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Growing Children.

The period of growth has commonly
been supposed to cover a period Of
about twenty years. Recent estimates
extend this period ten years and render
it probable that until thirty yehTs pf
age a man may continue to srows
With English speaking people, at twen-
ty-one the boy becomes man. With
the ancient Jews, thirty was the age of
majority. This late growth may not
be, and is not in stature merely, for
many persons attain their full height at
fourteen or fifteen years of age; It is in
breadth, weight, strength, solidity,
toughness, sometimes in height II
I The age at which intellectual matnrT
ity is attained, or what We call such,
varies with the individual; some do not
reach the elimination of their powers
till after middle life. some never reach
it, some have all their bloom in child
hood, and from being precocious- chill
dren decline into dull medic Gritty when
they reach adult years. ','r'.''i't -. = ,H
Just now, however, we wish to speak
particularly of the physical growth OF
children during 1hs firsb Ssscard f-their
ives apd espeeiallyl Of -thep piofiSeyhen
they+ pass ffomS Childhood TO young
manhoed and young woTianA ods: AT
this time they frequently. grow with
surprising rapidity..' and the amount of
awkwardness, of ooneeit,' of shiftless-
ness and .irresponsib bIlity they fdeyelop
is astonishing to those who do not know
its cause. They can play, they can eat,
they can sleep, and do n0thng@ with
wonderful ease and facility aid they
know Awhat do they mot kmswP they
know every ythng They Know more at,
this period ttdngat any breEioiSs sub I
sequent peFioa ia their Mes, rhg are
ready to take charge or theInset I've ~ OF
their parents, Z Of society : swt1iife at the
same time they cannot Be depended On
for the most trivial things. This is not
true of all children at this sagee butit
applies, to the majority, and there are
few parents Of grown lchiIdren who will
not recognize the truth of the picture.
The explanation. is simply this: The
body is making bone and developing
its hitherto sleeping capacities! and the
nutritiye.s portions Of the food are d.
verted from the brain to other. parts of
the body. 1t is well known that there
is less phosphorus in the brain of an
idiot and more in that of a lunatic thgh
in the brain of a personrof averag g. int
telligence. The phosphates in the food
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14
WIT AND WISDOM.

I THE difference between a mason
and mason's tender lies in the hods.-
Boston Transcript.
/ Passing around the hat is an old and
excellent method of getting at the cents
of meeting.-M o. Picayfs,ae.
"A corn on the toe is said to have
caused the death of a Louis willie lady.
Another sad case of shoe-icide caused
by getting tight. p Philadelphia Ctron
riic;te. . - "a 4.''''9
The price of carriages for funerals
in New York has been raised twenty
per centum. They're bound the sorrow
exhibited by the mourners shall be sim
cere--BostoR Post
Out in Durango, Colo, recently,
marriage took place, and the notice of
it in the daily paper. said: " Cards"
Every person in the whole town bought
a, pack, and some a, couple of them
Puck.
Aunt Matilda" And do you study
geography, Janet?'' Janet-sGeog-
raphy. / should think so, indeedr'
."Aunt Matilda" Where's Glasgow"
Glasgow? Oh, we haven't got
as far as that. We've only got as far as
Asia. London Punch.
-ssThis is what I like" said the
tramp, '.good country board,n as he
laid down. on the floor of the barn
Puck. Il don't like butter, though"
he observed, few minutes later, when
interviewed by ram that belonged up
on the premises. Cambridge Tribune.
The man who doesn't see to it at
once that the front gate is softly uphol-
stored in raw silk for his loving and be-
loved daughter, isn't worthy of the
sacred and fond name of father. The
girls need it and the young men yearn
for it this sort of turtle-dove weather.
Ne,o Jersey Enterprise.
The great excitement among the
school children of New Haven just now
is vaccination. ..'See. here. my little
man." said the attending physician,
s.you were vaccinated yesterday.
What did you come again for to-day?"
.sOh," and he shuffied his toe around
on the floor, .'I wanted to hear the
girls screeeh. .''-NeaO HGven Register.
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@= How Long Should We sleepl'

The vital. processes of man, like those
of all his fellow-creatures, are partly
Controlled by automatic tendencies.
Some functions of OUR Internal economy
are too important to : be trusted to the
csprices of human volition; breathing.
eating, drinking and even love are only,
semi oluntary actions; and during
period varying from one-fourth to two
fifths Of each Solar day the conscious
activity of the senses uhdergoes a COM
plete suspense. the cerebral workshop
is closedfor repairs, and the abused OF
exhausted body commits its orr anism
into the healing hands of Nature. .Un4
der favorable conditions eight hours OF
undisturbed sleep, would almost suffice
to counteract, the physiological mis-
chic. of the sixteen waking hours. Dur
ing sleep the organ of consciousness is
at rest, and the energies of. the system
seem to be concentrated on the ftlnc-
ti0n OF nutrition and the renewal of the
vital energy in general; sleep promotes
4 digestion, repairs the waste Of the mus
cufar tissue, fayors the process of Gu
/ taneous Iexcretion nd'renews the yigor
of the mental faculties ,.seiil.ff ~. H..
4 The amount of sleep; required, by
man is. generally proportionates to the
waste of vital strength, whether by
muscular, exertion, mental activity (or
emotion), or by the process OF rapid
assimilation, as, during the first years
lof growth and during the recovery
from an exhaustive disease. The
weight of a newborn child increases
more rapidly than that of a eupeptie
adult, enjoying "a liberal diet after
period of starvation. and,. though an
infant.is incapable, of forming abstract
ideas, we need not doubt that the Eari-
ETY. of new-aad bewilderingimpr
must overtask its little sensorium in a
few hours. Nurselings should there
fore be permitted tossleepto their full
satisfaction; weakly babies, especially,
need sleep more "than food, and it is
the safest plan never to disturb a
child's slumber while the regularity OF
his breathing indicates the !healthful-
ness of his repose; there is little dam
ger of his. ..soyersh hepingn himself in
moderately.-w warmed, i..well-yeDtilated
room. Never mind about meal-times;
hunger will awaken him at the right
moment or. teach him to make up for
lost time. Three or four musings in
the twenty-four hours are enough; DR.,
G. T.. Page, who has made the probl lem
of infant diet mis- special study, believes
that fifty per cent of the enormous
humber of children dying under two
years of age are killed by being coa1ed
to guzzle till they are ,hopelessly dis
eased with fatty Degeneration
FeLiI L. OswGId, in Popular Science
L Mo77thlty tfis1fi.' fs-. 80. . g. h-t'i
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Il d1iIaIHToV dH5ITJTTE JT'3dEhI1F 1HL III


ofgrowingI hihifen1 being duired to
buih mp b6hsh tile rs" lHtt fYrr the
n; 5fain an 1r ms Is same What An the same
eonattlopsIas that OF, athearty man ahter
afuu meal-+=lethargic, dulla. eFhis aci
hooants for everything IN %. pressure
tifrom without the boy or girl is rigitlY
held utto = high, " hahid1lafh ida of eholarr
Ship or Il xeeutf ven sss, iorI resp possibility
growth win be checked. We recall two
instaneesis within; 4; ;5ttr, lowtii iIkii0@Fsdge
where excessive siS4l .1sBor .sB ,;hti ;hiti this ii
ia4se ttnttssd tthe SStt,1lsth OF TIVE boys and
na98 nderslzado taen' OF hthems while
1thari me1ao oers'G ofnsthelrl famsiies at.
tainedg average sige ant another, a,i hfG M N
;staace on fad" tytiooseI g;r9'tythI "a was ar;
1resFef 6 j t9r yearl pg 9ysfstaay; s!W beg
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Immense Power.

"Do you know" said the Captain,
g that a fathom of steel-wire rope, lit
tleltAsekef than otiFsscane and ~eighs
ing haifsa pound a foot, will pul las
mitch ,as q hemp troRe. half asfeot thick
and weighmSa "a Pohna eand ashaifs a
Fl have Known kii5t a piece Of wire, Cap"
said /, "no thicker than straw, to
;draw a man weighing 200 pounds the
:whdle length of Broadway"
: fiOh, come nowl'l exclaimed the OBJ
tuse Briton. 7i''-''' 7''--'' 90 ~ -
1 Eyes, sit;dt was hair-pfnPy =
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14
Elm London house rents, Iaatiee: mo

--In Lpndonr house rents are. more
reasonable than'in any other large city
of Europe. 4 c.L0cutpo otbm t'spd Iapid
transit have been. studied carefully and
worked out scientifically, and the.result
is that these four millions. OF people are
better housed. better Transported, and
live more comfortably. than any other
urban population in the world. ...',.'.''
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14

a IA Chinaman who died in Boston
had a Christian funeral. the services
being conducted in church by Meth,
|Epdist Clergyman, and interpreted to the
shundred or more Cinnamon present by
|Esne of their countrymen. The remains
were not shipped to China.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14
In the middle aoes onftbe1Iet,s,,th

in the middle ages, on the desth OF
monk, his plate was placed on the
table at every meal for month. The
usual quantity of food was put upon it
and this was distributed 10 the poor.
who were. exhorted to pray for the re-
pose of the soul of the departed BROTH
er. This was good thing for the poor,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14

"A AH'i5s paper, per, on which was vas written
Mrs. Sophia Loper-is- my heiress,n
with date andSsignatnEeFF s-atn1tfted
to probate as will in New Orleans.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14

"A satirical inn-keeper in Wytbe-
vile, Va, advertises his house as "the
only second class hotel in the world"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14

"A cat in Rhode Island is human
enough to chew tobacco. o
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-14

bIiITa1 d nsl II .I9H0T Trlnri 5niisfiH1I
.sgJtq Ia bo4a bnE 99Aiq oi v9HIT u;oI1 suoda
S1,.:9l 9Iu2sa Ul si3pJg2 dau1a lis ON
OA' .nuilnJYni sdI 1tl ln,1is'l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
So 1T SEEMS that we ara not to I

So IT SEEMS that we are not to be
left without comet, after all. Prot.
Eastman, of the United States Observ.
atory, thinks that after the illustrious
stranger that has been visible to tho
inhabitants Of this sphere for some
time past, has disappeared, Encke's
comet will put in an appearance, one
with hich the astronomers are we'll
acquainted. 1t has period of three
years and half. Its ephemeria, that
has already been computed, fixes the
date of its arrival at July 29th, and
its disappearance at November 18th.
Probably during October it will be
visible to the naked eye, but during
the greater part of its stay in the
heavens it will only be visible by
means of telescope. This comet is
regarded with peculiar interest by as
tronomers on account of its gradually
shortening periods. The theory is
that there is a slight resisting medium
in space which Is constantly swinging
the comet nearer the sun, and finally
it will "wind up" in the sun.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
The Republican Issue of the Ohio
LA nm NAign.

We find the following declaration
in the editolisl columns of the Gin
cinnaii Commercial of the 5th inst,
and the same thing is also current in
the Republican press of the whole
State aud country:
Mrs. Hayes puts the question Of
the OHIO campaign this fall into the
shortest sentence get employed. She
says the question as: 'ShdU 1 indOrse
Garfield or Guiteau?"
This sentiment OF Mrs. ex President
Hayes would have been wholly uD
worthy of notice or comment if it had
not been Endorsed by the organs of
the Republican party; bItss hsSing
been SO indorsad, let the question Of
the Ohio campaign," as thus put, be
squarely met by the two factions of
the Republican psrty,tO whom it sole
ly belongs. The Democracy have no
part in it, except to keep it where it
belOngs-inside the Republican party.
Guiteau, a Republican of Republi.
cans, aud a Stalwart of Stalwarts, shot
the Republican President Garfield
with the avowed purpose of making
Vice President Arthur President in :
stead of Garfield, and thus bringing
about "hsrmony in the Republican
party
The Democracy have no RESPONSE
bility whatever for either Garfield or
Guiteau, and any attempt to embroil
them with the assassination will be
treated with the contempt and scorn
it deserves.-[Zs ZsDesville Signal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
Caused by Ligh timing Striking n
Finn mU MILL.

ST. LOUIS, August 12.-About half
past seven o'clock to O-nIght the Allan
tic FIGURING Mills, corner of Main and
Clum streets, of which Geo. Balm,
President of the National Miller's AS
sOciation, is President and Manager,
was struck by lightning, and is now a
mass of ruins, scarcely a brick orstOne
of the splendid structure remaining.
An explosion seems to have instatly
followed the stroke of lightning, and
nearly all the upper part of the mill
burst open and it's walls are cracked
and riven from top to bottom. The
bolt had scarcely touched the building
when the fire issued as by magic.
The heat was intense and in half an
hour the mill and it's entire contents
were completely destroyed. A num-
ber of men at work on different floors
were blown out through the doors and
windows, receiving serious and per-
haps fatal inj njuries, and it is feared sew
eral perished in the flames. But of
this nothing is definitely known at
this writing. The fire Immediately
spread Go the Future City Oil works
extending on Plum street, from Main
to River front, and they are now burn
ing with intense ferceness and fury.
A warehouse containing rOsin and tur-
pentine on the same block is also in
flames, and the Plum street depot of
the Iron Mountain road on the oppo-
site street is in great danger
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18

On Wednesday of last week Presi.
dent Garfield performed his fret OFF,
cial act since the I'd of July, by sign-
ing a formal requisition for the extra
dition of a criminal who some time
since took refuge In Canada, and is
now in the custody of the Canadian
authorities pending action of this
Government.
The Republican papers just now are
pitching into General John Beatty, OF
Columbus.a leading Republican bank
sr and former member of the Re.
publican Executive Committee, be.
cause the General don't take much
stock in Calico Charlie, and is giving
him much trouble in exposing his
tricks of political. jugglery. Verify,
the way of the transgressor is hard.
If the Republi. an Ring in Portage
County is as domineering and corrupt
as one of the papers aspiring to be an
organ of the party declares it to be, it
is difficult TO comprehend how the
supporters OF that journal can consist
emily submit to its action and support
the nomination procured by the ring
dictation or intrigue. But while
they have been constantly denouncing
the dictation of the aforesaid ring"
they have slways humbly bowed down
and received the yoke.
The Radical leaders and litors have
made = new discovery. They now
whine most piteously tb t preachers
should not mix in pslitics." Last fall
when they converted thei. pulpits into
political rostrums from which they
hurled their slang and lying denun-
Citations against the Democratic party
and it's gallant and patriotic candidate,
these loyal and pious editors and lead
srs were fairly bursting with joy on
account thereof They are now sing
ing an entirely different Nng. 1t is
the Radical OK that is being gored.
The New York Half Breeds are
commencing to grumble that they are
not getting their share of the good
things in the New York Custom
House. Judge Robertson, the new
Collector, is willing, but it seems the
Secretary of the Treasury bars the
way. His approval is necessary to all
removals or appointments in the Gus
tom House. He is great friend of
Senator COnkling, and it is not likely
Mr.. Window will allow any Of the
present officers in the Custom House
to be turned out merely because they
are the friends of the man who rec
commended him for President, nor
knowingly aid in the appointment of
anybody to q place there as a reward
for assisting in defeating Mr.. Conk-
ling at Albany.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18

The Republicans of Old Virginia
held their State Convention at Lynch
burgh, on Wednesday and Thursday
of last week. The Convention divided
into two about equal parts, one in
dorsing Malone and repudiatiOn and
making no nominations. and the other
recognizing the full debt of the State
and nominating a straight nut ticket,
headed by General Wickham for q ov-
erno. Wick ham and his )c.ates on
the ticket, however, will not stand,
and there will only be tbe-D emocratic
andRepudiation candidates in the field.
The Malone party will get the mass
of the negro vote, while the debt pay
ing Republicans may possibly support
Daniel. This would make the rest t
doubtful unless it is correct as stated,
that great numbers of Democrats who
sided with Malone two years ago now
support Daniel. In that case the lat
ter will be elected. AS the canvass
now stands it is a square fight between
honesty and reputation, with the
greater part of the Republican press of
the North giving aid and comfort to
the repudiationists.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18

THE Peoples Olive Branch, nom
political, commercial paper, published
at Springfield, o., and edited by VIM.
r. Calhoun, a Republican, says of
John w. Bookwalter:
1--WE have known Mr.. Bookwa'ter
for many years, and at the commence
ment of this campainn say he is q
strong candidate. He may possess
weak points, bus if SO. they have not
come to light up to this day. He is a
successful business man. His moral
character is irreprOachable. His sOcia-
bility wins friends at all times. His
personal address is gentlemanfy on all
oscasions. His integrity is as firm as
the rocks of Gibralter. His life has
not been devoted to politics, therefore
rings and cliques, if he should be elect
ed Governor, will find master of ad
amant, as firm and unyielding in op-
position to intrigue and corruption as
the eternal hills. He will never bring
reproach upon his good name to bene-
fit his party. Although not politician,
before the end of the campaign it will
be seen that he is brilliant organizer.
Republicans, your walk-over is now
confronted by the younger Democracy.
Foot by foot you will meet a foeman
worthy of your best tried steel. Now,
on to the combat, and may right tri-
umph."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18

THE editor of the Wapakonetta Bee,
who served the Republican party faith
fully as long as his conscience would
permit, has come out in support of th :
Democratic cause, and says:
I wish to say that henceforth 1 shall
act with the Democratic party. 1t is
the only party of real freedom-the
party of the poor man as well as the
rich. 1t is the party of the constitu-
ton as opposed to the ceritralization
of political and moneyed power. The
Republican party has Outlived its mis-
sion.
1t finished it's appointed work a
number of years ago. Its precepts are
obsolete and useless, and the sole OBJ
ject of it's leaders seems to be to obtain
office by which to plunder the people
1t is retten to the core. Its great<
principle is Spoils. With the cOnvfc-
tion that great numbers of Republicans
who are beginning to see the true con-
dition of their party will open their
eyes to the truth of the above, and with
the hundreds of thousands that have
gone before, 1 join the ranks of the
Democracy in the combat for pure
and simple government of the people,
such as our fathers designed. L am to
all, Respectfully.
FRANK HOLBROOK.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
The Ked Devils.

Los VEGAS, New Mexico, Aug. Is.
Tive Mexicans, whe al. iyed here Sun
day in an exhausted condition, report
that small Mexican village, 1S miles
from Rio Pssco. has been entirely
wiped out by Apache Indians. The
settlement contained only % people,
and Of these 27 were slain, the other
two being themselves. At this writing
it can only be learned that the Apach-
es surrounded the village and butch
cred the occupants, men, women and
children. The settlers were taken
entirely by surprise, and were afforded
no opportunity to protect themselves,
being largely Outnumbered. 1t is
doubtful, if, under the circumstances,
the result would have been different
had they received q warning Of the
attack. The two Mexican survivors
had narrow escape, their horses be-
ing shot from under them before they
succeeded in getting out of range Of
the Indians. Telegraph communica-
ton on the Atlantic & Pacific Rail.
way, near which the scene of the cut
rage is located, is interrupted.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
ANEW INSTR Il U M ENT OF DEATH.
Killed by Artificial Ligh thing IN
an Electric Generating H Dom.


BUFFALO, August 1O.-A strange
and terrible accident occurred last
evening at the generating rooms OF
the Brush Electric Light Company, on
Ganson street, across the creek. About
nine O'Clock two young men named
George Leonard Smith and Horny
Kimball, in company with another
young man and two girls. stepped in
to the station and stood looking at
the machinery in motion. Smith was
very inquisitive and wanted to exper-
iment. The manager, MIR. g. w. Chat
fee, allowed him TO try a harmless
experiment, which consisted in taking
hold Of one of the brushes attached
to the commentator, in which the
electricity is held until carried away
over the wires, and then taking hold
of the hands of his companions, a
gentle current of electricity was pass
ed through their bodies. Smith want
ed to take hold of tive OF the brushes,
but Mr.. Chatfee grabbed his arm, tell
ing him it was sure death to touch
them. The party shortly afterwards
left, Mr.. Chaffee telling them to get
ont. Abouta quarter past ten O'Clock
Smith suddenly came into the build
ing, seemingly under the influence of
liquor. He leaned over the railing
which keeps outsiders ct distance
from the machinery, and before
warning word could be said he had
grabbed the first and third brushes.
Mr.. Chaffee saw what he was about to
do and made jump for him. His
hand stuck fast to the brushes, and
giving the engineer the word to stop
the engine, he took hold of Smith and
endeavored to pull him from his held.
This he was unable to do, but as soon
as the engine stopped Smith raised
himself to his feet, and, throwing up
his arms, gave loud gasp and expired
instantly. The thing was done SO
quickly that those who witnessed it
could scarcely believe their eyes.
Smiths face had palekblush tint and
was drawn out of shape. His hands
were badly burned, and on eeveral of
the fingers the flesh was burned 10 the
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