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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30

The great game in America Is base
ball. So ardently Is it pursued In the
United States that it bids fair to enjoy
a middle ground between the deadly bat
ties of modern warfare and the merry
jousts of the days of chivalry-a COM
promise between carnage and recreation.
In recent game one man lost finger,
another was grievously struck in the
head and face, two others were MANNED
in their hands, and even the umpire
got black eye. Journalists who have
faced the deadly delivery of the latter
day pitchers, and have been dragged
out of mortal peril in the reporters
stand, like the slain from the cockpit OF
an old-time line-of- battle ship, could
tell tales compared to which the exploits
OF war correspondents would sound like
Arcadian pastorals sung to the murmur
of failing water or the tinkling OF bells
on the feet of laughing maidens. The
deeds of war may soon be but as the
rustic of last years leaves, for no one
can safely say what the success of arbi-
tration and the resolutions of innumer-
able peace congresses may be. But time
out of mind the human soul has craved
the sight and story Of deeds OF danger,
and when q war-sick world shall have
turned from its wickedness in killing hui
man beings as a matter of business it
will still be under an uncomfortable ne
cessity to kill somebody as a matter of
pleasure. Then shall it rise up, like
Saacho Panza, and bless the man who
invented base ball. Then, as the fateful
mines file into the fearful field, they will
greet the spectators with the salutation
of the gladiator to the Cesar Morituri
te salutamus- We, who are about to
die, salute YOU" And the omnipresent
American girl of the twentieth century
like her Roman pro totype, who turned
down her thumb as assign to the victor to
dispatch his fallen antagonist-will wave
her kerchief and shout the modern trans.
lation of the cry, Habet, habet !-"Now,
Billy, give him a hot one |" Let us no
longer lament the moral depravity of
modern Spain; between the baseball
game and the bull fight the choice is not
all against the bulls way of doing execu-
ton. Record.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30

By JOSEPHINE POLLARD.

Said the youthful Fred to his Uncle Harry;
"rve really made up my mind 10 marry,
But cannot decide II IL IL better
That Love or Lucre shall forge the fetter."
" All weCtock bringeth us Joy and sorrow;
We smile to-day and we weep tomorrow;
And, Fred, therell always be stormy weather
Where two are unequAlly yoked togothsrV
~wel, here's the case" said Fred, with emotion:
"Ive gwen 10 Clara INV hearts devotion;
But she has money, and, Uncle Harry,
You know 'twould be folly for us to marryi"
Wel-I-dont know" said the other, turning
His gaze toward the youth, since the fire 10 burn
ing,
I've a word of counsel to give you, which In,
Marry for love and work for riches"
80 But Grace you see" said the anxious Freddy,
d" Has nice little housekeeping fund already,
And will help along with contribution
To steer from the straits OF restitution.
When money is scarce, and the wife Ia aiiing,
I tell You, uncle, it's not plain sailing;
And To bear up under Times changes and chances
Us easy, IL easy our circumstances"
- Stop! stop I" with frown, said Uncle Harry,
s'The girl that you love Is the girl 70 marryt
And II she's true, she'll not think 10 cruel
To live for awhile on water-grueL
She'll comfort you in the time OF trial
She'll whisper naught of her sef-deniAl;
And cheerfully take the needed stitches
Who marries for love, and not for riohesi
" Don't think for moment Fred, tits bettsS
To bind the heart with golden fetter;
Though many do IL, yet many rue it.
And Love ia a fearful witness TO it
There isn't chance for pleasant weather
Where two unequally yoked together;
E 80 turn your back when money bewitohes;
Marry for lore, and not for richest"
.--BdLiuiuS M0nthfU.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30
No Loss.

Schomberg, upon returning to his
store on Galveston avenue from dinner,
found his clerk very much excited. The
clerk said stranger came in and after
asking and paying the price of cravat,
which was 81, picked up the entire box,
containing dozen, and went off with
them.
Ibid he pay you the dollar ?" asked
Nose.
"Yes," responded the clerk.
"Vell, then vo makes, anyhow, 50
per cent. profit on de investment. -
Galveston News.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30

make female drnmmers entirely happy.
Ii the lady drummers could Always ride
on passenger trains and have their GUS
toners meet them at the depot to carry
their sachels, and the same customers
would hitch up a team and take them to
the train. there might be some fun III
female drumming. There are so many
things that drummers have to do that
ladies' couldn't do very we'll that there is
no danger of radical change in the
business. Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30
Women Won't Answer for the Place.

Many New York houses are sending
out women drummers. 1t is more than
probable that the women will pot drum
more than one season. Getting up at
all times of night to catch freight trains
to go to the next town, riding in ca
booses that smell of kerosene, on an
empty stomach, catching maps and colds
by curling up on wood-boxes and car
rying keisters through railroad yards be-
fore daylight, looking for hotel and
finding the rooms all occupied, will not
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30

A YOUNG man in train was making
fun of lady's hat to an elderly gentle
man in the seat with him. eyes" said
his at-mste, "that's my wife, and 1
told her if she wore that bonnet that
some fool would make fun of it," The
young man slid out. At the next sta
ton the old man poured out his hot cof-
fee into the saucer to cool. Look,
ma" said a snickering girl "at that old
fashioned way of drinking" EYES,"
said the elderly gentleman, land il was
old-fashioned manners not to notice it. T"
The elderly gentleman finished his Jour-
ney in peace.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-30

The aggregate mileage of telegraph
lines in the United States open for pub
lie business exceeds 10000 miles, be-
side railway, Government, private and
telephone lines, length not ascertaina-
hla
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

The Democratic Committee declined
to accept the challenge of the Repub-
licau Committee for joint discussion
between Townsend and Newman,
though the latter gentleman wrote
that he was willing to agree to any ar
rsngement the Committee might
make. Considering that the arrange"
ments for the c~mpsigh have all been
made and that departure from them
would only tend to make confusion,
the Committee declined to make any
arrangement for a joint discussion.
Besides it is very well understood that
the challenge is only device of the
Republicans to stop discussions on The
real issues of the campaign and get q
chance to work in their temperance
howl. The committee will accept the
challenge ouly provided that it is
[ agreed to d'scuss the real and not the
! false is7ues of the C3mpaign, and pro
viding that joint debates can be ar
ranged between Sherman and Pendle
ton and between ether Republican
and Democratic speakers. AS th'
Republicans will not agree to this
is not likely that any joint talk viii
occur and Foster and Townsend Will
be allowed to blow their holy horn
wherever they en- find anybody wiz
ing to listen.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21
MISHLER STATION
Correspondence.

Farmers are in the midst Of seeding +;
ground and weather favorable large
acreage of wheat will be sOwn, as the
land here Is especially adapted for
grain. The last wheat crop Is good
Apples are a partial failure, few
peaches and pears.
Mr.. Matti is doing a big business in
making "Switzer" cheese. He gets
almost double the amount of milk he
did last year.
G. l.. Brumbaugh is selling large
quantities of lumber, etc.
Mr.. M. B. Mishler is shipping con-
siderable wheat and potatoes. Last
Thursday he took in about 400 bushels
of potatoes. He pays Akron prices for
wheat, and sometimes more, as a few
days ago q man passed with a load OF
wheat, for which he was offered $1.O5
per bushel, but he preferred going
twelve miles further with his load ,and
going home he said he had sold his
wheat in Akron for 81 per bushel.
| The Connotton R. r. is doing large
freight business. About a thousand
tons of coal go north daily. Large
amounts of lumber and other freight
go south, besides a heavy passenger
traffic.
A few days ago a railroad smashur
occurred at Mogadore, in which two
engines and several box cars were bad
ly maltreated and two loaded coal cars
completely telescoped. No one hurt
but some badly scared. A gentleman
from Cleveland crawled into his plug
hat and had some difficulty in extri
eating himself; for some time he die
not know whether he was in NIGGA
dore or somewhere else. He howeve
found himself at the other end of tn,
car, all right.
Many of the farmers have this sea
sons wool clip on hand yet, the mos
of which could be bought at reasona
BILE price. r. G.
| September IS, 1882.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

The Republican leaders are CONSTANT
ly boasting of the intelligence, morall-
ty and honesty of their party, and
charging all the rasc..lities that are
committed to the Democrats but IN
the person of Ellis P Phipps. late
Superintendent of the Philadelphia
Almshouse, they furnish a specimen
thief who for downright meanness can
take the cake. He stole soap, sugar,
hams. candles, starch, vinegar, mo-
lasses, lard, eggs, pickles, and other
groceries bought for the wretched be-
ings under his charge. Five car loads
of groceries and bedding stolen from
the almshouse were found in the cellar
of his boarding house. For ten years
he has been a prominent Republican
politician, and has held his official
post by virtue of his political services.
The almshouse thefts by no means
cover the extent of his peculatlons'
They are only the meanest of the
steals. He embezzled the city moneys
aud robbed of their wages the keepers
indebted to him for their appointment
When arrested, he was promptly
bailed by a Republican Alderman
Phipps as promptly disappeared, and
all the detectives in the land are Oh
the alert for him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21
DEmOCRATIC sTATETICKEr.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,

The Democratic party Of Ohio in convention
assembled, reaGrm the great principles which
are the foundation Of the government. among
which are equal rights to all, special privileges
to none, protection of the weak against the en-
croachments of the strong, equal taxation, free
speech, free press free schools. and first of all,
a free and uncorrupted ballot.
RESOLVED, That VIC favor an honest reform
in the civil service, and denounce the extortion
OF money from Office holders to corrupt the bal
lot and control elections, as most threatening,
as 10 Is the most insidious danger that besets
free government; and the shameless resort to
such methods by the party in power to carry its
ends. evidences the utter abandonment of prin-
ciple for place and spoils under "boss +" rule.
We denounce the reckless extravagance and
profiigacy Of the Republican party in the ap-
preparation OF the public treasure, which should
be applied to the extinction of the national debt,
and we believe the time has come when. by an
honest and economical administration of the
government. the burden er war taxes which the
people have SO long borne and which in the end
fall upon labor. may ard ought to be reduced
but We denounce the attempt of the Republican
Congress to reduce taxes on those articles which
will inure to the benefit of the rich.
RESOLVED. That we favor a tariff levied to
meet the actual needs of the government. and
10 adjusted in its details with view to equality
in the public burdens as to encourage product
i've industries and afford labor just compensa-
tion without creating monopolies.
RESOLVED. That stability in the value OF
money Is primary requisite to industrial and
commercial prosperity. This can only be Sc
cured by maintaining both gold and silver as
money as provided by the Constitution, and
subjecting the issue and regulation of paper
money to established principles which will pre-
vent fluctuations in the value of the currency.
RESOLVED That the growth of monopolies is
such as to seriously threaten the rights of indi-
yiduals. and the public welfare. and ought to
be provided against by proper legislation.
RESOLVED, That the Democratic party has
ever maintained and still steadfastly adheres to
the doctrine Of the largest individual liberty
consistent with the rights of others and the
public welfare, and is opposed to legislation
merely sumptuary.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty incumbent up
on our government to protect its citizens, ativt
born and naturalizcd, at home and abroad anC
we demand ascarching inquiry into the alleged
outrages committed against citizens Of the Uni
ted States in foreign countries
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

Joseph Dempster Horton, one of
Ravenna's most respected citizens,
died at his residence on West Bowery |
street, at about three o'clock Thursday
morning September 18th, in the fiitieth
year of his age. The immediate cause
of his death was Brights disease of the
Kidneys, though he had been a con-
stant yet patient sufferer from asthma,
with which he had been afflicted since
childhood. Mr.. Horton was one of
Portage County's most valuable and
esteemed citizens. He was q gentle
man of rare ability and as q lawyer
stood high in the profession. He was
a member of the last Constitutional
Convention of Ohio, and in that body
occupied an honorable and command
ing position, he had been Mayor of
Ravenna, and was serving his third
term as Prosecuting Attorney of the
County. In all the relations of life he
discharged with ability and fidelity
the duties assigned him.
He leaves a wife and five children
four daughters and one son-to mourn
their sad loss.
His funeral took place from his late
residence at four o'clock Friday after
noon, under the directions of Unity
Lodge F. & A. NJ, of which he was an
honored member, the religious services
bling conducted by Rev. A. M. Hills,
and at nine o'clock Saturday morning
his remains were taken to n Nelson, the
home of his nativity for interment.
MEETING OF THE BAR.
At ten o'clock Saturday morning
the members of the Portage County
Bar met in the Court room and or.
ganized by calling Hon. Luther Day
to the chair and choosing S. w
Reese, Esq, Secretary.
On motion it was resolved that the
members of the Portage County Bal
will attend the funeral of Brother
Joseph D. Horton in body.
On motion the Chair appointed Hon
P. B. Conant, M. Stuart, Esq, ant
Hon. S. P. Wolcott committee tt
draft resolutions expressive of the re
spect of this Bar for their deceased
brother.
On motion the Chair appointed w
B. Thomas. John Meharg and 1. T
Siddall, Esqs., a committee to procur,
life size portrait of Brother Horton
either in oil colors, India ink or crayol
to be presented to the family of broth
er Horton as a memorial of their es
TEEN for the deceased.
On motion the meeting adjourned
till 10 O'Clock Monday morning.
The members of the Bar reconvenet
at 10 O'Clock Monday morning pursu
, ant to adjournment.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mitted their report. which, on motion
, was adopted.
On motion of w. B. Thomas, Esq.
,, it was resolved, that at half-past on
o'clock next Saturday afternoon tn
Resolutions adopted by this meeting
be presented by the Chair, Judge Day
to the Court in open session, with tn
t request that they be entered upon tn
l journal of the Court, and that, upol
that occasion an opportunity be givel
: the members of the Bar to expires
: their sentiments of respect for thei
: deceased brother.
On motion the Bar adjourned til
! Saturday afternoon at half past on
o o'clock.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

THE Republican managers in Ohio
are playing g double game. While
Governor Foster and Secretary Towns
end are rushing up and down the State
bowling about free whisky and no
Sunday" yet care.ully steering clear
of the cities and large towns, where
that kind of gabble isn't likely to win,
the "liberal" element of the party is
gathering up the shekels to form
grand corruption fund to be used to
buy up the saloons and their hangers
on in the large cities. Such are the
desperate straits to which this party
of "great moral ideas" is driven.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21
Reunion of she Bump Family.

The annual reunion of the Bump
family occurred August 30th, at the
residence of J. H. Day, in Edinburg,
Mrs. Day being a daughter of the late
Phillip Bump, OF Mantua. The mem
bers of the family being widely sepa-
rated by distance, in the States of Ar
kansas, Michigan and Ohio, and many
of them being unavoidably detained in
their distant homes, only thirty-six
responded to the invitation to meet at
"Aunt Sarah's" pleasant home. AT
au early hour carriages began to arrive
laden with cheerful faced occupants
and heavy baskets, and when dinner
was announced, at half past twelve,
all had arrived whom we could reason
ably expect. OF course it is unneces-
sary to speak of that dinner, everyone
| knows what " reunion dinner'' is.
All that culinary skill and bountiful
provision could conceive of was there,
and when thirty-six persons had pa
tiently labored at that groaning table
an hour or so, other baskets were un.
packed and the table relaid for supper.
After dinner the business of the meet.
ing was in order. Mr.. Frank Frost
of Mantua, was chosen Chairman. The
Secretary's report was read and ap-
proved. The Historian, Mrs. Day,
then read brief history of the events
| of Importance in the family for the
year. Mrs. 8. X. Cole was reelected
Secretary, Mrs. s. r. Day Historian,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Allen. of Hiram
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Still and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. F. Plum, of Mantua, were
chosen committee of arrangements for
the following year. After time de-
voted to social enjoyment, supper was
announced and as we again gathered
around that bountifully laden table
upon the lawn, wish was echoed
from mouth to mouth that our absent
ones might be permitted to meet with
us at the next reunion to add by their
presence to the enjoyment of the occa-
sion as~vell as to participate therein.
Soon after supper the chime of the
clock warned us that the hour for SEP.
aration had arrived and all went their
several ways, agreeing that we had
enjoyed delightful day and promising
TO meet at Frank F. Plum's, in Man.
tua, June 23rd, 1883. s. K.C.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21
RANDOLPH.


MARRIED.-On Tuesday, Sept. 9th,
1882, in the Catholic Church of Ran
dolph, Miss Teresa Adelman and
VIM. August Bierle were joined by the
marriage tie. After the services in the
church the newly welded couple and
their friends returned to the home OF
the bride, where all partook of a boun-
tiful dinner, after which it was re-
solved to have a general good time, and
each engaged in what pleased him best.
There was dancing and singing and
social chat, in fact good time. The
bride received many fine presents, con
sisting of fine jewely, table ware
money and other articles too numerous
to mention. There were present par.
ties from Akron and Ravenna, who
congratulated the young couple on
their new enterprise. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21
THE Akron Daily News, Republican,
abandOns Mcclure and declares for
Page for Congress.
:. b. PALM. Chairman,
Dem. Con. Com 10Th Dist,

THE Akron Daily News, Republican,
abandons Mcclure and declares for
Page for Congress.
SENATOR SHERMAN says that pro
hibition is impracticable and impossi-
ble." Then what are Foster, Towns
end & Co. making such fuss about?
THE Egyptian war is ended. Arabi
Pasha has made an unconditional sur
render and is prisoner in the guard
house of General Wolsley.
THE whisky dealers rebellion don't
begin to compare with the. treasury
robbers rebellion, but e. Foster & Co.
don't seem whit concerned about the
raid on the money box of the people.
1T is becoming painfully evident
that there is not the ghost of a chance
to convict the treasury thieves while
the Republican party continues in
power.
1T is intimated that the noble Dor.
sey threatens to write the secret history
of the last Presidential campaign. He
could tale unfold that would show up
the Republican leaders in no very en-
viable light.
THE verdict of the jury in the Star
route trial has been set aside by Judge
Wylie, and Miner and Reredell, the
two defendants convicted, have been
admitted to bail in the sum of $40, 600.
1t lie expected the case will be again
tried in December.
THE GAINESVILLE Signal says that if
all the liquor drinkers in the Republi-
can party of Ohio vote the Democratic
ticket at the next October election, the
Democratic majority will be over
100000.
SINCE the jury in the star route case
failed to convict Dorsey, Secretary of
the Republican National Committee,
the leaders of that party are happy,
though they must confess that to 3
was a mighty close call.
The amount of the appropriation
made by Congress for the adjustment
of Garfield's doctor bills is 1000.
The sum demanded by the doctors is
1858, 900.
A CABLEGRAM of the 18th inst. says
the Khedive has learned that the COM
mander at Da Meta refuses to surren-
der. He has five thousand black troops
THAT nice little scheme of the Re-
publican leaders to send one gang over
the State to howl temperance, while
another is rai-ing corruption fund to
be dumped into the saloons just before
election, will hardly succeed this Fall.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

JUST to think of the party that voted
away thousands of dollars of the peO.
ple's money to pay whisky bills OF
congressman at the Yorktown Cen.
tennial, and on the train that bore the
remains of the murdered President tC
their last resting place, setting them.
selves up as the champions of temper.
ance and morality, is intensely funny
now isn'tit?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

Two weeks from next Tuesday will
be election day and it behooves the
Democracy be up and ready for the
fight. The Democrats of Old Portage
should lose no time in perfecCing their
organization and making arrange.
ments for getting to the polls every
Democratic voter in the county. The
indications point to a glorious victory
on the second Tuesday of October il
every Democrat does his duty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS-
IONAL CONVENTION.
Nineteenth District,

A Democratic Delegate Convention of the
Ninetsenth Congressional District of Ohio CON-
posed of the Counties of Ashtabula. Geauga,
Lake. Portage and Trumbull, will be held at
the City Hall. in W Warrcn, on
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER Goth, 1882.
at O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of nom mating e
one Member of Congress for said District The
basis of representation in said convention TO he
the same number of delegates that each county
was entitled to at the last Democratic State
convention. Upon the basis established the
Counties will be entitled to the following num-
Der of delegates:
ToSukh h'.-'-.'--.............. ..-........
13PAo'.. ---.-----....
'''-'.'.--- .JO
~A"N'A ''-- $3.50" .----.--..-.. 3
Primaries will be held in the several Counties
named on Saturday, September 49, 1882 at such
hours as the Central COMMITTEES of the respect
i've Counties may designate, unless delegates
have heretofore been appointed.
s. B. PALM. Chairman,
Dem. Con. Com 10Th Dist
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-21

IE would indeed he an amusing spec
tacle to see Edwin Cowles of the Cleve-
land Leader, and Manly TellO. of the
Catholic Universe, marching to the
polls on election day and together vo-
ting a Republican Know-NothiDg
ticket. 1t would be a scene to make
e'en devils grin.