davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26

A RAILROAD company suspecting
deadheads put detective on the track.
One day he heard passenger remark
that it was very easy to 60 from B
TO D. without ticket. He watch
ed the speaker and was surprised to
see him hand the conductor ticket.
Getting into conversation with the
passenger he said: sI'd like to know
your plan for travelling without tic
ket, and don't mind giving you couple
of dollars for it. sDone,' said the man
pecketing the bill. when 1 want to
travel without ticket walk
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
THE PHILOSOPHER, STONE
FOUND AT LAST.
London Daily News.

London Daily. News.
Mr.. Norman Lockyer has realized
the alchemists dream, the transmuta-
ton of metals. In the presence of
small party of scientific men Mr.. Lock
yer, by the aid of powerful voltaic
current, vo,atilized copper within a
glass tube, dissolved the deposit form
ed within the tube in hydrochloric
acid, and then showed, by means of
the spectroscope that the solution con-
tanned no longer copper, but another
metal, calcium, the base of ordinary
lime. The experiment was repeated
with other metals, and with cores
ponding results. Nickle was thus
changed into cobalt, and calcium into
strontium. All these bodies, as is
we'll known, have ever been regarded
as elementary-that is, as incapable of
being resolved into any components,
or OF being changed one into another.
it is on this basis that all modern
chemistry is founded, and should Mr..
Lochy ears discovery bear the test of
further trial, our entire system of
chemistry will require revision. The
future possibilities of the discovery 1t
is hard to limit. The great object OF
the old alchemists was, of course, to
transmute base metals into gold, and
40 far as our knowledge. goes there IS
no reason why copper should not be
changed into gold as we'll as into cal
cium. The means at present employ
ed arc obviously such as to render the
process far more costly than any pos
sible results can be worth; but this is
necessarily the case with most scientif-
ic discoveries before they ale turned
into commercial facts. Mr.. Lockyer
is one of our best living speciroscOp-
lists, and no man with a reputation
such as his would rick the publication
of so startling fact as he has just an
nounced to the scientific worldwithout
the very surest grounds. He is known
by his friends as somewhat sangulne'
and he does not pretend to be an ac'
complished chemist, but he was sup
ported yesterday by some OF our lead
ing chemists, all of whom admitted
that the results of his experiments
were inexplicable on any other grounds
but those admitting of the change OF
one element into another, unless, IN
deed, our whole system of spectrum
analysis is to be upset, the other horn
of a very awkward dilema. olnce
hundred years ago Priestly discovered
oxygen and founded modern chemist
ry there has been-there could be-no
discovery made which would have
snch an effect on modern science as that
the so-called elements were no longer
to be considered elementary.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
Wisconsin Correspondence.
REEDsBURG, Wis,
Dec 18TH 1873.


Dec. 10th, 1878.
ED. DEMOCRATIC PRESS The chill
ing blasts of old Boreas are again up
on us, but have not yet reached the
severity common to this latitude. We
have snow and ice, and good roads.
The prices of all kinds of produce are
below the cost OF production. All of
our artisans except blacksmiths and
cobblers are out of employment Taxes
are cruelty high. In short, the times
are getting SO stringent that the por-
cine fsmily are becoming uniparous.
What is to come after specie resump-
tion none but John Sherman knows.
Considerable excitement exists at
Lone Rock, this county, on account of
the mysterious disappearance of the
son of the ferryman of that place. He
left home on the evening of Novem-
ber 18th. His coat and hat were found
three days after ON the bank of the
river, but no farther trace of him could
be got until the 30th uit. wfrcn his
body was found in the river, few
rods below the ferry, with a bullet
hole through his head. Notwithstand-
ing the verdict of .coroner's jury:
"Death by his own hands," many
conjectures are made concerning foul
usage. No reason is presented why q
young man seventeen years of age,
robust, in good health, steady, indus
trious and respected, should thus end
his career.
On last Sunday night burglars en-
tered hardware store here and di-
minished the stock about seventy-five
dollars worth. They were a wicked
set to break two commandments at q
time.
A sensation was created last week
in the southern portion of our county
by the arrest of two counterfeiters. It
seems one Herman Christian and his
father-in-law,c ,concocted little scheme
of their own to initiate the currency,
and in such a way that all the profits
would accrue to the originators. So
the unregenerate Christian coined
some halves and quarters to the
amount of several dollars. Elated by
his mechanical success, he determined
to make it financial success and get
the coin into circulation by the two
going on an old fashioned spree and
SHOWING the "queer" for bogus whis-
ky. But his imitation was soon de.
tected, and their dreams of sudden
wealth vanished. They were arrest
ed and taken to Madison for trial.
They are said to be poor men, igno-
rant, without energy and short sight
ed, and by this foolish act will suffer
the severe penalties of their transgres-
sion. The old legal maxim, coceat
emptor-look out for yourself-was
poorly applied by them, a. it is gen.
orally by those who practice fraud.
| YECAL.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
with timber and -is-an- agreeable

with timber and ia agreeable
change, This timber is on the claims
belonging to the Phelps boys. of Por.
tage county -four in number). They
haye made considerable improvement
on their claims and have a nice bunch
of stock. They have just completed a
well, finding an abundance of pure
water at the depth of 15O feet. They
raise it by horse power and do it
quickly. If they were not all bache-
lors would say they were well fixed,
but 1 fear without the refining inflr-
ence of woman they will relapss into
barbarism, and they deserve to. ~
For fear of occupying too much Of
your space will defer q description
of Bloomington until my next till
then, adieu. SALEM PRATT.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
EurnishinE Light for Next to NOth .
ing.

Boston Dispatch to New York Times.
AS is now well known. the greatest
obstacle in the way of the substitution
of the electric light for gas is the cost
and expense of power for producing
the former, it being largely in excess
of the cost Of the latter. Other minor
difficulties have been overcome by Ed
ison, Sawyer, and others; and to in
vent some appliance for reducing this
cost is the task upon which many
electricians and others are at this mo,
ment bending all their energies. 1t
is this problem which Mr.. Gary claims
to have solved. BY the simplest of
devices, which he exhibited to me to-
day, he utilizes his own newly discov-
cred principle in such way as to gem
crate electricity for the light at abso-
lutely no expense beyond the cost of
the machine, which itself is automatic.
asked Mr.. Gary to explain his ma
chine and its working, beginning at
the beginning, that it might be thor
oughly understood by laymen as we'll
as scientists, and this he showed per-
feet willingness to do.
To produce magneto-electric cur
rents it is necessary to change the
polarity in an induced magnet or piece
of soft iron. This is usually done.
remarked Mr.. Gary, by revolving the
iron i'm front of. and close to the poles
Of a permanent or electro-magnet, the
polarity changing as it passes from the
field of one pole to the other, as the
current is only induced at the point
where the polarity changes. A high
rate of speed-is required to produce a
steady or uniform current suitable for
| the light. The currents are induced
by the change of polarity OF the iron,
and the polarity is changed by change
of position. The power required to
change the position depends on the
distance the iron moves; the amount
of electricity on the speed. This mod
el.' directing the attention to the new
work upon his table, is of a machine
have contriyed to change the polari-
ty with less exhaust of power, for the
reason that the iron moves a less dis
tance. This, as you see, is acompound
permanent magnet, with a piece OF
iron coiled wit wire, attached to lev
er, pivoted in the center, and adjusted
so as to move over the neutral line
and it is so balanced that you can blow
it over with your breath; and this
was practically demonstrated. sYou
see that every time it passes the line
it produces sparks precisely as done
way. The difference in the power re.
ouired is the difference in the distance
the iron moves to make the same mum.
ber of changes
Your new invention, then, is sim.
ply practical application of the prin.
ciple which you have discoyered. o.
the existence of the neutral line at the
point in the magnetic field where the
polarity changes, aud which is antag
onistic to the heretofore universally
accepted theory that magnetism is {
static force?'
Precisely. 1t is only on this prin
ciple that the thing is possible
Mr.. Gary then Pre- ceeded to illus
trate his principle by setting his mod
ell in motion. 1t is one of the sam,
compound magnets which he used il
the machine where the polarity wa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
CUmIOSITGES OF EARTH.

At the city of Medina, in Italy, and
about four miles around it, whenever
the earth is dug, when the workmen
arrive at the distance Of 63 feet, they
come to bed of chalk, which they
bore with an auger, five feet deep.
They then withdraw from the pit be-
fore tho auger is removed, and upon
its extraction the water bursts up
through the aperture with great vio-
lence, and fills the newly made we'll
which continues full aud is affected
neither by rains nor drought. But
what is the most remarkable in this
operation is the layers of earth as we
descend. At the depth of IA feet are
found the ruins of an ancient city,
paved streets, houses, floors and differ
ent pieces of mason work. Under this
is found the soft, oozy earth, made up
of vegetables, and at 26 feet large
trees, with the walnuts still sticking
to the stem, and the leaves and branch.
es In perfect state of preservation
At % feet deep soft chalk is found
mixed with vast quantity of shells
and the bed is IL feet thick. Under
this vegetables are found again.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26

'SPEAKING of razors,' said the obse-
quious barber, as he rendered change
for quarter, Il believe Adam and Eve
were the first raisers, were they not 2
Tho customer raised his Cain. and de-
manded to know il he was Able to
make another joke like that,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26

A SKUNK got into the basement of
Grace Church at Yananoque, Ont,
one evening last week while q prayer
meeting was in progress, and the con-
gregation was dismissed without wait
ing for the benediction. s5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26

JEwELRY is made in Germany from
the pure blood of the OK. The blood
is dried, reduced to powder, and then
nodded and polished. What next2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
Medical Notice.
To The Amicted.
DR. JOHN GoUCHER
Having had very large and success
full practice in Chronic Diseases
for forty years, both Private
and Hospital, is prepared
to render satisfaction
in the different
uaeiof1aa

to render satisfaction
in the different
varieties.
Among the diseases treated have
been many miraculous cures of the
two true species Of Cancer-the Hard
and the soft; or the Scirrus or Chron-
ic Cancer, characterized by q predom-
nance of fibrous tissue, and but few
Cancer cells the Medullary, Brain, or
Acute Soft Cancer, characterized by
IN excess of Cancer0us cells.
Also, the different varieties OF
GRAVEL, and disease of the Kidneys
and Urinary Organs. Tumors, Rheu-
matism-Inhammat and Chronic
Fistula in Ano, Prolapsus Of the
Phincture. Ami and Rectum. Piles,
Tape Worms, Seat or Pin Worms, In
testinal Worms, Hip Disease, Goiter,
Enlarged Glands, ScrOfula, and all
Impurities of the Blood.
CATARRH-thatm most insidions of
AL diseases, which is destroying its
tens of thousands annually-Invaria-
bly, cured. Also, SCALD HEAD, and
the different diseases of the Skin.
ALSO, TaE VARIOUS DISEASES OF FE-
MALES,
Arising from Uterine Derangements,
Enlargement, Inflammation, Ulcera-
ti0n, Tumor, Polypus, and all their
sympathetic accOmpaniments, on the
latest scientific principles, without the
use of the knife or caustics, but by
constitutional treatment and local alb
sorbents, which we bslieve to be the
true method Of cure, If timely and
properly applied.
CALCUOUs CONCEPTIONS OF THE KID.
NEYs AND BLADDER.
We have in our possession several
varieties of Gravel from different in
dividnals in this locality, which we
have removed through the natural
urinary passage.
The Doctor is Q graduate in the Eye
and Ear Infirmary Of New York City.
and has had q large and successful
practice in that department. He alb.
serbs the differant varieties of Cata-
ract while they remain soft, and re.
moves films aud specks from the eye
without the use of the knife.
The Doctor is . graduate of several
Of the leading schools of his profess
sion, the Diplomas of which are hang
ing up in his Office for everybody to
read and investigate.
The Doctor can be consulted at his
Office, No. 1196, Euclid Avenue, Cup
stairs,) Cleveland, q.
REsIDENCE-7O8 Wilson Avenue.
OFFICE HOURS-From 10 A. NJ.
to II NJ; and from 1 to p. M.
The Doctor will leave his Cleveland
Office for Ravenna, at 1.45 p. M. every
Saturday, returning to Cleveland at
10 A. N. the following Monday.
JOHN GOUCHER, NJ. d.
~Patients will be visited at their
homes, when desired.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26

A QUACK doctor is travelling in Ohio,
accompanied by remarkably beauti-
full young woman. Her complexion,
especially is perfect. He tells the peo-
pie, in free lectures, that this fair crea'
ture was once rather ugly, but has been
improved by the use of his elixir,
whic he offers for sale at So bottle.
Nobody buys at the conclusion of the
lecture, but on the following day when
his agent goes from house to house,
the sale is large.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
Business Cards.

FRANCIS l.. CLARK,
Mecnanioal and Architectural Draughts-
man. Patent Office Drawing . Speciality
No. - Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
June6, 1873. 1887.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
P. B. CONANT,

4 TTOSNEY AT LAW, Ravenna, Ohio
IA Office in Phenix Block, over Richardson
HaTdWare store S.s3-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
e.. III. GRIFFIN

1. H. & NJ. w. PHELPS,
Attorneys andCOunsellors ut Law, W,Ravenna
Ohio. Onice over First National Bank. 3So
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
COAL! COAL!

0RDERS xOR COAL LEFT AT MY RES
IDENCE on Day street will receive prompt
Attention. 8. r. STURDEVANT.
OCT &c, 1875 4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
a sxLpINa. ND. R.c. SLOAN, II. =
BELDING & SLOAN,

Physicians and Surgeons. Once: Main street
over Belding Armstrong; Drug Store.
Special attention paid to the treatment OF
Chr0nic Diseases. xr,,
DR. sloan's residence opposite Citizens HAIL.
Main street
once hours, from q m. to II m. and from
Ps !NiSht calls promptly attended TO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26

A. s. CRAFTS,
Physician and Surgeon. Office in Crafts
Block Mantua Station. Portage County, Ohio.
S33-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26
e. w. MAXSON,

E. W. MAXSON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law possesses
superior facilities for making collections in
Ali parts of the United States. once over
First National Bank, Garrettsville. Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-26

And to those who think it is I" more blessed to
give than to receive" offer, at prices TO suit
the times, a large variety of
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-08-05
ARTESiAN WELLS.

TyHE UNDERSIGNED BEGS LEAVE
II to inform the public that he now
prepared. with the most approved machinery,
60 sink Artesian Wells in any part of the State
on the shortest notice.
All orders or communications on the sub
Ject address tc UAtoon h Palmer, Batti
Mountain, will ceive prompt attention.
g. l. CAH0ON
Battle Mountain, October o. 1875 Il
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06
itI,l,lolld ispatfll
rnI.,AY 80. SEPTEMBER 8, 1878 =
1San era, j, g. Johnston.

{ ma nnh,,sh this morning tho letter 81
f.snera, ,IoussroS, stating briefly his views
Of principles and policy in acee pnng sne po-
s;t,on az nominee Tor Congress OF the Con
serya,iye party oil the Richmond district.
:. i rerv brief and can hardly be objected
- i, me district, IL we understand the pub
,;c feeling, as wo conjecture we decidedly
do.
We like the unhesitating manner in whten
The General proclaims his party relations
He stands firm there. Indeed, on every
point he touches he is as frank and positive
rs It is his nature TO be.
So with his ..confession OF faith nc sees
out upon the campaign. which we presase
vii. be altogether prosperous and cordial
How can the Richmond district fail TO ap-
plaud and approve Virginian hero VINO
never stained the escutcheon OF the old
Doa,in;on, but whose every deed IN DIS
military life has helped to embei'ish her
Iames In three wars be has borne himself
so as to win honor for himself ard renoWn
for his native State-attesting by eleven
wounds his raIor and devotion to duty.
The letter OF policy and principles will
add pleasure to the performance OF the act
OF voting for the old hero which will be re-
membered by every voter who gives vote
for the illustrious man as an incident OF DIS
life that will be recited with pride TO tue
end OF his days.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06

tutsonists may have a counterpart Of inc
nresent day in the combination OF COM
inunism and greenh acktsm hut people VINO
owl, property and laboring people VIII nave % g
fo bear the burden. People who buy more
Than they sell must come to poverty, ana all
expedfentst TO raise prices will avail nothing
against the final results. IfsYirgtnia de-
sires prosperity the strictest economy must
commence 10 every man. home. Luxuries
Of every kind must be cut OF, end plum
food and clothes and household surrounds
ings Indicate that the credit account must
show good balance on The right SIDE lvII
This is being done in Che United States. Inc Inc.
exports exceed the imports near three nun
dred millions oftdoiIars, md pros perity J. y
apparent at the North. Inthe South IL WIZ
never come so long as everything IS prougnI
from the North. Provisions, manufactures,
and the tobacco tax will continue TO Dram
the little money from Virgins, ana con-
rressional independence cannot sno" NOV
they can bring remedy Tor the esils
under which we daily groan and VIII. suuer
for wears to come. The only heip Tor SOUTH
ern people, so far as national laws a,iect u.s.
must come from a solid Democratic oelesta-'
ton uniting with the northern Denoeratlc
party to remove the tobacco tax, ana 10
many other ways to aid in resuscltstlng Tue
southern States. " II. -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-06
General JohDstoD's Views ON CERTAIN
public Questions.

Tn the Conservative Voters OF the IhH0
Congressional District:
announced to the Nominating ConVen-
ton OF the district, Immediately Delole It's
adjournment that in letter OF acceptance,
I expected to be called upon to Writes iny
oninions on the questions now interesting
the public should be freely given. l nave
not been called upon for such ietter' puI
have received from various parts OF the dis-
trict very earnest expressions OF WISHES 10
learn nv opinions on those questions, espe-
cially that OF finance.
7 hold that the first of them in importance
il that OF the maintenance OF tDc Demo
cratic party of the United States IN us IN
territv: for we OF the South owe 10 thae
marty our release from the condition OF con-
quered provinces and the protection OF the
Constitution we now enjoy; ana II we
maintain il undivided it will probably ac-
ouire the control OF both the legislative and
executive branches OF the Government, and
introduce honesty, economy, ana stflct
construction OF the Constitution into the
Government, and restore prosperity TO the
country.
7 hold the law establishing national banks.
includin" the prohibitory tax (ten per cent?
on other banks. to be utterly unc0nstltu-
tional, and therefore to be repealed rs soon
as possible: the nationa-bank notes to be
called in gradually by the substitution OF
redeemable United States notes, and the Is
Sue of such notes to be increased until SUI
ticient for the wants OF all parts OF the coun-
try. advocate, in other words, abundance
OF paper. money equal in value to gold aud
silver, and receivable for all dues TO the
Government.
Being lifelong Democrat, stand upon
the Democratic platform in this and all
other political qucstions-viz., strict con-
s;ruction OF the Constitution, close economy
in all branches of the Government. and the
extinction OF the national debt gradually,
but as soon as possible. have always been
hostile to the present tariff, and would be to
any other discriminating, ike it, III favor OF
one section of the country-that small
cne-to the injury OF all others. ! am op-
posed also, and very strongly, to all taxes
bearing uncqualiy upon the Different sec
tons of the country-like that on tobacco,
which EFFORTS from Virginia much larger
contribution to the United States revenue
than is paid by the six New England States
not less than three times rieher-and which
also makes the poor man pay at least 200
per cent. on the tobacco he uses. and the
rich one from 30 to so. j. L. JOHNSTON.
September 3, 1878.