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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27
Wagon Making and
Repairing.
O. S. BUZZEI,I

"OULD inform the people or Porta re Cam.
w ty that ne is prepared to manufacture ali
klnds OF LUMBER and SPRING " AGOES
ana to do general repairing promptly and in
the pest manner. Also. HORSE SHOEINC and
GENERAL LBLAChSMITHING ~
Prices from 10 to so per cent below any
nerstoIore M charged in this region 70 cash.
Works on Main Street, West Of G. s p. r.. z.
Depot. - - ~ ' -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27

EsTABLISAED 1869,
r. s. &c A. p LACRYs
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
5S9 Seventh Street, Warrington. d. @.
We procure patents in all countries. No At
rORNEY FIRES IN ADVANCE. No charge unless
the patent is granted. No fees for making pre-
liminary examinations No additiona fees for
obtaining and conducting rehearing. Special
attention given to Interference Cases before the
Patent Onice. Extensions before Congress, In
fringement Suits in different States, and all lit.
igatiOns appertaining to Inventions or Patents,
sTRUCTIONS.
United States Courts and Departments,
Claims prosecuted in the Supreme Court of
the United States, Court of Claims, Court of
Commiss toner's of Alabama Claims, Southern
Claims Commission, and all classes of war
claims before tho Executive Departments,
Arrears OF Pay and Bounty.
ruptured, or injured in the late war, however
siightly. are entitled to. and can obtain pen.
United States General Land ONCE.
Contested Land Cases. Private Land Claims,
prosecuted before the General Land once and
Department of tho Interior.
Land Warrants.
epay cash for Bounty Land Warrants, and
we invite correspondence with all parties hav-
ing any for sale, and give full and explicit in
We conduct our business in separate Bureaus,
having therein the clerical assistance Of able
and experienced lawyers. and give our closest
personal supervision to every important paper
prepared in each case. Promptest attention
thus secured to all business entrusted to us.
Address
r. 8. 4 A. p. LACEY, Attorneys,
WASHINGTON. DC.
Any person desiring informant as to the
and responsibility Of the members of
the firm WILL on request, be furnished with q
satisfactory reference in his vicinity or Con-
district.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27
rEsTIMoN1AIs

Ravenna March TO- IS7b
HR. o. s. RUZzELL: Dear Sir:-My wagon hat
iPurchased OF you about two years ago. must
cknowIedge is much better than iexpected
Sc1ng OF medium size. thought it too light for
my business; but it is just right, runs light and
Easy, and have often carried on it 1906 bricks
rom my kiln. 1t will carry eight thousand
bounds. and has never cost ma one cent for re-
SAafs. Yours truly, H.. F. CARIS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27
% VILLAGE LOTS

Well located on high rolling ground, and In the
most pleasant and growing part Of tho town.
VIII be sold cheap and on easy terms.
Havenna. O.. Jan. 6. 1875 339
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27
THE GREAT ENGLISH KEMEDYi
Gray's Specific Medicine.

cures Palp1t0-
tiOn, Nervous
TrenlOrs, Nor
v0us Debility,
and all Nervous
Prostrati O. n Q,
which are pro-
duced in nlauy
cases by an over,
indul g e &C In
the OSe of tOhac-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27
March 1n6

IL
MR. o. &. BUzzELL: Dear Strive have been
using one of your one horse wagons now over
two years in our lumber yard, often loading it
with one thousand feet of green hemlOek and
OAK, and we think it the best and easiest rum
nlng wa gon we ever had. 1t will carry G0e0
bs. and has never cost us one dollar tor repairs
c. sUTHERLAND co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27
TRAINS WESTWARD,

Trains NO. ana II On main limo run daily
Palace Sleeping Coaches on trains No, 1. q 8
and II between Cincinnatiand NewYork daily.
Hotel Coach on trains No. s and ~, between
Train No. connects at Mansfield with Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad for Chi
cagO. Milwaukee, Omaha and all points In the
North west; at Meadville, Union and Cory for
Oil Regions and at jamestown for Buffalo and
Niagara Falls; at Salamanca for Rochester; !;
and at BinghamtOn for Albany.
Close connections at Cincinnati with trains
for the South and West
No stop-Over'' allowed upon local tickets.
Local passenge must purchase ticketsto their
first stopping place. and may then repurchase
from that point to destination.
w. b. SHATTUC,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
CINCINNATI,O o.
p. ID. COOPER
General Superintendent,
CLEVELAND. q.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27

MIR. o. 8. BUZZELL. Dear Sir I'm tte n o<
~ purchased of you alight wagon. Weight
~itn box on. $50 pounds. tits a thimble skein,
which think il the easiest running wagon in
on 1t at one time. All the expense thas put
upon 1t for the first twelve years was for Set
ting once. Yours, with respect;
g. G. EIDRIDGB,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-27

CLEVELAND . APIrrsBURo RAILROAD
On and after Sunday, Nov. 10, 1878, Trains
will leave Stations daily. (Sundays excepted.)
as follows:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
Growth of Boys and Girls.

The results of systematic measure
ment of the pupils in the public schools
of Boston show, among other things,
that the growth of children takes place
in such way that, until the age of
II or ~ years, boys are both taller and
heavier than girls of the same age; at
this period of life girls begin to grow
very rapidly, and for the next two or
three years surpass boys of the same
age, both in height and weight; boys
then acquire and retain size superior
to that of girls, who have now COM
pleted their growth. Again, the chill
dren of American-born parents were
found to be taller and heavier than
those of foreign-born-a superiority
seemingly dependent partly on the
greater average comfort in which such
children live and grow up, and partly
upon differences of race or stock. Pu-
pills of American parentage at the public
Latin School, private Latin School, and
the Institute of Technology, showed
apparently for the same reason supe-
rior height and weight to the generality
of boys of American parentage attend
ing the public schools, and pupils of the
same selected schools were also taller
and heavier than English boys of the
non-laboring classes attending public
schools and universities.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
I" my Mothers" Letter.

At the New York Post-office few
days ago a letter from Ireland came
directed to "My Mother, New York,
America" Of course it was an impos-
sibility to tell to whom the letter be-
longed, and preparations were made to
send it to the dead letter office. The
same day, however, a woman called
at the general delivery window and
asked for letter from her son. The
gentleman who had charge of the deci-
phering bureau was Immediately struck
with the coincidence, and sent for the
letter alluded to above. He asked the
woman where her son lived, and when
she gave the name of the town it was
found to be the same as the post-mark
on the letter. Other inquiries justified
the official in delivering the letter to the
woman, and it was discovered that it
was from her son, and that she was the
person for whom it was intended.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
Oriental Indifference.

When some grand Turk was on visit
to London, he was taken to ball.
why don't you let your slaves dance
for you?" was his unsympathizing COM
ment. The Shah seems to resemble the
Turk in the view he took of some Eng
lish customs:
The phlegmatic Persian Shah, who
declined to go to the Derby because it
was already known to him that one
horse was faster than another horse,
was a good deal like the distinguished
Pasha whom Lamartine desired to be
presented to when he was travelling in
the East.
"What does this man do?" said the
Pasha to the French consul.
"He makes books.''
"Then," said the Pasha, I" his books
are either about the customs tariff,
which know all about already, or else
they are not about the customs tariff, and
so don't concern me. In either case,
there is no need of my seeing him. Let
him &C. in peace"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
Making Piety Pay.

In prominent p-townBaptist church
in Brooklyn a whole family recently be-
came candidates for baptism. Its vari-
GUS members were examined in usual
form, and declared true converts and
proper subjects for the administration
of the rite. Not only did they profess
sincere sorrow for their sins, and de-
sire to lead a godly life, but they also
acquainted the church people with the
fact of their great impecuniosity, and
humbly suggested that relief would be
acceptable, both in the matter of raiment
and as regarded household supplies.
Christian sympathy took practical shape
to the extent of nearly two hundred dol
lars, and the new converts were devout-
ly thankful. But very soon after being
baptized and thus formally admitted as
members of the church, their zeal for
the services of the sanctuary slackened,
and the regularity of their attendance
dropped off. Inquiry was instituted, the
result of which was the discovery that
the whole lot had been baptized at a
downtown Baptist church last winter,
under circumstances of corresponding
need and relief. Any other Baptist
church wanting new recruits can now
have this choice lot of converts. Although
it is difficult to ascertain with absolute
certainty, there is good reason to believe
that they have been baptized number
of times, and there is no doubt of their
willingness to 60 under the water, even
in this Indictment season, for mere cloth.
ing and groceries. York San.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
Paper Barrels.

" =
It is claimed that the new psPs b
barrels are not only cheaper -
tight and durable, - well =
than those of ordinary consu
By an improved method ofnanu
these barrels are composed Of ~
per pulp, which is run into 2 mos
into the shape OF one-hah Of - !
vertically. The pulp IL subjes
powerful hydraulic pressure, ~
reduced to the required thor
ends of the halves are cut on Y!
are then placed in . steam - -
sides are trimmed evenly, ana -
stance thoroughly dried. Y
from the drier ready for MAXIM
barrels. There are three heasJ ~
hoops and two hoops fastened =
and, into grooves cut in the 49,
paper halves, which have 9 :. =
thickness Of three sixteenth q q
are slid. The ends OF the 49, ~
made of paper of a similar 80 ~
constructed on the same PssSl
the sides. The barrels are "a "a
tured entirely by machinery, :,
halves are cut 50 true that " n,
pieces of the same size viii fSs
together.-st. Louis AsI1ef'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
A French Savant Who Spent His Life
Among the Indians.

Professor William Henry Pangburn,
probably the first white man who set
tied in Nebraska, departed this life on
the 14th ult., after long, eventful and
well spent life. Professor Pangburn
was the son of a French nobleman who
was sent to the gullotine by Robespierre
among the first victims of the reign of
terror, William being left an orphan
when one year of age, his mother hay
ing died when he was but a few hours
old. By the kindness of his old nurse
he escaped the doom of his entire fam
lily, every known relative having suffer-
ed violent death during that bloody
revolution. When peace was restored,
the misfortunes of the child coming to
the knowledge of Napoleon, the EN-
peror took him under his personal
charge and secured him an education
at the leading universities of Europe,
where he was distinguished for his
scholarly attainments, being honored
with professorship in the University
of Paris. Becoming enamored of dis
tinguished Spanish actress, quarrel
ensued with the lady's lover, which was
followed by duel, in which the Span
lard lost his life, and the Professor was
obliged to leave France. He came at
once to America, and attracted by the
wild life of the western prairie, and the
desire to leave all civilization behind
him, he plunged far into the western
wilds. From st. Louis he went west
ward with small exploring party, who
were attacked by the Pawnee Indians,
and all killed except the Professor, who
remained prisoner among them for
many years. He, however, became a
great medicine-man among them ard
was held in high esteem by the savages,
he being allowed to build hut near the
present town of Table Rock, where he
continued to reside until his demise.
Notwithstanding his long life among the
Indians the Professor retained the pol
ished and courteous manners of the
French Court, and was held in high es-
TEEN for his grand scholastic attain
ments. Although man of frail physique,
he was regarded as possessed of rare per-
sonal beauty. He retained his graceful
manners, free and elastic step, to pc
Rod of life when most men are tottering
with palsied step. Verify, good man
has gone to his last resting place.
Neso West Monthly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
Death of a Famous Circus Lion.

Parker is dead. The old lion, who
season after season has been gazed up
on by hundreds and thousands, is no
more. Yesterday afternoon he breathed
his last, old age and its infirmities hav-
ing weakened him SO that death had On
easy victory over him. He was very
large animal and was among the first
performing lions ever exhibited in this
country. He was among the first ever
tanned by Crockett, who conceived the
idea that lions could be made to submit
to the rule of man, an idea which was
sneered at by even his friends. Crock
ct, however, insisted on making the
trial, and in spite of the warnings of
friends entered the cage occupied by
"Parker" and other lions. ssParker"
bounced upon him and fierce struggle
ensued, but Crockett came forth as con-
queror. The lion got his revenge on
man, however, and in 1862 he broke
from his cage in Astley's amphitheater
in London, where he was on exhibition,
and bouncing upon Jarvey, who was
Crocket's assistant, seized the poor
mans throat with his fangs and sucked
the life blood from his victim. Not con-
tent with having killed his keeper, he toss
ed his limp and lifeless body to and fro
as a cat would dead mouse. When
Crockett appeared on the scene spark
or - was still Infatuated by the taste of
human blood and a fierce struggle en-
sued. Crockett procured blankets and,
saturating them with spirits, fastened
them to long poles and set fire to them.
By thrusting these hot flames into the
very face of the lion the animal was
frightened and made skulk back into
his cell, where he was secured. spark
er twas afterwards safely housed in the
Geological Garden at London, where he
was visited by hundreds. The lion was
brought to this country in 1868 in con.
nection with the European circus, and
at the sale of that concern in 1872 was
purchased by MIR. Robbins, who has
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27

prefer a pretty large fre-box IN. .
or furnace, and in the cook stow .
the burning portion or surfscs = y
contracted or regulated as abos."'
then have ample room for ala,..
when it is wanted in extramsss
weather, or for an emerpeucv
brick or clay can be readilv -.
from any part of the grating a. Nv
FRIED CHIcKEN.-First, be sns
get a young chicken; clean n;ss s
side and out; instead of cutt;Ss \.
small pieces, cut it in only two s's|
the center of the back; fiattan 4 4 u Y.
break the breast-bone with 4 INV i
pin, wash it of quickly with eolS IS
and wipe dry with a clean toveI. A !.
let it remain in the water. H.y.% 49,
pan with about two ounces a M
which has been Drowned: mi /; -. Il /
chicken aud dip the butter o,s /
turn it every 5 minutes and hast a: v
the brown butter between TIA b,,s;.s
when half done salt and pepper s s
make a gravy of milk or cream N. /
tablespoonful of -four stirred smo0s I
thickening the gravy.
HINTS FOR COOKING Mr1r
roasting meat have the pan hot a
you put the meat in. II it is beef =
in the hot pan andlet it stand / nor.
and then turn it over, thus searinsIs
sides and preventing the iuicS Il
running so quickly. Do nntufs
salt and pepper on the meat, but \
in the pan with the water and then II
the meat every 8 or minutes, \.
will find the meat will be thon.sl
seasoned and will be much mon r.
and tender, than by the old way ii
bling the salt on the meat; putin n
salt direct on the meat draws IL -
out and toughens it. Roast fowhka
same way; also, fish; not puttsr y
butter or grease near them until m
done; then rub a little butter overt
| to give them nice crisp outsidA Tk1
who will use this way OF roasting ~
fowl and fish, using no greaseof IN
Swimming it all of, will like Il M
better than the old way Of usingsonp
| grease,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
"Oyer.StimuIatiOn in Women"

In the January number of the London
Geaatlenaa,s'S Magazine, under the title,
"Over stimulation in Women" is an
article which in substance asserts that
at the present day many English women
in every class of society habitually
"over-stimulate. The magazine speaks
with the authority of a publica ion of
great age and wide repute, and the writ
er of the paper in question-who, by
the way, appends his name to it's
well known physician. This gentleman,
Dr.. Frederick II. Daily, affirms that he
is not a total abstainer or believer in
total abstinence; he is, however, great
stickler for moderation, and OF this he
implies, if he does not directly assert,
that women are as rule less capable
than men. The strain of modern socie-
ty, DR.. DAILY remarks, is far more bur-
densome than formerly. Our ancestors
dined at noon, and went to bed at about
the time the fashionable world now
dimes. During the "season" London
lady "works really hard" and she
works in crowded town, keeping late
hours, and living in hot, gas-tainted
rooms. 'sThese are just the conditions
which induce languor that glass OF
sherry will, for the time, quickly re-
lieve;" and it is taken, and taken too
often, and the occasional indulgence be-
comes regular one; spirits are after a
time substituted for the. sherry, and the
victim, by facile graduation, becomes
an habitual, and generally a secret,
dram -drinker.
Such cases, DIR. DAILY intimates, are
not only common but so shamefully
numerous as to constitute a growing
and terrible danger. He warns female
tipplers that their nervous organization
is more liable injury from alcohol than
that of men that the mental and mora
effects with them are more disastrous
and more irremediable, and assures
every woman "who is constantly over
stimulating that one day she will gel
govt, or kidney disease, or brain disease
or disease of the liver, followed by
dropsy." He says that women should
only take wine or beer, if they take them
with their food land that they oughtnevel
to drink spirits at all. He points out thai
the seeds of fatal habits of excess are
often implanted by the use of stimulants
at the period of lactation, and advises
that, at all events, they "should be dis
continued as soon as weaving is done: ,
He proceeds to show that the middle
and lower classes are, for special rea
sons, suffering from dipsomania as vel
as the upper classes. It is gin and
strong beer with them instead of sherry
and brandy. The evil, it is this writer's
conclusion, should be grappled with al
once; and the British ''Legislature has
two duties to perform before we car
hope for much improvement. One il
to repeal the Grocers' license, the Other
is to pass into law the Habitual Drunk
ards bill or some such MEASURE
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27
The Khedfve's Hsren.

Here, in Cairo, writes 4
Ward Howe, in the .Wans
Journal, we met the lsdhs
the Khedive's household dim
handsome carriages, with runaia9 4
men. They wear the yasll 7
Turkish face-gear which has ~
nose cover in the middle. Tkg I
wear it very thin so that one q /
that some of them are very prsttJ. 4
day before yesterday was tie int
of Bairam, q great Moslem ~
something like our New Years DsJ
this day we were allowed Vi siag
three princesses, wives Of the XIII
We had been admonished to KeRs
best clothes and if possible u n
black, as the Egyptians are ever -
stitious about visits from peops N
ing that hue. My daughter fortuna
had q dress of lilac silk, which mi
unsuitable to the occasion. !
obliged to appear in black velysk y
fed by a white bonnet, which, n
hastily improvised, had q gay an1t
appearance. We were also ~
wear all our jewelry, which wfik
very laborious thing to do. So WIN
and q row of black eunuchs stot
fore the door of the palace. N
them helped as to alight. IN
crossed the threshold We f0un1
selves in q little world OF M
where one man only has tho ~
come. Here cigarettes were huqs
US, which etiquette required y y
cept. A Whit or two quite satisdds
entertainers. We were presently y
duced into the presence OF ~ y
wives, of whom the third on
much the youngest and pretiat n
French tolerably. After shaking
with each in turn we were invlal
take seats, and chibouks were osuq
US whose lengths reached 10.
mouths to the carpet. Iwresta
mine as well as l could, but y
fortune it was not well Lighted,
only got one good puff Of The ~
which caused me to cough NI4
| violence. Then we had coffee olo
in porcelain cups, the stand g
cup being richly set with di.mz
Then with profound courtssyl.
took our leave. In the great hsh
several attendants brought % peea
bowls of porcelain set with dlaaa
! filed with q soursweet splceo
which we were afterward told ~
bet. These women also carria
kins with golden fringss. Inn
carriage was brought to the dooI;
eunuchs helped Us to ct INTO =
"dais or footman ran on DeaOr
we drove away. &
4
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owned him since. "Parker has felt
the in6rmities of age for some
months and it has been with some
difficulty towards the last of the season
that he could mount the cage on top of
which he was always posed during the
street parades. For the past few weeks
he has grown feebler, and though his
appetite kept good the food did not
seem to strengthen him, and worn out
he at last closed his recerd.-Janesville
(WiS.) Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27

WHEN girls lover calls on her in
the evening she is all smiles and looks
as intelligent as an Egyptian mummy,
but let that same young man call around
Monday morning when she is at the
wash-tub and she will hide in the closet
or crawl under the stove, and when dis
covered be as frigid as q Greenland
icicle.-Lyan Reporter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27

SHE was an Albany lady who inform
ed visitor who came to see her new
house that she was having hicks made
in the walls in which to place statutes,
and in one Of them a burst Of her hus.
band.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-27

FRIED CAKEs.-1 teacup of cream, /
egg, well beaten, piece of saleratus the
size of a hickory nut, teaspoonful of
salt, and flour enough to make them
roll out thin. Fry in hot lard until of a
light brown