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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

The Eastern penitentiary, Philadel-
phia, contains an interesting prisoner
in the person of one George Woodward.
Woodward, when boy, was engaged
in cattle raising with his parents, in
Ohio, and early developed an uncon-
querable propensity for horse-stealing.
This brought him many years ago to
where he is now, but at the expiration
of his sentence his friends set him up
in business, which he afterwards relin-
quished in favor of his favorite pursuit,
and again he returned to jail-tor thir-
teen years. Although he has no hands,
only stumps, he is SO clever workman
that he surpassed all the other convicts,
and when he had saved 5000 he sent for
a lawyer, who contrived to get him
pardoned, and again he was started in
business. But he has been at it again
in his old line, though apparently un-
der legal advice. He stole whole
drove from a Delaware county farmer,
and the low price at which he offered
the animals in Philadelphia led to his
detection.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
Not Disinterested.


In the e:fl'ly years of the War Mich
igan regiment of infantry found itself
in battle line before Fright smart
lot of Confederates down near Winches-
ter. Skirmishers were out, muskets
were popping, and the Colonel was rid
ing up and down in front of the lines,
brave as lion, when private stepped
out of the front rank, advanced, and
making a signal for the Colonel to halt,
said; KERNEL, it's getting purity hot
around here" go back! Go backr'
shouted the officer. ''Say, your liable
TO be killed out here" continued the
private as he ducked his head for bull
cts. You'd better 60 to the rear and
let me stay here and be shotr' t'Get
your place-go back-go backP'' yelled
the Colonel. The man walked back,
and as he took his place in the ranks
his Captain said: ''What made you do
that? Do you want to be killed?"
''Not exactly" was the slow reply;
''but L was willin to run all the risks
for the sake of the Kernels creditors
back in Blankville. He owes father
for one, and if he gets wiped out here
our family will lose 800 and six months
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

Col c. c. Jones, Jr., of Augusta,
Ga, has translated from the French,
and published ut his own expense, a
memorial presented to the duke of New
castle, secretary of state, upon the con-
dition of Carolina and the means of its
amelioration, by Jean Pierre Purry, of
Neufchatel, Switzerland, who founded
the now extinct village of Purisburg.
or Purrisburg, on the left bank of the
Savannah river. One hundred and
seventy poor Swiss came over. and
afterward two hundred more; but the
settlement did not flourish. A subse-
quent paper of Purry's, of u similar
character. was translated and published
in The Gentleman'S lNdgdztne in 1892.
The paper which Col. Jones has trans
lated mas never before appeared in
English. Only two hundred and fifty
copied are printed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
The Prince Of Wales and the Vet"

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The Prince of Wales, says London
correspondent of the Philadelphia
telegraph, is not at all apt to stand on
ceremony, as was his father, the prince
consort. He cultivates the social vir-
cues to a greater extent probably, than
any of his forerunners, and is hail-fel-
low-well-met with everyone with whom
he is thrown in contact. A little story
is going round the clubs now which is
conclusive proof of this, and reflects
great credit upon the prince. The vet
Urinary surgeon of a crack household
cavalry regiment was lately asked to
dine at Marlborough house. Now q
doctor of horses, even in one OF her
majesty's finest cavalry regiments, is
not quite upon par with the humblest
dispenser Of pill and potions to human
beings. Veterinary surgeons usually
are gentlemen, and, as such, are re-
ceived by their brother officers; but q
s'Vet'' is not eligible to be presented at
court, and would not be ranked as q
gentlemen" by the Herald's college,
OF court master of ceremonies. Al
though in former times the offices of
farrier and veterinary surgeon were
combined, they have for a generation or
two, in the army, at any rate, been
quite distinct, and the latter has to pass
as stiff an ''exam'' as member of the
Royal College of Surgeons before he is
considered competent to administer
boluses and drenches to her majesty's
charges.
But when the "Vet" in question was
invited to dine with the Prince of Wales,
he felt that his royal highness had been
under a misapprehension. as to his Soc
ial status, or he would never have ask
ed him. Under the circumstances, as
a gentleman, he felt bound to let the
prince know that he wasn't gentle
man, and accordingly requested his col
onel to explain the matter to his royal
highness. When Albert Edward heard
of it he waxed mighty wroth, and not
only insisted that the "Vet' should
dine with him, but is moving heaven
and earth, and the Horse Guards, to get
the red-tape department to see the mat
ter in the same light that he does. and
hasten to remove the slur cast upon
right deserving class of gentlemen.
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"Kensington."

Mrs. Julia Hawthorne has been writing
to Haape1's Bazar describing the meth
ods of work at the South Kensington
school of art needle-work in London.
The designs for the school, she says,
are made by the first artists in England
as a labor of love, and the treasures of
antique needle-work gathered together
in the South Kensington and other
museums are freely loaned for their
benefit The ladies connected with it
are always on the search for new designs
OF stitches, and modern work from Jap
an, India, Turkey, and Greece is
brought over to aid their invention or
give them new hints in coloring. One
lady was engaged upon the last of eight
pairs of curtains, which have occupied
her for three years. These are for the
music-room of u large house in London,
and cost $500 pair! The body of the
curtain is of dark blue velvet, the bor-
der of paler blue satin, with design
chiefly in applique work of two darker
shades of blue velvet, outlined in gold
bullion, and arabesqued with gold
thread. The more delicate parts of the
design were in silks of various shades of
yellow. The gold thread used in the
school is all imported from Japan, that
being the only kind which does not
tarnish. The gold bullion cord, which
is about the thickness of the largest
piping-cord, is, by II late inventioH,
lacquered, thus preserving Its bright
ness.
In another small room are the silks,
crewels, and gold threads used in the
work, arranged in shallow drawers.
''Lady Gordon said. when we remarked
what delight the colors alone gave.
that on foggy days, or when she felt de-
pressed, she had these drawers opened
for her, and the exquisite gradations
and tones of color induced such u
thoroughly happy state of mind that it
carried her triumphantly through the
day" This last touch is really delici-
Gus in its glimpse into the mental at
mosphere of British aristocracy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
Over their Steak,

Wall Street Daily News.
They were talking it over in restau-
rant at noon yesterday. Said the first:
$50 you have come down to make a
settlement and try for a new start?"
Yes"
'.How bad was the failureP'
'.Well, think can pay 40 cents on
the dollar, but perhaps not more than
35.''
'.It was all owing to your partner.
you said.'
..Yes. He raised money on our COM
pany note, and slid.''
That was bad. He must have been
thorough rascal, Have you made any
effort to overhaul him?''
'.No."
'.But you will?''
No"
care you going to permit such ras-
cal as that to roam the country un-
punished?''
81 think 1 shall. He has almost
ruined me in business sense, and yet
l can't help but feel grateful to him.
When he slid he took my wife with
him!'
The other looked at him for half a
minute, nodded his head. and began on
his steak without word and with a
look of dumb suffering in his eyes. He
had no partner, poor man!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
How it Worked.

New York Graphic.
On the 1st of January last year I
framed q series of prohibitory resolu-
tions for the purpose of suppressing my
small vices of drinking and smoking
with the following results:
From January to IA, 1891 kept
them all, but lost ten pounds weight.
against smoking. Allowed myself one
February l. Modified resolution
against drinking. Allowed myself ono
glass lager per diem.
February 18-Extra occasion. Sus-
pended rules for the day. Visit from
old friend. Two cigars and bottles of
March 3-Amendment to the consti-
tuition. Two glasses lager per day:
March 9-Another amendment. Two
cigars per day each Saturday.
April 2-Codicil to the constitution.
Bought bottle brandy to keep in the
house. Bad principle to be without BRAN
dy. Possibility of sickness at night and
no drug store nearer than three blocks.
Besides the baby is teething.
April 6-There has been sickness in
my household. The brandy is half
gone.
April 9--More sickness. The brandy
is all gone. The rules were suspended
during the exodus.
April 25-I have been considering
this matter of total abstinence from
small vices with myself. and have come
to the conclusion that the sudden
changes are attended with danger. Have
increased my allowance of beer to three
glasses per diem.
May 1-And two cigars.
Nav 15-Passed an act to amend an
act relative to my resolution per diem
of beer. Increased allowance to four
glasses per diem.
May 20-An extra day. This must
be counted out. Had no known cause
for increasing my allowance of lager.
But did it. Nature has mysterious
moods. This has been one of them.
May 20-lt's no use trying to work
this thing up any longer for 1880. !
shall resume and suspend further alb
stinence until 1881. am yet young.
There is time enough.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
SuioideS.

The following are Prof. Bertillon's
statistics respecting the increase in
the number of suicides in differ
ent countries. Why, however, .
Dane should be SO far more anxiou to
make an end of himself than any other
human being it would be difficult to ex-
plain. In every million of persons:
Suicides have increased annually. in
Italy. from 1864 to 1878. from 80 to 81.
In Belgium, from 1881 to 1876, from
SO to 6S.
In Great Britain and Ireland, from
1860 to 1878, from &c to 20.
In Sweden and Norway, from 1920 to
1877, from 3S to so.
In Austria, from 1860 to 1873, from
20 to 122.
In France, from 1927 to 1877, from
50 to 149.
In Prussia, from 1920 to 1878, from
Il to 1873.
In Denmark. from 1886 to 1876, from
213 to 25S.
In the United States, from 1845 to
1873, from 107 to 163.
In minor German States, from 1885
to 1873, from Ill to 28O.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
Gan Skohalem.

Lieut.. Green. in his interesting
sketches of army life in Russia, writes
thus of Gen. Skobeleff: In return for
his care of his men, he demanded of
them, first of all, unhesitating, un-
fiinching, unquestioning obedience to
all his orders, IF he ordered man to
do anything, where immediate death
was as certain as the sun in heaven, he
expected to be instantly obeyed, with
out SO much AZ even look or question
of surprise. Himself a man of wide
reading, speaking many languages, and
having travelled in many lands, he gath
cred about him in his personal staff as
rough and uncultured q lot of men as
ever l saw in officers uniform; hut
they answered his purpose to carry
one of them to ride his horse against
the muzzle of discharging cannon, he
would do SO instantly.
His personal bravery was not only of
the most reckless character, but at
times it seemed to partake of the merest
bravado, in which only extraordinary
luck prevented him fl ON reaping in death
the well-ear1 eward of his foolishness.
He always wore q white coat, q white
hat, and rode q white horse In battle,
simply because other generals usually
avoided these target-marks. He was
perpetually riding at break-neck
speed over some fence or ditch, leaving
half his staff and orderlies sprawling in
it. He never lost an opportunity of dis
playing courage. He went into battle
in his cleanest uniform and fresh UNDER
clothing, covered with perfume, and
wearing diamond-hilted sword, in or
der, as he said. that he might die with
his best clothes on.
For long time he wore, with evident
affection, a coat in which he had been
wounded, and which had conspicu-
GUS patch on the shoulder. Yet all this
was not mere bravado and nonsense,
but the result of thought and almost
coldblooded calculation. 1t was intended
to impress his men, and it did so. They
firmly believed that he could not be hit,
and whenever they saw white horse,
coat, and cap among them, they knew
that was Skobeleff, and so long as he
was there they felt sure that everything
was going well.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

An unknown tramp was killed on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Lau-
rel, Md, recently, under most tragical
circumstances. He attempted to cross
in front of an express train. going thir-
ty-fve miles an hour, when he slipped
and fell. Leaping to his feet and see
ing the train almost on him he lost his
presence of mind and jumped directly
at the cowcatcher. He was struck with
terrific force and thrown upwards, his
body falling on the cab of the locomo-
tive, where, in a half-unconscious state,
he hung for several minutes, when he
relaxed his hold and fell between the
cars. The entire train of ten coaches
passed over his body, which was liter
ally ground to pieces and strewn along
the road-bed for over a mile. There
was not enough of the remains found
to hold an inquest on.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

David w. Vanderen, who for a week.
ly stipend dons Roman togas and stands
guard at the gates of Lucullus for the
Salvini company, appeared, before a
justice of the peace in Cincinnati, the
other day, and swore to a warrant of
arrest for one of the Grand opera
house employees. Vanderen claimed
that because he would not get down
from stool on which he was standing
in the side-scenes, the employe knocked
him from it. Leaving the squire's
office, he went back and told his assail-
ent what he had done, whereupon he
got punched a second time. Later in
the day Vanderen withdrew the
warrant
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

Minister to Rory: "Why weren't
you at the kirk on Sundayp' Rory:
II was at Mr.. Dunlop's kirk" Minister:
81 don't like your running about the
strange kinks in that way. Not that l
object tae yer hearing Mr.. Dunlop; but
I'm shure We wadna like yer ain sheep
straying away into strange pastures. !"
Scry: 81 wadna care q grain. sir. if it
were better grsss.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
A party of ladies and gentlemen were

A party of ladies and gentlemen were
discussing the fact that few, if any mar
riages take place on Friday, hangman's
day. One little fellow whose wife
lowered above him like the majestic
elm over scrub oak, plaintively inter-
rupted the discussion by saying: 81
don't see what difference that makes.
l was married on Tuesday, but l might
as well have been married on Friday,
for l have been hung up ever since"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

Eat onions. We once knew a poor
unfortunate who was the prey of every
one. Poor people borrowed money of
him, rich people run over him, book
agents clung to him, insurance agents
followed him from morning to night.
He commenced eating onions. Now no
one goes near him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

There was fight imminent between
two boys. One of them darkly limited
that he was bigger than the other. The
smaller who is the son of deacon, de-
family retorted: 81 don't care If you're
big as . church debts YOU can't scare
me"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

Thr Masonic fraternity. according 10
the latest figures. has 44.500 menherA
in Germany
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

All Secessaries for the Burial OF the Dead
Furnished ON Short Notice and the
Most Reasonable Terms. Cousiderate At
tenf.on Guaranteed
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14

PORTAGE co. OFFICIAL REGISTER.

Common Pleas JHd1s-Ezra Taylor. W. T
Spear, " aTren. OHIO
R4presentasfrs "a LegisiatErs-C. \. Harmon
Aurora, Ohio
Probate Judge Gideon Seymour, R4venua. o.
0bsSts Gerk-John Meharg. Rayenna
Cosssty AEditor-LeGrand Oliu, RaveDua-
CoSnty Treassrer-Nathan II. Smith, Rayenna
MerW'-W iIliam Wilcox. Rayenua.
Recorfer-Philo Sierce, Raverna-
Comnsissionsrs-Paris C. Nichols. GarrettsvilIe;
A b. Merrill, New tor
hvar~ory Dsrectors-Amzi wilmot. Mantua, .
Charles X. DOOI tile,
streetsboro, o.; r w
Coffin, RaveDna,O.
Ooxsty ySurreysr-Jedediah Cole, GarrettsviIle.
Ooroaer-AIrre H. Barlow. Rootstown, o.
School B5dminers-C- a Reed, Ravenna; -. u.
Pickett, R2venna; Cyrus
W. TurnbulI, Edinburgh.
Mayors OF Incorporated Villages.
Ga stssrRIs-E- c. Smith
Eens-Jamcs W oOdard-
RagsaaG-George r. Robinson
Justices OF the Peace.
Atrater-Sylvcster A. Hinman, III. II. Woolf.
Asror1-John L. Thompson, W orthy Taylor.
Brtn.feld-J. L. Carrier, James Moulton-
CAoslestoUa-Austin z .Curtiss, s. l. Morris.
DeerfeLd--C. 8 ribsals, j ii. Holman
Edia5urgA-dco Il. Merwin. John X tiddiugs.
FrankLis-Isaac Russell, Nelson Barber, Ben
jamin f. Anderson
Gs~retes,iae~Roliin 8 webb. ii. n. Merwfn.
Hs~am-RIchard NJ. Hank, II 4. Dyson
AantTa-C. d. Ingen Horace Ladd
EeLson-Georgc Pricnzrd. George E. Hedger
PdLnyra-Wm. w. Davis, John Dix, John Rob
insOn.
Poris-Richard Morris, Michael Jones.
A. Davis, W alter j. DIckIn-
son,
Rayenna-Cornelius A. Reed, Stewart W Reese,
Orion z. Sperra-
Rootstocn-A. III. Barlow, J. w Hall
L. Tomson, T. NJ Crane
alIace Root, e. W. Stuart
PauIus, 81 o. MIrstE
WindAam--Egbert 5. woodworth, L. o. Angel
SCOT FTI rs
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SOCIETIES.

SOoA13
Unity Lodge, No. I2, f, and A. NJ.
Meets the second and fourth Mondays of each
month.
Fyrian Chapter, No. 81, r. A. NJ.
Meets the third Monday of each moth, in
Masonic Hall. Phenix Block
GIDEON SEYMOU z. N. E. H. P
Royal Arcanum.
Meets first and third Fridays OF every month,
" GIDEON SEYMOUR, Regent.
CHI GRIFFIN, Sec'y.
L. o. o. F.-Ravenna Lodge, No s..
Meets every Wednesday evening at Odd sel
lows Hall
Ravenna Encampment, No 1ee,
Meets every end and 4th Fridays of each month.
Equity Lodge-No. Al, A. %. q. W.
Meets second and fourth Fridays of evcry
month at Hall in Opera Block
HI OSBORN. Recorder.
Patrons of Husbandry-RAVENSA
GRANGE, No. 32-Meets every Saturday Octo-
Der IL at O'Clock p NJ. and on each alternate
Saturday at 1:3o P. n. at Grange Hall.
CHURCHES.
UFIvEgsALIsT- = Rev ANDREW WILSON
Pastor. Services every sunday at c;39 a M
Pastor,s re,idence on Diamond street nrst door
CONGGE gArIONAL = REV. a. NJ HILLS.
Pastor. Services on sunday 1T 10 30 A NJ, ana
10 r N. sunday school at is P. n. Pray yeT
Meetlrg on Thursday Evening at .:20.
Services on sunday at 10 80 A. M. and go p
Sunday School at I2I5 P NJ. Prayer Meeting
en Thursday Evening at Z 30
DISCIPLE J. NJ. vANHoEs. Pastor.
Services Sunday at 10 80 A. NJ. and 30 p L.
Sunday School ati2-l5 p NJ Prayer Meeting
On Thursday Evening at 30
IMMACULATE COSCEPrION-CATHO
rev J os. ID, BowLEs Pastor. services ats and
70 81 each alternate sunday Sunday SchOJi at
S.3oP. NJ. uixh Mass. sunday. July 4. ana eilcn
s tern ate Sunday thereafter Mass every week
0sy morning at z 30 90
GRACE CHU HURCH-EPISCOPAL-C St
Rcy A. j. BOCKwAY, Rector. Services on
yrpday at 10 40 A N. and Sabbath School i'm
rt( lately after service.
AKWUODCIAPt akwoodstrcet-R Rev.
-Eckert Pastor. Services Sunday eve
ming 80 Union Sunday School at O'Clock
.. m each SUNDAY
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A. N. FARR,
ANSON w. BEMAN,

Attoruey st Law Room Z. Rouse Block.
fnorth west corner of Superior Street and
Public Square. oJer CarSon's Clothing otore,J
CLEVELAND. OHIO.
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Business Cards.

MISS L. G.. JACKSON,
MILLINERY GOODS of all kinds, Opera
Nl Block, Rlvenna, D.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-06

Pittsburg, May 6-River 6 feet Il, md
rising. Cloudy and mild Buckeye State
arrived at II pm, and departs pm.
Wheeling, w, Va, May 6-Riyer 8
feet 9 and rising. Arrived st. Lawrence,
II am, Departed Scotia for Cincinnati
lam, Cloudy and warm.
Louisville May 8-River falling, with
8 feet inch in the canal, and feet inch
in chute on falls. Clear and pleasant,
Ironsides and tow from Pittsburg; +. R.
Springer, New Orleans to Cincinnati at i
am; She passed the Fannie Tatum lying
at the wharfboat
Cairo, May 6.-Arrived; Scudder St.
Louis, 8 PM Ben Franklin, Memphis,
8; Colorado, st. Louis, 9 Cons Millar
Cincinnati, 9 am; Pittsburg, st. Louis O.
0ctavia, St. Louis, II. Departed. Ben
franklin, Cincinnati, 9 p m; Colorado,
Memphis, l M; Cons Millar, Memphis
6i Pittsburg, Pittsburg, 8; Octavia,. south,
II. Fair and warm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-06

NEARLY all the state credit papers
endorsingor acqueising in the 100 Bout
rage, start with by saying in efFec-"t this
is not exactly the kind of a settlement
we expected or desired, but as it was
aIout the only thing that could be
done, we suppose it was best to adopt
it so as to get is out of politics, etc. .
This is about as good as the reason the
girl gave for marrying man that she
had kicked several times she Just
took him to get rid Of him. No
attempt was made by high credit dem
Ocrats or republicans to get any better
terms. All amendments offered by the
opponents of the 1908 bill were 7oted
down with the utmost unanimity and
promptnesS by the other side. Outside
of Wall street ring who had this bill
prepared and introduced by republi-
cans in each house, the bonholders
never expected or asked such settle
ment as this.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-06
Attachment Nolioe.

Before j u Coleman, ]. P for Shelby county,
II this cause an attachment having beon
4 sued out under section 3l55 of the Code Of
tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property ofthe defendant and affidavit having
been made. that the defendant is indebted
70 the plaintiff in the sum of SIS, due BY
account, and that the claim is just, and
that the defendant is a non-resident of
the state OF Tennessee; il is therefore ordered
tnat said defendant make his personal appear-
co before me on the 1pth day Of June. lSs1.
AZ ~ clock am. at my office, No. 29l Front
street, memphis, Tennessee and defend said
attaehmept suit within the time prescribed
by lay, or the same will be proceeded with
ox.parte; and that a copy Of thfB order be
published once a week for four weeks il the
Public Ledger. - ''''
This the 9Th day Of May. 1881.
Su7O76 J NJ o0LEMAN,J.P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-06
THE Arkansaw Des Arc Citizen

The Arkansaw Des Arc Citizen
says:
We are sorry to see that several nows-
papers in this state are guilty of changing
the spelling Of Arkansas, putting in "wp
for final IS" We think it in bad taste.
We-aw somehow think-aw that
such words-aw as Chickasaw, hand
saw, Kennesaw, cross cut saw, Arkan-
saw, etc., should be spelt out just as
they sound, and according to the old
fashioned way of the aborigines and
early settlers, as far as they had any
particular ideas or system Of orthog-
raphy. Arkansaw is as near right to
the eye and ear of the most refined
aud critical as many other words that
are agreed upon. Besides this, the
"saw" conforms nearer to the French
pronunciation, which perhaps ought
to have some bearing, than the plain,
short 'sas." We stand up and answer
Arkan-saw every time; und whether
sustained by Harvard, Yale and Ok,
ford professors of mixed French and
Indian dialects or not, we believe that
nine-tenths of the people of that pro-
gressive state will adhere to this an
cient and time-honored pronunciation.
So we say, Arkan-saw forever.