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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
Hoaxing a Bride.

Among the latest New York fash.
ions, the Utica Obseyrex correspondent
says that "a ialxsnious unethod Of n1R-
king wedding presents has been dis
covered and one fair bride has been
enlightened regarding ''the tricks and
the manners" OF wedding gnests.
A newly made wife, having had q
multiplicity of costly salyers given her
on her wedding day claimed the priv
ilege usually accorded the recipient oil
such favors, of exchanging whatever
duplicate she might possess for some
thing of which she stood in greater
need. With this end in view, she re.
paired to Tiflany's one day with du-
plicate salyer and made known her
wish to exchange.
What was her surprise, however, to
see the shopman glance suspiciously
at the article, and deny that it had
ever been purchased at that establish
ment.
"Where did it come from then; the
lady somewhat Indignantly asked.
"Doubtless from the dollar store
madam was the candid reply.
1t was in vain the lady asserted that
such could not be the case; in vain
that she called the shopman's attention
to the elegant case bearing Tiffany's
own trade mark.
.sThat makes no difference, maGam,
was the reply. '.There is great de-
mand for our empty cases this season
and this is probably the use to which
they are put. A salver like that can
be purchased for few dollars on any
of the avenues whereas, were it the
genuine article, it would cost hum
dred, and the donor fancies he has all
the credit of a bona .fde gift, if it is
sent in one of our cases"
The bride probably left Tiffiany's a
wiser, sadder,a and a madder woman.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
"How the Old Thing Worked >

In crossing the plains in 1852, Tom
my bod was gobbled up by the Go
shoot Indians, and some months re-
NAMED a captive among them. He
says among other plunder obtained
by the Indians when they took his
train, was hand-organ which all adj
venturous italian was bringing out to
California. They piled bacon around
the old italian and fried him in it, but
his organ they carried away with
them, as the sounds it gave out when
the crank was turned delighted their
numbering hearts. For it is true, as
Congreve says in the opening lines to
his tragedy Of the "Morning Brick
that
Music hath charms to soothe tho savage breast,
10 soften rocks or bend knotted oak.
Tho organ was big thing among the
Indians after they reached their vii
lage. The chief had man to sit in
front of his hut and grind il every
night. 1t was set TO play "Yankee
Doodle" and "Yankee Doodle" II
played every night, week in and week
out, without any ''variation." One
night in fooling with the "machineS
the Indian grinder shifted the stop,
and when he resumed the crank out
came "Pop goes the Weasel" The old
chief listened moment, and suppos.
ing the machine was spoiled, seized
his tomahawk, leaped from the door
of his hut, and with fierce yell, brain
ed the discoverer of the new tune
upon the spot Fiiyinia CITY Enter
prise.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
Cheap Money.

II. II. Day, of New York, sends us
circular on the subject of money, land
urging political action to secure the
issue of large amount of long bonds
bearing low ratesof interest, between
three and four per cent, and the re-
demption of ali our national bonds
with them, and thus cutting off the
usurious interest and the. immense
speculations of those who bank on the
nations debts. Perhaps this is the
most direct way to provide cheap
money. but whether it is or not we
are sure the demand of the people for
cheaper capital to aoOyk with, not to
speculate on, must soon be met by
some policy. If the credit of the na-
ton is to be used fer bankers, stock
jobbers and gold-rings exclusively, it
is time we had a change and the great
mass of the laborers had some share
in the benefits of our government and
its credit. Iften men can open bank
and make money with the bonds of
the government. we do not see why
ten working-men cannot open shop
and make shoes or hats profitably on
the same kind of capital, and if there
is a special law for banking we would
have it general law to allow OF man.
ufacturing and farming on the credit
of the nation as capital. Let us have
national currency on which we pay
no interest,", and low rates for ALL
Banner Of Light.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
Republican RascaIltIes in Brief

The New York Guardian condenses
the following for digestion:
t'sfy business In this Stale
9s ne ssss ooas5ea SEEN sTs ma
Till.it o'errun the stew-lasrs for al JaEffs--
BatJau1ts 50 eounsenamcsd, ttdf TIE str0s0 sfds-
Stand like tn. forysits in a barbe~'s shop.
As much In naOck0s mark
Government officials selling Govern
ment arms and ammunition on their
own hook, millions made and high
parties connected, with the President
implicated. Tf
Gigantic frauds in the New York
Custom House. and the Washington
ring a principal.
A specific deficit in the stamp sc-
count of the Revenue Department ST,
100000.
The Seneca Sandstone Company
jobs to squander $6,000,000. and the
President interested.
Secretary of the Navy Rob-eson
makes with one Brown, a $4,000, 900
contract to furnish Government live
oak and other TIMBER said timber to
be cut on Government reserves $500,
600 alleged to have been made on this
Job, and shared between Brown and
said Secretary.
Secretary Ro6-eson in conspiracy
with one 4. G. Cattell, of Philadei-
phia, whereby said CattelI, without
competitions, contrary to law, and at
his own price, supplies the Navy
Yards freely. The arrangements,
however profiigate, must be profitable
if the following specimens are corr
rect; 1000 tons iron, worth per ton
$3.50, charged at per ton $224 Made
on one nice little coal bill 81 100000.
January l, 1862, Secretary Rob-eson
helps himself out of the Treasury, to q
New Years present for somebody,
amounting to $4,000, and is called q
successful robber' for his pains.
The Postmaster General Chorpen-
ming Cresswell swindle, which only
took from the Treasury $144,000.
Bogus mail contracts, for one year
in Texas, 100000.
The Washington Ring buy, in Chi
cago, for Government buildings, the
Bigelow property. The price agreed
on exceeds in value sum more than
sufficient to pay for block previous
ly rejected because it would cost too
much.
n The mint robberies in Philadelphia,
styled petty and contemplate compar-
ed with the magnificent robberies'
going on near the White House.
Davis, of Texas, for false and fraud
ulent election, continues Administra-
ton Governor of the State. Clayton,
of Arkansas, for the same thing, has
seat i'm the United States Senate.
Next, we have Forney's two term
arrangement with Grant, to make the
thing pay, and Grants reelection ar
rangcment with Forney, to make the
thing sure.
Then, the Washington-Alaska Mo-
nopoly swindle, for protection, !. g.,
exterminating seal, with, in close prep
aration, like monopoly of walros, the
next best thing that costly purchase is
fit for. Finally to top off with, snug
$25,0O0O00 steamboat subsidy job,
with Cresswell and company to spend
the money.
Civil Service Committee Report on
internal Revenue; steslings by COL
lectors annually $90,000.O00.
Southern State and railroad bond
robberies by Littlefield, Reed, Hop
kins, Holden, Scott and the rest
amounting, at least to $500, 100000.
Public land robberies, footing up
easily l,0O0,000,000.
Since the war, sum total stealings,
loyal, patriotic, and protected, exceed
ing far $2,000,000,000.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
A Sharp Arrangement of Grant.

The Nation, which in clearness, can
dor, intelligence, and impartiality, is
an honor to American journalism,
does not care whether President Grant
smokes many or few cigars, whether
he is taciturn or loquacious, whether
pups or horses are his favorite pets,
whether he has or has not taken many
gifts, or bas or has not appointed his
relations to Office. 1t insists that ever
so successful a defence on these points
would not shield the President from
the more weighty charges that have
been brought against him. 1t pro-
poses list of questions which we sus-
pect that Grants apologists will be in
no haste to answer. We insert the
inculpations of this able Republican
journal:
The questions which candid men,
who have no prejudices against him
and no personal ends to serve either
by opposing or supporting him, would
like to have answered, are these-and
if Harper's Weekly will answer them
frankly and fairly, it will either do
him or the public great service -
Why did he appoint such a man as
Sickles minister to Spain? Why did
he select new judges to the Supreme
Court with special reference to their
| opinions on a question already s1t6
| iuOtce, or, in other words, pack the
court to procure judgment on
question of property favorable to his
own views of political expediency?
/ Why has he kept and does he still
keep a man like Casey in the New Or
! leans Custom-house, in spite of gross
and notorious misconduct, and this
man his hrother-in-law? Why docs
| he keep a man like Kramer minister
! to Denmark. in spite of his recent dis
| play of incompetencya and misconduct
and this man also his brother-in-law2
! Why did he appoint to the New York
and Philadelphia collectorship, when
meditating O great measure of civil
service reform, two persons who were
notoriously opposed 10 civil service
reform, and one of whom was, at the
/ time of his appointment, actually en-
gagged in denouncing it In his paperS
Why did he appoint man like George
IL. Butler consnl-general in Egypts
Supposing the President to have been
| deceived in Buffers character, now Is
it that year after Buffers abomina-
tious have been exposed he Is still re-
tanned in office? Supposing the Pres
ident to have innocently given Leet
the letter of Introduction to Mr.. Grim
nell, which we believe he did, how is
| it that on discovery how Leet had
abused il, he did not insist on his re-
moval? How is it that one year after
Leets misconduct had been exposed
by Congressional committee, he still
remained in Office, aud that IL took II
second investigation and exposure to
make his removal even talked of? We
might multiply these questions, II
necessary. but satisfactory answers to
these weuld break tho back Of the
opposition.
When the original admirers and
supporters of Grant are constrained
to ask answers to such a damaging
series of questions, 1t is too evident
what tho country ought to think of
him. World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
mechanical SKIN Of the Chinese.


The most remarkable evidence of
The Chinese at this early period is %
be found in their suspended bridges,
the invention of which is assigned TO
the Han dynasty. According to the
concurrent testimony of all their his
torical and geographical writers, Sang
leand, the commander of the army of
Kaou-tsoo, the first of the Hans, un-
dertook and completed the formation
of roads through the mountainous
province of Shensi to the west of the
capital. Hitherto its lofty hills and
deep valleys had rendered communi-
cation difficult and circuitous. With
body of 100000 laborers he cut pas.
sages over the mountains, throwing
the removed soil into the valleys. and
where this was not sufficient to raise
the road to the required height, he
constructed bridges, which rested on
pillars or abutments. In another
place he conceived and accomplished
the daring project of saspendin9 a
bridge from one mountain to another
across deep chasm. These bridges,
which are called by the Chinese wri-
ters, very appropriately, flying bridg-
es, and represented to be numerous
at the present day, are sometimes so
high that they cannot be traversed
without alarm. One still existing in
Shensi stretches four hundred feet
from mountain TO mountain, over a
chasm five hundred feet. Most of these
flying bridges are so wide that four
horsemen can ride on them abreast,
and balustrades are placed on each
side to protect travellers. 1t is by no
means improbable Gas NJ. Panther
suggests) that, as the missionaries to
China made known the fact more than
a century and half ago, theeC Chinese
had suspended bridges, and that many
of them were made of iron, the hint
may have been taken from these for
similar constructions by European en-
gineers.-Scieatifc Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28


A MEETING of cololed men from all
parts of the Union, will convene al
New Orleans on the 10th of April,
and it promises to be an exceedingly
interesting and important affair II
is anticipated that the North as well
as the South will be fully represented,
and that measures looking to COM
bination and cooperation of the race
throughout the entire country for po-
litical and commercial purposes, will
be then and there inaugurated. Art
fol demagogues, white and black, are
at the bottom of most of these sable
combinations. The Philadelphia II ge
tenders the following good advice =
Civil and political rights have been
accorded to colored men, and they
should seek to remove prejudices from
their path by wise, prudent action,
not reinforce and strengthen them by
such clannish movements as those
suggested. If they do not wish to be
looked upon and treated as negroes,
they must cease to act as negroes"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

Nothing illustrates the wonderful
transfer of political power from the
East to the West in the United States
as we'll as the following figures show
ing the representation in Congress OF
two great Western in connection with
the greatest Eastern State, in lS40,con-
trasted with 1872; Illinois and Missou-
ri had, in 1910, together, five Congress
men: New York had forty Congress
men. In 1872 Illinois and Missouri
have thirty-two Congressman New
York has thirty-twO congressman.
Thus thirty years ago New York had
eight times the number of Congress-
men of these two Western States.
Now she has precisely the same num-
Der! "Wcstward," says Bishop Berk-
ley, "the star of empire takes its way
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

Secretary Boutwell, has boasted of
having reduced the public debt near
ly S300,000,000. In his official report
presented to Congress at the opening
of the present session he claimed that
in the last two fiscal years reduction
of $l95, ,929,68l had been made; but
according to his official reports pub
lished monthly the amount of the re-
duction was $206,115, $50 The varia-
ton of $10,000,O00 between these two
statements has not been accounted for.
A correspondent of the New York
World calls attention to these facts,
and shows from the monthly debt
statements themselves and from the
annual reports of Secretary Boutwell,
that the reduction of the public debt
has been only $39,O0O,O00 since 1868,
and according to his own figures there
is deficit of $l65, 100000.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

DEATH OF Col. NUGEN.-It is with
sorrow we announce the death OF
Hon. Robert H. Nugen, which occur
red at his residence in Newcomers
town, on Wednesday evening, Febru-
ary 18th. Col. Nugen died from an
attack of apoplexy. His age was be-
tween sixty-five and seventy years.
Deceased was elected to Congress
from this district in 1860, when it was
composed of the counties of Tusca-
rawas, Coshocton, Knox and Holmes,
where he served one term with great
redlt, and was universally recognized
as one of the most conscientious and
upright members of that body. Col
onel Nugen was largely identified
with railroad enterprises, and at the
time of his death was carrying out a
contract for the construction of the
great tunnel on the Panhandle road
between Pittsburg and SteubenvilIe.
He was also one of the lessees of the
Ohio canal. No man w3s ever more
highly respected in both public and
private life than the deceased. His
funeral services on the 1st instant,
were of the most imposing and i'm
pressive character. The exercises were
conducted by the Masonic fraternity
OF the place, assisted by members of
the craft from adjoining lodges. Bus
mess was entirely suspended, and the
whole community turned out to pay
their last tribute of respect TO the hon.
ored dead.-Hol'nes County Farmer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

Another of Grants friends, the Post
master at Kansas City, Missouri, has
been detected in an eccentric habit of
sharing with the clerks their salaries
in the Postoffice of that city. He re-
quired his employees to sign for the
full amount of their salaries, and de-
Quoted certain percentage for his SER
vices in appointing them. He has held
the Office for some years, and previous
to his becoming an Office holder under
this Administration, was regarded by
his neighbors as an honest man. AS
he is in favor of Grants denomination
he is not likely to be punished.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

How THEY DIED.-Methuselah died
of liver complaint. Lots wife of salt
rheum. Absolem fell wig-time to
hairysipelas. Goliah died of the stone.
Haman of the dropsey. Nebuchad-
nezzar of too much vegetable diet,
leaving Mrs. N, grass widow. John
Bunyan troubled by corns, took his
pill grinlly, and progressed. Desde-
mona also took pillow. Samson
was killed by pillar too. Montgol-
fer was (s)pilled ont of a balloon. Ju-
Illus Cesar was (s)killed in war. John
Rogers died OF an orerdone steak. .Ro-
meo died of heart disease. Governor
Hoffman dyed his mustache. Arte-
mus Ward was joked to death. Ma
poleon the great was crushed by a
rock. Napoleon the less fell from a
Sedan. Montezuma died of taking
arrow-root. Louis XVI died under
an amputation (of the head.) Old Parr
died of a paralysis. Joe Miller died
of light humer. Red jacket died of
whooping cough. Tecumseh of scalp
disease!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
What the Features Indicate.

We are told that the extremes of
both largeness and smallness of stat
ure are not favorable to the strength
of intellect. Giants and dwarfs are
generally deficient in this respect. and
excessive corpulency or meagerness is
seldom associated with mental activ-
ity. Aristotle and Bonaparte howev-
er, were short. Charles James Fox
was exceedingly fat, Daniel Webster
both broad and tall, and Lord Nelson
living skeleton.
A large head is generally the accom-
paniment of great intellect: but a
small one with comparatively extern
sive forehead is quite consistent with
mental capacity. Raphael, Charles
XII, Frederick the Great and Lord
Brougham were illustrations of the
latter fact.
II is said that any nose which is less
than the height OF the forehead is an
indication OF the defective intellectu-
al powers.
The eyes indicate character rather
by color than form. The dark blue
are found most commonly in persons
of O gentle and refined character.
Light blue and gray in the rude and
energetic. Lavater says: "Hazel eyes
are the more usual indications of a
mind masculine, vigorous and pro.
found just as genius, SO called, is
almost always associated with eyes OF
a yellowish cast bordering on hazel
The higher the brows rise the more
their possessor is supposed to be un'
der the influence of feeling, and the
lower the butter controlled by his rea.
son.
A very small eye brow is an indica
ton of want of force of character.
A tolerably large mouth is essentia
to vigor and energy, and q very small
mouth is indicative of weakness ant
Incidence.
In manly face, the upper lip should
extend beyond and dominate the low
er and Heshy lips are often found as
sociated with q volumptuous anG
meager ones with passionate nature
The retreating chin indicates weak
ness, the perpendicular strength, ant
the sharp acutsnsss of mind.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28
From Oar Fireside Friend
THE NEW CHURCH OKGAN.
By WILL N. CARLTON.

They'ye got bran new organ. Sue,
For all their fuss and search:
They've done inst rs they said they d do,
And fetched it into the-church-
They're bound the critter shall be seen,
And on the preachers right.
They We hoiSted up their new machine
In every body's sight
They We got choirister and choir.
Ag'fh MY voice and vote;
For il was never ny desire.
To praise the Lord by note.
I've been sister good an true.
For five an thirty year;
I've done what seemed my part to 90,
An prayed my duty clear;
I've sung The hymns both slow and quick
just as the preacher read,
And twice when Deacon TubbS was SICK,
! took the fork an led!
An now, these bold new-fangied ways
Is comm all about:
And /. right in my latter days,
Am fairly crowded out,
To-day the preacher. good old dear.
With tears all in his eyes.
Read--I can read my title clear.
To mansions in the skies''-
al-us liked that blessed hymn
'spose always will;
1t somehow gratlfies MI whiln,
In good old Ortonyille;
Bnt when that choir got up to sing
Icouldn't catch a word:
They sung the most dog-ondest thing
body ever heard
some worldly chaps was stan;iin- near
And when sec them grin,
l bid farewell to every 4 a.,
And boldly waded in
thought I'd chase their tune along.
An tried with all my night;
But though my voice is good and strong,
couldn't steer it right
When they was high, then WAS low
An also contra wise;
And too fast or they too slow,
To mansions in the Skies
An after every verse. you know
They PLAY little tune;
l didn't understand, and so
1 started in too soon.
pitched it pretty middlin' high.
And fetched q lusty tone,
But oh, alas I 1 found that
WAS singin' there alonei
They laughed little, am told:
But had done my besti
And not q wave Of trouble rolled
Across my peaceful breast.
And Sister Brown could but look
She sits right front of me;
She never was no singin' book
An never went to be;
But then she always tried to do
The best she could, she said,
She understood the time, right through.
An kept it, with her head;
But when she tried this morning. oh.
! had to laugh, or coughi
It kept her head q bobbin' so,
1t e'en most came or.
An, Deacon Tubbs-he all broke down,
AS one might well suppose;
He took one look at Sister Brown,
And meekly scratched his nose.
He looked his hymn book through an thr'
And laid it on the seat,
An then a pensive sigh he drew,
And looked completely beat.
An when they took another bout,
He didn't even rise;
But drawed his red Bandane'r out
And wiped his weeping ewes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

Mr.. Carpenter the fugleman Tor the
GRANTEES in the United States Senate
threatens crusade in favor of repeal
ing the Naturalization Laws, because
a Senator of German birth, Carl Schurz,
is in favor of Investigating the charge
whether our Government, in violation
of its neutral obligations, did strip its
arsenals of arms and sell them to
France to usc IN her war with Germa-
nv
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

p. r. BARNUM advertises in the Now
York papers for three hundred men
to travel with his great show in vari-
GUS capacities, all of whom must be
teetotallars and abstain from the use
of profane language. This may be
considered the great and final joke OF
Barnum's career.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-28

"What time is 1t, my dear?" asked
a wife Of her husband, whom she sus-
pected Of being drunk, but who was
doing his best TO look sober. "Well,
my darling. can't tell ,'cause you see,
there are two hands on my watch, and
each points to q different figure, and
1 don't know which to believe"