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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

curse, according to the use made of it,
Let its sale be wisely regulated and
placed in the hands of prudent, careful
men, whether saloon keeper or drug
gist. Let the men who are engaged
in its traffic be made more respectable
and respected. Punish the man who
gets drunk. When sober, cheer, adj
wise and encourage. If he again falls
by the way, don't hate or tiespise him,
but again lift him up and urge him to
go and sin no more. Re temperate
ourselves. Set good example. Work
increasingly to reform and redeem the
fallen, not with great noise and com
motion not with vehement speech
and excited OratOry, on street corners
and in public places, but quietly, in
your own midst, do good. Carefully
guard the family home. Let life's du-
ties be interspersed with it's pleasures
for the young. Govern by love and
kindness, and thus save bad boys and
bad girls. Above all things "put your
own house in ORDER" and know thy
self" HUGO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
Dr.Fenner'S 'SNdney
@BaCk-aChe Cure.

REV. A. J. MERCHANT, Presiding
Elder M. E. Church, Meadville, Pa,
writes:
(April l6 1884, DIR FENEER's Kidney and
Back-ache Cure gave me almost instant re-
lief IL effected a cure completely / have
needed nothing since took it four years ago."
FRANK +. PERCIvAL. Rochester, N. V, writes:
(April g. 1891 lone bottle of DR. Fenner's
Kidney and Back-ache Cure helped me more
than all the Kidney Remedies taken in the pas =
two years; six bottles entirely cured me-"
Mrs JAMES FULLER, FredOnia. N. Y. writes:
March 3 1888 "Dr. Fenner's kidney and
Rack-Ache Cure has relieved me of Kidney
Disease Heart Disease. and Female Weakness.
| never had a medicine help So quickly"
HARRY WATERS. Hamlet y. Y, writes:
LIuly q 1889 "One bottle Of DIR. Fenner's
Kidney and Rack-achc Cure has cured me OF
Kidney Complaint and rheumatism after other
celebrated Kidney Remedies and Doctors had
failed"
Cures all diseases of the KIDNEYS,
BLADDER, URINARY PASSAGES, BACK
ACHE, DROPSY, FEMALE WEAKNESS,
NERVOUS DEBILITY, HEART DISEASE,
RHEUMATISM, &c, The most success
full remedy that has ever been admin
istered in the diseases named. Supe-
rior to all others.
For sale by Bedding s. Armstrong.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
SOUTHERN STATES.

BURGE>S S STRONG July II. at the Congr
gational Parsonage. by Rev. e. A Stone. Mr.
Daniel W. Burgess and Miss Mary A. trong
both of Ravenna.
What could be a more thorough
demonstration of the efficacy of pro-
hibition than the above figures Lou
isiana under license has six times as
many saloons as its sister cotton States,
Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi
and Tennessee. And Missouri, under
license, has four times as many saloon S
as it's next door neighbOr, Arkansas.
Again, let it be remembered that we
are counting every permit issued in a
prohibition State as representing a
permanent saloon. Could we get at
the actual facts, we have no doubt that
it would be found that at no time are
there One-half as many drinking
places open in prohibition States as
there are permits issued. But count a
saloon for every permit, and still pro-
hibition is from two to six times as
destructive to the saloon as is any
system of license.
Now what do these figures prove :?
Beyond all question, that prohibition
is most effective means in reducing
the number of saloons.
If prohibition did not prohibit there
would be but little opposition to it.
The saloons will not oppose what does
not hinder their traffic. That it is a
cause of alarm, that it agitates, that it
inyokes opposition everywhere and by
the combined power of all engaged in
the sale of intoxicating drinks, is a
crowning proof that prohibition is
most to be feared by them, and is the
strongest weapon of the temperance
people for reform. &. A. S.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
Arc TheY RenefICialI

Are the saloons beneficial to this |
isaquestion many minds |
become stranded upon. Do the saloons |
add to the health and growth of our |
village? Do they build up our COM |
munity, financially and intelligently?
Do they add value to real estate? DO
they enable men who frequent them
to build up homes and acquire prop
erty? Do they enable merchants to
build up large trade? Are those who
patronize these saloons the liberal
patrons of our merchants? Do they
not spend dollars for liquor where they
spend cents for provisions Do they
keep men who frequent them out of
our village Jail? Do they pay mems
fines who are incarcerated for being
intoxicated and disorderly? Do they
aid the wage workers family? Do
they put shoes Oh the feet of the chill
dren of parents who leave their money
at the bar? Would they send around
once a week sack of flour or a side of
meat to their patrons if they were in
destitute circumstances? Would they
| take a man from Jail who had spent
his last dollar at their bar? These are
q few questions we would like the
| readers of the News to solve and then
render their decisions. On the other
hand we might say: do not the sa-
looms bring a revenue to our village
treasury Do they not bring men to
our town who merely tipple and are q
benefit to our merchants? Do they
not bring trade here that would be
lost if they were abolished? Do they
not by selling to persons frequenters
of their bars and become intoxicated
add to the revenue of the village in
the way of fines? Now which is the
most beneficial, their presence or theil
absence The revenue we derive from
them or the evils produced by them
1T Kent News.
The questions in the above articl
by correspondent of the Kent New
are as important to the citizens of Ra
VIENNA as those of Kent, They ar
earnestly commended to every voter
, An opportunity for an answer will b
given at the polls the 10th inst.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
The Press for $3.50 q Year
Advance.
Democratic State Convention.

COLUMBUS, OHIO. June 1O. 1885.
The Democratic State Convention will be
held in Toledo on the 17th and 18th of August.
1856 The delegates of each Congressional Dis
trict will convene at 8 O'Clock p. m. on the 17th
for the purpose of electing one Vice President
from each district and one member for each OF
the various committees.
The Convention will be called to order at 1o
a. m on the 18th, to nominate candidate for
Secretary Of State, Judge of the Supreme Court.
Clerk of the Supreme Court. Commissioner OF
Common Schools, and Member of the Board of
Public Works. The basis of representation in
this Convention is one delegate to every five
hundred, and one for every fraction of two
hundred and fifty votes cast for Governor Geo.
Hoadly in October 1885.
c. A. LAYTON.
Vice Chairman Dem. State Com.
JIG. TOBIAS, Sec
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

IN an answer to letter of General
Warner asking for the expense of the
various wars in which the United
States have been engaged, General
ROsecrans furnishes an estimate from
the data at his command showing that
the sum assumed and paid by the
United States on account of the Rev
olutionary war was $6.OOO,OOO; war of
1912, Sis, ,OOO,O Mexican wal, ,$135,-
OO0, 600; civil war, So, 1s9, ,920, sos.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
WESTERN STATES,

In the two prohibition States, Iowa
and Kansas, we again find the small
est number per Inhabitants. In the
two high license States, Nebraska and
habitants; while in the two prohibi-
ton States there is only one saloon to
657 inhabitants. 1t appears by this
that prohibition is twice as effective
in reducing liquor selling as is high
license. Let it be remembered that
we are assuming that each permit in a
prohibition State represents saloon
all the year round.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

FREEMAN SMITH, one of the coun-
sci for Lewis Webster, appeared before
Judge Thayer last Thursday and ar
gued for the postponement of Web
ster's third trial for murder from Au-
gust 2 to later day. The principal
reason later date was asked for was
that Captain Burrows, his associate,
was ill. The court set September 9th
next as the date.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
VIII proa;b,t,ou Proh;btt!

This is a question with many honest
voters. We call attention to facts. !
is true that no law is absolute preven-
ton. We seem unable to wholly sun
press theft, burglary, or murder-but
no one urges this as an argument
against the law of the land. The force
of law depends somewhat upon the
public sentiment back of it. As rule
i'll our country-and we speak what
we know to be the fact-prOhibition
has been wholly successful in country
towns and villages, and in large por-
ton of the rural country, but has been
less successful in our large cities. The
reason is obvious. In all places it has
lessened the traffic, and has driven it
out of the public gaze. Kansas may
be taken as a representative State. 1t
is made up of the same material as
Ohio. They adopted prohibition in
Nav, 1881. The result of one years
trial is as follows: In two'thirds OF
the counties there was no open viola
ton of the law. Sumner county had
forty saloons, and all were closed. In
| Lawrence the sale of Intoxicating
liquors was not wholly stopped, bul
there was a decrease of cases in the
police court from the preceding veal
of l05. In Leavenworth cases of drunk
enness decreased from 102 to IS in foul
months. In Topeka the decrease wa
from l59 to ~. There was falling OF
in the revenue tax in that first year o
$50, ,6O7. 80. The decrease in the la
tax was $4,000. Before the law wa
passed there were in the State tw
distilleries. thiI ty-nine breweries, ,oye
thirty wholesale liquor stores. Th
law closed every one. One brewer
was converted into a conservatory G
flowers. Places where liquor was sol
J decreased from nearly 1000 to not owe
400, Crime decreased. In 1880 til
r number of convicts sent to the pen
tentiary was 3O6. In 1881, 1877. Fou
) counties gave notice that their jai
f were empty, and over the door of on
r was placed the sign To rent"
The increase of the value of prope
! ty of 1881 over that of 1880 was SIC
243. 900. The increase in settlers WI
over 14O, 600. A large capitalist settle
: in Franklin county, because, as
: said, whisky had been voted out
We can speak of Maine, New HAM
shire aud Vermont from person
:, knowledge, and can state that prob
; bition has succeeded to large exten
u and has advanced those States in 8
their material and moral interests.
But for a larger survey of the tiel
y Let us look at the official figures
they appear in the revenue report f
the year ending April 80, 1885.
- get at the population in each State
1885, we have taken the census repOl
for 1880, and assume that the ratio
II increase for each State from 1870
1880 has continued to the present tin
The estimates by this method are t
- large for the newer States, as Kans
and Nebraska, but in the main W
" be found correct.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

THE Council of the village of Kent
at their meeting on the 9th inst. failed
to pass resolutions submitting the
question of prohibiting the sale of in
toxicstiDg liquors within the corporate
limits of that village,a majority of the
Council failing to vote for the same.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

While engaged in the trial of will
case, in Common Pleas Court at Hills
boro, O., ex-Lieut. Gov. Hart was
knocked down by another attorney,
named Sloan. Mr.. Hart sprang to his
feet and attempted to strike Sloan with
q chair, but was prevented by other
attorneys. Sloan was fined 800 and
the trial proceeded. We believe it has
been said that when a certain kind OF
men fall out" honest men get their
dues. However, we never thought
Alphonso was a bad man, except in
politics.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15
EASTERN STATES,

1t will be observed that in the five
license States there were from two and
a halt to four times as many permits
lin proportion to population) issued TO
sell liquor as in the prohibition States.
Why is this, if prohibition does not
prohibit? Why this great difference
in neighboring States?
WESTERN STATES,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

How the whirligig of time changes
men and things! At the close of the
war Parson Brownlow. then Governor
of Tennessee, drove his predecessor,
Isham G. Harris, out of the country
by offering a reward of 900 for his
capture. A few days ago the same
Harris, now Senator from Tennessee,
introduced a bill for the relief of the
widow of Parson Brownlow and hear
tily supports it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

If high protective tariff is in the
interests of the working men, the la
borers of this country should be the
most prosperous, happy and contented
people on the face of the earth, for
nearly everything they eat, drink or
wear is heavily taxed. It is unac-
countable that there should be such
manifestations of discomfort among
the laboring classes all over the land
as is indicated by the'numerous strikes
and labor disturbances in every quar-
ter, if our protective tariff system is
really in the interest of the working
men, for no advocate of the system
could desire that taxation should be
more general or OppressiVe,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

Farmers, mechanics and working
mon arc very apt to be governed more by
the price than other more important points
in selecting their clothing. 1t is mistake
usually. A poor suit of clothes is expen-
sive at any price. The best is al ways the
cheapest, though not necessarily the high
est priced. The "T, G. 81 Co." cloth
ing is made for service. 1t fits perfectly,
is custom finished, and costs no more than
the "baggy" stuff offered.
The above represents the ticket that will
be found on all the ''T, g. 81 Co."
Clothing. Buy it for yourself and boys,
and you will mako no mistake.
For sale bS j. C.. BEATTY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-15

BOWLING GREEN, Wood county, has
decided by vate of 226 to 1876 to pro-
hibit saloons in that town.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

The lt>t IL Lands for sals' ln ison
county tor the non -layment of taxes Is
thu sl,nrt,St Nr have. seen in the state
this year. Thsre are only eighty
names m the list .SaS published IN the
TaliahaSSran. leon comes up we'll on
pay day, AMI makes good show lng A.
regards taxes. --lalatka Daily News.
This is copied that rsa,irrS may see the
favorable mention If our county, AMI
not in order that We may remark that
the tax list was published in the florhl'
ian. The ftoriiian also published last
week. without money an without
price. the list of Leon county Lands held
hy the state under tax sale certificates
comprising less than eighty names
This paper AMI our esteemed contempt
rary Of palatka arr tho only ONES in the
state that have done this for their re-
sIertiNe counties. and when We referred
to ils public spirit in 81 doing, 1t credited
the reference To- another paper quit"
as usual. We might "a AMI lie very
nearly correct. Our list of lands held
for non payment of taxes comprised lit.
tie more than twenty thousand acres,
while our contemporary, list Was more
than sixty Thousand acres. Tallahassee
Floridian
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

Tro,lbl, between Louis Brnner and hls
wife, Of New York city. has brought To
the attention If the authorities ease III
tamI~ring with the Iivorc, laws 10y a
Hebrew rabbi. The couple had saved
up 81, sm, which was kept IN tn" wlfr'S
name, and desiring Ia separate, he
agreed Ia take $500. They went -
Rabbi Abraham Josef, who, II is SAIL,
got from them = for what h. said was a
divorce paper emitting each To- rrmairy.
Louis made SOME inquiry, and finding
tha, the rabbi had no right I" grant n
divorce, went hack to his wife. Rabbi
iosr, when approached on Tia" subject,
was ,s,N rrtlcrnt ~ 10 III" 'llrorr"
branch 1T hs business IT, claimed,
however. that h. al warned the people
that the, must oct an additional divorce
from the state # they Wished To- marry
AGAIN. Tie declared that hr knew his
own hl4inrs4, and had more authority
than the rrputlrr, the board If health
and the courts put together, and that he
drtird them alt. The matter is hclng
further Investigated. rs It IL believed
that Il regular business Of granting such
bogus divorces is carried on IN the trnr.
mrnl house districts ON the East SIDE,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

Parties who have investigated the sub
paid uut Of the state for the manufac
turc vi blank hooks for court ana count,
records, by the different counties IN the
state. This Is u large sum of money,
and it looks not u little strange that
some unr has not set up factory for
producing them in the state. palatkt
News.
The llorilian would NJ pleased To re-.
rcivr orders ttr abnvr named blank
books. Us It's factory is prepared to pro
lnrr them in the state at the same old
stand, and in any quantity, rs hereto
fore. We have figured closely enough
to know that W. are ready to contract
for supplying all the counties III the state
with aforesaid books for about onc.tcnth
Of the sum stated hy the parties who
have investigated the subject" The
saving uf twenty seven thousand dollars
a wear to the counties Ivy THUS ratrunll.
ing home industry would bc an item
worth considering. We howl for ere.
form" W. add our voice To- that OF scv
eral contemporary huwlrrs in this mat
ter and lrnounce the "pap-suckcrs
outside the state who are pluudcring oul
county treasures. But we are practical
IN reform do the work ourselves. and
keep the money where it will do the most
GOOD. -Iallahasse tloiidiau.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

The senate committee ON commerce
has agreed To report the flvcr and har
hor bill tu morrow. \ sui, committee
was appointed To examine the measure,
with Il view to the correction uf any vet
hal errors. hut the amounts naued IN the
bill rs heretofore published are to stand
unchanged. The llcnncpin canal has
been placed uu the bil hy the senate.
and 5000 is appropriated to begin the
work. One of the things that thu, steer
ing committee appointed 10y the demo
Gratis of the house will do will lc to on
pose the river and harhor hill in the in
Hated form in which it will probably
come back from the senate. The senate
Is more likely to increase the amounts
of the hill as agreed upon 10y the senate
commerce committee than i, is 10 reduce
the amounts, and it will almost certainly
come back to the house arpropriating
three or four millions more than wlrn IT
went to the senate. Messrs. tailslr,
Morrison and Randall thought that it
appropriated entirely too much a. it went
TO the senate. They do not propose that
1t shall 80 to the President loaded down
with three or four millions more They
will let the bill die first. Il will max,
no ptactical difference in the fate of tn,
bill, because there Is every reason to hr
lieve that the President will veto it Il it
ever gets to him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

The Iarnell Parliamentary Nh AsSo-
citation Of st. lpuis has gone asundrr.
II was composed al th" best lr'shmen oil
the city, regardless Of creed, but trouble
has been coming to the surface frequent
ly If late, and finally has wrecked the
organization. At n meeting ON Wednes-
,lay a large amount of money was sub
scril@d f,r the aid of Mr. Parnell. 1t
WAS moved that the fund thu, subscribed
l.. sent to Father O'Reilly. of lhtrolt,
treasurer Of the national league. Tins
brought the anti catholics To their feet,
and the motion was resisted, and when
it was pressed the chairman rendered his
r, signa,ion AMI withdrew his sulsrrip-
tion Of 800. Dr. Thos. ORrilly took the
chair and put the motion, and the Fro
t,stan,s followed Mr.. Fay, the chairman.
The latter said tonight that Father
O'Rcilly was politician, and he dld not
believe in helping him in his schemes.
Tie made u sensational speech AT Detroit
ON decoration day, about the fisheries
question. aud was not the kind Of n man
to have charge Of lreland's money.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

The Cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer says
the supreme court decided in elect that
the acton Of the republican rump >en-
ate Was legal. and that all legislation IN
which that tos!y took part = valid, AMI
must stand The gerrymander, the grab
Of th. public INSTITUTIONS, tile liquor law
tax. and all ,tllpr laws enacted after ,ev-
entrcu republican senator declared
themsrlve, "a MAJORITY "f the senate are
arrufIing To the decision valid ldw.. The
supreme court has, Ia satisfy party ~
isenry, iecl,ltd th1t "a minority J. ma
lnrity. IL might a. we'll have decti"d
that Llatk il white The derision Is
outrageous, hut 1t j. What might hat"
been expected
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

The sixth annual convention of til"
National Flint aud I.im,' Glass Manufar-
turrr. Association was IN session m Vt
lantic CITY. y. j.. on the 2:il AMI silh
iu,ts. Th.. as,ociati"u - ,leydt.'d I" thu
manufacture oi tine tableware, lamps
ami chimney, and rcprrsents thirty one
factories. eltentling As far east a. lioNton
aud ~ far wet as Wheeling. Tn" ma
tinnal association Is composed 81 the
eastern and western associations, who
met Ia exchange views on the terms ct
credit AMI cash discounts of trade. The
committee I'm state If the trade reported
no labor troubles within the organIza-
ton. but "A slight decline IN business
ewing to the northwestern strikes. The
tariff committee reported no con,empla
tel changes As regards glass in either the
Morrison or Randall bills.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

The subcommittee Of the senate com.
ucrrr committee has continued iiittSli-
CATION into the charges against Captain
Henry +. Bcslcr. Henry Ward Er'ch,
crs son, nominated for collector Of Gus
toms 1T the Puget Sound district.
Ecrhrr appeared N person aud admit
ted having received Ss.T from Daniel
krplrr, tn lc turned into postal money
orders and iuailr, To- parties IN the east.
lie claimed that his boat arrived mt scat
tie, where he was to get the money or
,lrrs, after the postoilicc was closed FOR
the day, AMI rs II. y. Temple had the
entrrr to the inner office. he handed INN
the money and asked HIM to get them.
Temple denies ever having received the
money from I'ccchcr. AMI the latter re-
paid It tn krpler. l,eechrr submitted
ailila,its fromu. + carr. postmaster ~
seattle. aud W. II. learned, postmaster
al Port Tounscn that they would un-
hcSitatlngly believe him as against Tenn
pie District Attorney Ronald, Supcrn
tcn,lent Evans. of Wells, Fargo n Co. 5
express and the presidents ami cashiers
of two vt three national banks Of the
territory. are among tho~c who certify to
Rrcrhcr'- integrity and trustworthlncss.
liccchrr also submitted sworn statements
describing transactions ol luestiuna-
bic nature with which Temple was sup
posed To have been connected
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27

The collector # No'u>il charged
tie citizens mere for advertising
Tia, LeIintgcu, tax lit than he pail;
the South Florida Tlmt- advised
the people To- pay only actual eo>t
a. provided by Iaw-thrreupcn the
f.eho took ',cra>lon 10 rli>,. / llagh
while the collector wl> euforcIn.
Tia" payment Of enc dollar Eat
since the collector must refund all
h" la, made by In ritifnI deal, W
say that Hrother prc,stt'- alylcr
wa> good. and that tho-r ~h" heed
el him will win, We hope the
point j. uu longer considered "ab-
,trn-" lay "ur esteemed c''t"lnpn
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27
ecn connected.

The Elorlian notifies NJ that the
record books for which s;u. 1000 are
annually sent out of the state. may
be- ordered from its book establish.
mrnt, and riycs Us one better hy
show me- that We have credited it,
items To- other papers Will oul
elder brother accept rs sufficient
apolog, the statement that mad
yrrtrncr alone urcasiunrd the dls.
courtesy? And that We will try
to- amend the fault 1t 81 kindly par
tlcularlzcs?