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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-05

Old Ike-Hanner, dat was a pew
full sarmon we hearn Brodder Gardner
discourse f'om de pulpit las Sunday.
De tex. was dis: "Shall we know each
odder dar 2" but Use kinder mixed in
my 'pinion bout de 'cluslon dat he
cum ter-dat we would. All got
ter say is dis Pse been er gwine wild
you to Brudder Gardner's meetin'
'ouss, an a payin' as 60, now goin'
on fo' long. yeahs, an ain't got
'quainted wild mon fo' or five o. de
coDgregashun yit, an all l got ter say
is dat 'cordin' ter Brudder Gardner's
ideer, if dey's as long gettin' 'quainted
wild one 'nudder sober dar" as dey is
in dat ar congregashun o. his'n all I
got ter say is, dat dey'd better begin
to interdoosiu' one 'nudder wen dey'-
re young, or dey won't "know each
other ober dar." Hit1l be sober dar"
jes' as tits down hyar-de upper crus'
won't mix wild de common trash, an
turn dar noses up at one 'nudder jes'
de same as dey do in dat meetin'
'Ouse. Eff dey don't know one 'nuder
down hyar, dey won't know one mud.
der sober dar." and Brudder Gardner
knownd he wuz givin' dat ar con-
''taffy an peanuts" wen he
wuz discoursin' from de pulpit.
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OUR sUPERsTITIONs.
what Old Ladies Say Are The
SiRma.Ss

what Old Ladies say Are The
signs.''
The following superstitions, handed
down by tradition, are yet fervently
believed in many parts of America:
White specks on the nails are luck.
Whoever reads epitaphs loses his
memory.
To rock the cradle when empty is
Injurious to the child.
To eat while bell is tolling for
funeral causes toothache.
The Growing of a hen indicates some
approaching disaster.
When mouse gnaws hole some
misfortune may be apprehended.
He who has teeth wide asunder
= must seek his fortune in distant land.
Whoever finds four leaf trefoil-
shamrock-should wear it for good
luck.
Beggars' bread should be given to
children who are slow learning to
speak.
If child less than twelve months
old be brought into cellar he becomes
fearful.
When children play soldier ON the
road side 1t forebodes the approach of
war. sf
A child grows proud if suffered to
look into the mirror while less that
twelve months old.
He who proposes moving into anew
house must first send in bread and q
new broom.
Whoever sneezes at an early hour
either hears some news or receives
some present the same day.
The first tooth cast by child should
be swallowed by lhe mother to insure
new growth Of teeth.
Buttoning the coat awry, or drawing
on stocking inside out, causes mat
ters to go wrong during the day.
By bending the head to the hollow
of the arm the initial letter of ones
future spouse is represented. M
Women who sow fax-seed should,
during the process,tell some confound-
ed lies otherwise the yarn will never
bleach white.
When women are stnffing beds, the
men should not remain in the house,
otherwise the feathers will come
through the ticks.
When . person enters . room he
should be obliged to sit down, if only
for moment, as he otherwise takes
away the children's sleep with him.
The following are omens of death:
A dogs scratching on the floor or
bowling in q peculiar manner, and
owls hooting in the neighborhOod of
the house. AZ
Domestic harmony must be preserv-
ed when washing day comes, in order
to insure fine weather, which is indis-
pensable as that ceremony is usually
performed out of doors.
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USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

Look at this fact American farmers
grow wheat, send it by rail l 500 miles
to port of shipment, then send it
across the ocean 5000 miles (at total
cost for shipment from the first start-
ing place of 20 cents per busheD and
sell it in the English market at 35 cents
per bushel less than it costs the Eng
llsh farmers to grow it.
The cause of rancidity in butter is
due to the fact that the butter-milk or
the water used in washing the butter,
as is the practice of some dairymen, is
not all worked out, water in butter
being leading cause of putrefaction.
1t never results, as some seem to sup
pose, because it is not sufficiently salt
ed.
Land which without an application
of manure will give yield of fifteen
bushels of wheat per acre will, by the
addition of eighty pounds of nitrogen
In q favorable season, give from thirty
five to forty bushels of wheat, with
proportional increase of straw.
To relieve . bilious headache, dis.
solve and drink two teaspoonfuls of
finely powdered charcoal in one half
tumbler of water; it will relieve in
fifteen minutes.
A "sure" cure for rheumatism.-It
is now stated that the water of boiled
celery is a sure cure for rheumatism.
The celery should be cut into bits,
boiled in water until soft, and the wat
er drank by the patient. Put new milk,
with little flour and nutmeg, into a
saucepan with the boiled celery; serve
it warm, with pieces of toast; eat it
with potatoes, and the painful all
ment will soon yield.
Moth Destroyer.-A moth destroy
ing tincture is made as follows: One
ounce Of gum camphor, and one ounce
of powdered she'll of red pepper, are
macerated in eight ounces of strong
alcohol for seven days and then strain
ed. With this tincture the furs or
clothes are sprinkled over and rolled
up In sheets. This remedy is used in
Russia under tho name of "Chinese
tincture for moths" and is found very
effective
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-05
WHY 1T DIDN'T GO,

A Brooklyn parent gave his daugh-
ter handsome watch on her eight
eenth birthday. One night the girl
forgot to wind it, and in the morning
the hands and wheels were motionless.
She took it for granted that she had
used the watch carelessly, and that
something was broken inside. She
did not like to say anything to her
father about it, but going to a Fulton
street jeweler next day asked him to
look at the watch and see what was
the matter with it. The jeweler took
it up, put a magnifying glass before
his eye, opened the case, touched the
wheel with pick and remarked that
it needed cleaning as it was very dirty.
On inquiring the cost of such an opera
tion she was told that it would be So. so.
The young lady was amazed, for she
had had the watch only three days,
and was reluctant to believe that 1t re-
quired SO extensive renovation. She
passed on, to the best-known jewelers.
store in Brooklyn, and, handing the
watch to the man at the counter, pre-
ferred the same question as before. He
went through the same process of in
spection, and said the hair-spring was
broken and the watch needed clean
ing. Inquiring the cost again, she
was told it would be 81. She said she
would see her father about it, and at
night when he came home she told |
him of her days doings, and said his
friend must have cheated him. Her
Iather took the watch to New York in
the morning, and in the course of the
lay stepped into his friends store
where he bought it, and asked him to
ook at it and see why it had stopped.
His friend, after looking at it mo-
nent, took up key, and winding it
Ip handed it back with the remark
No watch will run unless it is kept
VOuad up" "ea'a-- #aufl-i' Nj l
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The danger of handling bees has
been met by giving them an electric
shock, when they are stunned and
fall to the ground motionless. They
can be sorted, and will recover, ac-
cording to the power of the shock-in
from one to eight hours all will come
out of their trance safe and sound.
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q
stimulants. but is more especially recomn d.
ed as an unfailin remedy for Weakness. Ennis
OF abuse. such as Loss of NJ emory. Uniyer-
sal Lassitude. Pain In the Back Dimness
of Vision. Premature Old Age. and many
other diseases that lead to COnsumDtiOn and
q premature grave; all of which. as rule,
are first caused by deylating from the path of
nature and over indul encies of the generative
organs Thousands and thousands of boEh sex
es all over the world. annually die with so call
ed consumption; but medical men well know
the first cause, in nearIy all cases, is produced
by sexual weakness. The inevitable effects of
Spermatorrho. or Nervous Debility, is to
rendering existence wretched and unbearable.
Very often the unhappy sufferer is tempted to
tirely Destroyed az and % insanity @ and and % idocy with
an early grave closes the scene. Any one who
doubts the vast number OF intellects ruined by
these diseases. can visit any one of our Insane
Asylumns. and the record will show that eight
of every ten of the cases of insanity among their
inmates are the result of Nervous Disease,
In placing the Specific Medicine within the
reach of the afflicted. we feel that we are con-
ferring a greater act of benevolonce than we
would in giving untold wealth. The poor. sick
invalid. especially those afflicted with Nervous
Diseases, too well know the vanity Of wealth
when placed in the balance with health and its
attending blessings: All over Europe. from
frozen Norway to the vine-clad hills of Italy,
sands can testify to the untold value of the Spe-
cific NJ edicine. By its timely use many fellow
in viii
to come-saye thousands from years OF anguish,
pain and suffering. Set the afflicted take war
ming before it is too late, delays are dangerous.
An old, well tried and scientific preparation,
one which will effect speedy and certain cure.
is within their reach, and placed at a price
S The speeidep cid p1 Medicine is the result OF life
these special diseases. Full particulars in our
pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mail
to very one:
The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggists
at 81 per package, orisix packages for IS. or viii
be sent free by mail on receipt of the money by
addressing THE GRAY MEDICINE Co,
10y. No. 10 Mechanics Block, Detroit Mich;
Sold in Ravenna by BELDING & ARMSTRONG;
also. by L. p. Seymour 4 Co. 3 lsss , s1 sSs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-05
THE wORsTED CHURCH.

The Worsted Church of Canterbury,
N. H., in the interior, 10 q mosaic of
needlework of vines, flowers and dec
orations of worsted, in all colors and
designs. Few persons would believe
that such charming effects could be
produced with such material. Croch-
eted lambrequins cover the curtains at
each window, and baskets filled with
zephyr wool flowers hang from the
center. Harps, crosses, anchors,
wreaths of flowers, and festoons of
vines, are placed between large tab
lets of artistic designs, gracing the
walls like ancient tapestry, and in
scribed with scriptural selections,
These tablets and Inscriptions are
composed of various -colored crimped
tissue papers, upon a background of
cloth. The lettering is well executed.
and no two inscriptions are in tho
same character. An immense orna-
ment of flowers and drapery is sus-
pended from the center of the ceiling
with two large arches Of flowers span
ming the interior of tho church, The
flowers look so fresh that the behold.
er is almost tempted to pluck regal
lily, q blushing rose, radiant dahlia,
q modest forget-me-not or the lily of
the valley with its fairy bells. Who
has done all this work2 A young wild
ow, who made q work-room Of an
apartment near the entrance of the
church, and who not only decorated
the walls during the week, but con-
Quoted service every Sunday for five
years, reading popular sermons from
the pulpit.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-05

North Carolina is the champion
State for queer-named married coup
les. Mr.. Cherry and Miss Flowers,
and Mr.. Woodpecker and Miss Pos
sum are among the latest domestic
firms.
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-siue F1sJ-- 4.zf.I .-s-s.5ff
Wagon Making and
Repairing. BON
80 1dGfltIT r.teI3Ssgfiq 10 asat.faff
" O. S. BUZZELL

NYOULD inform the people of Porta ee conn.
w ty that he is prepared to m manufacture an
kinds of LUMBER and SPRING WAGONS
and to do general repairing promptly and in
the besS manner. Also, HOhSE SHOEING and
GENERAL LBLACKSMITHINGs
0 Prices from 10 to 20 per cent. be elow.anv
heretofore charged in this region. 70 r cash.
q WAGONS OF all kinds constantly ON hand.
Depot. = a.alsE 81 -
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A CURIOUs PREsENTImENT.

A CURIOUS PRESENTIMENT.
c. G. Massey writes as follows in
the London Spiritualist:
The following extract from private
letter records case of presentiment
belonging TO lar ge and peculiar class !;
much larger, it may be -surmised, than
is likely to be generally known. owing
to the very PECULIARLY which gives it
special interest and significance. The
trivial is not often recorded, and, un-
fortunately, triyiality in the matter of
occult communications is considered
reason for negIecting them, instead of
being recognized, on that very ground
as the more suggestive. l can only
say of the writer of the following that
she is lady very well known to me,
of quite exceptional education and in
telligence, and of the most scrupulous
veracity. Her letter is dated Decem-
Der I'd, and l received it the following
day.
"Ten days ago there came to me q
conviction that / should find in the
Echo-the name of the paper came to
me clearly-an announcement of the
illness of the Queen. 1 mentioned
this presentiment to - on the in
slant and the forecast continuing to
oppress me, have daily told various
persons OF my expectations, the source
of which could not trace, for / could
not recollect the Royal family having
been in any way called to my mind at
any recent date. Moreover, we take
the Times and Daily News, as well as
the Echo go why should the Echo be
my medium of information? How
ever, that was the first paragraph l
saw on taking up the Echo, which
reached US by this mornings post"
Now, what find suggestive in the
above, and similar cases, is this. There
is an utter absence of purpose in the
anticipation, or any trace of a motive
which we would ascribe to q foreign
Intelligence. No conceivable object
could be served by this lady knowing
ten days before that she would see a
particular piece of intelligence which
did not concern her more than any
other subject of Her Majesty. Does
it not rather point, first, to the fact, 80 |
often insisted upon by DIR. Wyld, that |
our own souls or spirits are organs of |
powers unsupported in our normal
consciousness and, second, to the
Kantian principal that time is only
the form of our consciousness, not an
absolute, objective condition of all ex-
This form, il and when we
can in any way transcend it, would no
longer condition our knowledge, in
which events, phenemenally future,
would be revealed as present. 1t is
fact much to be regretted that the at
tention of Spiritualists is almost ex-
directed to the evidences of
soul, and that thus many
significant facts, which are in reality
he strongest possible confrmatione
Of our own supersensuous being, are
either misinterpreted or neglected.
8 OccuItism" and theosophy seek to
discover our own latent powers. That
hese are Uerde cduSae such facts as
he above seem to prove, to the extent
hat they go; we haye then to decide
low much they will explain
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TESTIMONIALs.,

Ir, Ravenna, March 9OiSA
MR o; 8. RUzzELL: Dear Sir:-My WAGON th.
purchased of you about two years ago muss
Seing or medium size, thought it too light for
my business but it is just right, runs iEht and
Easy, and have often carried on it 14O0 bricks
rom my kiln 1t will carry eight thoussnd
oounds, and has never cost me one cent for re-
pairs. 90 Yours truly, 30 H.F CARIS
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Ravenna. March IL 1875
MR o. s. BUzzELL: Dear Strive have berr
USE asin one OF your one horse wagons now owl
with one thousand feet OF green hemlock az
OAK, and we think it the best and easiest ru
Us, and mas never cost us one dollar for repairs
tof tnat time. Yours, truly,
Z. SUTHERLAND 4 co.
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An - q cHdItrSVIIIt, MafCh q, 1915.
NJ MH U. 81 BuzzELL. Dear Sir :-ln the fall of
With box on. 53a pounds jtis q tRimble sIein
winch think is the easiest running wagcrL-
use; nave frequently drawn q, ,000 poundsl..
upon 1t for the irsttwelve years was forset.
ting TIRE once. Yours, with respect -
&. G. ELDRfDGE
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THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
Gray's Specific Medicine.

Cures Palptta-
riOn, Nervous
Tremors, Nor
v0us Debility,
and all NERVOUS
PrOstratf o n 9 /,
which are pro-
duced in many
cases by an over,
indul G ence in
the uSe of tOhac-
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also nave Tor sale = - .siTI.fsFI.f
s 23 VILLAGE LOTS

Wel located on high rolling ground, and In tho
most pleasant and growing part of the town.
WIZ be sold cheap and on easy terms.
yIe-f an. 6. 1876 339 ---. .ss.
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ANY person desiring information as to \he
standing and responsibility of the members u
satisfactory reference in his vicinity or Con-
grssslonal district. gos srs1sB8B-1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-24
GEORGETOWN.

FIRE.-About $3.50 p. m. last night an alarm
was struck from box 49, by Sergeant Trunnell
for fire in frame stable on Dunbarton street
near high, containing four horses, three owned
Dy w. A. Ofutt & Co. and one by Mr.. NJ. "
Buckeye Co. Two Of Mr.. Offutt's horses were
burned very slightly. The fire department was
promptly on hand and extinguished the flames
with loss to the stable and contents of about
$15. No insurance. The dwelling adjoining was
damaged to the extent of about $40. The fire is
supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
THE CANAL.-Water will be turned off this
level of the canal about the first proximo for the
regular spring cleaning.
No FRIENDs.-Wtlliam Freeman, a colored
man about 80 years of age, who lives about four
miles from Falls Church, applied for lodgings at
the station-house last Friday night, being sick
and destitute, expecting some Of his friends to
call for him. But none came, and he was sent
to the Freedman's hospital yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Amusements. &C., Tonight.


The funeral OF Dr. John NJ. BrOdhead lac
Second Controller of the Treasury, whose death
place from Trinity Church, corner Sd and c
streets, tomorrow afternoon, at half-past 2
O'Clock.
! Miss Annie Wakeman, who plays the part
can Arabian Night" is decided acquisition to
the fine company, having great personal attrac-
tons as well as marked dramatic ability.
The musical and literary entertainment of the
Uniformed Battalion, I. o. o. F., last evening,
at Odd Fellows Hall, was attended by an un-
usually large audience. A fine programme was
presented, ending with hop.
Rev. DR.. s. Donler of the Lutheran church,
left the city yesterday to attend the funeral OF
his old friend and former parishioner Reuben
Fageley, OF Shamokin, Pa, who for 80 or 40
years past has been one of the prominent coal
men Of that section. and through the trade
known to many in the business here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-24

DISTRICT COURT-CHief Justice Carter Bank
To-day uri Behren nG't discharge granted. R
A. Smith: case dismissed. L. S. Chapman; sale
OF real estate ordered.
EQUITY CoURT-J1tdqe James,
To-day, Hogan agt. Hart; pro confesso made
ordered by Garrett. trustee. Appollnarts Co
agt. Trass; perpetual Injunction awarded
smith ast; C!hapmer; pro confesso. Fazolel
CIRCUIT COURT CNo. 1)-J,tdge Macarthur.
Hutchinson agt. Alexander; judgment set
aside. Townsend and Wells agt. Stafford; yer.
dict for plaintiff for 1878 with interest. Hyatt
agt. Brooks; order of publication. Flynn and
Emrick agt. Evans ct al; referred to j. j. John
son. Green ct al. agt Young and Lynch; leave
to withdraw papers. Bliss agt. Tucker; jury
out; m, Murt tag agt Shocks; plaintiff called
man; Judgment by default.
CIRCUIT COURT (No. Z)-J,tdge Cor.
To-day, Homiller agt. Inland Coasttng Co.; on
trial.
POLICE CoURT-Jttdge Shell.
Yesterday, after our report closed, Washing.
ton Mason, assault on Annantas Gill; S.. Mary
johnson, assault on Maria Mason; s.. Jerry
Thomas, larceny OF several articles of wearing
apparel, the property Of James Fl. Garrison; s.
or Is days Lycurgus L. Biggs, young white
man, was arragned for the larceny OF a wagon
worth 1884, the property Of J. VIM. Ross, who
testified that he had missed the wagon, and
several days afterwards found it in the posses
charged with the larceny of wagon worth ss4
from Jane Ross. j. w. Hall testified to finding
it In the possession OF one Joseph Crabtree, who
testified that he bought the wagon from col.
ored man for $50, who stated that he was acting
as an agent for defendant. Biggs was SEN
fenced to three months in jail and a restitution
to the amount of $50 ordered and in default Of
restitution thirty days additional.
To-day, Washington Stewart, Edward Ander.
SON. Albert Hall and Henry Wallace, loud and
boisterous; IS or Is days each. Charles Smith
vagrancy; bonds or 80 days. Samuel Moore, 8
seyen-year-old colored boy, was sent to the re-
form school, for larceny. Robert Dick was
charged with the larceny of some coal and wood
from the Franklin school building. Officer Har-
low testified to alTesting this man last night
with the coal and wood in bis possession. The
defendant took the stand, and testified that the
wood and coal was given him for helping to
clean up at the school house. The case was
continued, to allow the prisoner to produce the
man who gave 1t to him. VIM johnson, assault
on Julia Barber; IS. James Shreves charged
with assaulting VIM. H. Hunt; $40, or 80 days
Angalet Allen, vagrancy; bonds or 30 days.
Henry Wheeler, Frank FitZsimmons and Ar
thur Davis, charged with ARRAY; s. each. SAM
Harris, charged with cruelty to animals, In
driving lame horse; Judgment suspended.
David Taylor, assault on Ellsworth Hogan, by
chasing him through the streets with pistol
and firing at him; six months in jail Richard
M. Courtney, charged with assaulting Martha
W. Courtney, his wife; $500 bonds to keep the
peace.