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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14

AN old lady hearing some one read
ing about Congressman-at-large,
rushed to the kitchen door, shouting :
s.Sarah Jane don't leave the clothes
out all night, mind l tell you; for
there's Congressman at large"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
Legal Notice.

NNHOMAS BOWEN, whose whereabouts is
Il unknown, but supposed to be resident OF
the State of Penns ylvania, will take notice that
William A. Ceramic, administrator of Charles
Goranfo, of LehIgh County. Pennsylvania did
on the Goth day of March. 1874, file his petition
in the Court of Common Pleas within and for the
County of Portage and State of OHIO, against
him. the said Thomas Bowen defendant. setting
Thomas Bowen in the Court of Common Pleas
OF Lehigh County, Pennsy sylvania. for the sum OF
$430 debt. and $t3,g7 costs, and asking judgment
in said Court of Common Pleas of Portage Coun-
ty, Ohio, for said $443.H and interest from No
garDishee process has issued therein against one
Thomas Alexander.
Said defendant is notified that he is required
to appear and answer said petition or before
the third Saturday after the nth day # May,
1914. VILLA NJ A. GORANFLO.
Admir- of Charles GoraniiO.
April 2nd 1874. 2a2
RANNEY q HATFIELD Att'ys.
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now swEEDENsorvEs rHE LIQUOR
RRlnREEI.


The only sensible attempt to solve
the problem of the liquor traffic that
we know of is the Swedish one.
Till recently every familyin Sweden
could distil its own brandy, and paid
no duty on it. Since the abolition of
this privilege, and the consequent es-
tablishment of public houses, a united
effort has been made, with the help OF.
the government, to check the gross in
temperance of the people. s,fs
The number of public houses in
given district, the days and hours at
which they are to be open, and the
conditions under which they may sell
are fixed by law, and the privilege of
opening these is disposed of at public
auction. An association of the friends
of temperance buy the privilege, and
keep these houses in their own hands.
Pure liquors only are sold, and coffee
and other beverages are sold over the
same counter. Rooms are kept pleas
ant and cheerful; innocent games and
newspapers are furnished their guests
and every care, is taken to make the
place one to which the Workingman
could bring his family and meet his
.ueighbofs sociaily.
On the other hand, it. is the purpose
of the managers to restrain rather
than promote intemperance.. The
counter is not covered with raisins,
protzels, salt crackers and other proyoc-
atives of thirst Men are not pressed
to drink, and the man who has had
'enough" can have no more at that
time. The net profits are expended
on works of charity. At least one
Scottish burgh was TO petition Parlia-
ment at the last session, for leave to
establish the same system with what
success we have not heard.
Whether such q system would be
feasible with us, depends upon the
constitution and strength of the par
ties into which the community is di-
vided upon this question. If enough
of those who play the role of indiffer-
ence either possess or can be awaken
ed to real interest in the matter. and
enough of those who act with the
temperance men are really temperate
in their opinions, middle party might
easily be formed to carry out the plan.
Two parties would fight it as if for
life, knowing that its success would be
their destruction. The total absti-
nencers and the arummies" would
join hands for once.-Pen7a. Monthly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14

ADAM had one consolation when he
fell: Fifteen or twenty acqnaintaR-
ces didn't stand on the opposite cor-
ner and laugh At his mishap.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
A Word About Pianos /!

We. the undersigned. citizens of Ravenna.
having purchased. and for some time had in
use In our families; gthe .sHazelton Brothers.
Pianos, manufactured in New York, take pleas
ure in recommending them to those wishing to
obtain really first class instrument. They
possess q clear brilliant and very musical tone,
and being wen and thoroughly made remain .
long time in tune and their great durability is
attested by eminent musicians after ten years
constant use. B. LITTLE.
1. LINTON.
A.A.GRAHAM
r. PEACOCK.
'sThere are in my opinion but three or four
manufacturers who make really first class in
strument. have for several months had in use
at my house a .-IIazelton'' Square Grand Piano.
It very fine instrument and in quality of
tone, equal to any have ever seen. regard
the "Hazeltono as one Of the best, and recon-
mend them to any one wanting a No piano.
D. c. GOODMAN"
have an arrang cement by which can order
these excellent Instruments, direct from the
manufacturers, and viii take pleasure in or
dering for any persons wanting them. and at
prices much less than similar instruments can
be bought in Cleveland. They are fully war
ranted for i've years.
j. G.. PRENTISS.
Ravenna. October G. 1873. 2GT-tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14

MosT of the shadows that cross our
path through life are. caused by our
standing in our own light.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
FOR SALE.
A Pleasant Home.

Being desirous OF removing TO Cleveland,
offer for sale my residence, situate North
Chestnut street. in Ravenna, Ohio. The lot con-
tains one and three-fourth acres, beautifully
laid out. graded. .underdrained.a and stocked with
choice shrubbery and fruit trees.
The house is large, commOdiOuS conveniently
arranged with large hall, parlor, sitting-room
and bedroom attached, dining-roonl, kitchen,
china closet, pantry, store-room, bathroom,
cooking range, and mauy other modern and de-
sirable Improvements There are four sleeping
rooms with large closets attached, and two with
out.
The kitchen and bathroom are supplied with
water from two large cisterns adjoining. There
are also two never-failing wells, one hard water
and the other sort.
The barn and Ontbuildings are ample and con-
venient. The whole premises are in good repair
and so situated and arranged to make one of
the pleasanteSt homes in Northern Ohio.
/ will sell for 1000 and give reasonable time
to purchaser, and possession at any time.
Fl. G. RANNEY,
Enquire of II. d. SEYMOUR.
$50 Ravenna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
E. P. HATFIELD
.BELDINs. ND H.P. HUeUs. n.
BELDING 8 HUGUs,

Physicians and Surgeons. Offce. Main street
over Belding & Armstrong's Drug Store,
Ravenna. o.
Special attention paid to the treatment Of
Chronic Diseases. ONCE hours, from 10 70 II
a. M. to4 and to ep. m 2s5.
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Rates Of Advertising
Business Cards.
rnANcIs CLARK

nr~.panfea1 and Architectural Draughts-
,-,~n Patent Office Drawing q Specially,
To - Fifth ATcnne, Pittsburgh, Pa
June s. 1872 lsS-y-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
srEIN q WOODRUFF,

Manufacturers and DeaISrs IN All kinds Of
1f1holsfered goods " all Paper, shades. Picsafes
and Picture Frames Ware Rooms opposlse
fsnTrisr ~ Repository. Ravennas Ohio.
Jan y, 1873. zI
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
=. 3 fA1Ea1i A.T1EAYLOR 8 HORTON.

.......,,. an Il r,ounseIlors at Inv, Raven
~, d5hio. once In Phenix Block, over sec
ond National Bank.
May 8. 1853. 36-iy -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
J. y. NELL,

Attorney at Law. onice at head Of the stairs
in Empire Building. Ravenna. Ohio sa-
Feb is, 1873. 10Y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
CHOICE VILLAGE LOTS
FOR SALE.

O7 GOOD BUILDING LOTS on North Chest
Il nut st, and ON King st, near West Main
Sc, are in the market. for sale. An investment
in Village Lots in Ravenna has proven to be
better than money at 20 per cent. interest. For
terms. inquire at Law Office of
Aprn 30 1874 aas F" ? RaTenna. o.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
Crazed by Insuit-Sane Again.

The peculiar case of Miss Carrie Bal.
lard, who arrived in this city last Satur.
day morning in somewhat deranged
state Of mind, has attracted considerable
attention during the past few days, and
we are glad to bs able to state that
although her mind is not entirely tran
quill since the shock she received while
travelling in the night, yet she appears
perfectly rational, and after day or two
of rest she will probably be as well as
ever, both mentally and physically.
She has read our statement OF her case,
published on Sunday morning, and pre-
nounces it correct, except that her home
is on farm some twenty miles from
Avoca, in Pottawattomie County, Iowa.
Her father happens to be at that town,
where dispatches have been received
from him. Her mother, Mrs. W. +. Bal
lard, arrived in this city last evening,
and since then her daughter hiss seemed
perfectly rational. Mrs. b. telegraphed
to her husband last night that all was
well.
On listening to The story of Miss Car
rie, it does not seem very surprising that
she was affected as heretofore described;
in fact, nine young ladies Of her age,
out of every ten, who were accustomed
10 i.avel'ng, or beng away from
home, would have been similarly
affected under similar circumstan-
ces. Her parents, as we'll as herself
belong to the Society of Friends, ana
she had just como from meeting OF
that society at OskaloOsa, when she ar
rived in Peoria.
While on the train, the other side OF
Galesburg, woman entered the car nd
commenced talking with Miss Ballard,
telling her that the entire train was
loaded with "roughs," and she must
watch them. This woman also told her
that she would be obliged to wait sever
al hours, and drew horrid picture OF
waiting at the depot with band Of
" roughs," and advised her to go to the
Peoria House She also called the con-
ductor and asked him TO recommend the
same house, which he did, and two or
three cf the men on board added their
re recommendation.
As she had been led to believe these
men were all villains, and judged the
women to be as bad as any of them, il
may be readily seen why she felt like
going anywhere in the world but where
hey directed her. In this state Of mind
The woman left her, getting eff at Knox
vile. Several men attempted to occu-
ply the same seat with her, and some OF
Them insisted upon dong so until she
was driven to despair by the horrid pc
lure drawn in her mind of her surround
ngs, and the result our readers already
know. This is her own story of The sad
casc.-Peoria, Illinois, Democrat.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
A Pennsylvania HeiTess El0pes With Negro
Supposed to be In New York.

The staid, quiet portion Of Bucks
county known as Warmlnster township
is now gread y excited over a strange
elopement. 1t seems that about q year
sincc a fancy colored man named ice
Palmer came to Warminstcr and en-
gagged with Mr.. John Thompson, one of
the aristocratic citizens, as a man-o all
work. While thus employed it was no.
ticed that he was quite intimate with
Miss Annie Thompson, the beautiful re-
fiued, and accomplished daughter of his
employee.
Shortly afterward Palmer was taken
i'll, and Miss Thompson attended to HIM
until the family prevented it by having
him removed elsewhere. But it seems
that Miss Thompson's visits were clan
destinely continued to him. After his
convalescene it is reported that Palmer
said be would be even with the Thomp-
sons for sending him away from their
residence during his illness.
Miss ThompSen's father and mother
did all they could to prevent any further
intimacy between their daughter and
Palmer, and she seemingly consented
completely to their wishes. But neither
they nor the community were prepared
for the denoWemsnt which has taken
place.
A day or two since Joe Palmer stated
TO various persons that he was gong
West, and was noticed making extensive
preparations. About the Same time
Miss Thompson persuaded her mother
to allow a visit to a neighboring town
ship to makesome purchases. She went
instead to the railroad depot, and board
ing the Philadelphia train, met Palmer
at the next station.
As the young lady did not return at
the time she informed her mother she
would, search was instituted and the
truth learned. The terribly distracted
parent at once went TO Philadelphia, but
although most persistent search was
made nothing of the couple could be
learned further than that Palmer was
seen in the neighborhool of the hay
market, at Seventh and Columbia aven-
ne, the day subsequent 10 the elope-
ment.
Miss Thompson is a great heiress, and
has always been held in the highest es-
TEEN by people of Warminster. Her
parents are heart broken at her rash ae:.
Further endeavors have been made for
recovery, but not traces of the unforiu-
nate girl have been discovered.
The detectives report that sheis not in
Philadelphia, and are now cndeavoring
10 ascertain whether she is in New York
From tie Philadelphia city Ten.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
Fashionable Gambling I'm England.

A correspondent writes. While the
English magitrates are making Ia pre-
tchse Of putting down gambling on the
great and small turf grounds complaints
are being made that gambling in Lon
don is alarmingly on the increase. To
he sure old "Crock" as Croclford
used to be called-no longer holds.sway
in that cosy nook in ST. James street,
where Wellington was once refused adj
mission because re had forgotten tae
watchwcrd, and from whose win
dows Bulwer and Lctitia Landon watch
ed the coronation procession OF the
young Queen Victoria but it is assert
ed that many of the hundred clubs which
cluster in the same quarter have become
neither more nor less than gaming
houses. Roulette and rouge-et-noir,
even, have been Struggled in at the
back doors; and although such clubs as
the Reform, the Athenaum, and the
Carlton are as yet sustained with sus-
picion, societies scarcely less select have
come under the eyes of the gambling
reformcrs. Meanwhile we hear that
fashionable gambling, driven by the
Imperial cdict from Baden, Homburg
and Ems, has taken up its abode in
Monaco, and also a cosy little picturesque
town with the high-sounding name Of
Fuentarrabia, on the Pyrenan frontier
Of France and Spain. Here the great
Duprcssoir, one of the trio of royal
tics of gambling, has bought an ele-
giant house, laidout delightfully."- seduc-
tive lawns and grounds, and pro-
poses 10 spend q matter Of 80, 900 francs
a month merely to entertain his guests
with the delights Of soundand sight
There is to be kiosk whence deli
cIous music will float into the ear
cafes and restaurants, dancing saloons
and reading rooms. 1t is really new
Baden Baden, for Fucntarrabia is in
The midst OF one o. those charming lard
scapes which arc so thickly scattered
across the Spanish frontier from the Bay
of Biscay 10 the Mediterranean. The
season is waning, but they say the lit
lie halfSpanish, half Gallo town is fall
10 overlooking, AID that English and
Americans arc the prevailing national
ities. Dapressoir is n genius, though
II genius Of an evil kind he is greater
even than Benazet. He derives his pre-
sent IMMUNITY, cnriously enough, from
the Carlist war. Both the French and
Spanish Governments prohibit gaming
houses, though everybody knows that
the Paris bouievards are fairly lined with
modern and only halfsecrot Frascatls,
and that every hotel in Madrid has lis
private rooms for the indulgence of this
y ice and Don Carlos, who really holds
the district whittier Duprcssoir has flown,
is too weak or too busy to enter upon
any moral crusadcs. Thus gambling
seems to have Il lite that is fairly mex
haustiblc, and is not to be put down,
even though coalitions of the great
powers assail it. Certainly in England,
the attempt even to put down horse
race betting, the very mildest Of all
gaming, has already completely failed.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
An Important Purchase.

On Tuesday evening last an agent of
the Prussian Government visited Con
neclicut Farms, in Union County, and
perfected arrangements for the pur-
chase of Lake Weewanapec from the
owners, for the purpose OF raising leech-
cs, trout, and salmon, the latter to be
sent to Prussia 10 stock the waters Of the
rivers, and the former for medical pur-
poses. The owners of Lake Weewana-
pee are ia les Wade, Lewis Wade, John
Crane, James Crane, Mr.. Higgins, Mr..
Benedict, George Doty, and Oliver
Crane, all of whom are wealthy farmers,
and whose lands border on this sheet Of
water. The lake covers POO acres, and,
what is remarkable, its waters are as cold
rs ice during the summer and compara-
lively warm during the winter. Its
average depth is four and a halt fees, and
the whole sheet is fed by natural springs.
1t has two outlets, and during the sever
est droughts of past years it retained It's
usual depth of water when wells through
out the neighborhood and in other parts
of the country were dry. The price
agreed upon is 100000, and at the next
of the proprietors the property
will be turned over to the Prusslan Gov
eminent. The leeches to be found in
this lake are of quality far superior to
the Swedish leechcs, and it is expected
that under proper system Of propaga
ton they will increase tentold. The lake
will be divided off into compartments,
ne for the raising OF lccches, and the
nainder for trout and salmon. This
is the first instance of a purchase by a
foreign government OF territory IN New
Jersey, or, perhaps, the Union, and the
venture is looked upon with interest by
piscicultur;sls and others.-Neto York
Times.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
Potomac landmarks.

Port Conway and Dumfries, on the
cstuaries of the Potomac, are not the
only dead towns which mark the sites
of thriving marts IN colonial time. They
are numerous, and may be found on
either bank OF the Potomac and its trib-
utaries, from this district 10 its mouth.
On the rigAt bank OF Aqua Cteek, about
eight miles from its mouth, are the ruins
Of Aqua City, famous tobacco market
of the oIdep time. Nothing now remains
to tell of its ancient grandeur except two
or three chmneys, mossgrown and COW
cred with IVY, the main structures hav-
ing yielded to times destroying ele-
ment We are not sufficiently acquaint-
cd with it's history 10 know whether or
not In its corporate limits any of NIr-
ginia's gifted sons of the past century
first saw the light of the day, excepting,
probably, Port Royal, on the Lower
Rappahannock, where James Madison
was born but we learn from tradition
ary history that it was the seat of trade
and port ofthe then commonwealth of
Virginia. Its warehouses were numcr.
Gus, stretching along the banks Of the
creek, in n single street for nearly halt
mile, filed with the gracious weed,
waiting shipment to coastwise ports and
foreign countries. Upon its site hardly
one stone has been lett upon another T.
mark the spot where it once stood. The
traveller might stand upon lis site as
upon that of Memphis OF old, and while
mnsing on its past history. wonder why
Times mutations have laid such n re-
len;less hand upon it. Not far from the
site of Aqua is the old Aqua church,
which unlike its namesake, stands the
est of time, and is to-day in almost as
good condition as when erected in 1888.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08

"lIaving ascertained the weight of
what | coald live.upon, so as to preserve
health Sand strength" says the Rev.
Sidney Smith, "and what really have
lived upon, found that between the
ages of ten and seventy years had eat
en- and drunk torty-ioGr horse wagon
loads of meat and drink more than
weald have preserved me in life and
health The value of this mass OF
nourishment consider worth seven
thousand pounds sterling. So by my
voraciiy must have starved 70 death
fully a hundred person frightful cal
culalion, but irresistingIy true"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08

Tie Utica Herald asks: when two
souls are mutually famed by the mys
tic breath emanating from Cupid's wings
are thrilled by tho intangible atiinities
oi congenial spirits, are, as it were, urs-
cd by etheral intelligent forces, when
two souls are thus acted upon, what is
10 DC done 2 Well, we should think a
dose of worm lozcnges would be about
n good as anything.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
n U NIII'IH' ItIIIIIUf
vs.
Lucy : Wilde and Henry
" Wilde, Defendants

Lucy :. Wilde and Henry
Wilde Defendants
The above nam.-i defendants Lucy Wilde and Hem
~ W Wilde viii take notice thar they have been sued
by thePlantG o smith, for the og one hundred
and tweuty dollars and sINiy g ~ GG) That
summons and order OF attachment have been issuei
On the Sci day Of cmtemt'rr lS.i made reurnabie
The 18th day Of sept, mbcr 1874 at @ clock.
That said order %! attachment returned on the 3a
day Of september, issi s,rved by attaching moaeys
and credits Ia the hinds of III : cunningham. Taat
the trial Of said cause has been adjourned Ia the 18Th
day OF October, iS,4 a. 9 o'clock. IVA OF said day
when the same VIII come ON for hearing
q. SMITH, Plaintiff
By x a. Franz. his attorney
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
-harles Z Underwood and James Wilson.
vs..
SheDSri knorinr aud Mary AInrinc

Charles R Underwood and James Wilson.
Sheperd Amrine and Mary 8. AInrine
BY virtue OF az order of ale issued from he clerk S
Office of the ith Judicial ID C0nrt ttIlE l. ans,
for the county II seine, Kansas ale directed
and delivered / VIII
On tse q dGy = NorsaI3fr 4. D. ISL,
between the h urs 81 . @ clrck a n s. nd ,'clock
p m Of said dan 81 the east daor G! the eourt
in the city OF Saina, oer for sale al pGbltc Ncnfu
the highest and best bidder cash hand Inns 81
sale the following dvscsibvi prVpvr-y tv-wt Itv
south half the lJTth cas-: quarter and a.. NORTH af
of the southeast quarter II section l. IlSBlp -
range west of the 9Th pr ncipal meridian, cOut,ng
l60 acres except much thereof hrs west OF lc
smoky Hill river and including the bel sad RIVER
at low water. containing 81 - iDu iess
appraised AT $50, be sold the prop, riy ct ihs
above named defendants at the suit OF TIE above named
plaintiffs
Given under my hand this lst day OF October, A. d.
1874. L j GOING, SA.ri..
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
ShcriE's SAFE.
Mary j J Sbbrrs,
vs..


Elias Curtis and Nellie Curtis.
BY virtue of orercf sale issued from the clerk s
Office of the Ith Judicial District Court in aud for
the county OF saline and the state OF Kansas and TO
Ine directed. viii
On tie 12A dry Of Octotar. L. d ls7i.
between the hours Of clock a IN aud clock u
Of said day, the door of the court house In
the city of Saua, ol-r for safe public vendue To
the highest and best b!der flr cash In hand the fol-
lowing described property, To- wit lot No Is, on
Ninth street in Bish ops addition T. the city of Sail
rd in the Office Of the Register Of Deeds Of said
county said property l. appraised az 81 SEQ and T.
be sold the r0b3Tty OF the said Elias Curtis and
Nellie Curtis. al the suit OF Mary J Lubbers.
Given under my hand tins 9Th day Of September
1874. J. GOING, sheriff
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-08
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the 5th,iay of octobs
A ID ls94, petition viii be presented 10 the board
OF county mis- Of Saline county, Kansas
praying for the appointment Of viewers TO view ana
lay Out 4 road: commencing ~ near Ninth street
running due from Ash street, 10 connect "a IN
the county road running north and south the rail
road crossing, between sections ten and eleyea IN
township II, range weat of the Principal Meridan
In the county OF saline
SS-Sw A. NJ CLAFLIN