The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-02-28
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roads are rough and the woodhouse
empty.
1t is too early to trim apple trees yet.
1 see some people have begun.
q. Stroup's shops are to steam up
again Wednesday. This will be good
news to the workmen who have been
employed there.
Spires shops have orders enough to
keep work lively for several months
ahead.
John Lynn and Samuel Nichols ex-
pect to enlarge their barns and con-
vert them into bank barns, during the
coming Summer. Ranney Whittlesey
expects to build large bank barn this
season. S. A. Mattoon is going to re-
model his dwelling house and make
higher chambers.
am glad to know that the Ran
dolph people have engaged Mr., g. G..
Case to hold a Singing Convention
this week. In the first place l am
glad to see a 4" Case" where man does
not lose anything by attending to
what he apprehends to be his duty. In
the second place l admire their inde-
pendence and am pleased to see they
do not partake of the snarl of "Harryn
or " Bobb" and some others, against
Mr.. Case.
A few months ago gave some hiIfts
about items that were sent to papefS
for publication. My remarks were ndz
ticed by one who styled himself
Wasp" He gave me kind of aH
invitation to write again on the same
subject. The editor of the Alliance
Review sent out word, I" I want more
news and less homilies" This think
is wrong. He wants homilies all the
time. Education does not correct the
morals of the people; the items in the
papers do not do it. The magazines
have more influence than the pulpit
| Lately he sent word II want news
and news only, and that in NUTSHELL
If he had said, Il want only selected
items'he would have struck the mark
exactly.
Never say anything about person
unless you can tell something good OF
him, would be an excellent rule fol
correspondents. "H He makes a foe
who makes jest,' is truth in a great
many cases. If you make jest Of 9
large number of people you will be
sure to affront some of them. 1t is no;
right to jest about anything that is
educational. You will see that I dc
not think it would be profitable to
keep up any strife or bitterness be-
tween the two townships. Some oil
the old gentlemen, as we'll as the young
admired the ladylike behavior of the
Captains daughter. as we'll as some
others of the Randolph ladies. have
no desire to see the time when it may
be said the Jews have no dealings
with the Samartans." Every item
that is published has the effect of ele-
waiting or degrading its reader. Which
will you be, reformer or a degrader.
Bobb says: Rev. Moore closed his
protracted meetings in the M. e.
Church without any new additions y
then he puts on bold face and asks,
what is the trouble. The rest of the
question is too insulting, I will not
repeat it. But may say do not ex-
pect to see revival when peoples
minds are irritated about the "henns''
the I" Pensioners" the Singing Con.
vention," the " Lecture Association, y
or " bawling hungry calf"
Now correspondents, can you not
write articles that would be credit to
the writer as we'll as to the town where
you live. Do not try to write long let
ters. Do not write unless you have
something instructive to tell. Do not
repeat the same news so often thai
anyone can remember that it has been
told. Never make a jest of natural
infirmities; never make sport of one
who is bashful, lonely, odd, or poor
Show yourself friend of the unfortu.
nate. Always take the side of the
weaker party, or else lay down youl
pen and never take it again. You
items display the style of your
thoughts and the grade of your intel
lects. In this letter I do not hint al
any correspondent of the Democratic
Press except " Bobb." He makes al
unfortunate Introduction of himself tC
the soldiers of Ravenna. He is the
cause of the editor of the Alliance
Standard getting a rebuke from the
Washing Tribune. WHITTLE.
Thursday night, the oath inst, {
freight train became detached in two
places, the caboose with few loaded
cars attached, after following the traiI
up grade until it had spent its force
then ran back south for some distance
until the grade again stopped it, thet
coming north again in time to NEE
the engineer with the balance of the
train, in search of the part missing
the result being collision, causing ,
flat car loaded with gas pipe to noun
box car loaded with hard coal, de
nolishing its top and demoralising i