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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13

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Question.
The St. Louis Democratic National
Convention, 1876, gave expression to
the opposition of the Chinese impor-
tation and immigration in the follow.
ing language:
Reform is necessary to correct the
omissions OF Republican Congress,
and the errors of our treaties and our
diplomacy, which have stripped our
fellow-citizens of foreign birth and
kindred race recrossing the Atlantic
of the shield Of American citizenship,
and have exposed our brethren Of the
Pacific Coast to the incursions of
race not sprung from the great parent
stock, and in fact now by law denied
citizenship through naturalization as
being neither accustomed to the tradi-
tons of a progressive civilization nor
exercised in liberty under equal laws.
We denounce the policy which thus
discards the liberty-loving German
and tolerates the revival Of the coolie
trade in MongoliOn women imported
for immoral purposes, and Mongolian
men hired to perform servile labor
contracts, and demand such a modifi-
cation Of the treaty with the Chinese
Empire, or such legislation by Con-
gress within constitutional limitations,
as shall prevent the further importa-
ton or immigration of the Mongolian
race"
That covers the whole ground of
controversy, chronological, political, So
cial and moral. The Democracy pro-
pose to maintain that ground against
al Qssanlfa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13

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Ravenna. Feb'yIO. 1879. $40
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

following statement: In one "bunch" OF
about forty five or fifty lead, he saw three
lambs; IN another lot OF about one hundred
and twenty five, he found only one lamb.
Cause known TO be hogs and dogs. Daring
the same visit we learned that the sheep in
the Colqutt range are dying at a fearful
rate with species of dIstemper. Mr.. VIII.
liam Hurst told us on Saturday that, on
good authority, he had il that one stock.
owner in the range mentioned has already
lost 800 out Of 1870 head by distemper.
We learn that over so 900 tons of
guano have been regularly inspected and
sold iu Georgia during the present season.
This amount is absolutely enormous. The
cash value of it is not much less than three
million i've hundred thousand dollars. This
is total that will make the farmers shud,
der. Ii is esiiiuated III t fully two>thirds OF
the amount might have been kept within the
limits OF the state If ITS natural resources
had been developed, sud that one half of the
total amount mi, ht have been saved to the
farmers the Ives il they hsd only utilized
the natural resources of their farms. The
inspection fees for this vast quantity OF fer
tlzsrs smount 10 over SAC, ,0OO-the fee being
fifty cents for ton. This will prove a very
handsome reve ne for the state, and will
much more ihsn support the agricultural
bureau, under whose auspices il is made.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12
A SERMON FOR THE sIsTFRs.
BY IRWIN RussKLL.

nebber brsass a colt afoe he's old enough to
trabbel;
nebber digs my later. ELI dey plenty big to
grHbble;
An when you sees me ri,in' up to structiiy in
Is iust elumb up de knswledge-tres and done some
apple-eatin.
sees some sistshs pruElnt mighty proud o. what
dey weaun',
It's we'll you isn't apples, nov, you better be de-
cl.Iin'I
yor when you'd hserd yo msrkit-prioe, I'd hur,
yo' htte feelins
You wouidn't iotch dime peck for al, 20 fancy
pe,hns.
sistahs- leete apples (ior you're r'a'lly mighty
| luos de o time russet,, dough it's seldom kin
An so tubs YOU ,i,tah, for yo grace, an not yo'
I dont sesr how my apple looks, but on how 1t
tss es
Is dey sabbai-schOl,r nesh' Den let hin form
How Jacob-in-de-bible's boys played OF upon dey
brudderl
Dey sol him to a trader an at last he struck de
Dat com,d of Joscph's ,trutiin' in dat steaked
coat ob hIsn.
Ny hristan irien's, dis story proobsi dat eben
He had a aossn fancy coats, ei he'd "a been a
'oOmanl
De Gus idnsss oh showin on he ioun' out sll about
it;
An yit he wuz Christian man, as good as ever
shouted.
1t larned him An bet you when he come to git
his riches
Dey aidn 80 for stylish coats or Philadelphy
bfe ches:
RE dio t vase hi, money when eIperunce taught
him better,
But went sroun' s.loOkin' Ike he's waitin' for
letter
Nov, sistahs, won't you copy him Say, won't
you take sson,
An md DIS sollum vshnin' bout de sin oh fancy
dressinf
How much yo' spen' upon yo',tIH wish you
might 'enember
Yo pr. acher amt team paid cent siucs somewhM
In N vember.
better close. sees zone gals dis sshmon's Kind
hittiu
A-vhisperin'. sn' 'sturbin' all dsts near vhsr
dey's s.sitiin';
look at dem, an listen at dey onre,pecful jab-
be-,
1t tur.. de milk OBJ human tinenes, mighty nigh
10 ella ber
A-A-A-HEsl
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12
Mrs. Emers0n's Unruly Hens.

A pleasant story is told Of Thoreau,
who could unbend occasionally, although
it is conceded that rs rule, he was any
thing but pleasant person to those
who did not know him familiarity. A
writer in the Boston Herald says: ii,
d. Thoreau was once called upon by
Mrs r. w. Emerson, whose 4 Dwer gar
den was being scratched up by the hens,
to help her devise some plan to prevent
further damage. After a consideration
OF the ways aud means, Mrs. Emerson
bit upon the expedient OF putting linen
gloves upon the leet of the gsllinsceous
vandsl.. Thoresu, who had keen sense
OF humor, restrained the laughter which
was nearly choking him, and grsvely,
under Mrs. Emerson's direction, bsu-
daged the claws Of the assembled barns
yard In stout linen cloth. For an hour
or SO the fowls did no harm. and the
Emerson household were greatly pleased.
Finally there was heard an exultant
crow. The rooster had scratched through
his bandages and was triumphing over
his exploit. Tne hens folio .ed suit and
Mr. Emerson was reduced to despair
while Tuoreau went 10 the woods, VIII. 4,
he could let his laughter have vent.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12
The Pie Eating I hsmp onship.
LouIsrlIl, Coarier.Jonn.I

Mr.. I. J. McNulty, who claims to be
the champion pie>eater OF A America, pub
ished challenge last wetk in the New
York Sun, TO which there hsve been
several respon' es. Mr. John j. Weeks.
of the United SGate- Bung Factory, who
signs himself the Champion spOnge-
cake eater" acc,p.s Mr.. M,Nulty's
challenge to eat pies for the champion
ship OF the United States. Mr.. Alfred
Waltzinger, champion plum-pudding
eater also accepts, provided the pies
shall be apple pies of the prescribed size,
the prize TO be the championship and
5000. The champion pie eater OF New
Jersey, who tails TO give his other name.
il anxious to enter The ring, as is also
Mr.. George o. Striker, champion dough
nut eater, VINO is mot over IL years old,
tall and lean.' He stipulates that the
pies shall be hot aud homemade. Mr..
p. J. Maloney, who, 70 ar as heard from,
is not champion Of any thing, will wager
from five dollars to five hundred dollars
that he Can win the pie eating champion
ship from Mr.. McNulty; snd Mr..
Richard Dumphy, champion Sustoga
American pie eater, will bet from one
hundred dollars to one thousand collars
that he can consume more pie in thirty
minutes than Mr.. AcNulty can. Last
is Mr.. Charles McC,ennon, who accepts
"with the following proviso, viz: Tnat
the pies shall be OF your dimensions az
to rize, material, exc, but four pies must
be placed one on top Of the other. each
bite to be through iour pies" Mr.. Nc
Clennon is sixteen years OF age.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12
Wonderful Things in Leather.

The Mckay Sewing Machine c0mpsny
which is now having fight in congress,
sewed A. 600 900 pairs of shoes last year
and there were pegged upon the pegging
machines 5j,000,U0) pairs last year
And those machines have entirely revo
lutionized the business There are $50,
600 bushels OF loose pegs made in New
England, and those pegs sell from sixty.
five 10 seventy-fvo cents per bushe !;
yet a patented peg wood Ga strip or rib,
bon Of wood cut against the grain, and
OF a width just equal to the ler, IN of q
peg) has go superseded the loose peg
that last year there were 65 000, 900 pairs
OF boots and shoes peggvd with it. The
whole expense OF this peg-wood averages
about one.fJurth Of cent per pair
Nearly one thousand OF these pegs are
driven into the sloe 10 minute, aud
there are sbJus four to six pegs 10 an
inch, or about twenty two incnes of peg
ging TO q shoe. Over two hundred
varieties OF shos machines are now IN
the market. The man who invented this
peg wrod bad TO borrow money to enable
him to perfect his device and pay the
fees OF the solicitor and patent Office,
besides having borrowed $50 600 TO in
troduce it into the market. 1t cost the
parties who invested and introduced
into the shoe shops the "csble screw.
wire machine" 100000. Six hundred
pairs of pegged shoes can now be made
in day by gar & OF ten men. Where
before shoe shops existed throughout
New England, now shops have become
large, labor is classified, snd receives {
larger compensation (strikes TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding; wages have ad
yaneed 80 TO 100 per cent, to the lsborer
and the shoe in quality is 25 per cent
better thsn twenty-five years ago.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

the entire time she was under yorr in-
fdence. She said sh, Was not uncon
scious Tor an instant but was poweIless
to speak. Everybody knows that we are
affected in different ways by the society
of different people. This Is only another
leaf out o. the same book which we are
discussing, but nobody sees anything
supernatural in it. 1t Is my bell, that,
AS this mind-sbsorbing power Is much
more common than We once believed,
and is largely matter Of temperament
and sensibll ty, existing to as great q
degree among those who do not practice
it Tor gain, and who utterly repudiate
all the ry OF spirituslism In connection
with 1t as among acknowledged spiritual
ists, sooner or later we hall come to such
an understanding OF these mental phe.
nomeus ss will make it possible to know
the general principles which govern such
action, II not ~ comprehend 1t In its
fullest extent. And 1t seems to me that
the wisest way to combat the effects
an ignorant belief in spirits effects
pernicious 10 the holders OF such belief
and alarmingly hurtiul to general
society-woud be to experiment with a
few thorough skeptics who posses this
gift, for there are many such. Many
shrink from this, lest like others a. wise
and sensible, they should be led into
adopt n of the Jolly. But II spiritual
ism is merely peculiar mental action,
investigation will only lead to good
results"
How do you account for materialized
spiritsY"
IL have never seen any, and have
never known any one who has. / claim
that the faces which some honest ones
purport to see are brought before them
solely by the power Of Imagination, and
that such hallucination is nothing more
strange than any other vagary during .
diseased condition of the brain. Stimu.
lants bring strange visions in their wake |;
why may not an imagination, highly
wrought upon, see ghosts and Aowe RS,
after having gone through q course OF
training to that very endY In both in
stances, the mind Is in an unnatural
unhealthy sta.e. This is my theory, SIR"
We can not convert each other, l
see."
Here our talk ended. ! take pleasure
in adding that the lady mentioned came
over TO my side of the argument and
warmly thanked me for my efforts in her
behalf and my success in leading her
back to agreeable skepticism
As | believed then, l believe now,
bssing that opinion upon long observa-
ton and study Of what hold to be a
very pleasant and agreeable subject,
when detached from the gross trickery
OF professionals who make capital out OF
a widespread credulity. With regard 10
NJ IS Fancher's ability to live without
eating, l have nothing TO say. 1t is
easily tested. Concerning the keenness
OF her mental perceptions and the sub
tlety OF her grasp upon objects invisible
to AID remote from her. | hold that she
simply possesses TO q remarkable degree
the same power which belongs, to a less
extent, tn five out OF every ten whom we
meet daily, but who are too absorbed in
the busy whirl OF lite to + ay much heed
to impressions and premonitions.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

GEN. SHERIDAN received recentlv
from Ben Clark, the interpreter and
scout at Fort Reno, a handsome Ihdian
trophy, in the shape OF bow, and arrows
ard culver. TIE quiver is a UNIQUE
specimen OF Indian art. 1t is made of
81 beautiful soft panther's skin, decorated
with bits OF red flannel, The tail il or.
-nsmented with bead work, and the huge
claws are preserved at the bottom of the
bow case. In the culver are several ar.
rows, which are OF Indian manufactu-e
with the exception of the heads, which
are OF iron made by Yankee machines
and sold to them by the traders.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

THERE is some excitement in Connec.
ticut over the elopement of Gov. Hub
bard's daughter with her fathers coach.
man, who seems to be quite a decent
young fellow. He knows how TO drive
horses, and that is more than many
young men know. On the whole, the
Young womsps chancss for happinaz
are better than If she had msrriet a
youth of fashion and iortune.-(Chicago
Journal.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

The common horse chestnut is cana.
bic OF furnishing several useful products,
which sre regularly manufactured In
several localities in Europe. The seeds
contain over thirty'six per cent. fstsrch
-25O pounds of the seeds yield 100
pounds OF dry starch. Paste made from
Ene starch is extremely adhesive, and is
not attacked by insects. It is also ured
for producing certsing kinds of distilled
liquors.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

IN the government OF Cherson, Rus
sia IN the bed of a river, peasant found
an egg OF unusual size. 1t is equal TO
iorLy hens eggs, whereas the ostrich egg
Il equal only to twenty-iour. 1t is OF a
yeliowish color, and, being found be-
tween the clay and gypsum layers, is
supposed to belong to the tertiary tor
nation. The purchaser OF this egg
offered it to the Imperial Academy of
Silence, St. Petersburg, for one thousand
Toubes. The academy failed to buy it
on account of lack of means, but asked
permission to take mould from IT, The
Bi,ish museum has now bought this
unique egg, 10 the grief OF the Russian
students of natural science.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

DO 'possums play 'possum is the
question asked by scientific journal. Il
then goes on to show that they do net.
Thus do the cherished delusions OF our
childhood days vanish before the sesrch-
log light of investigation. 1t has been
generally believed that to serve its pur
pose an opossum would feign death
only TO escape when fitting opportu
nifty offered. The opossum got great
deal OF praise and admiration for this
cunning dev CO, and now it seems that
the willy animal has been taking all this
in on false pretenses, by not being a;
willy as it pretended. An Investigator
gives 1t as his opinion that the 'possu m
really faints instead Of ieints, It.seem'
that the little animal is 50 timid that it
is easily frightened into temporary
death, and, Of course, when it wakes up
it makes off as quickly as possible.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

A DECISION on politeness was recently
given by the supreme court at Boston
A hotel clerk sued his employers, who
had. discharged him before his time was
up, they alleging that he had injured
their business by being too familiar with
guests IN addressing them by their Chris
tiau names or surnames only. The slle>
CATION was admitted, and the court said:
" 70 address a person by his Christian
name, unless the parties have been intir
mately connected, socially and other.
wise, is uncalled-for familiarity, and
therfore insulting to the party 30 sd-
dressed. To address party by his sur
name only, shows want Of respect, snd
would imply that the party so addressed
was beneath ths party addressing there
fore it is disoourteous and would be con-
sidered insulting. To speak of employ
era BY their surnsmes only shows a great
want Of respect on the part OF the em-
ploye toward the employer. While it
may bs customary for a person 10 ad
dless his Juniors, clerks or under servants
by their Christian or surnames. TO ad.
dress others 30 shows want of respect,
and The party 30 addressed would natu-
rally evsde contact in future with any
one who had previously 20 addressed
him" Politeness, added the court, cost.
nothing, but the want iof 1t had cost tht
plaintiff the loss Of his situation. The
complaint was dismissed with costs,
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

PACITC coast whaiers set forth from
their winter quarters early in the apring.
provisioned for cruise of at least six
months, The crews nu nber about thirty.
hve men, force sufficient to man four
or fSe bosts. TIE number of boats csr.
ried depends on the locality of the hunt
ing ground and the nature of the whales
to be captured. In the extreme north
whales never attack boat, but in the
south they do SO frequently. The best
ci the weapons carried is the patent hsr.
Roon gun, which is dar;ed from the hand.
and explodes after striking the whale,
causing instant death when it enters 4
vital part.
The Osceola times., 1879-04-12

Rev. JOHN BRADY is now a Presbv.
terisn missionary in Alaska. Only few
yearl sg) he was street vagabond in
New York, sleeping wherever he could
hnd shelter. Alter spending term on
blackweiis island he was sent to farm,
where he both worked and studied
Then be became bell ringer at Yale col.
lege, ard was in due time graduated,
with highly crtditsble record. Then
mis- friends paid his way through the
New York theological seminary. On en-
tering tie ministry he chose the Alaska
held as one where there was plenty of
hard work. The Rev. John Brady will
succeed.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28

tic year had drawn to il close he
elopcd with the pretty wife Of mem.
Der OF the Digger tribe and her pre-.
ty daughter, then about 2 years old.
The matter was scarcely nine days
wohdcr in the camp, and what bo.
came Of them no one cared to inyesti-
gate; and probably no one of the resi-.
dents Of the Bar ever learned. EBIt
Doc and his companion. after placing
the child in the cafe Of an old Span.
ish woman, who they felt assured
would take good care Of it, roamed
the the country together; until atslast
the woman died.
Finally Doc became disgusted With
his rowing life, came to San Frapcic-
CO, was dead broke, and decided to
settle down: He did so, resumed his
profession as homeopath, and final
ly retrieved his fortune and grew
comfortably rich. Then friends pre-
vailed upon him to send for his Eife.
He did so, and one happy day the
family were united, with the cSccp-
tion of the son, whose whereabouts
none Of the family knew. When he
had grown to youths estate heshad
conceived desire to travel, and one
day disappeared in a manner as mys-
terious as had done his father. Tile,
too, came to California, and, having
studied telegraphy, succeeded in OBJ
tanning good position, the only
fault of which was it kept him travel
ing about the country, filling the va,
cancics that were constantly occur
ring. Finally he was sent TO Los
Angeles, where he was stationed a
sufficient length of time to become
acquainted with, court and marry q
young woman of about his ownsagc,
resident In Spanish family, and The
daughter Of the woman with whom
Doc Setfered had elopcd from Bead-
mans Bar in 80. SO strangelyifatc
had worked its wonders There
is soon told. The reunited family
removed to Sonoma County, where
they still live.-.San Francisco Cnron-
icLe.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
In the Matter of Visitin1 Cards.

a very good story is told Of the
late Admiral Goldsboroueh with re-
gard to the etiquette OF visiting cards
He was II bluff old sea-dog. and hated
sham and Preteuse. An airy young.
diplouIat, d grest tnan Of society and
fashion, called on the admiral, and
finding him out, left his card with
.hc letters +. p. pencilled on it. The
brave salt was puzzled thereby, and
when the young man accosted him on
the street and asked, "Did you get
my card, admiral?' he shouted out,
"Ies anil what's The tieaillng of T.
p: that you wrote on it," "Oh, why
that means cn person,le, that l. called
in person. cit does, eh |" SAID the
admiral, and went eff in mood
Of disgusted meditation. In u
few days lie returned the call by send
ing a card around by a tnessehger,
first writing 8. b. n. in, one corner.
Again the two met! "You received
my card did your inquired the ad-
iniral. Eyes, and what does S. b. n.
mean ?" asked the polite yonng man.
"Sent by q nigger" Numbered the
adlnirali
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
Now, Who WouIdn't2
II. lIAYMoND.

We read, now and again, about
the salaries paid 10 editors Of the
great dailics. For instance, Dana,
of the New York Sun, gets sll 900 a
year Whitclaw Reid, Of the Tribune,
$4,000; Nordhoif writes for the
Herald when he feels like it and is
paid $4,000 year, and so forth.
Now, who would not he an editor
But hold on. The Reporter receives
patent medicines, big wheat seed, ap-
plies, wood [when he can get it,) po-
tatoes, cotton seed, shCcks, peaches,
(somctimc rotten at that,) poetical
ellusions by the quantity, "original''
stories without end, Cat least without
point, any amount Of newspaper and
magazine selections, and az the auc-
tioneer would say, "many other arti-
cles too numerous TO mention" Now,
just wouldn't you like to be Chester
Reporter.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
Never Shirk.

The habit of Sinking is a great evil
in our land. Sad and bitter are. the
experiences Of multitudes WHO Gave
lost Iositions pr elholument. and, trurt
by shikina duties and responsible
ties devolving upon them. They saw
their mis- axe after. it was too late.
1t is lad sign to Gee, young man
contracting Tile, Habit OF Sinking.
You may set it down at once thai
sooner or later lie will be drone in
the great hive Of human industry,
living without any purpose in life
and scorned by all who have willing
hands, and follow up what they, can
find to do. Young man, if yoh wans
to gain the confidence and tst5sA Of
your. employer, never shirlc from u
duty. If overtasked, lay in your
complaints, and you will always get
a hearing. If you will begin life as
shirk, you may set it down as, q fixed
fact that the habit will follow yoli
through life, and, as ''succcss you
will be ill litter failure." a
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
Heavy Weights.

The Rock Herald says that scatter
ed aboit in tile Upper portion Of Ian
cds,er county, there lives n negro
family, cornpoeed of father, mother,
nine sons mud six daughters, whose
aggregate, weight is a little over three
thousand four hundred pounds, or an
average Of two hundred pounds for
each member. The father of this fat
family has never weighed over 145
pounds, while the mothers weight
has always been rather above 200
pounds. Of the children the heaviest
is woman, who weighs $50 pounds,
while the lightest is the youngest, a
boy of 10 years, whose weight is lSj
pounds. There has never been hut
one death in the family, that Of q
man, who Giod about two years ago,
and who had attained his 30th year.
His weight was about 200 pounds.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
Hard on Blaine.

A correspondent Of the Savannah
News relates a horrible story about
Senator Blaine. He says that some
thirty years ago Blaine was teaching
school in Kentucky and was "a fiery
Bourbon Democrat" On one occa-
sion Cassius NJ. Clay made himself
candidate FOR Office on an abolition
platform and was billed for speech
at Frankfort. Young Blaine declar-
ed he would reply to him, and o gen
tlcman now living loaned him ten
dollars TO pay his expenses: History
doesn't say whether he answered
Clay or not, but the party WHO loan
ed the money says he still has the
plumed knights promissory note. AS
it is Southern claim there is no use
in carrying the case TO Congress.