The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-27

A Lest Boy.
One morning last August Mrs. Nc
Call, in the southeast part of town,
answered door call, and found there
a boy of IA years, not large OF his age,
who asked for work, saying he was an
orphan boy etc. aud his name ElmOre
Rhodes. His appearance and tale af-
fected Mrs. Mccall, who invited him
In and took him to Mr.. Mccall. who
also took an interest in the lad. After
he got his break fast Mr.. Mccall direct.
ed him to Leybolt's brickyard, where
the boy got work, a;si continued till
WilI5sr closed the yard. The boy
ciyIh4d pl;as.if we'll and had near 81
l-i.. Nj. and Mrs. Mccall kept track
of the little fellow. and through them
he got place with Mr.. and Mrs. Ja-
cob Smith, TWO miles from Berlin, on
the Greensburgh road, to do chores
and attend school. OF course there
was history connected with the lad
that sOOn developed. Attending liter
ary one evening, he met old acquain-
tances from over toward Brimfield, in
Portage county. 1t seems brutal
father had beaten the little fellow be-
yOnd all reason, and he left home,
mother, one brother end three sisters,
and this was the first heard of Gilmore
since his disappearance, six months
before. Indeed, neighbors feared he
had been murdered by the father. A
day or two after an uncle called to see
If he was the boy. The boy did not
salute him, but went out at the back
door, without his OvercOat or his best
suit, and has not been seen since. This
was the 10th of last February. It is
known he came to Canton that day,
but strange to say, he did not come to
his friends, the McCalls, whs would
have gladly welcomed him. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccall have been hoping to hear
of him, or that he would come to see
them. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith also think
everything of the boy. He was good
boy to work, and very attentive, mod
est and obedient. They would like to
have him back. This case is only an.
other result of ihhum2nity. Many a
good boy is made bad by bad and bru-
tai treatment. Inhuman, brutal in
| tluence is the bad tree that brings forth
| bad fruit. The boys mother was great
ly relieved at hearing of him last Feb
ruary. The little fellow seems to have
made friends wherever he went. We
learn that his parents are willing to
have him stay at Mr.. Smiths, and
would-nOt disturb him. He no doubt
imagined he was to be captured and
punished, and hence left Mr.. Smith.
| If this article meets Elmore Rhodes
eye he may understand that he will
| find it to his interest to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. McCalps or Mr. aud rs.Smith' 8.
Should any one, reading this article,
know of his whereabouts, let word be
sent to the boy Stark Go. Dem.
The school BOOK ReaolmGiom.
The following is the resolution of
Hon. Joseph Poe, of Cuyahoga county,
which recently passed the Ohio House
of Representatives by vote of so to 35
If it passes the Senate the school-book
monopoly that has SO long cursed the
State will have to go:
Be it resolved by the General AS
sembly of Ohio, That the Governor
be and he is authorized to appoint n
commission OF three competent per
Sons, each to receive not to exceed T5
per day, to prepare for publication II
series of school text books. readers,
copy books, arithnetics, practical aud
mental, geOgraphies,g ,grammars. United
States history aud algebra for all classes
of scholars attending the common
schools OF the state. The Secretary of
State Is hereby authorized to furnish
said commission with the necessary
stationery and printing to aid them in
the completion of their work. When
completed copy of said books are
fulIy prepared the Governor is author
ized to procure copyright for the
state. ana he may sell To amy state in
the Union the copyright to Use said
books at q reasonable price the amount
received to be paid into the state treas
ury. And further provided, that when
the material for the books il provided,
the books shall be published by the
state aud furnished To- the pupil. at The
cs)sl ,;r,ct iii sUe. maGier d, tilt GGn-
,,yol As>-.no oiy small provide. They
-i.al; a. liz .ext books used in the
J ;.5iIu.on schools. There is hereby APP
prcprIated 90 900 from any money in
the state treasury to the credit OF the
general revenue luud, and not other
wise appropriated, TO be used for the
purpose OF paying the expenses of said
commission. Such expense to be paiti
ON the certificate of the Governor, and
said commission is required to report
to the Governor monthly their success.
The Governor may remove any or all
of said commissioners ut any time and
appoint other persons to Till their
places
In the Senate the resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee Oh Schools
and school Lands, The sstiie committee
that haas been sitting ON the Easssti
fschool book bill all winter.