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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
Device for Measuring Land.

An Iowa farmer recommends the fol-
lowing device for measuring land: Take
two Stats about six feet long, sharpen
one end of each, lay them upon floor
like pair of open compasses, SO that
the points shall be exactly five feet six
inches apart; now nail the other two
ends together and a piece across the
middle, so that it will look like the letter
A, and the measure is finished. To
measure land, place one point at the
starting place and the other also on the
ground in straight line for destination;
stand alongside the machine, with one
hand on top of it; take one step forward,
tip mp the point that is behind, swing it
around (from YOU on the other point,
and set it in line also. 4 person in this
manner can measure correctly as fast rs
he can walk-three spaces make rod
walk straight without stopping, count
the spaces, divide these by three and
YOU have the rods.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
Rural RreNities.

ONO has 5,6OO,OOO acres of unculti-
waited land.
CALrFoRNIA raises more barley than
any other State.
A PENNSYLVANIA farmer has six geese
over forty years old.
THE total grain crop of the United
States in 1871 was $40, 237, 800 bushels.
OyE-rHIRD of all the buckwheat grown
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
Linseed Tea.

Two handfuls of seed in gallon and
n half of boiling water makes tea of II
suitable strength. The seed should be
placed in vessel and the water poured
upon it. Cover it closely for quarter
of an hour or SO, and then add two quarts
of cold water; it is then fit for use. The
american veterinary Journal says that
this is not only valuable as restorative,
but is very effective III cases where the
respiratory or digestive organs are in
famed. The editor of the JO,trnai used
it very successfully in the influenza
which prevailed few weeks ago III the
North, and which has now, if report be
true, nearly run its course in the Gulf
States. The mucilage and oil which the
seed contains lubricates the parts and
soothes the inflammation; besides which,
the nutritious properties are very con-
siderable The animal generally drinks
the tea with eagerness, and in the event
of prostration from the effects of disease
this is to be reckoned as great gain.
A little honey added makes the tea more
palatable, and, in case of IA cough, still
better as medicine. 1t is also useful
in acute or chronic diseases of the urin-
AIRY organs or of the kidneys.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
a Nice Disfinrfinn.

"Now, my young friends, suppose
twelve men buy twenty-four bushels of
wheat to be divided equally, how many
bushels is that for each ?" Boldest of
tbe boys" Please, sir, we've not gone
that far. GLOW is that? Your teacher
told me you had learned all the first four
rulesl" Boy" Yes, sir, but we have
always done our sums in potatoes or tur-
n;ns.we have never had wheat"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
Sound Advice.

The American AgricutturiSt suggests
that the girls wear "thick. homemade
wooden stockings, instead of the geuze
absurdities with which they now cover
their rosy and dimpled (?) little extrem-
tiles. The AgricuitWist thinks that it
would give us healthier set of mothers
This is true, and the girls might as well,
while they are covering up their feet,
throw something around their necks and
chests. 1t would be better in more
ways than hygienic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

THE increase in the amount of opium
used in this country has been million
ounces per month for the past year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
To Prevent Mice from Girdling Trees.

An orchardist gives the following rs his
method of preventing mice from iniuring
trees in winter:
/ take about one bushel of shore sand
and spread it about six inches high
around every tree With horse and cart
| fix 100 trees in three hours. This
method has several advantages over the
snow-tramping process. First, the snow
hugs close to the sand, and needs no
trampling, rs there is no grass around
the tree, and the mice find no passage;
and this is done in fair weather, without
going out stormy days. Second, the
sand is no fertilizer, and will do for sew
eral years, as no grass will grow upon it.
Third, it will give the tree more vigor.
While the grass before robbed the roots
of their nourishment and moisture, the
dews being evaporated by the winds
blowing through the standing grass, they
are now. instead, absorbed by sand and
easily carried by gravity to the hidden
roots. Fourth, it will save all trees for
merly destroyed by mice, which is in
some years from % to 30 per cent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Multuun I'm PnryO.


The following twelve paragraphs are
worthy of place among the most valued
rules that should govern well-regulated
farm
l. When fruit trees occupy the ground,
nothing else should-except very short
grass.
=. Fruitfulness and growth of the tree
cannot be expected the same year
3. There is no plum that the curculio
will not take, though any kind may
sometimes escape for one year in one
place.
s. Pear blight still puzzles the great
est men. The best remedy known is to
plant two for every one that dies.
6. If you don't know how to prune
don't hire a man from the other side of
the sea who knows less than you do.
Z. Don't cut off n big lower limb un-
less you are renter and don't care
what becomes of it when your time is
out.
8. A tree with the limbs coming out
near the ground is worth two trees
trimmed up five feet, and is worth four
trees trimmed up ten feet, and so until
they are not worth anything.
8. Trim down, not up.
10. Shorten in, not lengthen out.
IL. If you had your arm cut off, you
would feel it at your heart-a tree will
not feel, but rot to the heart.
II. When anybody tells you of gar
dener that understands all about horti-
culture and agriculture, and that he can
be hired, don't believe word of it, for
there are none such to be hired. Such
man can make more than you can af-
ford to give him, and if he has sense
enough 10 understand the business, he
will also have enough to know this.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

4 MAINE woman ate four quarts OF
oysters in fifteen minutes, and won 500.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

The United States raised go, 900, 900
pounds of tobacco last year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-31

STOCKINGS made of glass spinnings are
the latest triumph of ingenuity.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
A Disguised Landlord.

Once on a time there dwelt in our
sister city of Alton worthy but rath-
er irritable gentleman, who was the
host of a famous hotel there, known
as the Franklin House. Numerous
citizens daily drew their rations from
his literally furnished table, aud not
few visitors from the rural districts
preferred the substantial fare of the
Franklin House to. the more preten-
tlous board of the Alton House. One
day, in addition to all the good things
with which the dinner table was load
ed there was at the lower end a nice
roast pig, that would have tickledsthe
palate of the gentle "Eliav who dis
courses so eloquently of that savory
Wand. At the conclusion of the meal
this roast pig remained intact, whep
along came belated drover, who sat
down beside it, and, having a good
wholesome appetite, soon devoured
the whole of it. The landlord looked
on amazed, and was puzzled to see
where his profit was to come in after
deductinga dollar-and-a.half pig from
a fifty cent dinner ticket. Giving vent
to his disgust. he said very sarcastic
ally to the drover, Isn't there some-
thing else you would like to be helped
to ~ "Wal-yas,v drawled out the
'drover, "I don't care if l take another
of them little hogs.n This was too
much for the equanimity of the land
lord, and to keep himself from ...spon-
taneonsiy contrasting" like Dorthea,
he was compelled to rush out into the
open air. where he could give vent to
a few unorthodox expressions without
: being overheard blythe elect, OF which
he was one.-St. Louis Republican.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Extraordinary Bridge.

The railroad bridge which lis to ex-
tend across the harber of San Fran
cisco, from the main land to Goat Is
land, and to which the citizens have
been stronglyiopposed, is to be some
thing of an architectnral novelty. 1t
is 10 run through an immense tube of
boiler iron, which supports itself by
it own buoyancy, and is held thirty
feet below the surface by, a .complica-
ted system of cables, and buoys. The
tube is twenty-feet in diameter, and is
strengthened by an internal frame
work of iron beams. The principal
problem with the engineer was the
buoyancy of the tube equal to the
weight of a train OF cars, SO as to re-
quire the minimum of anchorage or
support. Should the bridge prove a
q success, submarine railroad tubes
may be used where regular tunnels
would be impracticable, or at least
very expensive.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
A Mnrreo,Ra1o e,a sHowrn low r.. AT Il, sEA.-T

L ~ - q
A METEoRIC SHOWER AT SEA.-The
csptsin of the, ship r.. C.. Winthrop
from Antwerp rewortsr as follows: Il
s On Nov. ~, in lat. 34.l3, n. long. IL
10 w. center of Madeira island bearing
8. y e. distant 100 miles, we had a
msteoric shower W hich began at dark
and lasted. about two and q half hours.
The first hour there were, as near as l
could judge, from 5000 to l,200 mete-
ors. in the air constantly !; the second
hour there were from 400 to 600, aud
during the last half hour they gradu-
ally disappeared. About ,fourzfifths
of them seemed to be nothing but
small balls of fire, shooting Through
the air quite leisurely, but about one
pearanee. pear sSooting 'if like esaisa, Iiahtnins hR
through the air, leaving q trail of fire
resembling the back-fire of Q war
rocket.NCEa DIE 1@1tilse iSat~ n;
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Fixed Ideas.

In the Mind Of Man-That he il
overworked.A That his constitution
requires stimulants. That, if he had
them, he could at this moment invest
few hundreds to the greatest advan-
tage. That smoking is good for his
nerves, his worries, his literary pnr-
suits, his toothache, sc. That he
ought to belong to a club. That he
could reform the army, do osaway with
large fortune by keeping hotel
That he knows good glass of wine.
that he ought to win heap of money
if he were to go to hamburg. That
medicine is all humbug. That he
could preach as good sermon him
self. That he would soon pick up his
French if be went abroad.
In the Mind of Woman-That she
has nothing fit to put on. That things
ought to be bought because they are
cheap. That there isvcompany IN the
kitchen. That she is not allowed suf-
ficient money for housekeeping. That
she never goes out any whefe. That
her best black silk is getting awful
shabby. That she requires change
about the month of August. That her
allowance is too small That she new
er looks fit to be seen. That cook
drinks. That there is somebody in
the house. That Mrs. Orphington is
dreadfuliy gone off, or dreadfully
made up, or not SO very king,
after all.-Punch.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
What to Do in Case of Accident.


Professor Wilder, of Cornell Uni
versity, gives these short rules for &C
ton in case of accident. It would
not be a bad thing to cut them out and
carry then. in ones pocket-book, or,
better, commit them to memory:
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing
dash water in them; remove cinders,
ETC., with the round point of lead
! pencil.
Remove insects from the ear by
tepid water--never put hard instru.
ment into the ear.
If an artery is cut, compress above
the wound if vein is cut, compress
below.
If choked, get upon all fours and
cough.
For slight burns, dip the part in
cold water; if the skin is destroyed
cover it with varnish.
Smother q fire with carpets, etc;
water will often spread burning oil,
and increase danger. Before passing
through smoke take q full breath aud
then stoop low but II carbon is sus-
pected, walk erect.
Suck poisoned wounds, unless your
mouth is sore; enlarge the wounds,
or, better, cut out the part without
delay hold the wounded part as long
as can be borne to hot coal or end OF
cigar n s.efIr.r-s e,s,a.
In case of poisoning, excite vomit-
ing by tickling the throat or by warm
water and mustard. sftffffsI -.
For acid poisons, give alkalfs for
alkaline poisons, give aeids-white of
egg is good in most cases; in a case
of opium, give strong coffee, and keep
moving. -
For apoplexy, raise the head and
body for fainting, lay the person fiat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
veritab1e Victims of Old Rye.

The Rev. M. Talbot, clergyman OF
SOME reputation in the Western part
af Pennsylvania, was good hater of
cant. Born and reared farmer, he
took to the church as matter oil
choice, and without doubt his sineeri-
ty was the electrical effect by which
he produced SO many converts from
the ways that are dark"
Mr.. Talbot was without doubt al
ways an original wit, and when the
purpose served him cynic. On re-
turning to his former home at one
time, his neighbors, having heard OF
his name as sower "of the gospel
assembled to meet him, and one sane
timonious fellow, who carried a Will
ming air about him OH all occasions
was one of the first to come fawning
about Mr.. Talbot.
'By the way" said the clergyman,
what has become of old Sm;thers ?"
ssDead," said Uriah Heap with o
groan
"Dead ?"
Whiskey killed him."
GLOW old was he ?"
"Seventy-four."
3Unfortunate mani And old Sla-
ter.n
"Dead," another groan.
apoor old Slater! What did he die
sWhisky"
How. old was he p
sEighty-one."
sDeluded wretch! And Daddy
Wood ?"
"He, too, has gone the way of all
flesh. He drank himself to death
when he should have been thinking oi
the future world. He was eighty-five.
and even with the grave
Il say, BROTHER" said Mr.. T., with a
quiet laugh in his eye, lean you tell
me where can get a hogshead of that
same liquor?U g
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Free .,f Charge.

Free e,f Charge.
Call at Belding q Armstrongs Drug Store
Ravcnna. Ohio. and seta sample bottle OF Or
a. Boschee's Gcrmaa syrup, free OF. charge. 1t
has lately been intr sstzced in this country from
Germany, and for aer person suffering with
severe cough, heavy <snd settled on the breast
consumption or any disease OF the throat and
lungs it has no equal in dIae world. Our regular
size bottles T5c. In al cases money will be
promptly returned ic paccect satisfaction is not
given. Two doses NSll aeIieve any case. Try
it. 'latt
Physicians Prescriptions Care
fully Compounded by Per-
sons of Experience.
YINHE public will flnd eur stock Of NJ edicines
4 complete, warranted genuine and OF the
best quality.
CaU at the Drug Store opposite
the Court House for Bargains.
Raysnna. April IS, 1871. IS7-tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
! iAntinony Mines.

Enormous veins, sixty feet wide
have been discovered in Kern county,
California. The ore, it is saidJ will
yield from seventy-five to eighty per
cent. of crude bullion, containing
enough silver to pay for the mining
and reduction, leaving the antiinony
for net profit. Clear, refined aritimo-
ny was worth in New York not long
since, forty cents per pound equal to
eight hundred dollars per ton. 1t is
used q great deal in the arts and in
medicine. Its greatest consumption
is in the manufactuae of type aud OF
babbit metal for journal boxes, com
posed of alloys and anfimeny, tin lead
and. in the case of metal type, Q little
copper. The percentage of antimony
in these alloys is sometimesas as high as
ninety. '''''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09

Gov. Warmoth is said to have Civ
en- up the contest. This means, we
suppose, that as his term of office has
but few more days to run, he de-
clines a struggle which could not ter.
inmate before his official life would
cease. But Gov. Warmoth's case is
not altogether that which is involved.
He may give up fight which prom
ises nothing but costs and bruises /;
but the great Louisiana crime has
now national interest, and its future
course will be watched with interest
by the whole people. Warmoth steps
out of the arena, but McEnery, the
rightful Governor-elect, has, rights
which we suppose he will continue 10
claim; and the people of the United
States will be anxious to find out If a
United States Judge can take a State
Government out of his pocket as cool
ly as one might whip out his pocket
dkerchief--Irl6une.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09

nIvORCE NOTICR.-Frederick Mowbers,
1)of Tingkanoxie. In the county OF Ieaven-
worth and State OF Kansas, is notified that aliai
4. Mowbery, did on the 10Th day OF December,
Alb. 1871. file her petition in, the Office of the
and for thetceanty of Port4ge and state VI Ohio
rhatgiIsg the said Frederick III wbery with ex-
tire me cruelty and gross ineklgct Of dnty and
Ereaerick Mowberv and have reasopahie alimo-
ny, which petition will stand for hearing ht the
nextterm Of said Court. Is "a
RI JULIA f, ,M0WBERY.
By L w Mason her IA ttorney (, {.
Dated this 18th day of December. A. ID. 1873.
227-6w !
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09

A YOUNG boy attending a mixed
school in Paducah writes to-us COM
planning of the partiahty which the
teacher shows the girls. In conclu-
sion he says: I" But, thank the Lord
if they do crowd US out from the
stove, and play blind mans buff
with the teacher ' At recess, they cam
leap-frog, nor wear breeches, nor
make dogs fight, nor throw rocks at
cats, nor go in swimming, nor smoke
and chaw can they ?" On reflection
we rather think our young correspond
ent is mistaken. We have seen girls,
who. we believe, can do all these
things but one thing they cant do.
They can't stand on their heads where
boys arc.-Lou. Courier Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
A GERMAN Nsettler in Ohio. fonl

A GERMAN settler in Ohio, fonnd
guilty of selling liquor contrary to
law, aud sentenced to be imprisoned
in the county Jail for thirty days. pro-
tested as follows: Chaill Go to
chailI Me go to chaill But l can't go
Dere's my piziness my pakerv. Who
pakes my pread while l been; gone n
Then, casting his eyes about the court
appeaIingly, they fell upon the. good
.natured face of jolly Chris. Ellwaner,
. fellow w-countryman, who had no
"piziness" and forthwith brilliant
idea struck him. Turning TO the
Judge, he said, in sober earnest,
/" Dere's Chris. Ellwaner! He's got
nothing to do; send him p
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
THE BOYS.

There come the boysi oh dear, the noise,
The whole house feels the racket;
Behold the knee of Harry's pants,
And weep o'er Johnnie's jacket.
But never mind, if eyes keep bright;
And limbs grow straight and timber;
We'd rather lose the trees whole bark
Than find unsound the timberi
Now hear the tops and marbles rolf
The fioors-Oh, woe sbetide theml
And must watch the banisters,
For know the boys who ride themI
Look well as you descend the stairs,
often find them haunted
By ghostly toys that make no noise
Justwhen their noise is wantedi
The very chairs are tied in pairs,
And made to prance and caper;
What swords are Whitfield out of sticksI
What brave hats made of psperi
The dinner bell peals loud and well.
To tell the milkman's coming;
And then the rush of t-steam-cars trainss
Set all our ears a-humming
How OFT say. .swhat shall I do
To keep these children quietP'
If l could fnd good receipt,
certainly should try it.
Bnt what to do with these Wild boys.
And all their din and ciatter.
Is really quite grave affair
Noiaughing. trifing matter.
Boys viii be boys"-but not for long?
All, could we bear about us
This thought-how very soon our boys
viii learn to do without usi
How soon but tall and deep voiced men
viii brayely call us '.Mother;''
Or We be strtching empty hands
From this world to the other.
More gently we should chide the noise,
And when night qnells the racket.
Stitch in but loving thoughts and prayers
While mending pants and Jacket
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
sHERIFF'S SALE.

:
STATE OF OHIO, tss n
PoRrAGE COUNTY, IS: =
DURSUANT to the command of yendi. ex
L issued from tn. Court of Common
Pleas for said County, t. me directed, in the
case of r. a. Gillett plaintiff, and Luke w elsh.
defendant, shall offer for sale at public auc-
tion, at the door of the Court House in Raven
ma. county and state aforesaid.
On the Sd dag Of Feby1eary,A. d. 1878
Between heshours of 10 O'Clock .. m and o.
clock P. Il. ofsaid day, the foilowing real estate
zto-wit: Situate In the toWpshfp of Freedom
in the couhtyof Portage and State of Ohio, and
is bounded and described as follows Beginnin &
at a post in the center of the road running FRONT
t'harfestown to Freedom on the south line OF J
the A. Il q. w. Rail Road. thence south one half
degree east one chain and twenty five links
thence west at right angles TO said Rail Road
two chains, thence north one-hzlf degree west
seventyfour links to the south line of said Rail
Road to the place Of beginning, containing IT,
l000Acres of land. NY z.
l4pprSiseasE SiSeOa i 9 ?
o B. PAINE. sheriff. i
RAHNEY q HATFIED. Atty's. y
Ravenna. o.. Dec 30. 1S72-n22a-5w
n te II - z - If-+.4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
A II A BARG AIN
E'ine Residence

: offer for sale the fine residence property on
North Chestnut sti eet, now occupied by me. The
whole premises are In the finest condition and
very advantageous terms will be made with a
purchaser.
Apply at ofnce of Ranney h Hatfield.
II. G.. RANNEY.
havennas Feb. IL. 1872. 16l-M.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Tailoring.

Tailoring.
II you want anything in the tailoring line
done, and done right, 10 to J. $. Walker. oppo-
te CitfzeAs Hat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09


CASH CAPITAL, z. s4I-sz-s 100000.
SURPLUS OVER - 1A5,OOO.
Insures detached Dwellings,, their contents,
and Farm property only.
Pays for damage by lightning whether fire en-
sues or not. and Tor Live Stock killed by light
ming on the premises. t2t2-l -
Is not exposed to sweeping fires.
1nstfcs from 10 to 20 per cent lower than COM
panies doing a general business. i=iA1ss
Had no Chicago losses.
s5nf..fsR 81 aeH9s sa4H9C. BEDELL.i Agent,
Shalersville Ohio.
The following are the names of a few OF the
persons in this vicinity who have taken insur-
ance IN this company,
3Er on gstSHALERSVILLE, II B5H e
G L Horr Steele II Streator
Geo GoOden \ III Smith - j n Sterling
A Weaver Colby - u Colby
RAVENNA s,
J. II Nichols E-P Brainerd II D Seymour
L r. Dening q Merits Oh w Riddle
N Haven q Reed VIM Ward
L s lWardi ysltilazg .S-.Ii}iiiiits2 -
STREETSBORO
II Burroughs W A Jenkins - Peck
l. Russell 80 = G. E-Ch.rk i.5 Mrs j Clark
s4 ROOTSrOWN sss.t.i..
r W Barlow A II Barlow G w Green
y Rogers BColton NBssell
JESSE M. ADAMS, 81 NORRIS WISSLOW,
s SEC'Y. PRES'T.
.ieaI4l5i. 1Jg9 IL g. H. WHITE, Gen Agt.
Shalersville. Dec. 70. 1871. 1y4-GIn.
~ G38sH p 9t-.-s stJ-aa A4A