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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

CARDooLIo AolD.-A well-known.
citizen of Philadelphia, who had been
using weak solution of carbolic acid
as a wash to correct the offensive odor
arising from a cancerous affection, dis
covered that the application also re-
played tho cancer One-fourth, of an
ounce of oarbolic acidfis diluted with
quart e(thirty-two fluid ounces) of
water, and a lotion is applied three
times day. A weaker solution CON
taining one-eight of an ounce of car
bolic acid to the quart of water,
would probably be o safer application.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05
PKAyERs DON'T LIKE.

: ! do not like to hear him pray
WHO loans st tBepty i've per cent.
F6rifiiea think the borrower may
Be pressed to pay Eer food aud rent,
Z AAd In that book we all should heed,
Which says the lender shall be blest,
Assure as 1 have eyes to read
1t does not say take Interest,"
do not like to herr him pray
On bended knees about an hour,
For grace to spend Alright the day,
Who knows his neighbor has no flour;
ia rather see him go to min
And buy ,be 1uckless brother bread,
And see his children eat their I'LL,
And laugh beneath their humble shed.
I do not like to hear him pray. 49,.
"I.et blessings on the widow be-"
Who never seeks her home to say,
''f want o'ertakes you, come to me.'
hate the prayer, SO loud and long,
That's offered for the orphans veal,
BY him who sees him crushed to wrong,
And only with the lips doth feel.
DO not like TO hear her pray, .-.-.-=f
With jewelled ear and silken dress,
Whose wasferwomaA tolls ALI day,
And then is asked 81 to work for less. -
Such pious shavcrs ]. .dcspise; '1
With folded hands and face dernure,
They lift to heaven their angel eyes,
Then steal the earnings of the poor
do not like such souness prayers
Iftwrong hope to be forgiven;
J No angel wings them upward bears -
They elOsta million miles from heaven.
- -. Oh a ~ H
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

A YOUNG MAN in Newport wanted q
wife badly, and took a Young lady
out to ride. After proceeding a few
miles, he asked her .. .'' =" 7'-..'' -,.'
"Will you marry me ?" '''7
The answer was as short as it was
sweet, -. - ''', . = - :
"No, sir!" ~ a' ''.-''
"The young gent says: ...,.. -. -,
f"Well, get out, and go home afoot
then"
Tho Young. lady accepted his advice,
and reached home in safety. ri. -
t"1NHY, Sambo, how black yo,l iare,I.
said a gentleman the other day, itooa
negro waiter at a hotel, show IN the
name of wonder did you get so.
black p Why, look here, massa; de
reason. am dis--de day dis chile was
born dere was an .eclipse.''HOD sHY "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

"How does that hook, ell ?D said
Mr.. Cramp, holding out his brawny
hand. -F--
"1'hat," said Amos, "looks as if
YOU were out of SOAP" t'..i t'o IHt 80
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

SOME one commanded ii Philip, of.
Macedon for drinking freely, ssThat p
said Demosthenes, ,'sis a good quality
in q sponge, bnt not in a king, s1.,, ,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

sHAKsrEARE says, : F1aiity, thy
name is woman,ri A French transla7s
tion has it, T." MatlamOisellel Frailty is
the name of the lady.a tssfaom9d aH'F
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

PRENTICE says tho proof that Grants
rule is to accel t whatever presents arc
offered him wotlld be, perfeot il there
We're any exception t0iks a.iJ 20 n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

OLD NIeK.-Wilen Nick Biddle was.
connected with the United States
Bank, there was an old negro named
Harry, who used to be loafing around
the premises. One day, in a social
mood, Biddle SAID to the darkey.. -
"Well, what is your name, my; old
friend;?" -ayafeali .fsslss j. ays.a .all
Harry, sir-ole Harry, sir,n said
the other, touching his sleepy hat. ,.5a
sold Harry!'' said Riddle, f,why,
that is the name that they give to.the.
devil, is. it not ?'' li1 q.sl yfllsgfsy
SIZES, SIR said the colored gentle
man, sometimes ole Harry and some-
times ole Nick" ~se-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

JoNEs meets Smith :si'fWhy is this
morning likenai fat sheepfT1i@ FiReo
wether, of course" says jones' sSsiis
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05
lR3 lR3DEMOMAHYQ0PRES&HT
DEs4NIr1oSs oF.cHAnXorEn. -
Fine peopfe-Thc man who adver-

Fine peopfe-Tlc Rian who adyer- \
,tises III Your paper, tile man who new
er refuses tolcnd you money, and the
fellow who is.couFting your sister.
Gentle people-The young lady who
lets her mother do, the ironing for fear
of soiling her hands, the miss who
wears thin, shoes on a rainy day, and
the young gentleman who is ashamed
to be seen walking with his father.
Industrious people-The young la
dy who reads romances in bed, the
friend who is always engaged when
you call, and the correspondent who
cannot find time to answer your let
ter. .E.fr-.i is-.-I s'si5#H .aosI
s, Unpopular personages-The fat
man iii an omnibus, a tall man in a q,
crowd, and a short man on parade. 4 Is.
Thnid people--A lover about to pop T
the question, man who does not like
/ to be shot at, and the steamboat COM
pany with a case of cholera. .fsg, 8 :. :
Dignified Men--A chit in a country
town.; a midshipman on "a quarter
deck, and a school committee on ex-ig
animation day.. q1uaan ii -sbugosf.
Prosecuted people-Wemen, ythat b.
tyrant man, boys by their parents and
teachers, and all poor people by soci-
ETY. at large. .! 2' '-'''i -<.'.+ 'a-..+
Unhappy peopIe-otd bachelors
and old maids. ." ION 1a,iii5'eE- 81
Humble Persons-The husband who -
does his wife's churning, the wife who
blacks her husbands boots and the
man who thinks you do him much
honor. 5f'' Eei5i'+-l
Mean People-The man who kicks
people when they are down, and the
subscriber who refuses to pay for his
paper. y. -il.5-E'-'75i 25f i'iii .rs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

THE most agreeable flashes of light
ming to be struck by are those that
shoot from the eyes of 4 female beau
ty4though they sometimes have been
the ruin of many a man. '' % ''' ..'.''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

PoPPIEs AND TEA.-In connection
with Southern. recuperation, the Phil
adelplia American and Gazette says:s
GA Frenchman at Natchitoches, La, II
intends to raise peoples this year on
several acres of ground and to make
opium. He says that an acre ofpop-1
pies will make fifty pounds of opium, l,i
worth fifteen to twenty dollars q 81
pound, and that the cost of Inanufac-
turing is less than four dollars O i
pound: Ills crop would amount to Fl
six hundred and ninety dollars an a
acre by this estimate, from which the
cost of cultivation is to be substraeteGl. rt
Ten acres would accordingly crop ia
about seven thousand dollars gross.gIy- 81
"The Knoxville Cast Tennesse)
Press is our authority for saying that
a farmer there has for some time
grown his own tea,i and that he is pre-
pairing and his neighbors are engaged 4
to make serious matter of the cnl7 IN
'ture the current year, n Good { tea
has been perfected in New York aud ?
Pennsylvania, and for a long time in'El
South Carolina, The climate, of our
Middle and Southern States is analo-sa
gous to that of China and Japan, with
long summers and temperate VIM.
ters." tas-l5 i.,aais-5 S9i,islr ~ u Ya:i
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

WHAR's THE BARN PA rural law
year, whom we shall designate as {
Squire Jovial, once had an Important
case in country court, and the decis- ii
ion depended entirely on the way the
jury would regard the testimony of
one lady. He lost the case, because
the fair witness swore positively to
an occurrence which she had Witness
ed at the distance of several rods, al
though there were several persons
who stood much nearer than She that !,
saw nothing of it. -, -. =
: The old Squire looked rather blue
when the jury brought in their YER
dict, but he revenged himself by rising
and telling the court Of a lady he ONCE
knew, who was very near-sighted, but
always declared her eyesight to be ex-
cellent. Accordingly, neighbor
stuck darnfng needle in the side of a
barn, and placing her on the opposite
side of the road, asked her if she
could see it.
go yes" replied the lady, '1 can see
the needle very easy but whar's the
barn p IA ..' = -5,7l''1 .
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

.Ths cove eo,vssrIn'o,r,s MOI speech. reviewed. :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-05

& These provisions are what you have
seen proper to term e reckless and atqa-
necessary erpenditures."s Be that as it
may, all these acts providing for these
unnecessary expenditures were as
generally supported by Republican as
by Democratic members. l suspect
that if these ''rechleSs and unnecessarv
expenditures had not been made, the
cry would have gone. forth from the
23rd of June Convention that DEM
ocratic Legislature had refused to
make provision for the unfortunate,
insane, and for the care,of the blind.
and for the reformation of young fe-
males who are on the highway to de-
struction. .E-... +. g. 40. >.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09
INnIANAP0LI1 LETTER.

INDIANAPOLIS, jane 8, 1869. sr
Editors journal:
Imagining that an epistle from this
live city would prove of interest to-
your readers, and having on my hands
leisure TO indite one, l have con
cluded to DO So resided here some
months in 1856, and again was here
some mouths in 1868, when my last
regiment was being organized and
drilled, / am, consequently. able to
perceive the progress 10 grow th which
this euterprlslng town has made
during the past thirteen years.
Intelligent citizens put the number
of their population down at the high
figure of sixty thousand; aud from
minute examination, / judge the com
putation not to be exoTDitant. Know
ing from recollection the spaces " hich
were vacant Ia 1856, and now finding
them crowded with substantial struc-
lures, [ am satisfied that Indianapo-
lis has augmented In Dimensions one
half in the past decade; and it seems
not TO have attained anything like its
maximum greatness, as from ocular
vidences the enterprise of the people
isas strong as ever. One good sign
is, Of the substantial prosperity offthe
place, that there are very few empty
or unoccupied residence teuements,
aud when one is vacated there are a
score of applicants for possession.
Rents accordingly range high.
The most conspicuous feature OF
the city is the great number of church
edIfces, all of which are OF q. solid,
handsome style of architecture and
although numerous, others are being
built; as, for instaEoe, a magnificent
chapel for the Rev. Mr.. Sims, who
formerly ofieiated at Trinity Church
Evansville. 1t has progressed so tar
that the corner stone was laid one
day last week. This feature speaks
we'll for the moral condition of the
inhabitants, who, from what / have
seen, build their churches asAmueh
for use as for ornament. L have IN
my time visited very many cities, and
/ am eODstrairei In justice to say that
have seen 10 people more Jealous
"A religious worship, or more intent
IN carrying into practice the preeepts
f the Savior. A 7t
The Rev. u. p Hammond was re-
Gently here, and a great revival in
religion attended bis ministFatiou of
religion. tie united all the Protest
ant denominations, who cordially co
operated with him, aud the res,IIt If
this blessed unanImity has been that
eaGh individual Church has added
LARGELY to its membership. Another
very glorious effect has been. If has
brought the different denominations
into closer communion, and has
taught them to know and love each
other better. Uuion prayer meetings
are being held morning and. evening,
aud the interest which Mr.. Ham
mond created while here, by his popu-
lar aud powerful preaching, continues
unabated with wonderful results.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09

Wish The paFtioa bstwssn st. Logis
and Mt. Vernon will, in all proba-
bilitE, be completed this year-will
place Evansville in direct and imme-
diate connection. not only with every
point of Southern Illinois, but the
entire State. For at GRANVILLE she
will connect with the GRANVILLE and
NATION, and the Yincennes and CaiIO,
roads. one leading north and the
other southwest, while her own road
extends due west to st. Ionis. thus
anticipating and checknlating the
New Albany, Mt. Carmel and st.
Louis road.
As a resident of Southern Illinois,
and realizing that it is the interest of
our people to secure a direct railroad
connection. with Evansville as the
best market for the sale of our pro-
duce and the purchase Of our sup
plies, / spectlully submit the above
facts for the consideration of her
people. g~tr CT BEATTY.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09


" ntts aWsiitEE 90 the astenisaiag
growth OF this beautiful city. your
own hOurishiDg city is-sognstantly IN
my mind. [ knew Evansville nine
teen years ago. | have seen it grad
ually assume its present imposlng
proportions, and | cannot but COM
pare it with Indianapolis. our
growth hes been equally rapid and
substantial, and while this place has
ADVANTAGES Of a peeullar haTacter,
Won likewise have peculie. advaIl
tages, and while shall not vatieinate
mat You witt ultirnareiy Outstrip, in
material greatness. the capital of the
State, yet | predict that the next
decade will see my beloved Evans
vile doubled In wealth and popula-
ton, if she acts with her accustomed
wisdom and liberaAfys intslncreasing
her means of communication with the
outer world. The manu- railroads cen
teriag here haze made the cGPitql lehat
! ~ 1S6l A 4luIN s'uamVsEL l.vIl 49, &
/ have always taken. an interest in
| They are Justly the pride of your
city, and the Capital has, | assure
yea, nothing to compare with them.
As for The efficiency of the systems
OF teaching adopted In either, can
say nothing by way of comparison
| for. saithough well 9acd UNITED with
the effectiveness Of your teachers and
their scholars progress, | am totally
\ ign Grants as a matter OF course, OF
! the proficiency being made by the
| children attending the schools in this
| city. The children seem orderly and
diligent, and what is wonderful, seem
] to-he -religiously disposed as
they have regularly organized prayer
meetings every day during the noon
recess. gSfA fH&
The old State House looks shabby
aud dilapidated. 1t has all the eel,
dgpces Of age. (rcept greg. HAIRS. i
I looks, ike a dissfpated spendthrlf
/ who has, by q vicious career WASTED
health and substance while yet young
in years, and has. In consequence, be
come so wasted In constitution as Il
: be ready for. the, grave digger. Tn
fence around the fine grounds TOult
2 disgrace a mule pasture, and the &C
cumulated filth would SANDER tn
J b1ck: slams oflthe Five Points In Ney
: York. Some repairs, however, ar
r being made omit, but 1 opine unavall
= ingly.
l have seen but few Evansvillian
e here His Excellency Gov. Conra
2 Baker looks as we'll as l ever sar
him. lie is as intense and earnest i
manner as ever, which, to a stranger
l. might make him seem naughty an
: accommodating, while to those VIII
Know him and his habits, these pecu
liarities of manner are nOwise aston
? ishiDg. He is quite popular here, an
e Indianapolitans always speak of hil
:. with great respect. Gen. James {
sd Keatch is also here, filling the pos
ton of Adjutant General of the Stati
= He is the same as have alway
:, known him - kind hearted, affabl,
t and attentive to his duties. Mr. Pr
: ter Snock, formerly of the ancier
g Evansville YOIkSbOte, is ployed i
: the Office OF the Quartermaster Ger
{ eral. gHe is as cordial in manner q
e he used to be, and seems to be con
e fertably Situated.
~ 81 have many more items of interes
to communicate which | must defe
until | write again, as. should | te
II YOU everything | desire to write abOu
s should make this letter too long.
49,. - ~ MACK
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09
June Is. 1G, Il, IS, and 10, 1865

eN@-~ AS ~ - - fNAA% AOs AOCSg
To commemorate the restoration Of PEACE
TIIRoUGaoUr THE LAND!
rms glorious event ~ our National His
tory viii be celebrated by the GRA I'd EST
MUSICAL FEST ' Al ever known IN the
history OF the world.
The President of the United States. Mem
hers OF his Cabinet, Heads OF Departments
Governors of all the States, anu many
other distinguished persons fr m ali pats
of the country, together W tn the repre-
seutatlves of Foreign Governments at
" Washington, have been invited by the
Mayor and City COuneii of Boston to be-
come the guests Of the city during the FEES.
The Jubilee will be opened on TUES
DAY June l5th, with Inaugural Ceremo-
MES, including Prayer by Rev. f. L. Hale;
an Address by His Honor Mayor Shurtleff,
welcoming all guess and visitors to Bos-
ton aud 70 Massachusetts: ana a Cougrattl-
latory Address by Hon. A. II. Rice, on the
Restoration OF T, ace and Union through
Out the Land.
The inaugural Cerem onies will be fol-
lawed by a GRAND. MUSICAL PER-
FORMANCE, in which the CREATES +
ORATORIO CHORUS ever assem- b ed.
comprising over Eight Hundred Vocal
Organizations, who have been in rehear-
sal for many months, win take part ac-
cOmpanied by a Grand Orchestra OF One
Thousand Muslelapss selected from the
best Orcb estras, bandsy- land musical assO-
Citations in the Usited States. ~ 2
j The scale upon ThIchfiG Is proposed TO
carry out this Festival will represent. in
It's magnitude and splendOr. the greatest
cause or maternal rejoicing that the
American people have ever been called
upon 10 celebrate = The Restoration OF
Peace ana Union thrOughonEfthe Land.
1t viii bring together in fraternat greeting
the leading men OF the nation, and people
Fl Om ali parts o. the land; and aside frOng
its significance as the FtISt GTGld 4 dLtOnQI
fSsltIuOn since the clese OF the.war. Il will
be the Greatest Eedst OF Sit5Et9ie and IHSptr-
ing Harmony that has ever been heard In
aug part OF the world.
Tickets nov ON sale at Music Hall.
Prices: Single Adniss' On. with Secured
Seat, 50 and S, accord ing to location. Sin
gle Aumissl on, WithOu Secured Seat, 81.
Ticket Office open from 8 4 N. to 5P.NI.
4. =. PECK. Music Hat Boston,
Ticket Agent.
Per order: HENRY g. PARKER
jun4 DIV cod -s.tlsz.-. Secretary
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09

any Thousand daiisra, bat psopie say
half million viii be the-eHtiay Bat
suppose it ia half a million. how soon
could that be realized by increased
value of property, safety from fire and
Increase of manufacturing. Next to
our railroads, let US never cease de-
vising for water-works.
The weather yesterday-wa over
whelmingly. hot. To-day, pleasant,
with gathering clouds; but the farmers
are praying - Let US have mo more.
rain--we are already drowned out
Yours, &c. NJ,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09

WE have received the first mum
Der of tie Terre Hante Weekly Ga
zetfs, published By O. w. Blows ~
Co. The paper Is neatly printed,
vith5new type and presses, and will
no doubt be acceptable to its readers.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09
Onr Criminal Indge.

In reply to one or two compliment
airy notices in different Republican
papers of the District, relative to the
appointmentof Major A. L. ROBIN
SON as Judge of the Vanderburgh
Criminal Court, the Courier yester-
day contained the following: i
When our-cotemDoraries learn that
the Courier was the first paper to take
position In favor Of fudge Robinson
appOinfInent-they had probably fur
gotten that fact-and that nearly all
the influential Republicans OF Evans
Vile urged appointment of another
gentleman, while the Democrats were
united in favor Of Judge Robinson, they
will most likely tune their fiddle a
little lower-possIble say, let US
have peace"
On all other qucsGonssthan that of
the fragrant son Of Africa, judge
Robinson is regarded as sympathizng
with the Democratic party. On the
questions Of finance and tariff laws,
which will be living issues in the
.tnextgeneral canvass, his views are
understood not to have changed since
the days when the Judge was pow.
erful advocate of Democratic men and
measures. Among the local Repub-
lican politicians of Vanderburgh
County the Judge Is not in high fav
or, on account Of his persistent oppo-
sitiOn to the fleeing Of the County
Treasury, In order to build up private
fortunes Tor a few eounty officials
We apprehend that our Republican
Contemporaries have been manitestlDe
a good deal of unnecessary zeal with
out competent knowledge of the sit
uation.
The Courier evidently regards the
Major as a proper subject for thu
Democratic party to swallow, ard ac
cordingIy begins the Shining pro
cess which usually preeedes that oper
alton.
1t is true that the Mojorg wa
not the first choice of many OF the
influential Republicans Evansville
Its also true that the Courier advo
Gated his claims for the position. l
may be true, we cannot say it is
that the Major sympathizes with thu
Democratic party on oU other Qpes
tons than that of the fragrant son 0
Africa" The ouly point to which WI
" desire to call the attention Of thu
Courier Is, does not the new Judg
now occupy the same position he al
ways held on al other questions, q
we'll as on that of the fragrant son o
Afriea2 Has he changed his view
or prineiples2 If not. how docs j
happen that the Courier, all at once
has discovered him 10 be such yer,
proper man. If the fragrantson Q
Africa . was all that stood between
the Major and tho Democratic party
are We to understand the Courier
present zeal IN his behalf as mani
Hesitation Of Willingness, on the par
Of the Democracy, to endure thu
a~ fragrant African in order to secure
the Major? Adopting the languag
Of that paper, it is II manifestini
good deal of unnecessary zeal with
out competent knowledge Of tn
situation" or else it has made up it
mind to bolt the fragrant son o
Africa" at the same time it gulp
down the tough old Major We sus
pect that the party, when once it ha
compassed him round, Z will fla
him the most indigestible food it eve
took into its stomach. q ,5} o4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-16

Ppn,y Oct 5Ays Of Cattle for to-day: lln8 Wee.
bu go Comnuupaw aud about 200 One hundred and st
Another train expected at Weehawku This makes
% 1000 cattle for mAriet scarcely sroag for
thin the OF the
eran, held with tle Of selling The
dunn broGgbt l3de good cattle lSdS prime i and
few extras such 81 Ohio cattle BY Coney ePhey.
.os Al I5G6c 10, Of 1873 good Kentucky steers for T.
Alexander Co. sold at lSd6e with lS medium Ohio steers for T.
KlemAns. at iilc. on 81 cwt. ,,.
Of the wholesale butchers hunting for cat
lie trade WAS called tue prices quite
strong A. on Wednesday 3 for fowler Esrle
are 1uoied At 6l2c strong 1871 Ky for Ulery Coz
strong "a ewL S6l6e few 6 lO2 Ill., fog j. Sims 81 eSt at
kdl3c -.
Forty and Commuuipaw and at Hudson City All
were likely sell Bells Pldeoek of Ssg Ohio ~ 10 az Sc
6 of ~, NJ and l72 Of 81 No. At Ste Hume kiott sold ~
Canad. 2 d. t4e 81 State 81 de6 10 9c and ~ state Lambs
5000 n al De- Aaw Reid sold lI2 Pa Lambs 81 10, az Bc u
sheen 10 n Sc 20 OF 20 No. Ste. aud Is Of 81 10. ste
Hos arc easter arrivals OF 10 each at Foe aud Com'
uupaw There yesterday Dressed are worth
live nd III ~ &C. car Oho 100 10, lOBc
81 Pss y Tb lOic, and prime ONO IA To-. lOlc.