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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
Ut DIDN'T SUIT.

Two or three weeks ago a Detroit
boy, after finishing the last chapter OF
a book called "The Pleasures of the
Deep" pleaded with his father to let
him ship aboard lake schooner. The
old man smiled a grim smile, took the
case under consideration, and in few
days the boy was on the rolling deep,
having shipped as a greenhorn on a
vessel in the lumber trade. He sailed
to Saginaw, came down and crossed
to Toledo, and next day he appeared
in Detroit lame and stiff, his throat
sore, one eye nearly shut, and feel
ing of humbleness running all through
him.
What! back again 2" cried the old
man, as the boy entered the house.
"Yes, father, 1 want to saw all the
wood for winter, bring in all the coal,
clean out the cellar and paint the barn,
and you needn't give me but two meals
a day." tezzz~s.ze
"Don't you like sailing 2"
"Father, you don't begin to realize
anything about 1t. The captain sailed
right along on Sunday, the same as
any other day, and l believe he swore
even harder. lie wouldn't give me
an umbrella when it rained, he made
me sit up most all night, and two or
three times he called me up at mid
night and made me haul on ropes and
drag old sails around. There wasn't 3
single night when all of us got off to
bed at nine O'Clock, aud there wasn't a
day that he didn't boss US around and
break in on us every time we got to
reading anything good! l like land, !,
father, and 1 wish you owned farm =
Detroit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
OATMEAL. BONE AND MUSCLE.


Liebig has shown that oatmeal is al
most as nutritious as the very best
English beef, and that it is richer than
the wheatened bread i'm the elements
that go to form bone and muscle. Pro-
fessor of Edinburg, during some
twenty years, he measured the breadth
and height, and also tested the
strength, of both the arms, and zloins
of the students i'm the Univ rsity-a
very numerous class and of various
nsuionalities, drawn to Edinburg by
the fame of his teaching. He found
tlat in height, breadth of chest and
shoulders, and strength OF arms ana
loins. the Belgians were at tire bottom
Of the list; little aboveg them the
French and highest of AL The Scotch
and Scotch-Irisil, from Ulster, who.
like the natives of Scotland, are fed
iltheir younger days with at ]east
one meal day of good oatmeal zpor-
ridge. Speaking of oatmeal, an ex-
change remarks that n very good
drink is made by putting about two
spOonfals of meal into some, water.
The Western hunters aud Wrappers
consider il the best Of drinks, as it is
at once nourishing, unsiimuIating and
satisfying. 5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
MExxoERrE SENSATION.

About five oclock, the other after-.
noon, while the audience at Fore
psugh's mensgerie was in The act of
leaving the tents, large African lion
gave a little entertainment that did
not belong to the regular performance
and produced quite a sensation. The
keepers were in the act of feeding the
animals, and the lion. in his anxiety to
get large round of fresh beef, threw
his weight against the side of the cage
with tremendous force, and a moment
later was "mingling" with the audi
ence, so to speak. lie did not "min-
gle" very much, however, About one
fourth of the audience at the afternoon
entertainment was in the tent at the
time, and the stampede that followed
was amazing. 1t was general scam
per, pell-mell, and those svho could
not reach the door went out under the
sides of the tent, and scrambled up on
the cages of less ferocious BEASTS
Women and children screamed and
men showed their gallantry by taking
care of themselves.
The lion was for a moment master
of the situation. After witnessing the
hurried departure OF his audience, ap-
parentIy "more in sorrow than in an
GER" he made lively dash for some
camels that were quietly fighting
some flies on the opposite side of the
tent, but he was promptly met by a
small army Of keepers and tent men,
when regular fight ensued. He then
made the circuit of the enclosure half
a dozen times, apparently with the de-
termination of dying in the last ditch
before starting TO Appomattox to sur.
render. A number of policemen
were present when he escare ed from
the cage, but did not join in the lion
hunting business; in fact, they hadn't
lost any lion, and remembered they
had business i'm the Police Court this
morning. Finally, the hind wheels of
the truck supporting the cage were
taken off, the cage lowered, and the
door opened, when the "King of the
Forest" while making one of his cir
cults, turned abruptly, ran into his old
quarters, and a moment later was
prisoner.
The whole affair lasted only about
ten minutes, but those present pro-
nounced it a "mighty exciting" lion
chase. No damage resulted except to
the cage,-[Cincinnati Commercial.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
THE MALICIOUS MUSTANG.


The army mule is perfect Chester
field of an animal in comparison with
the native California mustang. 1t was
the mustang that invented the noble
art of bucking. We are aware that the
army mule has experimental in that
direction, but 10 other animal but the
California mustang ever caused his
rider to describe parabolic curve of
the same extent, nor can the man who
has not been bucked by California
mustang at all conceive the p rocess.
The victim while undergoing it. would
infinitely prefer being delivered to an
Hyreanian tiger or Lernead hydra
or Numidian lion for immediate
mastication and when the operation is
completed, aud by a mcrclful dispen-
sation Of fate he is landed on the crown
of his head in the nearest pile of road
metal, with dislecated spinal column
and pang in every nerve, muse lie,
sinew aud bone, he regards the auth
or of his woes with a horror and a
detestation far surprising the emo
tion that would be evoked by contem-
plation of the most forbidding antedi-
luvian saurian Professor Owen ever
revived for the satisfaction of the Gu
rious.-Sdcramento Union.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
NOT TO BE BOUGHT OFF so EASY.
! rhs1y spsvilIe Jouksil y describes .
yot,n6 man of r1fffer fespecfable ap-

q TheXyansville e zot@nlt describes .
lyoung man of rather respectable ap-
pearance, wearing store clothes, who
visited st. Louis with the Indiana ex-
cursion to that city, having ridden all
the way over on the top Of one of the
brakes, chewing ham sandwiches by
the way, and, after reaching the city,
called a cab and family articulated,
"Lindcll Hotel," and within the next
ten minutes was seated at q table in
the grand dinning-room. "Send the
landlord hither, boy" In a moment
Griswold approached and in the bland
est accents inquired his wishes. 81
am an orphan and stranger. l have
no appetite, and do not mind paying
you dollar if you will furnish me
something 1 can eat" Reassured by
the flash of his diamond studs he hand
ed him bill of fare and said laconic-
ally: "Select for yourself" "Soup,
real. turtle, birds nest, maccaroni, veg
etable. That will do for soup,D said
Tue yOuDS LHdu WIN seIShs Aoh
Mackinaw trout, black bass, Spanish
mackerelis That will be enough. l
amt fond of fish," These were sup
piled, and the same process continued
through the various courses until he
reached the fifth, when Griswold, who
had his sympathies aroused by the
young mans want of appetite, ap-
preached him and pleadingly said. as
he rendered him a bright new trade
dollar: "Young man., my bowels
yearn with compassion for you. Quit,
now, and that is. all yours" Eying
the bright coin with the critical eye of
financier the youth quietly remark
ed: Why, thlt thing is only worth
eighty-one or two cents! Make il an
even greenback dollar and I'll quit fer
l have no appetite, now how" The
greenbaeke was handed over, aud as
the young man arose from the half
finished meal he solilequized; "Thats
the kind Of a tOothpick am," and
strobe forth thinking Of the sand-
witchesa aud ice. cream to be distributed
on tire way home. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02

A WONDERFUL microscopic watch
has been presented to Mime. NIcMahon
by the Ecole de i'HorIogerie at Besan-
con. 1t is SO. small that to tell the
hour glass of high magninying pow
er is needed, The Due d'Aumale wss
present when this fairy jewel was
handed to the marshal, and related
.howzhis sancsetory the~Duc-de PEN
they're, wore watches in his vest but
tons. The duke subsequently ordered
a set Of Liliputhian hroDometers'i ior
shirt and wrist studs, which will be
ready in time Hor the exhibltion of
4a444Ss 7 F4A$sl414geS I! FN,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02

A FAMILY living on Cass avenue
found a good thickness of cream on
some milk that had been standing
over night, and when the milkman
made his usual call the pleased house,
wife exhibited the cream and said: 81
never expected to see this" The man
looked at the cream, winked wisely
and solemnly, scratched his head and
replied: "Well, don't know what
ails it, but you can throw it ont and
l'H give you fresh pint in it's place.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
Buokinghana's Dye
For The wHlsKERs.

fON Il Jt1E WftISKERS.
This elegant preparation may be
relied on to change the color of the
beard from gray or any other un-
desirable shade, to brown or black,
at discretion. 1t is easily applied,
being in one preparation, and quick
". and effectually produces a per-
raanent4 color, which will neither
rub nor wash off. IA
'o Manufactured by r. p. HALL & CO.,
rHTO NASHUA, n. II.
ssld hy IN Druggists, and Dealers IN xsdisiass.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
WHY MEN BECOME EDITORS

The editor of Texts paper gives
the following fignres of statistical
memorandum OF his everyday life,
and still people will think that editors
have but few cares TO disturb their
siumbers, and start into the newspa-
ner business 10 enjoy life:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
THE HEtHAR,N!IEss

Department of tfI.e subscriber is fully supp
piled iciIIs Staple and Fancy Work.
IIgfrITIH faQ HTt1L 7HJE +
REP4IRING esecmted promptly by erpe
rienced scorls,',e,a, as heretofore Harness i,s
Gold aud Rnb6er h1riD,nsings to Order on
shsse Notice. sEY .KAHIooo ,.I-
.haaf H.aC. FRAZER. .
Ravenns. June II. 1876. 4Os-am+ e..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02

!"
"MoTHER," said Jemin,a, Sam
wants to come counting me to-nigh
"Well, what did you tell him." 81
told him he emight come, feel anxious
to see how he would act" 5a.en
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
Draft-Horse
SIR WALLACE.

After a large amount of time and expense
have succeeded in getting in my possession a
horse Of rare combination. having very fair ac-
bright bay with black points; ta'l heavy and
sweeping the ground; a beautiful head. ear fine,
forehcad broad, eye large and expressive; lofty
crest, from which falls mass of silky black
name; shoulders nj ,ely rounded: body clean:
fi.t powerfully muscled legs: mildness of tenn
per. BY examining II of his get satisfied my
selfof the nnerring certainty with which he
transmits these qualitie. to his posterity has
and will earn for him place in the popular IA
yor which none can dispOssess him Of
6IR Wallace was f0aled June 26th. 1871.
stands 16L hands high. will weigh 14O0 lbs.
over; was erred by an Imported English Draft
Horse Further Pedigl &c with horse.
Those desiring to raise q h,rse to keep or
which W ill comm and a high price in the mar.
ket, are cordially invited to visit my place, two
miles East OF Ravenna Village. where Sir Wal
lace and the Lexington COLI ANDIE, will be
,, ]. L. CHRIsTY.
. RAyonAA, ApIu IL 1Sgbs i5c @ei S00.tf,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02

A GovERNEss advertising for a stu
alton says she sis perfect mistress of
her tongue l.ea:,,f f,..1seaf...s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
CAS'F0RIA..

1t is a great mistake to oppose that Castorin
is not adapted TO grown persons as we'll asC Lii
dren. They only need to increase the quantity
But children have 80 nuny complsintsf for
which Castoria is ada pted-like Wind Collie
Group. that il is especiaiiy recommended for
them.
Its effects are more certain than Castor Oil
Icontains no alcohol and is as pleasan to take
as honey. 1t never gripes. by Regulating the
stomach and bowels the Caktoria cools the
blood expeIs worms and prevents feverishness
quiets the nerves anil produces health then OF
course. children can sleep in quiet; nd mothers
can rest .-v-s.--
Castori, is recommended by all physiciaa,
and nurses who have Micd it. and it Is havinY
rapidly increasing salc-- 1t Is prepared with
great care after the recipe OF DIR. samuel Pitcher
OF Mass at the Laboratory OF J. Il. Rose = To-.
Al Dey Street, New ork,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
Domestic Wine.

II WEST BOWERY ST..
,as quantity of excellent Elderbcrry Wine
4 his own msnufacturc, for sale, which he
warrants TO be perfectly pure.
8 twill be found very beneficial in cases of
ickness.
Ravenna, O.. Dec. la, 1875. 3S2-6m*
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
HOUSE PAINTINGl
@. w. RHODES

Is prepared to do all jobs in TIL line of Uo,,s.
Paioting in Il neat and workms ,liLa ,aan
and at prices to suit the times manner
=. Al A. erters addressed TO him et NEW MIN
tt.D 30 nakrAGE G co OHIO, will rs eeiye promn
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02

ACADEMY of design-A young lady's
boarding school.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02

The lame can be heald and the wounded made
whole. We now know just what the CentAur
LinIments will do They will not mend broken
bones cure Cancer. but they will extract
soreness, allay pain, cure Rheumatisn snd a
larger range Of flesh. bone and muscle ailments
than any article ever before discovered, IB.ysf
Scientific skill cannot go beyond the effects OF
these remarkable preparations. Chronic
Rheumatism of many years. atanding. Neu-
ralgia, Wcak-Back, Fever Sores. Weeping
Sinews, Sciatica. Caked Breasts, Dise0rted
joints and Spraincd Limbs Of the wOret kind
are cured by the White Centaur Liniment
1t will destroy the pain and heal without .
scar all ordinary Burns and ScAids. 1t wnI ex-
tract the poison of Bites and Stings, and the
frost from Frozen Limbs. 1t IL very eficacious
for Ear-ache, Tooth ache, Itch and Cutsneous
Eruptions. st---.-!
Mr.. Josiah Westaka, of Marysville. O., writes
"For years my Rheumatism has been SO bad
that have been unable to stir from the house.
The first three bottles OF Centaur Liniment ena-
blcd me to walk without my crutches. am
mending rapidly. think your Liniments SIM
ply a MARVEL .---------. .-.--
q. II. Kennett. Druggist. Rock Prairie. Mo.
writes. - 49,
''Centaur Liniment sells better and gives the
best satisfaction of any thing in the market
What the Centanr Liniment has done for 9TH
it will do for You. II is handy, it 10 reliable.
and it iszcheap. --FEieDa 2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
nARSON's
-. ~ wuEELER's BUILDINde
kAvENNA, O.
Main Street,

Main Street, KAvENNA, o.
WSrm Meals, Hot Tea and Coffee, Oysters i'll
ny lesired style at all seasonable hours.
NOSES PARSONS .
ssvsnns. Dee. 10. 1871. 1T3-tf N8
eTG UIT.S STo11
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
The Yellow Centaur Linimre.ant

The Yellow Centaur Liniment
.U0ISl
is worth its weight in gold to owners of horses
and mules. tt,E 80 u.
This Eminent has erred more Sprained,
Sweenied. Ring -boned. and Called Horses In
than have all the Farriers In the cOuntry In An
age Its effects are simply Wonderful. -,
We have thousands upon thoussncs of certif-
Gates as strong rs the following: -@'hH = q
l.."Aiy horse was lame for year with n fetlOck
wrench. All remedies failed 70 cure and con-
siderei him worthless until ! commenced to use
Centaur Liniment. which rapidly cured him.
heartily recommend It. Il
REV GEO. W. FERRIS. =
.'Manorvilie, Schoharie Co. N. y"
: "DKAR SIRs-I have useA your sCentaur Lini-
ments in my family. and lndit TO he OF great
value Please send me two-tiollars worth. one
for the mules and horses. RILEY SICkLES,
FALLS ST ALTON. W YOMINaiCO.. Pa"
1t makes very little difference what the ease
is. whetner it be Wrench. Sprain Poll EVIL
RingbOne Scratches or lameness of any KIDD
the effects are the same. Liverymen. Stage pro-
prietOrs. Farmers, &c. should never he without
the Yellow Centaur Eminent, Itis sod every :
where, and warranted in its effects.
Labratory of J. b. Rose 4 Co.,
46 DEY ST.. NEW YORK.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
.TheDGnlocratePreSs

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02

.Las'iB.sssib b 11ai3ftsiab
3 .ao1 nsiiiiW ~ s}Ii1
az sbasiq ltshuss .ta7a tfei l'ssi
sbi fti gHsE aa0 % h@et'3FHs- g1HH 9il
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The Iola register., 1876-03-18

The National Grangers are to hold 6
grand encampment near Philadelphia, t.
attend the Centennial Exposition thi.
year. Sixty acres of land have been
leased and an immense building is to be
erected, in which rooms and accOmmO.
dations are to be provided at cost OF
not more than two dollars per head each
day. This is done, the Grangers say, to
avoid the extravaganza and impositions
of hotels and boarding houses. The
Pennsylvania railroad company have
consented to lay double track to the
exhibition grounds, to be used exclu-
sively by the Grangers. The run will
not be more than twenty minutes. The
new building is to be lighted with gas,
and supplied with hot and cold water.
Shares of fifty dollars each gre to be
issued to the amount of two hundred
thousand dOliars-no members will be
allowed to take more than one share.
This sum is thought to be sufficient to
cover tie cost OF the enterPrise.-fa.
roas Friend
The Iola register., 1876-03-18
objects Of Great Importance, Which May
be Obtained at a Small Cost.

l. Let every piece Of ground in every
farm in the country that is not suscep
tible of cultivation, or already covered
with trees, be planted or sowed with oak,
black walnut, hickory, chestnut, sugar
maple, wife and red pine and cedar. All
these kinds may be sowed together al
very little expense to see which grows
best. The aggregate value of these
plantations in few years would be
immense, besides the shelter they afford.
3. Let every farmers family keep, SO
far as practicable, more poultry, and
tend them better, so asgreatly to increase
the supply of eggs and fat fowls for cit
les, which always pay we'll for them.
This is an important interest which has
been good deal overlooked.
8. Let all dogs on farms be extermi-
mated by degrees, except the gentle,
docile, intelligent and eminently useful
Scotch colley for the care of live stock,
and terrier for vermin. This would be
the means of saving the lives of a very
great many sheep annually, and render
the keeping Of sheep much safer and
more general.-N Y. Witness.
The Iola register., 1876-03-18
SaWduSt.

VIM. Horne, veterinary surgeon, writes
to the Country Genileman:-My expert.
ence with sawdust is that it is the best
bedding to be had for horses or cattle; il
is better than straw in many respects.
1t is a much better absorbent than any
kind of straw, and upon general princi.
piles, it is much cleaner. For a paving
horse it is better inasmuch as he dis.
places the bedding only where the foot
touches the floor of the stall, while
straw, being long, is displaced generally
by the act of paving. 1t is a better
manure than straw-strOnger, more
readily assimilated or mixed, and lasts
much longer in the ground. l have
been for some time using planning chips,
which are much coarser than any kind
of sawdust. l find them very good ill.,
deed easier to manage and cheaper than
straw. One very important item in
favor OF sawdust is noticed where one
has 8 foul feeder, glutton, one which
eats up all the bedding within reach, and
any other filth he can get hold Of /
am top dressing my clover with this
chip manure as it comes from the stable.
OF course, the dryer the sawdust, the
more moisture it will absorb.
The Iola register., 1876-03-18

The object of farming is profit. What
ever does not conduce to this is of no
account; and the art of agriculture re.
solves itself into the one question, what
will pay best? The experience of sin.
gle individual upon single farm is not
sufficient to settle the principles fprac.
tice. There are no two farms precisely
alike, and what would be good system
to practice upon one. might be exceed
ingly bad upon another; therefore we
cannot take the experience of single
individual upon a single farm, but the
safe guide is the united experience of all
who have been intelligent observers.
The Iola register., 1876-03-18
Ckufa-Or Earth Alnspd.

This plant is coming into notice very
rapidly, and as it thrives we'll in the lat
itude of Missouri and Kansas, We have
thought it proper to give an account of
its habits and uses-particularly as the
Agricultural Department at Washington
has ordered large amount for seed. The
botanic name is Cyperus Esculenta. 1t is
called by fhe French such:e comcsticle, or
rush nut.
The chufa is perennial plant, grow
jig in the form of rush, about three
feet high. The fruit is in the form of
tubers, about the size of an ordinary
bean. Although belonging to the same
genius as the we'll known "wild nut
grass" it does not spread as that pest of
the Southern fields.
In taste the tubers resemble q chest
nut or cocoanut, and may be eaten either
raw or cooked, and after soaking over
night in water may be eaten as sauce.
The anaiysis shows them to be highly
nutritious. In Spain it is beaten into
paste mixed with water aud after
standing for some time used as sum-
mer drink and is very agreeable to the
taste, not unlike an emulsion of almonds.
Tests have been made of them in this
country, and on land that will produce
twenty bushels of corn one hadred bush
els of chufas can be easily produced.
And they are double the value of corn,
as they require neither digging nor
storing, and do not rot in the ground,
being uninjured by frost or cold. Hogs
will dig them as they want them, and
fowls will soon learn to scratch them
out as they grow near the surface.
Poultry fattened upon them excel in
delicacy of favor-One enthusiastic feed
er preferring them to the canvass-back
duck.
The chufa affects a light sandy soil,
and may be planted any time in this
latitude from corn planting in May to
June or July. The plan recommended
is to plant in hills two feet apart each
way, ten to twelve tubers in a hill, and
the tubers placed four to six inches
apart. No cultivation is needed except
to keep them clear of weeds. They
blossom in September, and the flowers
may be pinched off to increase the size
of the tubers. They mature in October
when they may be dug and stored, if
desired for general feed, or if for hogs
they may then be turned into the field
to fatten themselves. Not only is the
chufa fattening food for hogs, and
much relished, but it may be ground
and excellent oil expressed and the cake
fed to cows, increasing both the flow and
richness of the milk. Will not some of
our Kansas and Missouri farmers try i:
Rurul World.