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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29
CANINE sAGACITY..

was sitting in my porch yesterday
afternoon, enjoying the first really
warm breath of spring, and turned
from the charming pages of the Lost
abroad to notice three hungry, lean
cows lounge in at my. open gate, a
quarter of a mile, more or less, from
my door. 1 spoke to my friend and
companion, who was stretched in a
picturesque pose at my feet, on the
subject. ,.z...,, ..-..-...I ....s.
:" Rogue, do you see those hungry
beasts raiding on our lawn"
He raised his suberb head slowly,
looked sleepily at me then at the cows.
Well" continued. ,,...r.
But he only wagged his bushy tail
and dropped his head between his
paws. I could see that he was pre-
tending not to notice the cows-affect-
ing ignorance of their intrusion, All
the while I knew the cunning scamp
was meditating famous. run when
the cows should get far enough on the
lawn to justify start. said no more
upon the subject, but watched him
sharply. lOut.of the corners of; his
eyes went sharp glances, taking note
of the progress of the .paupers as they
eagerly ate the rich, tender grass. AT
ter a tinfe his muscles began to twitch
with the. excitement incident to such
unusual self restraint. Icould see the
internal workings of his canine INTEL
lect as his impotence ovel came his
scheme for fun. AT last up he started,
bounded from the porch and driving
the superb machinery furnished by
nature, fairly tumbIed, without the le-
gal notice of q bark, amid the aston
ished kline which with wild eyes, ex-
banded nostrils and elevated tails,
made for the gate. 82 ~ 1a5f.aa
Rogue was having splendid run,
when, unhapily for him, the cows
were joined by a blooded Durham
calf that had right to the inclesure.
1t was an admirable study of dog ma
ture to note how the sense of fun gave
way to that of duty as the faithful an
imal undertook to drive out the cows
and keep in the calf But, as my man
Richard remarked, @That calf wasn't
going to be bossed by q dog;n and
with head down and tail up, throwing
out vigorous kick at intervals, the
wilful creature lodged the dog and
kept on out of the gate with its low
company. Then Roguey devoted
himself exclusively to the calf, and
with a whining sort OF. bark, express
i've of great anxiety, he Kept at the
giddy animals nose, turning it in
every direction except that of the gate
At last he brought it to bay In a cor.
ner of the fence, and I going to his
assistance, we drove the refractory
Durham back to the meadow.-Doa'
PiGtt in Ltppincott's Magazine. f
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29
SHUT THE DooK SOFTLY:

Shut the door softly, mothers asleep,
Her fever is broken, her slnInber is deeps
Look in her pale face, and see there no pain.-
Darling. be thankful we've mother again.
Shut the door softly, and come to her side,
What would we do if our mother had died2
She who has loved US our weary life through
Shut the door softly, and do as do.
Shut the door softly, and kn6el with me here,
To Him who has spared US our own mother dear
Who has given her back TO our arms once again,
Borne her through danger and softened her pain
Shut the door softly and look in her face,
And see how it gathered in health and in grace,
Is she not handsome, this mother of ours,
Waking to life like the budding of flowers?
Let US lose all in this fast flying life,
Sister and brother and husband and wife.
Mothers love only has at all times defied;
Shut the door softly. and come to her side.
Shut the dhor softly, mothers awake,
Back from the shores of the fathomleSs lake;
Weary with travel, but laden with charms,
Longing to clasp within her arms
Mother, dear mother! we loved you before,
Now we shall love you thousand times more,
Welcome dear heart from the shadow land
Shut the door softly. and kiss her dear hand.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29
A NIGGER's SKULL.

An ice dealer in Evansville, Indi-
ana, says colored man amused him.
self awhile on Saturday, by swinging
his corpus from hook suspended in
the ice house for the hoisting and low
ering of ice. Suddenly, by some mis-
hap, he missed his hold on the hook
and fell into the deep ice cellar, q
depth of some fifteen or twenty feet,
and chit" on his head and shoulders.
or course those who saw it expected
to find him dead, but when they look
ed in at the door he sat scratching his
head with a foolish look on his face,
first examining the broken ice where
he fell, and then slowly measuring the
distance with his eye upward to where
he fell from. When he saw Mr..
Wheeler he looked very sorry and
said: Z" Fo' de Lord, boss, I'se sorry
/ broke dat ice, is, sartin." @" :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29
MEAT w -AGON
STEPHEN ALLEN

HTOULD respectfully announce to the good
w people of Ravenna, that he has again
commenced his semi-weekly rounds TUES
DAYS and SATURDAYS, and will as hereto
fore, furnish all his old customers, and as many
new ones as may be pleased to favor him with
their patronage, with the choicest cuts of
Fresh Meats at Fair Prices.
To those who have heretofore been my custo-
mers need only say, that shall keep up the
reputation of the old, reliable Meat w agon;
Thankful for the liberal patronage of the
past, hope to merit and receive continuance
of the same. STEPHEN ALLEN.
Charlestown June 1, 1871.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29
JOHN McCLUN,

General Insurance Agent, represents the fol-
lowing reliable companies:
AMERICAN, Chicago. H.; GREAT WESTERN,
Chicago H.; YONKERS AND NEW YORK. New
York; IYCoMING. Muncy, Pa; NORTHWEST
ERN MUTUAL LIFE, Milwaukee, Wis; COM
MoNwEALTH LIFE ms. Co., New York.
Office with T. W. Coffin, in Phenix Block,
over Second National Bank, Ravenna, Ohio.
Feb O. 1911 i2S-tf. = F5E !.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29

EACH man, woman and child in
Massachusetts is worth 81 ,560-or
would be if the property was equally
divided. 70 fsoGe'b - e7-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29

,a HAPPINESS is less valued when we
possess it than when we have lost it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29

DEL1BERArE before you promise,
for arash promise sets inclination at
variance with Justice. 5fr'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29

LAUGH at no man for his pug nose
you can't tell what may turn up.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29

IT has been said that pantaloons OBJ.
tanned ON credit are breeches of trust
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29

y A M1sER grows rich by seeming
poor; an extravagant man grows
poor by seeming rich. ~. y.....--...
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29

ElOR Posters, Hand Bills, Bin Heads, SO
Is come the Press Office. on.Chestnut, Street
north end OF Empire Block.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29
a. NG.W. Rr-Change of rime.


The following are the times of the departure
Of trains at the points below. It took effect
Monday, December 5:
GOING WEST.
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@ . A L.
Wadsworth,
Diamond,
Silver Creek, 800 r
Lump and Nut Coal,

The very best in the market, kept constantly on
hand, and delivered to customers. Orders left
ut Brainerd Il Sons or Belding & Armstrons's
will receive prompt attention. Office at A. d.
Rickey's Drug Store. E. HASBROUCK.
Ravenna, Dec. 10, 1870, 1a0-tf
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05

MuFrL1NG THE THRoAT--What is the best
mode of protecting the throat from colds where ne
person is very susceptible to them? The
common way of protecting the throat is TO
bundle and wrap it up closely, thus oyerheat,,
ing and rendering it tender and sensitive, and
more liable to colds and inflammation than before.
This practice is all wrong, and results in much
evil. Especially is this the case with children
and when in addition to the muffiing OF the
throat che extremities are insuficiently clad, as
is often the case the best possible conditions
are presented for the production of sore throats,
coughs, Group, and all sorts of throat and lung
affections.
It is wrong to exclude cold air from the neck,
and if it is overheated q portion of the time,
when it is exposed some form of disarrange-
ment of the throat will be apt to occur. The
rule in regard to clothing the neck should be
to keen it as cool as comfort will allow. In SO
doing you will suffer much less from throat all
ments than if you are always fearful of having
a little cold air come in contact with the neck.
ANY one who has been accustomed to have his
throat mufiled should be careful to leave Oft
gradually, and not all at ence:-Heraa Of
Health.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05
Chairman Executive Committee, &c.

How RAIN Is FoRMED.-To understand the
philosophy of this phenomenon, essential to
the very existence of plants and animals, a
few facts, derived from observation and a long
train of experiments, must be remembered.
Were the atmosphere, at all times, at uniform
temperature, we should never have rain, hail
or snow The water absorbed by it in evapor-
alton from the sea and tlc earth's surface
would descend in an imperceptible varor, or
cease to be absorbed by the air, when it was
fully saturated. The absorbing power of the
atmosphere, and consequently its capability to
retain humidity, is proportionably greater in
cold than in warm air. The air near the sur
face of the earth is warmer than it is in the re-
gion of the clouds.
The higher we ascend from TIE earth the
colder we find the atmosphere. Hence the
perpetual snow on very high mountains in the
very hottest climates. Now, when, from evap-
Grafton, the air is highly saturated with vapor
though it be invisible-if its temperature is
suddenly reduced by cold currents descending
from above, or, rushing from higher to q lower
latitude, its capacity to retain moisture is di-
minished, clouds are formed, and the result is
rain. Air condeuses as it cools, and, like q
sponge filled with water and compressed, pours
out water which its diminished capacity can
not hold How singular, yet how simple is an
arrangement for watering the earth.-Scientlfc
american.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05
PLANTERS SWALLOWING THEIR Corros.

PLANTER's SWALLOWING THEIR CorroS.
The following article taken from the Union
vile Times, so truthfully shows up the condi.
tion of affairs in this County, and Che great ne
cessity of our farmers giving more attention
to the raising of bread and meat, that we
cheerfully give place to it, hoping at the same
time that it will not be passed by unheeded ::
eve had supposed that Planters raised cot
ton for the money it would bring them; but
We find ourselves mistaken this year, at least.
The cotton crop of this year has been raised
mainly to enable the planters to eat, drink,
feed and clothe freedmen and enrich Northern
Provision Merchants and Producers. Fot
weeks our railroad platforms have been crowd
ed with bales of cotton. Over 1900 bales have
been sold in this market alone, but we doubt
much whether $1,000 Cash has been paid to
the Planters for it. They and the freedmen
eat it up, and wore it out on their backs and
feet, before they sold it. Before the war the
rule was, pound of cotton for pound of ba.
con, bit the exception to that rule now is, ba-
con 80 cents and cotton 124 cents per pound
some difference Although the largest part Of
the cotton crop has changed hands, money IN
as scarce now as it was before the market open.
ed. We are pleased to know that number Of
our best farmers have determined to plant more
corn and wheat, and raise more hogs and less
cotton next year"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05

MARX TWAIN's ADVICE TO LITTLE GIRLS.
Good little girls ought not to make mouths
at their teachers for every triling offence
This retaliation should only be resorted to un-
der .pecuiisrly aggravated circumstances.
If you have nothing but a rag doll stuffed
with. sawdust, while one of your more fortunate
little playmates has costly china one, you
should treat her with a show of kindness new
ertheless And you ought not to attempt to
make forcible swap with her unless your con-
science would justify you in it aud you know
you are able to do'it.
You ought never to take your little brothers
chewing gum away from him by main force {;
it is better to rope him in with the promise OF
the first two dollars and half you find floating
down the river ON grindstone In the artless
simplicity natural to his time of life he will re-
gard it as perfectly fair transaction. In all
ages of the world this eminently plausible fic-
tion has lurcd the obtuse infant to financial
ruin and disaster. If at any time you find it
necessary to correct your brother, do not cor
rect him with mud-never on any account
throw mud at him, because it will soil his
clothes 1t is better to scald him little, for
then you attain desirable results-you secure
his immediate attention to the lessons you are
incalculating, and at the same time your hot
water will have tendency to remove impuri-
ties from his person-and possibly the skin also
in spots. g..
If your mother tells you to do thing it is
wrong to reply that you wont. 1t is better and
moro becoming to intimate that you will do as
she bids you, and then afterwards act quietly
in the matter according to the dictates of your
better judgment.
You should ever bear in mind that it is to
your kind parents that you are indebted for your
food and your nice bed, and for your beautiful
clothes, and for the privilege of staying home
from school when you let on that you are sick.
Therefore you ought to respect their little. pre-
iudces and humor their little whims, and put
W with their foibles until they get to crowding
you too much.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05

A Docs TRAvELs-We have lately been
placed in possession of fact that shows he'w
nearly allied to the reason of man is the in'
stinct of the brute creation. Not long sinc..,
Mrs. =, residing in one of the interior couu.
ties of Missouri, left her home on visit I"
some relatives living in Henry county in I.
State, bringing with her favorite dog. On
arriving in this city she missed her pet, and
search and inquiry failing to elicit aught COLI
cerning him, she was compelled to continue
her journey without him. Fourteen days after
the lady left her home, the family was surpris,
ed at the appearance of Fido, whom they
thought worrying the pigs or "baying tho
moon" in far off Kentucky. Not less than 90v
miles had been traversed by his dogship, and
when it is remembered that he had been
brought hither by rail and could have had no
trail to lead him back to his old euarters-that
the broad Ohio and still broader Mississippi,
not to mention hundreds of streams of smaller
proportions, lay between him and his puppy
hoods home, the journey was remarkable
one, and as such must ever distinguish this
dumb brute" as remarkable dog-Louisriks
Courier Journal
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"A family scene, father, mother and baby
being the dramatis pcrson@, on railway. train
the other day, gives promise of the good time
coming of woman's rights. The woman, who
was of stern and determined aspect, was giving
her individual attention TO the perusal Of
copy of the Revolution, while her meek-looking
husband took the entire charge of the active
and somewhat troublesome infant During the
trip circumstances rendered it necessary to
make partial change of the babys wardrobe
the necessary articles of infantile wear, and to
the infinite amusement of his fellow passengers,
and especially to the undsguised delight Of the
to prove himself adequate to the emergency,
with an adroitness and skill that plainly indi-
Gated careful and long-continued practice.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05

A CALIFORNIA EDITORS FAREWELL TO HIS
LADY YFRIENDs.-Emotional insanity having
been so often pleaded successfully by husbands
in California in defence of shooting or kniting
suspected galants the San Francisco Ne'0s Let
ter says:
Ali mems wives who have hitherto enjoyed
the advantage of our acquaintance are hereby
notified that this ceases to-day, never to be re-
newed. 1t is with deep grief that We disrupt
the social relations which promises so much,
but we feel impelled thereto by the first law of
nature. Our lady friends who have the mis-
fortune to be married to other and inferior men
will please stick like leech to their legal pro-
tectors, and not recognize us on the street
We have taken considerable pleasure in their
society-a pleasure which we flatter ourselves
has been mutual-but this thing can no longer
be permitted to 90 on. We trust that our mo-
tiye-which is pure cowardice-will not be
misconstrued. Somebody perishes ingoriously
every day for being upon speaking terms with
married women, and we do not care to have our
turn come round. Deeply grateful for the past
forbearance of aggrieved husbands, we make
our bow and retire. Hereafter our mods and
smiles will be layished upon girls and widows
exclusively no others need apply. Whosoev-
er shall attempt to introduce us to his own wife,
or that of another man, will be regarded as q
conspirator against our precious life, and SUBJ
;ected to abuse in the columns of this journal.
Nature is strong in US, and we do not wish to
die. Whenever we shall feel desire that way
we shall treat somebody's wife with common
courtesy, get shot, and go quietly to our re-
ward
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05

A WORD WITH YOUNG MEN.-It is as easy
to be good man as a poor one. Half the en-
ergy if displayed in keeping ahead that is re-
quired to catch up when behind, would saye
credit, give more time to attend to business,
and add to the profit and reputation of those
who work for gain. Be prumpt-keep your
word.. Homer your engagements. If you
promise to meet man, or to do certain thing
at certain moment be ready at the appointed
time. If you 60 out on business, attend prompt
ly to the matter on hand, then as promptly go
about your own business.
Do not stop to tell stories in business hours.
If you have place of business be found there
when wanted. No man can get rich by sitting
around stores and saloons. Never "fool" on
business matters. Have order, system, regu-
larity, Gberality, promptness. Dot not meddle
with business you know nothing Of Never
buy all article you do not need, simply because
it is cheap, and the man who sells it will take
it out in trade Trade is money. Strive to
avoid harsh words and personalities. Do not
kick every stone in the path; more miles can
be made in day, by going steadily on, than
stopping to kick. Pay as you 60. A man of hon
or respects his word as he does his bond. Aid,
but never beg Help others when you can, but
never give what you cannot afford to, simply
because it is fashionable. Learn to say no. No
necessity of swapping it out dog fashion, but
say it firmly and respectfully. Have but few
conidants, and the fewer the better. Use your
own brains rather than those of others. Learn
to think and act for yourself. Be vigilant
Keep ahead rather than behind the time.
Young men cut this out, and if there be folly
in the argument, let us know.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05

BONE FELoN.-Of all painful things can
there be any so excruciatingly painful as bone
felon? We know of none that flesh is heir to,
and as this malady is quite frequent and the
subject of much earnest consideration, We give
the latest recipe for its cure, which is given By
that high authority, the London Lancet: "As
soon as the disease is felt, put directly over the
spot fly blister about the size of your thumb
nail, and let it remain for six hours, at the eS-
piration of which time, directly under the sur.
face of the blister, may be seen the felon, which
can instantly be taken out with the point of
needle or a lancet"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-05
VOLUME e---No. M.
Resignation Of Rev. ". D. Beverly.

we ind the following report of the commit
tee of the Anderson Baptist Church, 10 whom
WAS referred the letter Of its late pastor, Rev.
W. d. Beverly, in recent number of the
Working Garistian:
The committee to whom was referred the let.
ter of resignation rendered by our beloved pai.
tor, Rev. w. d: Beverly, with instructions 10
confer with him on tine subject, have discharged
the duty assigned them, and beg leave to re.
port that they. have, through subcommittee Of
their own body, had full and free conference
with Brother Beverly, who, although with great
pain at the separation it involves, feels Il his
duty to insist upon his resignation. he bssit
in contemplation to enter his Masters service
in new field in the far West, and in which he
thinks he may render more efficient service ID
the great work to which he has devoted him.
self. In these views, profound as Is their 70.
greet at parting from one whose godly walk and
conversation, whose meekness, piety, zeal and
ability in the ministrations of the Word, and
in the discharge of the delicate and ouerous du.
ties of the pastoral Office, going in and out be-
fore US for the last four years have endeared
him to our heart of hearts, your committee feel
constrained to concur, and they are, therefore,
left no alternative but to Recommend an &c.
ceptance of his resignation. They therefore
recommend the adoption of the following reso.
lutions:
l. That this Church, in accepting the resig-
nation of Rev. w. d. Beverly as their preacher
and pastor, do so with profound sorrow and re-
gret That he has served us 80 zealously, ably
and acceptably, for the last four years, that We
are solemnly impressed with the conviction that
we "ne'er shall look upon his like again." and
nothing could reconcile us to the separation
save the hopeful belief that the cause of our
Redeemer will be promoted thereby.
2. That the earnest sympathy, good wishes
and prayers of this Church will accompany our
beloved brother and dear family wherever they
may go; that the God of all grace may take
them into special nearness to Him; that l.r
may have innumerable souls for his hire, and
that prosperity and happiness may attend him
and all who are dear to him in this life, and il
crown of immortal glory be awarded to each
one of them in the life to come.
Done in Church Conference, and signed III
beha.f of the same, Sabbath, October %, 1870.
JOHN B. CLARK, Moderator.
S. BLEcKLEY, Church Clerk.