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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
How the Farmer is Taxea

How the present tariff bears upon
the farmer and mechanic in the details
of every days experience, is graph.
cally portrayed by Representative
Taylor, of Kentucky, in speech de-
livered by him in Congress at its last
session. He said:
"Here is statement showing some
of the burdens of the farmer: Under
this tariff he rises in the morning, puts
on his common flannel shirt taxed 95
per cent; his coat, taxed 81 per cent
shoes, taxed 35 per cent; and hat, tax
ed 92 per cent; takes the water from a
bucket taxed 30 per cent; and washes
his face and hands in II tin bowl taxed
30 per cent; dries them On u cheap
cotton towel taxed 40 per cent. He sits
down at his humble meal and eats
from u plate taxed 50 per cent, with
knife and fork taxed 35 per cent. drinks
his coffee with sugar taxed 6S per cent.
seasons his food with salt taxed SO per
cent, pepper taxed I'll per cent. lie
looks around Oh his wife and children.
taxed in the same way; takes "a chew
of tobacco taxed 1870 per cent, or lights
u cigar taxed lis per cent. And, sir.
even the sunlight from heaven that
pOurs into his humble dwelling nust
come through window glass taxed 80
| per cent: and yet he thinks he lives
| in the freest government under heaven.
Then he starts to work, puts bride
taxed 81 per cent. on his horse, and
| takes his horse that has been shud-the
nails used in shoeing being taxed SO
per cent.-and bitches him 10 a plow
taxed 49 per cent, with chains taxed
SIS per cent; and anter tile days labor
is closed aud his family are ali gather
ed around, he'reads chapter from his
Bible, taxed % per cent. and kneels to
God on an humble carpet taxed 81 per
cent; and then he rests his weary
| limbs on sheet taxed 40 per cent. and
covers himself with Il blanket that has
paid 104 per cent Nor do these grasp
ing manufacturers stop here, but even
the broom with which his good wife
sweeps the floor is taxed 80 per cent.
and the cooking vessels used in prepar-
| ing her husbands frugal meal are tax
ed AZ per cent, and the soda used To
Tighten his bread taxed SO per cent.
She sits down to her sewing with a
needle taxed % per cent, and a spool
of thread taxed "A per cent, to make
calico dress taxed 1S per cent; or if
she wishes to knit warm socks to prO.
tect her husband and children from
the bitter cold, she uses yarn taxed l2O
per cent; and thus daily and hourly
must the hard eaIuings of the labortr
go TO satisfy the manufacturer aud add
to his ill gotten wealth"
The Republican statesmen are en-
deavoring to make the farmers, ME.
chanics and labOring men of the coun-
try believe that it is for their interest
to keep right on bearing this burden
which produces $lOO. O.OOO, 900 more rev.
enue than the government needs, and
Is only designed to add to the wealth
of the protection barons. But the peo-
pie are beginning to feel the oppres-
sion, and will not much longer submit
to the bold robbery.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
Will it be Flower VS.. Blaine ?
A SKETCH OF ONE OF THE TALKED OF
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

The Republican Presidential ticket
is in the field, Samuel j. Tilden has
declined To become u candidate for the
Democratic party and throws the man-
tie to some younger and more vigorous
statesman than himself. The time for
the Democratic Convention is rapidly
a approaching and less than halfa dozen
names are in the mouths OF Tie people
il Connection with the Presidential
candidacy i'll opposition to Blaine.
Among those very freely talked of
and advocated as u man who might
secure his party the State of New
York is
Roswell p. FLOWER,
of New York City, who was born at
Theresa, Jefferson county, n. y,
August 7tn, 1885. When eight year.
old Roswelrs father died leaving The
family i'll strais siiteucd circumstances
and the boy worked hard to aid in
supporting LIs widowed mother and
her children. At fourteen he began
his business life rs a clerk in store,
ami at eighteen we lind him at Water
town, n. Y, u clerk III the pOstOffice,
which position lac held for six years.
He then began business for himself in
a small way, rs jeweler, and i'll ten
years he had saved quite u Goa petency
from his profits. Henry Keep, u cele-
brated railroad magnate at that time
and u bfother-in-laW OF MIR. Flower,
now died and left HIM i'll charge of his
estate of four million dollars. Mr..
Flower removed to New York City at
that time and soon developed the fact
that he Was u RENAL kable tinancier.
He became, and still is, the head of his
banking firm at 81 Broad street, two
brothers being his Junior partners.
Mr.. Flower Was elected To the 47th
Congress iii opposition t. VIM. Wal
dorf AstOr, under most peculiar cir
cumstances. A vacancy was caused
i'll the Seventh N. Y. Congressional
District, which includes the wealthiest
portion Of New YOlk City, by reason
of Levi z. Morton's appointment to
France rs United States Minister.
VIM. w. Astor ran for the vacant seat
as Republican, the District being u
Republican stronghold. Mr.. Flower
was Induced TO permit the use of his
name III opposition to Astor, and al
though the latter is said to have spent
fabulous sums of money at the polls,
Mr.. Flower was elected by a majority
of over three thousand votes. He SUBJ
sequeuLly refused re- election and has
devoied all his time to business and
acts OF philanthropy, lis generosity to
charitable and public institutions being
unbounded and yet unOstentatIous
Mr.. Flower may develop strong sup
port at the Chicago Convention.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

TIE Democratic party has failed
completely to relieve the people of the
burden OF unnecessary taxation by II
wise reduction of the surplus.-l Re-
publican platform.
Then it il admitted that the people
are suffering under 1.-The burden of
unnecessary taxation." Well, as the
Republicans have been in power du-
ring nearly a quarter of a century will
their leaders deign to inform the coun-
try who are the authors of this burden?
With the Democrats fully in power, if
they should fail to relieve the people
of the burden of unnecessary taxa
tion, pit will be in order for Republi-
can platforms, papers and politicians
to reprOve them, but under the present
circumstances, such reproof is exceed.
ingly cheeky.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

1T seems the Supreme Court did not
pass on the validity of the Scott law in
general. In the case of King VS.. Ca
pellar, the judgment was affirmed. In
that of Butzman VIZ. Whitbeck, the
judgment was reversed. This declares
the second section of the law pertain
ing to the first lien on premises, un-
constitutional, and leaves the rest of
the law valid and operative as hereto
fore. The question of the constitu-
tiOnality Of the whole law is held NOT
10 lie raised in the cases, and the Court
stops with the record. The liquor
dealers will therefore be required to
pay the June collection of the tax un-
der law, leaving the matter open ia
further test before the semi.annual
payment In December.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26


The Democratic Convention for the
Nineteenth district met in the City
Hall at Warren, on Wednesday after.
noon, June 18th, and was organized by
electing Clinton Young, of Portage
county, chairman, and J. B. Buxton,
of Cuyahoga, and s. B. Palm, Of
Trumbull, Secretaries. The commit
tee on credentials reported every coun-
ty fully represented, and no contests.
Nominations for delegates to the
Chicago convention being in order, E.
H. Ensign, in a neat little speech,
nominated DR.. D. 3. Woods, of Trum-
bull, and Henry Apthorp placed in
nomination II. P. Fricker, of ,Ashta-
bula, both gentlemen were nominated
by acclamation. Nominations being
in order for alternates. DR.. Ray nOmi-
mated Col. f. +. Nash, of Burton, aud
d. G. Goodman, of Ravenna, placed
in nomination Victor Gutzwiler, of
Cleveland, and f. M. Heisley nomi-
mated Alferd Whitaker. Nash and
Whitaker were nominated on the first
ballot.
d. l.. Rockwell, of Portage county,
was nominated by acclamation for
Presidential elector.
Nominations for Congress being in
order, r. X. Paige, of Lake, placed in
nomination Horace Alvord, of Paines.
vile, and r. G. Smith presented the
name of E. M. Heisley, of Cleveland.
Alvord was nominated on the first
ballot, receiving a majority of one
vote.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed members of the Congressional
Committee:
Ashtabula-Henry Apthorp, DIR. A.
PomerOy.
Geauga-Frank Hinckston, DIR. Pom
eroy.
Lake.. d. Adams, H. X. Dickin-
Portage-S. d. Harris. L. H. Phelps.
Cuyahoga-C. d. Smith j. B. Buck
stOIl.
Trumbull-E. H Ensign, G. b.
Newton. ...s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

THE State Prohibition Convention
met at Columbus last week Wednes.
day. They put in nomination the
following ticket: I'D.
Secretary of State-E. J. Morris, of
Cincinnati; Supreme Judge, j. w.
Rosbrough, of Fulton county; Mem,
ber Board of Public Works, w. }.
Kirkendall, Of Jackson county; Pres.
idential Electors-at. large, u &. Payne
of Columbus, and Ferdinand Schu-
macher, of Akron.
The convention got into a wrangle
over the WOmen's Christian Temper.
anee Union ,mOst Of the speakers claim
ing that the women had not aided the
prohibition cause while working for
the second amendment,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

THE people who run around with
their fingers IN their mouths, asking
what Is the matter with trade, are ea
silly answered. The whole matter is
that the farmers have been unable to
sell their crops at the usual prices. In
this country business of all kinds goes
mp and down with the ebb and flow in
the farmers cash box. He is the back
coverer, the belly filler, the great lax
payer, and the chief supporter of the
social fabric. When his funds run low
or his credit is shaken, all the inferior
interests Of the country get the ague.
Il Ex.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
An Editnr,s Trihnte.

Theron z. Keator, Editor of FIT.
Wayne, Ind Gazette, writes: "For
the past five years have always used
DR.. Kings New Discovery, for coughs
of most severe character, as we'll as for
those of milder type. 1t never fails
to effect speedy cure. My friends tu
whom have recommended it speak
of it in same high terms. Having
been cured by it of every cough I have
had for five years, consider it the
only reliable and sure cure for coughs
colds, etc. Call at q. p. Reeds drug
store and get Free Trial Bottle. Large
slZe $I.00.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
The Proper Wav.

To attach stamp to an envelope is to
moisten the envelope and then apply
the stamp. Try this. If we all did
the proper thing we would use DIR.
Jones' Red Glover Tonic fOrdyspepsia,
cosliveness, bad breath, piles, pimples
ague and malaria diseases, poor appe.
tile, low spirits, headache, or diseases
of the kidneys, stomach and liver.
Price SO cents, of Bedding & Armstrong
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

The old friends of the Prairie Farmer,
and many farmers all over the West,
and East, too. will be glad to learn of
the good fortune that has come to this
time-honored Journal, which for near.
ly half century. (43 years. has been
doing good service in and for the agri-
cultural interests of our country. The
humber of May 3rd announces that,
henceforth, The Prairie Farmer will
be under the Editorial Direction and
Business Management of Mr.. ORANGE
JUDD, who ,eafter more than quarter
century of service at the head of the
American Agriculturist, has left his
former field to other hands, and re-
moved to near Chicago, a thousand
miles nearer to hundreds of thousands
of his older enterprising readers who
have preceded him to the West. The
number before us gives evidence of the
vigor and experience he brings to his
new field of work. All who want
specimens of the paper, as it is, and is
to be, and to enjoy its advantages, can
have the Prairie Farmer, weekly from
May lst up to 1885, by sending single
dollar to Prairie Farmer Publishing
Company, $50 Monroe ST., Chicago, Ill.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
DR.. Eraxier's M gle Ointm q mt. =.

A sure cure for Little Grubs in the
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

No ONE questions the right of the
Govern ment to gather money from the
people by means of duty levied on
foreign importations to defray the nee
essary expenses and to pay the debts
of the government; but for Congress
to pass law TO take money from one
class Of people merely to add to the
wealth Of another class, is species of
legalized robbery which no mau can
iustify.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
THURsDAY.JUNE ss.1ss4.
The Press for $3.50 o. Year,
ta advance. -

Mr.. BLAINE will be slain in the
present campaign.
THE Tribune is the only Blaine pa
per In New York City.
THE two leading German Republi-
can papers OF Wisconsin repudiate
Blaine.
PRESENT appearances point to Gov
ernOr Cleveland, of New York, as the
coming man.
THE members of the Cleveland Lii
quor Dealers Protective League have
resolved not to pay the Scott Law tax.
COMMODORE c. X. GARRISON, 9
wealthy capitalist of New York made
an assignment OH Friday last to John
r. Terry. The amount involved in
the failure is said to be about S., 900, 900
The American PrOhibitionists, in
convention at Chicago, adopted plat
form and nominated s. G.. Pomeroy,
of Kansas, for President, and J. A.
COnant, of Connecticut, for Vice Pres
ident. ..... D., ...,., H
THE Independent Republican Com.
mittee have issued circular, which
will he circulated throughout the cOun-
try for signatures, calling u general
conference to be held Immediately at
ter the Democratic National Conven-
tl0n.
THE Republicans say that the coun.
try needs a reform of the civil service.
Well, they have been in control of the
government for nearly twenty-four
years, and it must be admitted that
corruption has run riot. There is ne-
cessity for reform. s8H
THE Republican papers are just now
busying themselves in arranging u
slate for the Democrats in the coming
campaign. Ii they will keep quiet a
couple Of weeks. the Democratic Ma
tional Convention will arrange mat
ters To give them abundance of trouble.
The declaration of the Republican
platform, that "the public lands are
the heritage of the people of the Uni
ted States" comes rather too late. The
Republican politicians should have
thought of that before they had given
an empire of the public domain to the
monOpolists.
The Republicans have been count
ing largely on Democratic disaffection
and dissensions i'm New York but the
harmon ious action of the Democratic
Convention of the Empire State, last
week, blasted their hopes and turned
their rejoicing into lamentation.
EVERY year under Republican rule
the people have been growing poorer
and the prices of labor reduced. Un.
der Republican rule honest labOring
men have been thrown out of employ
ment and forced to become tramps and
beggara. Under Republican rule the
country has been constantly going
downward as happy home for the
labOrers and middle classes.
GEN. BABCOCK, of Grant Whisky
Ring nOtoriety, was drowned near the
coast of Florida few days ago. Pres
ent events lead an exchange to remark
Here is a strange linking of events
Ex-District Attorney Henderson, fore
ed by Grant to resign because of his
too vigorous and close approach to-
ward establishing Private Secretary
Babcock's guilt of whisky ring com
plicity, Is made Permanent Chairman
OF q national convention the day that
Babcock's body is recovered from a
'watery grave"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

THE House on Friday voted to GUST
Morey, Republican, from Ohio, and
gave his seat to Campbell, Democratic
contestant, by vote of l39 to Ga,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26
amount of their holding expressed in

acres
An English syndicate. No. 3, in Texas. 5000 COO
The Holland Land Co, n. .M......... 4"oo 0oe
Sir Ed Reid and a syndicate. In Fla -2oVo oVo
En- gish syndicate, in Mississippi. l'oc''oUo
Maro,is ,f T,veedale e.........l,G59 i, $50 eco
tph;,Iins Marshall o. Co. London . !, 300 600
cormon synaicata l. 100 600
ano,o- ,maricen syndicate. London 75e 600
Pvron II Evans of Inndon .. 700 Oe0
Duke of Sutherl,n, ,... 4s5 500
British Land Co. in Kansas as... 100000
w. Whalley. NJ. T., Peterboro', Eng. 3iu,OO0
Missouri Land Co. Edinburg. Scot 5Wooo
Robert Tenant. OF London ............. zSOUOO
Dundee Land Company. Scotland.. 2f'oOo
Lord punmore. 12OeO0
Benjamin Newgas. Liver Ipool. l.......... loo'Cco
| Lord Houghton. in Florida minimum. $4,000
Lord Dunrayen, in Colorado. 60.ooO
| English Land Company. in Florida.... o0.n90
| English Land Company. in Arkansas. tO.oo
A. Peel. NJ r.. Ieicestershire Eng. 1O.OOo
Sir J L. Kay. Yorkshire, Eng. 5000
Alexander Grant OF London, in Kansas 1880
Eng lish syndicate, Wisconsin. ......... 1l0 900
NJ Elicrhauser. of Halifax. in w. Va. 60a.0 U
A Scotch syndicate, in Florida -. 500 ~
a, Boysen Danish Consul. in Mil w 5G,COU
Missouri Lana Co of Edinburg It's 900
| Total ..... :. .....................s % 647 eco
Mr.. Lore says that in some cases
these or other companies have, also, as
leviathan squatters," enclosed and
appropriated vast tracts without right.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

Times, New York;
Union, Brooklyn;
Times, Philadelphia;
Herald, Boston;
Republican, Springfield, Mass;
Eagle, Reading, Pa;
Truth, New York
Telegram, New York
Transcript, BOSTON;
News, Chicago;
Times, Flushing, l.. L.;
Herald, Rochester, N. Y;
Post, New York
Record, Philadelphia;
Spy, Worcester, Mass
Staats Zeitang. Chicago;
News, Buffalo; @
Advertiser, Boston;
Herald, New York
Express, Buffalo;
Herald, Chicago:
Gazette, Worcester, Mass:
News, Newport. r. L.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

THERE seems to be an open revolt
in the Republican ranks against the
nominations made by the Chicago
Convention. The following are q few
of the Republican newspapers that
kick against the action of the COnven-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

Mr.. BLAINE will be slain in the
present campaign.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

THE two leading German Republi-
can papers of Wisconsin repudiate
Blaine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

PRESENT appearances point to Gov
ernOr Cleveland, of New York, as the
coming man. ..r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-26

THE Tribune is the only Blaine pa
per In New York City.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-04-24
Teaching the Poor to Cook.

The New York Cooking School is
teaching cooking to young girls and
women not able to pay for their instruc-
ton. Two courses Of lessons are being
given, on Monday and Wednesday even
ings, in she Wilson Industrial school,
Twelve girls attend to the preparing and
cooking, while others gather around,
watch the details and listen to the in
struction. The whole course of cooking
each article is gone through, from the
act of making the fire to eating the
cooked food. Economy in the use Of
provisions is also a part Of the instruc
ton. A reporter of the Times visited
the school one night and saw the prepara
ton and demolition of a feast of eggs.
On blackboard on the wall were the
works: ''Bill of fare-Poached eggs,
baked eggs, omelet, scrambled eggs,
bread" Beneath this was an anal ysis
of the composition of bread. On another
blackboard were written directions for
preparing the egg dishes. In the center
of the room was long table covered
with eggs, salt, butter, dishes and
utensils. On one side of the table were
twenty plainly clad, but bright looking
girls from twelve years old up. On the
other side were the directress and her
three assistants.
The directress told the class what to
do and they fell to work on the eggs.
being closely watched and directed as to
details by the assistants. When the ON
elets, poached, scrambled, and baked
eggs were all cooked, the class feasted
and made merry with them. Then they
sang song about going to market and
choosing their meat Then the long ia
Bile was taken away. small one was
brought, and the mysterious operation Of
making bread was begun. The ingre-
dients were mixed according to the direc-
tions on the blackboard, and then the
girls, under the direction of the assis-
tants, took turns in kneading the dough.
While this was going on the direc-
tress asked questions about matters pre-
viously studied.
'How many can tell, " said she, "what
to do with roast when it is first brought
homeln
Up went dozen hands, and little
girl explained that it must be washed
with wet towel, not put in a pan
of water lest the juices be drained out
of it.
s'what is necessary first in cooking
itgn
'Gt must be sealed up to keep the
juices in"
"What seals it7'
''Hcat, which forms a hard crust on
the outside"
Eyes; so you must have hot fire and
cook it fast at first. Do you cook it fast
all throughf'
'sNo; the inside should be tender, and
must, therefore, be cooked slowly"
fright. What nation excels us in
cookingF'
''The French
eyes; and how do they COOKE"
s'Slowly."
And thus the directress went on until
the bread was kneaded. Then the cir
who had previously drawn the loaf BY
lot tool it home to follow the directions
which were given the class for setting it
to rise and to see how it would come out