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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
"DowN IN THE COAL MINE"

There are more doors in that min,
than there were gates at the Cen
tennial, and every door had III
little guard black faced boy
with the ever present smoke lamp
in his hat, sitting on box, always
waiting for somebody to come aioi g
that he may open the door. These
boys have easy work f; they have hard
ly anything to do; but if any boy
would like to try it no doubt there are
situations that are open. There was
one peculiar thing about the boys
they were all making water W heels.
whiting them out of shingles. There
was no water within q mile of them,
except such black drops as trickled
through the rocks; but they worked
away industr'ously. | never saw such
a variety of water-w heels-from the
shiny shingle, with single struggling
cut, to the perfect water-wheel wait
| ing for the torrent. May be the boys,
like Noah, expected a wet spell and
got ready in season. But they GER
| tainly had the water " heel mania, for
| wherever there was a door and boy
and light, so surely there was wa
ter W heel.
Going through the dark tunnel four
or five hundred yards Git is hard to es-
innate distances down in nine) we
came to little underground depot
guarded by man with a black face
and lamp in his hat. This man was
the telegraph operator. The Auden-
ried mine has all the appliances OF
modern civilization-except a ray of
sunlight now and then-so, of course,
it has its telegraph lines. A wire end
ing at this point in the mine runs into
in the depths can talk with the boss
above almost as freely as if they were
together. BY the side of this instru-
ment, locked in little walnut case,
was signal-card with the explana-
tions. A bell was attached to the in
strument at each end. a single tap,
for instance: meant "Stop the engines
Two taps, "Hoist double quick.
Three taps, " Explosion" Some of
the replies were uncomfortably sug-
gestive. Thirteen, .'llow long can you
stand it z" Sixteen, "Where is the
fire z" And he answers TO these again
"We can stand it for five minutes >
"Ten minutes :'''An hour" all indi I
Gated by different numbers. With |
this wire, it a fire breaks out, notice is
at once given above, Ii there is an
explosion of gas the warning is sent.
1t is a great protection TO the miners,
and it would be great comfort TO
them, if they should be suffocating be-
low, to get the signals from above:
"Stick it out, boys, there's plenty of
air up here !"-[ Correspondence of the
Philadelphia Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
TURNING WHITE.


Last Saturday afternoon we saw
quite curiosity On the streets in the
shape of human being, who, fifteea
years ago, was well-deYeloped ne
gro, black as the ace of spades, but
who is fast becoming white man, as
far as the color of the skin goes. The
person we speak of was in Keokuk
about three years ago, and at that time
began to show evidence of changing
color, his arms and part of his body
being white in spots. Since that time
the transformation has been gradually
going on, and his appearance now is
more white than black. His cheeks,
chin, ears, hands, and part of the neck
are now white. The black skin pecls
off in scales,a and in another three years
he will, with the exception of his
wool, which is as kinky as an Afri-
cans, be all white. lie was talking of
locating here. his present residence be-
ing Warsaw.-GKeokuk (la } Coustitu-
tion. t-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
MEDTCALA1Sl
TO THE AFFLICTED.
DIR. JOHN G0ufHfR

Still continues to treat every variety OF
CHRON1C DISEASE.
at the corner IF Sycamore and Cedar
Sts-, Ravenna, Ohio, where he located
the 26th of October, 1868 Since that
time have successfully Treated TWEEN
I TY-SIx THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED
CASES among which have been many
miraculous cures of Cancer, Gravel,
Humors, Dropsy. Rheumatism. Fistu-
la iii Ana, Prolapsns Of the Rectum,
Piles, Tape Worms, Seat or Pin
Worms, Intestinal Worms, Hip Dis
ease, Goitre, Enlarged Glands, Scrofu-
la. and all Impurities of the Blood.
Scaid Head Invariably Cured;
and that most insidiOus of all diseases,
Catarrh, which is destroyin. its tens of
thousands annually. Also, the varied
Diseases of Females, arising from Uter-
inc Diseases. Displacement, Enlarge
ment, Inflammation, liberation, Tu-
mOrs, Polypus, and all their sympa-
thetic accOlnpaniments,o on the latest
scientific principles, without the use of
the knife or caustics, but by constitu-
tional treatment and local absorbents,
which We believe to be the true meth
od of cure, if timely and properly APP
piled.
Calculous ConcretiOns of the Kid
neys and Bladder. There are several
varieties of Gravel in our possession,
that we have removed through the
natural urinary passage. from different
individuals in this locality.
The Doctor is a graduate in the Eye
and Ear Infirmary of New York City,
and has had a large and successful
practice in that department; and is
also a graduate of several of the lead !
ing Schools of his Profession, the Di- !
plomas of which are hanging up in his |
Office, for everybody to READ and IN !
vESTIGATE.
Thanks to an intelligent community !
for their extensive patronage.
TERMs-Cash. Positively no trust. |
OFFICE HOURS--From q. M. to D. IN. |
j. .GOUCHER, NJ. d.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

wind came up and caught the littl'
fakessand hurled them and whirlei
them about. ALI the day long, all the
night long, earth and air and sky were
snow and nought could be heard but
the bowling winds.
Much OF the dull day and all the
night the neighbor had slept, and with
bright eyes aud rested body, looked
out on the clear, broad, unbroken ex
panse--pure, clean, white and dazzling
in the sunbeams,--looked across to
Mrs. Aliens cottage, aud at break fast
said to her husband:
'As soon as the snow. ploughs have
been along, wish you would send
John over to dig Mrs. Aliens path.
Certainly, certainly. No woman
could dig through this snow
She just looked sick -a-bed when she
was afther writin' her letter to yez,'
spoke the girl.
Writing u letter to me. When?'
when yes afther buyin' your pris-
en,.'
why didn't You tell me 2
Faith, ina am, put it on the rack,
where ye always tould me to-
Go get it,
She could scarcely read it through
her tear-dimmed eyes.
No wood, no fire, two days ago!
Aud this fearful storm? Why haven't
L seen TO her! l might have known
she wouldn't beg. Oh, wish 1 had
given her the money 1 spent on that
thOughtless girl ?
The unfinished reakfast was left,
AID her husband, as anxious as she,
with his man, both loaded with food
and wood, tramped aud shovelled
path through which she waded across
with steaming coffee.
They found on the bed, with closed
eyes, composed limbs and hands fold.
e across the breast. the loved Mamie. |
And by her the mother, turned to ice,
with clasped hands, upturn-
ed eyes, and tear-drops frozen upon
her cheeks.
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b 1T the momentum of the train threw
his heels up, and he went into the
sand-bank head foremost. When he
picked himself up he had one leg
through joint of stove.pipe, All oys-
ter in his left ear, his eyes full of sand
and his hair matted mass of oysters
and sand and, worst of all, the train
had come to a tull stop 200 yards be-
yond to cool down hot box. II.
says he has oysters planted for fifty
feet along that sand-bank, and his en-
tire body is like the union jack, blue
ground with a few white patches for
stars, and he has sworn "by Joe
Peter" if he ever votes for that Sixth
Warder for any Office he hopes he may
never eat another oyster.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

AsnINGToN was very ignorant
man. lie never saw u railrO ID or
steamboat, or an electric telegral h,
He comprehended nothing OF their
mechanisms. An ordinary photo.
grapher could beat him all to pieces
with camera. He had never read
Huxley, Darwin, Mill, Spencer, Tyn-
dali, Or General Picasonton ON blue
glass. lie didn't even know of his re-
mote gorilla origin. lie didn't know
the universe had built up out of itself
through the accretion of protolasms.
lie had never heard Prof. Proctor on
'O,hcr Worlds than Ours-Are They
Inhabited ? aud take an hour and a
half to tell that he didn't know.
Washington was complete ignora-
mus Graphic.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
REMEMBER. BOYS MAKE MEN.


When you see a ragged urchin
Standing wistful in the street,
With torn hat and kneeless tiow.eIs,
Dirt, face and bare red feet.
Pass not by the child unheeding:
Smile upon him. mark me, when
Hes grown he'll not forget it;
For remember, boys mal men.
When the buoyant youthful spirits
Overflow in boy ish freak,
Chide your child in gentle accents;
DO not in your anger speak,
You must sow in youthful bosoms
Seeds Of tender mercy then
Plants ill grow ana and hear good fluita 4
When iIie erring boys are men.
haVe you never seen 4 grandsire,
With his eyes sglow with jov.
BRING TO mind some act of kindness
Something said to him, n boy
Or relate some slight or coldnesS,
With brow all cIoaded when
lie said they were too Lhoughrless
To remember boys made men.
Let us try t. add some pleasure
To the life Of every boy:
For each child needs tender interest
In its SORROW and its juy,
Call your boys home by its brightness;
They avoid Il gloomy ,icn
And seek for comfort elsewhere;
And. remember, boys make men.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
CATCHING A TRAIN.

The following amusing incident,
which happened a few days ago, will
show itself wherein 'vaulting ambi-
ton overleaped and fell on tine other
side." An influential voter, Mr.. r.,
from precinct of this county, was in
the city a few days ago on business,
when he fell into the hands of Sixth
Warder, who, fer some time past, has
been looking with longing eyes upon
al fat municipal and county Off
ces. The political aspiraut, after
treating Mr.. Il. Several times propos-
ed game OF ten.pins, which was ac-
aged to let his country friend beat him
in the games, and otherwise made the
evening pass SO Pleasantly that his
| friend missed the 4 O'Clock accommo-
dation train, and so time rassed until
near time for the IL o'clock mail train
to leave, and then the trouble began
Mr.. II. had bundle of stove pipe and
jar of oysters 10 take home, and,
tired after the severe exercise of five
hours at ten-piDs, he sprang into
cab and told the driver to drive rap
idly to the Mobile & Ohio train; off
they sped, but when half way to the
depot they suddenly remembered that
the train LETT from the New Orleans
depot, at the foot of Government street
so they turned down st. Louis street,
and just as they got to Commodore
street they saw the train coming slow
ly by. Mr.. r. sprang out, and with
the jar of oysters and bundle of stove.
pipe under his arm, he grasped the
hand rail of car and scrambled
aboard the moving train, all breathless
and bruised. He was about comfort
ably seated in car when he discov.
cred that he had gotten aboard The
wrong train, and was on his way 10
Montgomery. AT this moment the
train was on the outskirts of the city
and rapidly increasing its speed
There was nothing lett for Mr.. il. to
do but gather up his oysters and stove
pipe, rush out en- the platform and
jump oil. He did SO, and as he landed
i'll the marsh, he went knee-dcep into
the mud anu watei--oysters, stove-
pipe an Il all. BY extraordinary
efforts he succeeded in cxtricatine
himself from the entangling influence
of marsh, weed, und the soft e,Dbrace
of the mud that forms the happy abode
of the swamp moccasins, aliigators
and bulllrogs, just III time to see the
Mobile u Ohio trim coming toward
him around the curve; he gathered
himself for another desperate effort,
and once more succeeded in getting
aboard the train (this time The right
one); pretty soon the conductor came
along and informed him that his was
way station, and it was impossible
for the express mail-train 10 stop
there. Here was another dilemma,
but, being determined to get home,
when the train got to Whistler he
went forward to induce the engineer
to stop at his station. All his powers
of argument and persuasion were in
vain, so Il. said: "You are forbidden
to run faster than six miles an hour
over frogs and switches, and when
yon come down to that speed in pass
ing my honse l will jump off in the
sand-bank. So he got out on the
platform of the car and made leap,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
frCIpEs.

A pot OF musk in room will keep
it free from flies.
Best way to remove wood lice is 10
sprinkle with chloride of lime.
A piece of dipped candle rolled in a
paper will keep moths out of goods.
When color of a fabric has been de-
stroyed, by acid, apply ammonia to
neutralize the acid, after which chlor.
oform will. in most cases, restore the
original color.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
WE'LL DIGGING
AND DRHIINC

Having recovered from my late misfortune,
tender my s'rvices to the people of Ravenna
and vicinity asa
WE'LL DIGGER AND DRlLLER
] am also prepared to clean and repair Wells
and Cistefns t
Having had over forty years experience in
the business, ear guarantee salts faction to all
" ho NAV employ iae.
Dr. Prices as low as those of anv other man
ID H sss county; JSI,Ns KAY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

JONES thinks the saying Every dog
has his day Is only the bark of great
truth, the body of which is that every
cat has her night, and some nights q
dozen cats. It's au unfellne conclu-
sion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
w. HI. MCCONNELL, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.

Twenty wears experience All forms OF acute
and chronic diseases skiIlfully treated Has-
ing for years made chronic disease u specially.
j will CONTINUE to give particular attention 10
that class of cases
Onire ami residence No. 50 sycamore street,
4,l-:,mu Rrvcnna, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

Attoruey and Counselor at Law possesses
Surer,or facilities for making collections IN
ali .,arts of the United States once over
FIRST National Bank Garrettsviiie, ohio'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

WHAT ails dis beoples of America
says an old traveller from Germany, SIS
dot dey walks nit der legs too much
in der sihreet gars out. und don't got
much muscles come more
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
Rates OF Advertising
Business Cards.

FRANCIS l.. CLARK,
M-ssapicaI and Architectural Draugbts-
mnn. Patent Olce Drawing a specially
Ne - Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Juneo.fe 1ss-y-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
MOP WRINGER.

IHATE secured the exclusive right to sell
l. Henry l. Hotchkiss' MOP wEINGER in the
several townships of Portage County.
The ladies Will find this a great labor. ayinp
implement
will sell this cOavcnicns and useful inyen.
ton at RETAIL or viii sell township rights or my
entire Interest therein. at very low figures It
Is an Implement which finds ready and rapid
safe; and an active. energetic man can make
good wages in selling it..
Tor terms, apply at the Office of T.. T. HAT
FIELD. over Second National Bank ar on Sat
urlays at Otto Sontum's. next door to Poe
House JAMES NTc MIL I TN
Rayenna. Nov. IL, 1876. 42g
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KKLDISG. a D. H. r hoe's'
BELDING & HUGUS,

Pby.icians and Surgeons. Once, Main street
ever reIdiny Armstrong's Drug Store.
kayeaua. u ...o-. 81
sneriaI attention paid to the treatment o, M
S.,r.n;,. Diseases Office hours, from lO 10 IL
m to AMI to p IN ''-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

Attoruex and Counselor at Law. once
-ysr second National Bank. PheniN Block
Rxyenna Ohio ios-u-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

A LAWYER at the bar was held to e
in contempt for simply making a mo-
ton in court, 1t was ascertained,
however, that he made a motion to
throw an inkstand at the judges head.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

ROCKWELL & NORRIS,
Attorneys at Law and NotaryPubiic- Deuei
EIocE. keut, Ohio
Dec 10. iS5S. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

INSURANCE AGENCY.
H W. CoHn, Life and Firs lnsurAneS
Agent. Onice 3d foor, over the seconu
National Bank, Ravenna, ONO
Sept -, 1861. 56-1y-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

/. III. & NJ. w. PHELPS,
Attoraeys and Counseiiors at Law.Rayenna,
ONO tpiiee over first National Bank. 3So
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
sCRAFTs NJ D. JOHN n
CRAFTS & SON,
J. w, MAXSON,

Physieians and Surgeons. Office In CraI.s
kia,S Nantua Station Portage County, ONO,
3gs-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
r III. NICHOLS.

J. IL. NlCIlOhC'
Attoruev at Law and Notary PuDnc. Vmce
in Phenix Block, over braineru a ~" "S
Store. 9S9tf
Ssvember 20. 1sI2 IL
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
T.. III. GRIFFIN
E. P. HATFIELD,

DExrIST. Once over First National Bank
IL ofi e hoars from j. m 10 T. m
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08

x,op J. D. HORTON.
TAYLOR & HORTON.
..,.-r.x~ aud CounseIIors at Inv, Raven
IN Daio ONCE in Phenix Block, over Sec
c.,s. National Gank-
Nay s. LESS. J5-1v
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
+ WAGGONER, NJ. D.

hxs5cfan and Surgeon, Once East emu
Pbruix Block, Raycnna, ONO. ,o-.e
March 21th. 1872
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-08
PETER ELATH,

PETER FLATH.
CIo.hIer and Merchant Tailor. Hats, S.ps
AID Furnishing Goods Foes Dui"'hs' ""'
street. RayeHn=, Ohlo-
Oct. Is. 1s5S. 1y-
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/. Z. nUTcHISs. w.B- THOMAS
HUTCHINS & THOMAS,

ATTORNEYS at Law, Ravcnna- Ohio once IN
km2ir.. Building Mr. Hutchius Will attend
ar Al. germs or the Common Pleas anu District
courts in Portage County 1iJ-
La crónica., 1877-11-28
H0JAS S U ELIAS
Ell

IIene la riqueza su perfume como
les flores, su espuma como el aqua,
su atmosfera como la terra, su es-
pacio como ell Universe, su poesfa
como ell c~orazon, su espiritualismo.
como las ideas.
ri credito es al dinero 10 que ell
resplandor & la luz, 10 que la SOM
bra al cuerpo, 10 que ell eco q los
souidos.
Sc pnede deeir que la riqueza es
una especie de aritmetica, ell que
los guarismos inflexibles no suman
nunca mis- que la cantidad exacta,
este es, la cantidad que hay; al mis-
mo tempo que ell credito es una es-
pecie de algebra que nos representa-
por medic de letras fantasticas las
cantidades que Sc suenan.
-Aunque parezca raro, es induda-
BILE que la .riqueza tiene su metaff-
sica, su parte abstracta, su fantasia:
El dinero es la realidad y ell ere
ditto la Illusion.
Credito, digan 10 que quieran los
economistas, no es mas que la POM
pa lei capital, ell brillo del orc, ell
ruido del dinero.
Por medic lie ingeniosas combi-
naciones de cristales, Sc ha conse-
guido dar a los objetos mas imper-
ceptibles dimensiones fabuIosas.
Asf es, que al traves del micros-
copio, una gotta de aqua nos parece
ell mar, un grano de arena, una
montana.
Mueho antes que Ia ciencia des-
cubriera este medic sencillo de en-
grandeeer todo 10 ~pequeho, la razon,
las pasiones y los deseos habian he
eho mares de gotas de aqua y mum
uos de granos de arena.
La razou tom0 por su cuenta q
csc grano de arena que Sc llama
hcmbre, y nos 10 hace yer por IN
esfuerzo de 0ptica bajo las formas
gigantescas de un Dios.
I'll amor no quiso ser menos que
Ia razon Y apoderandose de nues-
Iros ojos, cogi0 esa gotta de aqua qhs
Sc llama mujer y la hizo aparecer
Soore la terra tan grande como un
oceano de felicidad.
Los deseos, csc vidrio de aumento
al traves del cual miramos TODD 10
que apetecemos, o presenta conti-
huamente mundos iguorados Y cie-
JUS desconocidos, que q la simple
vista, no son mas que granos de
arena y gotas de aqua, que ell viento
ue u noche sc lleva 8 ell sol de una
mahana disipa.
III nombre, esa contrasena con
que vIaJamos por la vida, tampoco
qulso co~ntentarse con los Ifmites
propios de su naturaleza, e invent6
ei eco prodigioso de la fama y ell
crystal fantsstico de la gloria.
FOR medic del ingenioso mecanis-
mo de la posteridad, adquiri6 ell pri-
Vllegio exclusive de irse engrande-
o'ehdo en- la misma proportion que
Sc va alejando.
Este sistema inexplicable que con-
este en- anmentar una cantidad sin
anadirle NADIA, Sc interpuso miste-
La crónica., 1877-11-28
DR.. HONG COONG,
MEDICO y CIRUJANC CHINO,
M 81, Gale de Los Angeles.

Antes fue companero del DR.. Lo Pc Tai,
de san Francisco. Puede ser consultado
confidencialmente sobre c~ualquier enfer-
medad de los Pulmones, Hfgados, RHO
mes, OIganos Digestivos y Genito-Urina-
rios, Debilidad Nerviosa, Afeeciones Sif-
lfticas y todas las Intermediates especial
les que resultan de ignorancia o tOhtera.
En- san + francisco este doctor ha tenido
mucha practica como especiallsta duIante
los ultimos diez amos. Puede dar Ia me-
jor garant1a de la eicacia de sus remedies
con certlncados de personals a q~uienes ha
restituido la salud. Todos los pacientes
que sc pongan baio su cura recibiIan ell
mejor tratamiento y no Sc les cobrara 81
no sc les cura. Sc %garantiza cura eficaz
y pronta de toda affection uterina o cual-
quiera de las Intermediates que aniJen q
las senoras, pues tiene una gran exp
riencia en- esta especialidad. Consultas
en- la ofcina gratis. Horas' de ohcina,
desde las 9 A. NJ, a las s p. NJ nolno