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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22
! a.Demperanee Lekshur.

Don't look of dat lager when it bin
rod, when 1t was given poorly much
COLOR. in dat bier glass, und when he
vas moovin all rite; for of der last he
citing like one pumblebee, und bites
like Newfoundland bulldog. No
drunken feiler don't could got by dat
kingtom Won heafen in. Who got
droubles who got fights? who got
blue eyes und red noses Guess
oncel Veil, / told you. Dem fellers
vat hangs around of dem licker-gin-
mills, und- trinken mixek thinks, like
hot Thomas and Jeremiah, for Instinct
Don't itf % l''iHis 's3i''3i !
Ed Uf yau don't dought more Won your
IA wifes und one children dan to vas
getting drunk, it was better you gone
dead, by gracious! .f....t
Don't You bin ashamed nit your
self uf you vas comm home on q gou-
BILE O'Clock In der morning time, und
don't could found der key holes. -fh
,9 Den ven you vas drying pooty much
how much to pool dem poots off nit
Elm toodbrush, and clean dem poots
nit jack boot--don't you bin drunk
denH Aint it? l vas been little
hosrse, so don't could rite no more
lekshur. Who dreats to lager nextr
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

Secretary Boutwell, said in his am
nual report that the ordinary expen-
ses of the government, reduced to q
gold basis, are $69, 100000 In the
same report he gives q tabular state
mcnt of the various expenditures Of
the departments, which foot UP 1922,
100000. Deduct from this sum $l25,- :
600 for interest on the public debt and
we have the ordinary expenses for the
year ending June 40, lSTl, the sum of
$167, 100000. Now, if that is only
equivalent to 500, 100000 in gold, the
premium on gold must be about, $50
per cent. higher in Washington than
In Wall street. This is but sample
of the discrepancy of all the state-
ments issued from the Treasury De-
partInent at Washington. II begins
to look as though the accounts there
are in q worse condition than those
of NewYork ever were under the rule
of the Tweed Ring.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

80 EceENqRIc couples in California
contemplating matflmony have here
tofere been in the, habit of going ont
to, sea and having the ceremony per-
formed out of sight Of land. A Cal
ifornia Court, however, has declared
that marriages of the kind described
are of no effect it. performed at. sea
more than three miles from land. the
grounds of this decision are that there
is no law authorizing the perform
ance of q marriage ceremony at sea on
board of American fyessels, and that
there is no law recognizing the official
character of Justices of the Peace and
clergymen when acting beyond the
jurisdiction of the State. It may,
however, be remarked that the princi-
ples of this decision are not applicable
In States, like Penn nsylyania, where an
acknowledg dgment before witnesses Is a
good marriage, and where the bond of
husband and wife may be established
by general reputation. In such cases,
after, the lapse of time, the death or
disappearance of the witnesses is apt
to create, trouble IN proving the mar mar
Elo&G. affff ,-f aaft Ia fHtU.F. rle a.. ftef
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BErrEn fnAs com.

,Betfer than grandeur better than gold, a5sst
Than rank and title q thousand fold,
Is heaithy body. . mind at ease, - sitf5li
And simple pleasures that always pleasei5 t5li
A heart,fhat can feel for q neighbor's woe
a nd share his joys with genial glow,
With sylnpafflies large enough to enfield = ls
All men as brothers. are better than gold
Better than gold is conscience clear. 81
Though toiling for bread in humble sphere I.
Deubly blest with content and health,
Unfrfed by last and cares Of wealth; tf "a at'
LeWly living and lofty thought flsr s94 -
Adorn and ennoble poor mans cot fzs.r.
For mind and morals or natures plan,
Are the genuine test ofta gentleman. =
Better than gold is the sweet repose
or the sons of toll when their iabors close; ~
Better than gold is the poor mans sleep, .z (
And the balm that drops on his slumber deep
Brings sleeps daughters to the dowDy bed;
W here luxury pillows his aching heads z ~
His simpler opiate labor deems 9fs sH
A shorter road to the land OF dreams
Better than gold is q thinking mind, -ai
That in a realm of books can ind
A treasure surpassing Australians ore, T. s-so q
And live with the great and good OF yore, ffsa
The sage,s lore and the poets lay. .l4 ~
The glOrfes of empires passed sway.
The worlds great dream will thus enfords a.
And yield q pleasure better than gold sf.Y
Retteratbat, gold is a peaceful home, 3.f sfue
Where all the Breside charities come, ss7s
The shrine Of love and the heaven of life,
Haliowed BY mother. sister or wife; ssis
However hum BILE the home may be. - Il lss5sssi
Or tried with sorrow by Heavens decree. !,
The blessings that never were bought or sold 2
And center there are better than gold. ,G51Io
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Interception of Disease,

I'm accordance with Professor 1Tsyhl
dalps 9iieas ON aDust and Disease,n a
contriyance for Intervening the float
ing germs of disease, and, preventing
their entrance into the. lungs has
been constructed and is thus describ-
ed ;o9ls u .lafl l5aG ,a1iti1def ell itia
The filter itself consists of cylin-
der four or five inches long and two
or more in diameter. Its interior con-
tains at the top q layer of cotton wool
which has been inoistened with eli yc-
crime, then aIayero of drycotton wool,
then q layer of charcoal, then cotton
wool, with wire, gauze covers at both
ends, and at the upper end a mouth
piece so shaped as to fit closely over
the mouth OF the wearer. Is BY draw
ing the breath through this instru-.
ment, the Mosf dense smoke, may be
entered with impunity. This filter
has been tested by the London Fire
Department with such success that the
fremenlof that city are to be proVid-
ed with it for general use. When
places are to be entered, such as mines
or wells, where carbonic acid is pres
ent, it lis necessary to add another lay
er of cotton wool, and tofplace layer
of slaked lime between two bottom.
layers, of cotton. The object of the
lime is to arrest the carbonio acid and
oxide gasses, on o7iiI 'sisll ~ sai7D0
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

4 Whatever any part Of the, Old
World produces, that the United
is determined TO match, or burst in The
attempt. All the metals are found
here, our coal fields dwarfthe ooal de-
posits of Great Britain into insignifi-
canoe, our petroleum wells have put
to shame the oil springs and 'bitumen
lakes of Asia, and now the diamond
fields of Africa are putl'nowhere4by
a district in Arizonia that produces
diamonds, rubies, sapphires and all
tho other precious stones by the car
load. This. country can produce as
much noise over its mineral wealth,
too, as Europe combined, and these
Arixonia reports are levidenceof the
fact M Lnnaala aaL ~. .NlLs ln. -----A
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Explsrations in BraziI.

n 5ffFftl-f fsf
/ M. PAbbe Durand, for many years
g missionary in Brazil, is continuing
his useful explorations in that ifii-
mense sEmpire.H He has already pub
lishednoa remsrkahle geographical
work upon one of the principal tribu-
ltaEies OF the Amazon, the Rio Negro,
and he Is now studying another. the
San Franeiscol The San Francisco is,
with the exception of the Amazon,
the largest river lin Brazil. Il BY, the
length Of its course and its volume of
water it occupies the third rank among
rivers of South America, and the sixth
in the world. 1t has been surveyed
by M. ,Lais, a. French geographer at
tached to the Imperial Observatory at
the Instit1te of Rio Janeiro, and is
found to measure $500 kilometres, not
that number Of miles, a kilometre be-
ing only I'VE eightthhss eightthhss q Of one of our
The channel channel of il is ti estimated t to
coyer superficial extent equal to that
OF France, andit is naYigabIe almost
throughont itR n whole length. The
only insurmountabIe obstacle which
it opposes TO navigation is the cata-
ract Of Paolo Alfonso. Among the
sands and pebbles of this RIVER giisten
gold and diamonds. ri Its, banks, as
well as those of its various. tributa-
ries, are OF great fertility, but at some
distance inland this verdure disap-
pears, foigive place to immense des-
erts. The San Francisco. flows into
the Atlantic ocean between, the tenth
and eleventh degrees of Southern lat
itQde, come tive hundred leagues in a
right line with the mouth Of the Am.
azon. -s..-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

bna 20 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.. oft !
BniThe total amount stolen in this, de-
partment is$2l2,000, as follows Ilgiq
ZIP. B. Hathaway, clerk, Harffnrd,
Conn; amount of idefalcation yun-
Known % h5yieQ9E 9W Ems a3flig lie
|dfO.S. Pine, clerk New York alb,
stracting registered letters. IilGl
Andrew Stafford. mail agent be-
tween Baltimore and Philadelphia
continued theft Of mail and money,
contested the robbery. I,i#ilmoH oil
F. Christopher Z. 9Dugan, letter carrier
New Y ork; wholesale embezzelmet.
r. w. Francis, postmaster at Han.
ria. La, robbery of $S, 600. IL
ls Nathaniel j. Gilbert, assistant post.
master, Spuyten Duyvel, N. Y
wholesale robbery of mail. bae93'tti
JOS. Hartwich, letter carrier, New
York city; secreting letters. s -Ase
/ aiE E. A. Mclaughlin, assistant post
masterat Atlanta. Ga, embezzlemenl
OF $5,OOO. sand sl3s.fl eI{I hetIocl seG
Il. A. Mccartney, disbursing officel
of the. post Office department, Wash
ington; defalcation, $4,000. 3sJf
lal-7 Reid, postmaster at Jackson
vile, Fla, son of Harrison Reid, thu
carpet bagging governor; defalcation
N. R. Kemp, postmaster at Fair
tview, Pa. robbery and forgery. nv
e Judson A. Sheldon. postmaster q
Sparta, Ohio removing and using !
second time cancelled postage stamps
10 John w. Norton, superintendent o
the money order department of thu
New York post Office; defalcation
$1l5,3ll,S6, rs, sau6 ,l,i.5 n.
#. w. Lendmon, night clerk, Louis
vile; distracted IL letters.
' William A. Whitaker, POSTMASTER
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

! An old lady who inquired for the
"doilar warden hat, went away sor-
rowing when the clerk told her that
they were just out, but he had plenty
of dsix dollar vardens.~ IA ,t.sf,v ..,f
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22
Bowling Green; Ohio, enlbezziing

Bowling Green; Ohio, enlbeziing
letters. if.7
Michael Marphy. clerk, New York
post office; embeZlf ing letters.
Marshal s. p. Le ws, clerk in ofhe
mailing department of the Boston
post-office; defalcatio.n S5O,OO0. h,
Francis Foster, post master at Kan
sas City, Mo-, approprl eting the saia-
ries of clerks to his own Hse. is''ltsi
Geo. w. Durgan, assist ant postmas-
ter at Fort Wayne, Ind, defaicatlon,
5000. 4ata,.2-xa a3szar II 4gfas,L
John f. Wood, deputy postmaster
at Indianapolis; defalcation $4,5e0
David e. George, deputy. postmas-
ter San Bernardine, Cal, conYicted OF
robbing the mails of $3.50. 0..,sr.s-fr asa.
-,ir.,, TREASURY spEPARTMENT. ~
During the past eleven years this
bureau has been under the manage
ment Of Gen. Spinner, and, curioHsly
enough, escaped without the loss of a
dollar up to. The administration of
Grant, The prevailing fever has ta-
ken possession of this department
now, however, and the embezzlements
amount to $90,500. 10 .i'Wo3i ds.os'
| Charles E, Edwius, treasury official
at Washingtons eubezzlemeut, $500.
Seth johnson, clerk United States
treasury, defalcation, $4,000.
| Frederick Al. Mardeh, clerk United
States treasury, defalcatlon, $l2, ,000a
/ Charles Calendar, bank examiner,
New York, bribed by the, ocean bank
Of New York to the amount OF S76,-
COO. 20 9ato1-z2 ;bA's'iiti 9aisb''
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. aio4
W. 4. Britto5nn,, II, United States mar
shall, Arkansas, SI21 ;000.i quo 10 Hl's
10 10 9sba csts1T1oMas..l IA hi"ba
The amount standing in the books
Of the Office, January L, 1872, against
ex-collectors of Grants administers
ton was $9S,000, Tosthis mnst be ad-
| ded the defalcation of Stannard of
Burlington, VT, of $35O00, and Robb
of Savannah. Ga, $I4, 4,O00, d total of
full SI47, 700. In athiss ofIlee the ern-
bezzeimentsE are numerous and the
amounts taken by each individual, ex-
cept in isolated cases, small. The rea-
son OF this is that collectors are re-
quired by law to deposit daily, and
are never allow ed to keep ON hand,
except in the Offices of tho ports
where the business is large, more more than
Richard N, Bowerman, deputy coll
lector at Baltimore, enlbezzlement,
SlZ,OUO. II " -FiaHa9 oIgGinO .moIl
Nathan Gale, clerk Boston custom.
house; defSIcation, $4,000, gold. -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

nuFl.oRA MoFLMsEY, has commenced
driving her pony phaeton at the
Branch, which, this year, has white
silk canopies to protect her dainty lit
tie head from the rays of the sun. 70
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Paymaster Hodge, sentenced Octo-
Der, 1871, to be cashiered, to forfeit all
pay and allowances, and to be impris-
oned at hard labor in the Albany PEN
itentiary for ten years for embezzling
S445, ,406 of public money. There was
considerable discussion in Washing
ton at the time the defaication was de-
tected (Sept. l3, 1871 oyer the pespan-
Canning t6as the pay
at fault; while the paymaster's bureau
declared that the treasury department
ought to- have discovered the irregu-
larity of Hodges accounts. months
and years before the facts were
known. .,,.,s.,7o,f-a s,,.tfotF 4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

The, New York Tribune publishes a q
list ofo the federal robberies and de-
faications under the present adminis-
tration,, which is correct as far as it
goes, but undoubtedly misses MAJ many. j
important cases of official malfeas
sance: u .sladio mon ha.ra5l 81 blpoa
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NAVY DEPARTMENT..

The Navy Department. ALSO aids ia
swelling the amount. $476, ,830.55 hay-
ing been taken by the psymasters, in
Guiding the defaulting clerk In the
Brooklyn navy-yard. There are oth-
eases to increase this sum, but the ac-
counts are not settled, so that it is diff
ficult to arrive at the actual amounts
lost. - asa .'ii''es- .
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is!Gss Hsss sss.. Bslat!.

gs!Gss Hsss sss.t Bs,sf!
med sE7 .ssBtsisiZsI aal &c ssaansa
srsdmsm Reeil1T97a ss1dI o. ai1sa3
aiIsToomNEyvD GOODS. saleHo0 /
We have received many choice NEW. GOODS
ths present season. making ape addition toour
varied stock of merchandise to which we re-
speeffnlly invite the attention OF customers.
We have. az nsual, a fuiI supply of sisb3 =
"a aaisceilaneous Booka..9l sis9lbhi
History, Poetry, Novels, and the late new and
popular book. Also, milf line OF : ,-i'i -
-7i9 : aH7afse fsehooooif BOOKS. bsfh sfi
such as are in general use in the county. and
10 ban.d sebaool school ssatronsa+ys.i 4 @o'is-ebi
wskesp e. eana aniS' 1seq sOeoqq asS s% ~
9Gsd7 Cap and Note Paper llig sssnis q,
81 siai Tinted r French fs Nete and Q sy5ap 81,
ok ralEgpitial Note Fapsrr odw nol,
Besutifally and sspeiitiouslyi STAMPED to order.
ia'ii Morsonss Superior Gold Psns.1s 3AI
steer Fens IN great Safie'y'
Inks, i'A' i'1'1'
Black, Violet. Oqpyins. Of the best Quality Ays9
f,sf,,t;ffoH voToys,o s.ai,t.of .o;
lana Yankee Motions in full variety lGnoisa39C
NO .YtrasT Bird Icases.o asm snif1es
Asbeautiful variety selling very cheap, ebaoH
-GDa3 2ai7o4aifon GoldaIa4l noi3sx
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s.,..,I 80,
latet e.atl ,eterns. =, - - al Of go
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ,,-,o.
we make .S.s,...nsy d certain line. ss goods
/ --sslg 80; ,;f,fftr,asy eli .i;f-.v ~ ,,;t.,b
nosiiW Jsll, or ariAa A@o'es ess" ose' sw bfsd u
such as underwearI Ready made made Dress
assortmens as, m Of ladies' unasrEeat. linssf goods
70 this market al well and elegantly made, and
and examine these goods. In. this department.
win be found Rabpon., Flowers, hats.
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gfaTs1uF8 sia

h1idT siIT-.eI ssnga
5d5 81 ts81fs dino
tsEi I,ssiasl lgrod se
lob baEsnofi bo4ba
-aU bae lined sa1 Q
Saving 81 Sals ao.9d
dor 9;sF 3E2Eii E9ze
ofIW ssifgE Ed boz
-s,ioj jba 31ii BIo , IissI
Asi.Ena93 nQ9N se.i :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22

The subscriber win keepthe markets open at
the old stand. under Wheeler's Block, where he
viii be able to furnish his old customers and
ronage. with then9Y3 81 y sd doidW iHui.
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1ls,rsBis.A INTERNAL ,il lREvENuE.

The ointernal revenue bureau fnrn-
ishes the largest number of defalca-
tions. The aggregate balance due the
United States from ex-colleetors
reaches the enormous sum of 81; ;3O3,s
$685. The defaulters are as follows: i
Il Barton Able, collector, First dis
tl.ict aof Missouri Z defaleation $500
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ai.;ney & EiaG0cr Complaints,
DEs. NeADWAY's
Perfect Purgatiye Pills.

perfectly ia:iciess elegantly coat.d with sweet gum,
purge. regulate, purify, cleanse, and Strengthen,
Railways Pills, for the OF all disorders .sf III
Stomach. Liver. Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder. Nervous
diseases. Headache Constipation, Costiycncss, Ind-
ge>tiol Dyspepsia, Blioisness, Bilious Fever, IT,
Illumination Of 'lc Bowels, and all Deraneements Of
The Internal ys,"ra. Warranted 10 effect positive
care. Pur'ly ;,:clabic, containing no mercury,
minerals, or dc!cterous drugs.
sW~ Observe the following symptoms resulting
from Disorders nf the Dig, stivc Organs:
Constipation. inward Piles Fullncss of The Blood
in the Head acdiiy Of the Stomach, Nausea, Heart
burn. Disgust of Food. Fullne,s or Weight in the
Stomach, Soar Eructalions. SHAKING or Fuitering OF
the Pit of the Stomach. Swimming Of the Head,
Hurried and Difficult BrcGihing
\ few doses Of EADWAY'S PILLS will free the
system from ali !hc above named disorders. Price,
Is cents per Box. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS.
READ FALSE AND TRUE" Send one lette-
stamp 70 RADWAY N CO.. No. ST Maiden Lane
New York Information wGr:h thousands will be
sent You.
J.Ilv "
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as7GgpYno

SOLUBLE GUANO per ton of 1000
lbs, Cash al Factory, $500
DISSOLVED PHOSPHATE per ton
OF 200c lhs., Cash, at Factory, $500
On Timo, till 1st Nov. 1872, s. per ton
additional.
The attention of Planters is again
called TO the Low PRICE Of these Su-
pcrior Fertilizers. Every person in the
District who used them last year have al
ready ordered, with TWO exceptions, and
they will buy yet CO.. Huiet used one
ton Soluble last year. He has already
purchased ten tons OF it for his next crop.
Gail OH Mr.. II. O. Sans, who will
represent me here in my absence, or Dr..
J. N. Rushton, at Rushton's Store, or
Cartilage &; Thomas, ut Ridge Spring, or
p. s. Norris, Batosvillc, or j. a. c
Jones, Pine House Depot, or Ward 'S
Holland, .Iolnston's Depot, and ctpam-
phlets containing Certificates, and give
your orders before the Rail Roads arc
blocked up, or the supply exhausted.
S. S. TOMPItINS, AGr.
Feb If. 1872. IL
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gray glove treasured carefully, he
proceeded to London, secured an ac-
complished detective, and pursued his
search. His mother was to remain at
the Grange.
First, they endeavored to find a
name for the singular scent, but no
perfumer in London or Paris could
explain it. Both cities were searched.
and every possible or impossible clue
taken up. as the days lengthened into
weeks, and weeks into months.
When summer esnptied the. cities
th"y sought the watering + laces--
B:,,!4.i: 3 den. lIaa..u".. .;l'l $ OH
uut al seemed i'll v..il.
Oue evening, as George sat in his
bed room, in one Of the strange little
German towns, bordering over u let,
ter from his mother, which described
his uncle's failing health and growing
irritability, and almost curslng his
own folly in thus giving up every
thing 10 crafty an old mans insane
whim, he was reused from his despon-
dent gloom by the entrance OF Il fresh
little maiden With his clean linen, AS
she sorted out her snowy burden on
The bed, u subtle, strange odor salu-
ted his senses.
Good heavens the perlume-the
sleve' Striving to conceal the ex-
element, he approached the girl as | |
to examine her work, and perceived
u small parcel lying one side. from
which the odor caine. He did not
speak German; how to obtain any
clue from it? With sudden move
mcnt he managed to overturn a table
covered with books and papers, and
while the girl, with great good ma
ture, assisted in replacing them, he
had dcxterously rolled the parcel I'M
der the draperies of the bed.
She went away without missing it,
and George instantly summoned his
allv to consult over this tnlooked-ior
god fortune. When she came back
in a few hours, in search Of it, the
detective soon ascertaincd that the
laces belonged to sick lady, named
Madame Bernastine.
The clue was rapidly followed up
Pratt formed an acquaintance with
the invalid's maid, who Was English,
it seemed; found from her sufficient
proof Of her. mistress identity with
the woman they sought, and in a few
weeks time, during which Madame
Bernastine failed rapidly. gained ac.
cess to her private desk, and secured
the package of letters, still tied with
the blue ribbon. Next day the maid
found herself heiress 10 all her mis-,
tress' effects, for the adventures lay
dead, and there was no one to claim
her goods.
George flew back to Lockslleey
Grange, to find his uncle dying. The
old man, reused from his apathy when
he saw the. letters, babe his nephew
burn them before his eyes. and with
his last remaining strength drew q
sealed paper from under his pillow
placed it in his nephew hand, and
lejl asleep, never to awaken. -,
George opened the paper. THAT
woman was my wiie-an arttui tiend
Virginia Kedar Hallowes is nay Nd
lawful daughter. Hated her mother
AMI | hate her.
Accompanying this was " marriage
and birth certificate. : That was all