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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

The MEMORY OF FACEs.-A writer
says: "When a man has the painters
faculty of recollecting faces, and with
it quick and retentive memory of
small facts, the combination gives him
great social power. This was Macau-
lays case. He never forgot the face
of man whom he had met in society,
and with the face he remembered all
the salient facts connected with the
owner of it. Few things are more
flattering to an ordinary mortal than
being thoroughly remembered by a
great lion with whom he has perhaps
had brief interview several years
before. doubt if this faculty exists
to any great extent among our public
men indeed, have often been sur
prised at the absence of it. A Russian
baron of the true divine-right school
once maintained to me that this was
an effect of republican institutions, or,
what came to the same thing, that the
opposite was the result of monarchiaI
institutions. He said that kings and
princes were obliged to see a great
many persons, wherefore Providence
had conferred on them various means
of being gracious to those persons; of
which prompt recognition was one"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02
srARK rwArags BUCKIEa HORsE.


Mencure .. Conway writes from
London ofone Of Mark Twain's latest
stories as follows: "The talk of liter
ary London Just now is Mark Twaln's
account, in his new lecture, of the
'bucking' horse which he purchased IN
Nevada.
1t is impossible to put it on paper,
as half of the effect produced by the
story depends upon his manner Of
telling it. It would appear that be-
fore purchasing this steed he had no
idea of what sbucking' meant. but was
too proud to ask for information.
This, however, he obtained through
the discipline of experience. He
mounted the horse. The animal then
gathered its four feet in bunch be-
meath it, and by a sudden upward
fling, sent him CTwaiD) into the air
lust I50 Yards. When the audience
smiles at this, Mark looks troubled at
their incredulity, bnt proceeds. From
the ascent he returns, alights in the
saddle. and the horse gives another
f1ing-TWaia going 450 yards in the
air. He then tells his smiling audience
that he judged it was that distance by
the look of the-steeples but confess
es he did not go into details.
This ascent being repeated he re-
members while in the air, hearing
some one on earth say, He might
have known that was bueking horse :
upon which the fact flashed upon him.
While he was absent the last time
some one cut the horse, which started
forward, and when he came down ii
was upon the ground. He could not
say be regretted it.
There was no reason for the horse
remaining on his account. Friends
gathered around him after his descent,
as they always do when one wants TO
be let alone, and asked if he wanted
this or wanted that What he really
wanted was TO sit down. He did SO.
He placed one hand on his head, an
other on his stomach, and indeed,
thinks that if he had had sixteen hands
ha could have found suitable places
for their application. But as for the
horse, he assures his audience that
this and its other antics-such as walk
ing about on its hind feet with its
thumbs under its arms, like a Lord
MayoP-were all natural talent. The
horse had been brought mp ein the
wild West, and had never had any adj
vantages to develop these gifts. AS /
have said, the way in which this story
is told is inimitabIe, and, indeed, the
whole lecture is admitted to be one OF
the most unique pieces grotesquerie
ever known in these parts"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02
woMAN,s R1GHrs.

The following are the opening SEN
tences of an address on this subject
by Mrs. Skinner:
Miss President, feller Wimmen, and
male trash generally / am here to-
day for the purpose of discussing Wo-
mans rights, re-cussing her wrongs
and cussing the men.
q believe sexes were created perfect
" equal, with the women little more
equal than the men. 80
also believe that the world would
to-day be happier if man had never
existed.
AS a success, man is failure, and 1
bless my stars that my mother was a
woman. lApplause.]
not only maintain these principles,
but maintain a shiftIess husband be-
sides.
They say man was created first.
Well, 'spose he was. Aint first ex-
periments always failurue?
If I was betting man, would bet
$3.50 they are.
The only decent thing about him
was rib, and that went to make
something better. Applause.
And then they throw into our face
about taking an apple. I'll bet five
dollars that Adam boosted her up the
tree and only gave her the core:
And what did he do when he was
found out? True to his masculine
instincts, he sneaked behiud Ewes
Grecian bend, and said, 'Twasn't me ;
twas her" and woman has had to
father everything mean and mother it
too.
What we want is the ballot, and the
ballot we're bound to have, if we have
to let down our back hair and swim in
a sea of fsanguinary gore. [Sensation. ]
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02
ArrrLErLRow RoosL.


Good friend. don't crowd 50 very tight.
There's room enough for two5
Keep In your mind that have right
To live ns Wel IS you-
You rich and strong, poor and weak
But think you I presume.
when only this poor boon ok
A little elbow FoOms
,Tis such as you, the rich and strong,
II you had but the win,
Could give the weak lift along,
And help him mp the hill
But no-you jostle, crowd and drive,
You storm, you fret and fume;
Are you the only man alive,
Inwant Of elbow rooms
But thus it is on LIES rough path.
Self seems the God Of all;
The strong will crush the weak 70 death.
The big devOur the small.
Far better be rich mans hound
a valet. serf or groom
Than struggle with the mass around,
when we've no elbow ROOM
Up heart, my boyi don't mind the shock;
Up heart, and push along
Your skin win soon grow rough with knocI
Your hands with labor strong.
And there's hand unseen 70 aid,
A star to light the gloom;
Up heart, my boy, nor be afraid,
Strike out for elbow room
And when you see amid the throng,
A fellow toiler slip,
just give him, as you pass along,
II.
Let noble deeds. though poor you be,
Your path in life illume,
And, with true Christian charity,
Give others elbow room.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02


SOME wicked writer without the
fear of the crusaders before his eyes,
says:
tSThat the first man recorded in the
Bible as being drunk was the only one
then in the world worth saving from
the hood-NoAH. The next drunken
patriarch we read of was Lot, the on
ly man worth saving from Sodom.
The first miracle performed by the
Lord Jesus Christ was the conversion
of water into wine at marriage feast,
and the remarks of the governor Of
the feast to the bridegroom indi-
Gates that the party were little jolly
before that wine was passed around.
He thinks that just now preaching
bread and soup and some means of
feeding the hungry would be more
Christianlike and better for the souls
of ALL"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

The editor of a New Jersey paper,
on retiring, says: 81 retire from the
editorial chair with complete con-
viction that all is vanity. From the
hour first occupied the position of
editor, to the present time, I have
been solicited to lie on every given
subject. and can't remember ever hav-
ing told a wholesome truth without
diminishing the subscription list or
making an enemy. Under these cir
cumstances of trial, and having as
thorough contempt for myself, / re-
tire in order to recruit my moral con-
stitution."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

THE greatest bell in the world, the
emperor William Bell" destined for
the Cologne Cathedral, has just been
finished. 1t weighs about 10000
pounds, is eighteen feet high and four
teen feet wide. The first molding OF
the bell proved failure, and consid-
erable difficulty has yet to be over
come in transporting the immense af-
fair from Frankenthal, where it was
cast, to the top of the tower of the
Cologne Cathedral.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02
HOW NICK BOWERS WAS CAUGHT.

Nick Bowers was member of the
original Christy Minstrels, and in his
day, was the greatest "middle man in
terogator" known in the profession.
Nick used to tell, with great merri-
ment, an incident of his boyhood. To
preserve the flavor of the relation, we
will record in Nick's own language,
and only regret that we cannot accom-
.pany it with his inimitable gesticula-
tions.
My old man" said Nick, tsas gener-
al thing, was a pretty steady old gent,
but once in a while he would get OBJ
| IiVious, and water was not the cause
of it. IFecollect certain holiday was
approaching, and had been skinning
around to get little money to have a
time with on that day; but the fates
aud purses were against me. 1t was
/ but two days prior to the anticipated
holiday, and / hadn't mary red. Re-
member this, boys, when / add that
on the same afternoon / came into the
house, when lol there on the floor,
totally overcome by his libatlons, lay
my respected daddy, and beside him
! lay six shining half dollars which bad
rolled from his pocket. Boys, I've
been an honest man all my life, but
once when boy committed theft.
hooked one of those half dollars.
Thinks to myself, the old mans been
on jamboree, and won't know how
much he spent, and will never miss it.
But mark you, the next morning / and
my two brothers were summoned in
to my fathers presence, The old mans
! face lowered, / thought of the half
dollar and / knew that q storm was
brewing.
"Boys," said he, "last night when
came home I had six half dollars. One
of 'em's gone. Your mother didn't
take it. There's been no one else in
the house. Which one of you took
it?"
We all protested our innocence.
'-Boys" said the old man, 'sthat half
dollar never walked of, and Pm going
to find out which QUE of you took it ?"
| Turning around, he took down from
! the wall an old flint lock blunderbuss.
This he deliberately loaded with pow
der and buckshot in our presence !;
then fastening it on the table, cooked
/ it, took a seat behind, holding the
string in his hand, and in solem tones
addressed us thusly: "
''Boys, Pm going to discover the
thief and punish him at the same time.
You must each of you blow into the
muzzle of that gun. When the guilty
one blows, off goes his head. Now,
then; you have chance will you own
up, or blow up ?" ~ n
"Ben," said the old man to my old
est brother, shave you got that half
dollar ?"
mo. SIR"
'Take.a blow"
Mick" (eh, boys, 1 tell you the
chills began to roll down my back
'Egot that half dollar ?"
"No, sir" said I, with a defiant
swagger.
elbow that gun"
walked up bravely, gave blow,
and-dodgedl
"Nick, said the old man in a voice
of thunder, "where is that half dol
lar? :"
He had me. The truth lodged out
of me. Said 1, 'tout in the barn, pap"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

WE are told that three hundred
years ago ladies combed their hair Just
as they do to-day. This won't do in
a civilized land and among an observ-
ing people. Three hundred wears ago
ladies used to comb their hair on their
heads-now they hang il over the
back Of chair to comb it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

A CHILD was lately born in North
Carolina which has but enc eye, one
ear and one nostril. twelve fingers and
twelve toes, and is neither male nor
female. It is from all appearances a
healthy child, although it eats but
very little. The greatest excitement
prevails in the neighborhood. People
are coming long distance to see this
living Curiosity.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

The bill introduced into the New
York Legislature to prevent stock
gambling in Wall street Is a good
thing. SenIling mp Niagara with a
crowbar, climbing a CREASED pole, and
jumping over Banker Hill Monument
with barrel of flour under your arm
are also good things-all you have got
to do is to do it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

IT rained birthstone at and around
Hernandez, Mississippi, recently
The substance was submitted to care
full analysis and found to be pure
birthstone. The editor of a. local pa
per there says what puzzles him is
that it came from above instead of be-
low. He is now wild on geography,
and doesn't know anything about
where the place is located that he has
been so kindly hidden to go to often.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

A sERMoNIsER with high forehead
made these remarks upon the soul
saving question: 'sMy brethren, man
cannot afford to lose his soul. He's
got but one, and he can't get another.
Ii man loses his horse he can get
another he loses his child he can
get another; bu. if he loses his SOUL
good-by John"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

AND still they come. Some of the
ladies of Vineland, New Jersey, have
commenced a crusade against long
dresses. The pledge is, to cut their
dresses so as to be four inches from
the ground.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

WHEN the beloved one lies stricken
and ready to pass away, comes the
Judgment day oflove, and all the dead
moments of the past arise and live
again.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

In pursuance of the order of the Probate Court
the undersigned. Assignee of George L. Hotch-
kiss, will, on the
25th day of April, A. d. 1874,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m and 4
O'Clock p. m, offer az public SALE at the door of
the Court House in Ravenna, o., the following z
described real estate, to be sold in separate par
GELS, to-wit:
First piece.-situate in the township of Ra-
VIENNA, Portage county, Ohio, and known as a
part of lots IS and 81 in the south division of
lots in said township, bounded and described as
follows: Commencing at a stoke at the north
west corner of lot 27; thence measuring along
the north line of said lot IA chains 62 links to
The center of the highway; thence along the
center of the hi ghway south 42 deg east chains
thence south 27 deg. east chain 81 links to
line. run by c; j.. ellis for the purpose of
Strengthening the line between land formerly
owned by John Lee and John Myers; thence
along said line north 46 deg. 45 min. west 81
chains so links to q stone; thence south / chain
Al links to a stone; thence north II deg. 30 min
west chains 50 links to a stone: thence north
Il deg, 16 min. west chains 62 links to a stone
in the north line of lot IS; thence south 50 deg
east, along the north line of lot Is % chains iC
links to place of beginning, containing "a acres
I'd piece.-Situated in Ravenna township POr-
tage county, Ohio, and known as part of lot No
9 in the south division of lots in said tOwnsh9p
and bounded north by lands owned by John M
Harden; cast by the center of the highway ;
south by lands of the estate. of Harvey Hotch-
kiss. deceased, and west by land of John Jones
said tract being 140 feet on said highway and
from the center OF the highway to run 2O5 feet
west; the north side of this tract to parallel
with said lands OF the estate OF Harvey uotch-
kiss. Appraised at $780,
Z Sd niece.-Situate in Ravenna township Por-
tage county, OHIO, and known as lot No % in
John NJ. Hoods addition to the village of Ra-
VIENNA, Ohio. as the same Is plated, numbered
and recorded in Portage County Records.
Also the following personal property unless
sooner disposed of at private sale, to-wit:
Moving Machine. Hay Fork and Rope $50
sap pals, pan and fixtures. pair black Mares
two-seated Carriage, two horse Wagon, set
light plated Harness, / set heavy Harness. /
Cutting Box, lot Peat Racks. lot of Quarry Tools
Corn shelter, &C.
1oru,S N, ado IrnoxrY on ,1axr % colo
II. d. SEYMOUR,
Assignee of George L. Hotehkiss
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

Men are apt to believe what they
least understand; aud through the
lust of human wit obscure things are
more easily credited.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

Pomeroys Democrat says: 'Tf the
women of Ohio do not stop emptying
whisky in the cutters, we know where
Grant will not spend thecoming sum-
merp
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02

WHEN our ancestors wanted q hot
rum punch, they said SO without sva-
aiOn ;they did not call it'tkettled-rum." "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02
LEGAL NOTICE.

Henry B. Blair3
Mary j. Blair }
Mary j. Blair, whose present residence IS un-
known, is hereby notified that Henry b. Blair
did, on the 2Ist day of January. A. ID. 1s74, ME
his petition in the Office of the Clerk of the Court
Common Pie within and for the county OF
Portage, and State of Ohio, charging the said
Mary j. Blair with adultery and with wiltul
absence for more than three years prior 70 The
filing OF said petition, and asking that ne may
be divorced from the said Mary j. Blair; which
petition will stand for hearing at the next term
of said Court. HENRY B. BLAIR.
BY HUFCaINs & THOMAS, Petitioners Atty's.
Dated january 81, 1874 2ss-bt
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-02
A ssIGNEEs' SALE.
25th day of ADril. A. ID. 1S74

In pursuance of the order of the Probate Court
the undersigned. Assignee of George L. Hotch-
kiss will on the
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-25
PATENT APFL
Application for Patent.
NOTICE Ne. 95a.
L. $. LAyp Orr,cr

'IilIE.
Eureka, Nevada, julv' ia ,e-,
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVE; I'm
~ ". McCoy. twhOse Postoifco ai1ii W,
ELresa, Ncvada,l has this dav sl" "31oress Is
once u uiagram, together with n ~ this
aniilc".,oh LOT a patent from the 10 Q,
states. under act OF Congress appr"voa nalted
10, is12, for sixteen hundred itoo'' lieu May
of the lone Lode. the same rnnn mneai feet
northerly and 500 feet southcrly from 'v y, feet
cation monument near the lone III m the To-
surface. ground two hundred foot ;;na'., with
situated in Eureka Mining Districm, width,
county, state of Nevada. and describ,I ufeka
plat and held notes on file in this ofGc" = "a me
lows, to-wit: '"ee as fo-
U. S. Survey No. "a.
Beginning at a post marked "No,r,
sarvey No. -" whence the flagstaff in i.
town Of Eureka bears N. 5lo is. '. i Ia me
i SSar. / IL highest rcin, Of Ruby ni!l SS S''
Shaft upon this lode bears s. r. 3 n lne le,e
feet: thence running -. SO. i oa t.al
E.ost marked NO. 9, Z. s. Surycsvv ' ise! 10
themes. lila:. +. 1900 feet. to rost NO. r.
No.. C.S Survey No. -; thence s "s SNsd
W ~ leet, to post marked No. 1, Us Sat,.
q. made for ". W. Mccoy upon 1 ,ha No.
Lode bears n. 49,. ". SIS 40 ic., .,an,
thence n: ~, W. 1900 feet. to post y" ahd
place OF beginning; containing ! ;sllO0 ,c, ~
courses expressed from the true merida" VI. ny,
a magnetic variation of 1879 East. Thhiaa
is bounded on neither end by anv lr,o anu
and Needle. 'he ufant
This claim is recorded in Book A. roro 8, 4,
tie Eureka District Mining iccords, AL
copy OF the notice and plats can b., fonnJ
lone Shaft. CYRUS 7. HORN. kesister.h e
1vlH
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-25
Notice of Application of Marriea
Woman 70 become a Sole Trader.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, Ifh H.
~ SARAH JANE JonNSoN, 81 nv nv
town and county Of Euroi II and state OF ~
vada, wife of John johnson. interds to aia ,hs
an application t. the. District Court o. .na
sixth Judicial, District in and nd 5 5sT d dar Of
C0unty, state of Nevada. on the zS,h a ARE.
October, A.. b. 1874, at 10 O'Clock IN Tue ~
noon Of said day, or rs soen ihereaite s,iJ
counsel can bo heard, for an order o, a in
Court permitting hcr to carry On nu.infS &c.
The town and county OF Eureka, State o, !.
yad in her own name. and ON her own !,
count. pursuant to AN act of the EeE,,iarrits 1,
of the State OF Nevada, passed feor.a,; ID
1877, entitled IAN act to authorize ma
women to transact business in their o"A
names as sole trader. - ,b,t
The business she intends to carry on Is linz
of conducting and carrying on "A dress-iiIn .ar.
business and buying and selling real anu pr r,
sonal property in the county and ota'e a"
said. 49,
SARAH JANE
UlLLuousE & DAyfspoRr, Attys. s@rf"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-25
STATE OF
Ini-Sry np ti'rLra

STATE or NEN Aba,
COUNTY OF EuEEKA.i
SHlRIri'S OFFICE.
ErREkA. Nevada. Sept. Sd. 1874.
T'IIIS Is TO CERTIFY THAT BY EiR.
i tue of a Judgment and Decree issued
out of the District Court of the sixth Ju.
dicial District, in and for the County Of
Eureka. State of Nevada, and TO ne directed
and delivered upon Il judgment rendered
aid duckctcd III said Court ON the l.t day
Of Sc! TENDER. y. H.. 1871, in favor ef dehn
A.. Paxton rs plaintiff. and against lsidor
i;aron rs dc.,ndalt.ior the sum of sevcn i hou-
sand three Hundred and Scventy--stecn
-~s7.fT7-dollars gold coin Of the nited
States and interest Oh the sum OF Fix ihoU-
sand three Hundred and Sevcnty-scyen
st, ~ dollars gold coin OF the United States,
month, from September 1T until Paid, to-
getler with tax. cost OF silt. a9oanting to
the sum OF fitty-.our ard 0-lt0 -eoi 'O-i~-
doliars i'll gold coin. ami all a%ccruing costs at
the date ui said Judgment, notice il hcr.-
by given that |, J. y. Sulliyap. sheriff did in
thu manner required by law, seize and levy
anon the property Of said defendant named
in said decree. the following described rea.
property, all and SINGULAR: that certain piece
OF Parcel If land. sitrate, lying and being in
the town OF Eureka, Comfy OF Eureka, and
,,tatc oil Nevada, ana more particularly de-
scribcd as follows, to wit:
Being lot No. seven-7-ip Block Ne. one
-l-dr-i-natcd on the plat or luap OF A..
Morroc's survey OF the Town Of Eureka, ard
upon which SAID piece or iarccl O. land Is
that certain stone building. erected by said
defendant and used and occurred By him a. u
store room, and mhich said lot ilents. on the
west side of Main street in said ToWa-a
width OF tWguty.nye--J-tvCt and running
back ON or in II westerly direction enc hgn-
dred -lm-fce,. the same width; ana notico
is hereby given that | will sell aid real prop
erty Us Aforesaid, at the Corrt-h1use door. in
the Town oil Eureka. Eureka County aforesaid.
on Saturday. ti.c 3Gt.I by OI sep
TENDER. 1874. between the hours of 9 A..
NJ and , +. VI. to wit: al y o'clock NJ. Of said
day. The sale of said real property will iacladc
icndait in and to the above described prop
erty whan said Judgment BECAME a lien
tn rcon. to til. highest and best bidder, TO sat-
isiy said execution and all costs.
81 j. ID. ST lliNAN, Sheriff.