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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
4AYMAN,s GRACE.

A young married friend tells this
joke on himself, perpetrated by q lit
tie three year-old ''pride of the fami-
ly." She is. the only pledge of love
that has twined itself around the
heart and affections Of himself and
wife, a-sa 1921 tl .aafe
A few evenings since minister
visited the family and remained until
after tea. at the table the reverend
visitor asked the blessing, and the, lit
tie one opened her eyes to the fullest
capacity in startled Wondermeat. She
could not understand what had been
done, and it was with great persua-
sion that her mother could keep her
quiet during the time they were at
the table. When they had left it, she
walked up to the minister, fer whom
she had formed a great friendship,
and said: a5 sFl s.a,I
'FWhat did you say at the table be-
fore we commenced eating ?"
"My little. darling, thanked God
for his goodness in giving US to eat,
so that we might grow and be strong,
i "Papa don't say that"
What does your papa say 2,
Papa says, Godlemighty, what a
suppeft ta.,ts -... s-,ts-.s 7.-Ff
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
THE LAST TIGHT-ROPE LUNATIC-
DARING DROP OF ONE HUNDkED
FEET INTOTHE GORGE OF NIAGARA
From the Bufraio Courier. Aug. 80 !


The distance between the two banks
at the point where the rope is stretch
ed across is. fourteen hundred feet,
one end being anchored directly op-
posite the Clifton House and the other
end in Prospect Park, about a quarter
of the distance from the railway in
cline to the new suspension bridge.
This is the widest point of the river
at which rope could be got across.
The rope used by the famous Blondin
was stretched further down the river
where the banks are only eight hum
dred feet apart. The entire length of
Bellenis rope is fifteen hundred feet.
1t is three-strand MANILA line, two
and O quarter inches in diameter. The
banks of the river at the points where
the ends are anchored are said to be
about one hundred and ninety feet
high. When we first saw the rope it
sagged down fully half the distance,
but subsequently it was somewhat
tightened by a eapstan turned by
horse power at the American side.
Still, however, the sag was as much
as sixty or seventy feet, and it seemed
impossibla that any human being
could walk up or down the inclines.
At the center the rope was ballasted
with sand-bags, and it was braced at
either side by a great number of guy
ropes. Signor Belleni claims that his
rope is the longest ever used by a
tight rope performer. -
Balleni stepped again upon the rope
and came down the incline to the CEN
ter with rapid steps-almost on a run
As he started, a boat, occupied by
three experienced men, pulled out
from the shore to- the center of the
river. Arrived al, the middle of the
rope, the Signor stopped and prepared
for his awful jump. In doing so he
lost his balance spole, which he had
intended to attach to guy rope so as
to slide down where it could be re-
gained. The pole fell into the river
and sunk. Signor Balleni unrolled q
line eighteen feet long composed of
strips of india rubber about an inch
in width. One end of this line he
attached to the main rope. Holding
the other end in his hands, he allowed
himself to drop bodily down, and the
crowds on the banks with bated
breath saw him fall straight down full
one hundred feet, striking the water
with q splash that could be heard
above the roar of the falls. AS he
struck he released his hold of the rub
Der line, which whipped back into the
air high above him. In the water the
Signor found himself equally at home
as ON the rope Three or four strong
strokes kept him above the food un-
til the boat was alongside him, and in
q moment more he was taken in.
Then the boat pulled to the Canada
shore, where the carriage and four
were in waiting. The Signor was
properly wrapped up IN blankets and
conveyed to his temporary residence,
the spectators of the thrilling exhibit
ton crowded about the vehicle and
giving vent to great deal of enthu-
eiasm.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04

THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
When people talk about million
aires they usually. mention Ieothsehild
first, but there is man in England by
the name Of Ward, in comparison
withlwhom any ROthschild is a pau
perl This man Ward inherits a vast
property, accumulated investments
and estates,, which give him an enor-
nous income; he has the most mag
nificent house IN London, the finest
collection of art, aud the finest coun-
in the kingdOm; his wife is
celebrated for her beauty, and her dis
play of diamonds at the recent festi-
val given by the Emperor. of Austria,
in Vienna, made all the other ladies,
the empresses, queens and princesses,
look poor. What the income of this
British Cr@sus is we have never seen
any statement of, but a Manchester
paper gives an account of his annual
profits derived from his coal mines,
which amount to the enormous sum
of $4,900y000. So. the income from
one source alone of this inordinately
wealthy person is not much short of
twenty five million dollars year.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
HOW THE -CONY ISLAND GAME WAS
70 PLAYED ON A REVEREND GEN
TTKMAR.


A St. Paul licorrespouden of the m.
Y. World relates the following
There is preacher, said to be lo-
Gated at Brainerd, the village at the
Mississippi crossing of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, whose name is given
as Williams. And there are three
or more. practitioners of the game of
three card monte, names and hahita-
tions unknown, who have lately ope-
rated with considerable success upon
travellers on the Northern Pacific
and Lake Superior Railroads. Among
their latest victims is the preacher
aforesaid, and how he fell into their
snare is thus told by the Brainerd
people, Sitting near the preacher was
q 5Verdant looking youth to whom a
couple of sfspOrt1 appearing men were
exhibiting their skill fgat three card
monte. From where he was seated
he could tell the winning card every,
time, and when finally the, Yerdant
youth put fifty dollar bill down on
q wager that he would select the right
card, and the good man was fairly
grieved to see the innocent youth, as
if blind to what was plain to be seen,
pick up the wrong card and lose his
money. The youth seemed to feel
bad about 1t too, but after watching
the dealers motions while, he emp
tied all his pockets and collected
another fifty dollars, which straight
way followed the first one into the
dealers pocket. Amazed that the
youth could not see what he saw so
plainly aud sympathizing with the
youths apparent grief oyer losing
every cent of his money, the preacher
resolved to recover IL and restore it to
its late possessor. After q little par
leying, the preachers watch was wa
gered against one hundred dollars of
the gamblers money S the deal was
made and the good man turned up the
marked card, but the wrong one His
good gold watch disappeared in the
gamblers vest, and at the next station
when the three, the two gamblers and
the sverdant youth, went from the car
and walked down the platform as the
train rolled on, chatting and laughing
like old acquaintances, the minister
began to suspect that the Verdant
youth and the two gamblers were con-
federates,. and he their dupe. But even
then his amazement that his eyes
should have so deceived him, as to the |
identity of that marked card was the |
predominant feeling ..5's, -.
The sequel to this true story is that |
when the gamblers learned that their |
victim was poor preacher, they sent
the watch back to him by express,
charges prepaid, just in time to save !
his amused but pitying neighbOrs |
from subscribing to buy him another,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04

The size of our fresh water lakes is
as follows: Lake Superior--Length
335 miles; breadth 160 miles, mean
depth 6S8l feet; elevation 627 feet /;
area 1900 square miles. Lake Michi-
gan - Length 800 miles; greatest
breadth 1S0 miles; mean depth 900
feet; elevation 507 feet; area 23,000
square miles, Lake Huron-Length
100 miles; breadth 160 miles mean
depth 600 feet; elevation 274 feet /;
area 10000 square miles, Lake Erie
Length 250 miles; breadth so miles !;
depth 81 feet /; elevation sos feet area
5000, square miles. 1t will thus be
seen that Superior is. the largest, the
most elevated and contains the largest
area; that Michigan is the deepest and
the Ibroadest: that Huron is the
shortest and has the lowest elevation J;
that Erie is the narrowest, the shall
contains the smallest area,
and that Superior and Huron are the,
same breadth. O.
. H. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04

Fl IT is well understood, we believe,
that when a man has aissore head
some one will hit him there and If he
has sore foot some one Will, step on
it. We don't know Why this is, but
it is. We 'femembeF that when we
were a boy, and had a boil where
boys frequently have their bOils, some
facetious wretch would be sure 10
come around with long lath, and
slap it across that boil. g We areife-
minded ofthis singular fatality by an
incident that happened to, . Pine
street man, last Thursday. He has
got q ftrnn around" on one finger, and
a partly healed wound from a euton
another, both members belonging to
the right hand, CON Thursday anoun-
Gle from Sherman came to see him,
and the uncle being one of your
wh0le-souled and hearty men, the
Pine street man was glad to see him,
and unconsciously extended his hand.
The uncle from Sherman grasped it
in his own brawny fist, and gave 1t a
squeeze that split the "r1n around" i'm
two, smashed In the wound, andlmade
every joint in the hand say some-
thing. 1t. was 1.-THE business of the
Pine street man to tell his uncle to
walk in and have a chair. But ho
didn't. AS soon as he got loose, he
ran out ia the yard for the axe, and il
the uncle from Sherman had not gath
cred from the utteranoes of his nephew
an impression that the census of Sher-
man was in danger, and had the sa-
gaeity 10 have be0n Influenced by it,
there might have been sickening
tragedy to record. --DaRbs0y NelRs.
l L.. -
I II has been discovered that to mako
a balky horse travel, tie a'stfing tight
fy around his ear, let him stand until
he begins to- shake his head, whenihe
viii forget about balkingand go With
out further trouble. b1oA7F sAFt
't.es@ss--s~rkv-r----
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
vINDIcATING CARPENTER,
from the Chicago Times, 18th. j

| #reff4t-i-f
From the Chicago Times, 25th.
Some Wisconsin Journals are urg-
ing that Senator Matt III. Carpenter
take measures to vindicate, by suit
for libel, himself from the charges
that have lately appeared against him
in various journals. Nothing can be
more seasonabie than this suggestion
and certainly no one more needs q
Vindication of some sert than does
the Wisconsin Senator. afliifettI,
1t would be well for the gentleman,
while at it, to inaugurate a course of
inquiry that would cover, while it
would, if possible, " vindicaten his
whole life. He should summon upon
such an investigation Judge Poland,
from whom it could be ascertained
whether or not it is true that his bap-
tismal name is not Matthew Hale. but
some other one.i The same witness
could probably recite why he left
Vermont, and how much truth there
is in the current assertion that his
leaving there was expedited by most
idisreputabfe attempt to black-mail q
farmer whom he had gotten by threats
into his power.
When these facts with reference to
Vermont should be cleared up, and
the Senator "Yindicated = in that 'di-
3rection, it would be well to. push the
matter into Wisconsin. Then it cOHld
be ascertained who was to blame for
the savage horse-whipping which the
future Wisconsin Senator received
from the enraged brother of q young
lady, towa whom he is accused of
the graves possible breach of faith.
This feature evindicated,7 he should
proceed to clear up his record in other
particulars as to frequent intoxicatioD,
and constant intercourse with leWd
women, i'll Wisconsin,, and all of
which are freely charged against him.
He should also "yindicate " himself
from char ges in Chicago, mainly that,
in company with a leWd woman, he,
in state of gross inebriety, made his
appearance at the Hyde Park Hotel,
in q carriage, where his offense was
open and notorious; and that, upon
at least another occasion. he was seen
riding in public, in Chicago, with
courtesan, when he drew up in front
of lNeene & Co.'s bookstOre.u His
/" vindication should then. take in
Washington where his career needs
9" Vindication" worse than does that
of any other man anywhere and
where his notoriety is so marked that
peculiar but unmentioned appellatiyes
have been invented to describe the
@~'t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04

The people of London are rejoicing
over secoHd Peabody in the person
of James Baird the well-known iron
manufacturer. He has just given the
city $2,500,000 for educational pur-
poses and placed himself upon the
list of those who do not live for self
alone,ga is "a noble example which
some of our big men might copy
with profit. look at Stewart with
his $4,000, 900, and ,Astor and others.
What a vast amount of good they
mightand. should do. Y ct neither of
them would give $25 for educational
purposes, unless they were to receive
at least seven per cent. on the invest
ment. y.,.f,.t. al s.s-tss5 .
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04

PET names, it is. suggested, might
be utilized, as, for a printers wife,
Fni for a lawyers wife, Sue; for a
teamster's wife, Carrie; for a fisher
mans wife, Nettiei; for a,shoemaker's
wife, Peggy; for a carpenters wife,
Matte; for an auctioneer's wife, Bid
die; for q chemists wife, Ann Eliza !;
for an engineers wife, Bridg-it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
SOLDIER KU-KLux IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.
Correspondence n. Z. World

Correspondence \ 7 World,
MoRGANTowN, Burke Co., n. c.,
August 20.-Y esterday the town was
thrown into ferment of excitement
by the news that William FL. Deaver,
a revenue officer, assisted by j. L.
Mast, a United States army office, and
ten soldiers, had shot down one John
Gardener and burned his distilIery,
about six miles from Marion, on the
Western NOath Carolina RaiIroad.-
Numerous rspOrts were in circulation
from the arrival of the train about
nine O'Clock until twelve, when the
party made its appearance in the
street, bringing in two or three pris-
oners, who were lodged in the county
Jail.
They made no efforts to conceal or
deny the facts, but seemed to think
that because they were United States
officials, they had a perfect right to
shoot down the citizens of North Car
olina, insult their families and burn
their houses, while carrying into ef-
feet the revenue laws. Armed to the
teeth, the soldiers were seen swagger-
ing through the streets as in days of
yore, and, though the Governor was
in town at his private residence, no
OA4O oOCAlfCtAf ~ ACtl blllAt &lAG KoldtlG w d6
able to protect its citizens, or even
inquire into the outrage, until about
eight O'Clock in the evening, when
one of the young men suggested the
prOpriety of getting Judge Clarke, of
the Third Judicial District, who hap
pened to be temporarily in Morgan
town, to issue bench warrant and
arrest the parties. On application to
the Judge, he consented to issue a
warrant on an affidavit of the facts,
and by ten O'Clock beaver and Mast
were in the hands of the Sheriff, who
was instructed by the Judge to bring
them before him to-day at ten O'Clock
at the courthouse. Beaver at first
refused to be arrested, but was soon
brought to reason by Lieutenant Mast,
and both gave bail for their appear
ance, and this morning entered the
courthouse with Colonel Burgess s.
Gather as their counsel, Mr.. John G.
Bynum having been appointed by the
Judge to appear for the State. It
seems that Deaver had a warrant to
arrest Gardener, and obtained the as
sistance of the troops to do so. On
the way to the place where they sup
posed the distillery to be, they met
GBrdener with a loaded gun out shoot
ing squirrels. They arrested him,
took his gun from him. and broke it,
he making no resistance. They then
ordered him to show the road to his
distilIery. Going through corn
field, Gardener escaped and was re-
taken by the soldiers. Shortly after
he again escaped, and was then shot
down by the soldiers, who atterWard
proceeded to. his distillery, broke up
the still and burnt the house, leaving
who was too badly wound
ed to be moved, in the care of his
friends. 4ai yaz o.s 9.I s5.e4sl.f
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04

A SUDDEN freshness and simplicity
have crept into the fashions. Wheth-
er they will remain or not remains to
be seen, but they are good at least
while they last. Paniere have been
abolished; the. enormous tournures
have disappeared. Already dresses
look old which are puffed up IN huge
buhches, and the straight fedingote-
simple, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all be-
fore 1t.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04

x-GovERNoR HAYES, of Ohio, is
to inherit the nice little sum of 5000, :
000,. the gift of q Fremont, Ohio, un-
Gle. There are thousands of people
who would like to take many doses
Of similar medicine. g4 asaEflIA fa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
The Equitable Life.

Life Assurance is now one Of the greatest
Road and Bank king interests. The Life poll
cies now in force T. present over Two Billion
Dollars. twenty-five Millions are paid out
annually (ehieny to widows and orphans) on
expired policies.
THE ANNUAL NEW BUSINESS Of
the Equitable, is millions larger than any
other Company in this country or Europe.
A small amount annually cannot be so
priitably and safely invested in any other
shape, as in LIFE POLICY, either by the
rich man or ihe poor man.
Il. g, PHILLIPS, District Agent.
RaEennas Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
Il AN-fII-
RANNEY s. HATFIELD.
]. WAGGONER, NJ. D.

Physician and Surgeon, Office East end of
Phenix Block, Ravenna Ohio.
March 21th. 1872 1S7-H.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
Rates of Advertising.
Business Cards.
wEDnELL HOUSE,

cleveland Ohio. s.. % per day r. A. GIL
IETTE, Proprietor.
Dec. 3, 1sfis, 1y.-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-04
T. GOUCHBR,
PATHY
j. GOUCHER, M. d.

no ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
4 ACUTE OR CHRONIC DISEASES.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-06
The Last OF the Modocs.

Captain Jack of the "red Modocs,
has finally surrendered to the overwhel
ming numbers Of the United States for,
ces. Had his followers remained true 70
him, sharing his privations and dangers
with that sioicism that has so long char.
acterizcd their chieftain, he might have
proven an annoyance to the army many
months, II not years. hence. But dis.
spirited by starvation and gradually d.
minishing numbers. most of his warriors
deserted him in the hour of his greatest
need, which only goes to show that saya-
ges are no less exempt from this prinei.
pie Of human weakness than their white
brethren. When the Captain surren-
dercd, he was found sitting on log by
himself. with his head bowed and resting
between his hands, showing by his atti-
tude the deep humiliation he felt in the
consciousness Of his own impotence.
Now that the Modoc war is over, we may
look out for Beadle's and Munroes dime
novels, narrating his "broils, battles and
hair-breadth escapes all of which can
be found either at BmL ASDERsoSs or
Ed. CHEsAuLr's drug store-priee two
n:ckles or a ten cent shin-plaster. Cap
tain Jack deserves a better fate than 10
be handled by such men a. Beadle, Mum
roe, Cheuaull and Anderson.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-06

ton u cvfn by rail, from S. Louis D
Savannah is el44o; by this route !
would be s4ss, making an aggregate an
nual saving Of $4,000, 600 10 be divides
between the producer and consumer.
Second. The route could be open tho
entire year, never rendered impractiable
BY ice In winter, nor drouth in summer.
Third. II would greatly increase the
ccastine trade.
Fourth. Il passes through immense
forests Of yellow pine.
Fifth. II opens all the Southern States
east Of the Mississippi river as market
for the hay, grain and bacon Of the West.
Sixth. Il will furnish cheap transpor-
iation for raw cotton produced in the
South, to be exchanged for other com
modities produced in the North and
West.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-06
LATE NEWS.

Plymouth Church will enter immedi
ately into an investigation of grave char
ges against the eloquent pulpit orator,
Henry Ward Beecher.
The Southern papers report that the
caterpillar has already begun its rava-
ges in many portions of the South. Ma
ny of the planters in Alabama are eros
sing their cotton fields with the pillow,
and planting them in corn.
Two drunken rowdies named Harold
and Smythe, shot and MORALLY wounded
Police Officer LETTERS, in Frankfort, on
Saturday last.
The Kentucky Press Association met
in Paris on Wednesday last, Mr..
Hilton was present and will report pro-
ceedings next week.
The fire at Carlisle last week, which
resulted in loss Of 500, 900, was the
work of diabolical incendiary.
Another large fire occurred in Boston
on Friday last. Loss 81 900, 900.
Benjamin G. Scobee, the young man
who killed Parish at Bowling Green, a
few days ago, committed suicide by shoe
ting his brains out, on Friday last.
Paris, KY, is to have a hanging on
the 18th, Governor LeSlie having refused
to commute the sentence Of the negro
Joe Duncan.
-Four negroes attempted to rob two
gentlemen Of Lexington. who were on
their way to Lancaster, Saturday night
last. The negroes were fired upon, and
decamped.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-06
KENTUCKY COAL.

Mr.. Jacobs, Mayor of Louisville, ad
vertised for sealed proposals to furnish,
for public use. 40, 900 bushels best Pitts
burg coal; whereupon the Louisville
Ledger, in an article on the subject, shows
that by patronizing Kentucky mines a
sum amounting to ", 900 in the purchas,
ing of that amount of coal, may be saved
to the taxpayers of the city; and con
cludes by giving the following advice to
his Honor, the Mayor;
"The Mayor may remember with
profit. that, though coal has been coming
from Pittsburg for many years, itdoes not
follow il must forever come from Pitts
burg, and we regard ii as our duty to
tell him that il Is no longer necessary TO
send the money Of Louisville taxpayers
to Pittsburg for coal. We will inform
him gratuitously, and illustrate our de
claration, that he is lucky Mayor of a
lucky city. which has inexhaustible sup
plies Of coal within one hundred miles Of
is geographical center.
These coal deposits are now, by virtue
Of the liberality of his fellow citizens,
penetrated by railroads which converge
at point less than a mile distant from
His Honors Office, and that his fellow
citizens Of the State of Kentucky. whose
interests should be, and doubtless are
nearer 10 him than the interests Of the
people Of Pennsylvania, are anxious TO
sell him all the coal he needs for private
or public use. and will contract 10 do so
at a reasonable price, and give good
measure"
We propose to execute job work Of all
kinds Gil EAPER than amy Office south
Of Kentucky river. We only ask one
trial 70 demenstrate i.