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wildly. Sinking to her knees on the grass 10 front
of us. moan after moan burst from her lips.
until we decided that q bee had stung her or a
mad bull pursued her. We were stopped in the
act of rescue by the sight Of her picking I'D the
stump of n cigar, and, after gazing at this relic
in an agouized manner for q moment. she calm
~ remarked, ''Chestnuts-' When l recognized
the similarity between this tragedy and one
performed by the remarkable Barbara in Miss
Rives's sensational paradox. We smiled q new
edition OF the Cheshire cat originality.
This morning the Atlantic squadron sailed BY,
we suppose. with flying colors. but so far out at
sea that I derived no satisfaction from the race
which is usually visible to the naked eye from
the beach.
/ have heard the expression "too tender
hearted TO kill q flea" but never realized the
'inuer consciousness OF ir until I heard a soft
hearted young woman plead with u man whose
very life. blood was being enjoyed by a mos
quito made corpulent but lately, when he made
q meaning thrust toward the too numerous
party, BE careful. you might hurt the mos
quito"
Shades of Henry Bereh. ye are preserved.
ANNA FARouHAR.
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bration Of the day closed with a concert in the
evening, and the awarding of prizes and an.
nouncement of the result of the election. which
was as follows:
Lockwood, 3. Cleveland, s..
Fisk. .. Harrison, 1877.
Harrison was then declared duly aud honor
ably elected President OF the United States.
We wound up the day with three rousing cheers
for Harrison, and with singing The Star
spansled Banner" As l have told you that
which the Hoosiers wanted to know most, VIZ:
who will be the next President, the mission of
this letter is ended and 1 shall reserve for nv
future date a description Of our entrance into
Ireland and Scotland. G. /. FLETCHER.
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tate about undertaking ii. Even if one had no
other occupation than to lie on the sands. watch
the breakers and inhale the salt sir he would be
amply repaid for q season at the seashore.
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Dangerous Proceedings.

Minneapolis Tribune.
If William was half the Emperor he preiends
he would 60 home and let his mother out of
Quod instead of wandering about England kiss
ing men who may have bombs in their whisk-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
At Democratic Headquarters.

The way in which business is con-
Quoted at the National Democratic
headquarters in this city gives satis-
faction to every competent observer.
1t moves like clock-work. 1t is evil
dent that it is under the direction of
men accustomed to the practical man
agement Of business affairs on large
scale. Chairman Brice seems to be
familiar with all the details that are
brought under his notice, and he often
astonishes local politicians by his
knowledge Of matters pertaining to
their social interests. Every man
who visits headquarters finds 1t easy
to transact his business without circum-
locution or waste of time. Yet Chair
man Brice is constantly making new
arrangements to facilitate the great
work Of the campaign and it looks as
though nothing that can be done to Sc
cure success would be left undone.
The organization Of the Democratic
party for the Presidential canvass Of
this year is excellent, and the party is
to be congratulated on the fact.-N y
Sun
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
The Bituminous Coal Tax.

The beauties of the soft coal tax, for
the protection OF workmen, are to be
noted in the strike of 5000 river miners
at Pittsburgh, where the operators have
been paying the tax of scents a bushel
us wages. The people contributed the
bounty of 8 cents, which leaves the op-
orators the coal free Of labor. The op-
orators now desire to receive part of
the bounty themselves, in addition to
the coal, and ask the men to mine the
stuff for ~ cents. The operators could
load and move 100000 bushels ut
present, but prefer to let their mines
stand idle and to see the miners starve.
The miners ought to starve II they vote
away their liberties and their incomes
to uphold the present system OF protec-
tion to American labor. The employ
ers who draw the bounties are the
eagerest men in the world to import
foreign hands to break down unions, to
employ pretorian guards, and to cheat
the life for the people out OF its most
humble and innocent Joys Chicago
Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
ABOUT CONSULTATION.
A Number of Illustrations Explaining {
Mysterious Process.

A Number of Illustrations Explaining the
Mysterious Process.
We seldom see pure water, and when
we do it is always the result of coagu-
lation, either natural or artificial, as
an essential factor in Its publication.
If piece OF a sugar or other crystal
is dissolved in water it may be made
to reappear in a tangible shape in COM
binatiOn with some added salt, as a
coagulant. The sugar, which in its
dissolved state could not be retained or
arrested by any filtering material
whatever, would now be changed into
an exfilterable compound.
A familiar example of coagulation Is
seen in writing inks that have become
clotted from exposure and from the
use OF pens that have become coated
with other inks, containing coagu-
lating element; the smallest trace Of
such element being sufficient to pro
duce the effect. Such coagulated ink
may be filtered to satisfactory condi-
tion, although before coagulation it
would have issued as ink from the
finest filter paper, without leaving be-
hind its sedimentary element.
If soap is dissolved in hard water
curdled condition results. If the water
is now filtered, the curd is caught in
the filter, and being the result of d
combination OF the soap with the har-
dening element in the water, the water
is freed from both together
| hu haf al
coagulation will not throw down all Of
the matter in solution; while proper
mixture OF different coagulants will 40
complish the object Neither is the
same coagulant necessarily to be used in
every case. The analysis and antece-
dents of the water are to be taken into
consideration in adapting the system.
But since natures leading and almost
universal coagulant is the compound
salts OF aluminium, potassium and
ammonium, We can rarely go wrong
In selacting this coagulant for artiti-
cial filtration, although it may some
times require to be supplemented by
some other
1t happens in some places that u
superabundance of certain salts In the
earth unpleasantly modites water; as
in the various kinds of mineral springs.
| The modern art of filtration has the
advantage OF readily and accurately
adapting the quantity to the require-
ment, and preventing any perceptibla
cesiduum OF salts in the purified water.
--Samitary Era
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
Charles W. Sigh, Of the Sigh Fur

Charles w. Sigh, Of the Sigh Fur
niture Company, will vote for the Con-
gressional candidate who favors tariff
revision, but otherwise will render as
sistance to the Republican ticket, State
and National. In all probability he
will vote for Congressman Ford.
Fred Brastread and Christian Melvy,
Of Ishpeming, Swedes, and influential
with their own countrymen. large
mine owners and labor employers,
were delegates in the Democratic State
convention, and shouted with the loud
est for Cleveland and Burt
Hannibal Hart, an influential attor-
ney Of Olean, and always good Re-
publican, has announced himself
square-toe ed for the Democratic ticket
and platform. --Keokub (la.) Coastitu-
ton.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
THE NATIONAL DOMAIN.


Whist the Cleveland Administration Has
Done 60 Save the Peoples Lands.
It has reversed the improvident and un wise
policy Of the Republican party touching the
public domain, and has reclaimed from corpor..
ations and syndicates. alien and domestic, and
restored to the people nearly one hundred
million Of acres OF valuable land, to be sacredly
held as homestcads fo7 our citizens.
These words are from the Democratic
National platform, but until brought
face to face with the actual figures one
fails to realize the magnitude OF the
question involved. In so far as 1t af-
fects the future Of the country for gen.
erations to come the question OF the
reserv alton of our public lands, right
fully termed "the heritage of the peo-
ple," is OF greater moment than the
evils Of tariff taxation. During the war
we paid enormous taxes, and even in
times Of peace we are showing that we
can pay enormous taxes, though un-
necessary. But mistake now in our
public land policy may bring trouble to
generations yet unborn and may help
to establish that greatest of economic
evils in the old world, ownership Of
land by the few and a nation OF ten
ants. immigration into this country,
II nothing else, should open our eyes to
the necessity of preserving for the
future every acre of ground for actual
settlers
Voters have realized for years that
the Republican party, when in full
power, especially right after the war,
voted away immense tracts of the pub
lie lands, but the magnitude OF these
gifts to railroad corporations has prob
ably never been fully realized. During
the ten years Of undisputed Republic
an control of all branches of Govern
ment from 1861 to 1871, a total of 1863,
643, 944 acres of land was voted out
right by Congress. OF this amount
over 58,00O,O 900 acres were voted away
in the one month of July, 1866, when
Schuyler Colfax was Speaker of the
House Of Representatives and 25, 4O0,-
900 acres more were voted away in one
day, March 3, 1871, when James G.
Blaine was Speaker. The following
table shows the largest of these grants
and the corporations receiving them:
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
JOINING THE FOLD.
influential NIichiganders Who Have Left
the Grand Old Party.

Influential Michiganders Who Have Left
the Grand Old Party.
A telegram from Grand Rapids,
Mich, says that if the exodus from
the Republican ranks continues at the
present rate, there will not be much
left of the party in Western Michigan
when the time comes to vote. A few
days ago William Widdecomb, cashier
OF the Grand Rapids National Bank,
once the Republican candidate for
mayor, and always prominent and
influential man in the party; DR.. G. S.
Hazeltine. OF the wholesale drug firm
OF Perkins, Hazeltine & Co.; Eli F.
Harrington, for many years one of the
proprietors of the Eagle, the Repub-
lican organ in Western Michigan; S.
M. Leman, wholesale grocer; w. w.
Hyde, Assistant District Attorney In
President Arthur's day, and others,
announced that, in their opinion, the
Republican party was without virtue
or wisdom, and that this year, al
least, they would be found in the ranks
behind the Cleveland banner.
Now Charles w. Black, general
manager OF the Oriel Cabinet Com
pany, employing three hundred men
and a power among the young men II
the city, comes forward and declares
that he does not like the Republican
candidates, and is not in harmony
with the platform, and will vote fol
Cleveland and tariff reform.
l.. S. Provin, one ofthe leading real
estate men in the city, regrets nov
that he voted for Blaine four years ago
and will case his conscience by casting
his ballot for Cleveland and tariff re
duction in November,
Il. H. Maher, OF the law firm OF Nah
or u Felbe., will work for Democrati
success. He bolted Blaine in 1854 an
] 10 glad Of 1t.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
WORK WELL DONE.
What Mr.. Cleveland Has Accomplished
Purifying the Civil Service.

Wh6C nIr. cleveland hRB Accomplished IN
Purifying the Civil Service.
The Presidents message transmit
ting to Congress the annual report OF
the Civil-Service Commission is one
that will bear close study by all those
who are interested In that reform. It
shows what has been accomplished in
carrying out the Civil-Service law,
how far the law has been extended,
and the practical difficulties that have
been contended with in breaking up
the old patronage system. Under the
old system in vogue under all recent
Administrations, every clerk. every
messenger, every janitor in the Gov
ernment employ, held his place either
as a reward for political service, or as
pledge that he would render politic-
al service. He was henchman and
striker, and, in the proportion that he
could be efficient at primaries or at
elections, his Office was secure to him.
In higher grades of offices to which
the Civil-Service law does not in terms
apply the principle was the same, and
merit was dependent on political work.
President Cleveland has not only
rigidly enforced the law, but he has in
practice extended tito Offices it does not
cover, and he has hon estly entered upon
the work of thorough Civil-Service re-
form. As he well says in this message, it
has not been apleasant or an easy task.
The friends of reform have condemned
him because he has not gone fast and
far enough, while the friends Of the pa
tronage system have opposed him be-
cause he went too far. In this way he
has lost the countenance and support
| of the extremists on both sides, while
the great mass of opinion between the
extremes has been Indifferent.
Nevertheless, he has accomplished q
great work, to which four more
years of the same policy will give per-
manence. Step by step he has moved
cautiously along the line of reform,
and has educated the people to q point
where they begin to look upon Gov
ernmental Office as a trust to be per-
formed, and not as spoil for the re-
ward of strikers. This is an enormous
gain to honest government, the effect
of which will be felt for years to come.
The President has shown himself
to be man who acts upon the line OF
duty without fear or favor.
The friends of reform, who have la-
bored so zealously for it in the years
that are past, have every reason to be
grateful to him for the stand he has
taken. Civil-service reform has come
to stay, and the only danger that can
threaten it's stability is the election Of
a Republican President Chicago Her.
AID.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25

placed In the hands OF the voters Of
the State. Every school district has
been reached, and every doubtful
voter is known. The canvass has been
almost microscopic in Its minuteness,
and the party leaders know just what
they are talking about when they claim
the electoral vote Of the State as
assured.-M Y. Cor. Chicago Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
and Chinaman I
and Monopoly
ana Rat Pie
TippecRpooi and Doodle ,
and Free Whisky
and Dear. Clothing
and Cheap Labor
-PhiLadeZDhi0 4

--1WttuUetpNtU AeTUtu.
Presidents Grant, Garfield and
Arthur all thought the war tariff need
ed to be judiciously scaled down in the
interests of the people and of good
government. For agreeing with them
the Republicans are exceedingly wrath
full with President Cleveland
Globe.
WHY not be perfectly frank all
around9 Every body understands the
exact situation. Why not make the
campaign openly, on the real basis:
For President, B. Harrison.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, JAMES @. BLAINE,
"THE GREATEST LIVING sTATEsMAN."
Platform-A new figurehead, but the
old Premier" The "spirited foreign
policy" to be resumed in 1889 where II
was dropped In 18S1.-M T. Evening
Post.
Prom our natural and personal
advantages we can beat the world in
its markets II our Government will
only remove from us Its crushing
hand OF taxation, and lower the bar
riers which it has built around us to
prevent international commerce. The
world is our oyster, and If the obstruc'
tionists OF tho party which Harrison
represents can only be brushed from
our paths, we shall como to our own
-Louisville Courier-Journal.
| As for Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.
Thurman, their records are part OF the
notable honorable history OF their
country. Their political sentiments
command the general admiration, fol
the reason that they are sincerely held
and most courageously maintained. Ii
a certain robust, brave, stoical defense
of his convictions of public policy and
duty Mr.. Cleveland is as fine speci
men Of the "Old Roman" us Mr.. Thur
man. - Philadelphia Pu6Iic Ledgei
(Rep).
james G. Blaine, Jr., has beel
appointed "assistant exchange reader
at the Republican National headquar
tors, New Yerk. 1t is part OF the dut.
OF the assis'an exchange reader In
well-regulated newspaper office to Sc
that the cockroaches do not accumu
late in the paste-pot to thu annoyanc
of the chief exchange reader. Will
such po alton is lucrative it is no
considered desirable by rising youn
Journalists, and we are inclined to tn
belief that young Mr. Blaine will NJ
Alike it.--Chicag0 Times
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
WORK AND WAGES.

A Just Comparison Based on Official Re-
ports and Statistics.
In the following list the wages paid
in several of the most representative
highly protected industries are COM
pared with the wages paid in repre-
sentative industries of the other two
classes. In computing the average
wages the total amount paid in wages
is divided by the average number Of
hands employed:
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
HIGHLY PROTESTED INDUSTRIES.
Average wages. -. .......

The highly protected men who saw
the highly protected lumber with high
ly protected saving machinery, it will
be seen, get $2l5 year for so doing.
The statistics for the sawed lumber in
dustry are interesting in other respects.
Thus, the total amount paid in wages
was S8l, ,845, 900; the cost OF material
was SAC, 155, 900; together these two
items make Sl7S,000,000. The total
product was $233, 26s, 900. Subtracting
cost of wages and material from the
value OF product we find that sos, $685..
600 went to the employers or mill own
ers, or $24,000,0 900 more than tho
amount paid in wsVes.-,M H.Standarl
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25


1t is hard to realize what figures as
large as these mean. They mean q
tract of land larger than all Germany,
or France, or Great Britain and Ire
land. Some idea of the extent OF ter
ritory thus voted away may be gath
cred from the fact that the total acre.
age of all the farms in the United
States was $4,000, 179 acres, worth
$40, 1917, 7,096,776, in 1880. The Repub-
ican grants to railroads were equal to
more than quarter and to almost
one-third Of the farms of the United
States.
1t is these grants Of over 100, 900, 900
acres, of which the railroads have pat
ented less than 13,500,0O0 acres, which
the Democratic party proposes to re-
store to the people. During President
Cleveland's Administration about one
half of this land has been restored to
the public domain, and bill to restore
over so, 900, 900 acres more to the peo-
pie is pending. Shall this work go onF
Or shall the Republican party, which
voted away these lands, which elects
to the United States Senate men es-
pecially to represent these Pacific rail-
road corporations, be given u chance
to control legislation? There never
was a more clearly cut issue between
the great money interests on the one
hand and popular rights on the other,
than the issue between the Republican
party and the Democratic party this
year. That is true of tariff taxes; it is
true of the public lands question.-Al-
basy (M ~ argus.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

ALI but four Of the 175 newspa-
pers printed in Georgia are against the
continuance of the war taxes.
-Cleveland's election is as sure
as is any thing not yet accomplished,
and yet the Republican papers tell us
that the stars and stripes will have to
dip to the flag of St. George if he is
reelected. Possibly the Republican
press and party are lying.-Bufalo
Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25

-Governor Alger, of Michigan,
says he has not yet subscribed to the
Republican campaign fund. Perhaps
he Is waiting to sec what the Republic
an Senators are going to do with the
tax On lumber. Chicago News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25

General Samuel +. Carey, of
Ohio, voted for Old Tippecanoe in 1886
and again In l840. But he is for
Cleveland now, and predicts that he
will carry Illinois, Wisconsin, Indi-
ana, Connecticut, New Jersey. New
York and Michigan.-Indianapo
| Sentiael.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25

by reason of State pride or for other
reasons do not number moro than one
half OF por cent. There may be a
thousard or flftocn hundred such Dem
ocrats. but not more. The free whisky
platform of tho Republicans will drive
from two to four Thousand temperance
Republicans into tho ranks OF the Pro
hibitionists. Making a due allowance,
therefore, for gains and losses, the
Democratic managers assert with abso-
luto confidence in tho correctness oil
their canvass that Indiana will give q
larger mai jority for Cleveland this year
thun In 1854. A conservative Con-
grossman, who has recently returned
from Indianapolis, where he has care
fully observed the situation, says that
the State is sure for Cleveland by 5000
to 10000 plurality. The increase in
the Prohibition vote, tho detection
among the Knights OF Labor and the
colorod vote will take from the Repub
licans many thousands OF voters, while
their gains will be very small in com
parlson. The Cleveland managers
laugh heartily at the story coming
from tho Republican camp that ths
Democrats have abandoned the Stat'
to Harrlson. They regard the Hoosiel
State as moro surely Democratic thai
any of tho so-called doubtful States.
The National Executive COMMITTEES
are enthusiastic in their approval o
the work being done by the indiana
State Committee. The committee be
gan It's ca ;sass early In the spring
aud tons Of tariff literature bsve be"
Smyrna times., 1888-08-22
rhe Cnndahnr Rnilwnr,s 1mnortanoe.

The public generally were well informed
of the progress Of the Russian railway to
Samarcand, but little has been known re-
garding still more important line that
the British have been constructing to
Central Asia from the opposite direction.
Since Jan. this new line the Candahar
railway, has been opened to Killa Abdulla,
5000 feet above the sea level; and there is
now a daily service Of trains between
Killa Abdulla and Quetta, with caravans
from Candahar and Herat stopping at the
former place to unload and transport heir
goods onward by rail From Quetta to
Candahar the railway will run in almost a
straight line, and its construction will be
exceptionally difficult and expensive
From Gulistan to Chaman, on the
Candahar side of the Kwaja Amran range,
the distance is only thirty miles, but the
estimated cost Of the railway along this
part Of its course is $400, 900 per mile.
Pending the construction Of the permanent
line, it Is the intention to open up co1A-
munication with Chaman as soon as
possible, by means of light mountain
railway. One of the chief features of the
permanent line is a tunnel two and a half
miles long, upon which English miners
will be employed.
The Importance of this railway to the
Anglo-Indian empire can scarcely be over
estimated. AS a commercial enterprise
alone, it cannot fail to be of the greatest
utility, as by it the productions Of central
Asia can find q moro direct outlet to the
sea than by any other route. But the In
dian and British statesman will regard il
as smainly Of Importance as a means for the
transportation of troops to the confines Of
India and central Asia in the event of any
threatening advance on the part of Rus
sia, or in case of a rupture with tha
power.-Frank Leslie's.