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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-06-17
ADEADLY SPRING,

A writer in Californian newspaper
says: About half mile over noun.
tain from Bartlett Springs there is
what is called the Gas Spring. This is
probably the greatest curiosity Of the
mountains. The water is icc-cold,
but bubbling and foaming as if it boil.
ed and the greatest wonder is the in
evitable destruction of life produced
by inhaling the gas. No live thing is
to be found within one hundred yards
Of the spring. The very birds, if they
happen to fly over it, drop dead. We
experimental with lizard on its de-
structive properties by holding it a few
feet above the water, it stretched dead
in two minutes. 1t will kill human
being in twenty minutes. We stood
over it about five minutes, when a
dull, heavy, aching sensation crept
over US, and our eyes began to swim.
The gas which escapes here is the
ranke.t kind of carbonic, hence its
sure destruction oflife ;also of quench-
ing Of flame instan taneOusly.
A SCIENTIFIC journal sensibly re-
marks, 'If any animal but fish were
allowed to die lingering death by
sutfocation, or, should be drowned,
people would be quite unwilling to
eat the meat OF such animal, and would
consider it an imposition if a provis-
ion dealer should send such things for
their tables. And yet it is usual when
fish are caught to leave them without
air breathing in their way. and they
die an unnatural death, after strug-
gle perhaps for hours. No one seems
to think their flesh is injured by this
suffering. Nevertheless it is. So
that if one has no thought for the un.
necessary suffering of the fish he
ought to kill it instantly, out of regard
for his own stomach. He would find
a great improvement in the quality
Strike the fish a sharp blow, just back
of the eyes or with knife diyide the
backbone.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-06-17

William Mclaughlin, a laborer,aged
fifty-seven years. was on the 10th OF
Sept. last attacked with II severe pain
in the lower part OF the abdomen, in
consequence of IL breach, but conceal
ed the cause from those with whom
he lived, stating it to be All attack of
the cholic. The pain becoming cX-
treme, he made his situation known
on the 17th. and desired that l should
be sent for | saw him abont II o'clock
OIL that day, which was about 30 hours
after he felt the first attack of acute
pain.-On examining, found he had
large inguina! hernia, apparently in
a state of strangulation.
lie had thick strap, or girdle
around his abdomen, which buckled a
hard compress OH the upper part OF
the hernia, which had more of ten
dency 10 prevent the return OF the
hernia than facilitate its reduction
His pulse was hard and full, attended
with great thirst, and heat, and at
| short intervals with troublesome
hiccough, and vomiting.
After placing the patient in chair
/ took from his arm about 81 ozs. O
blood, when he became faint then
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-06-17
Upholstered Mattresses,
FEATHERS. 81 @ !

1t is useless to mention each
article in our various depart
ments. We keep everything
belonging to a STRICTLY
FIRST CLASS Furniture,
Crockery and Picture Franz
ing stock, and we modestly
state that our stock this spring
will have many new attrac-
tons and be far. more COM
plete than any in this section,
and second only to those OF
the largest cities.
Most of our goods were
bought during the great de-
preston of the winter, for
cash, and very low rates of
freight secured.
Our trade has nearly doub-
led, much Of it coming from
Akron, A lliance, Garrettsville,
Warren and other adjoining
places. People will buy
where there is a large stock to
select from, if the prices are
right.
We buy direct of reliable
manufacturers, and will war
rant every article purchased
Of us. AS before, we pledge
ourselves to LOW FIGURES
AND SPARE DEA LING.
Come and look through Il
Large, Live Furni-
ture House.
1t won't cost anything and
may pay you.
SEYMOUR 4 FAIRCHlLD,
No. 8 PheRiG Block,
NORTH SIDE MAIN STREET,
RAVENNA, OHIO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13

True AS GospEL.-Things are pref.
ty well balanced in this world, so far
as taking comfort goes, and begin
to believe that, high or low, all have
their tribulations. Fishes are hooked,
worms are trodden on, birds are fred
at. Worry is everywhere. Poor
mems wives worry because the bread
won't rise, or the stove won't draw,
or the clothes line breaks, or the milk
burns, or the pane of glass is mended
with putty, or they can't afford to hire
help. Rich mems wives worry be-
cause the preserve dish is not Of the
latest pattern, or because somebody
finds out how party dress Is trimmed
before the party happens, or because
some grandee's wife overlooks them,
or because their help sauces IN, breaks
up tea sets, spoils dinners, gets drunk,
and cuts up sheets into underclotbes.
Causes vary, but worry averages
about the same. The scale of miles
is different on different maps, but
places remain just so far apart, and so
do humanity and content.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13
WHOLE NO. 1898
The Tombstone Agent.

Like many other branches of trade,
agents for tombstone manufactures
are quite numerous, who [otten find it
to their advantage to work upon the
feelings little in order to effect
sale. The other day one happened to
be in a strange section and was sent
to call upon Mrs, Brown, who had
lately lost husband. He introduced
himself and was invited to sit down
he spoke of the weather, and then
getting around to business said, rather
tenderly: $50 you have lost your
husband 7" She wept, and said that
it had that resemblance. He said he
sympathized with her in the hour Of
her affiiction that the best of friends
were doomed to part, and but few
knew whose turn would be next.
He had not the honor OF being ac.
quainted with Mr.. Brown, but he had
heard him spoken of all over the coun
try in the highest terms of praise
Qhis was his usual style whether he
had Or noO everybody considered
him an honorable man and an affec-
tionate husband, and they mourned
MS loss with the most earnest and
tender affection and he deserved a
fitting memory and as it was the last
sad rite she could do he begged her
to look over some excellent monu.
mental designs in Italian and Ameri-
can marble, which he was prepared to
sell at the lowest terms.
She said: "Lookee here, mister
you said he was an honorable man
and affectionate husband, when you
know you lie he wasn't no such
thing. It's true I've lost him, but he
amt dead he aint't the kind that
dies-he ran off last Wednesday with
another woman and doesn't need
tombstone, I'm sorry to say-and I'd
be much obleeged to you if you'd
light out and not come back here
again until you have occasion, mister
There was rapid gathering up of
Photographic designs by the poor
agent, while he savagely growled out
"Sold y and faded away from Mrs.
Browns on the doulbe-quick. When
last heard from he was anxiousy
hunting up the cuss who sent him
there to sell a tolnbstone.- [Chatield
(Min.) Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13
Yesterday while the gale was at

Yesterday while the gale was at
its height curious accident occnred
on Union street. A nobby looking
Chinaman was walking behind a young
lady dressed in the extreme agony Of
the fashion, when a sudden gust OF
wind blew the Celestials tail forward
and wrapped the end Of it around the
lady's neck. Being frightened she
grabbed the eud of the q1eueto snatch
it away, but she pulled in the wrong
direction. The Chinaman also made
grab to recover his property, but he
was out of luck, as he got hold OF
those long curls which are usually
seen hanging down from waterfalls as
well as Of his queue, and when he took
pull at it the whole of the lady's top
hair, hat and all, came off. The lady'I
head had no hair on it only little
that was gathered into a small knot
that stood erect like the scalp-lock of a
Piute brave. 1t ever You saw Chin.
aman astonished at what he had done
it was that one i Virginia City tNev.)
Enterprise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13

THE WINTER LIFE OF THE BEAR.
One Of the most curious character
istics of the bear is its habit of hiber-
mating through the winter. During
the autumn it becomes very fat, and,
about the end of October, completing
its winter house, ceases feeding for
the year n remarkable phenomenon
takes place in the animals digestive
organs. The stomach, no longer sup
pliod with food, contracts into a very
small space. \ mechanical obstruc-
ton called the "tappen," composed of
fine leaves, or other eXtraneous sub
stances, block the alimentary canal,
and prevents the outward passage OF
any matter. The bear continues in
its den until the middle Of April, in a
dull, lethargic condition. If discov-
cred and killed at any time in this
period, it is found to be as fat as at
the beginning. 1t is said, however,
that, it it loses the "tappen' be-
fore the end of its Information, 1t i'm
mediately becomes extremely thin
During the Information the bear gains
a new skin upon the balls of its feet,
and, during the same time also, the
female brings forth her young. from
two to four in number. The latter
act occurs generally from the middle
of January to the middle Of February.
The pairing season occurs in the sum-
mer, from June to September. The
period of CESSATION is about seven
months, and the newly-born cubs are
scarcely larger than puppies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13

Be FAlrHFUL.-A man cannot af-
ford to be nntaithful under any cir
substances a man cannot afford to
be mean at any time Il man cannot
afford to do less than his best at all
times. and under all circumstances -
No matter how wrongfully you are
,,,lced, and no matter how unjustly
you are treated, you cannot, for your
own sake, afford to use anything but
your better self, nor to. render any
thing but your better services You
cannot afford to cheat a cheater you
cannot lie to a liar you cannot afford
to be mean to Il mean man you cam
not afford to do other than deal up
rightly with any man, no matter what
exigencics may exist between him and
YOU. No man can afford to be any
thing but true man, living in his
higher nature and acting from the
noblest considerations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13
Bad Boys Make Bad Men.

An aged sea captain, who had spent
long life upon the ocean, said to
lady, son ship-board I can tell in a
very short time what any sailor was
in his youth 1t is because "the
boy is father to the man. He
added, 81 find invariably that bad
sailor is made out of q bad boy
When he saw q reckless, profane,
vicious ''son of the deep" he at once
concluded that he was little better
when a lad Now this is just what
might be expected. 1t is Just what is
seen in other things. Poor wool or
cotton makes poor cloth Poor cloth
makes poor coat Poor farms pro-
duce poor crops. Poor timber makes
poor houses. And so wicked children
make wicked men and women.
1t is said that the Emperor Nero of
Rome, when little boy, delighted to
torture and kill flies, and would pur-
sue the little creatures hour after hour
to pierce them and see them futter
and die in agony. As he grew older
he exhibited the same cruel disposition
towards men. When made Emperor
he advanced in cruelty at fearful
rate; killed his own wife, and ordered
his mother to be assassinatel. Nor
was this all. lie finally ordered the
city to be set on fire, just to see how
it would look. And when it was
burning, he seated himself upon a
high tower, and played upon his Tyre.
Was this strange ? Is not cruel boy
likely to make cruel man {! Killing
men in manhood is only a further
development of killing flies in child
hood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13

A clergyman taught an old man
in his cd parish to read, and had
found him an apt scholar After the
lessons had finished he had not been
able to call at the cottage for some
time, and when he did he only found
the wife at home. "How's John 2
said the clergyman, ''He's canny,
sir" said the wife. "How does he
get on with his reading 7" "Nicely
sir" "Ah l suppose he will read
his Bible very comfortably now." Bi-
bic, sir bless you he was out of the
Bible aud into the newspaper long
ago"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13

What makes us young' "ris not that DER
our brOws
Time sheds not yet his chill, hibernal SHOWS
1t is not that the step is firm and light,
Tie blood still bounding, and the eye still
bright,
Though each of .hese is youths accumpani'
nlent.
What makes us old lis not the hoary head
The faded eye, the weak and shutfiing tread,
The trembling voice, bent form, and failing
sense,
For these are only ages incidents.
Take from the heart love, purity and truth,
And man is old, though in the bloom ofyouth
While he who keeps them in their pristine
bloom
Is ever young, though tottering DER the tomb
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13

The largest trip hammer i'll the
United States has recently been com.
pleted at Nashua, n. H., at an expense
of $4,000. The weight of iron
used in it is about two hundred tons.
The ram weighs twelve tons, and four
large boilers are brought into use to
furnish steam to run the six.hundred
horse power engine required to sue.
cessfully operate it
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-01-13

Darwin still secretly believes in
it., but he hates to havea man come
up and say, "Good morning, Mr. Oar.
win hows your grandfather the bah
Don, and bows the ape, yonr grand
mother"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-06-19
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SUMPTUARY LAWS.
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION, &C.

TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION, &C.
We beg leave to tender you a few remarks
on these subjects, partly in answer to some
gratuitous criticisms made by the Editor
of Tile Democrat on an article furnished
him for publication a short time ago on
The Wig and the last message of her
present Democratic Governor, to relieve
the Doctor from the unpleasant amusement
of chastsing himself with his own stick, a
pastime he seems given to.
We beg his pardon for any seeming dis
courtesy in the article in question to the
Editor or his peculiar ideas, as it was the
message of VIM. CASTOR that was being
discussed, and the Doctor was in no way
held accountable for the errors exposed,
and it was mere chance of coincidence if
they did hold similar opinions. But we
are of the opinion that prirately the Doctor
does not hold such views as his whole course
and example in private life have been OPP
posed to them, and we are extremely sorry
that the admirable qualities of the man
should be entirely lost in the duties of the
Editor. We have too much respect fol-
him as radical temperance man to wound
his pride without cause, if we do occasion
ally stir up his pure mind by way of re-
membrance.
His memory seems to be at fault when
he asserts that he knows of no law for the
protection of virtue or promotion of moral
ity that infringes upon "personal rights, u
or else he has some original ideas as tc
what are included in personal rights"
He knows that there are many persona
rights that inherently belong to man in
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Integrity Of Dealing
ONE PRICE.

OF course to do this We
" must figure closely,
orwe wouldlosc our trade,
but we always were will
ing to sell cheap.
This is the complaint
other houses make against
Us, but we do not care,
and therefore mark the
price on the tickets, for
that is the only way peo-
pie can be Certain they
buy at like rates with
their ncighbors.
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form glaciers, no decrease of winter tenn
perature will increase their magnitude,
while, on the other hand, low summer
temperature is shown, by the facts of physi-
cal geography, to be eminently favorable to
glaciation. He therefore concludes that
the glacial age occurred when the earth S
greatest distance from the sun was in sum-
mer rather than in winter.
Another theory, still more at variance
with Mr.. Crolfs, is that held by Mr.. Thos.
Belt and many others. Savants of this
school believe glaciation was not due to
extreme cold, but to excessive precipita-
ton. They hold that the ice was thickest
over the American continent, because the
great evaporating area of the Pacific lay
to the southwest Of it, and counter trade
winds swept across it, and precipitated the
moisture with which it was laden. While
Mr. Croll makes the ice six miles at least
in thickness at Greenland, it was probably
thicker south of the poles than near the
poles, because the water from warmer re-
gions would be precipitated before reach
ing the poles. The glacial age probably
existed on both continents at the same time
as traces of glaciation north and south of
the equator nearly inosculate, and the char
acter and appearance of the morains is the
same in both. This suppostion only could
make correct Mr.. Darwin's explanation of
the fact that forty Towering plants of North
America and Europe are also found at Terra
del Fuego. He says that plants were driven
to the equator during the ice age, and then
following the retreating ice sheet, both
ways from the equator.
Agassiz considered the glacial period a
cold time followed by much warmer one.
He thinks it not long and slow, else bould-
ers would have been carried as far south as
the ice sheet extended but sudden and
short, as is proven by Siberian elephants
caught in the snow and frozen so that their
flesh is preserved for recent dogs and wolves
to eat
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common with the rest of the animal king
dom that are very properly held in subordi-
nation to the rights of his fellow men as a
rational being, and further, that many Of
the rights of man as rational being are,
and must be curtailed if he would live
comfortably in society, more especially in
a Christian land where semblance of
respect for the Sabbath and other kindred
observances is enforced against the wishes
and personal inclinations of large class
of citizens. To the Jew this observance
is onerous, and there is large German
and foreign population of other nationali-
ties that are continually clamoring for the
abolition of all laws that now are intended
to restrain their rioting and drunkenness
on one day of the week
At their last municipal election in the
city of Chicago this was made direct
issue, and huge professions carried all
sorts of Bacchanalian devices and notices
-" Down with the Sunday Law" &C.
We believe the Mayor they elected was a
Democrat, and we presume that The Cecil
Democrat would have supported him and
bravely checked down its own convictions
of duty in the premises in obedience to the
usages of the party.
This cry about Temperance and Stump
tuary Laws" infringing upon personal
rights and being unconstitutional, &c, is Il
bug bear that was manufactured by those
interested in getting a living out of the
sweat of other mems faces and giving them
no just equivalent therefor, together with
their party friends, aiders and abettors.
The personal rights of the whole COM
munity are of more Importance than the
pecuniary interests of a fep that make
money out of the liquor traffic, and we
have perfect right to destroy this business
in the most effectual way in our power
when it is proven that the public welfare
demands it.
We regret the ominous silence with few
slight exceptions) maintained all through
the recent excitement on the license ques-
ton by man who, from his position in
society, should have been one whose trum-
pet gave 10 uncertain sound.
We congratulate the county on the rapid
advance in public sentiment that is appar-
ent in many places at least, and hope that
decent regard for the best interests of
society will prevent either our political
parties or papers from undoing the good
that our last Legislature unwittingly &C
complished.
We know that the growth of every good
or great thing is slow at first, and we are
sure that the habits and prejudices of GEN.
turtles can not be eradicated in year, but
we know that every individual member of
society can exert an influence wide as he
chooses to make it, and lasting as eternity
in one direction or the other.
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modious and servceable as well as mex
pensive, and, at the same time, remark
ably neat and attractive.
A very fine cottage has just been COM
pleted in which Mr.. Whilldn and his fam
lily expect to spend their Summer. MIR.
John Wanamaker, with whom nearly all
mankind are directly or Indirectly acquaint-
ed through their knowledge of his man.
moth Oak Hall Clothing establishment at
Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia),
is now erecting handsome dwelling house
on the Beach very near the Point. A num-
Der of lots have been purchased by Phila-
delphians who are now busly preparing
for pleasant sojourn by the sea.
The West Jersey Railroad Company has
arranged to grant special privileges to those
who erect cottages at Sea Grove this season.
The organization of horse car company
is talked of, who will run cars at regular
intervals from the West Jersey Railroad
Depot to the Steamboat Landing, dis
turnpike road, which passes directly along
the northern edge of Sea Grove. This
road has lately been thoroughly repaired.
In fact new life has sprung up in almost
every department of Cape May proper, not
outstanding the backwardness of the sea-
son on account of the unusually cool
weather during the month of May. A
marked improvement in streets, houses and
hotels is noticeable and the past seems to
be forgotten in the grand rush of the pre-
sent. Hundreds are fastening hither from
every quarter of the land, to say nothing
of the thousands that will run down on the
numerous excursions of the season from
Philadelphia, New York and the adjacent
cities and counties.
With an opportunity to secure a sea- side
home such as is offered by the Sea Grove
Association, those who can afford the COM
fort and pleasure of spending their Sum-
mer within hearing of the breakers, espe-
cially those who desire retirement, connect
ed with the moral influences that may be
expected in settlement composed of per-
sons of religious tendency, will do we'll to
visit the new town at Cape May Point.
In our estimation, with the present cour
teous management and the constant i'm
provement that is exhibited on every side,
the town of Sea Grove will become none
other than the .fauorite seaside resort for
all who seek quiet Summer retreat from
the cares and burdens of business or pro-
| fessional life. II. S. j.
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latter are millions of miles further from
the sun.
Another consideration, Mr.. Croll thinks,
would make great difference with the cold
at the north pole, when its winter occurred
| in aphelion. All permanent oceanic cur
rents originate in the Antartic Ocean. The
chief one divides into two parts: one goes
north to the East Indies; the other goes
west through the Indian Ocean, is DETECTED
| round the Cape of Good Hope, follows up
| the west coast of Africa for some distance
then crosses the Atlantic and forms two
currents: the Brazilian, going south, and
| the Gulf Stream, going north. Now the
sun causes the air at or near the equator to
give place to cold currents from the poles,
which rush in to produce equilibrium
| During the long cold of the northern hemis-
phere the north currents would be stronger
| than those from the south, where the eli
mate is at the time, warmer. He thinks
this stronger current from the north might
be able, by its friction on the water, to
entirely stop the Gulf Stream, and leave
the northern hemisphere to unmitigated
cold. Croll's theory supposes that the time
of the ice sheet in the northern and south
ern hemispheres was not synchronous, but
distant by at least 10000 years. He sup
poses that glacial time began some 240, 600
years ago, and terminated about 16O, 900
years ago, that the most intense cold was
about thirty or forty thousand years after
the period commenced, and there were sew
eral great changes of climate during its
continuance.
Mr. Murphy claims that, if the climate
| at any given elevation Is cold enough tC