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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04
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So nearly perfect are the recipes Of these won
derful pain-sOothing and healing Centaur Lin
iments, that we can confidently say they will
muscle W. do % mot r Pretend Tnl that
they will mend broken leg or exterminate
the inflammation and stop the pain. Nor can
We guarantee the proper results where the body
is poisoned by whiskey. Temperance is as
necessary to a proper physical. as mental con-
dition.
larly adapted to all cases OF Kheumatism,
Lumbago. Neuralgia, Erysipelas Itch. Sprains,
Sciatica. Weak Back, Pains in the side, Wounds
Weeping Slnews. Burns. Frosted Feet, Palsy,
Sores. Broken Breasts, % Sore 'sii Nipples @ Sore @
Throat Group, Diphtheria, etc The most of
these complaints the Centaur Liniment will
cure; all of them it will benefit. 1t will ex-
tract tho poison from bites and stings, and
will cure burns and scalds without a scar
similar testimonials;
.......ss ANTIOCH, ILL. Dec. /. 1874.
my wife has. for a long time, been a terrible
sufferer from rheumatism. She has tried many
physicians and many remedies. The only thin 6
which has given her relief is Centaur Liniment.
w: ii. RING. Postmaster.
1t is an indisputable fact that the Centaur
Liniments are performing cures never before
Chronic RSeuIatisn, r. 3 fH Of thirty y yesrs' stand
ing, Strengthening fingers and joints which had
been stin for SIX years. taking the soreness from
burns, sc. -
orc. dollar. or even nfty cents, invested in
Ceptaur .Liniinentswill be within reach when
an accident occurs, and will do more good
than any amount Of money paid for medical at
tendance when physicians are called they
frequently use this Liniment. and of course
charge several prices for Il. = sTT
Tho yellow FCentaur =Linime emit is
adapted to the tough skin, muscles and flesh of
the animal creation. Its effects upon severe
cases of SPAWN Sweeny. Wind Gall Big Head,
and Poll-Eva, are little less than marvellous.
Messrs. j. Mcclure Co., Druggists, cor, Elm
and Front Sts., Cincinnati, o.. say:
9. In our neighborhood a number of teamsters
are using the Centaur Liniment. They pro-
nounce it superior to anything they have ever
used We self;as high as four to five dozen bot
ties per month to owners of horses andmules.'
we have volumes Of ties timonials describing
cures of Sprains. Kicks. Calls. Poll-Evil, Big
Head. and even Founders, which are little less
than marvels. No owner of an animal can at
ford to be without a bottle of Centaur Liniment
which any day may prove worth twenty times
''s cost. a'.f 80 90 t'~ "ss ~
Sold everywhere. but prepared only at the
laboratory Of J. b. Rose & Co..
~ ,4s DEx ST NEW Yoxk. 3 ss7
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

IT is announced that d plant known
as "smart weed" which grows in
nearly all parts of the West, is prov-
ing an excellent substitute for tan
bark, making better leather in less
time. This is, if true, of considerable
importance, as thousands Of tons of it
go to waste in the prairie countries
every year, which can be secured as
easily as hay.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

WAsHlsG MADE EAsY.qThes Ger
man washerwomen use a mixture OF
ez turpentine and l OF. spirits OF
ammonia, we'll mixed together. This
is put into bucket of warm water. in
which a 1klb. of soap has been dissolv-
ed. The clothes are immersed for "a
hours and. then washed. By this
method the cleansing is said to be
greatly quickened, and two or three
rubbings in cold water will remove
the turpentine smell.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

SOME LaEobe boys undertook to
play base bali in a field where q ram
was feeding, recently. He bntted the
short stop through a picket fence and
forced all the rest to make home run.
Tho boy who was bntted through the
fence was the only one scored, ana he
carries the score with him, but he can.
not see it. tS4yN ~ - - jlG ?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

-.CHAPPED -HANps.-Take common
starch and grind it with a knife until
it is reduced to the smoothest powder.
Take a clean box and fill it with the
starch thus prepared, so as to have it
co. tinpally at hand forause. Every
time yonr hands are taken from tho
suds or dish-water, wipe them, and,
while they. are yet damp, rub a por-
tion-of. starch thoroughly over them,
covering the whold surface.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04
A REMEDY FOR THE Er1zoorY

To the editor of the Cincinnati Ga
Zette: -@,5s > - ? - 4
GAS many horses are having the cpl
zooty in a mild form, let me give a
simple and effectual remedy for the
cough that gives the principal trouble
in this disease: Take brown or black
mustard, grind it, and give q teaspoon
ful scattered over the horses bran,
mash or chopped feed. Give this
much to each feed. 1t serves to cut
the phlegm and gives them relief.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

SOME young ladies of fashy tenden-
cies as to dress, are wearing belts of a
gilt metal. Some one suggests that
they wish to show their fondness for
music by wearing brass bands round
their waists. hi 'sF
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

AN Indiana girl wanted to see if her
lover really loved her, and she got a
boy to yell "mad dog !" as they were
walking out. The lover aew over a
fence and left her to be chewed up,
and she went right away and married
a store clerk. = -r-. -.---
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

The question as to whether it is
spelled whisky or whiskey is still de-
bated. The Chicago Times virtually
decides the question by remarking that
nine men out of ten take their whisky
with tease" Js5r t'ii =
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04
Notice to Bridge Contractors.

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed pro-
IN posals will be received by the Commits
sioners of Portage County. up to o'clock. p. l..
Monday. November 1st. 1873, for Iron Bridge.
Said bridge to bea single span GO feet between
abuttpents and to have road way ii feet clear
width. Joists. flooring &c. to be of prime oak
timber. Bidders must furnish full plans and
detail specifications, giving form and ,limen-
sions of girders and size OF each part of bridge
with capacity of same Bids to Ec made per
lineal foot for extreme length.
Separate bids will be received for Square
Truss and Column Arch bridge
Contracts will be made on day of letting. Con-
tractors will be prepared to give bonds to the
acceptance of Commissioners for fulfllment of
contracts.
Commissioners reserve the right to reject any
or all bids.
BY order of Commissioners,
k t--- WIN. GRlNNELL,
County Auditor.
commissioners Office, -Ravenna, o., Oct. 4, 1876
3u At.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

Two persons were once disputing
so loudly on the, subject of religion
that they awoke big dog, which had
been sleeping on the hearth before
them, and ne forthwith barked most
furiously. An old divine present,
who bad been quietly slipping his tea
while the disputants were talking,
gave the dog akick, and exclaimed /:
"Hold your tongue, you silly brute |!
You know no more about it thap they
dol"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

"WHY, Jennie, you look good
enough to eat" said loving husband
to his wife one morning at breakfast.
"Well, I'm eating as fast as can, amt
T2o t;s..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

BATARD TAYLOR says that there is
alcohol in fresh bread, but one has to
eat one hundred and eighty loaves be-
fore he embibes enough Of the liquid
to feel happy. ue Yfrd
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

IT 10 said that Brigham Young has
acquired the title of General from hav-
ing been called "Briggy, DEAR" 50, Of
ten by his numerous wives.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

MILKMEN are spending, their leisure
hours at watering places.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04
A ssIGNEE's NOTICE.

A SSIGNEE'S NOTICE. = Notice is hereby
IA given that the subscriber has been appoint
ed and qualified as assignee of Barber 4 Lao d,
a firm lately doing business at Ravenna. Pof.
tage County. Ohio W. l.. GOODMAN
Ravenna, Oct. d. 1876, 37t-3w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04
National Steamship Company

Sells passage tickets to and from Europe, and
Drafts on England. Ireland and Scotland.
The vessels Of this line consist Of twelve First
Class British built Iron Steamships, one Of
which will leave Liverpool every Wednesday
QuecnstOWn every Thursday, ana New York
every Saturday.
For passage or further inform ation apply te
p. sHEHAN, -. West Street, New York, or
BERNARD KINNEY
14o-u. RAV0NRa. OhiN.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

4 AT a city market the other day, q
palefaced, solemn man took off his
hat, smoothed back his hair, and said /:
''My friends, We know not how soon
we:msys fall by zshez1wsysids. We
stand here to-day y&hext week wefnay
sleep with the dead. feel that l have
only few more days to stay, and 1
wish some Of you would lend me fif-
teen cents 80 that 1 can geta dish Of
baked beans. The crowd at once
moved away.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-04

AT the so-called spiritual sitting in
Hartford recently. there was present q
woman who meurned the loss of her
consort, and As the manifestationsseem-
ed to appear, the spirit Of the departed
Benedict entered upon the scene. or
course the widow was now eager to
engage in conversation With the ab-
sent one, and the following dialogue
ensued:
Widew-sAre you in the spirit
world ~
TAe IsuNtnaSaAT.am.'Ng1 II
Widow-'How long have you been
there ?,foi jqifoz9si yIevc fO
The Lamented-'Oh, some time
I WidcwsDon = goa want ITO cone
back and be with your lonely wife?
The LafnenfedAsNoti if 1 kuow my
self. It's hot enough around here
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
A Dog Which HELPED.

A trlckman in Tamaqua, Penn, has a
cur, which, to all appearances, is just as
worthless us any other "yaller dog. >"
His conduct the other day, however,
proved him not only more intelligent but
more Industrious than many individuals
of the human species. Everybody WAS
engaged in cutting ice from the sidewalks
and cutters, and Mr.. Dog took his station
by the gutter and worked perseveringly
in removing the floating chunks as they
came down, picking them up in his
teeth, carrying them to one side, and
depositing them in the street, thus help
ing to prevent the gutter from becoming
choked up. The dog never was trained
to do this work, but undertook it entirely
upon his own responsibility. There are
said to be no fish in that gutter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Combat with a Leopard.

A terrible combat has taken place on
the shores of Lake Tantalus, in the vicin
ity of Bournabat, Asia Minor, between
a professional sportsman named Cara
mouchi, who lives in the little village of
Yakaheni, and leopard which had for
some time been devastating the neighbor
hood. SO heavy were the losses of the
Inhabitants of the district by this ami
NAL, that they agreed to have battue for
him, but in the meantime Caramouchi
determined to attack The leopard alone.
Sallying forth one morning about three
weeks ago, accompanied by two friends,
he found the track of the animal in the
snow, and followed it up to a cavern in
the rock. The three men fired their
guns simultaneously into the entrance
of the cavern, and were rewarded by the
sudden appearance of the leopard, who,
bounding forward, seized Caramouchi,
lacerating him severely i'll the arms and
legs. After q desperate struggle the
leopard, who had been wounded by the
discharge of guns into the cavern, quit
ted its prey and withdrew to the brink of
n ravine few yards off. CaramOuchis
friends at this juncture prudently pro-
posed to retreat, but CaramOuchi signi-
fed his intention of pursuing the sport,
and, reloading his gun, fired another
shot at the object of his pursuit. The
leopard was now thoroughly out of tenn
per, and, bounding again on its assail
ant, the fight commenced in earnest.
Caramouchi was horribly mangled but
just as his strength wa8 giving way he
drew out knife, and stObbing the
leopard in the stomach, by vigorous
effort shook it off and chucked it down
the ravine. The leopard was killed by
the fall. Caramouchi tainted, but par
TALLY reviving, was carried with the dead
leopard in triumph to the village. He
was then put to bed, where he is likely,
by latest accounts, to remain for several
weeks, and liStle subscription has been
opened for him by his grateful neigh
bOrs Pail Man (t0eeffe
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Facts About Shoeing Horses.

As the number of men who are COM
petent to shoe horse correctly liz 40
amazingly small, and ms horse shoeing il
Silence barely in it's infancy Az yet, any
facts that will elucidate this important
subject will be hailed with immense sat
isfaction by every one who is n friend to
this noblest of all domestic animals-the
horse. Whoever has made himself ia
miliar with the anatomy of the feet of
horses does not need to be told that the
prevailing manner of shoeing them is
ruinous to the natural form of the hoof,
always tending to incalculable injury to
the horse, thus depreciating his market
able value. Most of the horse shoers of
our country prepare the foot, fit shoe,
and secure it to the hoof in the same
manner that "wood butcher fits a
shoe to an old wood ox-sled. The
mechanism of a horses hoof is one OF the
most wonderful and ingenious structures
that can be found in all the works of the
Creator. Beneath and in rear of every
hoof there is n frog, which is tough and
elastic pad for preventing injury to the
animal whenever he plants his foot sud
denly on any hard substance. Large
rolls or cylinders of india rubber are
placed beneath railroad cars to prevent
injury to any part of the car or the cargo
with which it is loaded. The frog be-
meath the foot of horse is designed to
subserve n similar purpose. But the
manner in which most horses are shod
lifts them up, as it were, on short stills,
so that the frog cannot perform it's APP
propriate functions.
If we look carefully at the young horse
when he is trotting or running, it will be
perceived that every foot is brought
down to the ground in such n manner
that the frog receives the powerful blow.
BY this means all injury to the animal is
prevented. Silence teaches us to permit
the frog to develop and expand down
ward But most blacksmiths seem to
think that the All-wise Creator made
great mistake when he formed the hoofs
of horses. Hence, they fail at the frog
with red-hot burning irons, with edge
tools, and with any other appliance that
will enable them to remove this extra
neous eXcrescence. Illustrious ninnies
Why not shave and burn away all the
tough callous skin and adipose tissue be-
meath their own heels, and allow the bare
bones to rest on plate of iron inside
of their own boots and shoes IN y.
Herald
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
How TO Furnish u House.

Heavy rugs will partly cover the floors.
Paper of some neutral tint, free from
glaring figures, will stretch from the
richly colored dado Mt the bottom TO the
gay border ut the top. The picture rod
will not be of the eternal guilt that
wearies us now. 1t will be painted some
decided color that will harmonize with
the prevailing shade of the whole room.
Before the windows and before the
doors which open outward, curtains,
heavy in texture ana subdued in tone,
edged with strong lace, hang from
wooden rings which move freely on a
slender wooden rod fastened to the
sheathing. Rings and rods will be of the
hue of the picture rod above. The single
curtain before each opening will be
looped TO one side low book cases, not
over three feet high, of dark wood re-
heved by few chiseled designs picked
out in color, will line the wall No glass
doors will disiigure them. One general
pattern varied in each piece, will stamp
the furniture. Last and greatest, an
open wood fire, either in the fireplace or
in one of the Franklins which still Turk
in the garrets of old country houses, will
cast it's CHEEKY light over everything.
The close stove, the register, the CRATE,
the radiator, will be tabooed. The
blaze of wood burning across brazen and
irons, is something so beautiful that nc
artist has ever succeeded in painting it,
The first of all hints on household tastes
should be Have an open wood fire il
the room in which you mean to live
~ y. Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
The Law OF the Road.

The great leading rule is that no one
has the right to be in the middle OF the
road, except when no other person is
present to claim his right to the use of
one-half the highway, which claim he
has precisely the same right to assert
when travelling in the same direction
that he has when he meets another.
This is the law of every State in the
Union, and, so far rs we are informed, of
every civilized country and all persons
violating it are liable for all damages
resulting from their conduct
When teams meet, the American law
is that each turning to the right, shall
give half the road. The custom and
the law of England requires teams to
turn out to the left-as expressed in an
old doggerel
Ire rule of the road il a PARADOX quite:
In liding or driving a'org,
II you keep TO the left you are sure TO go right,
If YOU keep TO the right you 60 wrong
In passing, the person in front is re-
quired to turn TO the left, so as to allow
the person in the rear, who is travelling
at more rapid pace, to pass by on his
right.
Where teams approach at right angles,
or intersecting roads, it is the duty of
the person who, by turning to the right
would pass to the rear of the other team
to pull up and allow the other to pass.
In wide streets i'll towns and cities,
these general principles should always
be observed, though, from the necessities
of the case, persons are less strict i'll
keeping on the proper side of the street,
being frequently obliged, with proper
care for the rights of others, to pass to
the other side, to avoid a crowd or other
obstruction.
A person with light vehicle meeting
or desiring to pass heavily-laden team,
especially if the latter is gong up hill,
will generally turn out without requiring
the man with the loaded wagon to give
half the road, but the law imposes no
such obligation i'll any case, and under
all circumstances requires each to give
half the road, unless by accident or some
obstruction it is found impossible to do
so.
If a person happens to be in the wrong
place on the road or street, person
coming in collision with him is not en-
titled to damages if, by the use of ordina-
ry and reasonable diligence, he could
have avoided it.-LiUe Stock Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Indian Vengeance.

Bob is Shoshone Indian who for
several years has worked at odd jobs for
Jimmy Thomas, Reese River Valley. He
is steady boy, good to work, yet n true
Indian. Bob had two brothers, who, a
short time since, mysteriously to the
Indian mind, sickened and died. In
some way these two Indians had been
mixed up with Shoshone squaw, and the
report prevailed that she had bewitched
Bob's brothers so that they had died.
Bob came to town the other day, and
upon his return passed Shoshone COM
pOdia. Moccasin, another Shoshone,
met Bob and told him that the squaw
was then in camp, and advised him to
kill her. Bob dismoumted from his horse,
which Moccasin held, and, finding the
squaw, beat her to death with stones, and
then burned her body. The squaw had
borne n bad character, having two half
breed children, and it may be that this
fact in some measure justified, III the
Indians mind, the killing, for to their
credit, he it said, before the advent of
the white man the Indians were chaste,
furnishing, even to death, all lapses from
virtue. Sheriff Emery, wi en- these facts
came to his knowledge, arreste Bob and
confiued him in the county jail But as
the proof of the killing rests entirel y upon
Indian testimony, which IS not admissible
under the law, Bob was yesterday set
at liberty. The Indians generally think
that he has done wrong-Reese River
RoreiUC.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
The Manifold Writing Process.

BY the following process, devised by
Hanlen, it is said that about, 100 or even
200, copies of manuscript may be taken
in ten minutes. In manipulation it is
similar to that of oiled paper saturated
with pigment, except that in this case
the colored paper is placed beneath,
with the colored side uppermost, and
upon it, instead of writing paper, sheet
of firm, thin, very dry old paper is laid
that will take up the color without alb
sorbing it. There may be pile of five,
or even ten, such layers, of alternate
colored and oiled paper, and when it is
written upon with a pencil or stylus, n
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
a Model Boy.

The following description of what a
boy ought to be is extracted from work
by Lady Barker, the London phi
lanthropist eff / could make a
model boy, I'll tell you what he should
be like. He should love cold water and
hate lie. He should be frank and UNI
suspicious, as becomes noble, trusting
nature, and yet he should be neither silly
nor soft. He should have plenty of
manias. He should have an appetite
like wolf, for should wish him to be
tall and strong; but he must not be bit
greedy. He should not be ashamed of
loving and reverencing all that is good
and holy and pure, but with nothing of
the mollycoddle about him. He should
have a fine, sweet temper, yet he should
be, as the Yankee song says, An okered
man in row., and he should know how
to take care of himself with his fists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
CURE FOR HYDRopHoBIA.-The reel,

CURE FOR HYDRoPHoBIA.-The recipe
is that of NJ. Caesar, French physician
Take two tablespoonfuls of fresh chloride
of lime, mix it with half pint of water,
and with this wash keep the wound con-
stantly bathed and frequently renewed.
The chlorine gas possesses the power of
decomposing this tremendous poison,
and renders mild and harmless that
venom against whose resistless attack the
artillery of medical science has been so
long directed in vain. 1t is necessary TO
add that this wash should be applied as
soon as possible after the infiction of the
bite. The following are the results of
this treatment From 1910 to 1924, the
number of persons admitted into Breslau
Hospital was 1874, of whom only two
died from 1888 to 1924 there were adj
mitted into the hospital at Zurich 223
persons, bitten by different animals Q82
by dogs, of whom only four died.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
CHIT.CHAT FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Fooled.

After the long and merry day,
Little cousin, tired of play,
Has fallen asleep In the rocking chair.
Soft, let me whisper in her ear
There ara better places to rest, my dear;
Come, lot US 80 up-stair.
She doesn't wakon. Now, eyes 80 bright,
Under a curtain, out of sight,
Cannot get glimpse OF you?
Creep, creep, creep, mouse, creep,
Cautiously up the dimple check
Peek, peek-a-boo, boo!
Not glimpse. Now, then, little girl,
III tickle your ear with this stray curl,
This curl OF your tangled hair.
Now I'll count the dimples: One, two. three
Tia, ha you rogue, you were fooling me
Pooling me, declare
Ellen Tracy 4 ideD.