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Year: 1875

FTIHIS WELL-KNOWN COMPANY COZ
l. tlnues 70 insure property against loss or dam
age by IRE. It's usefulness and willingness o
meet its engagements have been shown By the
payment Of over
Year: 1875

THE particular attention Of our read
eFs is called to tie advertisements in re-
ference TO memorial day, to be found in
another column. They possess interest
for every citizen, and will, we trust,


prompt the already great anxiety Of the
people 81 large 10 make the occasion one
never to be forgotten. From the pro-
gramme Of the procession and exercises
IL will be seen that all classes and Sec
ti0us will be properly represented, and


that the distribution Of honOrs is char
acterized by good taste and good sense.
Year: 1875

Ladies', if you would present your gentle
men friends with something at once useful
and ornam entail for their holiday gifts, step in
at Moody's Granite Palace, at the corner of
Canal and Royal streets, and you will have
no difficulty in plaking selection which will
surely please. The stock there exhibited has
been selected with an especial view to the
prevailing New York fashions, and to the
merit of the goods themselves.
Year: 1875

If the ark had been manned by Missis-
sippi steamboat captain, he would have been
unhappy during the entire voyage, because
there was no opposition ark on the river to
race with him.
Year: 1875

1t is generally thought that the simeon,
or sand whirlwind, destroys entire cara
vans by burying item alive. But Father
Charmetant, a Roman Catholic mission
ary in Africa, says this is mistake, as
the sand is very light and may be easily
shaken off. The greatest danger is the
breakage of the water skins. The hot
air which accompanies the simeon is so
intense as to cause the water to evapo-
rate so rapidly as to extend the skins un-
til they break, and then the water is lost
In this way whole caravans can be lost.
One great danger of travelling in the de-
sert is the liability of being lost. The
missionary tells the following incident:
remember to have fallen into an ex-
ceedingly interesting conversation with
very intelligent Arab. Whilst talking
we forgot ourselves, and allowed the
rest of the caravan to go 1on in front,
without taking heed of its movements.


Now it should be remembered that the
desert is full of sand hills, behind which
| it is easy to lose sight of the rest of your
party. Suddenly the conversation was
interrupted, and l perceived that my
companion was seriously frightened.
We were lost. We tried in vain to
obtain trace of our friends. The sand
had Immediately hidden the traces of the
camels and caravan.


We assembled one of the high sand
embankments, but all in vain; not liv.
ing creature was in sight.


My companion advanced, with his
eyes fixed upon the ground, as if search
ing for something. At the end of about
an hour he exclaimed, joyfully, "Father,
we are safe. I see the camels have bit
ten these leaves" ard he pointed to 9
little plot of wild absinthe plants.
I We Immediately directed our course
to the South, and presently heard the
noise of guns and shouts. Our party
was searching for us in all directions
and in state of utter CONSERVATION
When they saw us they were indeed re
Ijoiced, for we had caused them two
hours of terrible anxiety.
Year: 1875

ouC SolioiCt, do ut tutlCu alOuuu ouS,
drew his cigar case.


They knew his true character in spite
of his disguise, and refused.


Il am sorry for my friend" he con-
tinued, biting at the end of cigar, "but
you will agree that the play was fair"
The Georgian had passed out on the
promenade deck The gambler turned
to his stack of bills and was counting
them when there was sharp exclama
ton, the sounds Of brief struggle, and
the little woman with blue eyes and chest
nut curls entered the cabin. She was half
undressed, shawl thrown over hel
shoulders, and she had revolver in her
hand.


No one had seen her leave her state,
room aud cross the cabin. No one knew
that her husband had the revolver in his
hand as sue softly. came upon him. go
back" he whispered; 81 am coming in
a moment"
With swift motion she seized the weap
on, wrenched it from his grasp, and as
she came down the cabin to the table a
which the gambler sas,and around whict
half dozen men vet fingered, her blue
eyes were full of fire.
The gambler looked up.
The hammer of the revolver came ur
with double click
A white arm stretched out, and the
muzzle of the revolver looked straight
into the gamblers face.
He turned pale; the men fell back
For half a minute the deep silence was
broken only by the faint splash of the
paddle wheels


"Go!'' she sail.
He looked into her flaming eyes as il
he could bluff her.


"Go!'


He rose up and reached for the mon.
ey.


"Leave it. ~ she whispered, making 8
threatening motion with the revolver.
He retreated.
She followed
Foot by foot he backed across the
cabin, the muzzle of the revolver always
on line with his face. He backed
through the door on the promenade deck
and the railing was there.
"Jump!' she whispered.
! The boat was running along within
three hundred feet of the shore. Over
the rail to the water was terrible leap


"You can have the money!" he said.
"Jump" she repeated.


81 will not!'
The arm came up little,a the ligh
from the Cabin showed a cold. strange
determined look nn her face. He turned
about, shivered, and was over the rail
leaping far out, and unable to suppress
a cry Of alarm as he felt himself going
down. a.-t+s
The boat swept along, her arm fell
and, re-entering the cabin, she sat down
leaned her head on the table and wep
bitterly.


The passengers said she was brick
Was she ?
Year: 1875

The southern turpentine trees are diff
ferent from our northern pine What is
called ''crude turpentine" is the raw sap
as it runs from the tree. A Jacksonville
(Florida) paper thus describes the pro-
cess Of dlstilling the "spirits of turpen-
tine:" et0


The crude turpentine put in the barrels
in the orchard, is brought by wagon to
the still to be converted into spirits oil
turpentine and rosin. The still is an
oval copper vessel, with cover and spou,
something in the shape of an old-fash-
ioned iron tea kettle, with spout from
the cover. This still is enclosed in brick
with fire chamber under it.


The size varies according to the extent
of the business, from ten to thirty bar
rels' capacity The crude turpentine is
poured in, the cover fastened, a fire
made, and the distiling commences. Ad
joining and nearthc still, is cistern OF
tub filed with water. In this tub col
of worm or copper tubing IS set; at the
top the pipe is connected with the spout
from the still the other or lower end oi
the worm passes out of the tube.
After some little time the yapor aris.
ing from the heated gum in the still
passes out, up and through the spout in
to the worm, where, by the cold water,it
is condensed, and the spirits flow out
mixed with the water also condensed
from the steam) into "a small tub, and
then, ,turpentine being lighter than water
is dipped from the top and put into bar.
rels for shipment.


Rosin is the substance left at the bot
tom after distilling, and is drawn off and
run through strainers, and then poured
into barrels where it hardens. Tar is
what runs out of the wood of old, ex
hausted pines when they are cut up ano
burned in smothercd fire. Pitch is s
mixture of tar and rosin.
Year: 1875

During game between two colored
mines at New Haven, last week, one of the
players, who was running to base and
found he would be put out, drew pistol
and fired it at the base man, who, hearing
the ball pass close to his head, fired his
pistol in turn, badly shattering the base
runners hand 3


If the country stands good for the in
terest bearing national bank issue, why
can't it as we'll stand good for an issue O
greenbacks.
Year: 1875

EESpeaking of Judge Kelley's
Youngstown speech, the New York
Graphic, organ of the Money Power,
very truthfully says: s


"His speech will doubtless have a
powerful effect in Ohio, where people
are tired of stagnation and cry out for
stimulation or anything else that shall
have the effect of removing the present
paralysis under which business of all
kinds is suffering"
Year: 1875

The Rev. J. W. Beach is supplying the pulpit in this place and to the satisfaction of most of those who attend church. He commences his services promptly at the hour appointed which will stir his congre- grafton up to greater punctuality. Sab- bath before last, full half who came to church were late. and that half were com posed of those who resided within a short distance of the place of worship. We hope the practice of opening the services promptly at the time fixed. will be con- tinued. ID.
Year: 1875

The Buffalo Express has been making
a mathematical calculation since the re-
cent elections, and thus sums up the
prospect:


With no general issue to call cut
large vote, and against the distracting
and neutralizing effect of various and
contradictory State questions, the Re-
publican party has massed votes enough
to demonstrate its power to still hold
the National Government. We can now
review the forces for the great battle and
show strength that will win it. Taking
the States that have been already re-
claimed from Democracy, and those that
have permanent, rock rooted Republi-
can majority, we classify the votes in
the Presidential election as follows:
Year: 1875

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NEED OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.-Suppose
we saw an army sitting down before
granite fort, and they told us they in
tended to batter it down; we might ask
them, How" They point to a cannon
bali. ''Well, but there is no power in
that; it is heavy, but no more than IA
hundred-weight. If all the men in the
army hurled it against the fort they
would make no impression" ''They
say, 'tNo. but look at the cannon"
''Well, but there is no power in that; a
child may ride upon it, a bird may perch
in its mouth; it is a machine and moth
ing more" But look at the powder
''Well, there is no power in that; child
may spill it, sparrow may peck it,"
Yet this powerless powder and power
less ball are put in the poweress can
non; one spark of fire enters it; and
then, in the twinkling of an eye. that
powder is a flash of lightning, and that
cannon ball is a thunderbolt, which
smiles rs if it had been sent from heav-
eli. So it is with our church machinery
of this day; we have all the instruments
for pulling down strougholds, and oh
for the baptism of fire. -1ythUr


Ss S


TEACHING CHILDREN COURTESY
Many mothers forbid their toddIing
children any intercourse ith other lit
tie people, because they suppose il is not
time for them to fully comprehend the
courtesies of life. rhis is the very reas-
on why they should be taught to be po-
lite and considerate at the earliest pos
sible moment. We have seen parents
who seemed TO suppose that The first
lesson bestowed upon child is exact
ness of statement, and falSehOod is a
cardinal sin, but to teach the child 70
tell the truth requires a process Of IN
comprehensive reasoning, while an in
Fiction OF pain upon another ohild has
its immediate results and the child can
both see and feel the consequences Of it,
unkindpess. 1t is very curious TO Ob-
serve little people when they first meet.
They usually took ateach her sharply,
but speculativeiy. and, after proper de-
liberation, decide upon their line Of ac
ton Ii is either war or peace, but
never entire :nd:fsesancv.
Year: 1875

She stood there leaning wearily


Against tho window frame;
Her face was patient, sad aud sweet,
Her garments coarse and PLAIN;
"Who Is she, pray I" asked FREUD.
The red lips gave CURL
"Really! do not know her name,
She's some ones servant girl"
Again saw her on the street


With bundle trudge along,
Her face was sweet and patient still.
Amid the jostliug throng;
Slowly but chcerfully she moved.
Guarding with watchful care
A market basket much too large
For her slight hands to bear.
4 man, l thought u gentleman,


Went pushing rudely by.
Sweeping the basket from her hands,
but turning not his eye;
Nor there is no necessity,


Amid that busy whirl,
For him to bo q gentlman-


To somebody's servant girl.n
All. we'll it is that God above
Looks in upon the heart.
And never judges any one


BY just the outer part;
For if the soul be pure and good,
He will not mind the rest,
Nor question what tho garments were
In which the form was dressed.
And many man and woman fair
by fortune reared and fed.
Who will not linger here below
With those who earn their bread,
When they have passed away from life,
Beyond the gates of pearl,
Will meet before their Fathers throne
With many servant girl.
Year: 1875

The Brooklyn Argus gives the
following truthful description of a
wOman's way of signing her name
in a book: "She deposited her
gloves directly on the page where
she intended to write her name.
Then she turned over the leaf, and
left her muff on the next page. Not
finding place for signature, she
turned leaf in the other direction,
and left her veil as a bOOk-mark.
Year: 1875

Some one has said that Cleanliness Is


next to godliness," and there is more tluth


than poetry in the observation. 1t is one of
| the heading moral virtues. and is one of the
bright Jewels in the coronct of christianity.
Natura! as well as physical law is very exact
ing in this respect IL you would he healthy
you must comply with all those requirement..
of physical law which most conduce to such


q condition. The body must be kept clean in


ord, that the pores of the skin may be kept


open. for the emission of those gasses in the


human body which could find egress in no


other way. and Which, il confined within the


body, must necessarily develop in fevers and
other malignant diseases. Particularly is this
the case in the summer, when these gases are
commingled with the perspiration that pass
es through the pores, and of course it will be
acknowledged that everything should be So
cleanly about the person. that no obstruction
of the mission OF these body ventilators can
possibly occur. Now what is true in .pbysi-
cal is equally true in natural law. For town
or community to be in the possession ana
enjoyment Of good health, an effort must be
made to entirely remove all the causes that
have tendency to prevent such consum-
nation. Filth of all kinds must be removed;
all holes where water Is liable to stand and
stasnate, must be filled up. Garbage and i'm
pure water inpregnate the atmosphere with
Il poisonous malaria, and this finds its way
into the system in such huge quantities that
the pores. the natural outlets of the system,
arc incompetent to the task. and typhoid and
bilious feyers. and cliills are the result Now


in the presence of these facts, would it not


be policy of prudence for our city fathers


to take immediate steps for the thorough
cleaning OF the town. and the making use of
every prccaution necessary to the preserva-
ton Of the health of our town?
Year: 1875

! EDITOR OF PkEsS-


Dear Sir: Allow me space in the col


nmns of your paper to make shor


statement in regard to the wheat crop il


our county this season find from th'


hest estimate, derived from information


received from different farmers through


out the county, that the area Of wheat ir


cultivation this year far exceeds any


number of acres since the war-the best
judges putting it down at $4,000 acres


1t is estimated that this crop will ave
rage twelve aud half bushels per acre
the county over, making total of 4l2,-
500 Each bushel of wheat will produce
45 pounds flour, amounting to 1902
500. The population of our county say
is 10, 0,000-allowing the consumption OF
one pound Of flower per day for each in
habtant for 365 days, we would have re-
naming at the end of that time surplus
of l5,l97, 800 pounds for expectation,
which would be worth at q cents per
pound, S379,937,5 so But out Of this
Weld of 4l2, 500 bushels we should re-
serve "a, 900 bushels for planting next
fall, leaving still as clear money S34l,
1880 or S34, II in the pocket Of each
inhabitant in the county. Now then, II
we are not mistaken in our estimate and
calculations, this is quite an encouraging
item for the people Of this county, to say
nothing Of the cotton, corn, oats and hay
crop. / am informed by farmers who
have experience in such matters, that
Just as good wheat and as much per acre
can be grown in Crawford county as in
any of the northern States, if the farm
ers would only take the proper care in
planting it. see wheat growing not far
from this town, on land that was consid
cred worn out and fit scarcely for moth
ing, that will produce this season over
Is bushels to the acre, the land having
been slightly manurcd and sub soiled to
a depth of eighteen inches just previous
to sowing last fall l have no doubt
from all | can sec and learn we have
about as good climate and soil in Craw
ford county for all kinds Of grain rs any
in the United States and all we lack are
farmers who understand the Gu tivating
of it to develop the fact and to make this
among the largest grain producing coun.
ties in the State. j,
Year: 1875

Some OF our neighbors appear, 1t seems u
ms. ,ipduly excited over rumor that the LII


tie Rock and Fort Smith Railway Company
contemplate asking the next Congress Tor AZ
extension Of time to complete their road N


accordance with the charter. We have found
no satisfactory foundation for the rumor' ano
clnnot think the company have any such.
sire or design, but that they will push Tue
road through to completion. Its to the com
pauy's interest, as well as the people ofCraw'
ford county. that the work should be finished
at an early day, and we have no reason TO De-
lieve that they wish continuation OF time
to meet their obligations in this respect but
rather. that they earnestly wish and intend to
ompletc the road to its termination before
the expiration of another year. We hope our
y ,ople will content themselves with patience
and not allow any foolish rumors to cause
them to everstcp the bounds of reason and
prudence in discussing our railroad interests.
Year: 1875

The Gazette Of Saturday, says " We
are advised that q large number Of runners
are In the state trying to contract for the pur-
chase Of the wheat crops In advance Of the
harvest. Until It Is well-scttled that the crop
north is not short. It will be we'll for the far.
mers not to be in too great q hurry to sell
In many sections OF the north the extremely
cold weather was very severe on the wheat.
Year: 1875

Tile Ladies Memorial Association is to
be one Of the permanent fixtures of our town
in the future. Hereafter decoration day will
be an annual holiday, among our people, and
the grave. Of our beloved dead will be hal
lowed In the memories of our people
Year: 1875

WE print in this paper from the Col


umbus Dispatch an important campaign


document. 1t is a refutation of the charge


that Governor Allen has been bitter


partisan in Office. A list is given of the


Democrats who held Office under Hayes
and the Republicans who hold Office un-


der Allen. This list of Republicans who


hold positions under the Administration
of Governor Allen might still be extend
ed. Very few Of the officers and employ


es in and about any Of the public Benev-
olent Institutions have been required to
give place to Democrats-very few in
deed and there were no Democrats in
any of them when the Democratic party
came into power in Ohio, having all
been swept out when Radical rule COM
menced in 1856. The Agricultural and
Mechanical College has the same Fac,
ulty and other employees it had under
the former Board OF Trustees, and, we
believe, they are all Republicans. The
Republicansin the various positions un-
der the Superintendent of the State
House, who is himself Republican, re-
main undisturbed by Democratic Leg
islature or by Governor Allen. 1t is prop
er to state that Governor Hayes, during
his first term, had to send all his ap-
pointments to Democratic Senate for
confirmation, and during his second
term the Hamilton County Reformers
held the balance of power in the Senate
as well as in the House-so that he
did not have straight Republican SEN
ate to confirm any Of his appointments
during both terms that he was Governor.
There has been Democratic Senate to
confirm all of Governor Aliens appoint
ments.
Year: 1875

LAST year the Republican State Con-
vention resolved, "That the restraint OF
intemperance and its causes to the full
extent of the legislative, judicial and
police powers Of the State, and the for
feture. of public trust for intoxication,
are demanded by the moral and material
welfare of society and the State" This
year mum is the word. The great moral
party" defeat has changeable effect
upon its professed principles. The game
is now to dodge and trim-"now you see
it, now you don't"
Year: 1875

THE school fund is amply protected by
the existing Democratic constitution
Cincinnati Enquirer.


Buta Democratic Legislature can sub
NIT to the people an amendment to the
Constitution weakening that protection,
and if the friends of the schools should
not be wide awake politico-ecclesiasti
cal alliance might force the amendment
through. - C2evek1nd HeraH.


The moon might" be made Of green
cheese and some time or other, Yam.
kee from cheesedom might" build a
railway to that satellite and import the
cheese hither and retail it at twenty cents
a peo~nd.


No General Assembly of Ohio can
submit an amendment without giving it
three-ffths majority. What isthe use Of
such grasshopper soup?
Year: 1875

THE people understand the real polit-
cal issues. Yelping about the "schOoi
question" that has no existence, is NOT
going to take the attention of the people
from vital questions, The endurance Of
the American people under the corrup-
tons and expressions of radical Grant
policy has been remarkable. Their pa
tience seems to be pretty well exhausted
and judging by recent elections they
mean business. And that's what's the
matter with "the happy family" They
are alarmed-greatly alarmed and they
know not what to do. They have been
weighed in the balance and found want
ing-and no humbug hue and cry about
schools or religion will save them from
the bad condition Of things they have
entailed upon the country.
Year: 1875

WHAT consistency is there in the Re-
publican State Convention of Ohio pro-
nouncing against third term" and then
nominating third term candidate for
Governor in Mr.. Hayes3 Will some long
winded radical organ elaborate on this
May the leaders and Office holders not
conclude also to put Grant up for third
term Who knows2
Year: 1875

The Richland County Democratic
resolutions are interesting in some par
ticulars. They declare unalterable op-
position to the use of an irredeemable
paper currency and demand for steady
and unainching progress toward re-
sumption Of specie payments without
material injury to the business and COM
mereial interests Of the country"
Year: 1875

POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL says
the President meant to say, in his Harry
White letter, that he did not want third
term, and would not have it. One must
sometimes wonder why he did not say
so.-C CiScfHHkat Commercial.


Why, he did not wish to "say so"-the
best reason in the world.
Year: 1875

The oppressed and struggling business
men Of Ohio, and the suffering working
men of our State had better consider the
causes and policy that have brought up
on US this bad condition of things, and
vote accordingly, rather than be trigh
tened by the silly cries and Republican
yarns about the old Pope of Rome.
Year: 1875

No man has ever been elected Cover
nor of Ohio for third term. We feel
safe in asserting no man ever will, either.
There is no substantial reason why one
man should enjoy monopoly of all the
honors that are going. Hayes only got
out Of his two terms four years ago.
Year: 1875

LET our government abandon unrea-
sonabIe tariff duties that only rob labor
and honest business for the benefit of u
few, and we will hear no more about
smuggling. One wrong begets another.
If Government turns robber and plum
dercr others are apt to.