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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07
A TRUE PHILANTHROPY

Among the first srttlers of Oxford
county, Maine, was David McWayne.
He bought large tract of land on the
broad, beautiful emincnce in Water
ford, still known as Nc Waynes Hill,
and here he cleared and improved,
and successfully cultivated one of the
best farms in the then District-(this
was long before Maine was admitted
as State He was an eccentric man,
but true friend to the unfortunate !;
and when David McWayne died the
poor men of that section lost their
chief stay.
On certain occasion the corn crop
failod almost entirely in that county.
1t was McWayne's custom to keep q
years supply of corn on hand in ad-
vince ;and then, again. on his elevated
land, the late frosts of spring, aud the
carly frosts of autumn, did not trou-
bic him as they did his neighbors of
lOwcr-lying farms. And so it came
to pass that in this winter of scarcity
David McWayne had enough and to
spare. Some people over in the ad-
Joining town of Norway, hearing that
he had plenty of breadstu1, and know
ing his liberality, drove over for the
purpose of purchasing. They asked
him If he had corn to spare. s
eyes, sir" said he, 81 have corn to
spare. II. ,,.,...,- . p
They wanted twenty bushels.
..Ilave you the money to pay for
it?" he asked. brs I'...I -.
a "Yes, sir;' answered the spokes-
man of the party. "We should not
have come without money!" 10
'Then, gentlemen" said McWayne,
with calm decision, 81 cannot let you
have the corn. If you have money
you can send to Portland for it. am
surrounded by poor people who have
no money and no corn. Unjust supply
them and let them pay me in work.
They would suffer else"
And through that long, hard winter
David McWayne adhered to his reso-
luton. No man who had the money
to pay for it could buy his corn, but
to the poor and penniless he emptied
his garners, allowing them to work
for him in return at their own conven-
fence.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07

In one of our Walnut street dry
goods houses is employed young
man of diminutive stature and some
what feminine appearance, although q
tip-top salesman and clerk. One day,
not long since, . little girl was sent to
the store to make some purchases, and
it fell to the lot of this young man to
attend her. She was a mere bunch of
femininity, not able to talk plain. She
asked if he had any ''totten flannel
He replied that he had and asked how
much she wanted. 81 don't know"
was the reply. "Well, what do you
want it for 2" said the clerk. "Want
to make papa q shirt" swell, how
big is your papa; is he as big as me?'
"Big as you'll" said the little maiden,
81 dess he is: he wouldn't be much of
a papa if he wasnt."-Des NoineS
Register. -...
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07

be made in the present year." The
results of the transit of 1859 appeared
to establish 961 millions of miles as
the SUMS distance. but within the past
twelve years this has been reduced to
a probable mean of not more than
81, zoe, 900, by new calculations of the
observations then made, as well as by
other methods to which we have re-
ferred. OF these methods, employed
for the same purpose, seven are emu
merated by Mr.. Proctor, and five by
Prof. Newcpmb, who reasons from
them to the conclusion that we may
say with moral certainty that the dis
tance of the sun is 72, ,OOO 900 of miles
and some fraction of another million,
and If we should guess that fraction
to be 10000, we should probably be
within 2OO, 900 miles of the truth"
up to the time of the great German
astronomer, kepler, the transit of We
nus had never been heard of. He pre-
dicted that which occurred in l63l-
the year after his death-but nobody
observed it. Indeed, it was not visible
in Europe. In this age, when it is as
sumed that science and religion have
so little In common, it is more than
ever worthy of note that the first per-
son who ever witnessed the phenome-
non was an English clergyman, His
name was Jeremiah Horrox, and he
was but IS years old on Sunday, De-
cember A, 1883, when he detected the
planet upon the surface of the sun,
where his own calculations had led
him to look for it, as no one else had
predicted its appearance there. He
died at the age of %, and his memory
has not received the honor from astro-
nomers of which his scientific attain
ments rendered it worthy. s4 80.
The approach of the late transit, how
ever, drew attention to this neglect.
and q memorial tablet is to be erected
in recognition of his worth and works,
to be placed in Westminster Abbey
The transit of 1851 was predicted by
HALEY, and although expeditions were
sent to favorable parts of the globe by
leading European nations, the results
We're not very satisfactory. That which
took place eight years afterward was
observed throughout the world, from
"A stations, of which so were in Europe
and 3 in the North American colonies,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07
RavERgA WATER CURE,

q. w STRONG, M d.,
q.ate Of Water Cure of Cleveland,)
p II o 2 R I Z IT Q r.
Location BeaHtffuI-Terms moderate. Send for
circular giving full details
ApriiG, 1871, 13j-iy-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07

We understand that the Grangers
hereabouts received last week from
Cleveland an invoice of groceries to
be distributed among the members
Marion Mirror. -- -
If the Grangers adopt that policy
with regard to all other branches of
business, they will succeed in driving
business men from the country towns,
and they will soon discover that they
are again living in the backwoods.-
The rural merchant and business men
are the lite and existance of every
country town, and were it not for them
the Granger farmer would be to-day
trumbling his harvest produce oyer
mud roads with OK teamsto Cleveland
or other markets.. Men who invest
their money, time, and talents in busi-
ness in the country towns deserve to
receive a liberal patronage from the
farmers as well as from other per-
sons. because when the town is pros
porous the farmer is equally so; and
it is the country merchants who create
the prosperity.-Leetonia Reporter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07
YOUR AGE

There is great deal of amusement
in the following magical table of fig.
ures. 1t will enable you to tell how
old the young ladies are. Just hand
this table to q young lady, and request
her to tell you in which column OF
columns her age is contained; add to-
gether the figures at the top of the
columns in which her age is found,
and you will have the great secret.
Thus, suppose her age to be seventeen,
you will find that number in the first
and fifth columns; add the first figures
of these two columns. Here is the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07

BEDS Of kaolin, or fire. clay exist to
a greater or less extent throughout the
central parts of Wisconsin,, in guam til
ties enough to last the whole country
for centuries. A specimen of it was
sent to England some time ago, and a
set of dishes were made of it. 1t was
pronounced equal to the bestEuropean
fire clay.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07
MADDOX DISCOVERED AMERICA.
Tradition of q Welsh Settlement in Penn
sylvania In the Thirteenth Century.

sylvania In the Thirteenth Century.
1t lis interesting to know if the Welsh
found America before the great Gene-
taken from PowelPs History OF
Wales
"Iu the twelfth cestury, Prince Mad
doc, weary with his brother for his
fathers crown left his country and
sailed from Wales in due west course.
After being absent some time, he re-
turned a second time, and reported SO
favorably that number of families
agreed to go along with him and plant
colony. They sailed third time,
with ten ships, and were no more
heard from to this day. Two hundred
and twenty-five years after date, when
Columbus discovered this Continent o
second time aud returned to Europe
TO make his report, it caused great ex-
citement,an he was justly applauded.
But his enemies and those who envied
his fame, boldly charged him with ac-
curing his knowledge from the charts
and manuscripts of Prince Maddoc."
"In the year 1854 had a conversa-
ton with an old Indian prophet, who
sly leu AluISCtl Tic AltCChtA IA tuC lAhC
of succession. He told me that long
ago race of white people lived at the
mouth of Conestoga Creek who had
the land, fenced, plowed, raised grain,
Sc. that they introduced the honey
bee unknown to them. He said the
Indians called them Welegeens, and
that in the time of the fifth prophet
the Conestoga Indians made war with
them, and after great slaughter on
both sides, the white settlers were
driven away. r s "*
"Our fathers and grandfathers used
to tell us what hatred and prejudice
the Conestoga Indians had red-haired
and blue-eyed people in all their wars
in eastern Pennsylvania. When TAX
ing white prisoners, they would dis
criminate between the black, haired
and the red, showing mercy to the
former, reserying the other for torture
and death. This would seem to indi-
cate that they knew from tradition, of
prince Maddoc and his followers, and
of the fearful fight they had made.
"About the year 1900 (for / must
now quote from memory, man in
digging a cellar in the vicinity of the
Indian Steppes came upon lot of
small iron axes, thirty-six in number.
My father, who resided in Manor
township. aud followed blaeksmithing
was presented with one of the relics,
and rec0llect of seeing it in shop
twenty-five years after date"
cit was curiously constructed; the
eve was joined after the fashion
of the old garden hoe; it had no pole
end, and had never been ground to an
edge, nor had the others ever, been.
1t had lain so long in the ground that
the eye was eaten through with rust,
and its construction was SO ancient
that looked upon itas the first exodus
from the stone to the iron ak"
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
Southern States Exposition.

For many weeks past some of the most
enterprising and public spirited of oul
merchants and business men have beer
perfecting the arrangements for a grand
agricultural and industrial exposition
which is. as will be seen by the announce
mept in another CT dunn, to be held on the
Fair Grounds, in this city, commencing on
February 26 1876, and continuing ten days
The prem um Int, which has been com
piled with great care, will be liberal and
attractive to exhibitors, and may be had
about the first of November next on appli.
cation to the general superintendent. Our
Fair Grounds are conceded by all who
have visited them to be the handsomest and
best arranged in the country, and no effort
will be spared by the commissioners to
make this the most attractive exhibition
ever made in the South. While it is the
design to encourage in an especial degree
the manufacturers and producers of the
South, competition is invited from all Sec
tions, and all, whether visitors or exhib-
itors, will be cordially Welcomed. Full in
formation can be had by addressing or call
ing on Mr. Samuel Mullen, general superin-
tendent, No. 80 Camp street. Mr.. Mullen
is an active, persevering and intelligent
worker in this good cause, and all who con-
suit him will find him a courteous and
agreeable gentleman.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
THE TURF.


NEW YORK, October 2.-American jockey
Club, Jerome Park fall meeting. Track
very fast Weather cool Betting spirited. j.
FIRST Race-Purse of $500; three-q uarters
of mile. Matte first, Spright second,
Rhadamanthus third. Tlme-l;l6s4.
Second Race-The Jerome stakes, for
three year olds, of 500 each, h. f., with
$500 added; torty-six NOMINATIONS. Aris-
tides |, Calvin :. Joe Germs g. Time-3.4 .43.
Third Race-.The Nursery stakea, for two
year olds, of $l00 each, b. f, with $1,000
added; thirty-nine mountainous; one mile
Patience l, Ambush ., Dauntless 3. Time
lao
Fourth Raee-The Manhattan haudicap:
sweepstakes of $50 each h, f, with $500
first, Willie Burke second. Vanderbilt third.
Time 2:l4le. Calvin broke down at the
head on the home stretch; he will never
start again.
Fifth Race-Purse of $500; the winner to
he sold at auction; one mile and an eighth :
Jo-ie b. first, Leander second, Caroline
third. Hme-2:0l u.
Sudden Death of American Girl,
ELMIRA, N. Y, October 2.-The famous
trOtting mare American Girl fell dead this
evening in the first heat in the free for ali
ages on the Elmira Driving Park. She ap
peared at the start to be in the very best
condition. The horses were scored a
number of times before they got the word.
The Girl at the first turn was nicely ahead
at this point her driver noticed she seemed
TO be giving out and let her head loose.
She kept staggering for an eighth of a mile,
and at the quarter pole fell and died in.
stantly, without struggle. She fell very
easily with her shoulder against the fence.
The incident excited great deal of sym.
pathy, as the mare was great fayorite
here, and had been the chief attraction for
the races to-day. Toe band played fu-
neral dlrge as soon as the death of the mare
was known. She was owned bv Wliam
Loyett, of New York, and valued at $25, 900.
which sum had been offered for her last
week. She was thirteen years old. The
Elmira Driving Park Association propose,
should the body be left here, to erect
thousand dollar monument to the memory
of American Girl. There was no insurance
on her. Ben Mace offered $40 COO for ber
this morning.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03

Messrs. R. M. g. b. j. Montgomery re.
quests us to ate to our IT lers that they
are receiving ex-ship Chapman, large and
splendid assortment of office desks and
parlor suits that will be ready for inspec-
tion in few days. Although these gentle
men have been sending out furniture by
the car load the past week, they still have
enough left to supply their numerous Gus.
toners as they are receiving by river, rail
and sail daily-to replenish their stock.
They are determined TO keep up with the
market and permit no house in the city to
hndersell them. Their location is central
and easy of access. They deliver all goods
free of charge to any part Of the city, steam
boats landings and railroad depots. We
advise our readers who are in search of
furniture to goto Armory Hall, No. 81 Camp
street, where they will find everything to
suit them and be politely waited on.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
The Indian Trenfy for the Black Hills.

There was q most di.gr raceful farce en-
Nebraska. There was commission ap-
pointed to negotiate treaty for the privi-
lege of mining in the Black Hills, a lot of
avaricious, drunken, blood stained Indians,
and General Terry, with some United
States cavalry, as actors. General Terry
had to act the part of q frontier chief OF
police, with the idea of preYention being
better than cure. This is good doctrine. in
a Humanitarian light, but it's effect has fre
quently been destroyed by subsequent
action of the Indian.
Three bundrt chiefs met the commission
last Wednesday, and this is what they, who
have cate n nothing and worn nothing that
they were not indebted to the United States
for the getting thereof, demanded. They
had found out the Black Hills " ere worth
more than the rest of the United States
They wanted seventy millions put at inter
est to support the Sioux nation. Besides
this they wantsd annually, each head OF an
Indian family, six yoke of oxen, q wagon, a
span of horses, harne ss, a bull Cow, SOW, boar,
sheep, rams, chickens, and other domestic
fowls; coffee, tea, sugar, side-meat, rice,
cracked corn, beans, dried apples and
host of other articles; and also houses and
furniture the same as the white man.
If the " hite man wanted to NJ axe white
man out of an Indian, this was the way
Red Cloud would indu ge him. He wanted
a sawmill for each nation, end, if granted,
one could conceive how the nun Der of ma
tions would increase. Like some in Lousi-
ana he wished the troops removed, and
called Custer's road the thieves road He
wished to appoint all Indian agents himself.
Lone Horn, of the Arrapahoes, and the rest
of the Sioux demanded with him Catholic
clergy for instructors, and this demand may
have significance beyond the intention.
The n 4xt day the commissioners offered
treaty proposing to pay 100000 year,
equival, Mt to a principal of $6,5OO00O, for
the right to mine, and the pay yments only to
be stopped on two years notice by procla
nation, and the remaining parts of the
treaty refer to routes, occupation, etc.
This is hardly better than the other. 1t
is hard to tell which can do the most injury
the Sioux thieves or the commissioners
Thirty years ago General Harvey was
asked how the Iodian question could be
settled. He only said: Kill all the squaws
and children" He didn't advise its being
done, but it would have bes n good thing
if it would have prevented the existence Of
commissioner or two.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
The New Rnilrond.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Sun Mutual Insurance Company, held yes-
terday, Mr.. James l. Day, president, sub
scribed $4,000 on behalf of his insurance
company towards building the New Orleans
and Pacific railway. 1t is expected that
other insurance companies will take fully
as much of the railway stock when their
monthly meetings occur. This looks as if
the insurance agents mean business, and
something more than talk. They recognize
the Importance OF the railway, and appre-
ciate the advantages of its stock as an in
vestment. President Wheelock is untiripg
in his efforts to build the road, and he is
receiving generally the cordial support of
moneyed men. He IS thus enabled to push
forward the work rapidly. Major James,
the contractor, sent two hundred additional
hands to Alexandria on Saturday, and now
has five hundred laborers constantly en-
ployed in grading the roadway.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
True ChlY0lcY.

Away north, in Alaska, where the sun
but blinks briefly upon the frozen soil, the
American of the Nurth has carried his type
and free press, albeit he prints his paper
partly in Russian type, He has carried also
his love OF liberty and appreciation of true
herolsm, and contrasts the courage of the
modern with the equivocal pluck of the
mail-clad warriors OF antiquity. The writer
has drawn tome examples of selfdevorion
from the late American war, and he has
added one incident drawn from another
race and region which is pathetic and poet
ical
1t is tale of duel of one of those as
sassinations in which the skill and strength
of professional bully triumphs in the
murder of chivalrous boy, who loses his
life in defense of female character. Here
is the story:
In the viii ter of lS56-we have the facts
from an eye wi ness-a duel was fought on
the coast OF Capri, between Frenchman
and young Lnuisis nj au, then some six
years abroad. The cause of the ouarreI
never got out full, but it was rumored that
the Frenchman had spoken disDarapipgIy
y
AT Naples to whom The American was be.
trothed, and had received glass of wine
IN his tace as an answer. Tue boy-he was
scarcely past his majority-was fair
swordsmaD, but his skill was of little avail
against the practiced duelist whose blade
crept hungrily over his guard and through
mis- chest befnre the play was fairly opened.
They laid bim down-past all saving-un.
der spice tree, and his eyes opened once to
note the red life tide pouring down over
his shirt fcoDt. As his second bent down TO
catch his last words, he murmured softly
and dreamily, ut is not so red as her lips,
Charley"
That was game hoy, and no more truely
chivalrous heart bled on the field of Pavia.
There must be tradition of this in some
family OF Louisiana, and while they mourn
the premature death of gallant boy there
must be a mothers pride in the cours ge
and devotion which poured QUO with his
blood
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
Vicksbur9 and the Steamb oat t..

The Vlcksburg papers are aroused and
united in denouncing the River Kings''
who are alleged to have held vicksburg in
bondage until they have accumulated for
tunes. The grievance is this: The through
freight on bale of cotton from Memphis,
compt ting point, to New Orleans, ls from
seventy-five to eighty cents, while the way
freight from Vicks burg to New Orleans, not
half the distance, is one dollar. The boats
plying between the Yazoo and Vick4burg-
or one of them, the Belle Yazoo-wish to
pro rate with the River Kings, and offer
seveuty-fve cents between Vicksburg and
New Orleans. This king Leathers, Duk 9
Tobin and thers," according to the Monitor,
refuse t, take, and lold on to the regula-
tion rates of one dollar
The Vicksburg press suggests "a little
ombination against the King and the
Duke" which would consist, we may sup
pose, either in starting new boat or in
giving the Vicksburg trade to any line that
will run opposition to the monarchy and
aiistocracy of the river.
1t would seem to the interest of New
Orleans to get the Yazoo river trade at
through rates if possible, because the trans
fer aud way rates at Vicksburg may tend
to provoke competition from some other
market. We would counsel their maiesties
to conciliate these complaints and secure
this trade by such concessions as may seem
reasonable. High freight rates operate
against our cotton receipts, and we have
known people provoked into very annoying
opposition by an undue exercise of the
royal prerogative.
We may remind our Vcksburg friends
that the merchants of New Orleans have
agitated the question of iron barges, with
the view of reducing these way freights,
and that perhaps with little aid and en-
couragemeDt they might be induced to re-
vive the project. However, we hope to hear
that the question of way and through
freight has been adopted on such terms az
will give the Yazoo planters fair access to
our market.
New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03

NASH g. HoDGsoN Among the most
enterprising business men of New Oileans
are Messrs. Charles 7. Nash and W. Irving
Hodgson, auctioneers and real estate agents.
We refer to them now more particularly
because of their removal to the new office,
No. IL Carondelet street, makes it oppor-
tune for us to do 30. These gentlemen have
had long experience in the calling they
pursue, and their judgment is q guarantee
to purchasers, and benefit to sellers. We
are pleased to learn that their sterling busi-
ness qualities are appreciated by the public,
and there are assurances that all old custom
ers, and many new ones, will find the new
office of Nash & Hodgson, and consult the
firm concerning the business in their line.