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CoURrING REDUCED TO MATTER
OF BUSINESS.

Pitts is fast man, a sharp man, a
man of business tact, and when Pitts
goes into a store to trade, he always
gets the lowest cash price, and he
says:
"Well. I'll look about, and if don't
find anything that suits me better, I'll
call and take this"
Pitts, like all fast men is partial to
women, aud young ones in particular
He wished to wed.
His business qualities would not let
him wait, so off he travels, and, calling
upon lady friend, opened the con-
versation BY remarking that he would
like to know what she thought about
his getting married.
ssOh, Mr.. Pitts, that is an affair in
which am not so greatly interested,
and prefer to leave it to yourself"
"But," says Pitts, "you are interest
ed, and, my dear girl, will you marry
me?"
The young lady blushed very red,
hesitated, and finally, as Pitts was
well to do in the world, and morally,
financially and politically of good
standing in society she accepted him.
Whereupon the matter of fact man
responded:
"Well, we'll, I'll look about, and if 1
don't find anybody that suits me bet
ter than you, I'll come back"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21

THE WEIGHT OF WooD.-The weight
of q cord of green wood is as follows:
Oak. 1000 lbs White Beech, 6,G00 lbs
Rock Maple, 6,200 lbs; White Birch,
$500 lbs; Hemlock, $500 lbs; Pine,
4, 200 lbs; Spruce, 1900 lbs. When
dry as possible to get them in open
air, they will weigh to the cord Oak,
G, 500 lbs white Beech, 4,500 lbs Rock
Maple, 4,200 lbs; White Birch, 1900
lbs Hemlock 1900 lbs; Spruce, 2.400
lbs I; Pine, 1000 lbs. Pine and hem
lock shrinking one-half in weight in
wing, and beech and maple over one
fourth. The term cord used above is
defined thus in chap. 3, see 10. New
Hampshire General Statutes: Smvsy-
ors of wood please take notice: "All
cord wood exposed to sale, shall be
either feur feet, three feet, or two feet
long, including half the kerf, aud be.
ing well aud closely laid together, q
quantity measuring eight feet in length
fonr feet in width, aud four ia height,
shall constitute cord"
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TIER M 81:
a DETERMINED soHooL-MA-AM.


On Monday of last week, says the
Albany ATgls, there Was an occurrence
on the Harlem Extension Railroad
that is worth receunting. About 8
on the morning of that day collision
collision between a girl and train
of cars-Was avoided in very singu-
lar and daring way. The girl is =
sehool-teacher, and she was on her
way to school. The train was from
Chatham, on its way to Rutland. Both
met on the trestle-Work near Brain
ards Station. The girl stood still,
while the alarmed, engineer whistled
down brakes, and managed TO stop the
train only when his engine was with
in ten feet of the obstruction. The
trestle-work is thirty-six heet high,
and bears only one course of ties and
only one track. "What do you mean ?
Do you want to be killed ?" inquired
the engineer. mo" said the girl, 81
am going to school" "Well, go back
until the train crosses the trestle," said
the engineer. 81 can't" said the girl;
s.I'm late" "Step aside them" and
she stepped aside, outside the track
and on the edge of the ties. But the
space was too narrow; the engines,
wheels conld not clear her expanded
skirts; Her next plan was to Sit down
with her skirts dangling beneath the
ties, and thus the hoops spread all the
wider. Provoking delay for the en-
gineer; humiliatlng failure and pos
ture for the schoolmarm. s'Hold on"
said she, "I'Il fix it )" and then gather
ing up her limbs and her skirts, she
stretched herself at full length upon
the outer edge of the ties, seized un-
derneath with one hand the string-
piece to which the rail is spiked, and
cooliy bade the train pass on! In q
minute the train passed over the pros
trate form without jar or jolt, and the
next instant the girl was on her feet,
Fastening toward her expectant pupils,
before whom she was determined to
be ''on time," though she disarranged
a dozen railroad timetables.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21

ROASTED coffee, says The Homeo-
pdthic World, is one of the most pow
erful means, not only of rendering ami
NAL and negotiable effluvia inhocuous,
but of actually destroying them. In
proof of this, the statement is made
that room in which meat, in an ad-
vanced degree of decomposition, had
been kept for some time, was instant
ly deprived of all smell on an open
coGee-roaster being carried through
it containing one pound of newly
roasted coffee; and in another room,
the efIluvium occasioned by the clean
ing out of a cesspool, SO that sulphur
reted hydrogen and ammonia could
be clearly detected, was entirely re-
moved in half minute on the en-
ployment of three ounces of fresh
coffee. The best mode is to dry the
raw bean, pound it in mortar, aud
then roast the powder on moderate
ly heated iron plate until it assumes
dark brown hue it is in this state
ready for use.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21

The superstitisus people of the Sand
wich Islands, who believe that it is
possible to pray person to death, are
asserting that Kamahameha ". was
brought to his end in this way for his
avarice, as also was Lunalilo for auc-
tioneering the session of Pearl Har-
Dor, and that Kalakana is undergoing
this process, but for what reason is
not known.
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.,OHN McCLUN.

General Insurance Agent, represents the fol-
lowing reliable companies:
AMERICAN, Chicago. ILL.,; GREAT WESTERN,
Chicago III: YoEKKRs AND NEW YORK, New
York; LYcoMNG. Muncy, Pa; NoRTHwEsT-
EKN MUTUAL LIFE, Milwaukee, WIS., Con-
MoNWEALTH LIFE INs. Co., New York
once with F. W. Cofin, in Phenix Block,
over Second National Bank Ravenna, Ohio.
Feb. 9. 1911, 12S-tf.
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SENTENCE.

Z
Christ. We transcribe the document
from a copy of the translation.
SENTENCE.
Rendered by Pontius Plate, Acting
Governor of Lower Galilee, that Je-
sus of Nazareth shall suffer death on
the Cross.
In the year seventeen of the empire
of Tiberius Caesar, aud the 25th day of
March, the city OF Holy Jerusalem !:
Annas and Caiphas being priests, sac
rificators or the people of God Pom
thus PLATE, Governor of Lower cali
lee, sitting on the presidential chair of
the pr@tory, condemns Jesus of Naza-
reth to die on the cross between two
thieves-the great and notorious evil
dences of the people saying
l. He is a seducer.
2. He Is seditious.
3. He calls himself, falsely, the Son
of God.
3. He calls himself King of Israel.
6. He entered into the temple fol-
lowed by a multitude bearing palm
branches in their hands.
Order the first centurion, Quintus
Cornelius, to lead him to the place of
execution.
Forbid any person whomsoeVer,
eitherpoor or rich, to oppose the death
ofJesus.
The witnesses that t-signea= the death
warrant of Jesus, are
l. Daniel Robani, Pharisee.
2. Joannus Horobable.
3. Rhaphael Robadi.
4. Capet, a citizen.
Jesus shall go out of the city by the
gate strenuous"
The above sentences are engraved
on a copper plate on one sidei writ
ten these words: ga similar plate is
sent to each of the tribes"
1t was found in an antique vase of
white marble, while excaVating in the
city Aquilla, in the kingdom of Naples,
in the year 1924, and was discovered
by the Commissioner OF Arts, attached
to the French Armies. At the expedi-
ton of Naples it was found enclosed
in box of ebony, i'll the sacristy of
Cuartem. The vase is now in the
chapel of Caserta. The French trans
larion was made by the members of
the commission of arts. The children
requested earnestly that the plate
might not be taken away from them.
The request was granted as reward
for the army. NJ. Demon, one of the
savans, caused plate to be made OF
the model, on which he had engraved
the above sentence at the sale of his
collection of curiosities, it was bought
by Lord Toward for one thousand
eight hundred and eighty francs.
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"WHAT do these mean P'' said Spi-
GERS friend, pointing to the three gold
balls in front of shop the other day.
'Indians,1 was the reply. SIndiansl9 -
said his friend. eyes, Pawn-ees,n re-
torfed Spicer.-BOstoa Bulletin,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21

HENRY WARD BEEcHER talks in this
way of the Pope: 81 have a great
many friends in Rome, the Pope
among them. He never came to see
me, but would just as lief go to see
him as not. He would hardly say l
was orthodox, but really believe he
preach, and | would let him preach
here if he asked me. l really believe
the old man is good man, with some
cobwebs in his head, but they will be
brushed away before long; we all
have got them, in some way or anoth-
er, and whatever thero is in him that
is pure, and true, and right makes
him my brother.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21

AN old man at Kenosha has ruined
his health by sitting up in cold room
next to where his daughter and q
young man were sparkling.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21
RAvEMMA WATER CURE.

q. w SERONG, M d,
Late Of Water Cure OF Cleveland,
F. r o RRIET 0 R-
Location Beautiful-Terms moderate. Send for
circular giving full details.
April6, 1871 136-1y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21

If loving husbands earn the dry
goods of their wives while living, the
least that grateful widows can do is
o urn their husbands when dead,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-21
A Pleasant Home
FoT SIC Oheap!

offer for sale my house and one and one-half
acre lot on BabcOck street. The house is of
brick, nearly new. - by 30 feet, with hip" 5
by IS 1eet, making large rooms and Hall. Pan.
try. Closet &c. below; also Summer Kitchen in
rear There are three large, nice bedrooms two
closets and stoFe-room above all finished in
good style The house is studded lathed and
plasfered separate from the walls. thus making
the most healthy and comfortable house built
not affected by extremes of heat and cold, nor
by sudden changes of the weather. The lot has
19s feet front. and the buildings are so located
that two splendid lots be sold and still leave
nearly an acre of land with the buildings. The
lot is nicely graded and fenced and set with
fruit and ornamental shrubberry and fruit trees
Of all kinds. There are 40 bearing grape vines
upon the lot. together with Apples, Pears,
Peaches, Plums. Cherries, Currants. Raspber-
ries, Strawberries, &C.. all in fine condition. It
is bdautiinl, high, dry. sandy lot and COM
mands fine view of the town and r. r. trains.
and is located in one of the best neighborhoods
in town. 1t is just the place for u man who
wants room enough to turn around to
make garden worth tending.
/ will sell the whole lot. or the buildings with
one acre, or with one-half acre, or the two lots
without the buildings-any way to snit the pur-
chaser This property will pay better interest
than any bonds. I will sell soon. d" First come
first served" Easy payments can be arranged
Ravenna. o.. Feb. :. 1874. 9s4tf
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p a Y @ "A . III
Legal Notice.

HyEOMAS BOWEN, whose whereabouts is
unknown, but supposed TO be resident of
the State of Pennsylvania, will take notice that
William A. Goranfo, administrator of Charles
Goranfio. of LehIgh County. Pennsylvania. did
on the 3Oth 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 ylvania. for the sum OF
$3.50 debt. and $f8,H costs. and asking Judgment
in said Court OF Common Pleas Of Portage COun-
ty. Ohio, for said S443s 81 and interest from No
garnishee process has issned therein against one
Thomas Alexander.
Said defendant is notified that he is required
to appear and an3wer said petition on or before
the third Saturday after the 14th day If May,
1914. WILLIAM A. GORANFLO,
April and, 1874 sa2
RANNEX & HATFIELD, Att'ys.
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]. wAGGoNER, NJ. D.

.shysfcian and Surgeon. ONCE East end of
Phenix Block, Ravcnna, Ohio.
March 27th. 1872 18TH
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go. H.r. nUaus. =. ?
BELDING s. HUGUs,

Physicians and Surgeons ONCE. Main street
over Belding 4 Armstrong's Drug Store,
RaFenna O.
Special attention paid to the treatment of
Chronic Diseases. Office hours, from 10 70 II
an. 2 to and to p. m Ss5.
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A Word About Pianos (!

we. the undersigned, citizens Of Ravenna.
having purchased, and for some time had In
use in our families; Fthe s Hazelton Brothers
Pianos, manufactured in New Y York, take pleas
ure in recommending them TO those wishing to
obtain really first class instrument. They
possess clear brilliant and very musical tone,
and being well 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. AGRAHAM
R. PEACOCK
"There 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 .-IIazelton'' Square Grand Piano
It's a very fine instrument, and in quality of
tone, equal to any have ever seen. regard
the ssHazeltonv as one Of the best. and recon-
mend them to any one wanting No. piano.
D. c. CoOLMAN''
have an arrangement 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.
Eavenpa. october 6. 1873. as7-tf
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pEArH wARRANr oF.oHR1sr.

The Courier des Etats Unis of
late date, says: .sChance has pat into
our hands the most imposing and in
teresting judicial document to all
Christians that has ever been record
ed in human ANIMAL /; that is, the identi
cal death warrant of our Lord Jesus
Christ. We transcribe the document
from a copy of the translation.
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.ates 81 Advertising
Business Cards
FRANCIS j. CLARK.

rr..nanfea1 and Architectural Draughts-
-oa1. Patent Office Drawing q Speciality.
n = Fifth Avenue. Pittsburgh. Pa
June6, lS1S Aso-y-
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STEIN s WOODRUFF,

Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds Of
1TrhoIsfered goods all Paper, Shades, Pictures
aud Picture Frames Ware Rooms opposibs
f,srrfare Repository. Rayenna, Ohio
Jan. =, 1873. 81
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fran ,3lew GenferriNe.

MARCH 13.-The graugers had a
dance and oyster supper at J Warmers
last night.
Last week James Ginning lost
child aud Frank Kernsp buried little
glrl to-day Both lied Of iiptheria.
Oar folks intend celebrating St.
Patrick's Day in the Morning, but this
will be in the evening at the house Of
J Warner Tickets. $500
The law suit between Henry
McGee, plaintiff, aud Michael Kelley,
defendant, was decided on the 10Th
inst. Defendant pays costs etc.
On the 9Th inst, A. II. Letson
accommodated serenteen horses ant
nearly as many men sat down to hi:
table for dinner. How is that for {
one.horse town?
When tho storm was raging the
fiercest last Saturday, March 7th. the
Ilealey tram of six teams loaded with
lumber, came in from the woods. They
have about $4,000 feet piled up here
now.
Trade this week has been good.
Our Baldwin friends gave this place a
call and took what butter there was in
town. They reported not pound OF
butter or lard, or a dozen Of eggs in
that place. Rather hard to be out OF
grease in such storm.
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great American Encyclopedias, is
Chairman Of the Council of this corps,
and with other eminent scholars is &C.
lively engaged in its work. In few
months he will go TO the Orient on a
more extensive expedition, to which
the work of this pioneer party is pre-.
liminary. The pioneer party bring
back valuable ''squeezes" fron written
stones recently found in Egypt, bo-
sides matter Of great value to the
science and topography of Bible Lands.
This Corps is an international unde-
nominational organization.
1t is Incorporated under the Laws
of the State OF New York, in the
United States Of America, with author
ity to hold property to the value Of
100000 aud the power of fur her ca
tension.-Its field of operation is BIZ.
BILE Lands, from Italy to India, Ararat
to Arabia. Among its. objects are /.
Making good maps aud pictures illus.
trative Of this field, plenty, and cheap,
for the schools, especially the Sabbath
Schools of tie world 2. Making such
maps aud pictures of more expensive
grades for institutions aud individuals
able to purchase them. 3. The ad.
vancemont Of the material welfare of
this field By such means as forming
aud aiding sub-organzatious for the
exchange Of information, seeds, suit
tings, &c. Also the repr duction
from seeds and cuttings, of flowers aud
shrubs, from Bible Lands illustrative
of both sacred and proiane history, and
of natural science These seeds and
cuttings to be distributed among It's
members
Topography, Geology, Natural his.
sorry, Arche )logy and Physcil Geo
graphy are its chief subjects. As far
as it works in territory otherwise occu-
pied, it will aim at cooperation instead
Of rivalry, and it will pay little atten-
ton to making surveys for maps where
as at present in the case of Palestine
the work IS being well done By other
organizations.
The fee for a full-paid first class
membership in the Corps is SIS, aud
entities the member TO Sc worth Of
maps, pictures, &c., issued by the
Corps.
The Corps is friendly to the British
Palestine Exploration Society and its
American branch, but it has no organ
ic connection with them or with aug
other Of the worthy organizations try
ing 10 occupy Geld where There
5 more than goom edough ior all
Cor.
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store is being fitted up to be used as a
barber shop.
MARSHALL Loavitt offers for sale
his "other" wood saving machine, that
"sint' che new one, on reasonable
terms.
An attorney Of this place. while
returning. after night, from pettifogging
a case IN the country, turned out Of the
way and waited about three minutes
for q standing bush to pass him.
Anthony DIN of this city, hauled
from the Trimbelle woods, eighty FIVE
cords of green maple wood this winter.
and five cords of seasoned wood, with
one span often hundred horses. That's
an unnsual number for one span ms I
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The Reform Assembly of Wisconsin
mas nobiy done its duty to the north
western portion OF the State, by the
passage of the bill repeating the ex-
emption or the West Wisconsin lands
from taxation until 1884. The repeal.
ing bin passed the Assembly by vote
of 81 to 81; the greater part of the
reform members voting for the bill.
Speaker B9uck advocated its passage
with earnestness and ability, and will
receive the earnest thanks of thousands
in the northwest. Those members and
others who have shown themselves the
surpliant tools Of this railway corpor
alton, by their opposition 70 this bill,
can also rely upon the people remem-
bering them, and that they will surely
disapprove their course, by rejecting
hem as unworthy servants whenever
opportunity shall offer. Il will make
no difference what they claim to be
politically. The people Of northwest.
eFa Wisconsin kB6s them, mud tlicy
dom suit their tastes. fno most al
ject and pitiable specimen Of the whole
kit that opposed tho passage Of this
bill, We regard as the member from
Pierce, J II Persons, who voted and
spoke against It's passage A year ago
Mr. Persons favored and voted f,r the
passage of this same bill which he now
opposes.
We can hardly sec how NJ. Persons
will make his course upon hi. matter
satisfactory 10 his constituents. who
are nearly a INIT In their opposition 70
exemption. They have put mp with
Mr.. Persons manifest weakness and
worthlessness, but we hardly think
they will accept il as an excuse for
what looks like something worse. Trae
Republican.
That is a little rough on our friend
James, but whether it is deserved or
not we leave it for others to decide
For our own part, though little dis
appointed at the course of Mr. Persons
we are by no means surprised.
Ia this connection we might saS
tnsl the lands Of the West Wisconsin
outside o. this county, are still exempt
under the law, siace the Assembly bill
to repeal was indefinitely postponed in
the Senate. And still the curse ex-
lists.
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from HresroH.


Our merchants are Uas, lu,oie,ng.
M. B Kimball aud firmly moved
into this city last week.
Il. A. Kinney, Of Ellsworth, has
taken up his abode among US.
The press aud material for the
Clarion arrived last Saturday.
Those new show cases at John
Dudley's, help appearances amazingly.
The Grange here k-balled"
two schoolmasters at their last meet.
ing.
"A company from Minnesota gave
the Moudel House a surprise party last
week.
Our streets wero crowded with
men and teams on Saturday Of last
week
Jourgons former boot and sho,
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From the Sentinel
Old shoes.

oAu ShOSss
Only old shoes, aud we cast them asiiei
While the new ones we fasten with genu-
inc pride;
The worn shoe we toss in scorn from the
foot,
And the new one declare is's love Of
boot"
But the shoes we have thrown to the mole
and the bat,
We're beautiful once, we're good, and all
that;
And fOndly we loved them in fortunes
bright glow,
Ere prosperity's sun 10 their west had
sunk low.
Rough treatment they've borne, yet no
word Of reproof
keep alOOf
From strife aud contention; o, who could
abuse
Such generous friendship, such friendship
would lose!
Yet their claims to our love we viii not
concede,
But surrender their kingdom to Persian
and Mede.
All well the saving is true, as live,
That 'those wkom w5 injsire ,Ce'Te slow 10
forgIve''.
As on duty and justice l rea soned, there
came
From the ok: shoes voice, il echoed the
same:
said: "a calling, though humble, we urge
each 10 choose,
But consent not TO live az humanity $
shoes
JENNY E. FOWLER
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Oriental Exploration.

The pioneer party Of the Oriental
Typographical Corps has just returned
from an extensive aud successful tour
in Egypt and Palestine. The pioneers
bring back the largest collection Of pho
tographic work ever before secured
from these regions. IL extends from
the mouth of the Nile, TO the Pyramids
and on into tho interior as far as
Luxor and Karnaek in Egypt; aud be-
sides views Of the points usually visited
in the Holy Land. large list from
Moab, Palmyra, Baalbeck, Asia Minor,
and Greece. Heretofore. European
photographers have monopolized all
the original negatives OF these regions
The corps have successfully inaugu-
rated system of planting forest trees
among the people of Palestine and
Egypt by which several hundred thou.
sand will be annually planted. For the
purpose of demonstrating whether the
advantages Of travelling on foot for
geological and botanical surveys could
be made 10 that climate, one member
Of the party, George May Powell, walk.
ed from Jerusalem via Nazarath and
Mount Carmel 10 Beirout. The rest
ofthe party were mounted. The pc.
dostriau led the party all the way. The
trip was made in twenty.four hours
less than usual time with horses,
though il was done in the heat Of the
last days Of June and the first days
Of July. Professor james Strong the