The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-12-25
Quaker city Correspondents.

Mr.. Editor: Having in previous
letters briefly -referred-to the historic
81 places Of interest to the visitors,
nill now, g an equally brief manner
attempt to direct the attention of the
readers of your excellent paper, tC
other points of interest,", of more re.
cent date. And, as I have no partic.
uIar order, we viii begin with the
United States Mint, erected in 1929
and sitHatea an. 6hastnnt ST., betweeE
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. It il
bailE g kridk aced fith tnarble 4pd
is of the "Ionic" order of architecture
the design, believe, having been cop
led from an ancient temple of ssAth-
ems" at least so says the official whose
busines it is to show visitors through
the buildingsi A large part sef the
space on the ffst Hoor is occupied by
the different ofiices. The smelling
room hoWeFei, is on this fioer, atthe
back part Of the5buildings Here may
be seen the bare OF gold silver and
copper. stilI hot from the mSuids.-
These bars are then taken from here
10 the Rolling roomY and passed
through alseries of rollers, coming out
at last IN strips Of variable width and
thickness, according to .he coins inte
which they are to be made and vary
ing i'm length from twb0to ifoaE feet
Next they Ego to the @cntting room
Here by means Of machinery The, va
rious coins are cnt from these strips.
These are then taken to the ssp0Iishihg
room, Z from here theygo last of al
to tie estamping room, p from which
they en1efge bright and new. But
where they go thensis, as sIordi Dun
drearyli remarka, tone of those. things
no feIIahcansl liad out.p At the front
on the second floor is 4 cabinet OF
coins Here may be seen arranged in
oFdeE,r specimens Of the coins Of every
nhtion on the earth, ranging afhp time,
from the present, back TO $40 ,, G.,
made Of every eonceivablei material
from. theEshelIl and lfishabone money
of some Of the African tribes, the iron
coins Of the Chine The zinc Of Syria
and the Tampum1 OF our North
Amerioans 1ndianss fosslthe beautiful
geldAahdl silver pieces aof 4he present
Issue Here, also, may be seen a
specimen efthe s.Wido lows mite Of old.
II il about the diameter. ofla common
goose-quiH l.and excessively thin lat
that, and is Of 3 dun dirty lead color.
bealing no Inscription whatever. Be
fore seeing that coin ]. had no ideasof
the poverty Of that widow as eve
leave tie acabinetD we enter tlle '.scale
room y in which all. the metals are
weighed before they are given into
the hands Of Ithe W0rkmen, aand also
after everything Is competed, the
weight zach time being carefully not
ed The balances are in themselves a
enriosityy beihgmade Of brass, except
the two points OF the beam which rest
on the shaft. These are edged with
the hardest kipks Of steel and these
rest on two agate aplatess eet I'm the
shaftyand so delicate are they that a
hair aninch Ion VIII turn them. @Un-
Gle SAM don seem to trust any body
around, visitors ere constantly watch
ed, and the WOFkmen arelalI compel
Iedito change clothing on entering and
retiring. The mouth of each one is
also Inspected on leaEing,d Visitors
are admitted every day lSatur
day and Sunday bstween9 and II A. :
NJ Sd taas fnesiR ~ a&9e9 a. AcR
Iii aui3kals5aal 58om f0s 7 -
,Iislls NJ Il n tt,--s@ezlziIs4 ~
) hsgom siss4 pa ARfs.aw bns ,bi9a
CORES pondenee.a bsYfl BNe, o4o1sfsslfcs
DRAk FhEss .uaIn my slast letter l
TO write you OF. The condi-
ton of the Chunehes and, Sabbath
Schools asfH bsfaieBpss ~ ss8
Vi For many years the churches here
Rave been fast losing influence and
power. If the churches are the Light
of theSWpEld tits waxing very low,
anH acaps vshonld sbe taken that the
Fight is not totally eRfingdished. If
the light that Is in them be darkness
heWb greater would be the 1darkness
How should tho charches
feel id view OF the fact that they are
tLel salt b, the earth, and BY them and
through them the earth is TO be pre-
served, and they haye1ost theirsayior
Iheiisi aaeacelatla power on EARTH
/ wifi hsSse men ilph ffsw Of the
plain. to. every obserFing per-
ION, why .ilie ehurahes here are losing
Bh6if fiinfdence and pOWe1s.li Tho first
season Wfif mention Isl: The church
is here are. non gressilfeT75 es75 fsigw
5 sssThis isan sEepf gFogress.1Jb4o 81
re 81 iIneFery thing we dose Ifsal 5Hi wod |
frg5 And everyday thatslius awayB spss..
ss.s5t Is bringing spnsthipgl ew.'i s. SAD
Now, IL the achurchesi are,, mon pro-
yPessive ehere hGst be too great "a I
betw cen, the old and the |
1onAgd sThes lgRlf ia atoQslWide, too !
leeps The old must hurry, the young /
must calm little. Remember the
'nstoms and rulings Of twenty or
hirty' years ago.fWill not do for to-
lsysig ItiMon'ts do with lyou on the
afms,i ne, yea afesap to the times in
lsffsa II lynn wise in. temporal
hings whv moi in, spiritual things also
SC Theu1iOn-progressiyezcliarch is like !
stagBantl lpoel4--itsis liIledowith de-
aged matter, uhtil.its waters become
iIthY and an labomipation, But the
is ikeiHnto q clear,
gystaly rippHhgg warbling stream, al
Ways upon its way cheerfuliy singing,
hough meanderipg in its eourses yet
impossible 20. long staylits progress 10
he eternal sea- siieiR ~ ust8 sosf
Again, The churches here should
,e ulnited in creed. It casts a bad in /