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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-24

If lager is not Intoxicating, it steals
away our five centses.
Donor choose your friend by his
looks; handsome boots often pinch
the feet.
WHAT is that from which if Won take
the whole some will remain Whole
some. itt*f.i.} 'AEt} g ~ 6f
AFTER ALL, what we make out of
life depends upon how we communi-
cate with life. 81 aa
A GENTLEMAN finding his servant
intoxicated. said: sWhatl drunk
again, SamI" '.No, massa," replied
Sam "same drunk, massa." aHf
A YOUNG man in Maine killed him.
self because he couldn't have two
wives. Some men kill themselves
because they have one.
A WESTERN editor, with right ap-
probation of the back-pay grab, says
there is one kind of back-pay he high
ly faYors-that of delinquent subscri-
bers.
THE fellow who wrote his letter on
the back of a postal card, enVeloped
it and put three cent stamp on the
envelope, can't just see the economy
of postal cards.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-24
HOUSE & LOT
FOR SALE.

One of the most pleasant locations in town,
now offered at a bargain.
House and lot ON Spruce street, pleasantly
situated ON the highest elevation in town, hut
a few steps from Post ofllce and convenient 10
church and schools fine garden, under good cut
tivation; good stable and she'd nearly ali kinds
of fruit Possession given Oct. 1, 1873.
n. CONN ERSE.
Ravenna june IL. 1878. s5i-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-24

Vance & Wells,
Would invite the attention of the Public to the
LargestStock of Goods
in their line. ever shown in Portage county,
Contained in
.8LARGE ROOMS,
in phenir Block. Consisting in part of
PARLOR & CHAMBER SUITS,
MARBLE TOP TABLES,
=, CANE SEAT CHAIRS,
WOOD SEAT CHAIRS,
- ROCKERS, ALL KINDS.
EXTENSION TABLES, !,
li0 BREAKFAST TABLES.
BEDSTEADS. 'A"
a iHi BUREAUS,
u ..alf, WASHSTANDS,
CROCKERY,
GLASS WARE,
TABLE &POCKET CUTLERY,
WINDOW SHADES,
SHADE FIXTURES,
PICTURE FRAMES,
MOULDINGS,
-ssrltae FEATHERS.
B. bsHt4i BOLSTERS.
-. PILLOWS, &C.,
a. sAll of which viii be sold n'i
{s 3e H4Ii - a.i.l assa
AS Low as the very Lowest
e,4sd il5-.a tet a IS"
wohld cali particular attention to new stock
Book Gases ( S1tIgeta'iiHi!
ALSO To-
Woven Wire Mattress,
at 16 and IS dollars; S
BEST BED MADE!
{. WOOL MA MATTRESSES,
equal to Hair, at 1-3 the cost!
daUs lol aaEia a1a
Bns ,,soissa5 o. agetl
a.ffaf Z.--.----. ! - 90 : r1.f.5L
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-24
WE call the attention of Farmers to the
ACME MOWER And REAPER

of which we are the Builders, and ask their
early and careful examination of the Machines.
This Machine is not tan experiment. but has been
thoroughly tested for number of years, and
has proven to be perfect Machine and perfect
success.
1t is generally conceded by the intelligent
farmer that a Moving Machine must have
TWO DRIVING WHEELS. A FLEXIBLE FIN
GER BAR, PERFECT BALANCE, LONG JOUR-
NAILS AND GREAT SIMPLICITY, A WHOLE
AXLE, ENCLOSED GEARING. PERFECT ADJUSTA-
BILITY. EASE OF MANAGEMENT, A SPRING SEAT
PERFECT CUTTERS. CHANGEABLE SPEED, and
many other important features. The Acme
combines all of these and many other funda-
mental principles; is made of the best material
and in the most workmanlike manner, with in
Interchangeable parts.
This machine is not supporting a swarm of
agents, whose wages are charge upon the pur-
chaser. but will be sold at prices such as will
give the purchaser the benefit of this saving.
Every machine fully warranted
Extras constantly on hand, and repairs
promptly made.
Send for a pamphlet. Apply to or address
THE RAVENNA MANUFACTURING Co.
Rayenna, Ohio
Ravenna, o., May 20. 1872. 1871
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
What the Season Suggests.

To assume warm clothing at the commencement
OF the cold season Is only an act OF common pru-
dence But something more than this Is required
10 put the body In o state OF defense against the
searchipu atmosphere OF winter. Damp has de-
pressing effect on the vital organs and the animal
snirits The amount Of life power taken out OF the
strongest Cf US by the chilling vapors which ire
oucntly load the air at this period OF the year Is
yery considerable, and to the weak and languid
they are extremely deleterlous, To protect the
systeu, against their effects II must be inwardly
toned regulated and reinforced, as we'll as shielded
outwardly by app oprIate garments. THIS essen
al service 10 more safely and satisfactorily accom-
plishcd by the daily Of Hcstetters Stomach Bit
ters than by any other means within the province
OF medical science. The fact here stated 10 as IN
controycrtible as demonstration In mathematics
Hobolyd.sputos It. 1t 10 matter OF common oe-
lief and Of general record. Here the case might be
rested: but the public, naturally enough wants to
know why this famous vegetable specific 10 so iar
ahead OF all other medicines Of its clnss This rea'
sopaIlc curiosity can be readily gratiaed The BIZ
tors comprise Ave important elements, viz: slim
ulant, O tonic, an rperient, and blood depurens'
Each Of these components, ms we'll as each OF the
other subordinate ingredients, Is the purest ana
bes. Of its kind. They are proporttoned In accord
ance with formula that has been in use for twenty
years, and operate harmoniously and s'mu!tahe-
ously Hence the uniform success OF the medicine
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
Spontaneous Combustion.

Among the many strange beliefs to
which the modern novel has thus given
currency, there is no one better fitted to
the purposes Of the sensational writer
than the belief in the spontaneous COM
bustioA of human beings. Herman
Melville, in his story of "Redburn, )"
gets rid of IN obnoxious character by
this mode Of death; and Dickens, in
"Bleak House." has rendered the hor-
rible case of Mr.. Krook world-famous.
Dickens, however, was severely criti-
cised for lending credit to the belief,
and accordingly defended himself by
plausibly citing several authorities. 1t
will be the purpose of this paper to ex-
anime some of the authorities, bring
forward several of the alleged cases of
human spontaneous combustion, and
show how the matter really stands
The materials for this work are abundant.
Nearly every treatise upon medical
jurisprudence contains chapter upon
this subject. And, as recently as 1850,
no less a person than Baron Liebig was
engaged as an expert in case OF this
kind.
Now, the suroo3ition which is popu-
larry entertained is this: that certain
persons, addicted to the excessive use
of spirits, have been known to consume
with an inward fire, which, quick-spread-
ing and inextinguishable, soon left its
victims mere heaps of cinders. Writers
upon temperance have accordingly found
this supposition a good field for the
display of their rhetoric, and for the
deduction Of solemn and terrible warn
ings. We find plenty of such cases re-
ported-Devergie alone, in his work on
"Nedecine legale," having recorded
twenty of them. OF these, about two
thirds occurred before the beginning of
the present century, the earliest being
dated 1862. Fodere, however, mentions
one yet earlier, which took place at
LYONS in l644.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13

A FIXED FACT IN PHARMAoy.-Con-
sidering the multitude of diseases, it
is amazing that we live; in view of the
countless remedies for them, it is Won
derful that we die. Unfortunately,
however, all the diseases are realities,
whereas most of the remedies are hum
bugs. One exception to the latter rule
demands the recognition and approval
of the press. We refer to DIR. JOSEPH
WALKERS VINEGAR BrrTERs. OF the
doctor himself, we know nothing; but
of his medicine we can speak from OBJ
servation, for it seems to have found its
way into almost every household.
Probably it is more extensively used in
this country, rs family remedy, than
any other preparation, although it has
not vet been before the world three
years. Wherever we 60 we hear of it.
and whenever we hear of it the COM
ments on it's efficacy are enthusiastic.
We have questioned sufferers from liver
complaint, remittent fever, fever and
ague, chronic headache, vertigo, irregu-
larities Of the bowels, indigestion, rheu-
matism, neuralgia, gout, kidney dis
eases, and affections OF the lungs, as to
its effects, and the uniform answer has
been, "R is doing me good" Believing
that what everybody says must be true,
we have no hesitation in admitting that
VINEGAR BrrTERs is the Great Medical
successof the present century.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
An Ocean SIGNAL Station.

The late Sidney ESNorse, says q
New York paper, some years since de-
viscd q plan Tor erecting ocean signal
stations, geographically connected with
one another and with the shore. Pro-
ceeding on the wcll-lnown fact that at
a brief depth below the surface of the
sea the water is undisturbed by storms
or currents, he proposed to sink to this
depth large iron buoys, securely anchor
ed. Upon these buoys, as solid foun-
dation, he asserted that small watch
towers could he built, which would
withstand the blows of the Winter waves
better than can any absolutely immova-
bic tower like the Eddystone Light
house. The latter, being unyielding,
must bear the full force of every sen
that strikes it, while the former would
yield somewhat to the blow, which
would lose much of its power. The
same plateau that serves as q bed for
the Atlantic cable would serve as an an
chorage ground for the submerged
buoys, and the task Of sinking and Sc
curing them would be much less difficult
and expensive than was the work of
laying the transatlantic wire. The vast
advantages of such ocean signal stations
ns,d no comment. Not only could they
warn passing vessels of approaching
changes in the wind and weather, serve
as oceanic mile-stones, marking the lat
itude and longitude, but they would
afford temporary refuge to shipwrecked
mariners, and would thus fulfill the
double purpose of signal towers aud
ifs-saying stations.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
The Wheat Field of America
Hsalthful Climate, Free Homes, Good
Markets.

THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD offers for
sale LANDS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA,
embracing: l. The best Of Wheat Land; 2. Excel
lent Timber for the Mill, the Farm and the Pire;
g. Rich Prairie Pasturage and Natural Meadow,
watered By clear Lakes aud running streams-ln n
healtnful Climate, where Fever and Ague is un-
known.
GRAIN can be shipped hence by lake TO market as
chenply as from Eastern Iowa or Central Illinois.
Cars now run through these lands from Lake su.
perior 70 Dakota Price Of lanI close TO track Sio
10 Ss 90 per acre further away $40 TO $500. SEVEN
YEAIs3 CREDIT; Warrantee Deecs; Northern Pa
Clnc 7C Bonds selling at par, received for land
at Sll0. No other uuocupied lanes present such
advantages to settlers. ~
SOLDIERS under tho New Law Garch, ls12) get
l6O acres FREE, near the railroad, by one and TWO
years residence.
TRANSPORTATION AT REDUCED RATES fur.
nshcd from all principal points East to purchasers
of Railroad Lands, and to Settlers en- Government
Homcsteads. Purchasers, their wives and children
carried free over the Northern Pacific Road. Now
s the time for Settlers and Colonies TO get Railroad
Lands and Government Homestcads close 10 the
track
Send for Pamphlet containing full information,
map aud copy OF New Homestead Law. Address
LAND DEPARTMENT, NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD, ST. PAUL, NINE.,
OR gS FIFTH AVENUE CIR 9th s., NEW YORK.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13

The best time for painting the exterior
of buildings is late in autumn or during
the winter. Paint then applied will en-
dure twice as long as when appIed in
early summer or in hot weather. In the
former it dries slowly and becomes hard,
like glazed surface, not easily affected
afterwards by the weather, or worn by
the beating storms. But in very. hot
weather the oil in the paint soaks into
the wood at once, as into sponge, leav-
ing the lead nearly dry and nearly ready
to crumble of. This last difficulty, how
ever, might in q measure be guarded
against, though at an increased expense,
by first going over the surface with raw
oil. By painting in cold weather, one
annoyance might certainly be escaped,
namely, the collection Of small flies on
the fresh paint.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
The Goldfish.

1t is curious to note the history OF q
Goldfish from the moment winch, on the
hook of the fisherman, it is dragged
from its native element, tillit disappears
down the human throat on the tanks OF
the Amazon, the Parana, the Tegus, or
the Po. After few expiring wrigg.es
and it is O comfort to be informed by
naturaists that fish are almost insensl-
bic to pain-the cod is flung from the
fisherman's boat tupon the rough STAGE,
where it is seized by the cut-throat, y
who cuts the fish open across the throat
and down the belly, and passes it to the
"header." This operator proceads to
extract the liver, which is dropped into
Il vessel by his side, to be converted
into cod-liver oil, the great specific for
scrofulous diseases, especially consump-
ton. He then tears out the eptrails,
and wrenches off the head, and throws
these into another receptacle, to be pre-
served for the farmer, to mix with bog
and earth, thus forming most fertiliz-
ing compost for his fields. The tongue,
however, is taken ont, and also the
"sounds" or air-bladder; and these,
fresh or picked, are an excellent article
of food. The fish is then passed to the
"splitter," who, by dexterous move
ment, cuts out the backbone nearly to
the tail, and thus lays the fish entirely
open, and capable of being laid fiat on its
back. This is the incest part of the
operation, and the "splitter always
commands higher wages than the other
operators. The "salter" next takes the
fish and washes it we'll from all particles
of blood, salts it, and pl"ces it in piles
to drain. After lying the proper length
0f time, it is washed and spread to dry
on the "fake," which is formed Of
spruce boughs supported by frame
work resting on upright poles. Here
the cod are spread out individually, to
bleach by exposure to sun and air, and
during this process require constant at
tention. At night, or OF the approach
of rain, they are made up into little
round heaps, with the skin outward, in
which state they look very much Ike
small saycocks. These leaps are tech
nically called heaptes. Wien the bloom,
or whitish appearance which after time
they assume, comes out on the dried
fish, the process is finished, and they
are then quite ready for storing> On
being conveyed to the premises Of the
exporting merchant, theyare first "cull-
ed, or assorted into four different kinds,
known as Merchantable, Madeira, West
India, and Dun, or broken fish. The
first is prime fish, the second nearly as
good, the third is intended for tougher
stomachs, and the fourth, which is in
capable of keeping, is used at home.
The cod sent to hot countries is packed
by screw power into small casks called
"drums;" that which goes to the Medi-
terranean is usually exported in bulk.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
Industrial Progress.

Spike making is about to be carried
on extensiyel, at Allentown, Penn. :,
Virginia city, New, recently received
one consignment of quicksilver, weigh
ing $1,000 pounds, from San Francisco.
The Danish Government recently IN
vited tenders or 10000 pounds OF rails,
ard the New-Zealand Government for
1000 tuns.
The portions of the great steel works
at Essen, Germany. liable to suffer from
fire, were recently insured for the I'M
mense sum of 81 ,670,OO by II German
companies.
The British Society of Arts has offer
ed q large gold medal for the best
specimen of steel in next years (Lon-
dom International >i ibition. The
steel works of Jersey City and Pitts
burgh has confidently compete Tor this
plize.
The San Francisco sugar retiners, we
reaI, are endeavoring to break down the
tw. beet sugar factories, because
The latter not only refine their own beet
sugar, but also foreign cane sugar at q
time when the refners usually suspend
work.
A company is organizing in England
to construct and run between Dover and
Calais a line of steamers fitted with Mr..
Bessemer's suspended cabin, and pos,
sessing other improvements, which Will
it is expected, prevent sea-slckness.
It is expected that the B. itish moni-
tor Devastation will be ready by the
end of January to start on her trial trip
across the Bay of Biscay. The result OF
this voyage will be of interest to OIL
maritime nations as she is the first ship
to mount 35 tun guns and is OF extraor'
dinary size for an iron clad.
The American Railway Master Mec.
hanics Association offers premium OF
S75 for the best drawing of machinery
for removing snow from railroad tracks,
and $50 for Che best drawing Of appli-
ances for supplying locomotive tenders
with water or fuel. The drawings are
to be submitted before May 19, 1873.
The apparatus for measuring the tenn
peratures of decomposition and OF ex-
plosions of .detonating compounds re-
Gently introduced by French chemists
consists of bar of copper O.. O25 meter
diameter and 900 meter long. Every
decimeter cavity containing oil allows
the temperature of the bar to be deter
mined when one end of it is heat d. 1t
has been ascertained by this invention
that gun cotton explodes at 220 degrees
Cent; sporting powder, 2Ss degrees;
common powder, 295 degrees; nitro-gly-
cerine, 256 to 257 degrees; and lead
m rcury, and iron picrates at 296 de,
grees.
Crushed bones are compressed in
Melbourne, Australia, into cakes three
inches thick and six inches square, in
order that they may be exported eco
nomically. The cakes or tiles thus
formed are just adhesive enough to ad.
nit of their being handled freely, and
yet, when required for use as manure,
they can be readily crushed or melted
by the application of a little hot water.
This novel plan has been devised to
turn to account the large quantities OF
bones which the new meat preserving
operations accumulate. 1t may possibly
be employed with advantage in Texas
and South America rs means OF utill'
zing the bones and other animal refuse
so plenAful in these places.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
The Printers Greeley Monument

At special meeting of the New York
Typographical Union No. 6, tn. follow
ing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has been proposed that
the several printing offices inthe United
States give one or more pounds OF old
type for the purpose of making statue
of Horace Greeley, to be erected in ele
lot in Greenwood where his remains
are inferred; and WhercaS, type-metal
is specially adapted to reproduce sharp
and definite outlines, and peculiarly
tied to speak in the mute form of an
image to those who, in after years, visit
his resting-place, as it did beneath the
training of his hand, and the grandeur
of his brain, and the largeness OF his
heart; therefore
Resolved, That we approve OF the
idea of erecting statue OF Horace
Greeley in Greenwood, made of type
metal which has been cast into type and
worn out in the service of teaching the
people; and further, be it
Resoired, That we ask Of our fellow
craftsmen (many of whom, now scat
tered over the country, have, like our.
selves, either worked with or for him
during the 40 years gone by) to set up,
on Monday, Feb. 8, 1878, the 62d ami
versary of Mr.. Greeley's birth, 1000
ems, and give the receipts for the same
to be expended in making and erecting
the statue; the money to be forwarded
to the President of New York Typo
graphical Union No. 6, No. % Duane
street, New York City, of which Union
Mr.. Greeley was the first President.
R"olrcd, That the above preamble
and resolutions be given to the press Of
the United States, with request that
they be printed and circulated as wide
ly as possible.
Resolced, That n committee of nine,
together with the President and Secre-
tary of this Union, be appointed to car
ry out the objects of the above reso-
luiiJns.
Resolved, That n copy of tho above
be furnished to the Associated Press
for publication.
Those sending type-metal will please
direct to Hugh Dalton, No. "a Beekman
street. All moneys will be sent to
Hugh Dalton, President Typographical
Union No. 6, No. % Duane street, New
York.
The old type-metal is arriving al
ready.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13

THE MoUNDs.-Professor Agassiz to,
whom was submitted the question of
the famous, Washington Territory
monds, gives it nhesitatmgE as his
opinion that the mounds were formed,
during the period when these prairies
were lakes, by fish of the sucker family,
as covering for their eggs, and he states
that the same process may be seengoip :
on at this day in the ponds near Bos-
ton, where, similar mounds are being
built. -.,,,
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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13
A NEW CARPET,

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established over quaIter IN century sgohaV-
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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13

BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs, for Pulmonary
and Asthmatic Disorders, have prored their ef-
tcacy by a test Of many years, and have receiv-
ed testimonials from the eminent men who have
usad them II Com.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13

We received very pleasant letter OF thanks
from our old friend Kendall. since his return
home, for bottle sf Johnson's Anodyae Lint
ment which we gave him, and which he says has
entirely cured him Of the troublesome and DAN
perous cough he had when here.-C0m.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-02-13

A soldier, telling his msther of the
terrific fire at Chickamauga, was asked
by her why he did not get behind a
tree, Tree said he, "there wasn't
enough for the officers"