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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-13
Lexington Horse,

FsIufS Thorough-Ercd Horse will make the
/ season of 1875 at Sl5 for insurance
NNDiE is Of the kiude>t disposed horses; ;
vet iGil OF stamina. Was sired by the iar-fanl-
ed Old Lexington, sof I>y.: he by Boston: Bos-
ton by TimoIeon; Timoleon by Sir Archy; Sr
Archy by Diomede. ""nce we trace back thro'
the finest strain of pure, uncontaminated blood
Alncric; ever produced No wonder Antlie's
get show so 1lre. He. with the form. style and
action equal to sto Wild horse; he. who has
gife is inherent ia the blood, and trains out from
the force Of hereditary law The clean heritage
has made them soverefgns OF the four mile
course, and their Inheritance has made them
successful rs progenitOrs, unequalei IN their
day as racers: and yet it vi i'll not be long hence
when the assembled. thousands at the home
stretch are gazing with breathlesS admiration
upon the fanltles> action of the thorough Rred
Hon Sc trotting q mile in two minutes
Gentlemen, lay aside prejudice, and pationiZe
:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-13

intrinsic virtues, and sustained by its re-
markable cures. So mild as to be safe and
beneficial to children, and yet so searching
as to effectually purge out the great cor
ruptions of the blood, such us the scrofulous
and syphilitic contamination. Impurities,
or diseases that have lurked in the system
for years, soon yield to this powerful anti
dote, and disappear. Hence its wonderful
cures, many of which are publicly known,
of ScrOfilla, and all scrofulous diseases,
Ulcers, EruptiOns, and eruptive dis
orders of the skin, Tumofs, BIotches,
BOilS, PimpleS, PuStules, Sores, ST.
Anthony's Fire. Rose or Erysipe-
las, Tetter, Salt Isheum, ScaId
Head, RingwOrm, and internal UI-
ceratiOns of the Uterus, Stomach,
and Liver. 1t also cures other COM
plants, to which it would not seem especi-
ally adapted, such as DrOpSy, Dyspep-
sia, Fits, Neuralgia, Heart Disease,
Female Weakness, Debility, and
LeucOrrhoca, when they are manifesto
tions of the scrofllous poisons.
1t is an excellent restorer of health and
strength in the Spring. BY renewing the
appetite and vigor of the digestive organs,
it dissipates the depression and listless Ian
guor of the season. Even where no disorder
appears, people feel better, and live longer,
for cleansing the blood. The system moves
on with renewed vigor and a new lease of
life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-13
INSURANCE AGENCY.

~ would announce to the people of Ravenna
and vicinity That l have opened Office III
Swiit's buL ding. over the Jewelry Store OF
" ait DeHcy " 20 1rcpre>eIt the fOlowin g
sound and reliable insurance Companies:
Cooper, Of Dayton, O.,
f., Nj 1& M, Of Hamilton, O.,
Jefferson, Of SteubenviIle, o.,
Ohio, Of Dayton, o., gF,rII
.Lycoming, Muncy, Pa, Mut'I.
Buckeye, Shelby, o., Mutual.
". IT, COOLMIN.
Ravcnna. March 30. 1915. 3ittf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-13
Ayers S
Sarsa parilla L!

Is widely known
as one of the most
effectual remedies
ever discovered for
cleansing the sys-
tenn and purifying
the blood. 1t has
stood the test of
years, with a con-
stantly growing rep
ntafion hoSod ON tic
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29

companied by another boy and . dog.
Boy No. 2, having placed bottle ON the
counter, demurely asked for five cents
worth Of ''sirup squills and pollygolic,'
and while the Doctor was filling the order,
boy No. l was tying the end of the
cord'to the dogs tall When tho man:
of medicine returned to the counter, the
reel was flying like fury. The Doctor
quietly reached for pallet knife, and,
having hung himself over the counter,
made desperate whack at the Uranium
OF the youngster, who, he supposed, was
sitting on the floor helping himself. But
To-; the, boys and the; dog :stBouncer'' were
not there. The Doctor, having tried in
vain to stop his reel, was obliged to give
1t up on account OF the heat it commune
Gated to the palm of his hand. When he
reached the door he beheld the boys upon
the sidewalk about two blocks off, and
"Bo'ncer' in the middle of the street
going at the rate of forty knots an hour.
the string pointing directly toward his
tail. The reel continued to spin for
sometime afterward, until it stopped of
its own accord. - ..
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
KITE-STRING.

One day last week a little boy who had
been standing for some time in front of a,
drug store in Baltimore, enviously eye!
ing large reel, we'll provided with 'sim-
my dimmy' Irvine, as the boys call it,
which was fastened to the top of the
counter, summoned up courage enough to
walk in and ask for few yards with
which to fly his kite. The Doctor bears
the name of being good-naturcd man.
full Of humor, and very fond of the little
ones, but the youngster approached him
at time when he was out of his usual
mood, and he consequently gave NO
for an answer. The urchin hal made IN
his mind to have some of shat cord'',
anyhow, and he got it. On Thursday
morning the boy entered the store, &C.:
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SABLE MANNERS, :

The table il the place at which the
| family meet, and where there should be
the f: eest and most, unrestrained social
intercourse. We est to live; but the
mere mere animal necessity cs is lifted up and
glorified when the charms Of pleasant
conversation and Of mutual courtesy sur
round the custom. So far as the sus-
tanning of life is concerned, that object
might be reached if each took his bread
and meat and retired to a closet to eat it
alone. But there is a spiritual life that
is to be fed and sustained, and it is
starved where there is no grace, not only
before, but during meal. -
The great trouble with our American
life is. that it is too gloomy. We take
no time to entertain and amuse each
other. Not seldom does it happen in
some houses that meal progresses in
dead silence, except when it is necessary
to speak about the dishes, or to help
some one to potatoes or pie. This is al
most as bad as rudeness or quar-.
reling. There ought to be bright,
genial, sparkling talk, in which
the children should be allowed to join.
There is no sense whatever in compelling
an intelligent child to sit like a deaf mute
at the table; though, on the other hand,
children should not monopolize the con-
versation, nor be allowed to ask strings
OF irrelevant questions. Every one should
prepare for the table by some little pro-
cess of dressing. The hair should be
smooth, the hands washed. the general
appearance Of each individual inviting,
and each should try to be as agreeable as
possible to every other. 1t is quite won
derful how little freshening up Of the
toilet freshens up the soul as we'll as the
face. So far, we ought all to be luxuri-
Gus. If the mother sees to it that her
school.boy sons always come to dinner
with clean hands and nails, and that her
daughters never dawdle into the room in
tawdry fi2ery or soiled wrappers, she
will do more than she dreams of in max
ing them grow into real gentlemen and
ladies.
The table itself ought to have festive
look. Flowers have a special grace on
the breakfast board. A dish of fruit
nicely arranged pleases the eye as we'll as
the palate at dinner. Clean linen, even
though coarse, and whole plates and cups,
with bright glass and silver. help appetite
along. A few well-cooked dishes, how
ever plain, nicely served, will promote
health and happiness better than vari.
ETY. ruined in the preparation.
Some housekeepers, with an cye to saw
ing trouble on washing day, have adopted
the marble oil.cloth instead of the white
dana:k for ordinary use. For our part,
We would prefer economy in any other
way. A fine white table-cloth. or buff
or crimson one occasionally for breakfast
or tea, will furnish forth the family feast
much more Observation-Disclosures at
Work.
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No use of any longer taking the large, repul-
sive, gripping, drastic and nauseous pills, com
posed Of crude and bulky ingredients, and put
up in cheap wood and paste6oard boxes, when
we can, by a careful application OF chemical
science, extract all the cathartic and other me-
dlclnal properties from the most valuable roots
and herbs, and concentrate them into a most
minute Granule, scarcely larger than mus
tard seed, that can be readily swallowed by
those of the most sensitive stomachs and fas
tidious tastes. Each Of DR.. Pierces Pleasant
Purgative Pellets represents, in NEST concen-
trated form, as much cathartic power as is en-
bodied in any of the large pills found for sale
in the drug stores. From their wonderful ca
thartic power, in proportion to their size, peo-
pie who have tried them are apt to SUPPOSE
that they are harsh or drastic in effect, but
such is not at all the case, the different active
medicinal principles of which they are COM
posed being so harmonized, one by the others,
as to produce most searching and thorough,
yet gently and kindly operating cathartic.
The Pellets are sold by dealers in Medicines.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
Saved Grain Enough in the Binders
Box for Seed.
Warsaw. july

Warsaw, July 10, 1874.
st. Paul Harvester Works.-This is to
certify that I have used an Edward
Harvester two. seasons, and have cut 800
acres, and only used two horses at any
time.
l consider the draft as light as any
Harvester | know Of, and it is superior to
any Harvester for cutting and elevating
grain. My boy 10 years old drove it.
My boys say they would rather bind on
the Edward than the Marsh, as they have
worked on both. Last season we gather
ed in the binders box over one bushel Of
shelled oats to the acre that we famed in
the wind, and we collected a large guam
tity of short heads and bound them in
the bundle s-enoush to seed the ground.
The binders box is great saving at
tachment to the Edward over any other
Harvester, in my opinion: would rec
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
REV. VED-TO DEATH.

His congregation have kept him on a
small salary, which they did not pay.
Noticing that their minister's over -oat
was getting shabby, and his wife looked
very much troubled, the good people met
together and resolved to atone for the
past by giving him donation party. The
night came, the sle;ghs drove up, the
people stamped the snow clods off their
heels, and the party began. The most of
US had not eaten much during the day, in
order that our appetites might be sharp
and keen. Some had brought smoked
beef, and others bread, and others cheese,
and others tea, and others coffee,
and others turkeys and geese.
The few liberal souls who brought largely
and generously ale but little, land demand
cd no thanks; but we who had brought
twenty-five cents worth Of provisions ate
fifty cents worth, land we who had brought
forty cents. worth eight nearly to the
amount of one dollar, taking away in our
handkerchiefs, for the children at home,
enough to make up the full dollar. The
carpets, which ought to have been replaced
three years ago by something better. were
about finished that night by the tramp
"a HC'SAd OIL lAiOl GU ICct. we DTOkG
a lamp and dropped one tray-full of the
crockery of Mr.. and Mrs. Starved-to
Death. We left, when We tame away,
many pieces Of fruit-cake with the raisins
picked out. Our horses had eight quarts
Of the minister's oats; for we had come
a long way. We left the dominic ten or
fifteen book-marks. more than enough to
put on the empty plates of the parson-
age some day when the fare is short. We
added to the ministers library some fine
copies of the ''Patent Office Reports
which had been franked US by our Con-
gresham in Washington at public ex-
pcnse. We ran our elbow through pane
Of glass, which will help the ventilation of
the parsonage when the weather is warm.
We left some delicate mementoes in the
shape Of tobacco cuds in various places
In short, we had donation visit. We
all feel better; and if any man in the
world ought to be happy and grateful, i,
is Dominic Starved-to-death. Let others,
if :hey will, support their pastors by
contributions of money, which has been
the ruin of so many people; but improv.
ing on the words of the orator, we cry.
"Give us donation parties, or give us
death !'-- Christian, at Work.
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POETRY.
UNDER THE DAISIES.

It is strange what a great deal of trouble we
What sacrifice most Of US willingly make,
How the lips will smile, though the heart may
And we Tend to the ways OF the world for the
sake
Gifts poor and scanty praises.
And time runs Gu with such pltlless glow ;:
That our lives are wasted before we know -.
What work to finish before we go
To our long rest under the DAISIES.
And too often we fall in a useless fight:
For wrong is so often in the place OF right, !
And the end is so tar beyond our sight
IT'S as one starts on chase by night,
An unknown shade pursuing
Even so do we see, when our race is run,
That of all we have striven for little is won.
And of all the work our strength has done,
How little was worth the doing.
So most of us travel with very poor speed,
Least brave in the hour Of greatest need,
And making riddle that few may read
Of our Door lite'S Intricate maZes.
Such a labyrinth Of right and wrong,
Is it strange that a heart, once brave ana
strong,
heuld faIter at last, and most earnestly long
For calm sleep under the dalses!
But if one poor troubled heart can say,
ellis kindness s,ftened my lies rough way"
And the tears fall over our liteless clay,
We shall stand up in heaven in brighter array,
Than if all earth rang with our praises
For the good we have done shall never tade,
Though the word he wrought and the wages
paid,
And the wear1ed frame of the laborer laid
All peacefully nnder the dalses.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
BURR WING Il MAN ALIVE.

There was intense amusement in New
Orleans court room the other day when
James Corners, charged with tnrying
alive negro named George Banks, was
brought up for examination. The story
was to the effect that Banks. having been
pronounced dead by the dsctors, was be-
ing removed to the cemetery by Corners.
While on the road the dead man knocked
off the lid Of his coffin in an excited and
pcremptory manner, land protested against
being buried, declaring that he was not
dead. Corners said that he knew
he was dead, because he had the
doctors certificate to that effect;
and moro than that, he had been sent
there to bury him, and he was going to
do it. He therefore smothered the en-
ragged corpse, and buried him according
to Hoyle. Some negroes along the road
swear that they witnessed the dispute
between Corners and Banks, and when
they came into court the other day and
told their stories there was much merri-
ment. The doctors, who believe that the
movement of the coffin lid was only
caused by the swelling of the corpse, held
their sides with laug hter. The jndgc
mirthtully fixed the prison er's bail at
$500, and he was set at liberty. Three
negroes, man, woman and boy, who
were at different points of observation,
testified that they saw the reputed dead
man try TO get out of the coffin, and. on
the whole, the affair is regarded in New
Orleans as the greatest joke Of the sea-
son.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
A wee bit girl in Cusco, Wis. while

A wee bit girl in Cusco, Wis, while at
the breakfast table, few mornings since.
made loud and repeated calls for buttered
toast. After disposing of a liberal guam.
tity of that nourishing article, she was
told that too much toast would make her
sick. Looking wistfully at the dish for
moment, she thought she saw way out
OF her difficulty, and exclaimed, "Well
give me anuzzer piece, and send for the
doctor.''
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
ommend farmers to buy the Elwardsin
preference to any other Harvester.
-. f.: 55 FIR. PAGENKOPF.

Fields Looked over by Many Men who
= Game to Visit Theu.-All Said Thev
!, Were the Cleanest Thew Had Ever
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
4 THEORY OF SPIRITUALIsM.

1t is the study of the different kinds of
nervous influence, elaborated in the diff
erent centers, that offers practical ex-
PLANTATION OF the several groups of phe-
nomena associated with Spiritualism, and
leads to the inevitable conclusion that the
vital centers are principally instrument
tai IN table'tipping. rappings. deviation
OF bodies, materializing, and so on, while
morbid function Of the anterior convolu-
tlons IS responsible for the apparently
visual phenomena of the deeper order of
trance. That the nervous influence elab.
Grated IN the vital centers is formative,
facts demonstrate beyond doubt. If
cut Oft the leg of a newt, it will be regen-
Grated under ordinary circumstances
that is to say, another leg will grow in
its place. So with many of the lizard
tribe. But if, after cutting of leg,
extlrpate all traces Of nervous structure
in the stump, that nervous structure
must be regenerated before the structural
influence of the vital center can exhibit
itse'f In the production of a new limb.
There are other very decisive evidences,
both experimental and observational, as
to the formative energy of nervous inf1u-
ence and the student of the phenomena of
nerve aura must. consequently, in analyz-
ing them, dismiss from his mind the or
binary laws Of action and consider him
self in the presence of an agent possess
ing extraordinary properties. l claim,
therefore, that morbid function of the
gray tissue of the cerebro-spinal axis
offers an ample explanation Of all the
phenomena associated with Spiritualism,
whether psychic or dynamic, and that
there is no more occasion for attributing
the dhcnomen, to the intervention Of de-
parted spirits, than there is for suppos-
ing that departed spirits cause the sun to
shine Scri6mer for Julv.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
A Most Perfect Working machine.
CLIFFORD, September Goth, 1874.

01LFoRD, September 3Uth, 1874.
W. II. Campbell, Lake City, Minn.-
The Edward Harvester I bought of you is
the most perfect working machine for
harvesting grain under all circumstances
that l have ever seen in use. have
used it under the most trying circum-
stances, and am well satisfied.
CALVIN BLACK.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29

Gordon, the leader of the Sioux CITY
adventures, is said to be still detained a
prisoner at Red Cloud Agency, he refus.
ing to give his parole not to attempt to
again trespass upon the Indian reserva-
ton.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29

., Were the Cleanest Thev Had Ever
''4D> ''''.''s'" sr1L1wA9ER, Mimi.
Messrs. Deane, Murdoch l. Co., Gen.
tlemen The Edward Harvester gave me
excellent satisfaction. We cut over one
hundred acres of wheat and oats. We
cut SO acres in three days, two men do.
ing the binding, and two horses doing the
work easily. The fields were looked
over BY many men who visited them, and
all said they were the cleanest fields they
had ever Seen. The binders have an easy
position, and thetinders' box collects all
OF the shelled and loose grain. The day
OF binding grain on the ground will soon
be over. Themachine cuts splendidly.
The stubble looked as if cut BY mower.
Truly yours, C.S. LYMAN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-18

Everybody is thinking about the Beecher
case and reading the reports of it, and watch
ing the extraordinary results of the trial. We
are willing to repect the resquest of Judge
Nelson not to make the case subject of COM
ment during the trial There are certain
phases of it that should not be forgotten. We
have already reached the beginning of the
second weeks proceedings, and if the progress
SO far is any indication it will probably as
sumo the dimensions of the Tichborne case.
Mr. Moulton has not yet concluded his direct
examination, and some days, we suppose, will
elapse before the counsel for Mr.. Beecher
finish their cross-examination. Mr.. Moulton
is an important figure in this drama, and his
testimony although comprising much that is
known to us from Statements" and publica-
tions-is of unusual interest Mr.. Moulton
shows great deal more ability than he has
generally been credited with, and he is far
from being the mere tool of Mr.. Tilton
or Mr.. Beecher. His replies are those
Of counsel and we sometimes wonder in
reading his answers whether he is examining
Mr. Fullerton or being examined by him.
Altogether, friendship seems dangerous
business in Brooklyn. And, in fact, 80
many things are dangerous in this trial
that it seems to US that resident of Brooklyn
should impose upon himself the duty of
silence-should never write notes or talk,
for the lightly spoken word of today, mean
ing nothing, will become the ominous tesla
ment of guilt or innocence in the future.
Another point in this trial is the dramatic
phases of the prosecution and defence. Mr..
Beecher has appeared every day, surrounded
by his family and friends and citizens of dis
tinction. Flowers have been showered upon
him, and his way from his home to the Court
House has literally been strewn with roses.
Among Mr. Tiltons daily duties is the opening
Of bouquets and reading notes on ''tinted
paper" and breathing an incensed atmos-
phere. In other words, this trial is rapidly
becoming party contest like the trial of
Warren Hastings. Mr.. Beecher fights for
position and Mr.. Tilton for salvation. Mr..
Tilton does not mean to be thrown aside as
the victim of Mr.. Beecher's selfshness. Mr..
Beecher does not mean to be the bridge over
which Mr.. Tilton will march to fame and for
tune. Whatever the end there will be two
parties in Brooklyn-the Beecher and the
Tilton parties. 1t is not trial but play
plaintiff, defendant, judge, jury, all seem con-
scious that they are taking part in the most
extraordinary drama of modern times. The
verdict will simply be an incident of the play.
What that verdict will be no one seems to
care, for we are all deeply concerned in the
development Of the plot from hour to hour