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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05
Our Comical PrOgenitor.

A little fellow rushed into the street.
recently, to look at a monkey that &C
companied an organ-grinder who was
playing In front of an adjoining block.
Never having perused the "Origin of
Man, he gazed in wonder and admira-
ton few moments, and then rushing
into the house he met his grandmother,
to whom he addressed this inquiry (:
GRANDMOTHER, who made monkeys ?"
God, my boy" replied the old lady, in
her candid way. "Well,' said the ex-
citaHe grandson in rejoinder, "Il bet
God laughed when he got the first
done -Nor,oich Bulletin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05
The Fortunes OF the Presidents.

Washington left an estate worth
100000. John Adams died modera tely
well off. Jefferson died SO poor that If
Congress had not given $4,000 for his
library he would have been bankrupt.
Madison was economical and died rich.
Monroe died 30 poor that he was buried
at the expense of his relatives in this
city. John Quincy Adams left about
800, 900, the result of prudence. His
son, Charles Francis Adams, gained a
large fortune by marriage. Jackson
died moderately well off. Van Buren,
died worth some 100000. 1t is said
that during his entire administration
he never drew any portion of his salary,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05
MY MARINER.

Oh, he goes away, singing,
SINGING over tue sea
Oh, he comes again. bringing
JOY and himself To met
Down through the rosemary hollow
And up the wet beach ran.
My heart In u futter to follow
The hight OF my sailor-man.
Flo OF n husband sitting
Still in the house at home!
Give m. mariner, fitting
and flashing over the foam
Give me voice resounding
The songs of the breezy main!
Give me free heart bounding
Evermore hither again!
Coming Is better than going;
But never was Queen 40 grand
As i, while watch him blowing
Away from the lazy land.
have welded an ocean-rover,
And with him / own the sea;
Yet over the waves come over,
And anchor, my lad, by me.
Hark 10 his billowy laughter.
Blithe on the homeward tide!
Hark to il, heart up and after;
on 10 the harbor side:
Down through the rosemary hollow
And over the sand hills, light
And swift AZ q sea bird, follow;
And no! for sail in sight,
cy LQrc0n, ia Hdiper's Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05

THOMAS II. SToPFELL and Helen Reed
were married at Ebensburg, Pa, against
the wishes of the Reed family, the
brides brother, particularly, having OPP
posed the match. The young couple
were at the village hotel, getting ready
to start on honeymoon tour, and the
brother dashed into the room in great
rage, and attempted to shoot Stopfell.
The girl saved her husbands life by
seizing her brothers pistol; but the ex-
element speedily caused her death.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05
Found Out All About It.

A Paris editor says: "While looking
for the word 'Lexicograph in Littre's
Dictionary, edition of 1876, we found:
'Lexicograph: One who is concerned in
Photographed studies Looking then
for 'Lexicographical,' we found: THAT
which pertains to photography Final
", looking for 'Lexicography, we found I:
The science of the lexicograph.' Now
We know all about it,"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05

but on leaving took the whole 100000
in lump. Polk left about $4,000.
Tyler married lady of wealth and ac-
complishments, and died rich. Fillmore
was always an economical man, and
added to his wealth by his last mar
riage. Pierce saved about $4,000.
Buchanan left about 100000; Lincoln
about $4,000; Johnson about $4,000.
baltimore Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-05

A BACHELOR, upon reading that two
lovers will sit up all night, with one
chair in the ROOM" said it could not be
done unless one of them sat on the
floor. Such ignorance is painful.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

The report of the Bureau of Stats.
tics puts the immigration to the
United States during 1878 at 153, POI,
an increase of seventeen per centum
over 1877. England sent 1898, Ire.
land l7,11S, Germany 3l,93S, China
s. S.46S; Russia 4.2l6, Australia 634, and
all Africa but IL. The immigrants
classified as professional were only L.
SIG; skilled workmen 1881 without
occupation-mostiy women and child
ren-72, III. Some interesting deduc-
tons may easily be made from these
figures.
In sermon few Sundays ago the
great Plymouth preacher is reported
as saying: 81 did not lose anything
in Adams fall; my will was not in
him. 1t is the very extravaganza of
insanity, the metaphysics of the luna
tic asylum, TO say that had anything
to do with Adam. Let Adam take
care of himself" In other words, he
aquits himself of the great transgres-
sion. Well, it must be admitted that
Beecher has quite enough of his own
transgressions to atone for without
bearing anybody else's burden.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03
EederOl Supervisors.

These are some of the objections
ured by the Democrats to Federal Su.
pervisors of elections:
1st. They do not believe Congress
possesses the power to appoint such
officers, and Democrats are unalterably y
opposed to Congressional assumption
of arbirary power.
2l. 1t is notorious such supervisors,
though i'll terms appointed from both
parties, really represent only the party
in possession of the Federal Govern
ment. Those taken from such party
are fierce pariizans, while those Domi
nally taken from the opposition are
either spies who have joined for the
purpose, Or weak and inefficient men
dic,a: cd by local Republican politi-
clans because Of their lack of nerve
and character,
81. They believe the object of the
law is TO substitute these supervisors
for the soldiers whose functions were
terminated by the posse comitatus clause
in the Appropriation Act of last year,
and by this substitution control the
Presidentiatelection in 1880.
4th. They are opposed on principle
to any system which tends to beget a
spirit of distrust and hatred between
the States and the Federal Govern
ment, as this system must do, and
which any party in power will inevi-
tably seek to use TOR the perpetuation
OF its own rule.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

The Enquirer says:


"The Greenbackers are occasionally
injuring their canse. As q separate
force in politics they are frequently
creating the public impression that
they are making notoriety, the spoils,
the building up of a faction, the pro-
IN motion of individuals (the promoters
being the individ uals) secondary to the
advancement of the ideas they profess
to believe essential. They nominate
candidates for Congress in Ohio
against such men as Ewing and War
ner. and these gentlemen, and such as
| these, have given to the Nationals"
all their instructions upon the flnan.
cial Questions. There is no sincerity
in that. This is evidence, not of de-.
sire to advance the idea that has
large majority of votes in Ohio, but a
desire to advance something else. In
Ohio last year the Ohio Democratic
platform was essentially the same with
their own, and they put up ticket
against it, and cast thirty eight thous-
and votes against the idea they claim
to love. A little handful of the alleg-
ed representatives Of these men made
stir in Washington pending the or
ganization of the House in the Forty
six Congress. They filed notice as to
the men they would vote for, emitting
the name of the man on whom the
friends of their ideas had concentrat-
ed, and thus defeated their candidate.
From all stand.pointa they wasted
their votes, and from their own stand
point they wasted their sense. 1t is
not proper for the Greenback organs
to profess disgust that Mr.. Randall is
Speaker instead of Mr.. Blackburn, as
they are doing. A little history may
be interesting in connection with this.
On the day of the House caucus to de.
termine the Speakership the support
ers Of Mr.. Blackburn received prop
osition from Greenback Congressman
to meet them at the Metropolitan Ho-
tel at 4 o'clock p. m. for the purpose Of
ascertainiDg Mr.. Blackburn's strength,
with the assurance that if Mr.. Black.
burns friends could make his success
probable the Greenbackers would 60
into the Democratic caucus and make
the victory certain. At the timo ap-
pointed net less than forty five gentle
men appeared at the Metropolitan Ho-
tel in response to their invitation, but
no Greenbacker camc near. No ques-
tions were asked touching Mr.. Black
burns strength. There were thirteen
Greenback votes thrown away, from
their own point of view. Those votes
in the Democratic caucus, or q frac-,
ton OF them, would have determined
the Speakership in favor of Mr.. Black
burn. In short, il was the Greenback
members of the House that refused 10
put the control of that body in the
hands of a pronounced friend of their
cause. Was not this done to manu-
facture for themselves, fictitiously, an
argument against the Democratic par
ty? Do not all of these things show
that it is personal power and party
prominence that some of the leaders
in this movement seek 2 They should
at once rid themselves of this suspic-
ion. If they would be strong and
really advance their ideas they must
unite with the Democracy, and not
fight them. The strength of their
cause depends largely on their SINGER
ity, not on their personal ambitions.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03


There is beautiful prospect for q
bitter political fight in Congress over
the passage of the appropriation bills
with provisions repeating the odious
Federal Election acts. The Democrats
have marked out their programme and
manifest q fixed determination to ad.
here to it let come what will. while the
Republicans seem equally determined
they hope to accomplish like result
in 1880. The Washington correspon.
dent Of the Enquirer Of the 2Sth says
The action of the Republican caucus
yesterday, in which it was the unani.
mus expression that the Army and
Legislative Appropriation Bills ought
not to pass in the shape in which the
Democrats have proposed them, makes
deadlock inevitable, unless one side
or the other backs down. There is q
very decided feeling on the Republi-
can side not even to allow either of
the bills 60 through the House in their
present shape if it can be prevented,
and to resort to filibustering to defeat
or at least delay them. OF course, if
this expedient is not reserted to, the
Democrats having a majority in both
Houses can pass the bills in their pres
ent shape, and then the responsibility
Of their defeat will rest with the in
terposition of an Executive veto.
There is one thing apparent, and that
is, that both Democrats and Republi-
cans present rather united front. The
Republicans had hoped that the Dem
ocrats could not hold their men to-
gether, but are now willing to admit
that the action Of their recent caucus
is sufficient to warrant the opinion
that the Democratic line is unbroken.
There is a good deal of wild talk and
idle speculation as to what the Presi-
dent will do, and also as to what the
Democrats will do if he vetoes the bills.
Congress can take . recess until next
December, and that it will then be out
of the power of the President to again
convene Congress in extraordinary
session. This is disputed, however,
by good lawyers, who say that the
President can convene Congress, even
if it takes a recess, any time after three
days shall have elapsed
The fight is becoming one Of intense
interest. The Democrats throughout
the Union demand that their repre-
sentatives shall stand firm that no Op
portunity shall be permitted for the
repetition of the frauds and robberies
of the last Presidential election.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03


JEFFERSON DAVIS some months ago
wrote a manly letter to Congressman
urging the Mexican pension bill, as a
debt due by the nation to the surviv-
ors of the Mexican war, and asking
that his name should not stand as q
bar to its passage. He would not claim
or accept a pension. The Blaines,
Hoars, Conklings, ct al, only raised
the howl for political capital and for
the purpose of defeating the bill. They
do not wish to pension the Mexican
veterans that remain. They defeated
The Mexican pension bill by skulking
behind jeff Davis's waterproof cloak.
In marked contract is the action of the
Confederate brigadiers" in the House
in voting the arrearage of pensions TO
the Northern soldiers.-[Canton Dem
Ocrat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03
HI In Fixed. /.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee, with several hundred promi-
nent Democrats from vari Gus sections
Of the State met at Columbus on FRI
day last, and after full and free dis
cussion decided to hold the next Dem
ocratic State Convention at Columbus
on Wednesday, the 4th day of June.
The best of feeling prevailed, and con-
fidence was expressed in Democrat
ic victory in the coming contest.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

THERE can be no question of the
justice of the demand of the Demo-
Gratis for the repeal of unconstitution-
al and oppressive Federal Election acts,
which give to irresponsible judges a
greater power than the General Gov.
ernmeut legitimately possesses and
which were SO successfully used In
1876 to deprive the people of the Unit.
ed States of their fairly chosen Presi-
dent. The Republicans hardly pre-
tend to offer an argument in favor OF
retaining these tylannical acts upon
the statute books, but put in the film
sy plea against the time and manner
OF wiping them out. They prefer that
action should be delayed until the
next regular session of Congress when
the country will be upon the eve o;
another Presidential contest, when
Congress and the country would be in
no condition to discuss and act upon
the question with calm deliberation,
and when they would hope by raising
a grand hellabaloo to retain these acts
to enable them TO repeat the unparal-
leled frauds of 1876. Then they OBJ
ject to attaching the repeal of the
odiOus laws to the appropriation bills,
but claim they should be effected in
the regular order of legislation, un-
derstanding full we'll that the fraud
who occupies the Presidential office
under no other or better title than that
tased upon these infamous aud un-
constitutional acts, would veto any
bill that might be passed for their alb
rogation. The people have emphatic
ally condemned the villaipous acts by
which the man who was defeated for
the Presidency by 25O.OOO majority is
permitted to rule over them and they
that their Representatives
shall stand not upon the order of
wipiDg out these edious acts, but do
it al once.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

THE Philadelphia Times Qndepend-
enD says: Honest, lawful, free elec-
tions are wanted by the great mass of
people; and just restraints upon fraud
and the fullest protection to all citi-
zens are the sincere desire Of all good
citizens; but bayonet elections, or any
other form of mixture of the sword and
ballot. are desired only by electoral
thieves and reckless agitators.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

The Democratic party, through its
representatives in Congress, stands be-
fore the country IN splendid attitude.
Eair trial by jury, no federal bayonets
at the polls, local elections free from
Federal interference and bribery-this
was its valadictery as the Forty fifth
Congress died. 1t was in defense of
these principles that Mr.. Southland
tossed defiance back to Hale when the
latter threatened an extra session IN
name and for the sake of packed juries,
Government muskets at the ballot
boxes, and Unlimited Republican e!ec.
tioneers paid from the public treasury.
Which attitude in free Government
is the revolutionary one 2 Enquirer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

The Republicans of Kansas are hav-
ing q high time in practicing their
election frauds on each other. A me-
mortal has been sent to the United
States Senate numerously signed by
Republican members of the Eegisla-
ture OF that State, charging that SEN
ator Ingalls, secured his reelection to
the Senate by bribery and corruption.
And still the leaders of that party Of
purity, piety and patriotism keep mp
their nonsensical twaddle about "free
balIotn aad "honest elections"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

BOURBON" and Confederate Brig
adiers" are the powerful and conclu-
sive arguments employed by the Re-
publican politicians these days. In
view of the position in their ranks OF
the guerilla Mosby, Postmaster Gen.
eral Key, Longstreet, and others Of the
same class, isn't their gable a little
cheeky, and isn't it about time for
them to invent some fresh term of re-
proach?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03
THE MARKETS.


RAvENNA. April 2, 1879
ATLANTIC MILLS FLOUR AND FEED.
FLOUR-New Process, 81 IS per sack ;
Diamond street 5, %; o. K.s1 30.
FEED-Bran. zoe per 1CO lbs. Middlings,1 90;
Chop. 81 Corn Meal. 81 10; Oil Meal. 81 so.
w HkAT-1 90
CORN-Shelied brings SOC; ears, 25c --.
OATS 30 cts. -.r
RYE-No. brings 40c
BARLEY-None In market. .'
HAY-selling at $6 q $40; according to
quality. DHll sale.
BEEF-Per cwt., $5 SO @$6 %
HoGs-Dressed. "a 5o9 % per cwt.
LARD-City rendsle Ell s@sU.
SMOKED MEATS-City sugar Cured Hams
selling at &c; Country Sc.
shoulders. City cured selling at &c. Dried
Beef selling at 15,:.
POULTRY-small supply in the market
Chickens undressed. buyers pay 6dD7 cents;
Turkies. undrcssed. &c.
BUTTER-13c.
CHEESE Retails, 1Octs. Buyers pay q Sc
EGGS-buyers pay &c per doz.
POTArOES-Buyersp pay 60S65c.
DRIED APPLEs-21sc. per ID. -''i
BEANS-Choice handpicked in small donna d
at 81 IS per bu. Medium 81 80.
VINEGAR-Pure cider retails 25DsOc per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay 5hc.
HIDES-Green, trimm sd No. 1, &C
FEATHERS-Best retail at 75c.
WHITE LIME-$1 90 per bbl.
WATER LIME-$2 %
SALT-Coarse sells at 81 90; fine 81 Is.
wOOD-Stove 81 5O02 co. feet wood $s 90
q s. 90 per cord.
SUGARS
Coffee A sells for ..........,,,,... los
Extra Observation-Disclosures. 81
Granulated .......................... .1Oc
Pulverized Observation-Disclosures. lOc
Crushed Observation-Disclosures. lOc
Brown ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7@ Sc
MOLASSEs-
New Orleans. ........ sells for go a 75c
White Drip SYRUP. .. sOc
Golden Drip s' 5000. .. Is
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

WHAT kind of an "honest elections
is that where subordinate federal Of
ficial in New York City, under the
odious election laws drives 10000
voters from the polls2 Are not acts
which permit such tyranny oppressive
and Infamous, and should any time be
lost in wiping them from the statute
bOoEs2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03
In England, il the troops of tn

In England, il the troops of the
government should take possession OF
the polling places, under orders from
the Queen, the Queens head would
pay the penalty. In France, if the
military should pass upon the title of
the civil authority. as was done in
Louisiana and South Carolina, there
would be a revolution in twenty-four
hours. In no other civilized country
upon the face of the earth would the
crimes wrought under coyer of this
federal election system he permitted
to 60 unpunished.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

The annual meeting of the National
Woman Suffrage Association will be
held in st. Louis, May Z, 8 and 9 next
and the circular announcing it says no
efforts will be spared to make the at
tendance as large and influential as
possible, So that it may prove to be a
veritable sEcumenical Council" of the
friends of women's enfranchisement.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03
LEGAL NOTICE.

|TARvIL II. TREADWAY and Mary. NJ
" Trcadway. whose residence Is To plaintiff
unknown, will take notice that Eliza r.. Day, of
the County of Portage and State of Ohio. did ON
the pad day of March. 1879. file her petition in
the Court of Common Pleas in said County.
against the said defendants setting forth that
said Carvil II. Treadway and Mary Nj Tread
way gave mortgage to Dennis G. Day on vii
lage lot No. B in Phelps Second Addition to the
Village of Ravenna, in said Portage County, to
secure the payment of $500 90. according to GER
tain notes referred to in said mortgage: au,i
that, on the sth day of December, 1875. CaryiI
IL. Trcadway gave his other note for $50 90 to
Dennis e. Day and that on the Och day of De-
cember, 1S7h Dennis G. Day endorsed and deliv-
cred all of said notes and mortgage to said
PLAINTIFF; and praying that aecoint of the
dealings of said parties in and about said prom
ises be taken. and tn 1T said Carvil II. Treadway
pay the sum of money now claimed to he due
with interest at per cent on the first three
notes and mortgage, amounting to $40l Oh, or
that said premises be sold to paw the same. said
defendants notified to appear aud ar swar
said petition on or before the 18th day OF May
next ELF \ f. DAY
BY S. ID. NORTON. her Attorney
March "a. 1879. 562-6w.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03
The Illinois State Register very apl

The Illinois State Register very apt.
ly says: "If the Democrats of the
country could haYe their choice, they
could not have selected better issue
on which to 60 before the country than
that which is now presented, viz
Whether the elections shall or shall
not be controlled by federal soldiers,
If the men OF to-day are worthy de-
scendants of the men of 1776, the sOlu-
tion of this question is not doubtful
and will net be delayed"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-03

THE Berlin Exhibition of Manufac-
turers is to be opened on May l, and
will remain open five months. The
buildings were to have been complet-
ed by the 1st of March, but owing to
the severity Of the winter the contrac.
tors were allowed an extension of
time. All the space is allotted. The
price of admission is said to be fixed
at SO piennig (about 10 cents), but on
cert ain days mark will be charged.
THE Radical leaders are bowling
horribly about what they term the
"new revolutionI" The revolution
consists in the repeal of oppressive and
tyrannical acts which were wholly un-
known during the first eighty years of
the country's history and which they
seek to retain that they may be enabled
to repeat the wicked fraud of 1876.
Let her revolute.