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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

ALBANY, July 13.-There was dis
astrous hail, wind and rain storm four
miles west of here yesterday afternoon.
Fields under cultivation were devasta-
ted, fruit trees stripped of fruit, and
washouts on all sides.
FREMONT July IA thirteen years
old son of John Fellers, resident OF
the East Side, while bathing in the
river Friday in the rear of Chas. Bell (
property, slipped from log into the
water beyond his depth, and was
drowned. Late in the afternoon his
body was recovered.
CHICAGO, July 14.-Late last night,
Lizzie Robinson, niece of Ralston,
the San Francisco millionaire, fol
years q courted and admired belle, but
later brought to the dregs of degrade
ton by the use of opium, attempted to
kill herself with laudanum. She Is
reported at deaths door this morning
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

THE absurd claim is made for the
Scott law that it closes up the low dog
geries. One of the defects of that law
is that it does not close up the low
doggeries. Under that law no place
can be clSsed by the authorities. Ev-
cry man or woman who pays the tax
can sell liquor over the bar, and there
is no way to stop it, no matter how
low, vile or disorderly the place may
be. Under license law the court or
officer issuing the license is obligated
to refuse license to all improper per-
sons. In this way the traffic can be
one may engage in the business who
can pay the tax, and everybody knows
that the keepers of the vilest dens
often make the largest profit and can
afford to pay the tax.-[Western Re-
Serve Democrat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

THE woolen mills enjoy the protec-
ton of the government to a large de-
gree, yet the mills of New England
are running but about two-thirds time
and using seven million pounds less
wool per month. The late Republican
Congress increased the tariff on i'm.
ported woolen goods and reduced the
duty on foreign wool, all for the special
benefit of this privileged class, and yet
it don't seem to flourish. When will
our Infant industries" be able to
stand alone without the government
forcing the whole people to contribute
to their support2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19
Mortality Report of Portage County, Ohio, #
Nnnr Ending Nfnr..i, Z 1st 1902


The following is summary of the report
made by Dr., Loughead to the Portage County
Medical Society at its annual meeting held in
Kent, July 5th, 1885,
Total mortality Tor the year, 252; average
age OF mortality, 4,1S years; mortality by
months, April, 20; May, IL June, 20; July, ~
August, IS; September, II; October, l5 Novem-
ber, l6 December, ~; January, 1S February,
81; March, 80. Causes of death kidney disease,
10 Old age, disease not stated -; cancer, II
pneumonia, 10; heart disease, %; disease of
brain and cord, q; disease of digesti We organs,
TO; Group 3; diphthera, 4; fever, accidental 4;
consumption, 25; one each OF eryspeas,
Whooping cough, small pdx, rheumatism,
shock, blood poison, epilepsy, hernia. child
birth, gangrene, asthma, bronchitis. Two each
OF scarlet fever, tlmors commissions. The re-
maindcr, almost Onc-fourth, unaccOunted for.
There were l27 males and 125 females who
died during the year. \ large part of the NOR
tality occurs fl ON diseases not considered pre-
yenIahc, viz: cancer, consumption, paralysis
and heart disease. These diseases arc generals
ly considered hereditary and constitute one
third OF the mortality in the county.
Following Is the mortality by towns and the
ly flltlp
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19
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The Press for $3.50 o. Year,
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
FOR GOVERNOR.

FOR GOVERNOR,
GEORGE HOADLY, OF Hamilton.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
JOHN &. WARWICK, OF Stark.
JUDGE OF SUPREME coTRT-sHoRT TERM.
III. ID. FoLLETT, of Washington.
JUDFE OF SUPREME COURT LONG TERN,
sELwYN N. OWEN. OF Williams.
FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT,
J. w. CRUIKSHANK, OF Miami.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JAMES LAWRENCE. of Cuyahoga,
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE,
EMIL KIESW ETH ER, OF Franklin,
EoRTREAsURER OF STATE,
PETER BRADY. of Franklin.
FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS,
LEO ID. BROWN, of Butler.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JOHN p. MARTIN, OF Greene.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

WILMINGTON. DEL, July 18TH
Twenty five hundred pounds of pow
der exploded in the press room of Du-
points powder works this morning.
THOMAS Pearl, foreman of the press
room. and Patrick Haley, laborer,
were killed, and Alexander Billings
ley, another laborer, was slightly in
iured
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

THE State Journal and the Dispatch
are both Republican organs and both
endorse the decision on the Scott law
the former declaring it substantial
victory for the temperance people,
while the latter regards it as just the
thing for the saloon men.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

Mr.. EDITOR: viii you allow me to add a
word or two to this report? One of tho duties
OF tine assessors is to report the number of
deaths IN the township, the name, sex, color,
age, date of death and cause of death in each
case. For this purpose blanks are furnished
and the officer is required to make outh that the
report is correct And yet the reports returned
are III many cases grossly erroneous, and these
errors render the whole report of the county
Inaccurate and Of little or no use as reliable
data. To illustrate: A number of cases are re-
ported us dying of dropsy-not disease at ALL
Again large numberare reported as dying of
cancer, but the location of disease is not given,
In one township only onc-half the deaths
were reported. l have been able to make this
report more accurate by the reports furnished
me by the Vai iOus meinbers of the society but
something should be done to make the officers
perform their duties correctly
B, D, LouGHEAp,
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

h. Is. LOUGHEAD,
Committee on Mortuary Report
On motion the committee was ordered to
furnish an abstract of the report to one of the
county papers and the secretary of the society
to preserve the report among the papers opthe
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

NElI1fElt 1Afa SUH IAftDY FUR ONE TERM.
John Baldwin, Will Converse, Frank Merits.
Eddie Marvin, Frank Steinel, Ned Freeman
Walter Swain, Robbie Barrett, Charley Haley,
Harry Love, Flora Bricher. Irene Moore, Mabel
Carter. Matte Gard, Laura Hopkins, Lottie
Monsey, Edna Mowcn, Mabel Alcorn.- 4 I
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY FOR TWO TERMS.
Robbie Chapman, Herine Jones Perry Mil
ler, Harry Proctor, Arbie Richards Curt iss
Rudolph Walters, Maud Iseeltley. Edith Grohe,
Emma "cis, Daisy Parker, Ida Goddard.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19
ENEII NE <AbSh1cSI NOIt TAhDf FUH UNE Y EAR
Nina Harris. q.
CPRIMARY-EFFIE VAN METER, TEACHER.
Enrolment, "a. Cases ofstardiness o.

NeitIer apSe1C nof tafQy, 5l.
Hafcy Ables, Robbie Barrett Charley Burt,
Jay Brooks, Will Converse, Clarence Chapman,
man, Charley Haley, Hermie Jones, Dillon Jay,
Harry Jory, Harry Kemp, Harry love, George
l.ee,r Freddie Lynn, Sylvester Meyers. Frank
tor, Arbie richards, Harry Riddle, Walter
Swain, Harry Stewart, Rob Seymour, Leonard
Urban, Curtiss Waterman, Rudolph Walters,
Marian Baldwin, Minnie Byrd, Matte Card,
Matte Cook, Rena Chttenden, Ida Goddard,
Edith Grohe Ida Hook, Ada Hook, Laura Hop
kins, Mary jenkins, Nina King, Jennie Bell,
Lottie Monscy, Edna Mowen, Daisy Parker,
Carrie Russel, May richardson, Annie Swain,
Rena Urban, Emma Weis, Annie Waterman,
Mabel Alcorn, Lillian Judy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY FOR ONE YEAR.
Jennie Banks, Minnie Cushing, Minnie Gled-
hill Dora Kingsbury, Lulie Stockwell. Ina
TAYLOR. Cora Ward. -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY FOR TWO TERMS,
Henry Grohe, Henry Henly, Maud Arm
strong, Minnie Clark, Eva GOeppinger, Ellie
!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

Enrolment, 40 Cases of tartiness 2
Neither absent nor tardy, 29.
Clifton Converse, Fred Goodman, Dickie Col
ton, Richard Dole, Hal Freeman, Fred Furry,
Willie Haley, Eddie Hart, Roy Humelbaugh,
Walter Hunt, Smithie Hunt, John Marvin,
Maud Chapman, Lula Cowles, Lizzie Fletcher,
Nina Harris, Gertie Kemp, Sadie Patterson,
Mable Poe, Stella Poe, Birdie Stedman, Carrie
stuart, Hattie Stump. Winnie Thomas, Elsie
Writ, Carrie Yahrling. .,-,f .,.1
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY FOR ONE TERM
Fred Goldman, Dickie Cotton, Earnest Law
renee, Clifford Merits, Eddie Hart, Roy Humel-
baugh, Charlie Mowen, Fred Furry, Aliyia
Davis. Maud Chapman, Carrie Yahrline. -
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY FOR TWO TERMS
Hal Freeman. Walter Hunt, Dick Robinson,
Lizzie Fletcher, Gertie Kemp, Sadie Patterson
Mable Poe.
NEITHER ABSENT NOR rARDY FOR ONE YEAR.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12

HAVING had much TO say in depre.
cation of so-called Civil Service Reform,
which is really another way of referring
to Guaranteed Republican Bureau-
cracy, it is well that the HERALD should
say that for tho professional office.
it has nothing but the most un-
bounded compassion. The great mass
of the Democratic party have shown,
through their allegiance to that organi-
zation in a long series of years in which
success was plainly impossible, that
they care nothing for office and every
thing for principle. But there is great
difference between disinterestedness and
callous insensibility to the violent
change through which our governmental
system is being forced. The people
who, until the Republican party came
into power, tickled themselves with the
idea that they We're the mastels and the
office. holders their servants. have a
right to know that they have been
rudcly pushed from their stools. 1t is
true that they can go through the empty
farce of electing President; but, under
the new system, the President can DO
nothing. 10 remove the veriest tide
waiter in thu United States that unfor-
tunate Public Functionary for such is
all that is left of the ofiice-will be
obliged to enter into personal contro-
versy with his subordinate. in which
replication, reioinder, rebuttal and sur
rebuttal will figure, and at which the
President would probably come ont
worsted in the end.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12
A Tragic Game of Poker.
| Evening Telegraph.

l remember one time when we were
on our way to New Orleans on Misss.
sippi river steamboat. Bill and | set up
n game in the main saloon. The play
used to be kept up pretty much all day.
And some times We would win or lose
several thousand dollars in day. The
gamo was at its brislest in the evening,
after dinner, when the boys were more
or less full of wine. and were sometimes
very heavy. Well, one night we were
just going to sit down to the table, the
lamps were lighted, when little fellow,
with big mustache, who said he was a
kentuckian asked to Join the game, as
he wanted to learn it. He showed q big
roll OF money, and we assented, thinking
We had caught regular sucker. We
hadn't been playing half an hour when
Bill, on the strangers deal, got four
kings pat, and started off by raising
the pot 500, the ante being $50.
The pool mounted to over 5000
before the draw, and, much to
his surprise, Bill simply called the first
bet of $500, and the hands were then
shown. The stranger had scarce time
to lay down four aces on the table when
Bill raised one of his coat tails in his
hand, and discharged the revolver
through tho pocket. The stranger
throw up his hands, half rose from his
chair, and, with moan, fell forward on
the table, and then tumbled back on the
floor stone dead OF course the excite.
ment was tremendous; revolvers were
drawn, and general panic ensued.
Bill never lost his nerve for second.
Says he; Gentlemen, Just let me explain
this little matter That men held foul
aces, and here is the one | discarded
from my own hand. | never saw deck
OF cards with two aces of spades
and I'll swear that the deck was all
right when | counted it at the begin.
ming of the game, and so will my friend
here (meaning mel. And if you want
any more evidence, look here" and witt
that he yanked off the Kentuckian'
false moustache, and who should tn,
stranger be but Clipper Jim, noted
skin and desperate. We made up {
committee to chuck the body over
board One of the queerest parts o.
the whole business was when we cam,
to count the stamps; the half OF it wa,
counterfeit money.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12


TnE Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading
Democratic organ OF Ohio, suggests that,
now that Senator George II. Pendleton,
classed as Democrat. has succeeded in
pushing through Congress a bill which,
until it is repealed, guarantees upwards
of one hundred thousand Republicans a
life tenure of office, the Republicans,
in gratitude for this signal service,
ought to nominate him for President
in 1884. There is much food for
thought in this suggestion. 1t squares
with gratitude and common sense, the
former very uncertain factor in Ameri-
can politics. II ever man earned the
Republican nomination il is undoubtedly
Gentleman George" In Ceylon. vixen
they want to capture drove of ole
plants, II is the fashion to send out
white elephant into the woods, which
on its return, is followed by troop of
chocolate colored pachyderms, all be-
coming captive. Mr.. Pendleton seems
to have been very effective White
Elephant for the Republicans. lie has
not only, by his bill, guaranteed posses
sion of Office to a Republican horde, but
he has degraded the Presidency, tied
the hands OF that hitherto exalted Off
cial and practically made impossible any
exposure of multitudinous Republican
transgressions. He has increased amaz-
ingly the difficulties of his party, max
ing it necessary that they should secure
the Presidency and both Houses OF Con
gress before his mischiovous work can
be undone. This is sorry work for a
man to do who has received so many
iavors at the hands of the Democratic
party
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12
He Wanted to Save Time.
lChlcago Cheek.l

Lawyers are proyerbial for the many
styles in which they can put the same
question to an unfortunate witness.
They also have q east-iron reputation
for asking myriad of questions that
have no earthly bearing upon 'the
cause now in hearing" etc, etc. In a
local court last week appeared Tartar.
He had no SOONER been sworn into the
witness box to tell the truth, whatever
that might be, and nothing but the
truth, excepting when the lawyers asked
him something, when he took time by
the top-knot and began:
eyes, sir; my name is Kosciusco DE
Browne y O'Rouke; | am thirty years OF
age on the the third day and the seventh
hour Of last month lknow the nature
of an oath. know that would do
time if / swerved it a bit and got
caught. | know the defendant and
complainant; have known them long
time; the defendant is q liar, a horse
thief and traitor to his country. The
complainant is ditto, at least / expect
to have some smart Alec of LAWYER
prove that by my evidence anyhow, 80 !
have Just stated 1t to save time. II YOU
have no further use for me | will ster
down and out"
They let him step.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12
=
That Beafsteak.
New York Evening Post. |


1t requires courage in the light Ct
knowledge, and almost daily experience,
for one to assert that there is no reason
why every beefsteak that is put on the
table should not, so far as cooking is
concerned, approach the ideal steak.
Subscriber" writes from far Louisiana
to know how his cook may be instructed
to give him good beefsteak. A mem
Der of my own family has brought the
cooking of this article OF food to what
we consider perfection. The first re-
quirement is not so much tender and
juicy steak, though this is always to be
devoutly desired, but glowing bed of
g)ais, u wire gri,iiron, Il stout one, with
good sized wires, double one, so that
You can turn the steak without touching
it. The steak should not be pounded,
only in extreme cases, when il is cut too
thick and is ''stringy." Attempt nothing
else when cooking the steak; have
everything else ready for the table; the
potatoes and vegetables in all their res.
pective dishes in the warming closet or
oven, with the inner door left
open little way. From ten min
utes onward is needed to cook
the steak. The time must de-
pend on the size, and You cza
easily tell by the color of the gravy
which runs from the steak when gently
pressed with knife, as to its condition.
If the master OF the house likes it rare
DONE" when there is suspicion of
brown gravy with the red, it will be safe
to infer that il ia done anouoh for him,
if, as is generally the case, the next
stage is the favorits one, remove the
steak from the gridiron tho moment the
gravy is light brown. Remove it to a
hot platter, pepper and salt it to your
taste, put on small Jumps of butter, and
then for two brief moments cover it
with hot plate, the two moments being
sufficient to carry it to the table. One
absolutely essential factor in the prepa-
ration of good beefsteak is that it must
be served at once. If Subscriber" cafs'
impress it upon his cook that she is not
to let the steak stand and steam while
she is doing other things, he will likely
to receive his reward for so doing. If
he can inspire his cook with desire to
excel, il he can induce her to believe
that ii is worth while to take pains, he
will do an even more important work
than to produce a delicious steak. A
good cook must belong to one of two
orders-she must be a Christian of great
conscientiousness. or person of abun-
dant culture, whose sole delight is to do
well and with thought whatever is un-
dertaken.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12

WE acknowledge receipt of Major
Ben c. Truman's Illustrated Tourists
Guide. II is work which shows great
labor, research and literary ingenuity,
and is the result of months of pains.
taking personal inspection of the regions
described Every foot of ground in
California consecrated by the pictur.
esque or beautiful has been visited by
the Major, and receives the baptism oI
his graphic and animated description
While but a limited space is devoted tC
Los Angeles county, what that chapter
lacks in quantity is made up 10y appre
ciative enthusiasm. As Typographical
work the Tourists Guid. Is deserving o
the greatest praise. The illustrations
are exceedingly handsome and the letter
press all that could be desired, The
Messrs II. $. Croclter & Co., who are
the publishers, have surpassed them.
selves in the mechanical execution OF
this travellers pade mecun. An edition
oi twenty-five thousand copies has been
issued, most of which will be gratuit-
ously distributed by the Central and
Southern Pacific Railways on the lines
oi their various roads.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12
Chief Ju.
Tnnihsione EnitnnA

One of the best known and ablest
mining men in the Southwest, in writing
to friend in this city, says II regard
the country in which Malatos is situated
as fine mineral one, and the Sierra
Madres as future great producer of
bullion. should be down in the Sierra
Madres now but for Chief Ju and his
pets, who have their stronghold in them,
and it is not healthy place to he in
now. know the chief and would not
like to put myself in his power, as he
was considerably torn up about my go.
ing through his country and mapping 1t
up. | showed him my map at San
Carlos, and he and his tribe had grand
pow.pow over ii. If General Crook will
agree to tackle in in his stronghold |
will tell him where he can find him, and
make him a map of the route. He can
be reached only from the chihuahua
side. The approach from the Sonora
side is a network of big cafons. 1t will
take ut least q regiment of American
troops and band of Indian allies TO do
anything with Chief Ju.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-12

with the new Constitution, which directs
that equality of representation and con-
tiguity of territory should be the prin-
ciples held in view in apportionment.
All propositions looking towards parti-
zan "gerymander" should be frowned
down. The fact should be borne in
mind that California is a very capricious
State politically, and that very caro-.
fully calculated "gerrymander" might
act rs "boomerang." This Is, of
course, very low and utilitarian view
to take of the matter, but we merely
throw it out as a supplement to an hon
est and manly programme that ought to
prevail The Republican party will not
always be loaded down in this State by
such candidates as Estee, who could not
rally two-thirds of his party, and there
was Just eight years between the Demo
cratic tidal waves Of 1874 and 1892.
The Democratic party cannot afford to
do wrong, and we heartily hope that
there is no disposition upon the part Of
the majority that would even entertain
the thought.