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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
7Hue1xisa,s Arnica salve,

0OOk10m AA AANsS ASsAsS
The BEST SALvE in the world for
Outs, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter. Chopped
HAnds, Chilblsins, Corns and all kinds
ofskin eruptions. This Salve is guar
snteed to give perfect satisfaction in
.. every case or money refunded. Price
Is cents per box. For sale by E. p.
Besinerd Il Son, Ravenna.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

s- -ss-t l'-si+t- 'Hi SLANG. 'Nft-F t-fA s3'''i
Oh do leave of teasing, said she,
Your too fresh altogether .
Ny limbs with Rheumatics do ache,
I'm considerably "under the weather
Well, don't get " on your ear"
T0 the drug store I'll hurry I'm sure
Get q bottle of Eclectric Oil,
Which for Rheumatics. is sure cure
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
Sudden Death,

Ou0OCn ~0atns
William Smith, an old and esteemed
citizen of Deerfield, died suddenly ct
his residence in that township at two
O'Clock on Monday morning, aged
about seventy-two years. Mr.; Smith
has suffered for over year past with
dropsy and heart disease, but on Sun.
day last was able to be about his house
He leaves q widow and eight children.
seven sons, J. s. and Alvin T., OF
Ravenna; Isaac w. and Frank and
Edgar, of Deerfield; Judson and
Chester, of Peabody, Ksnsas and one
d.eehter. Ar,1 PualeyT M. MF Pi
De4n6ild, ts hiAuss Ais4desthsSHf
funeral takes place today at 10 o'cl ock
at the family residence, and IL O'Clock
at the Methodist Church at the Center
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
@XVMfHETTME.

Don't wait until you are nearlyd dead
a1ii4ea- -Sjdd(k n0RUatt ann1 you
have found, TO your sorrow, that MINI
s.fl ppissps fna cleoholis .ss.%als1dis, gs,s dis
But now, before another day passes,
Amake, haste tO procure and use DR..
GnvS6tt,a yellow Dock and Sarsaparil-
It never fAilsto cure all blood and
akin dioeaoes, all liver complaints and
Sriaay tfgubles. II
8 Belding q Armstrong, Agents.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
Wait. Dewey & Co.

Have ell the low priced Nickle Watch.
es. Price, $3.50 to $500. Also, full
line OF Fine American Watches at the
very lowest prices. Our stock of La.
dies Watches is the finest we have
ever shown, and the prices are such
that all san AFFORD to buy. We have
also = fun line of Silver Ware. Jewel.
ry, kcs
622 WAIT. DEWEY & co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

AEsse~4tLh Observation-Disclosures
forenoon services in memory of de!
parted friende, will be held at the
Uziversalist Church. The house will
be appropriately decorated and the
pastor will preach on the " Unity Of
the family on earth and in heaven"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

The Ladies Unive rsalist Aid Society
will be held at the Church, Tuesday
afternoon and evening, Nov. 9th. En-
tertainment by Mrs. Hazelbaker, Mrs.
P. L. King, Mrs. iE. Pitkin and Mrs.
C.u III. .Ritkin., :. j6uppen frSm:s ito 8
o'clock. There will be q table of arti-
cles .6fsale, snct asSkitehen aprons,
afternoon aprons and childrens aprons.
All are Invited.
MRS. c., w, WICkss Sec'y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

SocIABtEs.-The ]. o. y. r. Secla-
bles viii be inaugurated Tor the VIM
ter afier'the c6mpletion Of their hand.
some new hall in, Carver Block. The
hall will be furnished with new fur.
niture,. and be complete In all its ap-
pointments. Particulars in due season.
n Kent Bulletin. .
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
FiveHandred Thousand strons

Five v0Hundred Thousand Strong
In The past few months there has
beenamofe than 100000 bottles of
ShilOh's euro Sold. Out of the
vast number Of people who have used
it,more than 1850 cases of Consump-
tiOn have been cured. All Coughs,
Group, Asthma, and Bronchitis, yield
at oace, hence it is that everybody
speaks in its praise. To, those who
have not used it, let US say, if you
have q Cough, or your, child the Group.
and you value life don't fail to try it,
For Lame Back, Side or Chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plasters. Sold by
your Druggist.
E. p. BRAINERD g Son.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
FRON THE N. 2. TRIBUNE.
New York Tribune, New York.

~ May II, 1876.
bpM5M.sMSf MSfsasNER, Fredonia, N. Y.
4 Dear Sir:-PIease send me two more
HoffIes Of vour- Blood and Liver REM
edy and Nerve Tonic. My wife has
been taking ii and thinks 1t has done
h1r9ooa Yours truly, G. A. TRACY.
. DR., Fsnuer's Blood and Liver Rem
: eidy and Nerve Tonic may well be
eaiIsd "The conquering hero" Of tho
times. Whoever has the blues
sheuld take IL, for It regulates and re-
> stoves the disordered system that gives
rise to them. Italwsys cures Billfous-
nsss .asd, Liver Complaint, Jaundice,
Dyspepsia, Constipation, Headaches,
FgvEs AND AeuE. SPLEEN, ENLARsE-
= xssN1s, Scrotula. Erysipeias, Pimples,
si6ioechss and ALL SKIN ERUPTIoRs and
Z ,3r.ooD DIsoRDERs, Swellsd Limbs and
-VropsY, Slsepiessness. Impaired Nerves
md Nervous Debility Restores flesh
.apd strength when the system is run
Is slsx down or going into decline
: .sasss Female Weakness and Chronic
xhsp maiisua, and relieves Chronic
sB-Saehitis,, and all Lung and throat
Aimcoisies. II dses these things by
sssskiAg ct the root of disease and re-
snesing tts causes. ss..s - -
DE. Tanners Improved Cough Hon
,ey viii relieve any cough in one hour.
-9... DR.. Fsuuer's Golden Relief cures
any pain, ~ lToothache, Neuralgia,
Collie or Headache in to 30 minutes,
and readily relieves Rheumatism
Kidney Complaint, DiarrhGa, etc.
as@Dfs Fenner,s Vegetable Blood and
Liver Pills. The best family physic
known For sale by l.. p. Seymour
and Belding Il Armstrong.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
A Strange People.

:, youtnor that thsre are strange
k1atk Dbl our lcommunity. I'VE say
strange because they seem TO prefer
TO suffer anA pasa fheir daysmis erably,
made 30 by Dyspepsia, and Liver Com
plsint, Indigestion, Constipation, and
Geusrst Debility, when SHILOHS
TffALIZER IL Guaranteed TO cure
them. III
Sold by, EJP. RRA1NERD Il Son.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

We have speedy and positive Cure
for Catarrh, Diphtheria, Canker
Mouth, and Head Ache, in SHILOH'S
CATARRH REMEDY. A nasal In.
jector free with each bottle. Use it il
you desire health, and sweet breath
Price so cents.
Sold by E. p. BRAINERD & Son.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

.vSCcH abusiness men" as Belknap,
Robeson, Babcock, the Credit Mobilier
crowd, and the. whiskey thieves feel
great anxiety for the succsss of Gar
Asld aud Arthur. s.si b. sl4e!- .r..s- -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
Chicago Ahead.

All the world now looks up to Chi
cago as the great western metropolis
of America, being far ahead of all
competing cities but none the less SO,
in its line, is Electric Bitters. From
their real intrinsic value they have
advanced to the front, and are now
far ahead of all other remedies, posi-
lively curing where everything else
fails. TO try them is to be convinced.
For sale by E. p. Brainerd s. Son, at
fifty cents per bottle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
OLn, TRIED AND TRUE.

Remember DIR. Guysott's Yellow
Dock and Sarsaparilla is not new,
untried compound. 1t has stood the
test Of forty years. use, aud has proven
itself to be the best vegetable COM
pound ever discovered for curing scrof-
ula, ssyphilitic disorders, skin and
blood diseases, liver complaints, urina-
ry troubles, etc.
Bedding & Armstrong are agents for
this ex0eHent preparation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
The Great Excursion to the West

On the 9th of November, the N. Y.
Pa. s. u. r. R., in connection with the
various Western Roads, will offer
Round Trip tickets to principal West
ern points at half the usual Excursion
Rate. These tickets will be good for
return until December 18th, 1880. The
following are the rates from Rsvenna.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

Why will you use salves and lotions,
and other outward appliances for the
cure of skin diseases? ? The relief thus
obtained can only be temporary. Why
not strike at the root of all skin dis
eases by getting your blood and liver
in a healthy, vigorous condition? This
can only be done effectually and thor
oughly by the use of DR.. Guysott's Vel
low Dock and Sarsaparilia.
sf Beldiug & Armstrong. Agents.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
Immense Stock

of Furniture and Crockery At Fair
.child's, No. 8, Phenix' Block, Rsvenna,
o. Prices will be made that must re-
duce this stock during the next 30
days.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
No0ceiO Contractors.

NOTICE Is hereby given. that Seaaed iPsope-
IN sails will be recaixed By the Commissioners
o.. mp to - n noon. November 3eth: 1sq0. for
tho Construction Of . Crossing or Tilkiot aho
highway through swamp or mArsh on County
Road leading from StreetsborO' TO Hudson. !.
oboat ono and one-rOurth mikes west Of Ssfeess-
structed Of timber, brush and earth. Top to be
OF gravel. Width Of crdssfre or Fiji at 60tton
not less than thirty fest: width on top not less
than eighteen feet. For further Bpeei0cAtt0nss
see County COmmissioners.,y =, -..ol l.3y.
Commissioners reserve the right to reject any
AWARDED will he required = enter into q opod
and sufficient BOnds acceptable tQ Commiesipp-
ers, for the performance Of c0ntfsct, suid
work to he CON pletaa uA or Aot1rn JannarS 1nt.
1881. By order Of OmmiasiOners. .....t |. !
e66-4W WI. GRINNELL, Eudithx.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

ri John W osrner, ll73 Michigan Street
Buffalo, says he has been troubled for
years with Rheumatim Of the, knee,
and until he tried DIR. 'Thomas' Eclec-
trio Oil, could not find any thing to
relieve him, he iss now cured and en-
thusiastic in praise ofit.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
ELSA" KIDS!

in 3, 4, and 6 buttons. These are the
best Gloves for the money ever offered
in this Or any other market. We back
this assertion by warranting every
pair sold, and will positively replace,
or pay back the money, for every pair
that tear, RIP, or fail to give full salts
faction,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
TAKES FOR 1890.
To tho Taxpayers of Portage County:

Tn Of Portage csy oh hssx
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
OUR S BLK clsHMtREs

Save money by calling on Us before
buying. Having had an opportunity
to secure q number of pieces Ut , bar
gain, we can show you the best goods
in WEIGHT, COLOR and LUSTER,
ever offered ct that price in this yicin-
ity.
A full line Of COLORED CASH.
MERES, beautiful shades.
All Wool MONTE CLOTHS.
Fnll assortment Of all CHEAPER
DRESS GOODS.
/ We carry very much the LARGEST
STOCK and GREATEST VARIETY
of any house in this city, and shall do
our "level best" that prices shall be
satisfactory ii ,..;l5a go
"QUICK SALES AND SMALL
PROFITS has always been our mot
to. +'+
We have an elegant stock of TRIM.
MINGS of all sorts. Frlnges, Pass
mentaries, Laces, Silks, Satine, Vel.
vets, Brocades and Stripes, in endless
variety. -.
Another invoice of OUR OWN
CELEBRATED .|s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
The Matchless Beautifier,

d How enviable is the possession of a
clear white complexion, beautiful be-
yond comparison, skin perfectly free
from every unsiShtly Slemish, smooth
and soft as velvet. This most desira-
bic effect is produced by an occasional
application Of that great discovery,
DUPREE's, on OF .BEAUTY.". Its
action on the skin is simply wonderful.
One trial iconvinees." Sold by L. p.
seymour: and druggists everywhere.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
Dress Good, Department! =!

which has been very carefully select.
ed, and contains all the latest and most
desirable novelties, beautiful combi-
nations and plaids. In Staple Goods
fBlack and Colors) we are prepared to
demonstrate that we can beat any thing
ever brought TO- this market.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
.s.-it '068I NOd SHSOd
IND TIV H0d SHLVN IVLOL

of
% % t o0 purposes % which ~ y. e0ns't sal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

Observation-Disclosures e-.Sess1o~.oo-.e-
SgsSSsSSgSSgSSSS SSgSSSeSgSSSsgs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

Y OR eomps. last week omitted q mo-
tice of a nice large egg contributed 10
the round table over q week ago, by
Mr.. L. E. Jennings. 1t measured 8
inches in circumference the long way
and 6H the small, and was a perfect
beauty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE.

y WAIT. DEWEY & co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
New Advertis'ts.
Boots and Shoes

The undersigned is now fully prepared for the
FALL TRADE, having in stock much larger
and moro complete assortment than for many
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
Do Bees Make Honey?

Prof. Riley, who asserts that bees
90 not simply gather, but actually
make honey, is met with the follow
ing from a correspondent of the
Scientific american: ...
Is it not astonishing to find that
professors Of this day state chat
bees make honey? A good common
stand of bees, having but short
distance to travel, will increase their
stock OF honey from one to two lbs.
in twelve hours fair work. What
chance is there here for digestive
process? Place three lbs. loaf sugar
syrup within reach of such stand
at P. NJ, and it will all be taken
up and stored away before sunrise
next morning. | once thus eXpe,i-
mented: After feeding to about
ortv colonies nine barrels of Cuba
honey, upon examination l found
no difference between that in the
comb cells and that in the barrels,
only the former was cleaner from
dirt. The honey becoming exhaus
ted | then fed the bees during the
rest of the fall with loaf sugar syrup
Upon examination next spring,
found the comb cells filed solidy
with we'll grained loa@ sugar, precise
" like that | had dissolved to feed
the bees with. Other rells were
partly filled with Cuba honey and
partly with ground loaf sugar.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
Hancock's Sayings.

The true and proper use of the
military power, besides defending
the National honor against foreign
Nations, is to uphold the laws and
civil Government and to secure to
eve,v person residing among US the
enjoyment of life, liberty and prop
cry.
The right OF trial by jury, the
habeas corous, the liberty of the
press, the freedom of speech, tle
natural rights OF person and the
rights ofproperty must be preserved
Military interference with cleo
IONS, ''unees it shall be Necessary
% keep the peace at the polls,' is
prohibited by law, and nc soldiers
will be allowed TO appear at any
polling place. unless as citizens c.
5he State tney are registered as vo-
5e-s, aid then only for the purpose
Of vojlg: bnt the commanders o.
Dosts will, be prepared 10 act prompt
ly il tne civil authorities fail to PEE
serve the peace. r ...
Power may destroy the forms bat
not the principles offjustice. These
VII live in sp' le even o. the sword
The great pcin ciples of American
liberty sill are the lawful inheri
ts1ce OF this people and ever should
De,
Armed insurrection or forciblt
rcsis ance to the law will be instant
" req 'essed by AIMS. tl.-G
No hing can intimidate me f,on
dong what l believe to be homes
AID light.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
Agricultural Noes.

Farmers will always -eneil poor
50 ,oag as they allow ogneis to dc
tieir thinking. h.. s...-
Slovenly WORK dos not pay. See
vhel tina the wo.k Of the plcugh
and hoe is done 5lorougnly. ..r
In filisniDg up the cultivation o,
fields leave tee land as level as pos
she, as it will facilitate the gather
itg of crops. 'i''1''-.'' gu
To work, to compare al expert
melt without fixed opinions or p 'ej
udice, and with the single object O
discover. 1g portion of the tran
is the onlv safe way to establish co..
rect principles "a agriculture. %
Hog cholera has broken out il 8
malignant form among the swine in
she vicinity of Ocomomowoe, Wis
A large raiser of hogs in Summit
lost nearly one hundred fine ami
mails in less than three weeks by tnis
epidemic.
Two parts quicklime, three parts
SCOT. ana one part coarse refuse, us
ed as top dressing is said to b
destruction to the cut worm. Re-
fuse salts alone, at the rate Of fly
hundred pounds to the acre, in th'
fell will destroy the worm.
Horses hate solitude, and ar
made savage by being kept alone
Goats ought always. bekept in larg
/ stables, because they will face firt
and horses will follow them ou1
Though they would not 60 by them
selves. -. ..,.t.ss. .a III 1T
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
A Stricken Ship.

1e~ly yes ,erdsy mo-1.og there
sailed slowly in3o lie Bav of New o.
Yo.x vessel chat hal gone through
an aw -ul experience. i was the
Austrian ba-z Frecci Dub"ovacki,
from Hay j, and oouaa for Bos o..
When she LETT Po-s &c PAX ali her
crew of fourteen were well, o. seenl-
ed to be so. But wIel she made
her way yesterday pss5 Sandy Hook
some of the fouc cen wee desd, sad
ali who were al:ve-includipg the
two feeble persons who contrived %
sail the bark into port-were strick-
Ell with yellow fever.
When toe officers from Qua-an
me boarded the Crecci DuDrovah
they found the mate il command,
he and one boy having managed the
vessel for some line alone. Tle
survivors OF the crew wee ia tne!'
brnks, too i'll to move. Tne Caoaa-1
died of the fever on the ga OF Jrae,
aid he and Diners wno succ1nbed
were buried at sea One ov one the
crew were seized with the fever, and
as proper medical attendance could
not be had, those VINO sce st.ll g We
are ia a very low staoe, and . is
feared tnat they cannot recover.
The ordia; ry petils OF lne sea.
the dangers o. The tempests, fogs,
.cebergs, collisions wssh other ships,
are grave erough; but the calamity
that overlook this ill.fa1ed Austrian
bark is perhaps more terrible than
any of tie oilers. To see man
after man drop down utterly help
less, and to count the days as they
pass and bring neare' the time
when The ships cal 40 longer be
navigated, and 1nus Will necessarily
be lett 10 the me'cy OF the elemen $,
must be strain u3ol hu ura1 forti-
tude and patience wnicn perhaps
has parallel in no oole- co1ce-va-
be situation. The utter imDossi-
binty of escaping the scou 'age, and
the al but ce. -ain,y tnas 1t will at
tack, as in the present case, eve-y
| soul on board must he III, e1 ,he an
gu:sn OF so sore a "a n % ne n
s of possible enGpr ralce.
II gazing al tnis dolelul picture
oae ca not but be ucK Win Vle
dogge6 heroism Of the mate o Sle
rrecct Duo 'ovacki ana o. tne boy
who hel l3ed nm. Both were sicH
almost to de'.r:.um. 30 fully ex.
rected 10 die. Probably the,r were
as little 1T 20 eXefG themselves as
were their wcetched comrades i
their bunks below Yet to l'y and
save tnose comrades and . save
the prope"3y com ri ,ec o .nelt
charge these fever 8 -chel sa 90:
bore st:ffiv % ano ocoueau tnei1
shes I'D il good o;oe, ga sntly l.
to por. Tlege are mGny acas s1a1
make grea .e~ show t1al mis-, pc,
haps, br5 5nere e-e Few slat ca
be sale. to disolav roble o. nos
admirable torn cf co,?age.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
ie mlofnihggsdh and effesho breeze
touringdfteir sbenefcient inflnsn ces

upon mGsb suHf e ga9ivTsa zap ,1T
Poor dear Effie, was by my side.
not making the "horiible fuss
had supposed She would, but White
ana silent, vigorously rubbing me sas
if her own life depended on it, while
the tall, corn-stalk figure of DR.. 5
was lowering over me, performing
some most extraordinary antics
which | was afterwards Informed
were the most approved artificial
methods of restoring respiration.
drew feeble, gasping sigh.
IVA ier, doctor, water.' cried Ell
fse: "he is alive. Dash it over his
head and neck" W.
She -aised me in her arms as SHE
SPOKE, turning my head to tht
breeze, I think l should have chok
ed but for that cool wiEd blowing
over me. A dash of cold water made
me draw long, deep breath, and sci
heart and lungs at their regula.
work again. So came to- as peo-
ple call it, and very disagceeablt
process it is-much more so than
"going off" if may judge by M
own experience Of the two.
I was very i'll all that day; as
weak as a little child, and for days
I could not walk across the room
without staggering like a drunken
man. By degrees l got quite over
it, but I think / shall carry with
me to my grave the horrible impress
sion of what I suffered in coming
back to life.
1t seems that Effie came to my
room in the morning to see why l
did not come to breakfast, and found
me living on the bed cold and appa-
rently lifeless. suppose / must
have looked very terrible and really
dead, for I can never get her to talk
about it. The poor little woman
when I force the subject on her
cries, Don't, don't! 4 never
thought to have seen that sight and
live to talk with you about it," and
she grows 80 white | am forced to
give up. =.
DR.. S. says that when he first saw
me he ce- e-sainly thought 1 was dead
He'has never since prescribed the
hypodernic use of morphine.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
That Boy.

1t is hard to believe that that moi
sy boy, whose hands are always on
the most intimate, terms with all
manner of grim and dirt; whose hair
is never combed, save on con9Ul =
sion; whose clothing samples ere"v-
thing it comes near till "'t is sight
to behold whose hooting and vel
'ling are constant reminder o. abo
riginal memoirs, and whose whist
ling is an aggregation of tn zee
steam bands end q brace of locomo
tives-it is hard to believe that he
will ever become transmogrified in
to the amia0le and tractable young
gentleman so particular in the fit OF
his coat the Shade of his kids and
the immaculate whiteness of his
shirt front, so excruciatingly clea.
of person and so eminently proper
in word, act and deed. But he will
be. The answer to this enigma is
calico. "''"
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

VOL; L,.;.nna.1O.----.NO..oo,,s2 70, 3,
eGoodRRatingiaad GuodiW fiting.

l. III VII lu0uoso sotL &IyD S~~N fD"s"@
was under q bage ndt was idmagined
that the brain could best be kept
clear and vigorous on a low diet.
Romantic young ladies in our time
love to think of their favorito "au-
thors as fed on a divine ambrosia.
1t brings them down to a common
level to associate them with roast
beef and mutton. Poor Charlotte
Bronte was once disenchanted of her
hero.worship. Thackery was her
favorite author and in her lonely
home on the moors, her imagination
invested him with all ideal graces.
On visit to London she was lifted
to the summit of happiness by an
invitation to a dinner where Ihack-
cry was to be one of the guests. She
was introduced to the great man
and sat nexG to Inn. 1t was a red
letter day in her life and memory
was on the alert to, retain all his
bright sayings and report, them to
her sisters. Thackeray, however,
did little talking, but much eating.
He had recently recovered from a
severe attack of typhoid fever,
which left him with rayenous appe-
.site, while the dinner was exception
ally good. Charlotte looked on in
wonder at his feats and the surprise
gradually changed to disgust. One
more idol had turned to clay. LII
she had known the modern law of
the conversation, of forces, her
charity right not have failed her.