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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
An Odd Religious Colony.

A deed has recently been placed on
record in the office of the county clerk
by which Andrew NJ Rowland transfers
the property known as Shalam to the
church of the Tae. The following pro-
yisos, saws the Las Cruces On. M. Re
publican, are in the body of the deed:
This deed is subject to the following
named conditions, violation of which,
knowingly made. permitted or suffered
by the party of the second part, shall
make absolutely null and void this con-
veyance, and the property herein de-
scribed, together with all permanent
structures and improvements hereafter
to the party of the first part, or his heirs
or assigns, viz:
mo meat, nor fish, nor butter, nor
eggs, nor cheese, nor any animal food,
save honey, shall ever be used upon any
part of the property hereby conveyed,
excepting that milk may be given to
children under 5 years of age.
'An adults, excepting invalids, shall
have but two meals a day of twenty
four hours.
There shall be no less than five new
adoptions of orphans or foundling chill.
dren brought every year, as required by
the charter.
'After the next holy Kosmon day, to
wit: July &c, 1886, no other people thar
members of the fraternity shall be em
ployed to work, either for wages or by
contract, on said conveyed property in
carrying on its general lSlsiness on the
said place known under the name O
Shalam."
Another clause stipulates that if the
church pays Howland the sum of 500,
600 originally advanced and all othel
moneys subsequently loaned to the com
munity by him the deed is to become
! perpetual.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
Unanswerable.

A western correspondent sends the
following:
Irecently listened to debate in one
of the school lyceums of this city upon
the novel and momentous question of
''woman suffrage"
The debater upon the "anti-woman"
side was doubtless engaged in his first eff
fort, and this fact together with slight
impeachment of speech and a most origi-
nal series of arguments, combined to pro-
duce one of the funniest and most un-
answerable speeches that 1 had ever
heard. Here it is, almost in full:
Ladies' and gentlemen, the first thing
to find out is w-w-what man was m-made
for, and w-w-what w-w-woman was
made for. God created Adam first, and
put him in the garden of Eden. T-then
He made Eve, and p-put her there too.
If He hadn't c-c-created Eve, there never
would have been all the s-s-sin there is
now in this w-world. If He hadn't
made Eve, she never would have
p-p-picked the apple and eaten it.
and g-given it to Adam to eat. Paul in
his epistles says w-w-women should
k-k-keep still. And besides, l-ladies and
gentlemen, women couldn't fill the Off
ces. Id-d-defy any one to point out a
woman in this city or c-c-county that
could be sheriff Would woman t-turn
out in the dead of night to track and
arrest nn-m-murdererP say n-no! Ten
to one she s0ould elope so-a0-a0ith him %
And amid thunders of applause and
laughter the gallant defender of mans
rights triumphantiy took his seat
Editors Dra,oer, IL, Rarper's Magazine
fo7- Man.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
The Clutch of Monopoly.

Do you know / never until recently
felt the iron hand of a gigantic mon
opoly close on my throat, and so real
lied how slowly but surely it was tight
ening its constructing folds, like the
deadening upas tree, over whose blight
ed valley there flies no living bird and
comparatively few dead ones, as it were,
upon the life of the nationp Applause
and loud cries of go onr'1 Needless
is it to say that l refer to the railroad.
/ live in small village on the line of
the Pennsylvania railway. We have no
competing line. We lie at the feet of
the monopoly that hauls us in and out
of town; we are passive and helpless.
The other day had two boxes of freight
to send west by this monopoly. Iwent
crouching into the office of the freight
agent. When l told him l had two
boxes of stuff to send to Chicago, dis
saw his eye light up with the keen glare
of savage greed. He said he would ask
Harrisburg for rates, which l knew was
mere subterfuge to gain time while he
could guess how much money l could
raise this side of the grave. and then
the grasping tool of soulless corpora
ton charged me SO cents for carrying
two big boxes eight hundred miles.
What's more. he made me pay it. It's
no wonder that shippers kick. am
only surprised that they don't boycott
the railroads.
Let us return to the days and quiet
ways of our good old fathers, when, by
paying only one-half of the price of the
boat, [ could have sent my boxes tC
Buffalo by canal and the rest of the way
by lake boat and got them through tc
Chicago or the bottom the same year
B11rdetLe,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
The Grocer's New Boy.

A Michigan avenue grocer took ON a
new boy the other day, and when it
came noon he catechised the lad as to
the price of butter, sugar, eggs, clothes
pins, and other articles which might be
called for, and went home to dinner
feeling that the boy was all right.
When he returned, after an hour, he
missed barrel of flour and asked what
had become of it.
sold it!' was the proud reply.
'.For cash?"
mo; the man said he had an account
here"
.'The Internal dead-beat! He took
advantage of you?''
.Oh, no he didn't. He said he
couldn't wait for US to deliver it, and
he rolled it out the back way and went
after wagon to take it off. Oh, no
he didn't beat us any,"
"But the -four is gone"
s.Yes, but while this fellow was after
wagon smother man came along and
stole the barrel and got away with itl
I'd like to see anybody take advantage
of mer'-DetrOit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
The BeIled Belle.

''She shall have music wherever she
goes, wherever she goes, " wherever
she goes"
How these nursery-day rhymes jingled
in my ears few days ago. could not
get rid of them! And all because of
little informal call | made upon Miss
Nougat. who lives up Clinton avenue.
dropped in for Il careless chat, and
had hardly began to talk before l heard
the muff1ed tinkle. tinkle of tiny bell.
l soon discerned that the jingling sound
was regulated in volume by the move
ments of Miss Nougat. l closely eyed
her wristbands, necklace, finger-rings,
but there was nothing at all resembling
bell. l dropped my eyes to where the
young lady's feet were most likely to
be trusting. of course, that they would
not be hidden under her dress. No,
they were quite open to view. But my
timid glance had neither chance nor
need of peering beyond a dainty ankle
to convince me that I should not find
there an explanation of the puzzling
behring's.
Later went to see an elderly friend
a woman-and told her of the choric
gadfy that had so worried me.
DO you ever read the fashion jour
nalsP" she asked.
well, no; not regularly"
''Well, you dear, unsophisticated boy,
you would not have had far to go to
find the source of your morbid uneasi-
ness. Miss Nougat wore the bell on
her-well, on her garter, if you will
know it"
And then my friend told me of the
very latest phase of fashions folly. No
one of the inner sisterhood would think
of going without one of these tiny bells
fastened to her garter. And this garter
must be yellow; and it must be just Sc
wide independent of any fitness to
especial condition of comfort.
The entire arrangement, bell, garter,
yellowness, tout complete. is deemed a
talisman of luck. To lose the bel
would cause no little worry to the
wearer, being thought a certain pre-.
monition of ill-fortune in love. When
the young woman becomes engaged the
bell is given to the fortunate knight
who has won her hand"
.'Is he told where it comes from?"
'.Bless you, no" IN Y World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
PILESl PILElIIPlLESlI!

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DR.. William, ian Indian
remedy )called DR.. WILLIAM's 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 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 81. Waterman, and mail
ed on receipt of price. S1.O0.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
Caught in His Own Tran,

''Men will sham any complaint now
adays to avoid their work." said our
worthy skipper, as he sat at the head of
the breakfast table on our first day out.
Il had fellow once who pretended to
have famed himself when we were about
halfway out to Calcutta; and he did it
so well that nobody ever suspected him
a bit, till one night there was a false
alarm of fire, and the way that lame
man flew up the ladder would have as
tOnished an acrobat"
"Well," said !, 'yOu remember that
story of the Irishman who went about
Dublin with Pity the poor blind on q
board round his neck, and made quite a
good trade of it, till at last one of the
people who used to give to him met him
in by-street. stepping along like a
prize pedestrian,
You old humbugI" cried he, you
see as well as do
Sure, thin,' says Paddy, looking
down at the blind board that he car
ried, they've hung the wrong boord on
me to-day by mistake. It's deaf and
dumb l am"
''Well, l once saw something almost
as good as that myself" said my right
hand neighbor, Professor f, "when
was on visit to my friend DR.. L,
in the east of France. There was a
great conscription going on just then
for the Crimean war, and l. had to
test the recruits as they came in, to see
whether they were fit for service.
'Now among these fellows there was
one fine, sturdy Auyergnat, just the
stuff for soldier, if he hadn't unluckily
been stone-deaf. So he said, at least,
and it certainly appeared to be true, for
all the tests that they applied to him
could not make him give any sign of hear
ing bit. 1 fully believed his case to
be genuine; but could see by the twin
kle in Dr. LIS eye that he didn't.
'That'u do, my man. said L to
him at last, in a low voice. You're too
deaf to be of any use to us. You can 90. ,
'.Instantly the recruit, forgetting HIM
self in his glee at having got off so
easily, sprang toward the door like a
cat.
=" Not so fast. my fine fellow shouted
the recruiting officer; if you can hear
that, you're not too deaf for the army.
You're mighty cunning rogue, but
this time we've caught you in your own
trap. '"-DaUtd KeT, IN Harper's Aaga-
zine for May.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
A Ride on the Plains.

Down the river, now slowly and eau
tiously scraping over the wide sand
bars, now swiftly gliding along, aided
by the rapid-fowing current; down the
river through the Country of He'll, with
its broad desert plains and barren brown
hills. inky black where the moving
clouds cast their shadows; down the
river past old abandoned Indian trading
posts fast crumbling into ruins, past the
lonely military telegraph station, where
we learn of the passage of a ''dug-Out, :"
with its crew of fugitive desperadoes
flying from the wrath of the cowboys;
down the river between perpendicular
sand-banks. crumbling away at the
touch of the "rollers" caused by the
passage of our boat, soaring up fiocks of
wild-geese and swift-tiying, blue-winged
heron; down the river through lovely
praiyies covered with waving grasses
and gayly colored wild flowers, into the
Indian country, until, looking across
one of the long, fiat, outrunning points
of land that mark the constantly recur-
ring curves of the river, there, shining
in the morning sun, the distant build
ings of the military post, our destina-
ton, CLEAN bright under the blue, white,
and scarlet folds of the national stand
ard floating gracefully out from its tall
pole against the deep warm purple of
the sky beyond. Hundreds of Indian
tepees are scattered over the wide plain,
and at our approach we can see the in
mates hurrying to the banks to watch
the arrival of the great steamer. Wild
looking savages. their faces smeared
with streaks of bright vermilion or
orange, are watering their horses, their
gaudily clothed forms rejecting straight
down in the mirror-like surface of the
water; some half-clad lads, who, lying
prone upon their bellies, and leaning
far over the high banks. have been fish
ing in the stream, pull in their lines and
race along the shore, their coarse black
hair floating out behind, and their
bronze-colored naked limbs moving
with untrammelled ease, as they easily
keep pace with the boat; young bucks
mounted on half-tamed ponies gallop
along and mingle with the throng; the
white sombreros and light blue uniforms
of the Indian police contrast strangely
with the party-colored rags of their fel-
low-savages. AS we slowly paddle up
to the landing we make our prepara-
tions to land, recognizing our acquaint-
ances in the little group of shoulder
strapped bluecoats near the ambulance,
which has just been drawn up to the
bank by its team of four strong mules,
and are soon exchanging greetings with
our friends, who receive us with the
frank, kindly, ready hospitality of the
American soldier.-R. r. Zogbau1ss, in
Horper's Magazine for May.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
Through Car Arrangement,


No J, Pullman Palace Sleeping Coach. Hor.
nellsville to Cincinnati.
No. 3, Pullman Palace Sleeping CO aches, and
regular Day Coaches. New York TO Chicago via
Marion. aud Chicago Atlantic Railway inc
change for any class of passengers) Also
Pullman Sleeping Coach Kent TO Cincinnati
and Parlor Car Kent to indianapolis, via
Sprin gheld and L., b. 4 W. R'y.
No, 5. Pullman Buffet Sleeping Coach. New
York to St. Louis, via. Cincinnati, in conncc-
tlon with Ohio & Mississippi by, also Pullman
Buffet Sleeping Coach New York to Cleveland
solid Train, New York 10 Chicago, consisting
OF Pullman Smoking, Day, Sleeping and HoUel
Coaches, via, Marion and Chicago i Atlantic
Railway.
No, 4. Pullman Buffet Sleeping Coach and
Regular Day Coaches, Cincinnati to Now York
(no change Ior any class of passengers). Also
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Coach, Cleveland tC
New York.
No. s. Pullman Sleeping Coach, Cincinnati
to Hornellsyille; Pullman Palace Sleeping and
Hotel Coach. Chicago to New York. via. Mari.
on, and Chicago & Atlantic Railway.
No. H. Pullman Palace Sleeping Coaches
and regular Day Coaches, Chicago to New York
via. Marion. and Chicago i Atlantic Railway
lno chan ge for any class ~ passengers). Also
Pullman Sleeping Coach, Chicago to Albany
and Boston. via. Marion, and Chicago & Allan.
tic Railway, and Pullman Palace sleeping
Coach. Cincinnati to Kent
No "stop-over" !" allowed upon Local Tickets.
A. CLARK, Asst General PASSENGER anC
TicketA gent Cleveland, o..
w. n. CLEMENTS, General Superintendent
Cleveland, Ohio.
J., SHARP. Aget,
Ravenna, o,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10

A well-known family uptown has an
S-year-old urchin upon whom a revival
at one of the churches has made deep
impression. He astounded his good
mother the other night by saying:
Mamma, am going to church tonight
to be converted" Converted, Jimmie?
Why, you do not understand what it
means" ''Yes, do; and l am going
to join the church and be a Christian
hereafter" If you do that you must
give up dancing and going to the mus
cum" What is that? Must quit GO
ing to the museum?" 20, yes. "
'fhen," after minute or two of ear
nest reflection, 81 guess I'll go down and
see the four-legged woman, just once
more before I am converted. ."-Isdian-
apokis yQ1rlsGk, ,---l---,--- Z
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10

A 12-year-old boy named Evans was
called as a witness in this town the
other day, and Lawyer Baldwin, being
in doubt whether he knew the nature of
an oath, asked him if he knew the diff
ference between right and wrong
"Yes, SIR" promptly replied the lad; lit
is right to tell the truth and wrong to
tell a lie.'' 20, it is, ehP" said the law
yer. evidently somewhat nonplussed.
''Weu, now, can you tell me what be-
comes of those who tell le?" Yes,
sir, I can," said the little fellow; 'they
90 to He'll" 81 don't believe itr' shout
ed the startled lawyer to the court. 81
don't believe it, but l shan't object to
the swearing in of that boy."-A,asonia
ACoa7a.) Sentinel.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10

japanese lacquer ware, known the
world over as the most superb for beau
ty and quality, is made from lacquer
furnished by the sap of the Rhus verni-
cifera, tree cultivated especially for
this product. 1t is dirty gray viscous
liquid. which is refined by straining
and decantation. 1t is absolutely ne
cessary for the lacquered article to be
dried in damp atmosphere to insure
the requisite hardness.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
DOIUNC,PATENT SELF-nlDCEN
DUN NN ADJUSTING tUtlDH
IMPROVED

lA-NLI LSoS " -GIOI
Is the only perfect fitting. truly comfortable
and health preserving Corset made. Has an
Elastic Section abov, and below Il Corded Cen
terpiece. Entirely diFereRt from any other. Ev-
ery Corset Is stamped and absolutely iiuaran-
teed in every particular. Be sure to get the
DO1OnS' Patent. Manufactured only 10y the
Gage Dozens Corset Co.. CAicdgO, and for sale bS
hrsI-class dry-goOls stores everywhere. Price
Sl.5O. S79-Iy
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
Teachers Examinations.

Examinations of Teachers will be held at the
High School House in Ravenna. commencing
at O'Clock A. NJ and closing at O'Clock P. Il.
on the following SATURDAYS. to-wit:
4th Saturday in March, 2d Saturday in April,
I'd Saturday in May.
SPECIAL NoTIoE.-No certificate will be ante
dated. By order Of the Board.
ID. PICKETT. Clerk.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
Bucklen's ArnicaSalve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by q. P. Reed. Ravenna
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10

Henry Bergh is the one judicial officer
in New York who is not dependent on
the caprice of politics for retention OF
his Office. He is assistant district at
torney for life and permanent assistant
to the attorney general These posi-
lions were given him in 1866, and are
limited to the enforcement OF laws for
The prevention Of cruelty II animals
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10

The training master of big Eastern
menagerie says: Next season l shall
mot only train flock of geese, but a
large number of sheep also. and if l
succeed with these l shall try some
other kinds of animals, for l believe
with patience and kindness any kind of
aentle animal and bird, and even
snakes. may be taught to perform
Aricks''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
FARM FOR SALE.

As executor of Alanson q. Avery. deceased,
1 offer for sale his farm, containing III acres,
situated IN SGVCetsboro' township, Portage Co.
A good dairy or grain farm. Abundance of
fruit, good buildings, and well watered-
Inquire OF L. n. AVERY, Executor,
9II Aurora. o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10

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 not
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 we
are not a travelling experimental insti
tuition, and they will continue to buy
their Watches, Silver Ware, etc., o
the Old Reliable Ravenna Jewellers
Swift's Block.
WAIT BROTHERS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10
A. e. STEPHENSON,

SnAhLES y oWW, u,
Offers to the people of Portage County the fol-
lowing unexcelled varieties, which have inva-
riably received the higeest commendations
wherever exhibited. taking the First Premiums
in every competitive test as to Hardness, Size,
Flavor, and Prolific Bearing.
WHITE ANN ARBOR GRAPE-Hardy, pro-
life, large and delicious. Ripens ten days or
two weeks before the Concord Never mildews
nor rots. Second size. one year old. small, 50
cents each.
We, the undersign having been appointed
by the Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Of asntenaW co Michiga to act as Judges
in the Pomologicxl Department ut their Fair in
October. 1882. has under consideration - vari-
cites of Grapes: and it was their decided opin-
ion that the Z" White Ann Arbor " Seeding was
far the most desirable of the lot.
For sise fdoOr and beauty, it took tho lead of
all our standard varieties. and we believe Ii
in this country. MARTIN CLARK,
I'D. WILLIAMS,
Committee.
ANN ARBoR. MICH, Dec %. 1882.
RUssIAN.MULBERRY- beau
tiful. quick growing tree for the lawn while
tile fruit is valuable for table use, BY mail
IL to 1s inch size, Is cents each, 81 so per dozen
THE WAGER PEACH.-This is, without ex-
ception, the best and richest Peach we are &C
Quainted with. for table use and canning pur-
poses. 1t is CT good size, yellow skin, and fest
| as yellow as gold; thick meated, small pit, very
hardy, and one of the most abundant bearers o.
from the pit. One year old trees, by express,
| to feet, rs ceuts each; S2.50 per dozen.
| WATERLOO PEACH-s to 8 #. Is cts. each
The largest and best very early peach grown
/ Ripens about middle ef July.
| "BIG BOB'-THE COMING STRAWBERRY.
The biggest and most uniform in SIZE the bes
| favored and most productive, and the vines tn
/ per 100. A. Z. STEPHENSON.
Ravenna, March 80. 1888 7e2-2m
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-10

TOR PRINTING OF ALL KINDS
ek lPrompsly and Bestif sxsopted.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-03-11
toaaEaEL OF THE DAY.

There's man who lugs a cane upon
the streets
Prods the ribs Of every person whom
he meets
Iii, police
And the man who, walking East,
Keeps a.looking to the West,
Bunting into folks at least
He's a subject for arrest
Hi, police
There's woman with q parasol un
furled--
She's nuisance in this busy, crowd
ed world
Iii, police
And the. whom We meet
Walking four or five abreast,
Crowding people off the street
These ore subjects for arrest
Iii, police
There's a man who, with large and
roomy store,
Piles his goods along the walk outside
the door
Hi, police
And the man who takes the left
When he meets you-l II be blest
II I'm not OF sense bereft,
These are subjects for arrest
hi, police
(U;r1on Nc,rS