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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13
B. r. BOOSINGER
Blacksmith,

rs prepared to set Wagon and Carriage Tires
of all kinds, in substantial and workman
like manner. He has a first class
UPSETTXNG MD CHINE, q
much quicker and better than by the old method.
All kinds of Blaeksmithing done in frst-class
style, and promptly.
Particular attention paid to Horse Shooting.
Shop on Alley in rear of Little's Block, Ra-
vennas Ohio. 3O6
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13

AAoOFO o0 4oOA 81 OOOCh VI
Fine and Medium
FURNITURE!
Styles New,
Material Good,
Finish Perfect,
Prices " Way Down
Our GFs'k'ry Department
Is complete with the
standard wares which
have stood the test for
years. Prices lower
than formerly.
Full Line Knives & Forks
from the Meriden Cut
lery Company. (Es-
tablished thirty years.
Picture Framing
A Specially.
Best Of materials used,
and satisfaction
guaranteed.
We have the exclu-
sive sale for this city
of the following arti-
cles:
P Porter's Celebrated
Spring Bed; Price $6 SO
g Wadsworth . Spiral
Spring Bed; Price $8 90
g Lane" Curled Wool Mat
tress, equal to hair, at one
third the expense.
We keep constantly
in stock all sizes of the
Celebrated Hartford
. oven Wire Mattress,
1t reduced prices.
Husk & Cotton Top
Mattresses of a No. l
quality, at low figures.
q Films Spiral Bed
Springs by the barrel,
70 the trade.
We are .ManufactlIr-
,rs' Agents for the
Damer" Patent Hall
md Closet, Hat and
Goat Rack, Towel Roll
md Towel Bars, &C.,
rery useful articles
leeded in every house.
Sell at sight. Price,
rom soc to $1,OO.
Agents wanted to
canvass the County for
he sale Of these arti-
les.
The trade supplied
t manufacturers price
ist.
We are also Agents
or the 3 xc e Isl or
school Manufacturing
ynnnnanv of Gincin-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13
THE DEMOCRATIC Press.
HAvEsSA. THURSDAY. AUG. Is. 1874.
List of advertisements.

searI Brothers-No. 1. Opera House Block
W & CaIdwelI-Wine and Iron Bitters
Theodore Clark Some Peaches
WIN. Gardner-House, and Lot for Sale.
T. r. Wait-Ravenna Union Schools
Ar s,yank-Great Sale, &C NJ
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13
SBCOND NATIONAL BANK,
OF RAVENNA, o.
Desfgnated DepOsitary of the

Ronds and Securities bought, sold and
..,.ssn.ed At our counter, at best market rates
st.,e1ts and Bonds, Of All kinds bought and
sold on Commission, in re" hOrA' VI any
sired market 20
Highest Market rate for o-~o anu -.
ruonnona. Gold, silver, and premium funds
Of AL kinds. .t-...,,,.I
Drnfts drawn and cashed on all the prinelPAi
cities IN the United States
vs@@sawe rie1rets to or from those Cities a.
Kew York rates
Revenue stamps-all sizes for sale
Accounts and Depotfts Of Business men ana
individuals, received on most favorable terms
and prompt and liberal treatment guaranteed
Tnterest allowed on time deposits as may be
agreed upon. ,...,.,.-
GEo. RoBIEsoE. President
Sept. 8. 1868. IT,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13

CLEVELAND & PIrTsBURG RAILROAD
On and after May 81. 1874. Trains VIII leave
Stations daily. Sundays excepted,) as follows:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13

GARFIELD was in town on Wednes-
day night of last week, c1oseted with
the faithful, arranging the wires for
the Congressional Convention which
takes place in PainesvilIe To-day
He'll win. 4sse. ssrss asf-,s sg
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13

We have the exclu-
sive sale for this city
of the following arti-
cles:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

which will demonstrate that war has been
avoided, while the principles of international
law have been upheld by his government. In
closing, the president cengratulates the Cor
tes that the condition of affairs is greatly i'm
proved The army is recovering from the eff
fects OF insubordination Riotous outbreaks
are ceasing. The municipal authorities no
longer seek to exercise dictatorship. Popular
risings, barricades and pronunciamentos have
been annihilated by universal suffrage. He
appeals to the Cortes to do their duty and re-
ceive the verdict of history as the conserva-
tive founders of the Spanish republic. In th
Cortes deputies on two votes gave majorities
of 12O against President CASTELAR,. Gen. Pa
via, who is a friend of President CASTELAR,,
hereupon occupied the palace of Cortes and
other public buildings with IA, 900 troops. He
dissolved the Cortes and summoned the most
eminent men of all parties, including members
al countries desire primarily the maintenance
OF order and protection of the vast interests
of commerce. He promises shortly to submit
the documents relative to the Virginius affair
of the present government, only excepting
Carlists and Intransigentes, to form new
government; this Gen. Pavai declared was
the only means for the salvation of the coun-
try. He refused personally to become mem
Der of the government. The streets are flled
with people and there is great excitement, tut
no blood has been shed. A new ministry has
been formedas follows: president Marshal
Francisco Serrano minister of foreign affairs
-Segssta; war-Zavola justice -Figuerola;
agriculture -Becerra; finance -Echegarray; in
terior-Garcia Ruiz; marine-Admiral Toyete
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
The Evils of Using Tobacco,


The following article, taken from the
Country Gentleman, so thrillingly sets
forth the fearful results of using tobac-
co that the most hardened sinner must
repent and hasten to be wise after read
ing it:
First experiment, hog was shut up
in a tight pen, and his only food was one
half pound of tobacco a day. In one
week he had lost four pounds. Second
a mule was placed in stall without
food. Two plugs of tobacco were
placed before her twice a day. She
grew gradually restive. On the third
day oneplug was forced down her throat,
when she tore the experjmentor's ear
with her teeth, showing the bad effect
tobacco has on ones disposition. It
was then found necessary TO muzzle
her SO that she could not. open her
mouth. At the end of eight days she
died. Thi1d, dog was nailed up in a
tobacco hogshead. At the end of four
days he was taken out much reduced.
Fourth, another dog was inclosed in a
tobacco barrel and rolled down steep
hill. Within two years that dog went
mad Truly these are Satan's nets I
could cite plenty more of such expert
ments. We all know that single drop
of the oil of tobacco placed on the end
of dogs tail will kill man in a min
ute. OF four men lately killed on the
Erie Railway three were smokers, and
the father of the other an inveterate
ehewer of tobacco. On the bodies OF
the two men washed ashore after the
late storm on Lake Michigan,
papers of tobacco were found.
In my own neighborhood very dis
tressing accident, by which most esti-
mable lady, the mother of seven lonely
children, broke her leg, occasioned by q
pair of runaway horses running into q
fence that surrounded field of tobacco.
Miss Chloe Flatfoot recently died in the
county adjoining mine at the age of lis
years. She had both chewed and smoked
over 100 years, and as she had no dis
ease till the time of her death, it is
only fair to suppose that it was tobacco
that killed her. For so long time was
Satan spreading his nets for her; but
think Mr.. K. will agree with me that be
must have her sure now. But why muI.
tiply examples? ? You know how it il
yourself. So, Mr.. Editor. do not go on
helping spread these nets, by showing
N your paper how to grow large crops
of tobacco any more. Rather interline
the book of Proverbs with the remarks
of our second Solomon. Only LET me
add a word of caution to that gentle
man. Does he, let me ask, use tea Oh
coffee? These are other nets of Satan
as much as tobacco. Does he eat mince
pies and use salaratus? More nets,
Does he indulge in ice creams or oys
| ters? Let him beware, lest, when hE
least expects, Satan, IN scooping In hii
tobacco-users, fly away with him Ora
ham bread without salt is his only saliva
ton.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
FOREIGN.

The government of Spain will make
many changes in it's representations abroad
but Admiral Polo DeBarnabe, minister at
Washington, will remain there. The govern
ment continues to receive congratulatory tel
egrams from all quarters, especially from
Cuba.
AT meeting of the cortes Presi-
dent CASTELAR, read his message from the
ministerial benches. He said tie government
had acted promptly and energetically against
disturbances and conspiracies of all kinds, and
that order had been maintained everywhere
eexept in the north, [where the Carlst war
prevails, and at Cartagenal where unfortunate
ly criminal insurrection had possessed itself
of one of the strongest places in Spain and
with it the best arsenals and most formidable
iron-clads and almost impregnable fortresses
within which to protect their sccursed flag.
Want of troops and resources delays their re-
capture which however is certain in the end.
1t is beyond doubt that the insurgents at Car
tagena have direct communication with the
Carlists. The Cariist war is gen rally aggra-
waited by disorganization, lack of discipline
and dissensions among the leaders of the for
ces supporting the government cause. The
president appeals TO all in the presence of THE
war to sink and efiace party differences. No
p'Lcy is possible for the government, except
the continuance of the war. Spaniards should
keep in mind that while it continues, it imper-
ils their young republic, their ancient liberties
and the eonquests OF their civilization. We
strive TO maintain the position of a modern
European people. Hence war, though our = b.
normal condition, requiring the suspension of
certain social functions and temporary sacri-
flee, is necessary, just as in fever abstinence
from accustomed food is necessary. We must
have standing army in army consolidation,
the revival of the initistory penal code and res
toration of discipline The government has
distributed military commands among generals
OF all parties in order to give the army ma
honal character. We have lot escaped the ty-
amy of kings to submit to the tyranny for
parties. The president speaks in terms OF
praise of the republican troops Tho war ex.
penso during the recess, he sayp, has amount
ed to 4O0. 900 600 Beals. He recommends leg
islation for gratuitous public instruction. an6
for the abolition OF servile labor and SLAYER,
within the Spanish dominions on both sidei
of the Atlantic. He says the Certes must es
tablish stable government. The European
powers will soon recognize republicto whicl
none OF them have any invincible antipathy
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
SOUTH

W. s. Stokes Of Aberdeen, Miss, com
mitted suicide on the 5th inst, by shooting
himself through the head.
John H. Reagan, who was the postmas-
ter-general of the southern confederacy, is
candidate for the United States senate from
Texas.
George W. Smith, ex-collector of in
ternal revenue for the northern district of
Mississippi, indicted on the charge of embez-
zling $25,O0O of government money. is under
arrest, and will be taken in day or two to
Mississippi
A grand jury in Houston county, Co.,
has indicted circus for unloading and putting
up its canvas on Sunday. They also found a
''true bill" against Col. Virgil Powers, superin-
tendent of the Southwestern railroad, for
bringing the show TO town on that day
In Davis county, KY, last week, two
negroes and white man killed Jonathan Cos
sett; one of the negroes walking up to Cos
fett, placed pistol against his body and
fired, killing him instantly. The three then
dragged the body to ditch, where it twas
found next day. The murderers we're arrested
and lodged in jail.
A terrible tragedy was enacted last
Madison county Tennessee. Matt GIedweIl, q
tenant, went to the house suffering from an
attack Of maniapotu, quarreling with his
wife, and struck her over the head with gun,
infiicting a probably fatal wound. He then
struck his little girl, aged nine, over the head
with the same weapon, inflicting a serious
wound. Then he drew knife and swore that
he would cut their throats. The little girl
fed to the woods. Meeting Mr.. Gibson, who
was hunting, she informed him of the state of
affairs at home. On Gibson approaching the
house, he was discovered by GledWeH, who ad-
vanced on him with knife. Gibson retreat
ed some distance, but finally was forced to fire
upon him, the contents of the shotgun bring
ing him to the ground with a severe wound in
the left shoulder and side. On recovering his
conciousness, Gledwen regretted that Glib
son did not kill him on the spot. surgeon
who was called in thinks that Gledwell and his
little daughter will recover.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
Extraordinary Surgical Operation.

The London Echo is responsible for
the following extraordinary story
eve have great doctors in England,
very great, indeed, according to the
Paris Petit Journal, and the greatest of
them all, strange TO say, is one whose
name we do not remember ever to have
seen except in a novel-the Doctor
Willoughby de Glenmore' This mar
velous surgeon, before whom Nelaton
and Paget must hide their diminished
heads, has, it seems, for one of his pa
tients medical student afflicted with
most terrible malady. The poor young
man suffered tortures in his head, the
sufficient cause being that whole crowd
of myriapod insects had somehow got
into his skull, and habitually took their
walks abroad over his dttr1 mater. To
cure such q state of things strong rem
edies were obviously needfui, and the
sDr. Willoughby de Glenmore' was not
a man to shrink from the most heroic.
BE took the mans skull to pieces, sew
ering it cleverly at the sutures and lay
ing the scalp down carefully on his
shoulders. This done, the doctor CAFE
fully cleaned the exposed brain, taking
from it no less than twenty-seven full
grown insects and quantity Of eggs,
and then, as the patients own skull was
no longer available, supplied him With
another taken from the head Of late
" deceased person. The hanges of scalp
we're then drawn back TO their places
over the new skull, and the much-Te-
lieved patient became perfectly conva-
lescent.' Everything-the Petit Jour
nal assures us lis entirely satisfactory
about the cure, save the fear which has
been expressed by some phrenologists-
that the hitherto amiabie character of
the medical student may be changed
for that of the former proprietor of the
skull, to whose organs, of course, his
ErRin will soon be moulded.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
NUMBER %.
The Locomotion of serpents.

We read that the curse pronounced
upon the serpent was, "Upon thy belly
thou shalt go, and the inference seems
to be that, previous to that time, lis
mode of progress was not upon its belly.
This would imply a great anatomical
change in the structure of the creature
at the time in question, change which,
O far as we are aware, is not proved by
archaeological research, and the ex-
preston is probably figurative one, as
observed by DIR. Buckiand. SerpentS
progress by the ''folding and windings
they make on the ground, and the stiff,
movable scales which cross the under
portion of the body but the windings
are sideways, not vertical. The struc-
ture of the yertebre is such, that up
ward and downward undulations are
greatly restricted, and many illustra-
tions, showing sharp vertical curves of
the body, are exaggerations. Most per-
sons have seen snakes glide slowly and
silently, without any contortion. They
seem to progress by some invisible pow
er; but, if permitted to move over the
bare hand, an experiment easily tried,
a motion of the scales will be perceived.
These are evated and depressed, and
act as levers by which the animal is car
ried forward. Nor can a serpent pro-
gress with facility on the ground with
out the resistance afforded by the
scales. It is stated that it cannot pass
over a plate of glass, or other entirely
smooth surface. We saw the expert
ment tried, by placing small pane of
glass in box, in which was a common
black snake. He was made to pass over
it repeatedly, but evidently found that
he had no foothold on it; and the third
time he approached it, elevated the fore
part of his body slightly, and brought
his head down beyond the glass, and,
on bassing, his body seemed scarcely to
touch it. This gave an opportunity to
witness the wave-like movement of the
scales, that is, of their elevation, which
runs from the head to the tail, enabling
the animal to move continuously, instead
of by series of minute pushes, as
would occur if all the scales be lifted
and depressed at once.-Popugar Sci
e1ace Monthly.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

and little likely to deceive, yet they are
sold by thousands of boxes throughout
Europe, Asia, and the New World. The
art employed is simply that of produc
ing white glass in tubes, tinted, how
ever, by a process which the Italians
still claim as a secret, though the ex-
istence of any such mystery in our days
may be doubted. These tubes, so to
speak, are melted again, whirled into q
globular shape, or sometimes manipu-
lated in softened condition into the
spherical form, which, however, is occa-
sionally produced by simply stirring
the fragments of glass round and round
in vessel filed with warm sand and
hot wood-ashes. Nothing now remains
beyond collecting the pearls, blowing
off the dust, stringing them on thick
strings of silk, packing them in barrels,
and exporting them far and wide
throughout the world, only stopping
short of the uninhabited islands. En-
amel would come into our scope, with
gliding, silvering, damaskeniDg, be-
sides the alloy of coinage, but that the
subject, however attractive, would at
tain to unmanageable proportions
These are among the most tender and
delicate arts existing, and their culture
has always accompanied the higher pro-
gress of civilization. Enamelling is,
in fact, the creation rather than the i'm
itatiou of jewel, and calls upon the
artists taste and skill scarcely less than
di the production If Ascanio's famous
lily. The clouding and watering of
metals, again, are artificial CLOSES upon
nature, representing a subtle science;
but it is in the fabrication of decora-
tive insignia illustrating the various or
ders of chiyalry in Europe that the
limits of ingenuity have been reached,
with their mixture of false gems, their
crucibles of color, amaranthine enamels,
bits of polished shells, and rays of
FURNISHED metal.
Thus, therefore, there is still sort of
alchemy practised in this world. for is
it not Rosicrucian art to manufacture
diamonds, emeralds, rubies, opals, and
pearls from the common elements of the
earth, and convert the contents of lab
ratory into sparkles which shall flash as
though they were beautiful secrets sur
rendered by the too miserly mines of
Golconda, or the Sinbad valleys of Bra
zil? The very light of heaven, the sun
beams themselves, have been entrapped
and imprisoned by these mimetic jewel
ers. AS for the result, what myriads of
people are pleased in the indulgence in
a little innocent vanity, without wear
ing one fortune on their heads, another
round their necks, and a third upon
their arms +! It is not the savage only
who delights in baubles. Besides, do
we not thus eujoy that which Marie
Antoinette called the '1uxury" of wear-
ing diamonds without her ''torturing
fear" of losing them?
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
GENERAL.

The Union Pacific land sales during
1878 were 177, Os9 acres, worth S983, ,O3O, avera-
ging 130 acres to each purchaser. Total sales
from the beginning s4s, 682 acres, realizing
So, s4O,5s5
Henry w. Genet, fugitive from New
York, was seen in Belfast, ireland, yesterday.
He was not arrested, as the offence for which
he was convicted does not come under the ex-
tradition treaty.
The message of the President to the
senate Withdrawing the nomination OF Geo. H.
Williams to be chief justice, states that it is
done at his own request. Williams remains
in office as attorney-geaeral The nomination
of Col. Bristow for that position is in another
brief message consequently withdrawn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
VEST

The engineers strike has died out SO
quietly that hardly any one knows just the pro-
cess OF its termination. Most of the engineers
who could obtain employment have gone to
work.
The president has appointed Edward
r. Geary and Stephen P. Lee, of Oregon, and
Geo. H. Hurlburt, of Illinois, Commissioners
to examine the Northern Pacific railroad from
the near terminus to Tacoma, Washington
territory
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
A Trousgeau on Short Time.

it does not fake long preparation for
marriage if the loving couple mean
business. J. Q. Adams, of Michigan,
had lived bachelor till he was forty,
and had no time to lose. He went into
dress-makiDg shop in Detroit one
morning and asked the head business
woman if she could make amerino dress
bv three o'clock in the afternoon. She
said she could. John Quincy went out
and came back Immediately leading an
Audrey-looking girl of about seventeen,
wearing a calico dress and q straw hat
She qad bundle of stuff for a dress
under her arm. She agreed to help
make the dress. and sat down at a sew
ing machine and helped. John walked
up and down in front of the shop, as a
constant admonition that he was super
intending the contract. The gown was
finished on time and the girl put into it.
Ii the meantime John had hailed a
preacher-looking man and asked him if
he could hitch-up couple for life. He
said that was branch of his business.
He was retained. John asked the pro-
prietor of the shopif she had any OBJ
lection to the use of the dress where 1T
was made. She had not, and 50 John
Quincy Adams and the Michigan Aud
rev stood up and were married IN that
dregs-making sanctuary. John emPtied
his pockets of nickels and pennies, all
the money he had, bushel in bulk,
g. % by eount, and gave it TO the
preacher for having detained him. And
that business pair walked out into the
wide world, arm in arm, looking happy.
Bliss IS cheap in Michigan,