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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01
Oregon Letter.

We are permitted to copy the fol-
lowing letter, written by e. w. Root,
now residing in Oregon, formerly a
citizen of Mantua, to o friend in
that town. Some months ago We
received for publication . letter
from Mr.. Root, giving an account
of his journey to his far Western home
with description Of the country ON
the route, which was mislaid and CON-
sequently omitted:
CANYoNvILLE. OREGON, March 16, -.
BROTHER HALsTEAD.-DEARS SIR.-
One year has passed since We left
Mantua and the friends and familiar
scenes to meet strangers in . strange
land. Well, it has been q busy year
for Us, little homesickness at first, but
steady work soon spoiled that kind Of
Amusement. We have enjoyed first
rate health. have increased from 145
and 120 lbs. to 172 and 145 lbs. avoir-
dupois. But how do we like the
change, and what do We think Of the
country, Ipresume is what you would
like to know. Well, hardly know.
We haye not lost by it, except in soci-
city. The country was . disappoint-
ment. The only land fit for farming
lies along the rivers /; the rest 10 noun
tainous, most of it covered with fir
and pine timber and green all the year;
others are bald, covered with grass in
the Spring and burned to . dull red in
the Summer by drought.
Mining and stock raising are the
principle occupations. We have en-
tered l60 acres Of land near the head
Of Cow Creek, . branch Of the Ump-
qua river. Is miles from the stage road
running from Roseburg to Reading,
Cal, about 40 miles from the coast.
There is nothing but mountains east of
us for 200 miles, and not settler in
that distance, and presume never will
be. There are two mining camps on
the Creek, known as Starve-out and
and Hogrun gulches. Also two or
tree Quartz mines near by, but they do
not pay as yet.
But the climate.-That is Oregon's
strong point. In the Summer we have
but little rain or cloudy weather the
land and sea breezes make the nights
cool even midsummer, while tho win.
ters are mild but rainy. Last Winter
we had what they call here q hard
Winter-about four weeks of frosty
weather. Ice formed in the valleys
about two inches thick. The rest Of
the Winter has been about like April
weather in Onie. Wild Spring flowers
similar to those at home have been in
blossom for q. month, still we have
frosts as late in the season hero - in
Ohio (Mantua excepted.) Grain OF all
kinds, except corn, grows well here.
Wheat yields much better here, but is
not SO good in quality.
Deer are plenty in the mountains,
q few bears, panthers wildcats and
cayotes. An old 49 miner and hunter
told me the other day that venison and
deer meat were two different articles;
he said, the other morning there was
a deer in his garden, and he stood in
his door and shot it-that was venison,
but when he shot one on the noun
tain and had to carry it about two
miles. then it was dear meat.
Yours fraternally,
c. w. Roor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01
FLYlNG...A VISION OF THE FU.
TURE.

Putting commercial considerations
aside, and looking merely at social
ones, how great an alteration will there
be in the ways of civilized beings if fly
ing is brought within the reach of all
who can buy an engine and some dur
able wings. Ts take the most poetic
relation of life, what different thing
will courtship be when lovers sock
the clouds, as OF course they will. and
when vows are exchanged in the air.
Lord Lytton tried to describe some
thing of this kind, but his hero was
clumsy fellow who could not learn to
manage his wings, and constantly had
to be caught by the woman who loved
him. Very different will be the case
with the vigorous and well-trained
young Engllshman, who will take the
lady whom he admires out to fly just
as ladies are now taken out for
drive, or will perchance, urge his suit
when lowering outside her second
floor window, and will perch on the
sill to learn his fate. Then, in the
more prosaic part OF life, in the ordin-
ary routine OF commonplace daily ex.
istence, what strange alterations will
occurI Our ancestors would have
laughed at any one who had told them
that the time would come when the
throngs in the streets would have un-
der their feet men of business who
were being dragged TO and from their
daily work; and it is equally difficult
for Us to conceive that perhaps in the
next century the peaceful ramblers by
the Regents park will find the sky
overhead suddenly darken at a certain
time in the afternoon by the great
focks of city men who are flying to
their homes in the far northwest.
There will, of course, be some incon-
venience from the general acquisition
of powers of flight; but then every
great change brings with it certain
amount Of Suffering. Thus it is terri
BILE to picture the feelings of the quiet
householder OF the future when he
learns that large number of school
boys have recently been let loose, and
are flying about the neighborhoOd OF
that the crew Of man.0f-war recent.
ly paid of have bought mrial machines
and may appear at any moment. Such
draw wbacks AZ these, will, however, be
trifiing when compared with tho vast
advantages which men will gain
from tho possession Of wings. Per-
haps the most striking Of these will be
the facility which will be given for
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01

IT is just possible that when the At
ghans learn that England intends to
place upon their throne Wall Moham.
med, they may Indignantly exclaim I
'Wali.never.'-[N. Y, Graphic.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01

heard the clock strike ten. When hi
head came through he saw Mrs. Mar
coaxing the ends and bows Of hel
necktie.
'Where's my shirt studs2' he said
Mrs. Man went into another room
and presently came back with her hal
and gloves, aud saw Mr.. Man empty
ing all the boxes he could find IN and
about the bureau. Then she said:
/. sIu tho shirt you took off,
Mrs. Man put on her gloves while
Mr.. Man hunted up and down the room
for his cuff buttons. .s
Eleanor he snarled at last be
lieve you must know where those cuff
buttons are.'
Il haven't seen them said the lady
settling her hat; didn't you lay them
on the window sill In the sitting-room
last night?'
Mr.. Man remembered, and he went
down stairs on the run. He stepped
on one Of his boots and was immedi.
ately landed in the hall at the foot o
the stairs with neatness and dispatch,
attended in the transmission with more
bumps than he could count with a
Webb's adder, and landed with bang
like the He'll Gate explosion.
Are you nearly ready, Algernon !!
asked the wife of his family, sweetly
leaning over the banister.
The unhappy man groaned.
Cant you throw me down that 9th.
or boot p he asked7'
Mrs. Man pityingly kicked 1t at him.
my valise7' he inquired, az he
tugged away at his boot.
up in your dressing room,' she an
swered.
sPacked2'
Il do not know-unless you packed
it yourself-probably not she replied,
with her hand on the door knob;
had barely time to pack my own
She was passing out of the gate
when the door opened and he shouted
Where in the name of goodness did
you put my vest 2 1t has all my money
in it'll
sYou threw 1t on the hat she called
back. Goodbye, DEAR
'Eleanori Eleanori Eleanor Man
Did you wear off my coatP'
She paused and turned, after signal
ing the street-car man to stop. and
cried:
.'You threw it on the silver closet.
And the street car engulphed her
graceful figure and she was seen no
more. But the neighbors say that they
heard Mr.. Man charging up and down
the house, rushing out at the front
door now aud then and shrieking up
tho deserted street after the uncon-
sclous Mrs. Man to know where his
hat was, and where she put the valise
key, and if he had any clean socks and
and that there wasn't q
linen color in the house. And when
he went away 1T last, he left the kitch-
en- door, side door, the front door, all
the downstairs windows and the front
gate wide open. And the loungers
around the depot building were some
what amused just as the train was pull
ing out of sight down in the yard, to
SEQ q flushed, perspiring man, with
his hat on sideways, his vest and cuffs
unbuttoned and necktie a ying. and his
grip. sack flying open and shut like a
demented shutter on a March night,
and door. key in his hand, dash
wildly across the platform and halt in
the middle of the track glaring in de-
jected, impotent, wrathful mortifica-
ton at the departing train, and shaking
his fist at pretty woman, who was
throwing kisses at him from the rear
platform of the last car.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01

Puck says that the managers of the
Panhandle Road ought to he skillet
men.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01

C.. L. BELDEN,
DHYSICIAN AND sURGEON.-OMee In
Empire Building; Residence on King
street. first door south OF Main.
Ravenua May q. 1876. 4O4-y*
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01
:. SOMEBODY'S morRHER. >,

ss sOMEBODYsS MOTRHER."
The woman was old and ragged and gray
And bent with the chill Of . Winters day;
The streets were white with recent snow,
And the woman's feet with age were slow.
At the crowded crossing she waited long.
Jostled aside by the careless throng
Ofhuman beings who passed her by.
Unheeding the glance of her anxious eye.
Down the street with laughter and shout,
Glad in the T. eedom thai school let out"
Come happy boys. like flock of sheep,
Hailtng the snow piled white and deep,
Past the woman so old and gray,
fastened the children on their way.
None offered . helping hand to her.
So weak and timid. afraid to stir.
Lest the Carriage wheels or the horses feet
sho'd trample her down in the slippery street
At last. cane out Of the merry troop
The gsyest boy Of all the group;
He paused beside her and whispered low,
IN help you acro.s il you wish to goi"
Her aged hand on his strong young arm
She placed. and 50. without hurt or harm.
He guided the trembling feet along.
Proud that his own were firm and strong;
Then back again to his friends he went
His young heart happy and well content
"she's 'somebody's Mother boys you know.
For all she's aged. and pool and slow;
And some one some time may lend hand
To help my mother-you understandf-
II Fever she's poor. and old and gray,
And her own dear boy is far away"
Somebody's Mother'' bowed low her head
In her home that night. and the prayer she said
Was: "God be kind to that noble boy,
Who is Seme6ody's Son. and pride and JOY"
Faint was the voice. and worn and weak,
But Heaven lists when its chosen speak;
Angels caught the faltering word,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01
YELLOW CREEK COAL!

Is . first rate article for Blacksmith or Crate
purposes. Tho mine is situate on the west line
Of Atwater. Persons desiring t. obtain this
Coal can do 50 by applying 70 VIM. Johns or
Henry Davis.
Aivatsr. Feb. 9. 1s7s. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01
4RB DExoCRATfef flzss
PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY
s.p.HARR1e. .sDiroR AID p.or...ro +
rBRMs.

and that we will ali come together
better disposed - give 10 the country
what has been given 10 party, an united
effort to provide relief for the prevail
ing distress in every pursuit Of life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01

F. r. MORATH, NJ. D.,
RhYsIcfan and SuFY~~W. Ohfce md
residence with Rev. Mr.. Winans. Freedom
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01
E. w. MAXSON,

Attorney and Counselor at Law possesses
superior facilities for making collections in
ali parts OF the United States Once over
First National Bank, Garrettsville, Ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01
A. s. CRAFTS.

Physician and Surgeon. Office In Crafts
Block ,Mantua Station, Portage County, Ohio.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06
THE MEXICAN BONANZA
Preparing for q Grand Rush From San
EraneiscD.
San Fancisco Chronicle

The discoveries of silver 10 the
NJ jeda mining region arc exciting
the chevsliers al fortune Of whom
there IRE always large number 10
SIN Frat cisco. Several parties are
,mng fer prospecting There is
little doubt the region will soon be
better Known to the average citiz %
than IL is nav to the geographer.
The Sierra III sda nj untaias are q
contribution Of be Sierra Nevada.
The region Ct the miners al discovery
lies ~ the interseoeicn Of Sonora
Chihuaboa ana Darang) aud has
! always been disputed territory be
tween these three states. IL was
because Jurisdiction was doubt
full that the III xi"sn government
appropra' ed he land to iiso wnuse.
IL flsrs greatly in Goa acter from
our own moantein Iocali les being
less dry and upprodac iv /. Toe
rains are abundant sud, as q cJnss-
quence vegetation is more common.
Fertile valleys iund down every where
among the bills The climate Of
the eievattc district is agreeatlg
and healthy II the discoveries prove
to be gsuuino the entire region will
sooa TEEN with population chiefly
American, an advance column OF
emigration which will in time be.
come q conquering Invasion snd
prophets predict in annexiog TO the
United s a!es q valuable strip along
its s0utbern border. The petitions
OF Samuel Brannan TO the Mcy.can
government for a grant near the
Mojeda district in payment Of is
Indebtedness TO him has been men
toned The request bad been made
through the Mexican minister in
Washington before the discovery
What the Mexican Legislature will
be willing to do nov is problematio
1t is certain that il could do no bet
ter thing for the spassely settled and
impoverished states than to invite
the immigration Of more emerge
tic and enterprisieg people. Pend
further discoveries end the
adjustment Of the question of Bran
mans grant colony is being form
ed in San Francisco, under the lead.
ership of Dr. Ord, which numbers
nearly 1000 persons. fit goes TO
Mexico it wilt be completely differed
and equipped, furnished with mem
bers of all trades and possessions,
ana with means to I've for the first
year CT two until it becomes self
supporting
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06
Great Warriors Never Work.
From the Denver Tribuae

Piah, one of the chiefs supposed
to be engaged in the present OUT
break, has been to Washington
One cold day Gov. McCook came
into his office and found Piah hug
cling q stove. Thinking it good
chance to deliver iesson 10 the
Indian, no said: 'Pi1h. why don't
you Indians plough nd raise crops,
and build houses? Yoe ought to
work If you did you could not
have 10 cdme her 70 borrow my
fire, but could 5uy fire Of eur own.
Why don't you work like white
mon p
Piah Strengthened mp ST once and
proceeded 70 make u speech "Me
great warrior" said ho. Warriors
no plough. Ne go to w sshington
and soc John Grant" THE Indi.
ans all call Grant 'J5hn.") John
Grant great warrior. He 90 work.
He no plough Me see J3bn Grants
squaw She M work either, too
Grea; warrior. never wJrk. Tell
you what do You say TO John
Grant be come here and go with
me-. We 60 out and fight 'Rapa.
hoes and Cheyenaes, ard XIII plen-
ty baves, and get plenty squaws
Then equa"s work, ard me and
John Grant hive bully good time
No work no plough no nothing. y
Whether the proposition was ev.
er Forwarded to Grant. we do not
know
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06
A Paper Hunt. -

A iavorlte amusement with young
Washington bloods who have more
leisure and money on their hands
than occupation is the ''paper hunt
A wild young officer connected with
the Russian legation, who rides a
black horse that is strange com.
pound of pluck, ugliness and cham
lightning swistness, rides the country
around, and the young men of some
OF the local families have also been
mounted and sent out in the country
10 follow his example. The Russian
has formed this lot into sporting
band, apparently for his amusement,
as they ali hail him as their chief
There being no foxes TO hunt in that
part OF the country, they have what
IS called paper hunt to take It's
place. The Young Russian is the
fox. He dashes ahead, leaving the
trail by his occasionally dropping
pieces OF d bright colored paper. The
sport is to follow him absolutely
wherever he goes. This young Rus
sian dare devil bolts down the steep
est inclines, takes 10 high fences,
jumps almost impossible bits of bro
ken ground, aud thus far in his mad
career has pounded bis company
nearly to death, besides weakening
the arms and ribs Of some Of the am
bilious yoaths. who, because the
sport is fashionable, have attempted
to follow him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06

of tie physical surroundings. and
that is ia the state of society. There
is, indeed, a correspondence in this
respect tween the population and
the physical geography. This was
so in III condition OF the later abo
Tiglnai races, and we may suppose
II was so also with the earlier pre-
historic races There is even now
with the surviving races more or less
Of correlation between their mode
if life and the country which they
oDhabit, and the history of the tribes
which have been removed from their
original seats indicates the same
thing. The works and remains, also,
OF the preceding populations indicate
this same correspondence.
ANCIENT POPULATION OF AMERICA.
The ancient populations of the At
lantic coast have lett one class of
structures behind them, the Mound
Builders OF the Mississippi Valley an
other, the Paeblos of Arizona and
New Mexico another, the unciv-
ilIzed races OF the Pacific coast an
other, and the civilized races of Mex
leo still another Whether these
works we're modified, both in their
material and in their shape and char
acter. by the physical features OF the
separate regions or not, the dlff4r
ences in the works are manifest
Each class OF ancient works sug
gests mode OF life d lfferent from the
other, and the great work of the
archRologist is to trace the correla
ton between this mode OF life and
the geography OF the eonntry. 70
\ one who Is familiar with the laws
4 which govern human population,
and who has observed the effect of
the physical upon human nature,
this is not dfficnit But as an evi
dence of the prehistoric status the
subject needs to be studied more at
tentively In the grand divisions of
the globe, the ethnic divisions follow
these phys cal barriers. but the minor
| divisions are more dlfficnlt to trace,
but these may be seen 10 the various
portions of the continent very dis
tipctly.
/ We in America need only to lock
over the map and learn the general
physi cal characteristics of each sec
ton if we would know what the state
ofsociety was III the prehistoric ages
Ii the hunter life preva led in the
| forests, the nonadic lie on the
prairies, the agricultural on the rich
plains and in the alinvial bottom
lands OF the Gull States, if high
state of civilization existed among
the rich plains and valleys of Mexico,
and the Pueblos or rude village life
prevailed in the interior of Arizona
and New Mexico, it is probable that
these were the conditions of society
in the prehistoric period. Not that
society develops altogether accord.
ing to its environment, for there are
nations that have conquered even
the forces OF nature but among the
primitive people we must acknowl-
edge the supremacy of the physical
causes in giving shape to their state
and condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06
This and That From Across the
River

The political excitement in Du.
buque County is over,the Democratic
ticket coming out ahead. Republi.
cans are waiting for economy 10
cone. Economy, hurry up!
| che farmers in Iowa are waking
up to their interest. They go oyer
to Wisconsin and buy up cattle. A
drove of ninety head passed through
here this week en- route for Cedar
Rapids. They were bought in Grant
County. 1t your correspondent could
talk to the farmers across the river
through telephone ne would tell
them, Don't sell all your cattle to the
farmers in Iowa they will take No.
if you don't look out.
A ride on the G. d L. II r from
Sitter station to Woodman con-
WINGED us that it is a good thing for
the people OF Lancaster, Liberty and
Fennimore. Sitter station will make
good point if the business men of
that place will keep sober and keep
on building stores, put up ware
houses and not neglect tie school
houses and churches. Don't forget
to move up Animation. Fennimore
Center has improved since we passed
through there the fret time with an
OK team. The number of houses
then was one. We hadn't time this
trip to count them in passing through;
we had taken the iron horse, but If
we ever come that way again with
an OK team we will try and count
them. We didn't even find time to
run down town to SHAKE hands with
the postmaster and ESQ. Loney and
all the blacksmiths and wagon max
ers IN the town that we used to know.
Never mind we'll try and make up
for It some other time. In the ap-
pointments OF the German ministers
OF Galena District we failed to see
that Rev. f. Kopp is President Of
the German English Normal school
OF Galena, Ill and Prot. P. Walker,
formerly Grant County man, is
teacher of vocal and instrumental
music. Prof. Walker is known to a
number OF the older settlers of Lib
erty, Lancaster and Platteville. He
IS tine musician If any of the
young folks over there want good
education in both English and Ger
man, go to Galena.
We want to give our reasons why
we think the Grant County HERALD
IS good paper. We call it good be-
cause there are so many political pa.
pers 10 the country tnat are not fit to
put IN the hands OF our young people.
The HERALD tries to keep the boys
from meddllng with tobacco. 1t tells
them not to swear nor drink whisky
and it tells them TO go to school an d
to church. Those are good places
to go 20. II tells farmers to beware
OF peddlers and agents that you do
not know. Keep on Mr.. HERALD,
and we will support you JB.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06
THE "TIDAL WAVE"
LOST IN T9E
BIC BOOM
The Solid South Overwhelmed
BY
A Solid North ! :!
Republicans Everywhere
Victorious!

After yesterdays reports at NIL
waukee were all in we received by
telegraph from Republican head
quarters there the following,
Special Dispatch to the Grant county HsRA4D.
MILWAUKEE,, NOVEMBER 5, le7s
Wisconsin gives Smith 10000
majority over Jenkins. The Green
back vote is inconsiderable.
In New York Cornell, for rover
nor, has 10000 majority ove' Robin
son, the straight or Tilden Demo
cratic candidate. The balance OF
the State ticket is in doubt, with the
Legislature largely Republican in
Albany thore is great excitement, the
Republicans in that stronghold Of
Democracy believing their ticket al
elected, except that Halter, Demo
crat, il elected
Minnesota gives its usual ltepuhli
can majority,
Pennsylvania rolls up t"nnd 3d.
900 Republican majority.
Detroit elects q Republican mayor
the first time for years. Michigan
had only town officers to elect.
Massachusetts beats Butler $4,000
Chicago elects the Republican can
didates by 5000 majority.
No news from the Southern States
the solid South is happily over
Swallowed bv a solid North.
Milwaukee comfy gives $500 Re
publican majority.
Nebraska elects Amass Cobt
Judge of the Supreme Cou.t with
10000 majority over Wskely
Connecticut Republicans have over
ninety majority on joint ballot in the
Legislature OF eleven Senators
elected this year ten are Republicans
and during their term a I. S. Sena
tor will be elected.
New Jersey gives a Leg stature
Republican in both branches, gain
ing a Senator and two Assemb;ymen
10 Illinois county elections,the Re.
publicsns gain nearly everywhere.
Shake REPUBLICAN.