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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-06-05

2 "A sINeuLARistory comes from the
Maine Stare PRISON. James A. Lowell
was convicted In in 1873, at Lewis-
towns Of themnrder of his wife, Lizxis.
whose supposed skeleton bsdi been
found In the woods Lowell was
sentenced to be hanged. but The sen-
tence Wss eommuted to imprisonment
for life.. II is now ascertained that
Mrs. Lowell 10 living in Saginaw,
Michigan, af the wife Of man named
Spaiding. and that she does, not deny
her identity Lowoll; when ON .triat,
had claimed chat his: wife ran away
with the employe Of acircus. should
II be sustained BY. legal evidence that
the woman in Haginaw il the wife for
the alleged killing Of. whom Lowell
wss sentenced to be hanged. the case
win prove to be one Of, interest in
criminal annals. Asss egsasa4 eaf
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oErxwAYo.s rpEA or MsLL.

OETX WAxOs8 IDEA 0K HELLO
An enterprising reporter of the
Uitenhage Times has interviewed =
bloodthirsty Zulu, who told the follow
ing remarkable and amusing story:
Some years ago . missionary went
to King Osty wsyo's kraals with view
Of ofconyerting him and people 70 Chris.
tianity. He stayed there 8 few days,
and the King agreed to hear. him on
the following Sunday. The Sunday
arrived. the King sathsredihis people
together, and slso called Ut two 81 his
finest regiments % hear what message
had beep sent, 70 him by the white
men. The missionary, being told that
they were ready q, listsn 70 him. rose
and delivered : short but elegant SER
mon. in which hs set forth the beauties
Of heaven - compared with the tor
ments Of the dark regions. He told
them If they led ;, good life, did not
steal, always spoke the truth, and
aboye all. kept only one wife, they
would after death. go TO- the happy
hunting grounds, whore they would
never miss their game, where they
would ,peyer die, but be forever and
ever far happier than they we're ever
ln their happieat moments down here; |;
whereas, on the other hand, il they
lived : bad life and did what he had
just told them they ought not 70 do,
they would be cast into tremendops
fire, 90 large that It would ecorch up
the whole Zulu nation, though they
were as NUMEROUS as locusts, in . few
moments. The chief and people paid
great attention TO-, all the missionary
said, and when he had ,finished
the King asked him to dine
with him. He accepted the invitation.
but during the dinner noticed the peo-
pie running about In all directions
collecting wood, which they were
piIfng in one spot. Tho lnfssionary
began to look queer; he thought II
looked ominous aud the Zulu who
told the story safd he noticed he did
not eat any ni0re, but continued tc
taks iafgs dfsdshts O. miik. IS II "a
eool Ainsslf. At lsnelA t6a dinael
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VINO SHE v: WAS.

Hubby, dear, observed Mrs. Sfmp.
klns mildly, one morsing after break
fast -: nd, o; sill, va at eaa : iiift' ,
Mr.. simpkins Immediately put down
his newspspar !. and ,remmedI 81 both
hands determiasdly intp, his tronsers
pockets; Twenty years'experience Of
married fife had mede him, willy, and
he knew that this bland form Of 1ad-
dress pres.agedia persussiye attack on
bis pocket book Il qaWhen Ars.a 6imp-
kins wanted money she addressed
him q Hubby, DEAR in their .ordin-.
sry domestic intercourse he wst plsin
sAr. s. or. s6impkins' 'zsl ssii de:J =
. Hubby, darling said Mrs.e Simp-
kins, 4 really must have . new bon
net this SPRING. I'm quite ashamed
TO go into, tho street. t..'.s7 5dg is2esf;
10 Mrl6impkins groaned.a sen' slen'
b,I saw one It : Broad way store yes-l
tsrd.y.s continued Mrs. s. ! beauti.
ful thing 90 etylish iand 20 cheap-
only fourteen dOllafs.5 .s,@ sii /
.ss That's 1alwsys the tune blnrted
forth Mr.. Simpkins. Here's corrnp-
tion in every department Of the gov
ernment; silver worth only ninety.
eight cents on the dollar taud--but
.what's the use talking economy to
women3 has sAass, ss.s..s.s u. y 4A.l5
Mrs. Simpkins arose, and passing
over to her husband, sat down in his
Zap. and put her arms around his neck.
She was no longer y0nng. Her cheek
had, lost something Of its youthful
bloom, 'snd her figure its girlishness,
bat there was in the sction that which
recalled to Mr.. Simpkins the days OF
long ago, when he was proud to hold
her thus, and when he would cheer
fully have paid for ahundred bonnets
. year if she had asked for them
Ny DEAR he said, relsnting . little,
sdo you know Whist fourteen dollars
will buy3 .1 ~ sss--.saa
Yea, she, said amply, 1T will buy
that bonnet. $50 i'sie1ass -
'Thersi' he said, handing her the
money; Il cau,tsse the sense In . wo-
man having 90 many bonnets. .'.iS, 'sse
Mr.. Slmpkins arose with . gesture
Of impatience, and jamming on. his
hat, stalked down to his business.
He stopped on the way and bought q
twelve dollar box Of cigars, and lunch
ed at noon At . lashionsble restsufait
stisH expense Of two dollars and .
half; bnt then these ttssngs were mo-
cessities. and Mr.. .6impkins did not
have . baFrelfA Of old cigars in the
attic. - =, -, -,
Whether it was the, remsnheranee
of his wi5e'seAslls act .aof giriishhess
thai morning. OF whether his heart
was tinged with slight feeling Of ra :
morse for his ungraciousness, Mr..
Simpkins took his way home up
broadway that night with warmer
feelings toward .womanhood than he
had known for . long time. In some
way every woman he met appeared
sttractive-a Psychological pheaoms-
non which other mon besides Mr..
Simpkiua- -haxa. .ohseExsdL dLis-thsis-ows
experiences. In faet there was scarce
~ woman who passed him that AZ
ternooa whom Simpkins did not mo-
tice, In respect either OF eyes. hair.
teeth. or dreos.
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You viii force us to do II. and We viii
aurolv do it. s..,f.s s.

80. - ..---l- 3. u -. - - = -.
You viii force us to do II, and We vii
surely do 1t. sssaaa,t sia.ss
The Prohibitionistsclai that drink
ing tends to impoverish the people
For Gods sake, do, yen believe that
Look ct the Germans. Many Of them
take piece Of land which would
scarcely support . hog, and make I
fortune of It. lLaughter.1 They oil
drink beer. They take their wives
and their children to the beer garden
and cit down and drink beer every
day, and evcn the babe in arms will
stretch out to get taste of It, These
people arc not impoverished by it.
These people arc 30 healthy in my
neighborhood that I hake actually not
been able 10 make living out Of my
German Constituents, and have been
obliged to run for the Legislature In
order to get money enough to buy
bread. (Great laughter.]
The say, too, it tends to the desen-
eracy Of the human race. :. How does
il happen that IN New England. where
the prohibitory laws are In force. the
race has 90 far degenerated that they
don't seem able to raise any children
There the families don't average one
child apiece. Look at the Irish, who
drink whisky all the time. You will
fnd seven children in every Irishman's
shanty in tine country. (Laughter.
That's the effect Of drinking whisky.
Look 1t the Germans who drink beer
all the while. You will lind . large
family Of children in every. Germans
house. Are they degenerated 3 The
children Of total abstinence people are
constantly dying. From the vital sta
tistics Of Minuesota l learn that over
1900 children dad last year under two
year,. of ago. They would not haye
died If they had, been fed on good
wholesome beer. I would advise
mothers-and have advfssd them. in
my practise-to eives their. sickly chill
drer plenty Of beer and whfaky pap
[gteat aaughterI and know have
saved many tn infants life. Deer Is
the best cure for dyspepsiA In the
world. / have cured woman OF the
tersibls disease by advising them to
drink three gissses Of beer : day, and
go -, 80 e, .cfha.1 ,wh~s IL hn.n ths
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for him to come out. Bigler, think
ing from 6impkins' excited manner
that the shouse might be on fire, came
quickly into the. outer room. As he
did 90 he swung the door wide open,
revealing to. Mr.. 6impkins' entranced
gaze the lovely object Of his pursuit.
her head resting on her small and deli.
cately gloved hand, her lace shawl
dropping gracefully from her beauti-
ful shoulders and that pretty foot
peeping saucily forth from beneath the
folds Of her drese. Her head was
turned away, and her eyes evidently
bent upon the hoor.
The sight was nearly too much for
Mr.. Simpkins, and he seized Bigler's
arm with sach energy that he fairly
howled. r es
What the devil is the matter2' OK
claimed Bigler. o isna3ea
- Who is she 2 cried Simpkins,point-
iu9 toward the private room. Intro
duce me. Iu heavens name, who is
che z S-ssri ,is5ss
Who's who p asked the bewilder-
ed Bfgler. struggling to free himself
from Simpkins' grasp. what in the
name of common sense is the matter
with your So 80
That divine creature in there ?
ssid Simpkins, wildly. 4 must know
her. I saw her for the first time yes
terday.. She is tho most lovely wo.
man l, have ever met. followed her
here to-day. Such fignrel Such .
stepl Such an--an snklsl Bigler, I
must know herl There are chords,
Bigler, in the human breast, which,
once struck, render NO man responsi.
BILE for his actiousl Who is she = Psi
.,ii. Who2 That p exclaimed Mr.. Big
Ter, following Mr.. simpkins' gaze to-
ward the open door. ss
. Mr.. Simpkins nodded eagerly. Mr..
Biglsr looked at him blandly. Then
he looked at the lady and then again
at Mr.. S,npkins. Then he became
seized by : violent internal paroxism,
and commenced cramming his hand
kerchief into his mouth. ii vf,a@a
'That r he exclaimed. ~ soon - he
had in some manner relieved himself
by this proceeding ;ewhy, you blasted
fool, that's your wifeP s.s' a2aa F..
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.Was over but before rising, the King
tnrned sharply around q teesRpy q.
frighted missienary, and said What
was thai. yop said this mQrnipg ebout
putting the great Zulu people in q
great fire after they were dead Z Come
this way and I will show you what
the Zql4s are you don't know them,
I can see.' He took him to the pile of
wood, which by this time reached
tremendous proportions-as big ~ .
Bay store, the Zulu said-and had it
set fire 70 ali around. When 1t was
properly In blaze, and gave out go
much heat that no one could come
near It, the King summoned the two
regiments who had listened to the
missionary q sermon and ordered them
TO charge upon the burning pile and
extingnish It. Naked 'as they were.
without shoes or any covering ct all,
they rushed into tho burning mass like
madmen, raving and yelling, and did
not stop until hardly vestige of the
old fire Eemained- The King then
said 70 The missionary You have
seen that. That is what we will do
with your ,fires., The Zulu won't play
with our dres, and you had. better
clear ont Of this country ateonce or l
will hare little fire made for you to
put ont The missionary, took the
hint, and left the kraal the same ere
ming. Is,it any wonder, ask people
after this. that Gatling guns and rock
cts have no terrer for the Zulus p
aud It is certain they have none. The
Zulus, when ordered to attack, attack !;
and, though they may be mown down
BY thousands, still they e ne, until
they conquer or die, Il is . tradition
among them, which Lord Chelmsford
would do we'll to take into considers
ton in future movements in zulq-
land. sfu ., ci4i1 lsass = iEiel4 ss.f /
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DHEAKINGs HOlRAKS.


According to ! description which
appeared the other day in La Nature, :
sort Of revolution seems likely to be
effected IN the method f6f breaking In
horses by the adoption Of ! new sys-
tenn. This is the application Of cleo
tricity to the nerves Of the animal,
which is 30 cowed by the shock - to
become instantly quito manag cable
and docile. There is no difRculty
whatever in this, as the only thing re-
quired to communicate the shock is to
connect the bit with battery by
means Of ! amalr wire running down
along the reins.. Whenever the horse
becomes restive ! weak current of
electricity Is passed into his mouth,
with the effect already described, and
the strength of the shock can Of course
be regulated according to the strength.
temper and condition Of, the animal.
Although the apparatus e not actdal-
" new, there are probably few visit
ors TO the Paris Exhibition who re-
member to have noticed 4 specimen of
it which was displayed in the Swedish
section. Since then, however. the in
yention has come fairly to the front
owing to its adoption by the Paris
General Omnibus Company, which
employs il, not for breaking in nm
trained horses, but for keeping under
control some OF those strong horses
which it drives IN the omnibuses. It
fs obvious. indeed, that the same de-
vice which is used for first tanning a
young colt can be employed witty him
afterwards II he should prove vicious
and intractable. e if.sst fs'S 5aiis #
Possibly We may live TO SEQ much
more sextensiye application OF the
sAme principle, not only to horses. but
to'othef animals.s Dog carts and stage
eOsches might be fitted with electric
apparatus, which the driver might
turn on as he does Tho skiGl.9 "A varie-
~ Of necessary operations, such as
shoeing, singeing or clipping, might
be performed while the animal II lun-
der the shock Of an electric current,
and Ia time even the stalls in stable
might come to be fitted with small
buttons capable Of being touched
'whenevsr'.it is found desirable to re-
duce the occupant Of the stall to =
staxe Of stupor, Or, at iesst, Of COM
plete tranquility. s'AE'i'. sssa'
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TnHRr's n6thi6g sftes stohs. to tho
stomach like ripe cherries. sWall0Wod
Whole.
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REPUHLICAM STATE Coz
: ss'ss' vENTION.



ss'sssi VENTION.
The Ttekss ana che Platasrm.
The Republicap State Convsntion
which was held ct Music Hall, in Gin
cinnti, on Wednesday Of last week,
put in nomination the following ean.
afdAtes for State ofkcsrs:
For Governor-Charlss Foster, Of
Seneca County.
Lieutenant Governor A. .Hick-
eniooper. Of Hamilton County.
Supreme Judge-Wm. w. Johnson,
of Lawrence County.
Auditor of State-John +. Oglsvie,
of Clark County. s
State Treasursr-Joseph Torney, Of
Cnyah0ga County.
Board of Public WoFks-James Fol.
lington, Of Union County.
The following 10 the Platform adopt
Cd by the Convention
Resolved, That the Republioan par
ty of Ohio feAaR<mlng ths eaR1lual
doettt4ee ofH4 ei1pnt6a Alffk = k6ss-
tofore proclaimed, especially pledges
itself anew to the maintenance Of ire
suffrage, equal rights. the unity Of the
Nation, and the supremacy Of The Na-
tional Goysrnment in oil matters plac-
ed BY The Consultation undsr IT, con-
trok -
Resolved, That we earnestly appeal
to the people, IN the exereiss yof their
power through the ballot-box, 10 ar
rest the mad eareer Of the party now
confrolling both branehes OF Consress
under the domination Of . majority Of
men lately in arms ageipst ~. Gov.
ernment, and new plotting t. saaain
through the power Of legislstien the
cause which they lost in ths field,
namely, the establishrnent Of State
eoyereignty BY the overthrow Of Ma
tiopal eupreHscy. A~-. av,sg
-8es64Sed, That the Democrstlc par
ty. having cem1itted itself to IN as-
tempt to break up tho Government BY
refusing to appropriats to tbsir, ,IseIiH.
mate objects the public moneys al-
ready collected from the people. ,un-
less the Executiye .b.,l eive hfs oacI.l
sirn.ture to me..nrea vbich- he IN.
scientiou.lv disapnrova. meespre.
plainly intended IS aliow ira eonr.e
to ffa6d. violence and soar sooarr55S6fion nj in
ma n.fian.lt alacf;o,n. .rd "a smrsi,
the constitptiona,l .nnrem.cv oe ~
nation-deserves the signal - :.
nation Of every honest ~. isv sSi6.
ing citizen.
8 Resolved. That. The. pre.snt ,axtr.
sese,on Of fh,ers.s TIM. com,.,,.,a
bv .Damoc,.tie oonsn,-.torx h.. ~.
prolonged beyond .il possible excuse.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12

That old proposition of admitting
members of the Cabinet to quasi seats in
Congress, made by Mr.. Pendleton to the
House in 1864, has been renewed in the
Senate by the same man that argued SO
strongly in favor of it, fifteen years ago.
1t has been met with the same over
whelming arguments from the same am
pie source Senator Morrill, of Vermont)
by which it was formerly swept away.
Mr.. Morrill,, in few sharp passes, cuts
through the entire structure wrought by
ingenious advocate, and lays bare and
overturns the whole foundation. 1t is
tough for a mans pet scheme to be fol-
lowed up so mercilessly by the same op-
ponent after fifteen years of truce. But
Senator Morrill, don't propose to allow
any such nonarchial and unconstitutional
scheme as that of making heads of the
Cabinet Departments, appointed by the
President, either theoretical or practical
members of either the Senate or the
House, to succeed by any want of vigi.
lance on his own part. He was armed
against the scheme in 1864, and he car
battle it with equal success in 1879
His argument in opposition cannot BE-
overcome.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12

encampments of negroes on the Missis-
sippi River, detailing their terrible con-
dition and the cruelty of the white
inhabitants. Thousands of people who
were fleeing to land where they can
breathe the free air of heaven were met
upon the bank, and with rifle and shot
gun. prevented from taking the steam
boat. "And you call this the land Of
freedom!'' exclaimed Senator Window.
"There is day of retribution awaiting
this nation if these people can be treated
in this way and no indignant response
come from the hearts of the American
people," He characterized as a burlesque
upon freedom the picture of American
citizens fleeing because the American law
cannot protect him, his life and property,
and concluded with a strong appeal in
their behalf. Hon. Geo. G. Gorham also
made an eloquent appeal, some spirited
resolutions were adopted, after which a
liberal sum was subscribed for the refu-
gees. Hon. VIM. E. Chandler has been
chosen secretary of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee and will begin a
vigorous campaign for victory at once.
LOGAN.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12
CONGR ESS.

Congress has been engaged for the
past few days in matters pertaining to
the Appropriation bills. The democrats.
having signally failed in their attempt
to pass the bill, over which so much dis
cussion has been made, over the Presi-
dents veto, have held several caucuses
and finally matured a bill which they
think will be a sort of graceful back
down from the position they first assum-
ed. The republicans think, however,
that it is as wicked as the original, and
do not propose to let it pass unless they
are compelled to. The majority in the
House passed the democratic caucus bill
at once, and the Senate had it under
discussion several days. Senator Ed
munds made a great speech in opposition
to it on Friday. The democrats of the
Senate will pass it. but it is expected
that the President will veto it. There
was some general legislation in both
houses, but nothing of Importance &C.
complished last week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12

The children of the Democracy are
wiser in their day and generation than
they are honest. They are now maneu-
wing to steal the seat Of Senator Kel-
logg, of Louisiana, in order to protect
themselves from being dependent on
Judge Davis's vote to maintain their
majority in 1881. Their present ma
jority is 10 votes !; they are likely to
lose of these in the next Is months.
and though they will gain one in Mis-
sissippi when the shotgun Legislature
gets an opportunity to elect Senator in
place of Mr.. Bruce, Mr.. David Davis
could at any time reduce them to a tie
and give the casting vote to the Vice
President. This would be. unpleasant
for them, and they are trying to guard
against it in reopening the claim Of
Judge Spofford to Senator Kellogg's seat.
Nothing is better established in the
custom of the Senate than that decis-
ion, having once been reached in con-
tested election, after due hearing, cannot
be again brought into question, and a
decision was so reached in the present
| instance. But the customs of the Sen
ate, as well as the dictates of justice,
|
form very slight barrier to Democratic
ambition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12

How IT LooKs.-In view of the fol.
lowing point made by Senator Conkling
in his great speech on the army bill it
would be extremely decorous for the
South to become little less intent upon
its rule or ruin policy. Daring the last
fiscal year the amount of national taxes
paid into the treasury 1924 $751;
4Gl.H. Of this total twenty seven
states that adhered to the Union in the
late war paid 1921 .2O4, 26S.S9. The
eleven seeding states paid Sl3,627,
1898. This is what those states do
for the financial support of the govern
eminent. Yet they are bound to rule,
and. but for the President, would rule
this nation. How? The democratic
party rule Congress, the caucus rules the
democratic party, and the Southern wing
rules the caucus. Nothing can be clearer
than that the South needs only the Pres
ident upon its side to rule the country,
and yetit brings into the national house
hold only mere pittance of the money
required for the support of the govern
ment. and besides has population Of
only about fourteen millions out of our
forty five millions. In view of this Sem
atOr COnkling thinks it would be quite
decOrOus for the men recently in rebel.
lion to cease taking the head of the table,
or cease insisting that the head is wher.
ever they happen to sit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12

The National VieaO, the Greenback
organ at Washington, publishes inter-
views with Murch, De La Matyr, Wright
and other Respondent lights of the al
legged Greenback party, and among others
with Bradley Barlow, who is represented
as declaring himself fully committed to
the Greenback policy. He added that
the people of Vermont were carefully
watching the progress of events, and
when they could be assured that they
would not be landed in the Democratic
camp, Vermont would wheel into line
for currency reform. Such language may
be we'll enough for the latitude of Wash
ingtOn, but at home its utter folly is too
obvious to be pointed out.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-12

1t may safely be assumed that Sec
rotary Sherman was quite sincere in
disclaiming at Mansfield on Monday
night any intention of seeking the Re-
publican nomination for Governor of
Ohio. The State is too close to render
it likely that so cautious politician as
Mr.. Sherman on the one side or Mr..
Thurman on the other should stake his
political fortunes on success in carrying
it. Candidates for Presidential nomi-
nation are not usually over-ready to
make preliminary submission of their
claims to the ordeal Of popular cleo
ton, and neither Mr.. Sherman nor Mr..
Thurman belongs to the class of public
men who take unnecessary risks. The
Ohio campaign is much more likely to
be waged with Gov. Bishop as the DEM
ocratic candidate, and ex-Attorney Gen.
eral Taft as the Republican, than with
Thurman and Sherman as the standard.
bearers of their respective parties.