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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12


AN exchange gives the following
as receipt for the treatment of wet
boots, which every body knows to be
an abomination, though it may be
doubted whether it will be of any use
the present season:
When the boots are taken off. fill
them quite full with dry oats. The
grain has a great fondness for damp
ness, and will absorb the last vestige
of it from damp leather. As ittakes
up the moisture, it swells and fills the
boots with a tight fitting last, keeping
its form good, drying the leather with
out hardening it. In the morning
shake out the oats, and hang them
near the fire, ready for use next night.
This simple receipt, tender footed
reader, will save you much discom-
fort.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
"THE BEST is ALWAYS THE
.setss5al CHEAPEST"

While this is true in the purchase of articles
generally, it is particularly so in the purchase
of PIANO. People can exercise their judg-
ment, and form a 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
udging, and cannot tell whether an instrument
is worth 200 or 500 dollars, This accounts for
the large number of cheap and worthless In
struments annually sold as FIRST CLASS PIANOS ;
They look very well; seem to have pretty good
tone; but not being aceu and honestly made, by
skilzed qeOrk1cen, but . made to sell, in few
years they utterly fail in all that constitutes a
REALLY GOOD INSTRUMENT, and persons buying
such, find their money gone and worthless In
strument on their hands.
There are u 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 RUN No RISK. Their Instruments cannot
be bought as cheap as many new concerns ad-
vertise them; but persons buying them are sure
of getting TIE WORTH OF THEIR MONEY and a
Piano that will be good for 10 or 20 years, with
proper ussge-
There are three or four leading points of ex-
cellence that everyone is DESTROYS of having in
a Piano, when they buy, viz: Durability, Tone,
Touch and Finish.
The "HAZELTON BkOTHERS.'' of New
York are one OF the Oldest mfsctNrers in tile
United States and their Instruments, for GREAT
DURABILITY, UNIFORM EXCELLENCE DELICACY,
SINGING QUALITY, AND POWER OF TONE. ELASTIC
TOUCH and BEAUTY OF FINISH are unsurpassed
by any in the world. They combine in an emf
nent degree. all that goes to make really FIRST
GLASS INSTRUMENT. l can confidently recon-
mend the ''IIAzELToN'' 10 all who think of buy
ing as Piano that will give entire sattsfactiOae
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
instrliments 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 manufac-
turers, any of these instruments for persons
wanting, and can assure them that they will get
JUST WHAT THEY WANT, and at LESS PRICE
than they can buy similar Instrument in
Cleveland or elsewhere.
. rn..a j. e. PRENTISS.
Ravenna, August 1S, 1874.
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..DE pEEvIsIoNs. JOSIAH.
From the Fayetteville Express

From the Fayetteville Express
A sapient-looking Fayetteville dar-
key, oscillating between twenty and
twenty five summers, overlook an old
negro on the street the other day, and
Wedging MIN in a fence corner, pro-
ceeded to acquaint him with all the
gorgeous provisions of 4he Civil
Rights bill. Young Africa impaired
to old Africa u fund of valuable in
formation, thusly: tf ra.s+-
"Well, Uncle Billy, Summers Swiv-
Ell Rights bill has passed the Senate OBJ
de United States without murmur."
SIS dat so, Josiar?"
"Jess so, Uncle Billy. And say,
Uncle Billy, we colored pussons is
gwine TO see whose pervisions is in
de pot. We are gwine 10 be allowed
to ride free on de railroads, smoke in
de ladies car, and put our feet on de
percussions of de seats, whenever we
dam please"
rs dat so, Josiar p .......
"Jess so, Uncle Billy, And say,
Uncle Billy we's gwine 10 be allowed
TO stop at the hotels and set at de head
ob de table, and hab de biggest slices
OBJ the chickens, and lay round IN de
parlor, and spit on de carpets, and
make de trash hustle demselves, and
wait OIL us without grumbliu'; and
wheneber de boss OBJ the concern
shoVes bill at us we'll hab him sent
TO Washington and obscured in de
plenipolentiary." 4s...t
as dat so, Josiar ?"
''Jess so, Uncle Billy. And say,
Uncle Billy, we's gwine to be allowed
TO go TO de white school aud set up on
de fiatform wild de teacher, and learn
xehography, trigger maDometry; ge-
hominy, Latin, Dutch, French, Ch0c-
tow, algebray, rheumatics, de rule oh
thrice, and de tliarrhea"
Good God is dat so, Josiar?"
jess SO, Uncle Billy. And say,
Uncle Billy, we's gwine to be buried
in italic coffins wild looking-g glasses on
top OBJ dem, and dey will hab to carry
us on de hoearse to de grabeyard, and
bury us on top OBJ de white folks, so
when de day oh resurrection am ar
rived, and de angel Gabriel comes
tootin' along, he'll sing out troo his
trumpet, "All OBJ you colored gem
men rise fust!' And Uncle Billy, de
pervisions of dat bill
What's dat you say bout rervision
Josiar ?" ..-s
"Well. Uncle Billy, as 1 was gwine
on TO state, de pervisions Oh de bill"
"Stop right dar, Josiar. You say
dare's pervisions in dat bill ?"
"Jess SO, Uncle Billy. De pervis-
ions OBJ de bill"
"Stop right dare, Josiar If dare's
peryisions in dat bill, want sack
OBJ flour dis berry minnit. Dam de
smokin' in de ladies' car, and de ge.
biography, and Latin, and de little
italic coffins! 1 want de pervisions,
Josiar. Dey's all dare is in de bill
wuff a dam cent !"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

From all the dread and all the fear
o. those who watch with eye and ear,
Their neighbours faults TO see and hear. Z.
Good Lord, deliver US .
From all the pomp and pride innate
of little men who think they're great,
While fools around them fawn and wait.
Good Lord, deliver us :
From all the love and hate of those
Who go around with turned-up nose
Whose only merit is their clothes,
Good Lord, deliver US !.
From all the girls with silly pate,
Who so abroad with mincing gait,
When shallow swains upon them wait,
Good Lord, deliver us !
From every girl who walks the street,
With Grecian bend and cramped up feet,
And thinks she is very neat,
Good Lord, deliver us +!
From temperance men who talk so big.
How rummies' wheels they're going to trig,
Yet on the sly will take swig,
Cool Lord, deliver us
From every swell with staggering gait,
Who struts about with head elate,
As though the world did on him wait,
Good Lord, deliver us
From every one who will pretend
To be firm and faithful friend, -
That he may gain some selfish end.
Good Lord. deliver us
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISEASE.

A writer in Chambers Journal
speaks of the fact as decidedly note
worthy that the common opinion ex-
cessiVe mental occupation graVitate
toward insanity is not only verified
by facts, but that, on the contrary, one
of the foremost of living physicians,
doubts whether alienation of mind is
ever the result of over-strain 1t is to
physical, not to mental arrangement,
he thinks, that excessive work of the
brain generally gives rise. Insanity,
he points out, finds the most suitable
material for its development among
the cloddish uneducated classes. while
the worst forms of physical diseases
are originated and intensified by the
educated, ovsrstraining brainworkers,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For.fhe relief and
N% cure of all derange
&kL ments in the stom-
ach, liver, and bow
E els. They are mild
~ EsfA aperIent, and an
GSf excellent purgatiye.
Being purely vege-
~ table, they contain
no mercury or mine
EhuN@ 800 raj whatever. Much
serious sickness and
= suffering is prevent
ed by their timely
use; and every family should have them on hand
for their protection and relief, when required:
Long experience has proved them to be the SAT
est surest, and best of an the Pills with which
the market abounds- BY their occaslonai use,
the blood is purified, the corruptonS OF the sys-
tenn expelled, obstructions removed, and the
whole machinery of life restored to It's nealthy
activity. Internal organs which become elogged
stimuiafed into action. Thns incipient disease
is changed into health, the value of which change,
when reckoned on the vast multItudeS VINO ENJOY
it. can hardly be computed. Their sugar coating
makes them pleasant to take, and preserves their
virtues unimpaired for any length OF time, so
Although searching, they are mild, and operate
without disturbance to the constitution or dlet or
Fuii directions are given on the wrapper to
each box, how to use them as Family Physlcs
PiILs rapidly cure:-
For Dyspepsia or LndigestiOn, Listiess.
should be taken moderately to stimulate the stom-
ach, and restore its healthy tone and action.
toms, Bilious Headache. Sick Head.
ache. J0undlice or Green B1Ckne8Ss Bile
fOu1 Collie and EBilf0us Revers, they should
be udiciously taken for each case, to correct the
diseased action or remove the distractions which
cause it.
For Dyaemhery or DiarFh0eaS but one
mild dose is generally required.
For EgheHmaGis1n, 6sOut, Gravel, Pal
pfeafROm OF the Heart, Paim i'm the
8ide, hack and LOfns, they should be contin-
uOusly taken, as required, to change the diseased
action of the system. With such change those
complaints disappear. @
For DPOpay and BrOpSfC01 SWe1lingNs
they should be taken in large and frequent doses
to produce the effect of a drastic purge.
For SuppreasfOm, large dose should be
taken, as it produces the desired effect by sym
pathy.
promote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels, restores the appetite, and inyigorates the
system. Hence it is often advantageous where
no seriOus arrangement exists. One who feels
tolerabIy wei, often finds that dose of these
Pills makes him feel decidedly better, from their
cleansing and renovatng effect on the digestive
apparatus.
PREPARED BIZ
Dr.J. C. AVER e CO., Practical CHeEnistss
LOWELL, .1LASS.s o. S. 4.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

ii No one remedy is louder
called for by the necessities of
the American people than
~% and safe cure for Fever
: and Ague. Such we are now
- enabled to offer, with a perfect
.z4li I1 certainty that it will eradicate
the disease, and with assur-
ance, founded on proof, that no harm can ARISE
from its use in any quantity.
That which protects from or prevents this dis
order must be of immense service in the COM
munities where it prevails. PTeUeTstion is better
than cure, for the patient escapes the risk which
he must run in violent attacks of this baleful dis
temper. This {" CURE" expels the mlasmaEc
poison of FEVER AND AGUE from the system,
and prevents the development of the disease, if
taken on the first approach of its premonitory
symptoms. 1t is not only the best remedy ever
vet discovered for this class OF complaints, but
also the cheapest The large quanEty we sup
everybody; and in bilious districts, where
FEVER AND AGUE prevails, everybody should
have it, and use it freely, both for cure ana pro-
lection 1t is hoped this price viii place within
the reach of alf-the poor as well as the rich.
great superiority of this remedy over any
other ever discovered for the speedy and certain
cure of Intermittents is, that it contains no Qul
nine or mineral; consequently It produces no
the constitution. Those cured by 1t are LETT as
healthy as if they had never had the disease.
Fever and Agne is not alone the consequence
of the miasmatic poison. A great variety Of dis
orders arise from its irritation, among WhIch
are Neuralgia, RheumaIlsm. Gout, Headacne,
ma, Palpitation, Painful Affection of the Spleen,
Mysteries, Pain in the Bowels, Collie, Paralysis,
When origfnating in this cause, put on the in.
termittent type, or become periodical. This
WCURE . 'expeIs the poison from the blood and
consequently cures them all alike. 1t is an in
valuable protection to immigrants and persons
travelling or temporarily residing in the mala-
rious districts. If taken occasionally or daily
while exposed to the infection, that will be ex-
ereted from the system, and cannot accumulate
in sufficient quantity to ripen into disease.
than cure; and few viii ever suffer from Inter
mittents if they avail themselves of the protee-
ton this remedy affords. -
! For Tivess GoOsDJ0tSttS, arising from torpid
ity of the Liver, it is an excellent remedy, slim
mating the Liver into healthy activity, and pro-
ducing many truly remarkable cures. where
| other medicines fail.
PREPARED By
DR.. J. C. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and A,saIyticaL Chemists
AND SOLD ALL ROUND THE WORLD.
PRICE, 500 PER BOTTLE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

Two gentlemen having difference
one went to the others door and
wrote ''ScoundreP' upon it. The 9TH
er called upon his neighbor, and was
answered by a servant that his master
was not at home. "No matter" was
the reply: 81 only wished to return
his visit, as he left his name at my
door this morning"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

The acrobats of every house hold
The pitcher and tumbler.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
sLANDER.

SANDER il lie, and kan travel fas-
ter than dalight kan.
n WHARF, it kulns from it IL .oftenfin-
possible 10 telL aud WHARF it will 90
10 nobody knows.
Thare iz nothing too pure for it TO
feed upon, and thare IL no sich thing
az satisfying its appetieht.
1t iz conceived III iniquity and born
in sekresy, and will live and gro fatt
WHARF truth will starve to death.
1t IL founding that the world all
wuss stands reddy to adopt and
send on its way rejoicing, with free
pass and full letters of kredit.
1T haz fasteud It's deadly fangs upon
the iunocent and shaz made virtew
herself tremble in her presence.
Slander il The CO wards refuge, and
ths DEVILS logic.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

A GREEN ,GRocER-One who trusts.
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Administrators Sale of Real
ESfnfn

I1S UbDVo
T N pursuance OF an order granted by the Pro-
i bate Court of Portage County. Ohio, will
offer for sale at Public auction on
Saturday, November 14th, 1874,
between the hours OF one O'Clock r ", and four
O'Clock P NJ upon the premises, the following
described real estate, situated in the County OF
Portage and State Of Ohio, to wit: Being about
sixty acres of land lying in the south part of
Lot number is. of the third division of lots in
Palmyra Township. in said County and State.
and is bounded north by lands of Isaac Tuttle.
east by the east line OF sail lot number 1S south
by the sOnth line of said Otnumber 1S and west
by The west line of said lot.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third in hand on the
day of sale, One-third in one year. and one third
in two years from day of sale with INTEREST,"
the payments to be secured by mortgage upon
the premises sold. p z EtzE7-F
DAVID i. WILSON, Administrator
Of james TuGtle, deceased.
Palmyra, o., Oct 20, 1874. 321-4w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
snoHr Essay By sosH BILLING.
IEK.


Luv is a pashun that iz earlier felt
than deskribed- 1t il common to the
yuBg middle aged and even old fel-
lows have thought they had the dis
eaze.
1t generally makes wilkins feel
phoolish aud akt phoolish, too.
Sumtimes it breaks out sudden,
without emmy warning, and then it
Gums on slow, like the rumatics.
/ have known some pashunts to be
in luv for six months and not kno ex-
actly what did all them, aud then L
hav known other cases Wllare the
partys thought they Wuz in luv, and
nothing wuz the matter oV them all
the time only they WIZ out of hnmor.
Sumthing to do allwus kures theze
kind OY attacks.
When a person really iz in lav they
aint fit for anything else.
1t units q farmer and blacksmith
for Dizziness Just az much az it doz
stBIlent at law or a boarding-skool
miss.
Genuine luv never fastens its fangs
onto fellow being but once he often
gets nipped by it before and after
ward, bat the fust skar sticks to him
for life.
Sum people fall in luv every ninety
davs, Just for the phun oV the thing.
Real luv Won't divide its posses
shun ov the heart with emmy other ov
tile pashnns, it drives out ambition,
and takes stifining out ov pride and
vanity.
A man il never more pure than
when he liz sensibIy III luv.
LuV iz a great humanizer ii makes
the rude az gentle az duv. and pol
ishes up the rustik like three months
tuition at a dancing skool.
1t is hard work to be in inv and not
akt phoolisII but luv iz the only
thing kno that makes pholly excus-
able.
We aiiwnss Iaf at the yung, when
they are in luv, and pity the old
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
cHARfTY.

Charity is blessed privilege. 1t
lifts poor natur up to the level of the
angels, and sheds the light ov Heav
en- around our pathway.
1t iz the most butiful ov all the i'm
pulses ov the heart. and the eazyest
one to execute.
Thare il not a thought that goes out
from the heart kindly to welkum a
child of sorrow, but what IL kredited
in the great book ov everlasting life
under the he'd ov charity.
There IL not gift. even of kold
water thare is not selt-sacrifice ov
emmy kind thare IL not a virtueous
wish, nor kind hope but what kan
be counted amung the jewels of char
ity.
The heart il the birthplace and
home ov charity, the head should be
its contidante and adviser, and the
hand its ready servant.
Charity hath no market. place here
nor hereafter. There is nIeny penny
in the great box that will count oul
brighter at the last day than eEny dol.
lar that IL thare.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever,
Chill Fever, Remittent Fever, Dumb
ARue, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C.,
ana indeed all the affections which ar1se
rom ma1arious, marsh, or niasmatic
pOisOna,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

An old man desperately in Inv il az
1feIpless az a. lost child.
He wanders about needless. not
kBo wing where he il, nor where he
is going 70.
What sense he. ever did hav has
left him and he won't take nobody's
advice.
We eeuid spare almost emmy other
pashHns ov the harte better than we
could Iuv, althO it haz made as much
Irubble in this world az emmy ov the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
SLoTH.

Sloth will eat the core out of emmy
man aud leave him nothing but a
SHELL to inhabit. .
1t envelops like dream aud eats
like kaHker.
1t has destroyed more hopes than
misfortune haz, and wherever il set
ties it leaves its mark like kloud at
MONDAY.
Sloth is q syren, and he who lis
tens to her songs will wake up to. de-
spair. f5 t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

Revenge il the basest pashun of
the harie, and to crafty it il az low
down az a man kan git.
Revenge IL the dividing line be-
tween the human and the brute.
To forgive liz the highest priced
thing that a man ken do; it is the
nearest to being divine that emmy man
kan reach.
TO be revenged IL brute's pre-
rogatiff.
Base kowardice il the mo tlIer ov re-
venge, aud its only excuse IL anger.
Revenge liz no Viktory, for the au-
thor of it iz alwuss more injured
than its victim.
No man ever wreaked hiz vengence
yet, and lived long enuff after it to
kontemplale the result, but waz bit
terly ashamed ov it.
There never haz lived on this earth,
nor never will, a being pure enuff to
be entitled to the privilege of reVeng-
ing a wrong
God il the only One who haz a
right to be revenged, and He never re-
sorts TO it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

1t il az hard work to define suk-
cess az it iz an aksident.
Yu kant lokatea sukcess emmy NOR
than You kan the north pole.
1t hazsho rules aud knows no laws,
and, like a mouse, pops out of one
hole into another when and where
youlleast expekt it.
Menny sukeess haz zerowned a for
Iorla hope, and menRy one haz sick
ened and died almost in the very
arms oV ffHitiOn. E
The only tru way to define sukcess
il to sukceed, and then tell how it
happened. h,3sltiE
Energy and common sense are the
privy counselors Ov sukcess; but
they often haV no control over it for
sukcess IL a vagrant, and will act aud
60 whare it pIeazes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

No one remedy is louder
called for by the necessities of
the American people than q
sure and safe cure for Fever
and Ague. Such we are now
enabled to offer, with a perfect
certainty that it viii eradicate
the disease. and with assur-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12
PREPARED BIZ

DR.. J. C. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and AnaIyticaL Chemists,
AND SOLD ALL ROUND THE WORLD.
PRICE, 500 PER BOTTLE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-12

Rayenna. August Is, "a.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-24
Traditions of St. Magdalene. q

When, for the last time, the gospel presents
rs with the figure of our llustrious Saint, it is
no longer the BUNDLED penitent, the scorned
woman of the Pharisee, the shame of the city,
the outcast of society, but as the highly
privileged and honored creature to whom the
Divine Master first revealed Himself, the
chosen messenger to His apostles, the first
. who knew and proclaimed His glorious Resur-
rection. At this point, tradi ton weaves its
golden threads into the gospel narrative and
we learn that when the Saviour at the
Sepulchre called Magdalen by her name,
Mary! she threw herself upon her knees
and stretched out her hands to clasp His
feet, He answered, Touch me not, and laid His
hand repellantly upon her forehead and that
there still remains upon the black and unsghtly
skull of this illustrious penitent, one spot of
interrupted flesh, where the sacred fingers
rested as He breathed the words Noi me
tangere. Tradition goes to relate how the
Jews, after the Ascension, wishing to destroy
Lazarus because he was the living witness of
the power of II i'm whom they had crucifed
and not daring 20 put him to death, placed
him and Martha aud Mary, together with
MaxinIin and TTOphime, in n small vessel, and
without rudder or helm left them to the mercy
of the winds and waves that after many
days this frail bark landed on the coast of
Southern France, in Provence, and that Lara
rus became the first Bishop of the city of Mar
settles that Martha established herself at
Tarascon; but that Mary Magdaleu passed
away from the baunts of men to n wild and
apparently Inaccessible mountain in whose
lonely recesses she spent thirty years of sub
lime repentance.
These the beautiful records banded down
to us by traditior, and if the uubeiever SCOTS
at the tale, we eau only repeat the words of
the eloquent Bishop of Orleans, few years
ago in MarseiIles, on the occasion of restoring
and identifying the crypt which contained the
holy relics of Mary Magdalen.
He says: :" As for myself have not a doubt
of the arrival Nf Lazarus, Martha and Mary in
Gau!: and this conviction is based not only on
historical information, and upon the two i'm
portaut works recently published by one Of the
most erudite and jndicious of writers, hut on
that which speaks in louder and stronger
voice than either books or science, namely, she
tradition and affirmation of n whole people. 1t
an entire nation which asserts it. Provence,
.9E eigaees1 hundrod yearS, hSsNenoeated the