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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
An Enterprising Man.

While travelling in Iowa, met fine
specimen of manhood in the owner of a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES farm. In connection
with this he boasted of a splendid dairy,
coal mine under his farm, and fine
belt of hard timber within sight of his
house. When / went into his large sit
ting room noticed very large stove.
1t was the shape of a parallelopipedon-
about four feet long, three feet high, and
the same broad. 1t heated the sitting
room and hall nicely. l supposed, of
course, that he burned wood: but in
quiry revealed the fact that corn stalks
formed the only fuel supplied. Corn
stalks" said my host, ''are the cheapest
and best fuel ON earth. 1t is ten times
as easy to gather corn stalks and tie
them up into bundles as 1t Is to cut down
those trees. Why, can 60 into the
corn field with two men, and in a day
bundle up corn stalks enough to warm
my house all winter" ''Let me see you
said. He stepped to the door and brought
feet through. They were bound tightly
forty pounds. Then, lifting the top of
Iue StONe, uc ltlu Luclu upoH IlC CIlibClas
and closed up the front damper, chow
long will they burnp" asked. Three
hours. l don't let them burn with a
flame. My stove closes air-tight. let
them burn slowly without flame. l
get all the heat there is in them. The
stove is large, with an immense radiating
surface. 1t doesn't have to be very hot.
Five such bundles day keep my sitting
room warm-or six bundles for the WIN
ter. can bind up six hundred bundles
of corn stalks in two days alone. l
couldn't chop the wood to warm this
room in week. Then in the spring l
have load of strong ashes for my wheat
field, while my neighbors have to cut up
the same corn stalks in the spring to get
them away from the harrow. 1t makes
me smile when hear about these idiots
up in Minnesota who have fifty acre
corn fields, and still go cold or buy coal.
! Why. I'd rather burn corn stalks than
cut maple wood within sight of the
house." understood, then, the secret
! of mine hosts prosperity; he knew
| how to utilize everything.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
BOYS and Girls,

IF had Il dozen children l would
want them all boys" said Mrs. Thrifty.
Boys can take care OF themselves, they
are energetic, enjoyable, and it doesn't
take half SO much sewing to keep a fam
lily of boys along"
Now, if should have my choice" "
said Mrs Workhard, Il should rather
have my children all girls. Girls are so
gentle, SO helpful, have so much more
refinement than boys; and then it is
such pleasure to sew for them, they
look so prettily in the garments made
for them"
Worry well, ladies, "said Mrs. Sensible,
''you gre both right and wrong. be-
lieve in mixed family-part boys, part
girls. The boys influence the girls to
self-reliance, the girls refine the boys by
their gentleness. A boy who is brought
up with sisters makes the most manly
man, and the girl who is brought up
with the brothers makes the most wo-
manly woman. ."-Neao Havem Register.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22

1t is one thing to tell Il story and an
other to tell ali apt one. President
lincoln could always ':relate circum-
stance exactly pat to the ease in hand.
A lawyer in court who undertakes the
same should be shrewd in his choice and
sense of fitness shrewtt enough at least
to see hat lie does not hit the jury.
y iHwyer from Columbus, Ga, says
local paper attended the Superior Court
of Stewart County, which has been in
session during the week. In the progress
of the court he was employed to defend
a man who was charged with stealing
hog.
The evidence was circumstantial, and
the lawyer was particularly happy in
detailing how often men had been con-
victed upon circumstantial evidence, and
it afterwards appeared that they were
innocent.
He recited case in which a man was
charged with murder. A man was kill
ed. the accused was seen near the spot
with q bloody knife in his hand and
blood upon his clothing. 1t was also
proven that the accused was bitter
enemy of the dead man, and all the
circumstances pointed to his guilt be-
yond the shadow of n doubt.
The presiding officer, Judge Hale,
charged the jury, and expected them to
return in few minutes with verdict
of guilty. They all agreed but one
man, and reported the fact to the judge.
He sent them out again, and the same
thing was repeated for number of
times. and finally he discharged the jury
with severe reprimand.
The judge was curious to know why
the juror would not agree to the verdict,
and sent for him, when he asked,-
why was it that you would not find
q verdict?'
'1'll tell you, judge, upon one condi-
ton, and that is you must swear you'll
never tell it."
The judge agreed to it. and then said:
Il killed that man myself!'
When Solicitor Grimes time came he
turned it very nicely; he began his
speech by saying that he fully agreed
that circumstantial evidence should be
carefully weighed. He did not believe,
however, that the above case was ap-
plicable to the one being tried. He did
not believe that there was man on the
jury who would be guilty of stealing
hog, but if there was, and he had stolen
luo HOS III QueStlOIl, uo CeTIdluly cOulu
not censure him for not finding the pris-
oner guilty.
At this point the lawyer got very
much interested, and rose to explain to
the court and jury thathe did not intend
that any such construction should be
put upon his remarks. and hoped they
would not think so. 1t certainly was
not applicable, for they found the ac-
cused guilty of stealing the hog.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Fun With q Mule.

a little Southern boy. when asked il
|, MS father had a good mule, mournfully
replied, ',Ohe end of him is good
Personal attempts to play with the heels
of Il mule are generally failures. A cor
respondent of the Chicago Times, writ
ing from Fort Buford. gives an exam
pie of that kind of experiment.
a gallant captain of the Fifth Infant
~. on notable occasion, attempted to
cocrce mule which had backed up
against his tent on wild and stormy
night to secure some slight protection
from the whirling blasts. The mule was
an old offender, and was continually
wandering about the camp after night.
Upon this occasion he backed up against
the tent, and the light inside permitted
an accurate view of the animal as his
shadow fell OH the canvas. The captain
was entertaining u party OF friends;
and when he caught sight of the mule
he picked up pine board, and remark
ing TO his visitors. Now we will have
some fun, boys" levelled full and fair
blow at the animal.
The aim had evidently been true, as
the shadow was seen to move on the
canvas, and then followed an awful
tearing sound, and pair of mules heels
made themselves distinctly visible to
the assembled crowd The mule con-
tinued the kicking process until he had
torn in shreds the objective side of the
tent selected for his attack, and his heels
reached far enough to enable him to en-
counter the stove. The boys adjourned
for the evening, concluding they had
had '.fun'a enough.
The officer who assaulted the mule
was given other quarters that night, and
on the following day purchased a tar
paulin with which to repair his domi-
Gle
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
How to he Good

'.How wicked we am when we sot
down and fink it ober," said Brother
Gardner rs the voice of the triangle
struck the hour of z. s.While / keep
tryin' to believe in Heaben. keep won
lerin' how any of us will eber git dar.
We mus not envy, an yit we do envy.
We mus not bar false witness, an yit
we am foreber stretchin' de truf. We
mus not lie, an yit it comes so handy
dat we can't help it. We mus not steal.
an' some of us don't. Dat is, we doan'
get inter posishun to handle de funds.
We mus not be jealous, an yit when de
woman across de way. whose husband
Arms Sc per week, sails out wild fo' new
bonnets a y ar, am it human natur' fur
my ole woman to look arter her an not
wish she had hold of her back hair? We
mus not w'ar, an yitwhat am l to do
when / strike the eand of a sidewalk
plank wild my fut, or whack my thumb
wild de hammer? Am it to be supposed
dat | will calmly sot down an sing a
gospel hymn?
''When we trade horses wild a man,
we cheat him. When man wants to
borrow half dollah of us, we lie to
him. We play keerds, dance, go to de
theater an circus, an we dOan' turn our
backs on dog-fght. l tell you we am
all poo, weak human bein's, an eben
while we flatter ourselves dat we am
slidin' long to'rds Heaben at de rate of
mile a minute, we am all ready to
pass a lead nickel on street kyar COM
pany, or pocket de S. bill foun' in de
Postoflice. When l sot down at night
an pull off my butes an put my feet in
de oven an git to thinkin' of how hard
try to be good, an how pow'ful easy
it is to be bad, become SO absorbed in
my thoughts dat de old woman has to
hit me on de ear wild a 'tater to bring me
back to airth an stort me out arter an
armful of wood. Gem'len, let us con-
timer to try to be angels, but letus count
on wrestlin' with Satan about fo'ty
times day, an on bein' flat on our
backs cherry blessed time. We will now
irritate de usual order of bizness."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
The Queen Of Home.

Said DIR. Talmage, in a recent sermon:
''When you think of queen you do not
think of Catharine of Russia or Maria
Theresa of Germany. or Mary Queen of
Scots. When you think of aqueen you
think of q plain woman who sat opposite
your father at the table, or walked with
him down the path of life arm in arm
sometimes to the thanksgiving banquet,
sometimes to the grave, but always side
by side, soothing your little sorrows and
adjusting your little quarrels, listening
to your evenings prayer, toiling with the
needle or at the spinning wheel, and on
cold nights tucking you up snug and
warm. And then on that dark day
when she lay a-dying, putting those thin
hands that had toiled for you SO long,
putting them together in a dying pray
er commencing you to that God in
whom she had taught you to trust. o!
she was the quee1I-she was the queen.
You cannot think of her now without
having the deepest emotions of your
soul stirred, and you feel as if you could
cry as though you were now sitting in
infancy on her lap, and if you could call
her back to speak your name with the
tenderness with which she once. spoke,
you would be willing now to throw
yourself on the sod that covers her grave,
crying, Mother, motherr All! she was
the queen. Your father knew it. You
knew it. She was the queen. but the
queen in disguise. The world did not
recognize it.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22

Beef should he of - bright red color.
well streaked with yellow fat, and sur
rounded with a thick outside layer of
fat. Good mutton is bright red, with
plenty of hard, white fat, Veal and
pork should be of bright flesh color.
with an abundance of hard, white, semi
transparent fat Lamb of the best kind
has delicate rosy meat, and white, al
most transparent fat. Fresh poultry
may be known by its full, bright eyes,
pliable feet and moist skin; the best Is
plump, fat and nearly white. The feet
and neck of a chicken suitable for broil-
ing are large in proportion to its size;
the tip of the breast-bone is soft and cas-
lily bent between the fingers. Fish when
fresh, have firm flesh, bright clear eyes.
rigid fins and ruddy gills, Lobsters and
crabs must be bright in color and lively
in movement Roots and tubers must
be plump, even-sized, with fresh, un-
shrivelled skins, and are good from RI
pening time until they begin to sprout>
All green vegetables should be very
crisp, fresh and juicy, and are best just
before Towering. Never use skewers,
as they cause the meat juices to escape.
Never touch lettuce with knife, as it
impairs the flavor and destroys the
crispness of the leaf; always tear it
apart with the fingers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Anecdote of Schiller,

An anecdote of Schiller, the German
poet, illustrates the fearlessness which
marked him when a small boy:
Black clouds. one day, announced an
approaching thunderstorm. Flashes OF
lightning began to dart through the at
mosphere. Inquiry was made for the
bov, but he was nowhere to be found.
The tempest, meanwhile, came nearer
and nearer; the thunder rolled awfully,
and lightning burst from the bosom of
the murky clouds.
The whole family was employed in
seeking him. He was at length found.
Just at the moment of descending from
the top of a very tall lime-tree, near the
house. The father cried,-
"Why, my son, where have you
been?"
Il only wanted to see." replied the
fearless boy, ''where all that tire came
trQm."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Save.

Children who have a little money
ought to practice saving something.
Many boys and girls of to-day hardly
know a higher use for any money that
comes into their hands than spend it for
some foolish thing as quickly as posi-
Bile. To such. lesson of self-denial
and economy is important. AS go the
boys pennies and dimes, so, very likely,
will 90 the mans dollars and hundreds,
by and by. Without having the spirit
of a miser, the person accustomed TO
save has more pleasure in laying up
than the spendthrift ever knows.
The way to keep money is to earn IL
fairly and honestly. Money SO obtain
ed is pretty certain to abide with it's pos
SCISSOR. But money that is inherited.
or that in any way comes in without
fair and just equivalent. is almost GER
tain to go as it came. The young man
who begins by saving few dollars a
month, and thriftily increases his store
every coin being a representative of
solid work, honestly and manfully done
stands better chance to spend the
last days of his life in affluence than he
who, in his haste to become rich. OBJ
tains money by dashing speculations by
the devious means which abound in the
foggy regions which lie between fair
dealing and fraud. Let the young make
q note of this.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
When to Eat Oelicaoies.

At party of six persons, if the din
ner consisted of soup, fish, a joint. and
three woodcocks, maintain it would be
much better to serve the woodcocks be-
fore the joint, both on the score of en-
joyment and health-of enjoyment, be-
cause delicacy, when the appetite is
nearly satisfied. loses a great part of its
relish, and is reduced to the level of
palmer food while the appetite is keen
of health, because it is much more
easy to regulate the appetite when the
least tempting dishes are brought last.
By serving delicacies first, people would
dine both more satisfactorily and more
moderately, and entertainments would
be less costly and less troublesome.--
Food and Feeding.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Ruck Mack is q handsome Young fell

Buck Mack is handsome young fell
low at Louisa Court House, Virginia,
and Laura Albert is his jealous sweet
heart. Mack was to spend day by
appointment with the three Misses Toll
ford, and Laura believed that they had
matrimonial intentions toward him. She
sent them box of candy with this mes
sage: Dear girls, eat all this candy your
selves. There is not enough of it to Of
fer to others" They obeyed the injunc-
ton. and were nearly killed by the poi
CON it eaataiaeGk
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
At The Twilight.
ny n. d. BRINE.

When the sunset CLEANS in the western sky,
And tiushes the restless sea,
TO the sweet Lenore its messengers come,
And comfort her tenderly.
Oh, the tide comes in, and the tide goes out,
And it sngeth its own song low;
But whether be glad the song, or sad,
Her thoughts must seaward go.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down,
And the days are Fastening by,
While she thinks of ship that sailed away
Meath the glow of crimson sky
When the world was sweet with the breath of
June,
Was it only year ago?
Dear heart take courage, when Love returns,
The days they will not be slow.
v., -H Ill
Twill not be long she must sit alone,
While the twilight shadows lie
Like Il soft gray veil on the changing sea,
And float i'll the darkcning sky;
For her ship will come in with the tide some
night,
Like white-winged bird of peace,
And the day of her long and lonely watch
In the twilight hour shall cease.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22

Some Californians are preaching and
practicing new form of vegetarianism.
They eat the vegetables raw, believing
that cookery is contrary to nature
Rumford, a leader in the movement,
has lived for months on broken wheat,
pears, melons, grapes, apples and to-
matoes, all uncooked, and he declares
that be is very happy ON that diet II
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22

of his daughter and her husband, Mr.
Barton, who is now virtually at the head
of the firm, and their lovely children,
who make Mr.. Townsend feel as if he
were living a new life over again.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22

A wise man in the company OF those
who are ignorant has been compared by
the sages TO beautiful girl in tAe CON-
@anH 0t blind 0eae n ''., '''-'--- - ---''. 4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22

= All Necessaries for the Burial
of the Dead Furnished on short
Notice and on the most Reason
able Terms. -COAsiderate At
tkntion Guaranteed. .,......
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
/. III, PHELPS

A TrORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
IA Law, Frazer's Building. West Main St,
kavenna. ohio.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Business Cards.

ATOTAKY PUBLIC, Mantua. o. Con-
IN veyancing. Collections and Pension Busi-
uess promptly attended TO on the most reasoh
able terms, 6l2-u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-06
81 it amounted to sos, 572, O52, and on June &c.
97,856.S18.
Stocks and bonds were issued for the following
nh nfrinr fho H..
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THOUSANDS AT ROCKAW1Y.

AT a fair estimate about 10000 people VS.
tied ROckaway on Tuesday, by boat and train. The Co
lumbia, of Whites line and the Plymouth Rock carried
between tn sm probably 5000 and the railroads from
scnger even after the rain began 10 M and the people
quickly scattered In search OF shelter and refrcshmenf
Many who went by boat however, preferred to remain
board and return TO the city the next trip Those
who arrived before the did dispersed along the
beach, in the many places Of entertainment In the
queer and bustling little village on the SANDS Az the
piazzas gaZcd and questioned the lonesome Keeper as
10 why IL not open for business and then Slowly
sought other resorts
few OF the more daring ventured into the water.
There was fine SURF ard the breakers came rolling In
IN long and gracefully curling lines. AT Remsen VAIN
wrights bathing pavilion the greatest number or Dathers
seen, probably to the number or nfty mostly
of the hardy German race But 1t was not long
before the threatened shower came down IN l force,
and sent the idlcrs hurrying 10 shelter The dancing
pavilion Of Murray Valentine was soon packed, ana
the floor alive with dancers, moving rapidly, II not
always gracefully, 70 airs from - Patience" others
wandered into Aliens museum aud listened To the pro-
prietOrs lecture while they gazed upon the mammoth
antideuvan animals which he has constructed IN ac-
cOrdance with information furnished by modern dscOV-
cry made the acquaintance OF the S0unce Manhat-
tanve baby, Master FrOmm, who grows apace, and IL
which, the inventor claims he can proper car TWO
miles in minute, well patronized before the shower
able shelter occupied, and the visitors looked
with feelings deep for utterance on the pacards an
nOuncng ice cold milk" ice cream, " lager pier on
ice" and silently shnddered.
A veteran beach policeman declared that there were
fewer visitors than the day before and that III ms
peence OF several years at the beach he had never seen
such Light traffic on the 81 and 4th OF july Al hu-
lands landing general and lively free fight broke inc
monOtOny Of the day. but IL did not rise TO the dignity OF
bOOdshed The crowds awaited themselves OF the carrier
trains hOme though small proportion fingered lateri
lured BY the spccOus promise offered by the sun, Each
showed his hour before his prescribed re-
firing time, only to betray those who trusted him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-06
sINIsTER'S TRIBULATIoNs.

The P,f$h. Newman Wright who was installed
As JAtOr OF the Congregational Church ~ New
Lots l.. L., few months ago, has resigned because
nj want of agreement between hun and the OFF,
cers of The church. Mr. Wright " lille pastor of a
church at Northheld, was accused OF setting the
church on fire. and afterward brought SUIT to recover
sJamaces Tor libel which suit is sui pending Ill the
Suifolk County courts. During MIR. Wrights pastor
ate in Northfeld, skunk was put IN the church
G,scontented members SAID, that they might have a
strong church on Sunday. In dispute with
The choir ia the same church the organ was pitched
from the choir-gallery TO the floor below. Mr..
WRIGHT had been a.Aethodst Episcopal ana Prot
estalt Episcopal minister before he becam, Con-
Cregationallst He ordained In the latter de-
Nomination by the New-York and Brooklyn Congre-
gational Association. lie now goes TO Par1shyille,
E.Y. The effect of his withdrawal from the New
Lots church, which Is IN the part OF the town
Enown as Brownsville is that portion Of the con-
Sregation will withdraw and build Presbyterian
Shurch. The Rev. Curtis Graham Will I'LL Mr.
WriohDs pulDit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-06
FINED FOR USING EXPLOSIVES.

In the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
morning. francis O'Gala, William Neidinger,
james Coulter, George +. Wiegand and Henry
Miller were lined $40 each, and Albert galloway
John Duryea, Charles Mayburn, John w. Smith,
James Cannon, James McDonough, Martin
EIgenlad James A. Sherman, julius Aiques and
Francis Bartholomew were fined 80 EACH for DIS
charging pistols in the street. 1t cost James
Pappine ST for shooting of a sky rocket. and the
discharge of toy cannon cost William DO0nttle
So Albert III. Iielmer and Charles Valentine were
arrested for firing OIL fre-crackers The former was
discharged and the latter was fined 81. Alexan-
der Jochmer lgnted roman candle, and PAID into
court 81 TOR dong so.
Eleven Young men and boys we're arraigned in the
Yorkville Police Court charged with violating the
law in their manner of celebrating the Fourth.
They were fined by Justice Otterbourg IN sums
ranging from 81 to $40. Frederick W. Shcker,
charged with firing pistol shot which took effect
in the hand of Kate Leonard, who was sitting at
the window of her house, was lined $lO, as the
complainant refused to prosecute Charles Pas
trick. of No 2OJ East Forty ftth-st., charged by
Charlotte Owen, of No. 2O4 East Forty sixth-st.,
with breaking the window of her house and causing
a damage of $l5 by his reckless use of revolver,
was held in $500 bail for examination, although
he stated that he only used toy pistol. In the
Harlem Police Court Justice Power fined Charles
Zlattner of No. 100 East One hundred-and-tenth-
St. $40 for carrying pistol.