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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

By. Z. C. sTEABNAN.

The conference meeting through at last,
eiboys ground the vestry waited
TO see the girls come tripping past.
!. Like snow-birds willing to be mated
Not Drawer he. that heaps the wall ~ -5
sc By level musket-hashes lftten.
Than i. who stepped before them all. - =
Who longed to see me get the mitten. laft
But no. she bIushed and took my arm.
~ We let eeld folks have the highway.
z And started towards the Maple Farm
Along kind of lovers by-way
can't remember what we said,- n
Twas nothing worth song or story,
) J ct that rlide path by which we sped
.. Seemed all transformed and in a glory. =.
The snow. was crisp beneath our feet,
The moon wasfnll, the fields were cleaning;
By hood and tippet sheltered sweet az
~ Her face withyouth and health was beaminge
The little hand outside her muff-82, 9c,t,E
sculptor, if you could but mould it,
So lightly touched my jacket-ctff,
To Keep it warm I had to hold it
To have her with me there alone
Twas IOye and fear and triumph blended:
! At last we reached the foot-worn stone
Where that delicious journey ended
She shook her ringlets from her hood, d s.
And with a Thank you, Ned,'' dissembled
!, But yet knew she understood
With what daring wish I trembled 80
A cloud passed kindly overhead,
"a The moon was slyly peeping through it,
+. Yet hid its face as If If said eFfN 5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

sn The total number Of sales of real
estate in San Francisco during 1868
amounted to 8,724, and prices paid
reached, IN tlleiaggregate, the sum of
S27,2I7,028. In 1867 the sales were
5,556, yielding ST, ,64o,867; in 1866 the
sales were 5,l62, yielding $l3,666, ,6ss.
There is peculiar risk in purchasing
real estate in California, arising from
the fact that divorced wife, in some
cases, retains an interest in the prop
ertyi of hei. former husband. V .o
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
LIVE CATTLE WEIGHED ny MEAS.
=. IRE. r.r. = Z. -.

LIVE CATTLE WEIGHED BY MEAS
eIl OF ohio al URE.i sbah 3cdt ven,
3 The only instrument necessary is.a
measure with feet and inch marks up
ton it. The girth is the circumference
of the animal just behind the Should
er blades! The length is the distance
from the shoulder blades. The super
fetal feetare obtained by multiplying
the girth and length. The following
table contains the rule to ascertain the
weight of the animal:l Hffo lt'Yf =sli1sh
a If less than one foot in girth, mutt
ply superficial feet by eight. 9iii il III
Ri Ifless than three and more than one,
multiply superficial feet Byi1I. 81
d If less than s, and more than 8, null
tiply superficial feet by 16. 1aHs. ifif'ti
If less than q, and more than 5, nnul-
tiply superficial feet by 25. 17ttio hl
If less than g! and more than inasl-
tiply superficial feet by 49, cal -i' ai
If less than IL, and more than 9,
multiply superficial feet by 42!!fi a13l4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

AN ounce OF. pluck is worth u fegi-sl
ment of hesitating men. "A little
nerve, eoolness, pluck, and decision,
have carried men through difficulties |
insurmountaBle. In all probability |
no persons possess nerve to a greater |
degree than do bank robbers, and per-
sons,of that class who live not by Ia
Dor butiby their wits, and operations
which succeed from iboldness. Not
long since aiman stood iii a w ali street
bank, with bag in his handi .contain-
ing SIC, 900 in gold. A gentlemanly
looking man, with hat off, said TO- the
one who.he the gold Let me heft
it, and Eli guess within a halfanIounce
of its weight. Pan tu9GIaii3z9 ISL .50ii
81 The person addressed mechanically
handed thesbag torthe applicant, who
at once.lan outdoors, and was soon
lost in the crowd, lwhilea the loser of
the gold never saw it again. On see-
ing him with his hat off, hee thought
him clerk ,ia0theo bank. "A gentle
man standing by saw the thief remove
his hat, and hang it on hook, when
he, too, supposed it to be some one
connected with the bank, and said
lsnothinggps 0r2aG OF sIqo9I adi 10 Il
tei Someyears since a person entered
the Importers and Traders Bank,
New York, in9bfoad daylight, took off
his coat, put on duster, stuck a pen
behind his ear, and thenwalked delib-.
,erately past 9clerks, l9 tellers, and
cashier, and pushing the president
aside, who stood talking with some of
the directors, entered the vault and
helped himself to- the largest package
of money hecould find, band walked
tout aunmolested, mo one suspeetingi
that ANYTHING was wrong, till he was
| off and Out of sight iIE iasa ~ refs G
lliI A few months more in New. Y Yorki
a hearse drove up to the door of a
mansion. ifA genteel young man rang
the bell and inquired for the man who
lived there, but he was down otown.
He said the shearse contained coffin
in (which were the remains of the
daughterlof the occupant of the house,
who had just died at school in Connect
licut. The servants at the shonse had
heard nothing OF fthematter, but helped
the eldriyer bring the coffin into the
pallor, andoat the suggestion of the
young man, who said hecwas al teach
ler, sent lone of their number to the
gentlernan'sp place ofbusinsss to inform
lhimlof the sad Il news. b The teacher
/ remained in the house toitelly him the
partitulars, but when the man arrived
the teacher had gone, and about three
thousand dollars WORTH of jewelry
kept in bureau caskets had gone with
him. The coffin was opened, and
found to be filed witha beech log
/ f Pomeroa's Democrat.I1 sts iadi s5eh
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
RATIONAL AMUSEMENT
LECTURE BY HENRY WARD BEEcHEl

LECTURE 2 By y HENh1i w MAhD BEEChEhs
I. Henry Ward Beecher lectured in
Plymouth Church recently, OH the
subject of rational amusements. The
main idea of the lecture, which he
elaborately illustrated, was the fact
that man must have pleasure, recre-
alton, amusement outside of his daily
occupation for the sake of economy of
strength, for the sake of industry, and
for the sake of life itself. He closed
as follows: = =, ~. - -
- seI shall not attack or defend the
theater in its, moral aspects. They
please only small portion Of the
population dwelling in cities, and
whom nothing else could please
Where they are provided for, they.are
enormously, expensive. One theater
costs more than twenty lectures or
clubs. The best plays of Shakespeare
are spoiled in the attempt to act them.
What is more pleasant to read of the
witches in Shakespeare, and what is
more Iudicrous than to see the witches
as represented upon the stage-if, 1
am rightly informed. Laughter J.
Good dramas do . satisfy the tastes OF
these people, and SO we see Hamlet
played once a year and Humpty
Dumpty a hundred times. [Laughter. /
Amusements. are called for more than
anything else to give play to the mus
Gle. There is talking about who the
coming man will be, and how he is
coming. L think he is coming ON a
velocfpede, Laughter.l I've bought
two machines [laughter1 for my boys.
Continued laughter.l / should not
wonder if the day came when the
thousands of the congregation q
Plymouth Church would be seen stow
ing away their velocipede machines in
proper quarter. Laughter and ap-
plause.l The game of billiards is a
gentle exercise-it stands first of all
games, and the only objection is the
associations aronnd the billiard room.
1 could not ask you to go to them,T7-
Base ball and cricket are good. Yacht
ing is . good amusement, but it is not
within the reach, of all but the oar is
democratic, and its use is, healthy he and
pleasprable. Driving Of a horse is
good exercise, 1t is not cruel to Il. race
unless man wishes to be cruel, The
pedestrian is not, injured BY running
fast, r nor is the. horse, but the betting
!, which, is with the man, is the objec.
ton, The fast driving is not. Dane
ing is good healthy, amusement and
there is no injury in il, but a midnight
dance is not right. It may be an limo
cent or q wicked pleasure. That il
wrong that does wrong, and that il
right that does right. | perceive
have taken more time than l intended
to. That isall. Applause and laugh
| IGEs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

fFodm, the Colorado, : Hcrald. i

The house in which DIR. Wharton
lived while IN Georgetown is haunted
It is small frame cottage situated in
the lower part of the town, immedi-
ately under the dark shadow of the
mountain, close to where Miss Lander
met such sad, cruel death. There is
a horrible feeling of dread steals over
the lonely traveller who chances to
pass this spot after nfghtfail. The
children Of the village SPEAK Of it = in
whispers, and matrons find the very
name of the spot a talisInan " which
never failsto awe obstreperous young
sters into obedieuce. Immediately by
the side Of the cottage Aforesaid, 4
stunted, crooked pine tree stands,
which has a lhang-dog, shabby air
about it, which would be noticed
even by strangers. It has 4 misery
contracted vppearance-too stihgyy too
grow, and too mean to decently die.
1t is the tree upon which Bainbridge
was hanged Under that little crook.
ed pine he uttered his last prayer, and
there he warned his executioners to
remember that night, for he would
haunt them until they died. About
| two months ago the peobfe who Were
then occupying the house were start
led by mysterious noises in the night,
- -. It. =.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
ROMANCE. IN AN ALasHousE.


4 A correspondent of d New Y ork
paper tells the following story which
transpired, in part, in the Almshouse
at Poughkeepsie:: - -7''2''i'i1.'
"Some months ago a woman, squal
idly dressed, but the owner of a face
singularlyi beautiful, was committed
to the Almshouse for vagrancy. A lit
tie child accompanied her! q Her man.
ners, though coarse, gave urnlistaka
BILE evidence of former refinement
Her voice was soft and melodious, and
her eyes lustrous and sparkling. She
was niiserabiy poor, both in purse and
dress, and appeared to have suffered
in past years much agony of mind
She claimed to have once moved in
respectable circles, and registered her
name in a beautiful hand as Eloise
Brentano. She performed all her dti-
ties in the Almshouse faithfully, and
frequently sung sonnets in French and
Italian. It is reported that she was
formerly an opera singer of some
note. When spoken to on fhe subject
she gave an evasive answer, and pre-
served long silence. Two weeks ago
one Clarence Beaumont, tattered and
torn, hungry and forlorn, was commits
ted to the building on a charge of va
grancy. He was possessed of more
than ordinary intelligence, but seemed
to have been embittered by the trials
of life, and his conversation was
marked with coarseness and profani-
ty. After being in the Almshonse
three days he manifested a strong at
tachment for Eloise, and sought her
company constantly, waiting upon
her with the assiduity of a servant.
and paying her the most respectful at
tentiol.i9 He soon gained her heart
and affections. On the day before his
discharge, they had long interviews,
and separated with mutual tears and
caresses. Now, mark the sequel
Clarence Beaumont was discharged
from the Poorhouse on Friday inorn-
ing Before helleff, theipair had made
preparations for an eIopement. Al
3 A. N. Eloise stole out of her cot, with
herIsleeping child on her arm, met her
lover beneath the cold stars at the gate
and carefully cFept away over the
snow. u2AtF A! Nj. they were seen arm
in arm, floating down the Duchess
county turnpike, since which time
nothing has been heard from them
1t now turns out that Eloise had fal-
len heir to some $4,000 by the death
of an amt in Adrian, Mich, and that
MIR. Beaumont,s attentions were paid
with d view of securing the money
! II =. A t-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

AcooMopATING.-A long-h aired
youth applied to an intelligence office
for situation, On being asked what
kind Of o place he would like, he re-
piled /; /" would like to get a chance
in dry goods store, but ] would take q
situation in lanyard" That fellow
will succeed, b,s,;l, .,y gf..fyo ,l.oI
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

@ WHEN Charles Lamb visited iLiteh-
field Cathedral his guidetold him that
three men once dihed upon the top Of
the steeple. s'They must have been
sharp set" said Lamb. dauid '87t'ii'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

TnE worlds annual crop Of tobacco
s estimated at 432, 400 tons. if'ii 1ho ID
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

y John Paul calls bootblacks I" those
little sons who shine for all;" and
answers the query, What are the Wild
waves saying ? with, ,a'Let us spray. :"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

80 EPLUR1Bus UNUM used to be the
motto on our national emblem, but
the 8 Radicals are striking out the
lPluPibusl aud leaving Unum standing.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

LIFE is only "a battle after alL 1t
commences with an attack ,on the
and ends iat the last
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
VEIociP}EDEs.ACari Behson being n
to make rhyme for Veloc- q

tELOCIPEDES.-Caf1 BENSON Ue1IIS
challenged to make rhyme for veloc9
ipede, got of this impromptu -.r
Thsss Ms & Sss nsa e So Ff1ssRsss es a 10
- 2sioiWithout oats or hayIB5aisi991 sd Sf
Ii bio He viii go al theday, - ssd yTrsu 5s
It's cheap thing to keep yelocipcie. ,,..,f..,,
We find the above going the rounds sgs
of the press as if At was o remaEkalAeI,s
lrhyming feat, but our devil beats 1t a,
with lrn the le following i;le nj qn snstqs svsd
Haseyop seen stray dog with eoss aispesd,I ord
Or free lunching hummer down toss feed, :,
9YeiiTh6' they do make it go,,'s % 9th4 sasi
au 9d-f Yet the variants are slow, b9iRl9nssab
To the cri.ter who rides yeloripeds uois,s.f4s
" For the benefit Of such of eur Feadr q
lers7 as do not understand the meaningIv y
of the word & s coss. 3 we may explains7d
that It is kettle tied to "a dogs tail-7fBo
Holmes County Farmer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

NOR Posters, Hand Rills, Bin Heads. Sc.
Il come the Press ONCE. on Chestnut, Street
north end of Empire Block.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
/ A sFRANGE AFFAIE-THE GIRL. WHO
HAS BEEN IN A TRANCE TWENTY

H. a H-
A number of our city physicians
went out TO Burlington yesterday, TO,
investigate, the case of a child, which,
for twenty days, has been in trance.
The case is pronounced one of the
most remarkable that ever came under
the notice of the medical faculty, and
there is little wonder that it creates
something of sensation: In the re-
port of the affair published in the Wis
.consin of yesterday, we had not suffi-
cient details to explain the case thor
:oughly, but are enabled to do SO today
from the lips of persons who have have
seen the child sAip4t tlta34oqafi l.,a
~ A little daughter, twelve years Of
age, named Nina, Of Christian Rausch,
alderman farmer, living about one and
IA half miles from Burlington, Racine
county, in this, State, had q severe at
tack of measles and sdiphtheria. She
had nearly recovered from these on
the sen day Of January, when she
called her father to her bedside and and
told him she was going to sleep and
that she would sleep fol, a long, long
time. She said she would, look as
though, she was dead, but she would
not be dead, and she made her father
promise that he would not bury her,
which promise it may readily be sup
posed has been faithfully kept, Soon
after making the request, the child to
all appearances sank quietly and peace
fully into her last sleep. By ali it was
supposed Nina. was dead, and the
body was enshrouded and placed in a
coffin. After the sleep the body
showed no signs of death, although
the pulse and the heart ceased to per
form their pulsations, and no device
could show that the respiratory organs
were in use: The eyes closed, 80.
Fi In this state Nina has lain now for
twenty days without a sign of life and
with no sign of death, other than a
sinking of the cheeks and eyes, which
would be natural with one who has
tasted for SO long a poriod. .,l,,ss., n,
FL Three days ago q vein was tapped
and blood flowed as naturally as il
would in a living person. A blister
raised on the flesh precisely as il
would on that of one alive. A neigh.
Dor of MI. Rausch told our reporter
that he pressed a finger on the hand o.
the girl. Her flesh was solid, and up.
on taking away the finger, the spot
was white. In a few seconds the col
or came again precisely as it would il
the, flesh of a living person were
pressed in the same manner.
Under these circumstances it is rea.
/ sonable for the parents and friends tc
believe that the child lies in trance
/ and there is little wonder that the case
is attracting SO much attention among
the medical faculty: It will be watch
led carefully to the end, and with in
terest. A large number of person
have visited the. house of Mr.. Rausch
and all express themselves as lost il
wonder and amazement at this strik
ingly strange affair-[Ey,. Wisconsin
Jan. 81.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

Farmers Look to your Interest,
and get the best implements and Fruit; Cal
ami see my Stock, or send for Circular, befoT
purchasing elsewhere,
Garden and Fruit Plants Of my raising. at M,
residence, i' GARDEN HILL FARM,
1 u miles east of Rayenna, Ohio.
Dec. II, 1858, em.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
. o. KNOX, ESQ,

The noted "Stra,rbe,T.v king of A'seriea,"
Has induced me to accept eAgency for his Nur-
series at Pittsburgh. His strawberry Plants
and Grape Vines are the best in the market ana
customers always get what they order: set g
variety Of his Stock last season. and shall deal
largely with him in 1868, and will supply al VINO
Customers will he benefited by my experience.
All plants and trees warranted as represented;
All Machines and Drills setup, worked and
wanted. AgiJu @i1tliflA ifA1 10 ttt1s Al '-'-f
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

The conference-meeting through at last,
We boys ground the vestry waited
TO see the girls come tripping past,
Like snow-birds willing to be mated
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

If 1ri rich it is easy eeinlongh to tsI conceal
our wealth; but if poor, it is not quite :.
SO easy to conceal our -poyerty;T We
shall find it. less difficult to hide a =
thousand guineas than one hole u. our Z
lcoatrM1LS0com. ,f,..sr ,.si.anl,s.l .,fit .faigr
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

Care TO our collins adds u nail, no doubt,
While every laugh SO merry draws one out.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
TO BE SAVED FOR REFERENCE. +,

j. flta -atf i-t ftsi t4Ht .fNtl
a 2 Looks make ! wish. i,1: q; ,lat
3 Wishes make ! call. Il, i..fr
2l4Calls make ! inyitationi bpm
3 Invitations make 1 dram, f L
II DRAINS make l nonscruple. .bst.
ID 5 Nonscruples make l spree.
2 Sprees make I high, ,ttoG1r stTl
, Highs make I Booze. 9Tom QUO.
r 2 Boozes makei1 iliow-cenie- you-
so. 81 !tf2'1 nj fi9afi fT5Y hNai4l aiE.
2 IIow-comc-you-so's i make L
drunk. iGihfl1 5lfpI !lGds J
8 Drunks make fit of 'deliriun
tremens. iolhpt 3TaFI toa hiuuds auoit
Fits of dclirium tremens make
one Death. 20 lAsisir 2di 9nii29T1ol
Care TO our collins adds u nail, no doubt.
While every laugh SO merry draws one out.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-16
A Strnngp. Sad Tnle.

A very singular but sad story comes to
us from Illinois A few weeks since, Mrs.
Dorcus L. Smith, the wife of one of the
wealthiest men In the west division of Chi
cago, was found lying in her cellar, on q
bright Sunday morning, with her throat
cut from ear to enr. A knife by her side
told how it was done. The only cause for
this dreadful act was harsh treatment on
the part of the ladys husband, who, with
his acquired wealth, had not succeeded in
acquiring the habits of society or civiliza-
tion. The sudden and awful death of her
mother made deep impression upon her
daughter Jennie, the only one remaining
at home; so much so that it is thought her
mind became affected. For several weeks
past her health has perceptibly declined,
and quite recently she became almost COM
pletely paralyzed. Indications pointed TO
system of poisoning and, after much per-
suasion, the poor girl confessed that this
was the case, Not caring 10 live after the
decease Of her mother, the unfortunate
girl had, ever since that sad event been
taking different preparations Of arsenic and
other poisons, with the object Of ultimate
ly killing herself, and the continued use of
the drugs had finally induced paralysis.
Her condition is now very precarious one,
and it is considered very doubtful whether
she can long survive. As she states, the
only motive for the commission Of this
slow suicide, was a desire TO join her
mother, from whom she had never before
been separated.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-16
Peter Cartwright.

Peter Cartwright, VIII o is sserving his fif-
tieth year as Presiding Elder in the M, F..
Church, writes to the Central Christian Ad-
vocate, from Pleasant Plains ILL.,
Think it quite probable that the good
Lord will give me my discharge from labor
as my jubilee before our conference at Lin
coin, and, If So II is my desire that this
Conference remember my aged wife. Her
age will be eighty next August, 18th day.
We were married the 18th, 1908. She has
therefore, been the wife of travelling
preacher sixty-one years the 18th of next
August. She has borne up under all the
hardships, privations and poverty of tray
cling preacher for nearly sixty-one years.
Let the old pioneers Of the early days of
Methodistism say what Suferings the wife
OF travelling preacher must have gone
through in that time, for although | have
been regular travelling preacher sixty-fve
years next fall. / have never received my
disciplinary allowance, for support from the
church but three years Of that long travel
ing life; and yet, thank God, would rath-
or have the comforts have enjoyed as o
poor, suffering and travelling Methodist
preacher than TO be President ofthe United
States.