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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
She Dabbled in- Stocks.

1t is no use denying the superiority
OF woman, says writer in the San
Francisco Chronicle. Whenever a man
gets up shrewd scheme and makes it
. success all his fellow-men applaud
him, shake hands with him, pat him on
the back and stand him drinks. There
is modesty about female ingenuity
that prevents publicity and all its at
tendant kudos. There is a married
lady in this town who would be for
tame either as an advance agent of
show, partner in bank or q manip-
ulator on Pine street The produce
exchange should make her an honorary
member, and if she were in Chicago
she would be grain queen OF some
thing like it. She was dabbling in
stocks. For most men assessments
are nightmares, but assessments have
no terrors for your true woman. There
came due little matter of $50 delin-
Quent on few shares she held. Her
husband believed her pure and uuspot-
ted from the stock market. Indeed he
thought she knew nothing about bus
mess at all. She was busted, had not
. cent, and she dare not ask him for
the money. She did not want to let
the stock go. As she sat demuraly
trimming q new hat one evening, with
. most demure and purely domestic
look Of love in her pensive eyes, and
her devoted husband sat in dressing
gown and slippers reading opposite,
. bright idea struck her. She arose
early next morning and went down to
. friend of hers. Her husband had a
dog of which he thought the world.
he would not lose that dog for any
thing. She took that dog with her.
After she had paid her call she said:
Il wish you'd let me leave this dog
here
Certainly"
..I'l send for him to-day if 1 get
home in time, but, if you don't mind,
would you just tie him up in the
yard"
'Al right. With pleasure.
The dog was lost when the husband
got home.
"My dog gonel Somebody stolen
him! Great Scott? What shall l
dop''
Il suppose the simplest way would
be to advertise a reward of $50 That
would fetch him." and the wife looked
terribly distressed at her husbands an
guish. Next mornings paper con-
tanned an advertisement $50 for dog
lost" At IL o'clock messenger boy
appeared with the dog, got the $50,
and somehow or other the wife still
Qwnsd the stock, assessment paid.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
puEs, p,LELIIp,lEs!Il

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy )called DIR. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years. standing. No one need suffer
FIVE minutes after applying this Won
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than good
Williams Ointment absorbs the tu-
nors, allays the intense itching, (par-
ticularly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts as a poultice, gives in
slant and painless relief, and is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by H. Waterman, and mail
Q I OH receipt of price. Sl.OO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
Troubles of the War Correspondent.

Military history cannot be properly
written over military telegraph wires.
Considerations military, political, and
personal alike forbid it. Besides.
promptness is of the essence of CORES
pondents' work in the field. and
promptness is seldom compatible with
completeness. OF this, above all kinds
of journalistic effort, may it be truly
said that when the work is done we
see how unfinished is the workman
ship.
There are little facts which modify
first impressions but which cannot be
learned until after the news has set the
world talking; there are appearances
which are deceitful in marches and
battles, as in other departments of hu-
man effort; and, above all, the corre-
spondent must not tell the whole truth
about anything, lest in giving informa-
ton to his readers at home he affords
| instruction to enemies in the field, and
SO brings himself into collision with the
military authorities, who are perfectly
within their right in insisting upon a
strict censorship of kilograms. and
would, in Europe or India, be within
! their right if they insisted on strict
| knowing how much mischief may lurk
in a phrase or turn of expression un-
dreamed of by the writer, or how the
enemy may be burning to know and
the staff anxious to conceal something
which a. pears to the correspondent u
mere ordinary item of camp news.
1t may be said, and it can be truly
said, that the correspondent who gives
such Information does not thoroughly
know his business; but there is no
guarantee whatever at present that a
correspondent knows even the ele-
ments of his business. And if he knew
his business ever SO well he will be liza
BILE to sin inadvertently in English
camps SO long as he is not taken. at
least as much as junior staff officers are
taken, into the confidence of those COM
manding headquarters or the column
to which he happens to be attached.
General officers commanding the arm
les of other nations have thought it
compatible with their duty to treat
correspondents coniidentially, and they
have not been known to suffer from it.
The mischief has been done, where
it has arisen, through correspondents
being kept in the dark, and the staff
trusting to luck that the journalists
would not find out what their keen
eyes and sharp ears and ready wits
have nevertheless discovered and the
immense competition for news has led
them to publish. Instances of all these
things can be adduced if required, but
the point in hand is the justification o
the existence of a censorship; anC
where a censorship exists, whether il
be of the mild type affected by Col
Swaine or of the more rigorous sor
thought necessary by Col. Grove, tn,
correspondent cannot put before thu
public the whole facts of the case. ol
even the whole of the facts which h,
} knows at the time of writing his com
munication to his employers.-1h
F'ortntghtiy RevietO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
4 Few More Points
INN Referring to the nm
I01l above letter, we mn
4VOOs will simply saw, i OO
Will simply say,


we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM 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 uot
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 to leave it. They know that " e
are not 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, 1885-07-23
cRIacs. cLYoERiME sALvE

The best on earth, can truly be said
of Griggs' Glycerine Salve, which is a
sure cure for cuts. bruises, ,scalds, burns,
wounds, and all other sores. Will
positively cure piles, tetter, and skin
eruptions. Try this wonder healer,
Satisfaction guaranteed or money re-
funded. Only 25 cents. For sale by
BEIDING & ARMSTRONG.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

Town and Country Property for sale or ex-
change.
We buy or sell. according to the demand.
j. n. DUSSEL.
offer for sale the following desirable prop
erty:
A FINE RESIDENCE Brick HOuse-on
East side of North Chestnut street next to he
publican" printing office. Price, $500.
AFINE Residence on East side of South
Chestnut street. Price, 81 40O.
FARM OF 15O ACRES, in south part OF
Aurora township. Favorably located. Price,
$3.50.
HOUSE and TWO LOTS near Diamond
Glass Factory. Price. $a0OO.
A NUMBER OF BUILDING LOTS in very
favorable locality, In this place. Price. from
$250 to $3.50.
A FINE RESIDENCE on Lincoln Avenue
Price, $500.
FARM of 80 acres in Edinburg. Price, $500.
FARM OF 40 acres in Austinburg. Ashtabula
county. Price, $500.
A FARM of 1Oi acres. in Edinburg. Price
5000.
j. Fl DUSSEB-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23

Booth does not look at others who
play his parts, fearing unconscious
imitation. He has never seen Ham
let'' played except by his father.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
STEAM SHIP LINES.

TICKETS on the following Steam Ship Lines
Il can be purchased from the Undersigned:
On the North German LlovG-TilE RED
STAR,THE AMERICAS. TIL # ROY Al MAIL
and THF FLORIO RUB ATINO, AN Italian line
These lines carry passengers from new York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore 20 any Oi The prin-
cipal ports on the European roaSt, and from
sail ports to New York. Philadelphia and Bal
timore. Connected with these lines are Rail-
road transportation to any points in the inte-
rior.
u. " pUsSEI.. specTaIA Vept
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Ohio.
ELECTIONS.
House Joint Resolution No. 67.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments TO Articles
ItoO, Three and Ten of The Con-
stitHkion Of the State.

Be ii Tesolpe2 gy the General assembly of tie
State 0T OhiO That props ions to nInrn nj scs:-
ton OF article IL. section of article Ill and
section of article st the cons ion Of the
State of Ohio. shall be submitted to the electors
of this State. on the second tuesday of October,
a. ID. 1885, to read as follows:
ARTICLE ii.
Section Z. Senators and Representatives shall
be elected biennialIy by the electors OF Ihs re-
spcctiVe counties or di-tricts. on the first Tues-
day after tie first Konday in .Yooent6eT; their
term ul Office shall commenc" on the first day
of January next thereafter. and continue two
years.
ARTICLE III.
sectionl The Executive department shall
consist OF Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary OF state, Auditor of State, Treas urer
of state. and All AttOI ney General, who sh II
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,
bers OF the General Assembly.
ARTICLE
Section > County officers shall he elected
the first Tuesday after the frst Monday In
N0reDi6er by the eiecIurs Of zach Ounty, in
such manner and 1or such term not exceeding
three years as may be provided by law.
FORM OF BALLOT,
At such election. she voters in favor of the
adoption of the amendment to seciion two OF
article two. shall have placed upon thoir ballots
the words - Amendment TO sestiOn two OF arti
Gle two OF thn eonstitu,ion-Ies;" and those
VINO 40 not idkOt tic duOpIlOn Ol SuCn amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, - Amendment to section two of article
two of the con>LitutiOn-No." Those " no ia
yor the adoption of the amendment to section
one of article three of the constitution, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
Amen, ,,ment TO section one of article three of
the constitutiOn-Yes:" :" and tho, " no 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, tiiutiOn-NO Those who favor the
adoption of the amendment to section two Of
article ten of the constitution. shall have placed
upon their ballots the words. Amendment to
{. e,.tiOn two of article ten of the constitution
Ies;'' and those who do not favor the adopt ion
OF such amendment. shall have placed upon
theh ballots the words, Amendment to section
two of article ten of the Cons stilutiOn-
A. ID. MARSH.
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
JOHN q. WARWICK
President Of the Senate
Adopted March 25, 1885,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23
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 N P Catlip

Notice of appointment.
Estate of James Blair. deceased
THE un tersigned has been appointed and
l. qualified Executor of the Estate of
James Blair, late of Mantua, Portage coun-
ty, deceased.
Dated this a0th day Of June; A. d. 1876.
Ss FRANK BLAIR.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-23

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO, !
OFFICE OF THe SRCRETAR OF STATE.I
JAMES ). ROBINSON, .ecretary of State of
the state of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
forep ding is a true copy of Joint ResOluti' n
adJptel ny the General Assembly of the Stale
of Ohio on the 25th day of March. \. ID 1875.
tai en- IRON The risnal rolls filed in this Office.
In TESrIAoNY WHEREOF have hereunto sub
scribed my name, ami afh xed my
lsEALl Official seal. At Columbus, the 25Ih
day of March. A. % lnr5.
JAMES ). ROBINSON.
S67 Secretary of State.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

his friends knew he possessel, but
which the general public had not al
tributed to him. While he believes
thoroughly in the policy of handing
over to the army refractory Indians
for summary treatment, he presents
tangible scheme for the gradual i'm
provement Of the more civized tribes,
which will in the course of time rem
der them self supporting in greater
degree than at present. To this end
he asks for an increased appropriation
for the present and the establishment
of a system which will gradually de-
crease the sum annually appropriated
by congress. Under Atkins admin
istratiOn the management of the In
dian bureau has been honest and eff
ficient and free from those scandals
which have rendered our dealings
with the Indians reproachful.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

1he Antiquity fLhristmas frees.
Christmas trees and evergreens in
connection with the celebration OF
Christmas are traced in the cans
tiquetates Curiose" (1819), to the
very dawn of Christendom. Tradl,
ton says the first Christian church in
Britain was built Of boughs, and that
the disciples directed this I've d one to
attract the notice of the people, he
cause the monks had built temples of
this description in imitation of the
temples of Saturn, which were in eve>
ry instance constructed under the
branches of the oak tree. The great
feast of Saturn was held in Decem>
Der, and as the oaks were then leaf
less, the monks required the people to
bring boughs of evergreens, and Chris
tians adopted the same custom on the
25th of December, the usage surviv-
ing to the present day.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

On account of the increased de-
mand for iron, the Tennessee Coal
aad Iron Railroad Company has ad.
vanced the price 30 cents, thus maxi
ing it $3.50 per ton. Within the
past ten days iron has advanced So
and will probably go still higher.
The furnaces are running on full time
and large orders are expected. The
stock of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company, which few
weeks ago was quoted at 10 cents, is
now firm and scarce OF 40 cents. We
do not hear of an advance of wages Of
the woEkmen employed by this COM
pany. Ifcapital wants the friendship
of the laboring classes, it ought to in
crease their wages when the price Of
their products advances.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19
A $15O,OOO LAW SUIT
To be Brought Against the Mobile i
Ohio r. Il. in the Chancery
Court at Humboldt.
jackson Wing.


A bill is now in preparation and
will shortly be filed in the chancery
court at Humboldt, Tenn. institut-
ing legal proceedings against the Mo-
bile q Ohio railroad company for
taxes claimed to he due the state of
Tennessee and the counties of said
state through which said railroad
passes, for the.years 1880, 1882 49,
"a. According to the original char
ter granted the M. O. 0. road by the
state of Tennessee, the property OF
the road was exempted from taxaN
ton until such time as said CORPORA
ton declared dividend of about 8 or
10 per cent. on the stock. This the
railroad company claims has never
vet been done and hence it is not LA
Bile for taxes. the state and counties
interested, however, insist that when
the NJ. d 0. raad went into the hands
of receiver in 1869, and afterwards
into the possession Of new company
or corporation, that the original char
ter exemptions were annulled by that
change, and that the road was liable
for taxes as other property. The state
and counties also hold that the M. q
o. r. r. Go. had so watered its stock
from time to time as to prevent
dividend being declared upon its stock
and thus has sought to defeat the ends
of justice. The Supreme Court Of
Tennessee has, we learn, decided in
one case that charter privileges may
be annulled by the failure or change
of the corporation to which said char
ter was previously granted. If this
be true it will make the case very
strong one against III e M. u 0 R, H.
In addition to taxes claimed by the
state for the years 1880 to 1884 III
elusive the counties ofObion, Gibson,
Madison, Chester and McNairy come
in for their share for the same term
Of years, which makes the tota
amount of state and county taxes
claimed for the five years approx
mate about Sl50,0O0.
We are not advised as to whether
the M. d o. road pays taxes in the
states OF Kentucky aud Alabama, but
we are informed that the same ques'
ton raised in Tennessee's cllim was
discussed by the legislature Of MissiS'
sippi some time ago and the matter
was compromised SO that the company
pays taxes consistent with its charter
privileges.
The proper officials in the counties
Of ObiOn, Gibson, Chester and Me-
Marry have recently received the fol
lowing letter from State Comptroller
p. p. Packard.
"Dear Sir:-UndAr the act of 1875
as amended by the act of 1888 did
on the 2nd day Of February, 1885,
assess the corporation known as the
Mobile u Ohio railroad. for taxes ioI
the years 1880 to 1884 inclusive
After giving the app.rIioumrnt ioI
each county he adds: Which is sub,
Ject to taxation for county purposes,
and hereby certify same. Sec acts
Of 1875.
Witn's' my cffieial seal and sigma,
ture Mt office in Nashville, this 2nd
day of Decent, r. lSS
p. Z. PICKARD,
COMPTROLLER.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19
TeIlneSSee PntentS.

Mr. H. N. jenkins, solicitor of pa
ents, Washington, d. c., officially re,
ports to the Exchange the following
complete list of patents granted Ten.
nessee inventors for the week ending
Dec. 8, 1885:
Trunk n. Rankin, Shelhyvi'le,
h'me>fa>ien,r; Seth Curtin. Coyinr.
Ton, automatic signal switch.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

The Sunday Herald OF Washing
ton says eliiorioly; "M". Atkins,
uh, made 81 much reputation as an
econo nicer when serving several
years on the appropriation Committee
of the hou'e, has developed The
bre,ul.h of view in his rev office as
CON mis- sioner Of Indian affairs, when
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

The Presidents message will be
found in this issue Of the Exchange,
and it will be found good reading for
all our subscribers. He is president
of all the United States = the
first in many years-and does not
hesitate to let the world know it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

Gen. Robert Toombs, enc of the
greatest and most learned men in the
south, died at his home in Washing
ton, Ga, last Tuesday, after long
illness. This has been a fatal year
for prominent men, several having
died in the past few weeks.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

The Nashville American is making
gallant fight against coal monopo'
ly IN that city. Coal sells there at
eighteen cents per bushel. Milan
pays only fifteen.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

The Nashville American, one of
the best newspapers in the south, is
advertised in this paper. We take
pleasure in saying that we think it
far in the lead in many respects, and
it will continue to grow in public ia
vor if its management is careful to
look out for the interest and enter
tainment of the people. &c. E. NJ"
its spicy Washington correspondent.
contributes readable and voluble
letters of much interest, and Col. Xii,
Hebrew, the agricultural editor, con-
tributes much valuable matter of in
terest to farmers. Altogether it is
most valuable paper.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

Many Years Use.-Rev. II. J.
Tucker, Verona, Miss Nov. 2o,
1881, says: have been using this
medicine for manv years, and find that
| cannot do well without IT, 1t is
unpqualled for biiiousness an3 mala-
rious diseases. Sold 10y Stewart u
Danner.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19
In an interview With the Memphi,

In an interview with the Memphis
Avalanche correspondent, Represen-
tatives Glass says he has secured the
removal of fourth>class postmasters at
Flippin, Bradford, Newborn, Hens
ming and Obion, thus removing all
Objectionable postmasters of this class
in his district. Charges Of political
character have been filed against the
presidential postmasters at Browns.
vile and Trenton. He was Of the
opinion that all offices should be in
the hands of the party in accord with
the administration. He recognized
the fact that the presidents hand s
were somewhat tied and he thought
the civil service act should be made
to modify it in such manner as to give
the administration the power neces
sary to run the government in its own
way Such IL course would likely
meet The views of most of the demo-
cratic members. He states that the
practice of suspending postmasters
will he stopped by the administration
while those already suspended could
have a hearing.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19
". a. VIDE, Publisher.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1885.

Twelve or fifteen people lost their
lives in a collision on the Georgia Pa.
cifc road last Monday night One
train telescoped another at Il water
tank.