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om thing for the Benefit of Deaf
People.

"A Now York Sun reporter had a
talk last week with Mr.. Edison about
the instrument st which he is working
by means of which he expects to ena-
bic deaf people to hear ordinary con-
versation, the words of actors in q
theater, etc. Il wanted said he, some
simple, convenient thing that deaf peo-
pie could use in theater, church or
anywhere. had an idea that 1 could
if could get just the right means for
catching the vibrations of air that pro-
duce sound, could carry them into a
little box or chest, that might rest in a
mans lap as he sat. From that chest
tnbes might run concealed in his
clothing to his ears. The point was to
find out just how to catch the sound
vibrations. You sec, sound is pro-
duced like light, by vibrations. Well,
what do you do when you want to get
light from distant object, or if your
eyesig hit is bad, to see clearly some
thing near? Why, you make just such
aids to the eye as will catch and carry
to the eye the vibrations of light.
When you have done this you see
clearly. Well. now it struck me that
you'd got to treat the ear in the same
way, when anyhody's deaf or wants to
hear something away Off. But the
telescope isn't good for much unless
the object-glass which catches and
focuses the light is just at the proper
angle. What we want for the ear,
then, on the same principle, is an in
strument, the line of whose angle is
exactly right. Then you are going to
get your sound vibrations, because
they will be caught aud focused. The
fact is, I'd got to get an ear telescope.
Then we made that one,' pointing to
the big funnel, sbut it wasn't right.
'Twouldn't work. Then we made the
other one.'
sYou see that barn over there i?
pointing to barn mile or SO distant.
well, held this tube to my ear, and
heard man talking over there per-
fectly, just as the telescope catches
the rays of light from a star and brings
them to focus, so by pointing this
tube directly at the spot that the sound
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| 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 Chrop-
ic Cancer. characterized by a predom.
nance of fibrous tissue, and but few
Cancer cells; the Medul'ary, Brain, or
Acute Soft Cancer, characterized by
an excess of Csncerous cells.
Also, the different varieties of
GRAVEL, and disease Of the Kidneys
and Urinary Organs. Tumors, Rheu-
matism-In1lammato and Chrcnic-
Fistula in Ano, PrOlapsus of the
Phincture, Ami and Recium. Piles,
Tape Worms, Seat or Pin Worms, In
testinal Worms, Hip Disease, Goiter,
Enlarged Glapds. ScrOfuia, and all
| Impurities of the Blood.
| CATARRH-thatm most insidions of
all diseases, which is destroying lis
tens of thousands annually-Invaria-
bly, cured. Also, SCALD Head, and
the different diseases of the Skin.
ALSO, THE VARIOUS DISEASES OF FE-
MALES,
Arising from Uterine Derangements,
Enlargement, Inflammation, Ulcera-
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 alb
sorbents, which we believe 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
dividuals in this locality, which we
have removed through the natural
urinary passage.
The Doctor is graduate in the Eye
and Ear Infirmary of New York City.
and has had large and successful
practice in that department.. He alb.
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.
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. l I96, Euclid Avenue, Cup
stairs,) Cleveland, o.
REsIDENCE-7OS Wilson Avenue.
OFFICE HOURS-From 10 A. NJ.
to II NJ and from to p. M.
The Doctor will leave his Cleveland
Office for Ravenna, at 1.45 p. NJ. every
Saturday, returning to Cleveland al
10 A. Nj. the following Monday.
JOHN GOUCHER, NJ. d.
Ry-Patients will be visited at their
homes, when desired.
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comes from you catch the vibrations
of sOund,'

of sonnd.'
sThen this does not magnify sound
No; only concentrates it. Now,
this angle is all there is to this. I
take and cut off section . fingers
length from the end and SO get q
short tube with the proper angle, suit
able for comparatively short distance.
If have enough of them they will
answer as well as one big tube. Now
perhaps can carry out my idea and
make little chest, from which these
tubes will issue, They will catch the
vibrations that are made when q man
speaks or breaches, and carry them
into the chest. and then they'll pass
through the tubes to the ears. I don't
want to say that they will do it, be-
cause l haven't made it yet and triec.'
Edison proposes to rifle the speak
ing tube OF the megaphone, go that the
vibrations may be kept as compact as
possible. Already some extraordina.
ry experiments haye been made with
the rough cardboard ear telescope, aud
its utility for the purposes of Ordina-
ry conversation for distance of two
miles was shown at MenlO Park few
days ago. 1t requires no shouting.
Even whisper can be heard two huE-
drcn yards away.
For field and long distance purposes
the megaphone will be mounted on
three legged table like surveyors in-
strument. For audience rooms it may
rest upon the lap, and, of course has
no speaking tube.
Already letters pour in upon Edison
from deaf persons who have heard
that he is at work at something that
will give them ears as spectacles give
eyes to others. Sometimes he receives
as many as one hundred day, and be
has had batch of circulars printed,
for it would take his secretary all day
to answer the inquiries. These are
mailed to anyone who writes.
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Sure Enough, why Did He!

Sure Enough, why Did He!
The Brooklyn Eagle pertinently
asks:
Why did Hayes nominate Wells to
be Surveyor of the Port of New Or
leans? Why did he make Anderson
Deputy Collector there? Why did he
make Kenner and Cazenave Custom
Clerks there? Why did he make
Stearns, of Florida, Commissioner of
Government property at Hot Springs? !?
Why did he nominate Cowgirl for q
United States Marshalship? Why has
he just appointed Packard Consul to
Liverpool? Did he do these things,
which debauch the Civil Service, for
nothing? Is it only a coincidence that
these are the very persons who stole
the Presidency? Is it only another
coincidence that Noyes, Kasson and
Sherman, who told these fellows that
if they put Hayes in, then he should
take good care of them, have them
selyes been placed rs Ministers to
France and Austria, and Secretary of
the Treasury respectively?
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Good Record of a Much Abused
LEGISLATURE.

Legislature.
The work of the first session of the
Ohio Legislature, just closed, is such
as to reflect creditsbly upon the party
which elected the working majority
therein. 1t has been a working body.
One of the most arduous of its labOrs
was the revision, page by page, of L.
AS pages of the work of the Codify-
ing Commission.
It passed 159 bills, requiring patient
work, and the character of its laws
will meet with general favor. To be
brief:
1t elected United States Senator in
the person of Mr.. Pendleton, in har-
mony with the Ohio faith.
1t repealed the odious Registration
law.
1t cut down appropriations to the.
amount of $4,000, although from $780,
600 to $50,0C0 of its appropriations
were to meet deficiency of Repub-
iicsn Legislature.
1t rightcd the gerrymandering
wrong done by the Republican party
by more fair and equitable appor-
tionment of The Congressional Dis
tricts of the State.
It divorced the District Courts from
the Common PicaS COurts, 80 tuat. .tno
Judge who decided cases in the Com
mon Pleas Courts should not perform
the farciaI act of sitting in judgment
again on the same cases in o higher
Court.
1t abolished the odious system of
paying laborers in orders for groceries
at exorbitant profits.
1t enacted law to protect the hard
working laborer from losing his wages
by the assignments of employers. max
ing their claims to the amount of $500
preferred liens.
It repealed the color clause in the
militia law, permitting colored men
| to organize into militia companies.
Economical, just and Industrious.
the Ohio Legislature has acted wisely
| in it's work of legislation, SO the peO-
pie will say, and the party will neces-
| sarily be strengthened.
On the whole the Democracy can go
before the people of Ohio on the rec.
ord of it's Legislature and sweep the
State in October by 25,OOO majority.
l-[Springfeld 90. Transcript,
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LEAVING COLLEGE.

BY NELLIE REED.
Well boys. so your last course is finished,
Yon leave the old college to-day,
For the office. The desk and the pnlpit,
Eas b going a separate way;
You've listened to words of mine often,
1mpatiently sometimes fear,
But the bit of advice row give you,
Is likely the last you will hear.
Do not fear to acknowledge a friend, boys,
although he's not dressed in the style;
But return him the same hearty greeting
You wonld were there no one to smile:
For nine chances in ten. boys, believe me,
The heart is more generous and true,
Reposing beneath the frayed homespun.
Than that meath the diagonal new.
DO not fear 10 to say no to the coward
Who tempts you to take the first drink;
Nor yet natter yourself you have courage
To pause ere you reach ruins brink;
Be contented to rest free from evil,
Far back from the treacherous tide,
For ever the truth that shines brightest,
Is that which has never been tried,
Don't ever expect to grow rich boys,
By boarding the dollars alone,
Remember TO reckon the harvest
BY strength of the seed that was sOwn;
And even possessors oil millions
Have gotten their wealth oitentimes,
By not their great care of the dollars,
But always remembering the dimes.
Don't swerve from the straightforward course
boys,
Let your earnings be honestly got;
Think Oft of the words of our Savior
And let thm be never forgot;
Let his teachings be guide to You always
DO nothing his words would condemn;
Be as eager in helping your friends, boys,
AS in asking favor of them.
Remember the "pOor always with you,''
And the penny you sometimes can spare;
And while You gain wealth here on earth. boys
Take thought for the treasure up there.
Lend a hand to the struggling brother.
Perhaps you his help will soon need;,
Be kind, it will cost You so little.
And blessings will follow the deed,
Well boys I'll advise you no further,
The few words first meant to speak,
Have heightened to many, and yet. boys.
/ know hnman hearts are so weak;
And our feet grow ofttimes very weary,
In striving to SOW the good seed;
And my counsel may aid You. if needed,
Sometimes, boys; Good bye. and Godspeed,
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tDuSu, STdspcu heI uJ ing HOSO"uu
throat. She had learnt it off by heart
she could not be deceived. Though
years had rolled away, that horrible
marked arm was not to be forgotten
or mistaken for any other.
Suddenly Col. Hnmphries felt him.
self grasped by hand that, small as
it was, had the fierce clutch of tigers
claw. The fingers closed over that
red mark white face came close to
his.
sYou are my husbands murderer! !!
hissed voice in his ear.
Then the two stood staring at each
other. He made no denial. He only
looked down upon his arm and cursed
1t aloud.
'How dare you make loye to me ?
she gasped. You
Because loved you,' he said. 'Wos
man, if 1 had not fallen in love with
you that night 1 should have killed
you also. 1t was risking my life to
spare you, with your screams calling
men to hunt me down
'Oh, if you had but killed me then 7
she moaned.
'Well, am at your mercy now,' he
said.
She answered:
'You can kill! I wish you would.
pray you do it. You killed my hus-
band. The murderer of my husband
must be brought to justice, and L
yesterday, nay an hour ago--I loved
you! Oh, God pity me! 1 have low
ed this man, this thief, who came in
the night to rob my husband,and who
murdered him.
She remembered saying this. After
wards a strange drowsiness overcame
her. She seemed to let go her hold
upon the world. She family recog-
nized the fact that Colonel Humphries
knelt at her feet and kissed her hands.
Then there were blank hours, and
strange, wild dreams, and she awak-
ened in the twilight and found her.
self bound fast to great arm chair,
long cords about her arms tying her
hands and combining he's feet.
So her servants found her: but she
was the only living being in the great
house. Colonel Humphries and his
two black servants had vanished, no
one knew whittier.
The empty bottle Of chloroform on
the floor-the fact that he had left lit
tie behind him. and he had always
kept his money in form that left him
free to leave the country at any time,
all proved that detection had been pre-
pared for. And he was never traced
or he had the means to brlbe those
who set upon his track.
Ida Halifont lived through it all.
She lives to-day in the quiet house be-
side the river, but no one has ever
seen her smile since that hour. No
one will ever see her smile again and
from her deepest slumbers she often
starts in terror. fancying that she sees
uplifted menacing above her that cruel,
terrible arm marked with the blood
red stain. There is no happiness for
her, for she never can forget that this
arm had also embraced her.
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AT REASONABLE TE Is.


l buy for cash and as I have
a large trade, CAN AND WILL
sell goods in my line at such
prices as will attract attention
and secure the patronage of
the CLOSE cash buyer.
Having a long lease of the
old Furniture Stand which |
have occupied for nearly five
years [ intend to remain per-
manently, and solicit a con-
tinuancc of your patronage.
No. 8, Phenix Block,
Ravenna, Ohio.
February, 90, 1878. 495
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G. NJ. PROCTOR, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
SHALERSVZLLE, OHIO.
Will attend to all calls in the line of his profess
sion. both day and night
once one door East of Shalersville Exchange
Hotel. 41S-1y
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E. w. MAXSON,

Attornev and Counselor at Law possesses
superior facilities for making collections in
ali parts of the United States Ohicc over
First National Bank, Garrettsville. Ohio.
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ROCKWELL s. NORRIS,

Attorneys at Law and NotaryP ublic. Deuei
Block, Kent, Ohio.
Dec. 10. 1865. 1y.
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NsuRANCE AGENCY.

= W. cofsu. Life and Firo INSURANCE
Agent Office on 2d foor, over the second
National Bank, Kavenna, Ohio.
Sept. %. 1863. 561y.
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ID. L, ROCKWELL E. p. HATFIELD,
ROCKWELL Il HATFIELD,
ATTORNEYS and CounseIOrs at Law. Office
Office in SeymDur's building, north side OF
Main street. .Ravenna. Ohio. 1G9-tf
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j. WAGGONER, M. D.
kysician and Surgeon. Office East end OF
Puenix EiOck, Ravenna, Ohio.
March 9th. 1872 lo'-1-
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c,o,h,.r and Merchant Tailor, Hats, Caps
and Furnishing Goods Poc's Buiidihg' Maih
Street. Ravenna, ONO.
Oct. Is. 1858. ~.
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7. II. NICHOLS.

j. II. NICHOLS.
Attornev Mt Law and Notary Public. once
in Phenix Block. over Braincrd u sons Dr"s
Store. e,a &c
November 20. 1872. Zu'
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Medical N office.
To The Afflicted.
DR.. JOHN GoUcHER

Having had avery large and success
full practice in Chronic Diseases
for forty years, both Private
and Hospital, is prepared
to render satisfaction
in the different
varieties.
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THE MARKED ARM.

A Circumstance from Real Life.
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C.. l.. BELDEN,
nHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.-Ofiee in
Empire Building; Residence on King
street first door south of Main.
Hayenua. May p. 1876. 404-yf
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rr HrrcuINs. w.B- THOMAS.
HUTCHINS 81 THOMAS,

ttnrucv. at Law, Ruyenna, Ohio. Onice In
Empire Building Mr.. IIutchins will attend
at ali germs OF the Common Pleas and Distrfcs
Courts in Portage County. 7t-iS-
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7. T. SIDDALL,
PETER FLATIf

Attornev at Law. Office IN Phenix Block.
Rayenna, Ohio AZ
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Any person desiring information to the
standing and responsibility of the members OF
the firm will, on request, be furnished with
satisfactory reference in his vicinity or Con-
gressional district.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-16

On behalf of the people of Eureka,
we feel it to be due to. tender our heart
lest thanks to the Republican State
Central Committee for locating their
State Convention here. The telegram
received conveying the gratifying in
telligence, does not name the date
fixed for the meeting ofthe convention,
but we presume it will come together
in the latter part of August. And now
if the Democrats will confer a like dis
tinction upon our io~urishing town, we
shall have still further cause
for acknowledging the obligations
of our people. That this will be done,
we feel quite sanguine. The entire
East is for Eureka. and we hear that a
number of Committeeman in the West
have signified their Willingness to
favor US. We can assure the delegates
in advance, that both Conventions will
be well cared for by the citizens of
Eureka.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-16
HANDWRITING.

The hearty, enthusiastic manner In
which our friend Adams grasps the
hands of his numerous ac~quaintances
on the Base Range is very suggestive
OF the near approach of the piping
times of politics; the season when
people become deeply solicitous about
your health, and the precise time when
vigorous hand-shaking takes on the
form of an epidemic. The premonitory
symptoms are already upon us, and a
month hence everybody will be shak-
ing. Necessarily, there will be much
Intellectual shaking, for n set Of can
didates must 60 down while the others
10 MP. The former are those whom
the sovereigns will "shake" at the
polls. Do not let us be understood,
however, as insinuating that Lieuten-
ant Governor Adams will be of this
unfortunate class. On the contrary,
we view his reelection as a foregone
conclusion. He Is popular. and it may
be said, too, that his hold on the
masses proceeds from the fact that he
10 a hale, jolly good fellow, who shakes
lust a. warmly and cordially when not
o candidate as when before the people.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-16

DEEP CREEK DISrRICT.-Mr. Ayere,
formerly foreman OF the star mine,
at Cherry Greek, just returned from a
trip TO Deep Greek. He speaks in
very high terms Of that district as a
future mining region. The following
mines are now being worked and are
shipping ore to Salt Lake, a distance
of about two hundred miles, where it
is smeltel. The Confederate mine has
a shaft down one hundred and TWEEN
ty-fiye feet, a ledge six feet wide
with two feet of it very good milling
ore of high grade. Pocahontss mine
consists of a shaft down hundred
and thirty feet with a ve.y good
vein. The Red jacket mine has a
tunnel run into the ledge about one
hundred feet below the surface and
from this point a shaft has heenDsunk
on the ledge for 40 feet. The ledge in
this mine is six feet thick and the ore
OF a high grade. The Nevada, owned
ty James Divine and Fred. Snively,
has d shaft down 90 feet, and a ledge
two feet and a half thick. The ore
averages 500 to the ton. There are a
number OF other locations in the dis
trict that have "A promising future;
one, that is called The L0ngmore, has
very fine ore i'll sight.-CheTTy Creek
Independent.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
General Todlebsn Threatens Re-
pressive Measures.
RUSSIAN RESERVES AND RE.
CRUITS GOING TO THE
FIELD.
Russian Preparations for Arms and
Munitions.

1NN DoNY MAY To-
A special from Constantinople says:
General Todieben declares that unless
the Turkish Commissioners induce the
insurgents 10 dispense, he Will adop,
severe repressive measures.
A telegram from Batoum states that
the concentration of 1000 armed Mus
sulman inhabitants at Lazi~ton. in the
Ardenutch District, has c0npeiled the
Russians to retreat, and that the rapid
gathering Of armed bands renders un-
tenable the Russian positions at 1.-Two
ria and In the Choruk river.
Advices from Bucharest state that
detachments Of Russian reserves and
recruits continue TO pass through Rou-
mania for the regiments i'll the field.
Some OF these men are totally ignorant
of military drill.
The Russians are making additional
contracts in Roumania for transports.
carts and animals. 1t is said that 1000
more are ordered to be ready in TWO
weeks for service south of the Danube.
Renewed activity prevails in the Ser
Wan arsenais. Orders have been issued
to a factory st KrayuievatZ to increase
the production of the Peabody marine
ammunition TO the noun of 10000
rounds per day. All the serviceahle
artillery in store has been ordered to
be mounted and sent Immediately 10
the front.
BERLIN, May IS.
The indignation aud excitement
over the attack on the Emperor has
increased rather than subdued, but
except the North German Gazette all
the newspapers counsel calmness and
avoidance OF rash measures OF reprisal
upon social democrats. In the Rich
stag, on Monday, W. socialists open
ly invited rebuke by refusing to join
the loyal cheers, which the President
of the Chamber proposed, but no at
tention was paid To them. All at
tempts to establish Hoedei's insanity,
as well as his Independence OF the
social democrats, have failed. His
crime is proved by numerous wit
nesses, and his trial will he a mere
formality. The efforts of the police
are directed to finding the threads oil
a general conspiracy, if such exists.
One accomplice is suspected and a de.
tective is in Leipsic locking him up.
VIENNA, May IA
In the Austrian Reichsrath to day,
Prince Anersperg, President of the
Cabinet Council, in reply to an appel
lation respecting the alleged intention
to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina,
said the views of the Government were
unchanged, either regarding the ends
or the means. The Government, while
striving to secure in Bosnia and HerZe-
govinia a state of things which would
prevent a periodical recurrence of dis
turbances which %injure Austria, has
never intended to withdraw the ques-
| ton from the consideration of the con-
gress, which may be convoked for the
settlement of the Eastern question.
The Government has never sought to
solve this part of the question by CO
operation with any single Power, and
all reports to the contrary are I'M
founded.