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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
Grant Looking Out for Money
when first Nominated.

Colonel Fornoy published in his
Sunday Chronicle, a remarkable ac-
count of the manner in which Grant
was first nominated. He says Judge
Carter and Senator Thayer suggested
to him in November, 1867, to write
an extensive article favoring such a
nomination. Forney says:
al answered that Gen. Grant was
not candidate for President and did
not desire to be; and if | printed 1t
without authority there was little
doubt that some superserviceable pol
itician would call upon him and ask If
he had been made candidate with
his sanction. He will, of course, re-
ply that he never saw the article till
it was in print. and SO all your
schemes to make him President will
gang agley.' Then Rawlins took 1t
to General Grant, and stayed quite a
long time. He returned. He said :
Gen. Grant is quite pleased with
your statement of his political record
and surprised that he proves to be so
good Republican" Upon this hint
printed. When Rawlins came back
from General Grant with the editorial,
he told us, with great emphasis, Gen
eral Grant does not want TO be Presi-
dent. He thinks the Republican par
ty may need him, Lnd he believes as
their candidate he can be elected and
reelected; butt said Rawlins, what
is to become of him after his second
Presidential term ? What, indeed,
during his Administrations He is re-
ceiviDg from seventeen to twenty
thousand dollars year as General of
the Armies of the Republic life SAL
ary. To go into the Presidency at
$4,000 year for eight Years is, per-
haps to gain more fame; but what is
to become of him at the end of his
Presidency? He is not politician.
He does not aspire to the place. Eight
years from the 4th of March, 1869, he
will be about fifty-six years old. OF
course he must spend his salary as
President. England with her Wei
lington, her Nelson, and her other he
roes on land sea, has meyer hesltated
to enrich, ennoble them through all
their posterity. Such policy is in
accordance with the character of the
English Government but in our
country the man who fights for and
saves the Republic would be beggar
if he depended upon political office.
And, mark it, if Grant takes anything
from the rich, whose vast fortunes he
has saved, after he is President, ehe
will be accused as being the willing
recipient of gifts.
1t will thus be seen that Grant in
tended to run for President for a Sec
ond term when he was looking for the
first.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
General Harrison,s watch.

About seventy years ago, General
William Henry Harrison, while in
camp with his troops on what is call
ed the Governors Trace" at point
ten miles north of Jasper, Dubois
County, lost his watch. It was one of
the old style, double cased silver
watches, such as most of our readers
will remember having seen in the pos
session of their grandfathers, many
years ago. The outside case of this
watch was found in 1918, and the in
ner case was found about twelve years
ago. The remaining portion or what
remains of it, was found in 1868, by
Col. Basil b. Edmonston, Clerk of Du-
bois County, and was by him for
warded to Indianapolis to be placed
in the Cabinet of relics in the State
House. The portion found by Colo
mel Edmonston consists of the upper
and lower plates which constitute the
frame of the works. and the brass cap.
Nothing remains of the works but the
barrel and fusee, the latter much rust
ed. All the rest has been eaten up by
rust. The upper plate bears the in
scription, ssLeslie and Price, Philadel-
phia, No. 7S."-NeD Albany Ledger,
Feb %
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
Be Economical.

Look most to your spending. No
matter what comes in, if more goes
out you will always be poor. The art
ia not in making money, but in keep
ing it; little expenses, like mice in q
barn, when they are many. make great
waste. Hair by hair heads get bald !;
straw by straw, the thatch goes off
the cottage; and drop by drop the
rain comes in the chamber. A barrel
is soon empty, ii the tap leaks but q
drop minute. When you mean to
save, brgip with Your mouth; many
thieves pass DOWN the red lane. The
ale jug is great waste. In all other
things keep within compass. Never
stretch your legs farther than the
blankets willreach, or you will soon
be cold. In clothes, choose suitable
and lasting stuff, and not tawdry finer
les. To be warm is the main thing ;
never mind the looks. A fool may
make money, but it takes wise man
to spend it. Remember, it is easier to
build two chimneys than to keep one
going. If you give all to back and
board, there is nothing left for the
savings bank. Fare hard and work
hard while you are young, and you
will have chance to rest when you
are old.-Coal and Iron Record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
General Babcock's Pickings.

1t has not yet been answered how
we find Brigadier General Orville Z.
Babcock, the favorite secretary of the
White House, having four Offices at
once, nor is there any information
vouchsafed as to whether he receives
four salaries, one for each of his four
posts. In default of response other
wise let us proceed to look at this
young gentleman's extensive hold on
the treasury. In the first place, Or
Vile E. Babcock is borne on the army
roll as major of engineers, his name
.appenring as the junior of the nine of
ficers of that rank, the title of briga-
dier general being merely brevet. As
a major he receives pay at the rate OF
about $500 per annum, with allow
ances at the rate of about 81, 600 more.
The second Office held by General Bah
cock is secretary at the Executive
Mansion, for which he receives $500
per annum. Next we find him set
doWn-as chief engineer of the Wash
ington Aqueduct, to which post SAL
AIRY of $500 is attached. To this
point we have General Babcock in re-
.eipt of three salaries, aggregating
So, 800, or as much as is paid the Chief
Justice of the United States. and more
han Is paid any member of the Cabi-
net, but there is et n fourth fat place
10 be considered. In addition to his
,ther Offices General Babcock is Com.
missioner OF Public Buildings, Grounds
iud Works, a position ranking in
joint OF salary with The Secretarvship
Il the white House, making $2,500
more, or $110U0 in the way OF ssiary
or General Babcock's four Offices.
What further emolunent is derived
loes not clearly appear, but the pat
fonage is by no means inconsiderable.
the ommissionership of buildings
and the engineers berth at the Aque-
duct, giving the incumbent of those
positions some seventy-five appoint
ments with payroll of some sixty
thousand dollars, This is doing pret-
tv well, it must be conceded, for tba
Junior major in the Engineer corps,
but there are yet other things to be
considered. 1t was General Babcock
who negotiated the two Santo Domin-
go treaties of September 4, and No
vember 90, 1869 and in these diplo-
matte labors it is not to be presumed
so excellent an absorber failed to lick
his fingers, as every good cook is said
to do when concocting famous dishes.
True, Baez testifies that the General
refused the grant of land he offered
him, but it has not yet been ascertain
ed how much was paid him out of the
Federal treasury for his services as
ambassador. A man with so many
other avocations could hardly have
undertaken diplomatic duties without
an increase of pay. This, however,
%erges on the same ground of the un-
ascertained as the distribution of the
profits of the general order business,
aud matters of that kind, and we rest,
therefore, on the firm ground of the
four offices with salaries and patron
age World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
samnIe Clerk Wanted.

Jem B. is wag. A joke to Jem
is both food and raiment. and when
ever there is an opening for fun he
goes into it.
Jem was recently in drug store,
when youth, apparently fresh from
the "mountings," entered the store
and accosted Jem, stating that he was
in search of JOB.
'sWhat kind of job ?" inquired the
wag.
ooh! almost anything. l want to
get kind of a genteel job; I'm tired
o farmin' an can turn my hand to al
most anything"
.Well, we want a mana good,
strong, healthy man-as sample
clerk"
whats the wages2"
"Wages are good ; we pay one thou
sand dollars to man in that situa-
tion?"
sWhat's feller got to do ?"
"Oh. merely to test medicines, that's
all. 1t requires stout man-one of
good constitution-and after he gets
used to it he doesn't mind it. You
see, we are very particular about the
quality of our medicines, and before
we sell we test every parcel. You
would be required to take-say six or
seven ounces of castor oil some days,
and with few doses of rhubarb,. al
oes, croton oil and similar prepara-
tions. Some days you would not be
required to test anything; but, as a
general thing, you can count upon
say from six to ten doses of something
daily. AS to the work, that does not
amount to much; the testing depart
ment simply would be the principal
labor required of you; and, as said
before, it requires a person OF very
healthy organization to endure it.
But you look hearty, and guess you
would suit us. That young man,
(pointing to a very pale-faced, slim
looking youth, who happened to be
present) has filled the past two weeks,
but he is hardly stout enough to stand
it; we would like to have you take
right hold, if you are ready if y ou
say so, we'll begin to-day. Here is
new barrel of castor oil just. come in-
I'LL GO and draw an ounce
Here verdant, who had been gazing
intently upon the slim youth, inter
rupted him with:
s'N-no, no; guess not-not to-day,
anyhow. I'll go down and see my
aunt; and eff 'ciude to come, I'll come
up ter-morrer and let you know"
He has not yet turned up.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
The Bible.

The following is calculation of the
number of books, verses, words, let
ters, ETC., contained in the Old and
New Testaments. They are worth
reading and preserving:
Old Observation-Disclosures of books
80 chapters 929 verses 1924 words
592. .432; letters 2,728, 100.
The middle book is proverbs.
The middle chapter is Job xxx.
The middle verse would be End
Chronicles Xxx, Tiff there were verse
more, and verse is if there were a
verse less.
The word and occurs 35,543 times.
The word Jehovah, occurs 6,S55
times.
The shortest verse is 1st Chronicles
j, %,
The 2lst verse of the seventh chap
ter of Ezra contains all the letters OF
the alphabet.
The xixth chapter of I'd Kings, and
the 37th chapter of Isaiah are alike.
New testament-number of books
27; chapters 260; verses 1850; words
IS1, ,25S; letters S2S,5S0.
The middle book is ID Thesaloni-
ans.
The middle chapter is Romans xiii,
! if there were a chapter less; and xiv,
if there were chapter more.
The middle and least verse is John
xi, 80.
Old and New Observation-Disclosures
of books Sc; chapters l,1SS; verses
4O,264; words 773,697; letters 1885,.
$50.
The middle chapter, and least in the
Bible is the 10th Psalm.
The middle verse is Psalms CIV.
iii, s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
Billings as a Weather Prophet.

Billings has turned weather proph-
ct. Witness the following:
"When roosters are observed before
daylite in the morning, soreing among
the klouds, and uttering lamenta-
shuns, then look out for sum sudden
weather.
When you see 13 geese, walkin in
Jun file, and toeing in. yu kan delib-
erately bet yure last surviving dollar
on hard winter, and CRATE fiuctu-
business during the next season in the
price of cow-hide boots.
AWhen spiders are seen climbing up
the wall backwards, and frogs cough
az tho they had the hickups, look out
for rain this liz also a sure sign that
children will have the measles light.
If bees hang around the hives, and
mules are seen in brown study, a
storm ov sum kind liz cooking, and yu
will motifs the market for herring is
very shifty.
Jist before heavy sno storm, of 8
foot deep, chimbly swallows are un-
common skarse, and in the moral
world there is a CRATE lazyness in the
agitashun of the temperance question.
If pigs squeal in the night, and
grass hoppers cum oph ov their roost,
and mingle in free fight, you may
hope for high winds in few weekss,
and also the typhus fever in yur ma
borhood."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

A PRACTICAL JoKE.-An Irishman
took the contract to dig public we'll.
When he had dug about twenty five
feet down, he came one morning and
found it caved in-filled nearly 20 the
top. Pat looked cautiously around
and saw that no person was near,
then took off his hat and cont, hung
them on windlass, crawled into
some some bushes and waited events.
In short time the citizens discovered
that the well had caved in, and seeing
Pats hat and coat on the windlass
they supposed he was at the bottom
of the excavation. Only few hours
of brisk digging cleared the loose
earth from the well. Just as the ca
ger citizens had reached the bottom,
and were wondering where the body
was, Pat came walking out of the
bushes and good naturedIy thanked
them for relieving him of sorry job.
Some of the tired diggers were dis
gusted, but the joke was too good to
allow anything more than hearty
laugh, which soon followed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
PomerOy and Caldwell Two
Model Grant Senator's.


The report of the Kansas bribery
Investigation made on the Oath, brings
some curious facts to light. 1t seems
that Senator Pomeroy and Sidney
Clarke gave M. w. Reynolds, at that
time editor of the Lawrence Journal
their note for one thousand dollars in
March, 1866, the consideration of
which was that the Journal should
support Pomeroy for the Senate and
Clarke to Congress, Reynolds went
back on them and they refused to pay
the note. Suit was brought, and Pom
eroy and Clarke put in as defense the
fact that the ntoe was given for an i'm
proper purpose, and judgment was
given for the defense. Reynolds had
the papers all made out to carry the
case to the Supreme Court at the next
term. Just before the meeting of the
Court, Reynolds received the appoint
ment of Receiver of the Land Office
in Southern Kansas, and Immediately
dismissed the appeal. He is now ed
itor of q weekly newspaper, which is
supporting Pomeroy's reelection for
third term. 1t also came out that
the President of the Kansas Pacific
Railroad promised Caldwell thirty
thousand dollars to help him to be
elected to the Senate, and after cleo
ton refused to pay any more than he
had already paid, which was ten thou
sand dollars. Tom. Anderson, Agent
of the Kansas Pacific road at Law
renee, and through whom the ten thou
sand dollars were paid, and who also
paid cut large sums besides, as the tes-
timony shows, was not before the
committee, He, with Len Smith, bu-
siness partner of Caldwell and John
Fletcher, another person who it was
proved paid out money, to use the
words of the report, "were fugitives
from the State"
The report will cause great commo-
ton in the State and shows that mon
ey had been spent like water in the
elections for years.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

A gentleman one evening was seat
ed near lovely woman when tie
comrany around him were proposiI g
.conundrums to each other, and tuln-
ing TO his companion he said.
why is lady unlike mirror ?"
She "gave it up"
Because" said the rude fellow, ga
mirror reflects without speaking; a
lady speaks without rejecting"
every good" said she. "Now an
swer me; why is man unlike mir
ror?"
81 can not tell you."
Because the mirror is polished, and
the man is notn
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

Alexis received dainty present
from the Laclede Rolling Mills at st.
Louis. 1t was box containing spec
linens of Iron mountain iron, and
made of rosewood and lined with blue
velvet. 1t contained also thirteen
specimens of highly finished iron, in
Guiding book of sheet iron, magnifi-
Gently bound in Turkey morocco and
gilt. The sheets were as thin as tis-
sue paper, requiring 400 to make one
inch in thickness, but were very tough
and strong, and smooth as writing pa
per. The Grand Duke will havO il
placed on exhibition at the Imperial
Fair to be held at Moscow next May,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
Rayenna Union school.

TIME Fall Term of the Ravenna Union School
Il will commence September II, and continue
Il weeks.
The Second Term will commence January 9,
1872, and continue IL weeks.
The Third Term will commence April 0, 1872,
and continue III weeks.
The School will be under the Superintendent
of s. G. Barnard. and each department. will be
provided with able and jealous instructors. No
school in this vicinity furnishes greater facilities
than this for attaining q thorough knowledge OF
all branches usually taught in our best schools
and seminaries.
Foreign pupils are received at the following
rates of tuition: For term of 10 weeks in ths
High school. $5; in the Grammar School, 81; in
the other Schools $3. Tuition bills must in all
cases be paid in advance.
Any desired information in relation to the
School may be obtained of 8 G. BARNARD, Su-
perintendent or the undersigned.
g. B. STOWE,
Pres't Board of Education.
N. B. Teachers Meeting at High School room
Thursday and Friday, September Tth ana stt
| 1871, at 10 O'Clock, A. II.
Ravenna, Aug. %, 1Su.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

bay lay the angelic Seraphina, the VIC
tim of fathers tyranny. Her linsey
wolsey robes were torn and disar-
ranged, her lovely face soiled and
dirty, her silyery curls disheyelled,
her cerulean eyes red as cranberries,
and swelled with weeping; but for
all this she looked more beautiful than
ever. By her side stood fagon of
acidulated buttermiIk, and a platter
of flap jacks.
"No, no." she family muttered,
pushing the food away, " let them not
seek to prolong my misery by offering
me tempting viands. will never eat
more. Never"
just then low, doleful sound was
borne to my ear. She started.
Was it thou, 'Dolphus ?" she cried.
/" Ahi no, 1 will not fatter my self
with vain hopes; twas but the calf
bleatlng to its mother" and she sank
exhausted upon the straw to court
death.
Again was the sound repeated. She
sprang 10 her feet and peeped out
through chink in the logs. 1t was
indeed her lover, looking up to her
dungeon window, while the hot tears
trickled down his cheeks.
&C, save me, 'Dolphus 2" she scseech-
ed.
al would smash down those mas
sive pine DOORS" said he, with one
stroke of my stalwart fist, and snatch
thee from thy cruel captors, but am
afraid thy fathers darned oxen will
hook me-" And he sank upon the
ground in the impotence of his rage
and despair, and hiding his face in
the burdock leaves he howled aloud.
Weep not, my Rudolphus," said
She's will come to thee" Sc saying
the heroic girl descended to the stable
and while the gnats and mosquitoes
thundered about her fair head, tear
ing up with her tiny hands an oaken
plank from the floor, she soon emerged
into the cow-yard. In an instant the
lovers were clasped in each others
arms. The donkey of Rudolphus
stood near, and, folding his burden to
his breast, the youth sprang into the
saddle, and murmuring of love in a
foreign cline, they galloped away.like
streak of creased lightning.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
T. GoUCHER,
HOMROPATHY
ITO ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
ACUAE OR CHRONIC DISEASES.
J. GOUCHER, M. d.
offers his professional services.

offers his professional services.
The Doctor studied the Old School system with
Prof. Valentine Mott. NJ. D., of New York city;
and graduated in the Medical University OF
New York No $50 Broadway, and also gradu-
ated in the Eye and Ear Infirmary of that city.
He has also been Hospital Student OF Prof n
r. Smith, of Baltimore.
The Doctor practiced the Old School system
for twenty years. He then studied Homeopathy
and graduated in that school, which he practices
exclusively. The Doctor has had considerable
Hospital experience, and thirty five years
He is located at Ravenna, Portage county, o.,
on the cleveland & Pittsburgh r. r. eighteen
miles north of Alliance; it is at this point where
the Great Western crosses the Cleveland road
The Doctor has his Office at his residence, cor
ner of Sycamore and Cedar streets.
OFFICE HOURS-From n. M, to p. m.
.GOUCHER, NJ. ID.
Ravenna. Jan. o. 1871. 17s-y,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

The St. Louis Democrat has this
scientific conundrum: STA poor, lone
youth, with waXed end to his mus
tasche, should write to young lady
to meet him by moonlight alone and
the young lady's old mother should
come in on tangent, and tan the gent
until the plane of his coat tail forms
an angle with vertical line. would
the hypothenuse of the community be
equal 10 the sum of the squares de-
scribed by the young man in 'gittin'
away from dar ?'-And il so-how p
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

In one of our courts, lately, man
who was called upon to appear as a
witness, could not be found. On the
Judges asking him where he was,
grave looking gentleman rose up, and
with much emphasis, said Hes goDo
your honor" "Gone, gone !" said the
Judge, "where has he gone ?" "That
l cannot inform you" replied the
communicative gentleman, "but he is
dead" This we look upon as the
most guarded answer on record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

In the early part of the discussion
in the United States Senate on tho
sale of arms to the French, the Ad-
ministration Senators attempted to
put in a plea that The War Depart
ment was ignorant of the fact that
Richardson was an agent ofthe French
government, but it came out i'll the
course of the debate that the United
States authorities boxed, marked, and
delivered the weapons on board of
French ships for the French Govern
ment. That illustrates the Radical
idea of neutral obligations, and the in
terest they felt in the success of Ger
many in her great struggle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
GARRETTSVILLE HOUSE.
Isaac Parker g. Son, Prop'rs.

TNHE Proprietors having leased the above
Il house respectfully informs their friends and
the public generally, that he has rejuvenated
the Garrettsville House, and is prepared to sup
ply the table with the best the market affords
even for a day, will find this House homc-
Omnibusses leave this house for all day and
night trains. 157-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14

The Chicago Chronicle reports that
the Limberger Fire Insurance Com
pany, taking lesson from misfortune
has added to Its aforetime questions
the following; l. Do you keep a cow ?
9. Is it female COW? 3. Is it far
row COW? 4. Is 1t a kicking COW z
8. Is kerosene used iii Milking5