORS OF INCORPORATED TOWNS.
Ravenna-E. L. WEBER.
Kent-JoHN THOMPSON.
Garrettsville-- FRANCIS.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Atwater-J r. Conrad and Sylvester A.
Hinman.
Aurora-Reuben P. Cannon and Worthy Tay.
lor. II
Brimfeld-Joseph L. Carrier. and A. H. Lam
phare.
Edinburgh-Smith Sanford and Asa Bingham.
- Charlestown-Augustu MunyoH and Nathan
Franklin-Joel Dayis, AVN Dareo.., Jol.-.
Bradshaw.
Freedom-Lyman Bryant and Arvillus G.
Larkcom. @
Hiram-Rufus Butts and Richard N. Hank.
Mantua-A. n. Farr and Henry Cobb.
Nelson--James Asbald and A. +. Hannahs.
Palmyra-John J. Williams, Orrin Stevens
and Enoeh Morgan.
Paris-A. b. Merrill and Brainard Selby, Jr
Rayenna-Wm. Goldman, George r. Robin
son and Charles u. Stowe.
Randolph-James p. Cole and n. c. Sears.
Rootstown-A. H. Barlow and Gideon Sey
mouf. s1Fe.s sos
shalersville-samuel G. Eldridge and W lillian
Carlton. sf Is ~
streetsboro-E. N. Stanton and james Il
Nichols.
sufield-H. X. Martin and VIM. Paulus.
Windhani-E. S. Woodwork and Cornelius
Frary. Al
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

A. 3 G. w. Ry-Change of Time.
The following are the times OF the departure
Of trains Mt this point and east Of here 1t
took effect Monday, Feb. I5:
corNf WEsT
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

"IF. we work. upon marble it will
perish, if upon brass, time e'will effhce
it; if we rear temples they viii ,crum- - -
BILE into dust; but if we work upon
our immortal mindsAif We imbuc'
them with principles, with the Just
| fear of God and love of our fellow o.
meifiAwRe eiigrave on those tablets q
something which wilfbrightem through =,
all eternity. ~ .Daniet " e6Ster.. ss..ii sia
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-29

The first glass sofl liqnor has been
the ruin of tens of thousands, Roysldl
never take the first glass, aud You will Be
| not be drunkards, 2 slfsaR