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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

Os Os
U. s. Bonds and Securities bought, sold and
exchanged, at, our counter. at best market rates
stocks and Bonds, of all kinds bought and
sold ON Commission, in New York, or any de-
sired market.
Highest Market rate for $50 and 1910
Coupons, Geld, Silver, and premium funds
of all kinds.
Drafts drawn and cashed ON all the principal
Cities in the United States.
Sight Drafts on England and Ireland and
Passage Tickets to or from those Cities at
New York rates.
Revenue Stanps--all sizes for sale. s.
Accounts and Depotits of Business men and
individuals, received on most favorable terms
and prompt and liberal treatment guaranteed.
Interest allowed on time deposits as may be
agreed upon.
VIII. BEEBE, Cashier.
GEO. ROBINSON, President. xF
Sept g. 1868, If.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

We caution the craft and the com
munity against giving these gentlemen
credit, lest like us, theyiifnd them
selves yietimized.o 3ftit ssafi = i9'.i.' =
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28
First, try +. Bafrett's.a q

MEssRs. J. B. DJw and IL i II. p. Da1-
ming, canyassers for "a Complete
Analysis of the Bible" and claiming
to be theological students at Beloit
.(Wis.) Collegegm may find it, to their in
terest to settle the little bill ofES5 65
due this Office, which. il their haste to
leave town, they neglected to pay US.
Also, J. H. Hamilton. o canvasser
for Sunshine and Shadow in New
York" who neglected fo-liauidate a
bill of 81 e8 which he honestly owes
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

A, CONFERENCE of the Western Re-
serve Association of Universalists
will be held at Brimfeld,, commenc-
ing Friday evening, 29th inst, to con-
tinue over Sunday. gstauo)
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

a FEW days ago, sNif. Henry sStlFtlss,
residing in Charlestown, went out to
his sugar camp, where he discovered
evidences that somebody chad been
there while he'd been gone" On en-
tering the sugar house he found hang
ing against the wall aniee new oyer
coat, andsno one being about4o elailh
the ownership of the same, and sus-
peeting it to be stolen PROPERTY, Mt.
Curtis took possession thereof and
carried it to. his house, where the
owner can obtain it 81 8 proving prop
erty and paying charges. - .
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

NEGRO minstrelsy is all the rage
now days. Within the last three
weeks we have been visited by some
four or more shows of this sort, and
the err is still they come 81
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

THE editor ofa western paper says
he had present, Christmas morning,
it was not piano, but it could yell. Z
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

We would call attention to the card
of c. Ben. Franklin, who has estab-
lished himself at Aurora, as an auc-
tioneer, and will attend to the selling
of all descriptions of personal prop
erty at auctionipr Portage and adiein-
ing counties.
Gan 4 -514--sss--44- HI s.a1
LARGE EGG.-Mrs. W. p. Under
wood, of Brimfeld, has sent to this
office hens egg of mammoth dimen-
sions. 1t measured seven inches in
circumference the smailestl way, and
eight and three1fourths the long way.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28
spAULD1Ne,,s Swiss BEI1fRISGERs

SPAULDING,.s Swiss BElLfRINGERs
gave an entertainment at DAYS Hall
on "Wednesday evening = Of iiast Ntsek q
to a very fair audience. Those who
attended will, with one voice, mite in
giving it the praise oof being one of
the finest exhibitions given in our
place this season. The music of the
bells was good, the singing superb,
and the harp playing inimitable. This
troupe is. one5o 5ofsfhE few that merit q
liberal patronsae5a osA s8lAa5hl
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28
THE range of gold for the past yeal


Ravenna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28

Balrett's don't" stain the skin O.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-28
SECOND NATIONAL BANK,
OF RAyENNA, o.

Designated Depository of the
u. s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
Evergreens.

These are regarded as difficult to
handle-more likely to die than live
and of little use except as orna-
ment, all of which is mistake -
One single rule will insure perfect
success in planting evergreens, viz !:
Keep the roots always moist. and
never expose them to the sun or
drying wind-and FIR this reason
the sap of an evergreen is resinouS
and if dried becomes q gum, not sol
uble in water; hence it can never
again circulate through the pores of
The tree An other necessity is
found for this care. in the fact tha;
evergreens are always in foliage. AMI
thus always dra ing mon the roots
for support This same need ofmoi-
ure makes mnlch ABOUT the trees
after plautin very useful 70 hot
get the impression that becaueo 8
certain amount of moisture i essen
tial, they should be planted il wei
soil The usual moisture in ang
good, we'll mellowed soil suitable Tor
cultivation is sufficient Soil satura-
ted with water at or near the surface
is injurious, and to many varieties
fatal. 1t is high time that every
land owner was awake to the value
of our best evergreen, for beauty,
shelter and timber. Present low
prices Of the smaller sizes place them
within the reach of all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
For Foreigners.

The State Board OF Immigration
has just issued another large edition
of the So page pamphlet Of statistics,
exhibiting the History, Climate ar &
productions of the State ofWisconsil..
There is much ver5 b eerestipg infor
nation TO be ohtaned from its page.
although not 40 flu. in some respect
as we might wish We believe Thu
pamphlet we'll calculated 10 aid IL
the object aimed at-the encourage
ment of immigration from the older
States of the Union and from foreign
countries. Reports of this kind gen.
orally deal in more or less exagera-
ton, but with the single exception in
some localities, we do not believe the
State Board have done more than
present plain matter of fact in bus.
mess way. The Board consists OF
the Governor, Secretary of State
John A. Johnson, Madison Hugh w
Jones, Dodgeville; J. W. Harvey
Fond du Lac J. B. Eugene, Greer
Bay; M. A, Fulton, Hudson; B
Domschke, Milwaukee.
Any persons derirous of procuring
these pamphlets, for the purpose o
distribution either in the Eastern
States or Europe, can obtain copies
of the same by applying to any 0
the above Misunderstanding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
Gen. Beadle's Farewell.

The editor Of the Boscobel journal,
Gen. Beadle. having received his
commission as Surveyor General II
Dakota. ia soon to retire 70 the LAND
y the Dekotds." and his retirement
rom the editorial profeasan is an
"ounced ~ Il well written vaiedictpry
N winch he compliments the people
i9f iheir Kind regards in manv wayA
expressed, aud the press If the conn
y ana otate generally tor profession
al courtesy and cleverness. The fare
we'll address of Gen. B. appears 20
announce bis withdrawal from the
paper in which he still owns an in.
terest, "a but temporary.
Gen. Beadle, though of brief edi
torial experience, has proved himse If
to be an able writer of editorials, his
subjects always we'll chosen and aptly
treated. We should be glad for one
so discreet in all things to remain
| connected with the press of our coun.
ty and State. But his ability and
experience will find good ground in
Dakota, where there are better har~
vest prospects, and grander' entero
prises.
The following highly compliment
tary notice of Gen. Beadle appears
in the National Republican a Wash
ington city paper, of Il late date:
"THE SURVEYOR GENERAL OF DA-
KoTA.-Among the recent con6rma-
tons by the Senate we find the name
of General w. H. Beadle as Surveyor
General of Dakota Territory Gen
eral Beadle served with distinction
during the late wal, first as captain
in an Indiana regiment, and after,
ward as lieutenant colonel Of the
First Michigan sharp shooters. He
was transferred TO the veteran re-
serve corps on account of disability
incurred in active service, and served
with credit in the Freedmen's Bureau
: at Richmond, Va, and at Winning
ton, n. c., until June, 1866, when h'
resigned and commenced the prac-
tice of law at Boscobel, Wisconsin
where he gained many friends and ;
fair reputation in the line of his pro
fession As an ardent Republican
and heightened gentleman, possessin.
a fine legal education, Dakota vii
find in Gen. Beadle q valuable citi
zen, and the General Government a
honest and efficient officer"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

PRUNING APPLE TREEs.-The dead
ly and damaging effects of early
spring, winter and fall pruning in
this section are too well known to
require reminder. And it is also
known to allintelligent men that trees
may be pruned to any extent in mid
summer, June and July, without hurt
ing them in the least, and with the
greatest benefits SO far as shaping
the tops, and certainly with the eff
feet to change barren trees into bear
ers A further benefit from summer
pruning is to cause trees to ripen
their wood in good time for the en-
suing winter. And it also allows trees
to accumulate roots abundantly for
fruit bearing. Pruning at other times
than summer has the most destruc,
tive effects upon the wood, without
a single good effect except shaping
the tops. We have in charge some
four thousand apple trees, fifteen
years old and under, all regularly
summer pruned, and the country can
not show an orchard 80 healthy and
perfect in any or all respects as ours
mainly so from right pruning. In
June we shall publish full instruc-
tons for pruning trees, for the bene>
fit of our more intelligent country
readers. Once more we commend
the painting of scars, with white
lead and linseed oil paint. White
is only preferred to any other be-
cause white colored covering reflects
the sun heas from the trees, any 9TH
or color absorbing the rays of heat
and causing the wood to check. Lin
seed oil appears to have no damag-
ing effect whatever. We have used
it many years. Painting old wounds
has fine effect, as it prevents the
docaying of wood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
Lancaster Corporation Election Anti
License Carries.

At the village charter election on
Monday, the Anti- Liquor License tick
ct was successful by ten majority,
the following being the officers for
the ensuing year:
P. II. Parsons, President and POI
lice Justice, Lewis Holloway, v f.
Kinney, VIM. Alcorn and Harrison
Reading, Trustees. They are to ap-
point the Marshall, clerk, &c.
The result was brought about by
a few hitherto license men, who con
cluded to give the other side trial
for year. 1t changes the temper
ance reform from moral and intel
lectual enterprise to one of political
and legal action. Temperance be-
comes the positive force, the liquor in
forest the negative and defensive
The opening of the ball will begir
thus Saloons close at the front, oper
at the rear. Second, the marshal
Third, suits for violation of laws
Fourth, perjury, disgust Sixth re-
action of public oplnlon-n4 money
to pay expenses-men drunk AS usu'
al-merchants and druggists doing
we'll on bottled fancy liquors. Sew
enth. saloons open in front-som'
talk of taxation for side walks. Fl
nalIy. temperance set back half al
age, and other matters than Ii
cense made the issue at charter cleo
tions.
Snch is written by the light of ex
perience still shining through eigh,
teen years in Lancaster, and by th'
lights being set in hundreds of othe
places by those who are profteC
much by conceit, nothing by facts.
We shall report when events war
rant other conclusions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

The STATE USIvERsITY.-We have
known for some time that President
Chadbourne of the STATE University
has resigned, but we refrained from
publishing the fact until he should
himself first announce it. He has
made such announcement in the pa.
pers. 1t is bat just to say that Pres
ident Chadbourne has met with
marked success in conducting the
State University,-there being this
term an increase of so students over
the corresponding term last year.
He loaves against the wishes of the
entire Board of Regents, with whom
he is in perfect accord. We under
stand that he will remain until the
Board has procured his successor.-
There is no reason why our State
University should not be q formida-
BILE rival of the Michigan University,
and if President Chadbourns leaves,
We hope the Regents may be fortu-
nate enough to find q man WHO will
carry on this work so fairly begun
during the two past years. But to
make the University a success it
needs, besides an able President and
good teachers, a warm public sym.
pathy and agenerous support.-Nad
lson Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

SpEcULAToRs.-The Brodhead In.
dependent says the reason why Green
County is not more settled and the
richest county in the State is, that
land spectators own so large part
of the uncultivated lands of the
county. 1t used to be just SO in
Grant, but the settlers got to levying
such enormous taxes for building
school houses that the spectators
had to sell-as sell they did at any
price offered and since then the
county has been settling up and i'm
improving. Will the Independent
notice this measure remedial for the
benefit of it's home readers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

The object of the recent order o.
the Secretary of War for the resump,
ton of the recruiting business is tc
fill up the old regiments now in tht
service, which will be greatly re-
duced during the present year by
the expiration of terms of enlistment
The present numerical strength oil
the army will not be increased.
European papers say there is
great fear of another outbreak in
Italy under Mazzini and others
Garibaldi is plotting a fresh track
upon Rome, and is waiting the out
break of the troubles between France
and Prussia as the proper time to
move.
The late rebel General Robert Z.
Lee arrived in Washington on Satur-
day, and had a private interview
with President Grant at the White
House, in reference to affairs in he
South,
1t is said that the white willow,
the golden willow. or the Lombardy
poplar, planted foot apart, will
make good fence, ana also, wind~
break-and these grow from the
cuttings.
Miss Cairnes, a Maryland girl who
lately shot her seducer at Jarretts-
vile, in that State, has been arrested
for the offense, but public opinion is
still strongly in her favor.
The Radicals of Virginia are to
run Wells for Governor, and Harris,
q colored man, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Walker is candidate of the
Moderate Republicans.
ALI the railroads centering at
Memphis have agreed to pass dele
gates to the Commercial Convention
which takes place on May 18Th.
President Grant and his Cabinet
have concluded to ender To General
Sickles, CT New York, The appoint
ment of Minister 10 Spain.
An immense meeting was held
at Philadelphia on Friday. at which
resolutions of sympathy with thu
Cuhans were adopted.
The next census will show
hundred thousand. Chinese males
over twenty>one years Of age n Cati
fornia
Grant says be has been imposed
npon u many eases- aud some I'D
pointeos V t! DO ramandej 10 PRIV
ate meditation.
Illinois has passed law enab-
ling married women to collect their
own earnings free from interference
by the husband or his creditors.
-Menard, the colored man who
failed to secure a seat in Congress
has established semi weekly paper
the Radical .Stdnddrd-in new
Orleans.
Grant has made a thousand an-
pointments. The numder of disap-
pointment is set down at one humid
red thousand.
The Richmond Enquirer urges
the chivalrous Virginians to defeat
reconstruction and be left out in the
cold.
: The population of Charleston.
since the war is estimated to amount
TO 4o 700 souis-20,000 white and
10000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

PERsoSAL.-Hon. B. NJ Coates and
Senator Hazelton were ia. town yes>
terday, on business connected with
the Office of collector. He is requir>
ed to give security amounting to
10000, the same to be approved
ny the Clerk OF the Circuit Court
All of which has been done, and Mr..
Coates will be the U. S. Revenue Coli
lector of the Third Congressional
District so soon as his certified bond
reaches Washington, and his com
mission arrives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

nN- The President sent in his In
dian appointments Thursday. Among
them are sixteen agents and two
Superintendents, all of whom are
Quakers, residing in Virginia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Kan
sas. This is the first time in our
history that Quakers have sought
office; and yet, perhaps, it should
not be called ofice-seeking to advise
the Government as to a peaceful
method of dealing with the Indians,
and then get appointed to try their
own plan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

sNr Col. Wilkey S. Scribner, yes
terday confirmed by the Senate for
Secretary of Montana, was q soldier
kuring the entire late war, serving
with distinction under Grant in the
Southwest, and with Sherman through
Georgia and the Carolinas. Enlisting
as q private in the 10th Wisconsin
volunteers, he quickly won his chew
rons and afterwards his shoulder
STRAPS for repeated acts of galantry
in action. Col. Scribner is thirty
years of age, of most pleasing per-
sonal address, and is possessed o.
more than ordinary intelligence and
business capacity. He was elected
to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1867
and after the expiration of his tern
became q resident of Montana
Here, becoming an attache of the
Helena Herald, be made himsel
prominent as leader of the loya
soldier element, and won warn
place IN the hearts of the struggling
Union men of the mountains. Hii
appointment as secretary is an emf
neatly fit one, and there is rejoicn,
among the soldiers over his success,
National Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
Advice to Eastern Women.

The Advance says: Commenting
on the great excess of manageable
females over males in the Eastern
states and the fact that 30 many
must look forward to single life OF
self support, correspondent of the
Evangelist advises them to move
West where there are better wages
and homes that aoait for them. There
may not be much sentiment" in his
advice, but there may be much sense
He adds:
"But, says some young women, i
would go but do not know where
to CO.
"There is where we claim you are
not smart. Not one in ten of the
thousands of young men who have
gone West knew just where he was
going, but they went, never the less.
found homes, and are generally pros>
porous; Take the map, select any
town you please, If it be not too large,
procure q good wardrobe, save mon>
ely enough to pay your fare and leave
yon little surplus, and start for that
place, determined to make it your
home. On your arrival, go to min
ister of the gospel, of your own de.
nomination show him your letters of
recommendation, ask him to direct
you to good boarding place, and
tell him what kind of work you wish
to engage in. My word for it, if you
are worthy and industrious, it will
not be very long before you will be
East again to greet your old friends
on your wedding trip.
Not many years since l lived in
Illinois, and know that there were
many young men of my acquaint-
ance who would gladly have married
if they could have found suitable
companion. And | know many of
them who married women by no
means their equals, because they
could find none better am now q
resident of Massachuse Is, and am
frequently panied by the marriage
of estlmable and cultivated yeung
ladies 10 men who are by no meas
their equals, and who would never
have dared to appoach them were
women not so plenty and men 40
scarce. The great need of the West
isexcellent cultivated, and industrious
young women"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
~Twentv.one States have rat

e~Twenty.one States have rati-
fed the XVIII amendment. Only
seven more Publications are required
Vermont, Connecticut, New Ramps
hire, Georgia and Rhode Island are
pretty certain to crafty, while Virgin
ia, Mississippi and Texas are required
to do the same thing or stay out in
the cold. What indiana, California
and Oregon will do remains to be
seen. 1t looks as if the amendment
would be ready for proclamation as
part of the Constitution early in the
dog~days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

@-Capt. Frances w. Goddard, late
of the First Rhode Island Regiment,
seems to be . gentleman of great
plainness and directness of utterance.
Senator Sprsgue, in one of his recent
speeches, accused the Captain of hav-
ing deserted his post in the hour of
danger on some occasion during the
war. Sen. Burnside has pronounced
the charge false, and now comes the
gallant Captain himself, who, in q
letter to iSprague, after referring to
his own indication by Burnside,
adds at remains for me to pro-
nounce you before the world, and
with full apprehension of the
words | use, liar, a calumniator an ID
o poltroon." 1t is proper to say that
this is not one of the letters that
Sprague publishes in the Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

Iowa COUNTY BoNDs.-The case of
the Board of Supervisors of Iowa
County against the Mineral Point
Railroad, Luther Beecher, and others
has, as is generally known, been tried
in this Circuit Court and decided in
favor of Iowa county. An appeal
has been taken to our Supreme Court
argued and submitted, and is now
waiting q decision. IT the Supreme
Court affirms Judge Mills decision
the county will thea, as in does now
owe the debt, but it will own the
road and have the road with which
to pay that debt-a property amply
sufficient to clear eff the entire county
and town indebtedness. It il not
claimed that the Iowa County Bonds
are invalid, but it is claimed, and
Judge Mills has so decided that Iowa
County is the owner of the first mort.
gage given by the Mineral Point
Railroad to secure the county
That mortgage has been foreclosed
and Iowa county could to-day, if it
saw fit, sell the road under the fore
closure. If the appeal shall be de-
clded then in accordance with Judge
Mills decision Iowa county will
while it pays the debt, own the
Railroad and consequently suffer no
ioss.-4Mtnerdl Point Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
~Disraeli and the oonservat;x

@- Disraeli and the conservative
party IN the Commons are being
voted down by large majorities. On
a motion proposing that the bill dis
establishing the Irish Church should
go into effect in 1872, it was defeat
ed by majority of 107. Gladstone
and the liberal party have a reliable
majority of at least 100 on all ques-
tions of reform.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04
s~Senator Csrne,

~Senator Carpenter and General
Comstock, formerly of Grants staff
have been appointed Pacific Railroad
Commissioners. General Hiram
Walbridge, of New York, has been
appointed by the President Commits
sioner to examine the Pacific Rail-
road, in place:of Horace Greeley, who
declined on account of the pressure
af business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-04

TRUTH FROM A DEMOCRATIC Source.
The New Yoak World utters the
following: Slavery was at length
abolished by the suicidal folly of the
South in attempting to sever the
Union an attempt which was cer-
tain to be resisted by arms, and to
end if the war was protracted, in the
overthrow of the institution for
whose protection the war was wag-
ed" This is the naked truth. and
will suggest the appropriate COM
ments on democratic truthfulness
and consistency in times past. Let
every democrat who accuses the
North of getting up an abolition war,
paste the above sentence in the
crown of his hat and read it often.