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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-09

A LADY who has been spending the
summer at Lake Chautauqua says that
on one of the steamers that passed
Fair Point at the same time when the
great Sabbath-school conveiitiOn Twas
in progress were three women, rather
gaudily dressed and wearing diamonds
enough to indicate that they had plen-
ty of money. Their conversation was
carried on in loud voice, aBdiattsact-
ed considerable attention. In fkoMt of
Fair Point stands o statue of Faith.
+" See that piece Of statoowarvs' usaid
number one. I wonder who it is. It
must be Jupiter" "No,p said num-
ber two, sit looks more like Venus"
/" Well,"- said number three, "any-
way its some of those people in the
hible.
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autumn. Is the security less if the

autumn. Is the security less If the
Issue and promise be direct from the
public treasury and not through the
medium of banks? Have the bank
bills not been always at psr-neither
above nor below the treasury notes.
and that only because they were re-
deemable in treasury notes.. The de-
mand for treasury notes as 3 substi-
tute for the national bank notes is q
demand for money always and every
where of equal value.s But please OBJ
serve that in the platform in which
this policy is asserted the Ohio Dem
ocracy demand that the issus OF treas.
ury notes shall be regulated by fegis-
lation or constitutional provisions so
as,to secure the greatest possible sta
bility Of values. You mnst isl come
other ground of accusafl0ns Cans YOU
find no good motive for the support
of the policy In deciding upona its
merits is it not to be considered that
in any possible view the substitution
will save to the people aud fhcir treas.
ury over SIG. .0O0. 600 every yeass And
You and can not Be indiferent to the
fact that b1nis. under harmonious
management nowsseek TO control the
politics Of the country in defiance of
the will Of the people. Please
tell me how it was that in this
State, but one year ago, the Chairman
of the Republican State Committee did
to demand of the banks mon
ey to control the election. Is it not
enough that enormous sums of
money are raised for each l,elec-
ton by the detestable prac-
tice of taxing the5timmense army of
officialsf Must there be added con-
from the profits made upon
four hundred milliens of bank capi-
tal2 When these two streams unite
to corrupt the public morals the party
in power will become secure in its
hold upon the patronage and treasury
Of the nation. It been not then again
resort to returning boards and the at
endant crimes of perjury and forgery
The anxiety of the Ohio Democracy
was reasonable; it became q patriotic
'entiment when. here, and against
the banks were called up
IN for money. Who blames them that
n such crisis they bend the ear to
he teachings of jackson and heed his
Idmonition to guard well the rights
md liberty of the people when the
,ankeris-found in league with the
,artisan2 His admonition was the
expression of anxiety at consolida.
ion of wealth uncomfortable as COM
Jared with the enormous millions
low under harmonious management,
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other necessary things, amounting il
all to the little sum Of Sl2. She PAL,
in barter, such as feathers, rags, eggs
dried apples and butter, and went tt
work with renewed courage; but shs
knew her husband would growl a.
the outlay and expected a regular
tempest at dinner. t9teat
She was not disappointed. But'sht
had got the things and was glad Of il
and couldn't feel very bad. Alden
opened his eyes in astonishment.i
"You paid twice what things are
worth. could have bought them
cheaper. We could have got along a
while longer. - ba'ees -zf9 zia :
IS suppose I have as good right to
judge OF what need TO do my work
as you hsve toDget things to- make
your work easy; and 1 made up my,
mind to-day that when needed any
thing should have it hereafter. Y on
know that every sfticle11 bought to-
day is actually needed in the house.
You have said time and again you
would get them, but you never re-.
memberit. 4 1t isia rough place for q
woman to be placed INIT have TO do
her work and nothing convenient to
do it with 1t is like the ancienGi Is
raelites, T. compelled to make bricks
without straw, and am not going to
do it any longer.iB iaagoiisi!' To so a.
o" All owing to the hoop bursting off
the wash-tah to-day I'''i.s amoo "a
% " Yes, that was the last feather thai.
broke the camel's back; that andthe
new hOrse-rake came too near togeth-
er. could not avoid contrasting
your eonveniences with mine; and
you can see yourself how it stood.
You have every now machine that is
intended to make farm work easy, and !,
have nothing at all. ra fg
Mr.. Alden said no more, but ate his
dinner in silence, and the hired men
Significant glances at each
other. They had thought and spoke
Of the patience which the little woman
had shown In working at such dis
advantage, and always trying to make
The best Of what she had, and they
were heartily glad that she had at last |
made protest against the injustice.
After the days work was done, /
Alden drove his team down to the
village, and when he came back he
brought a new stove for the kitchen, q
new pump for the cistern and a but
'er.worker for the dairy, and his wife
mas. since that washing-day, found
hat her rough places have been
in most satisfactory man
Ter. Her goodman had never thought
'bout it. He did not mean to be un-
ust, bu<-he didn't thinkl
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IT is related of a certain clergyman
who was noted for his long sermons,
with many divisions. that. one day
when he was advancing among the
teens, he reached ut length q kind Of
resting place in his discourses when,
pausing to take breath and asking, the
question, "And what shall say
more?" voice from the congregation
earnestly responded, " Say samen = y
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Fer The Press
- WHEN LIFE AND Love WE'RE
~ ,.4.s.. YOUNG.


.41gs --u5sJ 8. cRocKER,
I've wandered up the mountain side.
To view the setting sun,
And watch the ebbing Of the tide,
=. And think or all I've done
since you and / together roamed
This selfsame mountain side.
When buds and flowers of sweetest bloom
Shed fragrance far and wide.
Then we were young and life was gay,
fl,, But now tits cold and dun.
, For you are dead and am gray;
My race is almost run. .
Beyond that lilly slope see
'H4o Al shaft Of marble rise:
It seems beacon light to me.
TO point me toward the skies.
.IoGf-. taHS .H&nI9EC Y1s.9tFy- g.
And often in the twilight hour
u 4 sing the songs We sung, '.'' r. 80 =
i idDOfaansic brings the oldea days ae.2
sfis Whsn life and love were youps.aega
! I'm I'D and Yhelp lpless now. and grey;
My life is. almost done, r,,,... --.s w..
But stin climb the mountain side. .
Tosfew. the settling sun. :" 'e' -s'' z
The ocean rolls beneath my feet, e
n ;h4ie Aangry- -billows moan. = ,-,4t +
: IA syMSpl Of ~, shattered life.l I'll ~
A stranded bark alone.
+, And thus 80 many lives are wrecked. A.
Ere lies work has begun.
Some lonely grave. or treasured flowers,
81 Hhastells OF love once young. i9 'lE
Ravenna. June 10Th. 1879. ~ mi 49,;
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THE WIDOW HOPKINS.

1t is better to be born lucky than
rich, the proverb says; and I believe
1t. You may be born rich and die
poor, but if you are lucky you will
never want. A case in point is that
of Mrs. Mary Hopkins, the widow OF
the California millionaire. She was a
school teacher in this city, and no
longer young girl, when Mark Hop
kins happened at the same boarding
house, wooed and won her. They had
no children so she adopted q boy of
Z years of age by the name of Tim.
He is 19 now, and very amiable, un-
spoiled fellow, not particularly bright,
and not at all dull. His adopted moth
er 10 perfectly devoted to him and in. !.
dulges him in all desires. She is anx-
ious for him to love literature, and is
building up magnificent library for.
him. During her last visit to New
York she bought 500 worth of rare
books of one importer. She buys
knowingly, too.l The. house. she has
just completed in San Franciscor cost
$2,OOO,00O, and Herter fitted up the
floors at the cost of $500, 900. 81" My
room is magnificent" said Tim. 81
just gave Herteri carte blanche, and
suits of armor are hung ON the rwall,
and has made it look like q, castle."
Mrs. Hopkins travels, ien princess, in
her own drawiDg.room car, with cher
French cook and silver table service.
Her bedroom has large double bed
in 1t, and there is a handsomely fur
nished parlor and kitchen besides.
When she stops anywhere the car! is
switched of, and waits her pleasure
on side track. The last time she
was in New; York 1T was brought up
to within q block of the Windsor ho-
tel. 1 would not pretend to- say how
many millions the widow Hopkins is
worth, but you may imagine from her
manner of living that 1t is q ,goodly
sum. And Tim, has he not been for
tunate7 A poor boy, picked to be the
heir to such fortune. So say again
that it is better to be born lucky than
riCA, for neither Mrs. Hopkins nor.
Tim we're born rich, but see what luck
has done for theml 80
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WASHER WOMAN AT LEAD.
VILE.

But it is not alone in mining opera
tions that fortunes have been made.
Mrs. Sarah Ray, an old Irish washer
woman, who was among the earliest
settlers, has q somewhat romantic his
tory. Her stock in trade when she
came consisted of a pair of tubs and q
washboard. She began business un-
der an old pine tree on the hillside,
having no means of hiring q house.
She soon, however, got together with
her own hands q rude slab cabin, and
as business was good at $3.50 per doz-
en- for washing, she gradually began
to provide for her wants. She. got
camp stove, and, after furnishing her
cabin comfortably, began to- aecnmu-
late money. The town began to grow
in the direction of her cabin, and after
a while she employed laborefs to put
up log house. As there was great
demand, for. miners boarding. houses,
Mrs. Ray concluded to abandon the
washtub and start boarding house
in a new edifice. ; In; this idea she re-
ceived great encouragement, and the
house was opened with flattering
prospects. In this venture she prov
ed to be very successful, made money
and finally saved it. By the growth
of the city, her house got to be the
very center, aud, as the streets were
laid out, it proved I'd occupy a location
on the corner Of Hafrison avenue and
State street. Business was good, and
she continued to make money, which
she invested wisely. Shc built another
log house and rented it, Then she put
up frame building, which she rented
before. it was finished. About this
time some of the land grsbbers dis.
puted her title to the. land and tried
to dispossess her. But the old lady had
so many determined friends among
the miners. that the effort was given
up. Several months ago she refused
an offer of $4,000 for her property,
and since that time has built a two
story block, fronting on Harrison av-
enue, and as desirable piece of prop
erty as any in Leadville. She still
lives in her log house, but she now
to tear it down and erect q two
story block in its. place. When her
are completed she will
have an income of more than 81, 900 q
month "a pretty good record ofIbnsi-
ness success for an old washerwoman
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The Sandwich Island alphabet has;
twelve letters; the Burmese, 10; Ital-
ian, 20 the Bengalese, 81 ; the Hebrew,
Syriac, Chaldee and Samaritan, %
each; the French, %; the Greek, "a;
the Latin. 25; the German, Dutch and
English, 26 each the Spanish, 27 1.-THE
Arabic, %; the Persian, 80; the Rus
sian. A.; the Sancript, so; the Ethio-
pic, 202.
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A PROFESSOR of legerdemaIn who
was recently exhibiting in provin-
cial theater, got country boy on the
stage, and told the audience that he
would pass coin into the boys coat
pocket from q box. g Y on don't think
1 can do 1t, do you2' No, sir; l don't
answered the lad, with decided EN-
phasis. well. do you stand Up here
and we shall see.' But, sir persisted
the boy, Ether aint no nee r tryin,,
cause know yer can't do it, sYou
know I can't? Don't be too sure.
Wait and see. just you stand right
here-there! Now hold up your head
and look steadily at me, to SEQ that
do not cheat you sOh, well,' NUT
tered the persistent urchin, with q.
comical grimace, 'I'l stand anywhere
ye want only 4 u git any money into
my pocket, 1 reckon yell hev to find
the pocket, fer had 'em sewn up by
master, cos of the apples s
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Rates of Advertising


FRANCIS L. CLARK,
Qosnanleol and Architectural Draughts-
nan. Patent Once Drawing . Specially,
Ne - 4t0h Avenue. Pftsbu1eh, Pa.
JuneS. 1879. 1Se-y.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
ROTTEN TELEGRAPH POLES.

THE COMPANIES TO BE COMPELLED TO BRAND
THEIR POLES
The cases in which persons have been injured by
falling telegraph poles in different parts of this city
have Of late been more numerous than heretofore
Only short time since an action was commenced
against the corporation to damages inju-
ries received through accident Of this nature
and the city was mulcted. General attention has
been drawn to instances Of this kind and the city
authorities will it is stated. be asked to take
decisive course in the premises. Alderman Morris,
on August TO- 1876 had an ordinance passed. which,
IL enforced, would relieve the city from liability in
cases of injuries received from rotten poles. The
Mayor signed it ON the very day after its passage.
The following is copy of the law-
Resolved That tho Commis ssioner of Public Works be
he is hereby directed notify tho
using BIZ s s
public place within the corporate limits of the city
tn
Of the 0,ner a osr ot pole
shall neglect refuse to comply with the directions
meanor and on conviction thereof shall thereby incur
H Ss s a o s Come
msoners OF Police to report such violation to tho
the onsrdsr shall punished the provisions
Of Ss a s
criminal Of said sity passed by tho Legislature Of
ton article of act in relation tho Police De
parment Of the city OF New York passed April 49, 1883
Resolved That each OF the departments and officers of
the city using telegraph poles be they
hereby respectively required and directed brand
In like upon telegraph pole used by
them the OF the department using such tcle
graph POLE
1t will be seen that If the authorities were diigent
in enforcing compliance with this law the part of
telegraph companies, the persons injured would be
able to discover what persons responsible for
keeping on thoroughfare dilapidated and rotten
poles. AS it is at present the citizen the city
for negligence and in many cases it is almost i'm.
F'ssible to fasten the responsibility on the really
guilty persons In prompt attention to the law
is not given by the companies, 1t is intended to
adopt. 1t is said. vigorous measures to secure
the ordinance being respected.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
AGENT BROWNS FINANCES.

Josiah T. Brown an agent of tho Mutual Life In
suranco Company, at No. 160 Broadway, has been
arrested by the Sheriff order obtained from
Judge Donohue and released $4,000 bail In
civil suit brought against him by Jacob F. wyckof
to recover S11,3l0 II which the latter alleges he
loaned him. the papers In the case being returned
by the Sheriff yesterday In the first complaint Mr..
wyckof alleges that on August ~. 1878. Mr.. Brown
applied to him for the loan of $500. having short
time previously represented to Mr.. WyckoH
and that he had been tor many years an agent of
the Mutual and other life insurance companies in q
percentage that yielded him an annual average net
profit Of about $l6.0oO. The loan WINS finally made,
as he claims, the strength of these representa-
tions on August &C. and Ave days later Mr.. Brown,
as lurther charged, went into voluntary bank
ruptcy, his schedules showing over $242.00O labili
ties. In an interview some time after the bank
ruptcy proceedings were taken Mr. Wyckoff AYERS
that Mr.. Brown admitted that time previous to
going into bankruptcy he had sold out large part
OF his business. and that on August "a. previous
to obtaining the loan, he had been ad used
to make the application in bankruptcy and had
determined and consented to do so. Mr.. Wyckoff
alleges in the second complaint that April L. 1877
he loaned Mr.. Brown $4,000. of which portion
now sued for; and that. there default in
payment of the loan Mr.. Brown was to transfer his
life insurance business to Mr.. Wyckof aud to man.
age 1t in the atters interest until the debt paid
At the Office OF Mr.. Brown II was stated yesterday
that he was very sick and unable to attend to bus
NJ ss and was not expected to 20 down town for
some little time to come.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
THE COURTS.

Mrs. Hascey. alias Schooumaker. alleged to be i'm
plicated with John I. Lynch. the Broadway diamond
broker. who is charged with obtaining $4,000 from
Rogers Il Fay. the Fulton Market fish dealers. on
worthless diamonds. has become tired Of languish-
ing in Ludlow Street JAIL Her counsel Colonel
Spencer obtained order in Supreme Court Special
Term. placing the the calendar for trial next
Monday. Motions for vacating the arrest aud re-
ducinR the bail have heretofore been denied,
but the present demand for immediate trial, based
on the affidavit OF Mrs. Hascey to the effect
that is impossible for her to find bail has resulted
in the case being advanced the calendar. Mr. John
d. Townsend will prosecute for the FISH dealers.
Some three months ago both Lynch and Mrs. Has
cey. as will be remembered, were held by Judge
Morgan in criminal proceedings to await the action
of the Grand jury but thus tar no action has been
taken in the District Attorneys Office against them
Lynch has been released bail. He is represented
in the criminal charge by exUnited States District
Attorney George Bliss. II is stated that the priest
rho was victimized in q similar manner to the tune
of SIC, 900 has had his money returned IN full.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
THE UNPOPULAR GENITAL.

The Grain Trade OF the Produce Exchange still con
tinues its opposition to the GENITAL system and con-
siderable excitement was created yesterday at tho
last cali when Mr.. J. H. Herrick. chairman OF the
Committee Grain. informed the trade that he had
been instructed to read letter from Mr. Mr.. W. J.
Langson, secretary Of the Chamber OF Commerce at
Milwaukee, in which that gentleman stated that the
fate of the GENITAL system for the present genera
tion) depended the adherence OF the Board OF
Managers the declarations they had made in rela
ton TO Mr.. Langson, in addition. says that the
friends of the system in milwaukee believe that
New York more easily inaugurate the system
than any other market on the continent because of
its more direct relations with Liverpool where the
GENITAL is in vogue and that II New York adopt and
firmly adhere to the system the other markets of
the country will inevitably follow. He CLAIMS that
nine out of every ten men in business commu-
nifty favor of the GENITAL and that the opponents
OF the sy stem are old fogies. Tho reading or this
letter was received with groans ana Kisses. Accom-
panying it was set OF resolutions from the Chamber
OF Commerce at Milwaukee. in which that body in
dorses the GENITAL system motion made to lay
the rcso uton on the table, but IL was not seconded
Mr.. Henry 4. Knccland then said that he had q
copy of o set OF resolutions lately adopted by the
Peoria Board of Trade condemning the GENITAL sys-
TEN. lie proceeding to read them when Chair
man Herrick declared him out of order and said
that the 'calr' must proceed This decision caused
great excitement. and amid the din Mr. Kneeland In
a loud voice, read his communication.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
CHARGES OF BRIBERY.

THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF INSPECTION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS ARRA1aNEp
ON GRAVE ACCUSATION.
There has been mischief brewing for the Depart
ment of Buildings among certain contractors and
builders for long time but it was only on Thurs
day afternoon that 1t took definite shape. Then
lawyer appeared before Justice Flammer in the
Jefferson Market Police Court and submitted COM
plant, which is said to be the first of series to bo
brought against officials of the Department In IL
Mordaunt Bodine. OF No. 151 West Fourteenth street
charges and complains that
ON or aeoat the 25th day OF September 1879 at tho city
Mcuinns; who was thcn public onacer-Chiet OF tkc
yosd % i've sss of nssns in
brbe-thc pun of S25O-from ono George IIilyard who
70 fa said city aud ne eoSmx SmaaS m Nd
thatxd Robert Mc,innis did receive said money Tor
~ Third avenue. ' ~
Al Mr. McGinnis is filling position under tho city
government, out or courtesy only summons was
ssued. In compliance with It he appeared yostcr.
day hltcrndon before Justice Flammcr to whom tho
following afndavits were submitted:- -
..a.l4l l wuAr 1T WOULD COST
M?rdaunt iodine testbes under oath that he resides at
sS III S g. @ s,rss
Twns es cs,,sln oaa,ns Known IS No 70 Third
Henry Dudley superintendent q tue Department OF
Buildings for the purpose OF inducing him to modify the
taking = dogn. as directed Thereafter said Hil-
endeayored to obtain MIR Dadlcys permission to repair
s sa S. Mr. P"S gGre%eory re refused to ALLOW
OF Hyard aud Cairns to Dudley. the deponent, in com
The Department buildings for The purpose Of renewing
their REQUESTS for hts consent Mr. Dudley stated c
there was no saying anythinr as hc him sc naJ p"r
sonay examined IT, Aftcrward the oeponent persuaded
The New York herald., 1879-11-16

Mr. Dudley re-examine the building and in the rssx
there sn sns tho hsOss Mrs.
Dudley through the building and remarked that is
called at the aee Of the Departmeas Of Buildings and
& wSs .a ses s 4s
Ssd % DO rsssG rn h.. the sss ss
slns had gone ''s so far considerable expense had
TO sEs ps'sSss as"snsns band to Nc
. hs
Mcinns that It was all right and We could ahead and
Which are now going Tho deponent alleges that
ns % BEEN .ne by Se
building Department
"a QUARTER OF THoUsANp"
George d. Hilyard. of No. li4 East Forty ninth
street. then made the following atfdavt:-
am builder, and am acquainted with Mordaunt Bo-
called on S and M Tea so S
the building sora 1e re repaired X taking ahs rotten
the safety Of The building Meiiinnis Admitted that
could be done He said TINT there at
fore 1t could be done asked him the Of those
ssS Bsas the na # %
sn aS s S s a %ns PAID S to Mr. M
McGnns WAS for After the money was paid we
to go on with the repairing Of the building
but did receive vs an SrIi multiplication from him. rls
obedience g suep%na served upon me this day issued
A. Flammer.
Hugh Cairns. OF No. 81 West Twenty first street.
then affirmed that all the facts stated in Hilyard's
affidavit in regard to an interview between MIR.
Dudley, the deponent. Mr. Mordaunt Bodine and
Hilyard were in all respects true. Superintendent
Dudley's report on the building. which then
placed in evidence, says:-
The floors badly defected the under the
chimney iged and decayed The main foundation
cracked buged. and portions have fallen out The
story floor Is decayed and in dangerous and
the building is generally dapidated and unsafe and
should be taken down
When these papers had been submitted Justice
Flammer SAID he would fix the hearing for next
Thursday, at Essex Market Police Court. Mr.. Nc
Gnnis says he can disprove the charge.