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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

An Evansville. Ind, poultry house is
accused of preparing chickens for mar
ket in this fashion: The fowl is un-
tremendously jerked by the head from
the coop ard thrust into scalding water
for an instant, and hooked under the
bill and suspended in the air for the
few seconds it takes the experienced
hand to pick its feathers. When picked
clean it is passed into the ice-box,
where almost invariably the scaldcd
and tortured thing writhes and cackles
with agony until it is finally overcome
by pain and expires"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
0Homespun." sesx1sRs

The farmer, says the Mansfield o.
Neaos, proceeded to state: 1.-The dudes
and delicate ladies little realize the
fact that their grandparents or perhaps
their own parents were, in their young
er days, considered more intelligent,
and as much admired in their home
spuns as the dude in his finest broad
cloth or the belle in her choicest satins.
In those times girls knew how to wash
dishes, spin-less about crazy patch
work and drumming on a piano while
the mother did the labor of the house
hold alone"
.'Will you be so kind" asked the
man with the pencil, "as to describe
the process of manufacturing home
spun cloth?"
'.Yes, that's the way it is with you
youngsters; it would be curious to you
now, of course, but nevertheless I'll
tell you as near as can. Well, when
the flax was ripe, all hands went into
the field and it was pulled. tied in bum
dies, and stood up in punches. When
it was cured it was gathered in and the
seed failed off. This was in the fall OF
the year. In the spring it was taken
out to sod field, spread out, and water
poured over it, unless it rained a great
deal" "Why was that done?" asked
the scribe. $50 it would rot. you see.
The wooden quality of the straw would
rot and the tibrous part toughen. Girls
and boys all turned out to turn it over
and see that this was thoroughly fin
| ished before going to the breaker. The
breaker was a machine made OF Stats
in such a way that when the upper
part was raised it would leave the
| lower stats about an inch and u half
apart. The flax was laid across this
and the top brought down upon it.
The upper Stats would go down in the
spaces between the lower ones this
way illustrating with his hands). In
| this way the straw was crushed, and
then drawn over q hackle. A hackle
was made something like comb; long
iron spikes driven in board is how
the hackle was made, and over these
spikes the broken fax was repeatedly
drawn"
Here the narrator paused to think,
and gave the reporter an opportunity
to catch up writing, after which the re-
porter asked: what came nextT
"Well, I think-yes, remember
now. we took a wooden paddle with
| Su6Ep OuSoS, duu uP eAO ehoA
hacked straw, struck with the edge ol
the paddle. This we called 'scrutch
ing Then the women folks took care
of it, spinning it into thread. and ther
wove it. :"
How did they accomplish this?
was the next question by the interested
''knight of the pencil.
| WELL" proceeded the farmer, "yo,
| Al
to separate the rough pieces of straw
from the fiber. Then punched up i
was placed upon distaf, next run owe
little flyer, and then wound on
spool. Tho thickness or heft of tn
thread was governed by the spinner
who drew the fax off of the distaff ant
rolled it between her fingers. Well
YOU know how it was from that on
the threads were woven on q loom ant
many farmer lad was gayly attire'
in homespun."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Ohio.
ELECTIONS
House Joint Resolution No. 67.
JOINT RESOLU rION
Proposing amendments 10 articles
ItoO, Three and Ten Of The Con-
StitntiOn Of the State.

he 10 resetcrtt yy %G~ O.. a1'1l assembly of tie
State cT OhiO That pa 'up.'>itions to amend sc;.-
ton of article ii, section III article Ill and
section of article 81 the constitution Of the
State of Ohio. shall bc Submitted to the electors
of this State, on the second Tuesday of October,
\. ID. 1885. to read as follows:
ARTICLE IL.
Section !. Senators and Repi esentatives shall
be elected biennialy by the electors of the re-
spcctive couuIics or districts. on tile first Tues
day after The first Monday IN NOreanber; their
term ol Office shall commence on the first day
of January next thereafter and continue two
years.
ARTICLE Ill.
section The Executive Department shall
consist OF a Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treas urer
of state. and an AttoI ney General, who shall
be elected ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, by the electors OF
the State. and at the places of voting for men,
hers oil the General Assembly.
ARTICLE
Section County officers shall lie elected
on tie FIRST IHeSfidy dJteJ lie FIRST Monday iH
NOGenlGeF by the cicCIur> of itch OunLy, in
such manner, ard ior such term not exceeding <
three years, rs may be provided by law.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At such election. the voters in favor of the
ado ptiOn of the amendment to sccI ion two of
article two shall have placed upon their ballots
the words Amendment to section two OF arti-
Gle two Of the Constituencies" and those
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, Amendment to section two of article
two of the constitutiOn-No" Those Who ia :
vor the adoption OF the amendment TO section
one Of article threa OF the constitution, shall
have placed upon lhCir ballots the words,
Z" Amen,.m TO section one of m tirIe three of
the constitutiOn-IcS;' - and thos e who do not
favor the adoption of such amendment, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
" Amendment t. section one of article three of
the con- il iutiOa-No }" Those VINO favor the
adoption of the amsndm, Mt to section two of
article tn of the constitution. hail have placed
upon thcic ballots the words, Amendment to
e. IiOn two of article ten Of the constitution
Yes :" and those who dO not favor the adopt ion
OF such amendment. shall have placed upon
THEN ballots the words, Amendment TO section
two OF article ten OF the Constitution No"
A. II. MARSH.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN q. WARWICK
President Of the Senate
Adopted March a. 1885,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

Those who deal In bibles are just as
cute as those who deal in razors, A
great many people bought the new
version of the New Testament when it
appeared, hattering themselves that
they would buy the Old Testament
when it came ont, and thus have both
parts The English publishers, howev-
er, do not propose to issue the Old
Testament separately. and to obtain it
purchasers will be obliged to buy the
bible.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
A Few More Points,
Referring to the mn
I61 above letter, we NM
l. OSOH will Siponlu COW IL OO n


we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUYTHEM FROM THE FAC
TORY, OR HAS ANY RIGHT To SELL
THEM. 1t seems to us much like boys
play to get angry and advertise prices
because they cannot buy the goods.
We trust the publication of prices will
continue through the whole list, as we
have no money. to advertise goods no,
in stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that we have never cursed the place as
ready to be fenced in, because we were
going Oleave it. They know that we
are not a travelling experimental insti-
tuition, and they will continue to buy
their Watches, Silver Ware, etc., of
the Old Reliable Ravenna Jewellers,
Swift's Block.
WAIT BROTHERS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

4 wonderful man has been develop
ed in Los Angeles, Cal. I. w. He'll
man, to whom large estate was re-
Gently bequeathed, proposes to deed it
to the two orphan asylums of that city.
He says he has as much money as he
needs, and that hs will not accept gifts
from any one. '. e.. ~-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co..

ROCKFORD, ILL, May 18th, 1884.
Referring to the fact that we have
appointed WAIT BROTHERS, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale of
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County, Ohio, We desire to say
that no parties other than WAIT BROS.
or their employees, are authorised to
offer these Goods for sale in the terri
tory indicated and that no warranty
whatever attaches to our goods when
offered for sale by others than our duly
authorised agents. Our goods are sold
directly from the factory, and only
through competent and well known
dealers.
AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated for
immediate use, we hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible to the wearer of the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
BUT ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand the extraor-
dinary guarantee of excellence made
by WAIT BROS, and given out by
them to the public, and are prepared
to make good the assertions of our
representatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCKFORD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
cp,ccs, cLYcERlNE sALve,

The best on earth, can truly be said
of Griges' Glycerine Salve, which is a
sure cure for cuts, bruises, ,sealds, burns,
positively cure piles, letter, and skin
eruptions. Try this wonder healer.
satisfaction guaranteed or money re-
funded. Only 25 cents. For sale by
BELDING & ARMSTRONG.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

Town and Country Property for sale or ex-
change.
We buy or sell. according to the demand.
J. n. DuSSEL.
l offer for sale the following desirable prop
erty:
A FINE RESIDENCE-B Brick House-on
East side Of North Chestnut street next to Re
publican" printing office. Price, $3.50.
"A FINE RESIDENCE on East side OF South
Chestnut street. Price, $l.40O.
. FARM OF $50 ACRES, in south part of
Aurora, township FavOrably located. Price,
$3.50.
HOUSE and TWO LOTS near Diamond
Glass Factory. Price. $4,000.
A NUMBER OF BUILDING LOTS in very
favorable locality, in this place. Price, from
$3.50 to $3.50.
A FINE RESIDENCE on Lincoln Avenue
Price, $500.
FARM of 30 acres in Edinburg. Price $500.
FARM of ~ acres in Austinburg Ashtabula
county. Price, $500
A FARM of 1Ol acres. in Edinburg. Price
5000.
j. Fl DUSSEI-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.I
the Slate Of DhIO, do hereby certify that the
FOREGOING is u Irue c"pH nf Il Joint Resoluti n
a"I tel 10y the General Assembly of the State
OF ONO on the 26th day OF March. A ID IL s.
tak the iginal rolls filed in this Oiliue
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF have hereunto sub
sCIlheI my name, AMI itlli ed my
[sEALl official seal. n Columbus, the 25Ih
day of March. \. ~ 1880,
JAMES ; ROBINSON
nF Sy4Ts
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

Queen Mary restricted the wearing of
broad-toed shoes by proclamation. The
proclamation ran to the effect that
shoes should not be worn wider than
six inches,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
MAIN STREET
FLOUR and FEED STORE
MILL STUFF of all kinds constantly on hand
CASH FOR FUR.
Please give me a call,
E. F. CANNON,
Successor to p Catltn
Notice of. appointment.

Notice of appointment.
Estate OF James ] Blair. deceased
TINE un iersigned has been ap20infeT and
Il qualified as Executor of the Estate oI
James j. Blair, late of Mantua, Portage coun.
ty, deceased.
S1a FRANK BLAIR.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
STEAM SHIP LINES.

rHICKETS on the following Steam Ship Lines
l. can he purchased from the undersIg Igned:
On the North t.erman Lloy'l-THE RED
SGAH,IHE AMkRICAN, TIL T. ROY S l. AAIL
and I'll ~ FLbRIO RUB a lINO,an Italian line
These lines carry passengers from Gew York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore 30 any OF the prin-
cipal ports on the European coast, and from
SAIL ports to New York. Philadelphia and Bal
IimOre. Connected with these lines are Rail-
road transportation to any points in the inte
rior-
u ~. DUSsEI.- SnecIaIA govt
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
24, | "a, | "a!

rINIIE undersigned having been employed Us
i Agent tor the sale oI the Real Estate in
kavenna Village, belonging to the heirs OF
Benjamin Tappan, deceased, now offers for sale
TWENTY-FOUR VALUABLE VILLAGE
LOTS,
situate on south side Of East Main Street Said
l.ots axe laid out in the most convenient shape
possible, there being an alley between each tier
of Lots. and they on high ground giving
good drainage. Surrounding buildings first
class.
For price and terms, call at Office of
N. H. SMITH,
S134w Real Estate Agent,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

StCC6O'ft " Il OtO'tottp N,UtCC1o,
Reso1ced by the General assembly Of tie State
of ohio (threc-lttlS OF ;tll Liic members elected
10 eacn House concurriHg therein). That there
oe submitted to the electors of the State, on
the second TueSda ys OF october, A. ID 1SS5 4
propo itiOn t. amend section four, article ten
of the Constitution OF tina State, so MS to read
follows
Section 1. Township officers shall be elect
cd by JhC electors OF each township, at such
time, and in >uch manner, and for such term
not exceeding three years. rs may be prOVIdCd
by law; but shall hold their Offices until their
SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified
The Glect0r- desiring at said election, to vote
N favor of the foregoing amendment, shall
have written ur pa intcd on their ballots the
Nords. constitutional amendment, township
.lliccTS-lc - ami those who do not favor the
ten printed on their ballots The word>.
Constitution IL amendment, township Officers
No"
Al MARSH,
Speaker oftht House Of Representatives..
Ei.MFR WHITE
President pro tenn OF the Senate
Adopted April y Isst
UNITED STATES of AMERICA, OHIO !
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.l
l. JAMEs s EOBINs'N Secretary OF State OF
he State of Uhiu do hereby certify that thu.
foregoing Is a true copy of u Joint Resolution
tcnptrd by the General Assembly of the State
1T Ohio on the 9Th day of April a. II ISl5
In TESTIMONY wHEREoF have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed my
lSEAL ot1icIal seal. at Columbus, the 9th
day of April, \. ID. 1875.
JAMES ). ROBINSON.
sd7 Secretary of Slate.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10

The President has issued a procla.
nation for thanksgiving day. The day
is always observed in Greenwood.
We are sorry that Mr.. w. C. Ander.
son is still very sick.
Mr.. C. C. Haddon does a rushing
business in shipping cattle 10 Charles:
ton.
MI. C. w. Crews, who has been sick
for some time, is improving.
A man in oriental costume and driv-
ing two grays to a pheaton dosed out
medicine to the afflicted this week.
From the amount he sold a great many
systems must have been out Of order.
An attempt was made, on Thursday
night, to burn DR.. Millwee's gin house.
No clue to the perpctrator. The fire
vent out OF it's own accord.
One Of u prominent young mer-
chants, during his leisure hours, tied a
tin Gun to a dogs tail. OF course the
dog ran. 1t was a gread deal Of fun
for the boys but not much for the dog
VIC imagine.
A movement is on foot to reorganlze
the Greenwood band. "There is mu-
sic in the air.
J. X. burst & Co. have just put up
n neat sign.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10
Ninety.Six Dots.

The committee sent from here to
Edgefield G.. H., to meet with the peo-
pie there in the interest of our rail road.
have returned md reported u very in
teresting meeting. Edgeield will send
up a delegation to meet with us on the
18th inst.
On last Friday evening and night
there was much hustle and stir on our
streets caused by droves of fine stock
being driven in and put on the freight
cars to be carried to the State fair.
Ninety-Six always sends a , large and
fine lot Of stock to the fair and never
tails to bring away its share of pre-
miums.
There was a fight in town between
three or four negroes on Friday night
One, Julius Anderson, was severely Gu,
with a pocket knife.
All persons interested in the new
rail road are requested to be present on
next Friday the 18th inst. The cleo.
ton Of officers is to take place and other
important business to be attended to.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10
Greewood uCinders.

A Greenville paper says shat ar. S.
G." will certainly have a -ow on his
hands. Let us have peace my friends.
We hear that the old Reading Club ia
to be put in operation again. Give more
attention to the intellectual interest and
not so much to the social feature and
your success will be assured. /.
The Union Sunday School will have
q jug breaking, at'the Rocks. on the
fifth Sunday.
The young folks had . very enjoy
able dance at the residence of Mr.. b.
Reynolds, Jr. on Monday night.
Two Italians, with harp and violin,
treated our citizens to some excellent
music on the streets and elsewhere.
Miss Jessie Coleman, Of New Mar.
kst is visiting her sister Mrs. G. g,
Waller.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10

lar houses in the South. Mr.. Sitten is
we'll liked by his employers and is look
ing we'll. MI. Charles P. Presley is
located here again, but we failed to see
him. W. called on our friends ut the
Planters and found Mr.. b. +. Brown rs
genial and pleasant as ever. Mr.. Brown
moved up from the Globe in May and is
doing a fine business.
On reaching Hodges we stepped upon
the platform and inquired what stage
the Ferguson trial had reached, only to
find that the last speakers were putting
in the ir final blows. We were anxious
to hear the orators. Youmans, Noise and
Benet-ip fact all the array Of eminent
talent employed on that case.
r. S. G.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10
A Wonderful Discovery.

Consumptives and all, who suffer
from any affection Of the throat and
lungs, car find q certain cure in DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Thousands Of permanent cures verify
the truth of the statement. No mcdi-
cine can show such q record Of wonder
full cures. Thousans Of oncc hopeless
sufferers now gratefully proclaim that
they owe their lives to this New Dis
covery. 1t will cost you nothing to give
it a trial. Free trial bottles Mt Cothran
& Pcrrin's Drug Store. Large bottles
$1.W
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10
Troy Dots.

The party given by Miss L. H. John
son, at the residence Of Mr.. II. M. Dem
dy, on Saturday evening, October 31st.,
was a grand success, and was enjoyed
immensely by the young ladies' and
gentlemen present. We are certainly
indebted to Miss johnson for her kind
hospitality OF that occasion.
The hot supper, for the benefit OF
the Methodist Church. was served in
their building. on Tuesday evening last,
in u most lordly style. BY Z clock q
large crowd had assembled for which
ample accommodation had been made.
Oysters were served in every way i'm
asinable. great tables Of delicious cake
was dcvourcd, and we beg to congrat-
ulate the managers upon the grand sue
cess attained, Net proceeds, $40.
The sociahle ut Mr.. James Dendy's.
on Monday evening. was participated
in by all the young ladies aud gentle
Mr.. Ben Chiles very kindly rendered
his mansion to the young people on
Thursday evening, where there assem-
bled a goodly number and spent most
pleasant evening. Excellent music
was furnished by Misses Mowrcy and
Miss Nellie Mowry, Of Bold Branch.
is visiting friends and relatives in town.
Misses McKeller and Watson are Wis
iting Mrs. II. III. Dendy.
Capt. r. w. Litcs, DR.. Addison and
others attended the rail road meeting
in Aiken on tho 4th inst. Nothing def
mite was done. Another meeting il to
be held in January, Mt which time we
hope some arrangements will b. made
that will tend to aspeedy complexion OF
the road. MORE ANON.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10
Masters Sales.
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
~ COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE.
Court of Common Pleas.

8. MCGOWAN and F.. A. Robertson
against NJ. V. Miller, ct al.
BY virtue Of an order of sale made ir
the above sisted case, l will offer 70,
sale at public outcry at Abbeville, G.. II.
S. c., OF Sale Day in December. 1885
within the legal hours Of sale, the fol.
lowing described property, situate in
said State and County: All that trac,
or parcel Of land, containing,
SEVEN HUNDRED ACRs,
more or less and on waters OF Saluda
River, bounded by lands Of b.. f. Cal.
houn, A. +. CLANCY and others.
Also Lot No. l. in the village OF
Ninety-Six. known rs the Brick store
lot, seventy feet front, more or less
bounded on north by w. r. Hilton.
south by public square, and west by
North Cambridge street, said lot cen.
tanning three brick stores which will be
sold separately.
Also Lot No 2, in N%incty-Six. about
one hundred and fifteen feet in length
by thirty-five in width known as Post
Office Row, bounded by public square.
w. C.. Moore, William Johnston, j.. P
Phillips and others.
Terms OF sale-One-half Cash, bal
ance in twelve months. with interes,
from day Of sale, secured by bond Of
purchaser and q mortgage Of the prem,
Uses. Purchaser to pay the Master fol
papers.
JCKLUGH,
Nov. 10, 1885, 41 Master
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10

DUE WEST, s. c., October 80.
Continuation OF Aiken correspond
ence
What we have snid in the above par
agraphs refer to Aiken commercially or
perhaps ore properly semi-politically.
There were q number of things we
were pleased with. Aiken is a beauti-
fully situated town /; broad streets and
fine shade trees |; one of her special
features is her handsome hotel. AS a
health resort, she is noted the High
land Park Hotel is celebrated North and
South. and accommodates about three
hundred guests. We had the pleasure
Of walking through its grounds and
peeping into some of its airy rooms, al
though they were in a torn up condition
as they were preparing to open it up
about the 9Th Of November. There are
other nice hotels here. The handsome
Courthouse building is an attraction to
the town. We heard q gentleman say
IF Aiken only had more rail road facil-
tiles, she might rival. Augusta"
There is an active religious element at
work here doing what it can against u
a strong opposition. This element man.
ifested itself on the day Of the election.
Three ladies, Rev. Mrs. Cuthbert, Mrs.
Drayton and Miss S%choReld, under the
auspices Of tho ladies Christian Tenn
perance Union had q stand near the
polls, and were active throughout the
day, dispensing hot coffee and tea. with
crackers, to any person who would APP
ply for the same, and who can tell how
many this kept away from q worse place.
The ladies were most accommodating ;
there we cav q sign hung up prayer
meeting up-stsirs from 10 to / O'Clock"
We heard this most favorably comment
ed on by the visitors. The head of the
temperance movement in the State ia
located here and our friend Col. Dray-
ton holds the chief Office.
Late Friday evening we again landed
lin Augusts II was with pleasure that we
met some Of our Due West friends. Mr..
John Sitton, Of Due West, Is with the
popular House OF. Day & Tannahill,
this Ii n of tho bes, and most popu,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-10
SALE OF LAND.

WILL sell Mt public auction on Sale
4 in December next "The Burnett
place containing TWO HUNDRED acres
more or less bounded by lands Of Jnmes
Carlisle, James Lo,nax, Isaac Carlisle
and others. This lard is located four
miles west OF Lowndcsville near the
Diamond Springs. E. A. ROBERTSON.
Terms Cash. Nov IL, '85