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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

"A very good thing was said by John
Tyler. Jr., son OF President Tyler. Since
the collapse OF the rebellion. during
which he was u General In the Southern
army, he has resided In Washington.
With the courtly air and manners OF the
gentry OF the Old Dominion. he has q
keen sense OF humor. which was evinced
by his remark that before the war the
letters F. F. v. meant First Families Of
Virginia. but since the war left so many
OF them impoverished they signify
Fight For victuals. .-Salsns (lAass.J
G0sstts.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Coal Land Spsculatlon,

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-A St Louis syndi-
cate, headed by Colonel r. J. Hunter. the
Of &, ,00O. 900, has purchased five thousand
acres Of coal lands, eighty miles from Fort
Worth. Tex. near the line of the Texas and
Pacific railway.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
-Countryman lto celebrated Hindo

-Countryman TO celebrated Hindoo
snake-charmer)-"I s'pose you know
q good deal bout snakes, misterp"
Hindoo snake-charmer-" Snakes. sir.
have been the study OF my eventful
life. know all about them" Coun-
tryman-" The hull businessp" Hindoo
snake-charmer-" Yes, SIR" Coun-
tryman-" Well. l wish you'd tell q
feller where the body leaves of an
the tail begins. Golden Days.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
BATTLE OF THE SNAKES.
They Fought to the Death, and the Victor
Made a Meal of the vanquished.

Made Meal Of the Vanquished.
HoPK1NsvILDE, KY, Sept. 30.-William
Knolls, prominent young farmer residing
west of this city tells remarkable snake
story, the truth Of which no one doubts. In
passing through tobacco field several days
ago, he happened to run across two snakes,
one copperhead and the other chicken
snake, wrapped around each other in a
deadly embrace, and fighting with all
the strength and venom they possessed.
Taking long stick Mr.. Knoll carried
them to an open field, where they contin-
ued to battle until the copperhead was
killed. Slimingit over, the chicken snake
proceeded to swallow it whole, after which
it was allowed to escape. The chicken
snake was seven feet long, and the copper
head five.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
mississippi Valley MedloaI Assool.tIo..

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27-The Mississippi
Valley Medical Association has elected
the following officers for tho ensuing year: {:
President, Geo. j. Cook, Indianapolis; first
vice-president, j. D. Griffith, Kansas City; !;
second vice-president, ]. A. Larrabee,
Louisville; secretary, r. L. Thompson. St
Louis; treasurer, w. G. Chapman, Toledo,
Ohio.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06


-"Miss Howjames. shall wo go to
the concert this eveningp The pro-
gramme consists of selections from
Wagner" "From whom, Mr.. Caho-
kiaP" 'From Wagner" II have never
heard OF him." 'Great JewsharpsI
Never heard Of Wagner, the great Ger
man composerp" 20, you mean Vog-
ner. beg pardon, Mr.. C,aholsla," said
the Boston young lady, composedly. II
did not know you were speaking OF
Vogner. ! shall be pleased to attend
the concert" And the young man from
st. Louis presently went out and took
great big chew OF tobacco and swore
iiuently to himself for fifteen minutes in
the dialect OF East Missouri. = Chicago
Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

"A man consulted two doctors.
One told him to drink nothing between
meals. The other forbade him to
drink any thing at meal times. He
paid both for advice. but it rather
weakened his confidence in doctors
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Mora hanaiul

JAcKsoNvrLLE, FLA, Sept. 2a-Presi-
dent Neal Mitchell issued the following
official bulletin for the twenty -four hours
ending at p. M, September 2S: New
cases, 30; deaths,5. Cases to date, 2,4r
otal number of deaths to date, 242.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Stricken laek,snviI

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Sept. 90 The fol-
lowing Is the official bulletin for tho twen-
ty-four hours ending at six o'clock this
evening: New cases, 1903; death, &; cases
70 date, 2,937; deaths to date, 228.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

A COLLISION occurred between two freight
trains on the Cincinnati Southern railroad,
near Annedale, Tenn.
A RECEPTION and banquet were given by
the merchants of Boston to visiting NOR
chants. Nearly 400 people, Of both sexes,
sat at the tables.
G. w. HICKS and wife and Mrs. James
Price are in jail at Neubern, Va, charged
with conspiring together to poison man
named Anderson.
JAMES STONE and Clarence Becker, of
Mud Creek, Poland Township, Chautauqua
q crossing and instantly killed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

Three OF the admirers of pretty
Burlington girl called on her the same
evening. and as she answered the bell
In person for the fourth call she took
the opportunity Of hanging placard
on the door-bell' "This is my busy
night t"--BuvliDgtos Free Press+
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

"A Western journal gives the fol-
lowing grimly compact directions what
70 do In case OF fire; "In a hotel fire.
run; In a theater fire. stand still; in q
railroad train hre, say your prayers. I"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Whiia Lad Trust

has reached the makers of white lead, and
they have made an iron-clad combination.
The first edict Of the new combine was
given to the paint trade two or three days
ago, when the price per ton was advanced
S15 on large orders and S25 on small ones.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

When a young doctor sets up in q
town the first thing he does is to put
"Dr." after his name, and the next
thing he wants TO do is to put the same
abbreviation after the names Of all the
inhabitants. y Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Militant win Noi Re Rec.,v.d

VIENNA, Sept 2s.-A committee of the
Lower House Of the Austrian Diet advises
the rejection Of the proposition to give an
official reception to Emperor William dur.
ing his visit to this city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Randall Re.Nominatsd.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27.-Hon. Samuel
]. Randall has been renominated for Con-
gress by the Democrats Of the Third Penn.
sylvania District.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
REMARKABLE NERVE.
How Prison Warden McClaughrey Once
Saved His Life.

How Prison Warden McClaughrey Once
Saved His Life.
"News of the resignation of Colonel
McClaughrey, Warden of Joliet" said
Robert G. Waldorf, merchant Of
Chester, ILL.,, ''recalls to my mind an
instance in which he showed nerve and
presence of mind such as would have
been exhibited by few. Some ten
years ago was summoned rs witness
in u case of burglary, and the prisoner
was sentenced to fifteen years in Joliet.
McClaughrey was warned that the man
was most desperate character, and
told to keep sharp eye on him. This
he did, but as the mans behavior was
perfect, the vigilance of the guards was
somewhat relaxed, and he was treated
like any other prisoner.
This is what he was waiting for,
and one day, when moving from the
workshop to the dinner-room, he shift
ed out of the line and passed through a.
passage leading to the warden's Office.
There was no possibility of his leaving
the penitentiary unobserved, but he de-
terlnined to get q start If possible by
terrorizing the warden. McClaughrey
was sitting at his desk writing whenp
the convict came in. He was a tremen-
dously powerful fellow, weighing fifty
pounds more than the warden, and his
physical superior in every way. 4 am
going through there were his first
words, pointing to q window behind the
desk, and you can't stop me- Nc
Claughrey looked up with smile, en-
tirely concealing his astonishpent, and
said: We'll, go on, can't stop you and
won't try. There's q man outside with
a 1G-shooter who may stop you, but
shan't. What have you got to complain
of, any wayp Are you not well treat
edp'
versation, and after few minutes said:
by the way, your friends are getting
up petition for your pardon, which I
have in my desk. think that it will
go through, and that you are very fool
ish to try to escape now. l will show
it to You, and see what you think of it..
Saying this, he opened drawer and
pretended to be rummaging about for
some papers, but in reality managed to
take out his revolver and lay it in his
lap. Il must have been mistaken he
then said, there isn't any petition here.'
With an oath the man stepped forward.
when he saw the cooked pistol in the
warden's lap. He stopped short, looked
at him moment, and then said: We'll,
you've got me- i reckon / have the
warden answered, and you had better
not try any games He then gave him
a long lecture, expatiated upon the
hopelessness Of escape, and portrayed
the advantages incident to good be-
havior in glowing terms. He then took
the man to the main part of the prison,
told the guards to keep sharp lookout,
but inflicted no punishment. From that
time on, was informed, that man was
one of the quietest and most Industrious
workmen in the prison, and was soon
made one of the trustiest. Had Nc
Claughrey attempted to summon help,
he would in all probability have been
killed, but his presence of mind and
self-possession got him out of as ugly
scrape as man was ever in."-St.
Lomis Post Dispatch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

LONDON, Sept. 2s.-Fitzgerald, who made
voluntary statement TO the police that
be was the murderer OF Annie Chapman,
one Of the whitschspsl victims, has been
dissstrssd.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Steamer and Cargo Of Cotton Burned.

SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. 30.-The Throna-
teeska, Chattahoochee river steamer,
with four hundred and forty bales of cot
ton, was burned to the waters edge below
cambridge, this morning. No lives were
lost
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
ReIIsi From Msw York.

New YoRK, Sept N.--Thrss thsater
benefits here to-day netted ss,l7s Cor fever
sufferers. The mayor received $2,b5s, and
= tennis affair Ia Jersey City yielded Ss60
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Narrowly Missed tho Emparor.

VIENNA. Sept 2s.-During artillery
practice at Felisdorf to-day shot mar.
rowly missed the head Of Emperor Francis
JOseph,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Justice Matthew, cony,Ia,o..l

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Justice Nat.
thews, who has been quite i'll for several
days. continues to improve and his family
regard him as convalescent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06

An old gentleman Of great expert
ence says he 10 never satisfied that q
lady understands kiss unless he has
II from her own mouth
The sun., 1888-05-06

lot It stand until evening when II is cold, Then
"A thing about which the, owner OF horse
eiH Ing OF the ANIMAL G sSee that has been on too
Until Il hSs Ton loose nd ass sits so or sose Se
corns corn and make the horse lame PAIRING The
corn and prper shoeng VII remGse ~ wbna hhe
snry pain on horse to let him get 9 corn. His
fee are all important and cannot , be too v care e;
with each descending iopt blow equal 70 st 500
hard earth or cobble stones is out Of
Hdsr Ss 1 s aSss . 50 at 10 se s
the cause o., what are called windpuffs. II your
inss on, the ankle cs.bSths them with some
light lotion like Ponds Extract. bandage them
the bandases q Off fV If that Nature treatment does not
relieve them let your horse resi-, and. Il posi-.
ee him. ssss HIS va vans
=, belive thnt have pretty much covered
ths % feeding and taking Of So the
treatment Of racing and trottine, horses, FOR
about them and make an especial study of the
requirements, coastitution character. and hui
that would be impraciieobls Of application in
the management OF plebeinn animals.
sss SsaS u that sos Snsa o 'hsy
his boy end and the limos are siller ropes to
steer him with. they are possessed Of al neces-
Such is, not the case, however. Some consider
alton of the animals peculiar character stics
sirous Of doing to the best OF his, ability what
ever he understands his master desires of him;
essitaSe and when lis nerves s get the betor
OF him his power yer, Of thinking hi and realizing re-
what you want him to d9 n eef3mes s,a =. impaired h
tions OF that condition from those OF vicious OBJ
him when he has an attack Of the nerves: That
will only make him worse. 1n laet that Is the
onssse s@ speak sa asS sS0shs him.
as you do , so, and he will soon be calm. intelli-
I should shy. sell him to somebody who has
reason want to keep. him despite his baulk-
T q Sps al way bay
matter how obstinate, and even If his mind be
Tta be5ns bm m Se rSg
iI9nt Of him as far as they will reach Then
st ft i but he does ne then
you must walk of at ono, side and pull
hnd 5 hssa n s haaa s then the osE Ta
length OF the lines, In u few times, seldom
more than two or three OF such pulings 70
right and left. you will start him. He will
that he wishes to 20 to you and investigate,
and then he goes right, along. forgetting his
qky Eu The IL. You are q. dog @ this
tell him to- get up" or flick him with a whip
or push the wagon against him, or build
straw fire under him.
Generally the horse Is what his master
makes him. Treat him well and you will have
him badly and he will resent 1t: It would not
be q bad rule to think before doing anything
to him whether 1t would be a good and proper
thing to do to fellow human being with. of
course, the differences recognized in food. He
should be well fed kent clean, restrained from
eXcssses. comfortably housed and clothed, in
dulged in reasonable pleasures, treated kindly,
and not oyerworked. Well. what more does q
The sun., 1888-05-06
BERLIN POLICEMEN.
The ssrt Of Men that Make Up the Feroe"
Of the Germnn Cap tai.

The German police are In effect, a wing Of
the German army. Every man in the force Is
trained soldier. disciplined by service In the
ranks or as a commissioned officer The Ber-
lin police number about 5000 men. The Chief
OF this force or President. rs he Is there called,
ranks us an army Colonel. There are 10 Captains
and 1873 Lieutenants. who rank correspondingly
with army Captains and Lieutenants. and re-
ceiye higher pay. There are 30l sub, or nom
commissioned officers. and over 1000 priyates.
Then there are one first secretary. five assist
ants, ten councillors, twenty chiefs OF precincts
or department clerks forty-fve assistants.
twenty-five cashiers or bookkeepers. and 172
bureau employees or laborers. private in
the police must first have served nine years In
the army and received honorable discharge.
After certain period Of police service officers
and privates are retired and pensioned, Ihis
is but one OF several rewards offered the Ger
man policeman for good behavior and ell
~; The Berlin police on duty are lIks statues.
like machines. and oblivious to everything but
their own line OF performance; But there is
mortal not to be obtained from the Berlin po-
lieeman ior the asking. He will not pc aware
Your fnsenee nee Unless y4u ars"si nun %f
Gence, and civility; Speak to him IN English
and he Will Immediately answer IN German. at
eyes. until you are sure to comprehend. and
learn all you want to know. The policemen
arc rs neat IN person and vol uniformed as
the army. The detective branch OF police wear
the civilian dross.
No stranger man or woman, enters Berlin
and stops twenty-four hours VINO IL not regis
tered by the police; " il easy to look up the
ter his name, residence, birthplace occupGtion,
destination, and whether travels for pleas-
IRE or on business, apd the nature OF his bust
ness II the rers9n Is moi ready about giving
q ukEl al
In the boarding houses, most OF them kent by
women. ihe police officer asks the landlady TO
furnish this information about her boarders.
Every boarding house is visited on an average
OF once week by n police officer in civilian
dress. There is . quiet. formal politeness
about these visits that goes far to diyest them
Of all semi mblance OF intrusion or in1uisitiveness.
But there IL also an authoritative ceremony
not 10 be misunderstood. This system OF sur
honest stranger. Not only could he not get lost
in Berlin, but he could not lose his iriends + brds
Headquarters to learn the whereabouts, of
every nonresident visitor or stranger in Berlin.
The sun., 1888-05-06

Staten Islanders are looking with big eyes
fer great increase OF sunday trade this summer They
the resorts In that ssto lighter thGn drums and thou
sAsl 4 tAi1u Jsrssymsa VIII swAxn Asroas the kin
The sun., 1888-05-06
Let. OF sA.a I. the nay.

Shad fishing In the bay Is how at its height,
and nsAerasn are busy night and day The average
catch per net each tide y sbsut 100 week Aso the
fEoM 20 % % ssAn ApissS asssrdiAg u sAA
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-11
PERSONAL.

Chas Pratt. AtaIanta, is in the city.
C. q. Cawbron, Jacksonville, is in the
city.
J. l.. Newcomb of Bloomville, is in the
city.
r. X. Jeffreys was yesterday in from
Salina.
j. d. Whitney, of Chicago, is stopping in
the city.
F. H. Leadly was yesterday in from
Scott City.
B. F. Cobb and wife of Little Rock are
in the city.
The Annie Pixley company are stopping
at the Carey.
d ID. Delong was yesterday up from
Arkansas City.
J. NJ. Batchelder, Cleveland, was among
yesterdays arrivals.
4. PembertOn, of Leavenworth, was
among yesterdays arrivals.
Col J. p Sanford, the lecturer, during
his stay in the city, was the guest of the
Carey.
Miss Tillie Sternberg, of Savannah, Ga,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Is. Love, 354 N
Lawrence.
William Johnson and wife and A, L..
Mither and wife, were yesterday down
from Topeka.
Mrs Ed X. Lane, wife of the genial
manager of Hotel Gandolfo, arrived IN the
city yesterday.
Gilbert Dobbs. of Buffalo. n. Y, repre-
senting the Burton car works, is registered
at the Manhattan.
Louis French, New York; w. p. Brown.
Atchison: VIM. +. Everest, Kansas City;
{. +. DeWolf, Leavenworth and c. r.
Cooper, Chicago, are at Hotel Carey.
DR.. Emory Miller, of Iowa, has been
called 10y the First VI. +. church for the
next year. This reverend gentleman Is
said TO be very fine sermoniZer, second to
but few in the Methodist relation east or
west. The First NJ. K. congregation are
to be congratulated.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-11
The EvANGELIST'S MEETING.

The evangelist. Mr.. Hurlbut, preached
at the First Baptist church. IL has ie.n
the custom heretofore to hold no meetings
on Saturday. 1t is the custom to keep the
stores open late on Saturday nights, so
that business men: as a class, do not at
tend services on that day. Mr.. Hurlbut,
however, gave notice on Friday evening
that he should preach last night, and he
preached only to a moderate sized congre-
CATION. 1t was noticed that quite large
number of the church members were alb
sent Frank Sherman was there to lead
the singing and faithful Mrs. Furlong was
at the oregon. DR.. Allen and DR.. Smith
and J. p Furlong were all in their usual
places, but the congregation seemed TO be
made up largely of new attendants.
Strange, as it may seem, the meeting
turned out to he one of the most interest
ing yet held by the evangelist. Several
people asked an interest in the prayers of
the church, and after service the people,
many OF them remained around the alter
shaking hands, and there seemed TO be a
general good feeling
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-11
A LARGE CAPITALIST AND LONG
BEADED MAN VISITS WICHITA.

Col James ID. Smith, of Greenville. Mis-
sissippi, heavy capitalist who represents
A very important interest, and who was IN
Wichita five years ago. called yesterday.
He is enroute for Colorado and New Mex
leo where he has interests, and will return
to this city in the course of q few days
when he will remain several weeks. Col
Smith says he has been studying our loca-
ton. railway facilities business and
growth, and now having visited the several
bright and progressive towns and cities of
southwest Kansas, all surrounded by
splendid country and all tributary to this
city, he has no hesitancy in saying
that the possibilities of Wichita have been
measured or grasped by few and the
boom which is TO make the most money
for her property holders is yet to come.
He SAYS that the next five years will wit
ness wonders in the way of increased popu-
lation, increase trade and advance of
prosperity. Wichita can not escape such
destiny even if she would; her location,
surroundings and railway facilities lend
ering such an expansion inevitable. Col
Smith is one among the many OF the more
observant strangers visiting the Peerless
Princess who finds no trouble in arriving
ar an approximate measure of her coming
greatness which thousand and one things
so plainly foreShadow
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-11
THE OLD TINES AND NEW"

Last night Col. J. p Sanford, of Mar
shalltown, Iowa. delivered his entertaining
lecture entitled, THE Old Times and the
New" at the Presbyterian church to a
good sized audience. The lecturer in a
semi-comical way commenced by saving
that he would supplement the short intro
ductlon he had received with the state
menJ that early in life he had strong de-
sire to travel He had crossed the Atlantic
nineteen times and been three times around
the world. He had prepared and delivered
eight Or ten lectures on travels, but his
friends advised him to lecture on other
subjects. Unsuccessful people always give
advice unasked.
By this time it became evident that the
speaker had so interviewer his instruction
with wit and humor that no one could tell
what time he might present the ludicrous
and most laughab,e phase of life in con-
nection with the most grave and thought
full. He said he should divide his lecture
into two parts and the first part he should
give first because if he should give the last
part first people might not stay to hear the
first part. He led the audience in the
illustration of ''The OLD from the house
built by Davenport at Rock Island, in 1884,
to others built in different parts of the
eastern states in 1909 and 1854. He spoke
of old structures in England, Ireland,
Rome, Greece, Jerusalem, Egypt, India
and China, the acropolis of Athens, the
pyramids of Egypt, the battle field of Mar
athon. the great wall of China. The great
pyramid of Egypt is 4,500 years old. and a
Chinese mandarin told him that the great
wall of China was 1,400 miles long and
23,C coo years old. He said thai although a
view had been taken of the dim past, yet
old things were being repeated even in this
generation. ..
The second part of his lecture, "The
New" was exceedingly short when COM
pared with the first part. He said that 100
miles of railroad was better and grander
than all the antiquities he had mentioned
because it was of use and aided in helping
men on in the world The inventions util-
izing steam, the telegraph, with its mes
sages of $4,000 miles in one vibration of
light, were infinitely grander and more
useful than the most admired works of
antiquity. He spoke of the duty of kind
ness to children and the sacredness Of
home, and paid most eloquent tribute to
America and the banner of the free. Col
Sanford talked for nearly two hours, but
the audience gave the closest attention
without the slightest expression of weari-
ness
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-11
j am very truly.
Gro. f.. HARRIS.
WICHITA FAIR AND TROTIING ASSOC
CIATIoN.

The contract for the building of fifty
stables on the grounds south of the city
leased by the association, has been let To
Messrs. Fightner * Tanzey This firm
have already the contract for building
eight hundred feet of fencing, and remoy-
ing and repairing the grand stand which
was used by the base ball association last
season The grand stand is now removed
and the work is being pushes a. fast az
possible. with large force 81 meu. Great
expense is being incurred by the associa-
ton. but their intention Is 20 have grounds
and buildings second TO none Ia the west.