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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-03
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
TIEE AUTUMN Or EsFE;,

1t is The solemn thought, connected
with middle life. that life's last bust
ness is begun in earnest and it is then
midway between the cradle and the
grave. that a man begins TO marvel
that he let the days of youth slip by
SO half enjoyed. 1t is the pensive au-
tumn feeling, 1t is the sensation OF
half sadness that we experience when
the longest day of the year is passed,
and every day that follows is shorter.
and the night fainter, and the feebler
shadows tell that Nature is Fastening
with gigantic footsteps 10 her winter
grave. So does man look back upon
his youth. When The first gray hairs
become visible, when the unwelcome
truth fastens itself upon the mind that
man is no longer going up hill, but
down, and that the sun is always
wes.ering, he looks back on things be-
hind. When we were children we
thought as children. But now there
lies lies before US manhood, with its
earnest work, and then old age, and
then the grave, and then home. There
is second youth for man, better and
holier than the frst, if he will look on
and not look back.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
~s---
EESE BLOCK DENG A KsaVEE.

During the past week or two 8
school of pike have located under the
Sacramento and Yoio Bridge, and
they can be seen near the surface os
the water. They average about q foot
in length, and are so numerous that
there is hardly square foot of water
but contains couple of them. They
remain in the shadow of the structure
and lay with their heads up stream.
Every small fish that comes down the
river is Instantly goSbled up. So
complete does the blockade appear 10
be that it is very improbable that any
of the young fish that are on their
way down the river run the gauntlet
and live. 1t has been suggested that
Commissioner Redding have few
charges of giant powder exploded
among the piratical fellows, so that the
fish that are hatched above may pass
unharmed to the seal sacramento
Recorder Union.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
EDITORIAL AMENITIES.

The Arizona Miner having called
the editor Of the Enterprise 'a SLAM
dering reptile,' the latter reters as fol-
lows: Jealousy in!ccts his rotten
system his diseased mind is incapa-
BILE of producing one wholesome
thought; his eyes, like those of the
lizard, which he resembles, see naught
save the blackness of his own heart.
Canadian by birth, Mexican by adop-
ton and 1iend by nature, his lot in
life is hard one; yet, not one-half so
oppressive as it will be in death, w hen
the meanest worm that lives in the
earth shall refuse to dine off his flesh.
and when the spirits of those he
wronged, while living, shall charivari
him with kettle drums and music I'M
til time shall be no more
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
oE WHAT rs SALT = SYMBOL.

OF fidelity. A man who has par
taken OF salt with youis bound to you
by the laws of hospitality, and thus
bread and salt are eaten at the ratifica-
ton OF bargain or treaty, to make it
binding on al! parties. Salt is also an
emblem OF desolation, conquered cit
les were sown with salt. In Scotland
and Ireland salt appears to have been
considered TO represent the incorrupt-
ihe spirit, and it was therefore laid
above the heart of the corpse; and in
some places a large platter was so
placed, containing small portion of
salt and earth unmiXed, the one to
represent the immortal and the other
the mortal part. In former days, when
it was the custom for all the house,
hold of nobleman or gentleman to
dine together, the large salt cellar.
which, was placed in the middle of
the table, was The boundary of dis
tinction between the family and the
meniais.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
SLEEPING ROOMS.

These should be the largest, sun.
niest, and best ventilated rooms in the
house. The reverse is too often true
Let person go back to his chamber
after half an hour in the morning air,
he will be startled to find how bad the
air of his room is. Generally there
are two occupants, and each, with ev-
cry breath, is using up oxygen, and
pouring out carbonic acid from the
lungs. and at the same time is exhal-
ing d poisonous etfiuvium from the en-.
tire surface of the body.
Persons sleeping in small and ILL
ventilated rooms are not only liable
to coughs, colds and consumption, but
are especially exposed to attack from
prevailing infectious disease. That is
their vitality is lowered, and that
means their safety depends on theil
not being exposed.
Every bed room should have careful
provision for its ventilation, especially
i'll these days of air-tight stoyes and
coal furnaces. 1t would be great
gain if we could get back to our open
fire-places, even if we had no fires in
them. But the best that most can now
do is to keep the door open at night
into we'll ventilated hall, or to secure
slight currents of air from open Win
dows-open more or less according 10
the temperature. Of course a strong
draught should not fall on one when
asleep.
We need hardly add that the air OF
every bed room should be thoroughly
changed during the day.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
A MODEL. CITY GOVERNMEN

The Government of the city of Paris
is sustained by indirect taxation, there
being little or no tax levied on real
estate except for paving and repairing
and keeping the streets in order. Eve
rything that is brought into Paris in
the shape of food or for domestic pur-
poses must pay an oetrol, or entrance
duty at the gates of the city, or if by
water at the boats before it is landed,
the receipts from this source this year
amounts to 100000, 600 francs, or about
$5O,OOO,OOO; market dues. $3,OOO,OOO; !;
slaughter-houses, SS.OOO,0OO; rents of
stands on the public ways, 100000; J;
dues on burials, $4,000; sales of
lands in cemeteries, $l50.OOO; taxes
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
Medical Notice.
- TOlThe Afflicted.
: DR.. JOHN GoUHER
Having had a very large and success
full practice in Chronic Diseases
for forty years, both Private
and Hospital, is prepared
to render satisfaction
in the different

in the different
-1UTsErr varieties.
Among the diseases treated have
Dbeen many miraculous cures of the
two true specie s.of Cancer-the Hard
and the soft; or the Scirrus or Chron.
icFCancer, characterized by predom-
y nance of fibrous tissue, and Eut few
Cancer cells; the Medullary, Brain, OF
, Acnte Soft Cancer, characterized By
an excess of Csncerous cells.
- Also, the different varieties Of
GRAVEL, and disease of the Kidneys
y and Urinary Organs. Tumors, Rheu-
matism-Infiammato 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
all diseases, which is destroying its
tens Of thousands annuslly-Inyaria-
bly, cured. Also, SCALD HEAD, and
the different diseases Of the Skin.
ALSO, THE VARIOUS DISEASES OF FE-
- O. r,f,...' MALES,
= Arising from Uterine Derangements,
Enlargement, Inflammation, UIcera-
ton, 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 abb
sorbents, which we believe to be the
! true method of cure, if timely and
] properly applied. 'ii
CALCUoUs CoNCRETIoNs OF THE KID
NEYs AND BLADDER.
rWe have in our possession several
fttaieties of Gravel from different in
fdtvi1pals in4this locality, which we
have removed through the natural
urinary passage.
The Doctor is graduate in the Eye
sand Ear IInfirmary of New York City.
and has had a large and Successful
practice in that department. He ab-
serbs the differant varieties of Cata-
ract while they remain soft, and re-
moves films and specks from the eye
without the use OF the knife.
4 The Doctor is graduate of several
sion, the Diplomas of which are hang
read and investigate.
The Doctor can be consulted at his
Office, No. 1196, Euclid Avenue, Cup
stairs,) Cleveland, o.
REsIDENCE-7O8 Wilson Avenue.
y OFFICE HOURS-From 10 A. NJ.
to II NJ and from to 3 p. NJ.
The Doctor will leave his Cleveland
Office for Rayenna, at l.45 p. NJ. every
Saturday, returning to Cleveland at
10 A. NJ. the following Monday.
JOHN GOUCHEB, M. d.
~Patients will be visited at their
homes, when desired.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

A NEW Duluth (Mln) city Ordin-
ance gives the awful warning that
"any COW, of either sex, hereafter
found sporting a bell or ringing the
same within the limits shall, upon con-
viction therof, be subject to fine Bnd
imprisonment, or both, at the discre-
ton of the court"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

A DIsCoMFIrTED soldier, who found
that he had shot an Indian already de-
funct, was overheard to murmur,
didn't know it was Lo dead
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

A MAN in Detroit has recently in
vented an apparatus for arresting and
extinguishing sparks. Are the. girls
going to stand that3
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

for paving, lighting, etc., $500, 600 ;
dog tax, $4,000; sale of night soil.
SI50OOO--total receipts about S47,
600, without any direct tax upon real
estate. The city of Paris never has
any floating debt to fund, but always
has balance to add to the sinking
fund. after spending about $5,OOO,OOO
per annum for public improvements
and the ornamentation of the city, 1t,
is the best governed city in the world
and has no rings or cliques to deplete
its treasury. The taxes come mainly
from the food people eat, and the ar
ticles they sell and manufacture. As
an instance of this, it is said that the
sugar manufacturers of France, who
pay no taxes on the goods they export,
are able TO sell refined sugars in Eng
land cheaper than they can sell them
IN France To this is attributed the
great depression in the English refined
sugar trade. The French manufac-
turers are under selling them, and
getting strong footing in the Eng
lish markets, The French beet sugar
is undoubtedly very superior article.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
The Bloody Chasm Closed.

Hon. John +. House was unani-
mously nominated for Congress by the
Democracy of the Sixth (NashvilIe)
District in Tennessee. In his speech
acknowledging the compliment he
said:
"In the next contest between the
two great parties, they will divide
upon Governmental policy and with
out sectional animosity. Sectional
hatred will be eliminated from the
contest. So far as the South is con-
cerned, am certain such will be the
case. | cannot, fellow citizens, find it
in my heart to indulge in feelings of
malice toward the people of the North,
when l witness their magnanimous
and generous conduct toward the
Southern people. l feel like pulling
OF my hat and standing uncovered in
tory of the Appomatox is the victory
won by the people of the North in
their noble and generous contribu-
South. Upon that fated field the
South surrendered her sword. With
in the shadow of the dark wing of the
of her heroic sons and daughters, with
bowed head and fearful eyes she ex-
tends her hand and surrenders her
heart to the generous and magnani-
nous North. Gods own hand has
bridged the bloody chasm let not the
ambition of man seek to reopen the
wound, and seek to rekindle the en-
bers of sectional strife. Let us 60
into this great contest OF 1880 without
any of these elements of sectional
bitterness. Of course we will be di-
vided as to questions of Government
al policy, but with that element elm
mated from the contest the represent
atives of the South can stand upon the
floor of Congress as the peer of any
from the Northern States, and can
look to the material development of
his own section. to the enlargement of
commercial relations, and make the
Southern people more prosperous.
With fraternity and harmony restored
this great country can march on to
more glorious and illustrious future
than has been seen in the past"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

AS TO the political status of Ohio,
let us think for moment: Two DEM
ocratic United States Senators a DEM
ocratic Governor; Democratic Legis-
lature and IL of the % Congressman
are Democratic. Wouldn't the Re-
publicans be glad to trade their paitry
majority of 5000 for what the Demo-
Gratis lay claim to? You bet.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

gEs LII. & N. w. PHELPS,
lAttornsys andCounsellors at Law. .Ravenna
Ohio. sOnice over First National Bank. 3sS
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

T.. w. MAXSON,
Attoruey and Counselor at Law possesse'
SUPERIOR facilities for making collections ~
IA All Darts of the United States Once over
u First ational Bank. Garrettsvilie, ohio.J
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
e. II. GRIFFIN,

DENTIST. Office over First National Bank
Once hours from J. IN. to p IN,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07
sxBusiness Cards.

FRANCIS L. CLARK,
Necslanioal and Architectural Draughts-
man. Patent Oflice Drawing n Speciality.
No. ~ Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa
LJune6, 1879. 1oS-y-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-07

T.. C. SWAIN,
surgical and Mechanical Dentist, opposite
Portage Heuse, Main St.. Basenna,o, a'
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
vECET1NE.

The following letter fIom Rev. G. ". Mansfield for
mery pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Hyde
Park and at present settled in Lowell must vince
every who reads his letter of the wonderful curative
HYDE PARK, MASS, Feb. Is, 1sT6.
Mr. H. r. STEVENS
Dear Sir-About ten years ago my health failed through
the depicting effect Of DYSPEPSIA; nearly year later
attacked by typhoid fever in its worst FORM IL set
tied in my back, and took the form Of deepseated ab
scess which fifteen months in gathering had two
surgical operations by the best skill in the state but
ceived permanent suffered great pain at times
and constantly weakened by profuse discharge
also lost small pieces of bone at different times.
Matters ran thus about years. till MAY, 1874
when friend recommended me to 60 to yonr office and
talk with you of the virtue of vKGETSE did and by
your kindness passed through mandatory noting
the ingredients by which your remedy is produced
BY what 1 saw and heard, gained some confidence in
yRGETINE.
commenced taking it after, but felt worse from
its effects still persevered and felt 1t bene
fitting in other respects Yet did not the results
desired till had taken it faithfully for little more
and for nine months have enjoyed the best Of health
have in that time gained twenty-five pounds Of hesh.
being heavier than before in life and never was
able to perform more labor than now.
During the past few weeks had scrofulous swelling
large my fist gather another part Of my body
took yEGErNE faithfully, and it removed it level
with the surface in month. think should have been
cured of my main trouble sooner, il had taken larger
Doses after having become accustomed t. its effects
Let patrons troubled with scr0fula kidney dis
and il they will patiently take vEGEriSE, it WILL in
my Judgment cure them.
With great obligations. I am
Yours very truly,
G. W. MANSFIELD.
Pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
REMARKABLE SUCCESS.

The Of the ealinc literary paper the West
The CHICAGO LEDGER Is truly remarkable. Since its in
PRODUCTION To the reading public six ago The Led
has steadily advanced In favor Is nc ckuowl
edged second TO Of the kind In the country Its
circulation Is ma tonal and has been obtained through
the enits Of its publishers produce paper Of bIsh
moral character and at the time sell il al pric.
consistent with the present hard times That they
sncceced and we'll too the thousands Of rcasr. Tn.
Ledger reaiisIel fun Maine Texas aud from Florida
to Oregon viii bear testimony The Chicago Ledger
stories Leih conplete and continued fu each number
written by the best author. of the day. and great
sgrption price Of The Ledger only s0 per year post
age pad and il is EQUAL in every particular other pa
pers OF the sams character which sell for ~ year Three
sends 10 eshis and bsir address to TIE LEDGER Chi
caso. H. 3jan4v
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

SEVERANCE, KAN, Jan. 8, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEr:-In your Issue Of the 3rd inst, ap-
pears the following local: I'VE informed that,
more than month ago, the Bxet;ss special pet and
correspondent at Severance was sick with variolod
which is simply smallpox. It was announced, at the
time, that he sick, but not hint to the COM
plant. Can man have the smallpox, and neither
himself nor the doctor know lin fact be
pecting as to daily mnglc with house full of school
children If the Buiiein had made such careful in
quries and had naturally applied to its confidential
correspondent for information it should have received
some little hint. So it looks to a man up a tree
One would naturally infer from reading the above,
that the correspondent of the Bulletin had been sick
with the smallpox, and knowingly exposed not only
the citizens of Severance, but the whole school, by
mngling with the children while convalescing there
by spreading death and loathsoms disease by the
wholesale through an unsuspecting eommunity-a
charge which ought not to be passed by in silence
Immediately wrote the Editor Of the Chief, and
asked him the following questions, to wit If in that
article he alluded to INC Whether he designed, by
inuendo to convey to the public the idea that
guilty of the above charge In his reply to the first
question he said the person to the second he
said it not an inuendO, but he still in doubt
whether man could have the smallpox and neith-
CT UT tnc anu tuat ne uot
wish to convey the idea that l knowingly mingled
with the children while broken omt with the small
and to the third he said physician in Troy told him
that said had the varoloid and pointed to screral
scars my face.
To the first I will state that am not aware that
any ones pet; butthe Editor Of the Bulletin has
always treated me gentiemanly, and l am of the
opinion that he is no more to be blamed for the pres
ence of smallpox in Doniphan County than is the
Editor of the Chief.
To the second l agree somewhat with tho Chief.
cannot see how a man can have the smallpox, and
neither himself or his doctor know it but in my in
stance. / had no doctor in attendance and at that
time, had heard no reports of smallpox, and did
not know there case in the State consequently
if l had the disease was unconscious of it at the
time; and to the third, rather think your Troy ply
sician or the Editor of the Chief has Japdnncd the
thing very much as it would be impossible for me to
point to serera scars, as had but pimple the
face, and none upon the body limbs at all; and
never have asserted that had the varoloid but have
said it might he that Thad it, but if did, did moi
know it and now. Am set positive, hut as made
in my statement in the Bulletin, last week, ! may
have had it.
am proud of one thing that the people of Sever
ance have better opinion of me than to hold me
guilty of so grave a charge.
Yours, &C.,
W. TREvETr.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
EaHmern, Raper.

There Is a great difference between the Farmers'
paper of to-day, and twenty-five years ago. Then,
science and shook farming was dccried tending
only useless expense in trying false theories and,
indeed it did, poor was the socalled science of
that time. But the sciences pertaining to agri-
culture have become systematized, and of such
immediate practical benefit in their applications that
intelligent farmers everywhere are intensely eager to
learn the teachings Of science they have become
WINGED that true science is knowledge, scientific il
knowing just that, and nothing less more The
first of agricultural journals to appreciate this want
in its breadth was the Scientific Fdrmer, of Boston,
Mass which, as its name implies, is devoted to this
branch of literature, and which the editors
to be published n the interest of profitable sgcul
ture--certainly kind of agriculture needing devel
opment Judging from its record thus far, it fully
lives up to its Intentions and it has recently donned
Q handsome cover and begun to illustrate the text
With its departments of Chemistry, Bssany,
and Hssticalsure, Dairy and sseck, vessrina-
~, Ensenslegical, The Field, Csnference
Corner, and MiscellaAeeas-On Farm Practice,
Rural Architecture, The Farmer in Politics, etcall
conducted that idea Of correctness which is to in
crease the farm profits, and lift Agriculture to .
higher social position-it is indeed "a True Farmers
Paper" and ID well suited to the wants of pro-
sressive farmer rcaden Its articles written in
simple straightforward style, devoid of hard technic
sl terms, and arc easy reading to any intelligent
farmer.
There are few better uses to which an intelligent
farmer can put dollar, than to send fer this Ear.-
ery 1aga.ine; - $l.O0, or twentyseven onehun-
dredths of cent day. Is all that II costs for year.
The publishers will send specimen number and pre-
MUM list for ten cents, or three postage stampG
Their address s Seieaffe FHmer Co., Bosten, Nos.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10

r The President and his Cabinet have had
consultation relative to the silver bill. The
President had made up his mind to approve
some sort of silver bill, if he and his Cabinet
were permitted to dictate its provisions; but no
two of them could agree upon bill, and he says
be shall veto the Bland bill. This is his great
reverence for the old Wing doctrine relative to
the veto power, that We have heard SO much
about. Hayes is owned by the Eastern gold
gamblers and foreign bond holders; and the last
hone Of the people is in Congress.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-10
The Last Chance.
The Price Of the Learenrorth Weekly Times Soon 10 b
800. Only a fer Weeks more at the Old Rate.

The Leavsnworth Weekly Times for the last two
months has been publishing paper offfty- four col
umns, with very few advertisements. 1t is now the
largest cheapest best and leading paper of Kansas,
and has larger circulation than any other paper in
the Slate. We do not see how any man in the West
afford to be without the Times. Its market re-
ports correct Kansas Items complete miscellany,
select editorials positive and agricultural items
peciaIly adapted to the Kansas farmer When the
proprietor expends as much money as he has done,
81 90 year docs not than pay for the white pa
per- and realizing the fact that the people do not
for little extra money provided they obtain all the
news the price of the Weekly Times will be raised to
600 on the lst of February, 1873. But until that
date all subscriptions will be received at the old rates,
and those sending s00 will receive the Weekly Tmes
for one year. Send your money Immediately, and
get the best paper in Kansas for one year for one dol
lar. Address, d. R. ANTHONY,
Leavenworth, Kan.