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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01
ron SALE By ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
ssTHE BEST is ALWAYS THE
CHEAPEsT.''

While this is true in the purchase of articles
generally. tits particularly 50 in the purchase
of a PIANO. People can exercise their judg
ment, and form pretty correct estimate of
every other article that goes into household.
but when it comes to BUYING PIANO, the great
mass of the people are entirely incapable of
Judging and cannot tell whether an instrument
is worth 20g on SEQ dollars. This accounts for
the large number Of cheap and worthless In
strunents annually sold as FIRST CLASS PIANOS ;
They look very well; seem to have a pretty good
tone; but not being aeeU aud honestly made, by
sEs7zed auorEseea, but made to ssU,'' in a few
years they utterly fail in all that constitutes q
REALLY GOOD INSTRUMENT. and persons buying
such, find their money gone and q worthless In
strument on their hands.
There are few manufacturers who have a
National reputation who have had long expert
ence and ample facilities in manufacturing,
and whose instruments have stood the test of
time and hard service, In buying one of these
you HUN No RISK. Their Instruments cannot
be bought as cheap as many new concerns ad-
yertise them; but persons buying them are sure
of getting THE WORTH OF THEIR MoXEY, and q
Piano that will be good for 10 or 20 years, with
proper usage.
There are three or four leading gApoints of ex-
ceIlence that everyone is desiroHs of having in
| Piano, when they buy. viz Durability, Tone,
Touch and Finish.
The "HAZELTON BhOTHERs,'' of New
York, are one OF the oldest manufacturers an the
/ United States. and their instruments, for GREAT
| DURABILITY, UNIFORM EXCELLENCE. DELICACY,
SINGING OF Atty, AND POWER OF TONE. ELASTIC
TOUCH and BEAUTY OF FINIsH are unsurpassed
/ by any in the world. They combine in an emf
nent degree, aILthat goes to make really FIRST
GLASS INSTRUMENT. 1 can confidently recon-
| mend the s'HAzELTON'' to ali who think of buy
ing, as Piano that will give entire satisdctiOn.
They are fully warranted for five years. A
number of our leading citizens have for some
time had in use in their families these excellent
instruments, and will take pleasure in referring
to them any persons who may wish to see the
Pianos or get the opinions of those using them.
shall be happy to order from the mannfae-
/ turers, any of these instruments for persons
wanting. and can assure them that they will get
JUST WHAT THEY WANT, and atA LESS PRICE
than they can buy a similar Instrument in
Cleveland or elsewhere.
y. q. PRENTISS.
Rayenna, August 49, 1874.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01
LEGAL NOTICE.

gTyO John TuttIe who resides in the state Of
Illinois, George w. Fisher, heir of Hannah
Fisher, deceased, one Of the heirs at law OF
James futile, deceased, who resides in Portage
County. Ohio, Lydia Hunt, whose residence is
al Isarte Gounsy State OF Ohio. Henry INT
tle whose residence Is unknown, Mary Hill,
Frank Hill. aud warren Hill, heirs Of Olive
HILL deceased. one OF the heirs at law of James
Tuttle deceased whose places of residence are
unknown. - Brooks and Ann Brooks, whose
places of residence are unknown, Jesse o. Tut
tie ph0 resides in the State of indiana, James
Harrington. and AdaIine Harrington, who re-
side in the State of Missouri: You are hereby
notified that David e. Wilson, administrator
with Il will annexed of the estate Of James Tut
tle deceased, on the 14th day of September, A
D. fS74 ifled his petition in the Probate Court
within and for the County of Portage and State
of Ohio. alleging that there was no personal es-
debts and the charges of administering his es-
tate that he died seized in fee simple of the fol-
lowing described cal estate. situate in said
County. to wit: About sixty acres of land situ-
ated and lying in the south part OF lot number
eighteen of the third division of lots IN said
township and Is bounded north by lands OF Isaac
Tutbie east by the cast line OF said LOT number
by the west line of said lot. Also. another piece
OF land situated in lot number II of the third
division Of lots in said Palmyra township. and
| Is bounded and described as follows; Begin
ming nt post in the east line OF said lot at the
iots tneElck south along the center of the north
/ and south highway two chains and H-ty-six
Links to post; thence & SOUL s0gIn sss aegrees' IVES.
thence north u degree, west Il We chains and six
ty-nine links; thence south 50 degrees, east nine
1 chains and thirty-five links. to post; thence
south 1s< degrees, west two chains and ninety
/ five links. to q post; thence north S95< degrees,
! east ten chains and tweBty-one links, to post
i az the place Of beginning, containing seven
acres and sixty two hundredths of an acre OF
i land, being sixty-scven and 62-100 acres in the
| two pieces; and that George w. Fisher, heir Of
1 Hannah Fisher, deceased, who was one of the
/ heirs of James Tnttte. deceased. Mary Hill,
| Frank Hill, and Warren Hill. heirs Of Olive
/ Hill. deceased who was one of the heirs OF
| James futile, deceased. Mary Jayens. Jesse o.
4 Tuttle, John Tnttle, Lydia Hunt Henry Tuttle.
/ - Brooks, Ann Brooks, james Harrington,
i and Adaline Harrington. as his heirs at law,
| hold the next estate OF inheritance therein.
The prayer OF said petition is for order to
4 sell said premises for the paymentof the debts
and charges aforesaid.
Said petition will be for hearing on the nth
day OF October, A.. d. 1874. or us soon thereafter
as counsel can be heard.
DAVID E. WILSON,
Administrator with will annexed,
Of James Tuttle, deceased.
Palmyra, o., September 14th, 1874. S1e-4W
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01

BALKY HoRsEs.-The Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
puts forth set of rules for the treat
ment of balky horses, which rules un-
| fortunately do not always work. The
best way is to have nothing to do with
| balky horses. But nevertheless, some
en- of these rules, as well as hundred
others, do work in particular cases.
They are as follows:
| 1. Pat the horse upon the neck ex-
anime the harness carefully, first on
one side and then on the other, speak
ing encouragingly while doing so ;
| then Jump into the wagon and give
the word go generally he viii obey.
2. A teamster in Maine says he can
start the worst balky hsrse by taking
him out of the shafts and making him
90 round in circle til he is gfddy.
i III the first dance of this sort doesn't
cure him the second will.
3. To cure balky horse. simply
place your hand over the horses nose
and shut off his wiEd until he wants
to go, and let him go.
: 4. The brain of a horse seems to
entertain but one idea at time there
fore continued whipping only con-
/ firms his stubborn resolve. If you
can. by any means, give him new
subject to think of, you will general
ly have no trouble in starting him. A
simple remedy is to take couple OF
turns of stout twine around the fore
leg. just below the knee, tight enough
for the horse to feel, and tie in bow
knot. At the first check he will gen.
orally go dancing off, and after going
a short distance you can get out and
remove the string, to prevent injury
to the tendon in your further drive.
5. Take the tail of the horse between
the hind legs, and tie it by cord to
the saddle girt.
8. Tie string around the horses
ear, close to his head.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01
THE
SRERIFF'S PROCLAMATION.
ANNUAL ELECTION !


YTSHE qualified electors of Portage Comfy are
III hereby notified to meet at their usual places
Of holding elections in their respecti ee town.
ships
Tuesday, the / 3th day of October A. d. 1874
between the hours of 6 o'clock A. N. and O'Clock
P. N. of said day, for the purpose of electing
One Secretary of State,
Ohe Judge of Supreme Court (fnil tcrml,
One Judge of Supreme Court tvacancy).
One Clerk of Supreme Court,
One State Commissioner of Common Schools,
One Member Board of Public Works.
One Member of Congress,
One Sheriff,
One Commissioner (full term),
One Commissioner (yaeancy1,
One Director of County Infirmarys
Notice is hereby given to the Trustees of the
several townships. that the following is the An
nuaI Apportionment and number of Jnrors
which they are expected to return to the Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas:
Atwater 6 Jurors. Nelson. ...... g Jurors.
Aurora ...3 % Paris ,........4
Brimiield 5 Palmyra .....5
Charlestown..3 3 H Ravenna....1 10
Deerdeld;. ;.-e :. Randolph. Is :.
Edinburgh. 3 RootstoWn.-.6
franklin II ShalersYlile. %
Freedom ....4 Streetsboro..4
Garrettsyille 3 '' Sufiela.
Hiram. m..--.-.-5 WIndham -. D
Mantua a--..-..5
Given under my hand, this 5th day of Septem-
ber A. d. 1874. o. c. RISDON, Sheriff.
sI7-aw
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01

ACCORDING to the report of theAu-
dftor of State-Ohio has this year a
gain of 4,7O1 horses and 1907 mules.
There are 81, ,457-less cattle and 262, 1896
less sheep than the year previous. The
hog crop is short by 1898 heads.
If there is like showing in the other
Western States, then we may expect
beef, mutton, pork and wool, to go up
in prices. Changers will be happy,
speeulators coin money. and consul
mers growl.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01
Al woNDER WHO rnE1,RE ron.

My mas been working very hard.
And also very sly.
And keeps her sewing out of sight
Whenever I am nigh
Iasked her once what made her stop
Her werk when am in;
She said she only stopped to get
a needle, thread or pin.
The bureau drawer next to mine
Is locked both night and day.
And when ma wants to open it
She sends me out to play.
stole 4 peep one afternoon,
Although it was not right
But oh the little things | saw
Were such pretty sight
The cutest incest little clothes,
Just big enough for doll
But then know they re not for her.
She needs them not at all,
know they're not for pa nor ma,
Nor me nor brother s'Hor.''
For we can't wear such little clothes
wonder who they're for
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01

For the relief and
cure Of all derange-
ments in the stonl.
ach, liver, and bow
els. They are q mild
aperient, and an
excellent purgative.
Being purely Fege-
table, they contain
no mercury or mine
raj whatever. Much
serious sickness and
suffering is prevent
as.4--
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01

IA DELAWARE man thrashed his wife
because their baby didn't take tEe
prize at the Fair, and thereupon all
her womaD's soul arose within her, as
she ffercely exclaimed: "What else
could YOU expect from baby that
looks 10 much like its father {"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

lsfsr
For the relief and
cure of all derange-
k@~ ments in the stom.
ach, liver, and bow.
els. They are mild
T-u A apeElent, and an
GSS = excellent purgative.
Being purely vege-
- SfkI- table, they contain
- no mercury or mine
49, raj whatever. Much
- serious sickness and
ed by fheir timely
1lse. and every family should have them ON hand
for their protection and relief, when required.
Long experience has proved them to be the SAT-
the market aboundg. BY their OCCASIONAL use,
the blood is purified, the coTTupuons OF the sys-
tenn expelled, distractions removed, and the
whole machinery of life restored TO its healthy
actfvity. Internal organs which become clogged
and sluggish are cieansed by AyeFs E.tt.s, ana
stimulated into action. Thus inclplent disease
Is changed into healfh the vaine OF which change,
when reekoned on the vast multitudes who enjoy
It, can hardly be computed. Their sugar coating
makes them pleasant to take, and preserves their
virtues uniInpaired for any length OF TIME, SO
that they are ever fresh, and perfectly reliable.
Although searching, they are mild, and operate
without disturbanceto the constitution, or diet, or
FuiI directions are given on the wrapper to
each box, how to use them as Family Physlc,
and for the following complaints, which these
For On indigestion. EfstFess-
meas, LnmguOr and Ms0ss of Appetite, they
should be taken moderately to stimulate the stom-
For Liver Complaint and its various symp.
toms, Bilious HMe@GiAcAes Sick Head
ache. IaumGzica or Green Sickness, Bdl-
EoHEs Collie and Bilious Eevs8Es, they should
be iudiciously taken for each case, to correct the
diseased action or remove the distractions which
cause it. sE
For TDyaRmGery or I312rEA0e3s but one
mild dose is generally required.
For ERmeumnsnGiam, Gs0uf, Gravel, PAL
pfGaG1Om of the Heart, Pain I'm fHAe
Side, Back and MOtns, they should be contin.
uously taken, as required to change the diseased
action of the system. With such change those
complaints disappear.
For TBrOwmy and DrOps1GaH SWeAlkmgs.
Ehey should be taken in large and frequent doses
to produce the effect of a drastic purge.
For Suppression, large dose should be
taken, as it produces the desired enect by sym
pathy.
AS a Dinner Pun, take one or two Pills to
promote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels restores the appetite, and inVagorates the
system. Hence it is often advantageous Wnere
no serious arrangement exists One who feels
tolerably well, often finds that a dose of these
Pills makes him feel decidedly better, from thelI
cleansing and renovatng effect ON the digestive
apparatus.
PREPARED BIZ
DIR. j. @. AVER g CO., Practical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS, o. s. Il.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-10-01
Cider Barrels for Sale

T HAVE at my Cooper-shop, three miles north
ii west of Kavenna Village, some good Cider
Barrels which will sell for what they are worth
for ready pay. j also have quantity of good
seasoned Stove Wood to sell.
HARMON PATTERSON.
Rayenna Sept. l. 1874. 314-3mOs.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03

honey moons this winter, as the pseans an |
nouncing the marriage of his two sons with
Southern heiresses are waited TO US on the
wings of autumnal winds, and Dame Rumor
the busybody-not always reliable-conn-
dentially informs us that Miss Lizzie has
brought TO her feet a distinguished New
York Journalist with all his money, enter
prise, and soup philanthropy. Miss Por-
ter is conspicuous for Der finely moulded ng-
ure, and exquisite taste in dressing, and ner
very graceful dancing. Her face Is not In
the least pretty, and her expression rather
naughty and insouciant. Miss Kate Wise,
who is to be married the latter part OF TINS
month to handsome Jack" Miller,sof the
navy, is a very piquant, sprlghtly young
lady of about twenty. Her grandfather was
Edward Everett, and her father commodore
in the navy.-Washington letter in Cincin-
natl Gazette.
The change of gauge, from broad to mar
row, of the Grand Trunk railway OF Canada,
has increased the carrying capacity of the
road. and given great satisfaction TO the
people along the line. The initiatory step
was taken in 1872, when the gauge OF the
line between Fort Erie and Sarnia, dis
lance of 1876 miles, was changed, but delays
and the great expense attending the WORK
caused series of discussions of tho best
manner in which to finish the undertaking,
and it was October of last year before
the important section of the line between
Stratford and Montreal was narrowed. This
comprised 42l miles. The monetary crisis
created embarrassment, and it Is only
recently that the work has been completed.
The company had to order fifty or sixty new
engines, and to change the gauge OF l5OO
freight and passenger cars. The entire
cost OF the work was over Sl2,OOOOOO,
! A rhetorical correspondent OF the st.
Adams Advertiser thus describes the voting
for United States senator in the Senate on
Tuesday: The roll was called and each
answering to his name rose in his seat and
declared his choice for senator. This was
done with all the varieties of accent and in
Election that expressed with amusing dis
tinctness the opinion of the voter upon his
candidate The voices of some of the speak
ers trembIed with emotion or with fright
at hearing the unaccust0med sound OF their
Own words rolling through the hollow
recesses of 2 legislative chamber Some
came down with a thump as though intend
ed to drive every false charge against Mr..
Edmunds down to the bOttomless pit. Mr..
Willard's name would sometimes he spoken
with rising sarcastic infection, as much as
to say, ''No administration and Grant vul-
garity for me. vote for man freed from
the shackles of party" Mr.. Atwood in a
modest manner seemed to say: Edward j.
| Phelps; sorry L can't agree with you, gen.
tleman, but am not lonesome or frighten-
ed if i am the only democrat here"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03
VESTA.

JJohn @ Whittier in the Atlantic for Novemoer.l
o Christ OF God whose life and death
Our own have reconctled,
Most quietly, most tenderly
Take home thy star named child!
Thy grace Is In her patient eyes,
Thy words are on her tongue;
The very silence round her seems
As If the angels sung.
Her smile Is as listening childs
That hears its mothers call;
The lilies of thy perfect peace
About her pillow fall
She leans out our cllnging arms
To rest herself in thine;
Alone to Thee, dear Lord, can we
Our well-beloved resign,
oh. less for her than for ourselves
We bow our heads and pray;
Her setting star, like Bethlehems,
To thee shall lead the way.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03
LIVELY BLAZES.
lz eREENcAsrle CONFEDERATION.

Plenty of Wind but no Water
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03

AT one place might be seen an aged lady
ewailing her loss of home aloud, as she
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-09
All About a Donkey.

We have had another funny instance
in one of our Westminster courts. The
parties were the costermongers, and the
dispute was about donkey. The case
occupied the court all the morning, and
on adjourning for luncheon, the judge
remarked that it was a trivial matter, and
he hoped to hear, on reassembling, that
the parties had settled it ont of court.
After luncheon, therefore, the defendant
got up and said it was all right and the
donkey was his, explaining that they had
found quiet yard to settle it in, accord
ing to his lordships suggestion, but that
it had been tough work, as they had only
half an hour His lordship was Mortified
on looking at the other party, to find that
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-09

One dark night, the dark ness of which
was lighted by the moon. the inmates of
a quiet farm house In Ayrshire were star
TIED by piteous cries from little stream
running past the foot of the barn on
which the homestead stood. Out ran
the gude-wife in haste, thinking that the
voice was not unfa niliar; and when she
got to the barn, there she saw her ain
gudeman. who had just little too much
John Barleycorn, on all tours In foot
of water, In which the moon was brightly
refecting~
''Gudesake, John, We gouk, what are
you doing there, standing like an auld in
that manner
ooh, woman Jenny. is that you? I'm
glad to see We, for hae gotten aboon the
moon, and haze been in this awful pre-
dicament twa hours, hanging on like grim
death for fear | should ia and be killed
beyond recognition. | ken its RIGHT
LII Don when yc re here, sac we L just hang
down together"
Jenny lost no time in getting John
out, and over a. tumbler of teddy be
vosed that nothing should make him
ever soar SO high again, even on market
nights
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-09

In lecture recently delivered at Bos-
ton, Mr.. John L. Hayes related as al
anecdote of the revolutionary period the
story of the whipping which King Will
liam w received from Portsmouth boy.
Nathan Lord, afterward a prominent
ship master of Portsmouth, was lad on
one of the privateers captured by Brit
ish frigate.
One day a young midshipmen came
near the prisoners, who were having an
airing on the deck, and spoke sneeringly
of the rebels. Young Lord, being q lad
of spirit. retorted:
eff it were not for your rank, sir.
would make you take back that base in
suit"
mo matter for my rank" said the
gallant, though arrogant young officer
eff you can whip me you are welcome to
do it. :"
The challenge was very eagerly &C
cepted, and the two had regular sailor S
set-to.
The Yankee was victorious, and the
Englishman acknowledged himself beat
en-, and shaking hands with his opponent
said:
"You are brave fellow; give me you,
name and I will remember you
At the end of the voyage all the pris
oners, with the exception cf Lord, were
sent to prison. The Admiral sent fol-
him and informed him that the young
Duke of Clarence, a son of His Majesty
George III, the young midshipmen With
whom he had fought, had requested thai
he be set at large; that he was at liberty
to go into any part of the kingdom, anc
the DIXIE had placed e5 note at his
service.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-09

his eyes were much swollen and discol-
pred, and that he was d good deal
smeared with blood, and to find that
whilethey had acted in perfect good faith
on what they supposed to be his sugges-
ton. he had himself, in his own court,
been really melting to breach OF the
peace. The court burst into roars OF
laughter, and it was equally impossible
under the circumstances, to punish the
honest belligerents Letter.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-09
The Unfortunate Man who Married q
Poet.
From the Danbury News.


Mrs. Lemans is poet and rises early
to construct rhyme. Mr.. Leman is not
poet, and consequently prefers to draw
the blanket over his nose, and think.
Mrs. Lemans finds some trouble in con-
sequence to get Lemans out of bed. After
she has composed verse or two. she goes
to his room and the following converse
tIon takes place:
''Come Augustus. says she, in an in
sinuating voice, ''spring up and greet the
rising sun. \
Augustus CRATES his teeth.
"Come. Augustus. come ~ she adds
persuasively.
$50 away, I tell you'll" says Angus
tus, beginning to take an interest in the
subject.
%. tarry not, she urges
Augustus groans.
Thrown off this unseemly lethargy,
she cries, land sip the nectar of the
morning air
Augustus suddenly conceives violent
animosity for the morning air. 'Shall /
get up and knock your head off, he asks
'Don't talk so, Augustus. she pleads;
don't yield to the seductive influence
of the fair but falsegoddess, Sleep. Let
us determine we will be free from its
chains Let us burst asunder the bonds
which hold US to the facilitating couch.
Let US"
At this juncture Mr. Lemans is seen
lcaping from the bed catching spasmodi-
cally for chair. while Mrs. Lemans may
be observed fleeing through the hall in
the greatest fear. But Mr. Lemans gets
over the heat in few minutes, and be-
yond registering the vow that he willneyer
marry another poet, he regains his sereni-