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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

The Course CT THUNDER. -Profess,r Tsit
thus writes 10 Mature: We speak habt1.lly
and withou. eyaggera.ion cf the crash of thun
der, the rolling OF thunder aud peal Of thur
der, and various other terms will suggest them
selves So being APPLY ployod n different cssss,
All of these are easily explained BY known
properties of sound Tho origin of tho sound is.
in all cases, to be looked for in the instantaneous
and VIOLENT dllation of the air nope tina track
OF the lightning fl ,sh. partly, 90 doub!, due tn
the dIsruptivo effects of electricity, but mainIv
duo to the excessive rise of Temperature which
rondtrs O the air moment so brilliantly iucandes
cent. Inere ls thus an extremely sudden c,m.
preston OF the spark, and less sudden. tut
Sill RAPID rush OF the air into the partial vac
uum which 1t produces. Thus tho sound wsvo
pfodrc! d must at first be of the ua.uro of
otre or breaker, but as such State of motion is
UNSTABLE, alter proceeding moderate distance
inc SOUND bfc)mes analogous 10 ether loud but
Io's VIOLENT eounds. such as those Of the dis
cabrSo OF RuHs. Were there few clouds, wero
tho tlr CT yearly Uniform density, and tho flash
short ona, this would completely describe
tho phenomenon, aud wo should have thunder
crasa or !huDd IT clip, according to the greater
or Ices proximity OF tho seat tf DISCHARGE.
But, as has lorg been we'll known, not merely
clouds bu: surfaces Of separation of masses Of
air OF different deIs;!y. src'l as constantly
occur IN thunder storms. reflect vibrations 10
tho air and thus VIC may havo macy successive
echoes, proongipg the original sound. But
there Is another cause, eften moro efficient than
these, When tho fash is loug one, all its
parts being nearly equi distant from the ob:crv.
or, he learns the sound from all thoso parts
simultaneously but if it's parts be OF very diff.
terent distances from lin no hears sues ssively
Tue s;uods from portions further distant from
him. If Tho flash be much zig.zagged long
portions OF it5 COURSE may run at ono and tho
same disIaoco from him. ard tho sounds from
these arrive simultaneously OF tao ear. Thus
We havo 20 difficulty 10 accounting for tho roll.
Ing and pcaling of thuadcr. 1t is, in fact, q
mcr1 consequent sometimes of tho iote velcci
" with which it il propaea!ed. Tho usual
rough estimate of Eve seconds to mile is near
enough to the truth for all ordinary calculations
OF tho distance of fash from the Observer"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
Much PRAYER AND LITTLE WoRK.-It

Much PRAYER AND LITTLE WoRK.-It
would BIO interesting to know whether eny rel,.
gicu' paoplo were shocked By the commitment
CT q prayerrul msn, day OF two ago as a va.
grant. Tho man claimed that he prayed six
hours day, and his WHO supported him in the
statement, but she also said that no did no. work
and that she hsd for ten years been obliged to
support the family. There was a time whom
such man would have boen accounted holy
and when other mon end women would have
been glad TO contribute of their hsrd earnings
TO his support, but somehow no ona who wss
present al the trial offered the prisoner any mo.
neg or said word in his defonco. Evidently
tho word has learned something about prayer;
because man srends much time on mis- knees
IL dose not follow that he is not en- abb &C. beggsr;
indeed, analysis Of prayers would very likely
provo that thousands of people regard Heaven
IS bcggars regard their fellow mon--.s source
from which TO derive benefits without giving
anything in return. although many OF tho things
asked for might with certainty be obtained By
primary ct(art of body OF mind.-N 7. Herald.
People. with no heavenly calling, who re.
nouuce honest work when they be ,mo ieious
and cVentuSto in pious "leeches," should re.
member the saying. "He tina! provdeth not for
his own htu'chold is worse than an infdel."l
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

"The atrocious crime of being q
young man is brought against him.
Ignorance is charged by indirec-
tion."
Thus speaks the editor Of the Reg
lister in reply to a communication in
the DEMOCRAT, in reference to the
Republican candidate for Prosecu-
ting Attorney of this county. II is
not true that he is censured for be-
ing young, or charged with ignor-
ance, except as to filling the import
ant and responsible position of the
office. Mr.. Crissler is a young man,
to be sure, Of strictly honest and
good habits, and for aught we know,
may oe as proficient and familiar
withlaw as the generality of climbs
of the law" at his period, but there
is not a shadow of doubt that he
would be sadly out of place in the
Prosecutorship of Preble county,
and no member of our Bar will dis
pute the fact. But justly admitted
to the practice, and never yet having
had a case, he would have to be far
above the average of young students
to fill the Prosecutorship in county
of the size of Preble. Is that claim
ed for him?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The independent Philadelphia
Times takes this view of the situa-
ton: "The management of the Dem
ocratic party of Ohio this year seems
to have been taken from the old stock
politicians and put into the hands Of
the younger and more progressive
elements. The candidate for Gov
ernor is a successful business man
who has not before appeared in pol
itics, but whose acceptance of the
leadership will do much to modernize
the party in a state where it has been
very much in need of little of that
sort of thing. The platform is far
in advance of what Democratic plat
forms have been; it is a common
n declaration of principles cal
culated for application to the con-
Germs of the people now on earth"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The New York Star says that the
silly charge of the New York Even-
ing Post that "money was employed
to purchase the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor of Ohio, only serves
to show that the Republicans consid-
er the selection of Hon. John W.
Bookwalter, ofSpringfeld, the strong
est that could possibly have been
made by the Democracy. MI. Book
walter is a candidate the Republicans
do not desire to encounter. An In
dianian by birth, he has nearly all
his life resided in Springfield, Ohio.
He is comparatively a young man,
wealthy, cultivated and liberal in
his views. Moreover, he is a self
made man, and have risen from the
people, is with them at heart in OPP
posing monopolies and the DANCE
rous concentration of power and
wealth. A sterling Democrat, he is
more than a match for Foster in
every respect"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

.- HL H-ra. LE
The Sandusky Register, Repub-
lican organ, abuses the Methodist
ministers roundly, because they OBJ
observation-disclosures at them like a
fishwoman. 1t says: "The Metho-
dist church a get on quite as well
without hepreachers as the preach
ers a get on without the laymen.
Just withdraw the supplies, the gifts
of money, the fat chickens, the rich
buildings, the horse feed, the dona-
ton parties, and see how quick the
clergy will knock under. AS indivi-
dual citizens these preachers have
the same right to vote the Republican
or the Democratic ticket as any other
citizen has. When they attempt to
use their ecclesiastical power to force
men to vote one ticket or another it
is high time they were sent to the
rear, snubbed if need be-" Thus do
Mr.. Fosters organs take up his bat
tie cry: "Down with Methodists!
The Methodists must be snubbedr'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28
Sensible Governor Kong.

Gov. Long attended a union picnic
of different religious societies at Is
land Grove Arlington. After dinner
he made a half-hours speech, in
which he took occasion to say that
he disapproved of the gift that is be-
ing raised by the New York Cham
Der of Commerce for President Gar
fields family. He thought that no
chief Executive, whether Of the ma
ton o of a State, should accept a
gift from a favored few, because it
would have a tendency to place the
Executive under some obligation to
the river. "Should the President
die" said Gov. LoDg, (which God
forbid, the people of the whole coun-
try, from to ocean, through all
the different strata of society, the
high and the low, the rich and the
poor, the learned and the unlearned,
would contribute with an unprece-
denied spontaneity of their means to
raise a sufficient sum of money TO
make his family independent"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The following extract from a
speech delivered during the Presi-
dental campaign by the assassin
Guiteau, indicates insanity beyond a
doubt, but not to a greater extent
than that which af1icts the editor
ofthe Register and the average Radi-
cal "yawper," and as the aforesaid ed
itor was out for office, and declared he
was getting "too old to wait" it
would be well enough for the citizens
around here to keep their eyes on
him for fear he may commit a muir
der, as that seems to be the crime
into which emotional insanity for
Office leads its victims:
"The North conquered the South
on the field of battle, and now they
must do it at the polls in November,
or they may have to fight another
war. Ye men whose sons persisted
in the war! what say you to the is
sue? Shall we have another war?
shall our national treasury be con-
trolled by ex-rebels and their north
ern allies, to the end that millions of
dollars of Southern war claims be
liquidated? If you want the repub-
lie bankrupted, with the prospect of
another war make Hancock Presi-
dent. If you want prosperity and
peace, make Garfield President, ard
the republic will develop till it be-
comes the greatest and wealthiest
on the globe"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The nomination Of the Loveland
ticket haze stirred up a"hornets nest
amoung the Republicans in Eaton.
Some Of the leading Republicans are
consistent temperance men and will
not support Charley Foster, hence
the hornets nest. Instead of Dem
ocrat VS.. Republican, it is Repub-
lican VS.. Republican. The "bull-
doing" business has already com
menced, and of course will drive
some to swallow Charley and his
trickery, but not all of them. 1t is
"amoosing" as Artemus Ward would
remark.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The Wapakoneta Bee has chang
ed proprietors and politics, and by
the retiring editors valedictory, the
latter portion of which we give below.
it will be seen that he too joins the
Democracy. Come on, gentlemen.
All are welcome. Here is the closing
section Of Bro. Holbrook's bye bye.
Read it:
In the conclusion of my goodbye
article l wish to say that henceforth
l shall act with the Democratic party.
1t is the only party of real freedom
the party of the poor men as well as
the rich. 1t is the party of the Con-
stitution as opposed to the centrali-
cation of politics and moneyed pow
er. The Republican party has out
lived its mission.
1t finished its appointed work q
number of years ago. It's precepts
are obsolete and useless, and the sole
object of its leaders seems to be TO
obtain office by which to plumber the
people. 1t is rotton to the core. Its
greatest principle is spoils. With
the conviction that great numbers
of Republicans who are beginning to
see the true condition of their party
will open their eyes to the truth of
the above and with the hundreds of
thousands that have gone before, l
join the rank of the Democracy in
the combat for a pure and simple
government of the people such as
our fathers designed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28
WASHINGTON 7 =
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,

July ~, 1901. /
"There is no danger that we can
now "see," said one of the Presi-
dents, physicians this morning
But for accidents, none of which can
be forseen, the physicians would is
sue a bulletin announcing the Presi-
dents safety, for in the natural
course of his ease there is no longer
anything more to fear. A rapid re-
.covery of health and strength is
looked for, and plans for out of door
entertainment of the patient are n
der consideration.
1t is said that Guiteau is engaged
in completing an autobiography
commenced some years ago, and that
if permitted, he will publish it. He
is very carefully guarded, and so
placed as to prevent communication
with any other prisoner. 1t has been
suggested by a prominent official
that for the attempt on the Presi-
dents life he may be tried on a
charge of treason, but the crime
committed by him is clearly defined
in the laws in force here, and is
simply, assault with intent to kill"
For this and only this "a he be
tried and punished.
Some of the changes among Of
ficials determined upon before the
assassination, will be made soon
The President speaks of them fire.
ouopf1u Tho popoac IF ipliyidno1o
to be favored have been kept entire
ly secret.
The only branch of the govern
ment which pays it's own expenses
the Patent Ofice-seems likely to
so increase in it's work as to require
the whole Of the vast building in
which it is now, with other Bureaus
of the interior department located.
Last week 1862 patents we're issued,
besides trademarks, labels. &c.
This is the largest weeks work ever
done in the Office.
Government receipts from all
sources continue to be unprecedent-
ly large. They are now at the rate
Of more than a million of dollars per
day. The prospect for the debt re
duction this month is good as lost.
By October Secretary WINDOWS re
funding scheme will have been com
pleted, and he announces a lessen
ing of the interest charge from that
alone of over a million and a quar-
ter dollars per month.
Among the distinguished Demo
Gratis here during the past week
none have received more attention
than the ever, popular ex-Speaker
Randall. He is credited with a be-
lief that the Republicans will have
difficulty in organizing the next
house, and with having his eye on
the ~Speakership, but he probably
anticipates nothing of the kind. 1t
seems almost certain that tie Re
publicans will have a majority Of
members.
Hon. John G.. Thompson, of Ohio,
is here, and speaks freely Of politi.
cal affairs in that State. He was
not in favor of the nomination Of
Bookwalter as the Democratic can.
didate for Governor, but will sup
port him earnestly. Owing to re
cent events, he says, the Republi
cans will be united, and the chance
for Democratic success is not as
good as a month ago.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The more the Republicans attempt
to blacken John w. Bookwalter the
brighter he will appear. The Spring
field, Ohio, Sunday News, an indie
pendent paper, says:
The Democracy of Ohio in conven-
ton assembled at Columbus last
Wednesday, July 18th, nominated
John W. Bookwalter for Governor.
The choice was a wise one. Mr..
Bookwalter's life and character place
him eminent among Ohio's ablest
men. He has no political record to
assail. He began voting and work
ing with the Democracy iu Greeley's
campaign in 1872. His relation to
and treatment of his employees make
a magnificent record and have ,alrea-
dy won him the enthusiastic support
of the workingmen of the state. The
attacks upon him will be moro-per-
sona1 abuse or eggregious and react
ing falsehood. Ranking high among
Ohio's wisest and purest men, giving
splendid encouragement to the toll
ing masses by his own life and by his
words and deeds towards them he
will surely lead the Democracy of
Ohio to success.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The Temperance State Convention
resolved among other things that
where either of the dominant parties
put in nomination candidates for the
General-Assembly and county Off
GERS, distinctly pledged to prohibit
ton, or local option principles tie
Temperanceists will not put q ticket
in the field, but otherwise they will
nominate a ticket and ''press their
election with energy?" Mr.. Shep.
pard will have no opposition from
the Temperanceists; because he
meets the requirements to insure
their support.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

Excitement in regard to the con
dition of President GARFIELD, was
high again on last Saturday evening
and Sunday, owing to a slight IN
favorable change in the discharge
from his wound, but his attending
physicians again ssure the public
there is no immediate danger of his
death. It is to be hoped they know.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

It is doubtless a ource of exceed
ing annoyance to many Republicans
that the assassin Guiteau is not a
Southerner. What a fine opportuni-
ty for sectional and partisan invec-
tive was lost when the would, be MUIR
derer, instead of coming into the
world as a blood-thirsty Southern
Democrat. appeared as a native of
Illinois and grew to be "Stalwart
of Stalwarts" in politics.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

There ought to be q man elected
as Infirmary Director who under
stands the farming business thor
oughly, and who proves the fact by
the successful manner in which he
runs his own farm. There is room
for a big reform in the management
or our County Farm. BU york non
it, taxpayers? lfa
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

If every county in the State will
do as well for BooKwALTER Is Pre-
BILE, in comparison with FosTER's
vote of two years ago, he will be
beaten 10000! That can be put
down. There is a large temperance
element here that declare they will
not be fooled again, and from their
honest and determined declarations
we believe 'em.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

Guiteau last summer at this time
was employed by the National Re
publican Committee to go about the
country telling the voters what a
bad, desperate set of fellows the Dem.
ocratic party was composed of, $780,
600 of his speeches were published
by the Committee and sent broadcast
over the land, showing the bad re-
suits that would follow Hancock's
election.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28
Sound Sense.
[Bellefontaine Examiner.

lBellefontaine Examiner. 4
A subscription has been started
in New York, the object of which is.
to raise a quarter of q million of dol,
lars to be presented to Mrs. Gar
field This, like the large sum SINH
larly raised for Grant, is simply the
result of rampant lunkeyism, and
designed to glorify and strengthen
the money-power of the country
The Indifference which these munif-
cent donations suggest on the part
of the rich and proud, to the woes
and wants of the humble poor
throughout the land, verges upon
c~riminality, to say nothing of the
fact that, in Mrs. Garfield's case, the
proposed endowment is in virtual
violation of our Federal Constitution,
and of the genius of our free institu
tions. This cunning game of the
moneyed ~aristocracy of the country
to propitiate public sentiment, and
to "stand in" with the powers that
be, by virtue of the bestowment of
brides, should be frowned upon and
discouraged by, all good citizens
Why give Mrs. Garfield-who is al
ready abundantly provided fora
quarter of a million of money, to
the exclusion and neglect of the hun
dreds and thousands of widows and
mothers throughout the land who
are equally worthy, who are literally
dying of the toll and care which come
of poverty and want? 1t is not even
generosity, because in the instances
we refer to, there is no appeal to
that noble sentiment. Viewed in
it's most innocent and ~inoffensiye
sense, it is an ostentatious and I'M
seemly parade. s.a.e
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

The indianapolis Journal, the
leading Republican paper of Indiana,
heaves the following chunk of wis
dom over the border, which we ten
der TO the rapacious old chap who
seems to be at home in "throwing
mud" at every Democratic candi
date through the columns of the Ea-
ton Register: o.,
speaking out of the experience
of the misty past, we venture to sug-
gest TO our Ohio brethren that, while
calling the Democratic Gubernator-
ial candidate Barrelwater, Pocket
b~eokwater, &C., may be highly hui
morous method of conducting a cam
paign, the results attained by this
mode have not always been of the
most satisfactory character. We
paid something for this bit of ir-
formation, but that shall not stand
in the way of donating it to our Ohio
friends"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

1t is a good. thing Guiteau is a
Republican and "a Stalwart among
Stalwarts." If he were a fire eating
Southern Democrat there would be
even less stock taken in his insanity
and his party would have to father
him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28
Victory without Glory.

Won!
Yes, the Half Breed Republicans
have won.
But how won?
BY bribery with money, and the
barter of offices.
They have elected the two most
inconsiderable men that ever to-
gether represented the great State
of New York in the United States
Senate, and elected them by means
which, if uncovered to the day, would
send several members, not on foreign
missions, but on home missions to
the State prison.
1t is a victory covered, not with
glory but with shame.-N. Y. Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

If ignorance is a crime in youth.
as Pitt sail to Walpole, what must
be said of men whom age and exper-
fence fail to make ~wise?-RegSster.
We know of no one in this broad
country o fours better able to answer
this question, than the veritable ed
itor of the Register himself.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

There is not a Democrat in the
country that would not ten times
over prefer Garfield for President to
Arthur, consequently all Democrats
will be rejoiced if Garfield lives his
term, out. q g
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

1t is as amusing to hear the Re
publicans de claiming about the use
of money N politics as it would be
to hear a red nosed old topper dis
course on the evils of. intemperance.
But in both cases the remarks are
founded on experience.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

Wouldn't change in the Probate
office be healthy? When a place is
run thirty or forty years in the same
old ruts, it certainly becomes monot-
onous. We make this suggestion for
the prayerful consideration of the tax
payers of Preble county.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

During the days of the panic, Book
walters shops were idle, the
wages were not reduced, and in all
his business career his employees
never had a strike. He knows how
to treat a workingman. He was one
himself, and he now takes them by
the hand and helps them along.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

If the people of Ohio want a sue
cessful business man, a high toned,
cultured gentleman and a man close
ly identified with the industrial in
terests of the state for Governor in
stead of a trickster and a politician,
they will elect John W. Bookwalter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

1t is about time the people of this
country administer a rebuke to the
money snobs. Under a sentimental
cover spread over the attempt of the
life of the President, they are under
taking to capture the present admin
~istration in the same disgusting man
ner they did that of President GRANT,
by making presents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28
The temperance people have nomi

The temperance people have nomi-
mated A. R. LUDLOW, for Governor,
and Jason McVEAH, for Lieutenant
Governor. The head of the ticket is
a resident of Springfield and a manu-
facturer and the owner of a 'bar'l.'
and is credited with saying that he
would give $4,000 to help the tenn
perance organization. A large vote
is expected to be polled by them in
the State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

Old malignant of the Eaton Reg
sster, would like to make it a crime
for any one to differ with him in his
opinions He is no better than
Guiteau with less courage.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28
Every Democra. in Ohio will quiet.

Every Democrat in Ohio will quiet.
ly and inwardly rejoice over the re-
covery of the President, but they
will lot be dragged into a thanks.
giving about it, to crafty and ad-
vance the political interests of Char
ley Foster and a few other scheming
demagogues.