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AUNT WEALTRY'S DELI.
BY ESTHER sERLE KENNETH.

Accepted" cried pretty Lefty Coles,
. IN voice of delight.
Accepted" repeated her beautiful
sister Portia, in tone of dismay.
Certainly" calmly responded Mrs.
Coles, folding and lnclosing letter.
E'When your Aunt Wealthy Dale wrote
me, O month ago, giving us an invita-.
tion to spend the summer with her. as
she had probably NOT many more to live,
4 saw at once the full significance OF the
Invitation, and congratulated myself up
ON the opportunity Of gratifying one of
Che richest women in the country which
Is no small matter, assure you, my
dear Portia, addressing the letter and
ringing fer servant to mail it.
"But, mother, was going to the
Lakes with Uncle Dicks family" re-
preachfully from Portia.
''I cannot permit it, my dear little
laughter-under the circumstances, D."
calmly replied Madam, leaning back in
, her easy chair and folding her hands
!, upon her black satin cap.
"Oh, Portal" cried Lefty, sits the
most delightful old place-a great farm
house, with bowery elms hanging over it
orchards, fields OF clover, cattle in the
naeadows--"
"a horrid old farmhouse, deep in the
coantry," she murmured. when was
going to have such brilliant summer,
with all my new dresses shirred seven
deep, and trimmed with such brilliant
Iacel It's Just shame! Ned Dudley
is going to be at the Lakes, too-Lou
Stanhope will be sure to get him, and
Portia pouted becomingly; but then
,Portia never did anything unbecom-
'inRly.
Her mother surveyed her, comprehen-
aively.
"When you have, been at Aunt
Wealthy's month you may invite any
friend you please to visit you. will
will be answerable for their welcome, 3"
she said.
"My affair with Ned Dudley isn't far
enough along to warrant my doing that"
her eldest daughter answered, quickly,
with fash of her dark eyes.
Portals mamma forthwith dismissed
the subject.
"We start for Cherryville the first Of
he week, girls. can think of nothing
that should permit to prevent our 60
ing. Lovers are very well, but money
Is absolutely essential; and l explain to
you plainly now that Aunt Wealthy has
a great deal Of il, and no relative nearer
than ourselves. All the others have an
abundance. We, only, are obliged to
strain every nerve to keep up appear
&nces. Aunt Wealthy must know this,
aud is likely to make US her heirs. l
hope you will have wisdom enough to
make yourselves as interesting as possi-
BILE. She is peculiar but not disagree
able. Very Independent, but not sggres-
sively so; and strongly attached to her
home" and Mrs. Coles rose and left the
room.
"a delightful prospect to dance atten.
dance on that tiresome old woman all
summer p cried Portia, knocking the
toilet bottles about on her dressing case.
''Oh, L shan'tl" caroled Lefty, waltz
ing about the chamber. II never could
make anybody like me by trying, and
should feel mean to be trying to get into
her good graces in hopes Of getting her
money when she died. But do like
the courtry-the real country-and old
houses are so much more home)ike than
new ONES"
But Portia had gone out Of the room.
Frank, in this quiet evening hour we
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HnJ n Great chance 10 make money. Those VINO
lllll always take advantage Of the good ,hu.u'
Jlj Tor patns money that & sTr 2iSsc }hSsc Mo do
not improve such chances remain IN pOVtIE, -
want many men, women, boys and girls ~ WuIiN W,
right iu their own localities. Any on" can uo ,'i ,'i
work properly from the first start Tho bSln ~ ~ ~
pny moro than ten times ordinary wages, Iug' ~
outfit furnished fren No one who engages iNn :"
mike money rapidly YOn "nn devote your tpE,,II
lime tO the work or only your spare mnmrhl,,, & r.
Information and nll thnf l. uppdo gpnt fr"r. Wu''
SrTSGON e 60. PORTRAYED, MMnr-z
, 1882-04-21
Gambling Farmers.

The following extract from an Illinois
paper may help our farmers to form some
fair idea of the working of the
"put and call system" now adopted in
San Francisco {: 1.-The extent to which
farmers have staked money on wheat
margins is working harm to many COM
munities. The fact that such men as
Armour, McGeoch, Handy and Gould
have made their tens and hundreds Of
thusands on corners in wheat, has
tempted many of the farmers of specula-
tive turn of mind to try their hand. They
usually find their hand empty before the
deal closes. Where one farmers makes
by operating in wheat, thousand lose.
1t is not complimentary to the shrewd-
ness or intelligence of the small fish to
rush in, making themselves the victims
of the mighty. 1t is the old story of the
big fish eating up the little ones. lfit IS
not an established fact that gambling in
grain or stocks is the chief business
transacted in Chicago wheat puts and
calls, or we mey say of boirds Of trade
and exchanges in the greas trade centers,
it is something near akin to what is un.
derstood by the term;
The presers manner of dealing in grain
is not only damaging to those operating,
but to the whole country.
The Bankers Magazine gives a table
which shows the extent to which gam
bling in some of the stable articles is
carried:
GAMBLING TRADE.
Cotton .. .............sl 729 ODO.O00 coo
Wheat... ............ 900 900 OOD 90 OOOWO
Corn. ......... 1873 on 60 .....,.. 32 OOl 600
O0is................ ...., II OO0,G 90 600
This table shows that only about ten
per cent. of the corn and wheat that was
bought and sold really exchanged hands.
In other words, there were $50, 900, 900
worth of wheat on hands for consump-
ton, or shipment, and there was specu-
lation or chances taken on it to the ex-
tent of $500 900, 900, that is to say, S54O,'
900, 900 of the trading done was on imag.
mary wealth. Now in the face of such
facts there are men who mortgage farms
to get money to put up on margins.
They have faith in wheat or cotton or
pork, and they back up their faith with
their farm. When men become smart
enough to make something out of moth.
ing, these gosling farmers may get back
as much money as they put up"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

THIS is as good a time as we are
likely to have to meet squarely the
tariff issue and attack the abuses that
have grown up under the oppressive
system which is falsely called protec-
ton. The Albany Argus says: "The
Democratic party in 1876 swept this
country on platform of tariff for
revenue only, and they placed on that
platform n candidate whose record as
an administrative reformer gave assur-
ance of his capacity and resolution to
grapple with the problem of govern
ment, as we'll as with the enemies of
honesty and economy in the working
of government. In 1850, on platform
with the same plank in it, the Democ-
racy failed. The difference in the re-
suit agrees with the difference given to
the principle, in the main, by the party
itself In 1876 it was aggressively
championed. In 1850 it was gingerly
handled, if not tacitly recanted, or
openly beIittled." 1t is evident that
if reform is to be effected in our pres
ent tariff the Democratic party must
lead in the movement, though there is
this to encourage it; that others will
be glad to give it helping hand in
any sincere attempt to lift the burdens
that rest upon this people by reason of
their having to pay an exorbitant tax
on 5000 dutiable articles. The people
are ripe for such an issue, honestly and
agressively presented in fact, they are
waiting for it, and the signs of their
present discomfort have been read by
those who have held abortive high
tariff conventions at New York and
Chicago to try and fortify themselves
against the popular reaction which
threatens them. Tariff reform is GER
tainly the path of dnty, and we believe
the avenue to success.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

THE New York Times (Rep.) pub
fishes an article on the campaign in
Indiana in 1880, which states that the
poll books We're stolen from the DEM
ocratic Committee rooms on Saturday
afternoon about two weeks before the
election, taken to the headquarters OF
the Republican State Committee, and
after examination, they were forward
ed to General Garfield. General Gar
field examined them Oh Sunday, and
returned them by the same messenger.
They were back in Indianapolis and
replaced in the Democratic Committee
rooms on Monday morning, before
members of the Committee had arrived,
so that they never suspicioned that the
books had been away.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

When statesman begins to dis
course about I" the balance of trade"
men shake their heads and pull them
selves together as if they were about
to listen to something uncOmmonly
abstruse and mysterious and when he
informs them that 1.-THE balance of
trade is against u.s." they begin to feel
as if some Indefinite but serious calam
ity was impending which prompt
measures should be taken to avert. In
fact, statesmen make use of the bal
ance of trade as sort of lever at once
to lift their own reputation for sagaci-
ty and patriotism, and to turn popular
sentiment in the direction which they
deem desirable.
What is the balance of trade, and
why is it that the fact that the balance
of trade is against us is thing to be
deprecated The first inquiry may be
answered by an illustration. John
and Peter, the one farmer. the other
merchant, have dealings together to
the amount of several hundred dollars
annually. John sells his corn, pota-
toes and apples to Peter ; and Peter
sells his tea, sugar and calico to John.
At the end of the year they settle" :"
and find that John is indebted to Peter
in the sum of fseventy-five cents, which
he pays over in money. That is to say
in the phrase of the political econo-
mists, the balance of trade is against
John three quarters of dollar.
Now the question, why should this
balance against be deprecated? John
has less money than if the balance had
been the other way but is he there
fore necessarily the poorer? He has
the equivalent of what he is out OF
pocket in the commodities it went tc
purchase. He had his choice and he
chose the commodities. He took what
he wanted more, and parted with what
he wanted less. AS between individ
uals so is it between countries. Prcba
bly, every commercial nation in the
world, in its dealings with others, ha.
balances against it and balances in it.
favor that is to say, it settles the diff
ference between the values of the com
modities exchanged by paying or re
ceiving money. Between Great Brit
tain and the United States, the balance
is sometimes on one side and some
times on the other. 1t does not follow
because the Unitee, States is paying it
arrearages to another country in cash
that it is thereby becoming impover
ished; the fact simply shows tina
money, in the United States, is pro
portionately cheaper than the com
modities of commerce; from which
follows that the outflow operates to re
instate the remainder in it's true rela
ton to other things, and to restore tn
common equilibrium. Il Washington
Sunday Chronicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

Representative Mcclure, of Ohio, in
discussing the report of the Congress-
ional Reapportienment Committee,
used the following emphatic language
against the adoption of the report:
"Such mathematics is contaminated
with cOngenital intjrnity. No vacci-
nation will save it from conhuent small
pox. IT is crankism applied to g cures
1t is the GuiteauisnI of arithmetic.
The mathematical obstetrics that will
deliver such monstrosi1y as this
ought to he indicted for malpractice.
Such a system of computations in the
political prize-ring of Congressional
apportionment is, if / may be permit
ted to employ the classic nomenclature
of Boston, surely afflicted with hernia.
No amount of trusting will bolster it
up."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Skin Diseases Cured.

By DIR. FRAZIER's MAGIC ONT
MENT. Cures as if by magic, pimples,
black heads Or grubs, blotches and
eruptions on the face, leaving the skin
clear, healthy and beautiful. Also
cures itch, barber's itch, salt rheum,
tetter, ringworm, scald head, chapped
hands, sore nipples, sore lips, old, OBJ
stinate ulcers and sores, &c.
SKIN DISEASE.
F. Drake, ESQ.,, Cleveland, o., suf-
fered beyond all description from a
skin disease which appeared on his
hands, head and face. and nearly des.
troyed his eyes. The most careful
doctoring failed to help him, and after
all had failed he used DR.. Frazier's
Magic Ointment and was cured by q
few applications.
B%The first and only positive cure
of skin diseases ever discovered.
Sent by mail on receipt Of price, SOC.
HENRY & Co.. Sole PrOpr's.
50 Vesey ST., New York,
For blind, bleeding, itching or ulcer.
ated Piles DR.. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT is sure cure. Price ST by
mail. For sale by Belding & Arm
strong
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

TROY, N. Y, March 6.-Some of the
most devout members of the Catholic
Church of this city regard with deep
est reverence the apparitiOn of the
Virgin Mary, which appears daily on
the walls of No. 800 First street. The
house is somewhat shabby tenement,
occupied by family named Jones.
The alleged miraculous character oi
the apparition has drawn hundreds to
witness the phenomenon. Reporters
as well as others, have witnessed. the
appariti0ns, and are at loss to account
for them. About o'clock each after
noon since February 18th, the appari-
tion comes and goes almost instauta-
neously. BY skeptics it is alleged to
be flash of sunlight, but by hundreds
it is believed 20 be the counterpart of
the apparitiOns in France. 1t is due
the clergy 10 state that no official sane
ton or countenance has AS yet been
given TO it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

On the Sth inst, Senator Saunders of
Nevada, submitted joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States that will
allow the people to elect all postmasters
internal revenue officers, United States
marshals and district attorneys. Sen
ator Saunders is member of the Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform and he
says after studying this subject care
fully he is satisfied that his resolution
embodies reform in its most practical
shape. He claims that to make these
officers elective by the people would
relieve the President of much annoy
ance and vexation that now attach to
his office, aud would also be great
relief to the members of Congress. He
says that half the time of congressman
is occnpied in attending to the distri-
button of federal offices, and that the
President complains that the duty of
filling the petty offices of the govern
ment imposes the heaviest burden up
on him. Mr.. Saunders thinks this can
be remedied by giving the people pow
er to choose their own officers, aud if
they make any mistakes they will
soon rectify them. The Senator will
call up the resolution at the first op.
portunity and submit the same re-
marks in its favor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Interesting statistics.

The report of the Auditor of State
for the year ending November Is, 1881,
shows the taxable property of the State
to be 81. .5S7, ,207 $40, an increase over
the duplicate of 1880 of $28, ,999,674.
We add the following synopsis as
given by the report:
Real estate for 1881 is appraised at
$592, ,54S less than it was in 1880. This
is by reason of the fact that the grand
aggregate of real estate, as fixed by the
State board of equalization, causes the
realty of 1881 to fall below the valua-
ton of 1880.
The reports show that the gross in
crease of personal property for taxation
is $29, ,5S4 ,222.
The statements contained in the re-
port in reference to national and state
banks are important. The report shows
that the capt. Il stock. undivided profit
and surplus fund and real estate of the
national banks are appraised for taxa
ton at $21, III, ,313 so, an increase over
looo Vi pl, ,1iA,o4.
The amount of capital stock, surplus
and undivided profits and real estate,
as reported to the Auditor of State, at
valuation of $34 1877 ,499, ,76, show the
taxable valuation to be 63 7-l0 per cent.
of true valuation.
Incorporated State banks make a re-
turn for taxation of ST, 1876, ,233 90, an
increase over the valuation of 1880 of
SIS, 1856 The return to the Auditor
of State of these same banks shows
the amount of capital stock, surplus
and undivided profits and real estate,
to be valued at So, ,O35, ,052, ,26. Tax val
uation, So 2-10 per cent. of real valua-
tion.
An examination of tables in the re-
port pertaining to the valuation of ma
tional banks for taxation shows very
great inequality in the assessment of
this class of banks for taxes. The Au-
ditor of State earnestly recommends
that the statute be so amended as to
restore the State board of equalization
for bank shares.
The railroad property of the State
for 1881 was fixed by the State board
of equalization at $S3, 763 ,3l5, IA, being
$167, $50 more than the valuation oi
the same as returned to the board by
the boards of county auditors.
The valuation of the railroad prop
erty for 1881 was ST. 7,S4S, 1S0, ,S3, an in
crease over 1880 or $5,916, ,134,91.
For the first time State Auditor Ogle
wee has introduced in the report addi
tional columns showing the average
valuation of horses, sheep, cattle, mules
and hogs in the counties, and the rank
of each county as to the average valu
alton of these animals. This feature
of the report is interesting to breeders
Repairing of Watches, Clocks
Jewelry. &c.
Special attention given to the Re
pairing of fine watches, clocks, &c
Jewelry neatly repaired. All work
warranted, and promptly done. Charg
es as reasonable as any place in the
city. Jos. S. B. SWAIN,
Matchmaker and Jeweler
Southeast corner Main and Chestnut
Streets.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
THE MARKETS.

RAVRNNA. March 10, 1882
FLOUR Il FEED. CORRECTED BY N. P. CATLIN.
FLOUR-New Process, % 90: Pastry. 81 sb
per sack; @. K.e1 70.
FEED-Bran. 81 10 per 100 lbs; Middlings.
s., 40; Chop, $40: Corn Meal. 81 90; Oil Meal
New. Process. $l.25. Old. ss.ss; Csttoa Seed
Meal, $1.75
WHEAT-$1.25 q
CORN-Shelled brings soc; ears, A5c.
OATS-4s cts.
RYE-No. / brings e6s
BARLEY-None In market.
HAY-Selling at SO . $12; according to
quality. Ready sale.
BEEF-Per cwt., 81 O0.
HOGS-Dressed. IS OO. par cvt.
LARD-City rendered ISs.
SMOKED MEATS-City sugar Cured Hams
selling at Hc; Country 1aKe.
shoulders. City cured selling at SC. Dried
Beef selling at 1Sa.
POULTRY-small supply in the market
Chickens, dressed, buyers pay II cents; live le
Turkies. dressed, leo. live Te,
BUTTER-30c.
CHEESE-Boxed -3-s.; Retails, 1b q Ice
EGGs-buyers pay l4e per doE.
POTATOES-$1.1O @ $1.2O
DRIED APPLES-8c.
BEANS-Choice handpicked in good demand
at So GO per bu. Medium 81 IS.
VINEG AR-fure cider ,retails Sos per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay bke.
IIIDES-Green. trimm sd .No.1, IKE. ;RO. Sx'
FEATHERS-Best retail at 75s.
WHITE LIME-$1 05 per bbl.
| WATER LIME-$1 IS
| sAAI-Coarse sells at 81 A0@S1 so; hne 81 90.
WOOD-stove 81 5082 CO.'S feet weod o. 0
| q So so per cord.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Repairing of Watches, Clocks,
JeWeIry. &c.
PILES! PILES! PILES!
A Sure Cure Found at Last. No
One Need Suffer.

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itch
ing and liberated Piles has been dis
covered by DIR William, (an Indian
renledy,) called DR.. Williams Indian
Ointment. A single box has cured the
worst chronic eases of 25 or so years
standing No one need suffer five
minutes after applying this wonderful
soothing medicine. Lotions, instru-
merits and electuaries do more harm
than good. Williams Ointment alb
serbs the tumors, ailays the intense
Itching, particularly at night after
getting warm in bed y acts AS a poul-
tice, gives instant and painless relief,
and is prepared only for Piles, itching
of the private parts, and for nothing
else.
Read what the Hon. M Coffin berry,
of Cleveland, says about DR.. Williams
Indian Pile Ointment: l have used
scores of Pile Cures, and it affords me
pleasure TO say that have never found
anything which gave such immediate
and permanent relief as DR.. Williams
Indian Ointment.
For sale by all druggists or mailed on
receipt of price, ST 90.
HENRY 4 co PrOprietors,
62 Vesey St. New York.
For sale by Bedding Il Armstrong.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

A BILL for the apportionment OF
Representatives in Congress in this
State has been introduced in the Legis-
lature by the Democratic members,
which would give to the Republicans
twelve districts to the Democrats nine.
This bill would seem to be perfectly
fair, giving to. the Republicans for
their small majority in the popular
vote of the State three more members
than their opponents. But then il
won't pass. Nothing will suit that
party that lays claim to all the honesty
of the land but misesable, villainous
gerrymander by which they will take,
at the very least, sixteen Congressman
to the Democrats five.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Tanner Beaten.

JEFFERsoNyILLE, IND, March g.
A postal card from the County Asylum
received at noon today, reports Miss
Mary Herman still alive but very fee
BILE, and her death may be looked for
at any moment. She is now on the
fifty-sixth day of her fast. The case
excites great deal of interest in the
neighborhood of the Asylum. People
go there in droves to see the fasting
woman. Every effort to induce her to
partake of food has proved unavailiDg.
She is very petulant, and refuses to
talk or be disturbed. 1t is certainly 8
remarkable case. Here is woman
bending every effort of her will tC
bring on dissolution, and yet after
fifty-five days she still lives. Tanner
tasted forty days, with strong will tt
live, and thought he was doing grea
thing.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
The Work of the wind.

A special of the 10th inst. from Fort
Wayne, Indiana, to the Cincinnati
Gpzette, says: A new frame house
was blown down by hurricane OF
whirlwind last afternoon.
Four men were at work on it; two
escaped by jumping, but Vail, carpen-
ter, had leg broken. and John Davis,
the aged father of the owner of tile
house, was crushed beneath the roof,
aad severely injured. Several other
small buildings were blown down"