The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-16

Col. VIM. l.. Robinson, a lifelong
Republican and a man held in un-
iversal esteem by all who know
him, was the Republican member
of the Penitentary Board under
Gov. Hoadly. He had every oppor-
tunity to know how affairs were GO
ing in the penitentiary and too
know the reputation of the inmates.
Being asked as to the reports of
tanning hides of prisoners, he says:
"I don't believe there is word of
truth init. That man Nye, on whose
statement the report is founded, is
II very smart, dangerous man. l
looked Up his case when strong
pressure was brought to have him
paroled. examined his case very
carefully. Before that / knew
nothing of him, and was therefore
entirely unprejudiced; but came
to the conclusion that he was to
dangerous u man to be allowed out,
even on parole, and accordingly re-
ported against it. He is man
that probably within year would
make a counter affidavit. refuting
afiidavfts he may have already
made" Judge Foraker is not even
a success as a weak imitator of
Ben Butler. He is unfortunate in
his partnerships.
At the meeting of the northwest.
ern Trotting and Pacing Horse
Breeders Association, phenomen-
al colt among the baby trotters at
tracted the attention of breeders
and horsemen by doing mile in
2:4SI, the last quarterin 81 seconds.
He was owned by Mr.. George
Brown, and after the performance
passed into'the possession of Mr.. j
I. Case, of Racine, Wis, at the price
of $4,750. The colt is by Combat
dam by Harold.
The "Blue Law" that was passed
by the Maryland Legislature in
1886 is toSbeEenforced on Sunday
next in Baltimore. 1t is so string
ent that nothing but milk and ice
can be sold on that day, not even
medicine by u druggist unless on
the prescription of physician.
The law, as passed, was aimed
especially at Sunday liquor-selling,
and the other restrictions were
added to the bill when under dis
cussion in the Legislature with the
view of making it ridiculous and
killing it,. but without that effect;
and it has now returned to plague
the inventors. There is trite say
ing that the best way to repeal an
obnoxious law is to enforce it. AS
the Legislature does not meet until
January, i1SS7, Baltimoreans will
have to worry along for consider.
able time under restrictions which
will certainly cause great discom.
fort and inconvenience.
Yes remarked past z. X. Y
II. p ETC., q was present once at 9
Masonic expose in Michigan, and
never enjoyed myself so heartilyi il
the whole course of my natural eX
istence.'
Did he give the whole business
away?' asked an innocent by-stand
er.
why, of course, never saw 8
public speaker so thoroughly giver
away. 1t was this way: He hat
spun the usual yarn about the oath.
of secrecy and the terrible penalties
of their infraction, when long
gaunt specimen of the Wolverine
State breeding rose up by degrees
reminding one of an animated tele
scope, and said:
'Mr Speaker, yeou said anybod,
could ask yeou questions on TIN
subject of Masonry and yeou woul,
answer them?'
yes SIR
'Waal, 1 iist wanted to know i
yeOu TUX them oaths on a Hol,
Bible that yeou wonld always con
ceal and never reveal those things
Il did, SIR
'Jist so. Next thing l was goin
to ask was whether you perjere
yourself then, or are yeou only lyi
now?
There wasn't any more expos
that evening nor any subsequen
evening in the town of Kalamazo
by that Individual Pittsbur.
Chronicle.
Maud S., Jay-Eye-See, st. Juliel
Maxey Cobb, Rarus Phallas, Cling
stone, goldsmith Maid and Trinke
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