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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25
A FUNNY EPISODE.
An Esquimau Medicine Mans Astonisl,.
mont and Fright.

There was another episode which
these peculiar people seemed to eonsid-
er as huge joke, which L will explain
as briefly as possible, to show what the
native people consider rs funny in the
frigid zones. One of the Esquimau
men had peculiarly distigured face,
to which he pointed so often that one of
the party was finally led to ask him the
cause. He most cheerfully assented to
explain, amidst the grins and suppressed
laughter of the Others. When he was a
young boy he was one of small band
of natives that came upon the remains
of one of Sir John Franklin's unfortu-
nate parties, that had starved to death,
and they found many curious things
among the scattered material at the
site of the sad scene. One, which inn
mediately took his boyish eye, was a
fiattened can that he found. full of
"black sand," as he expressed it. Ths
"black sand " was of no possible
use to him, and, on the first occasion he
had to utilize the can, which was one
winter evening, when he was sitting
by the lamp in his snow-house, he
poured this useless material out on
the platform of snow that held the lamp,
and in doing so some of it splashed in
the flame. There was an instantaneous
explosion. which he tried to explain by
yelling "boom," until l thought the
top of my head had been knocked off,
and when some of the shock had passed
away he found that the top of his snow
hut had disappeared in the dark night,
the stone lamp was broken into pieces.
and the kitchen utensils and parlor
furniture all mixed up. He was medi-
cine man of the tribe-that is, one sup.
posed to cure sickness by magic, incan-
tations. etc.-and at the time the pow
der-can exploded n patient was visiting
him, who disappeared in the confusion,
and his whereabouts was not known
for month or two afterward, when he
turned up in another tribe farther south.
whose doctors, he claimed, were not
of such pyrotechnic school of medi-
cine. The medicine man said that his
own nervous system was badly shat
tered for long time, and his hands and
face were fearfully SCARED as evidence
of his story, but if his appetite was at
oil injured he had more than fully re-
covered, for he was the most enormous
eater, savage or civilized, that ever
saw in my life, and could easily dis
pose of reindeer ham at n lunch, when.
over he came around to repeat his
story, which was altogether too fire.
'quent; but we luckily found good
plan OF ridding ourselves OF him by the
apparent careless handling of u powder.
can.-Lieut. Schuatk.. IN Woma,a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25
cremate Your Love Letters.

Lovers letters are usually treasured
up as something too precious and sa.
cred to cast into ,the fire. But into the
fire they ought to 60, every one of them.
They arc proverbially sweet, sickening
sweet, and silly to every body but the
twain interested. They have no earthly
value for others. And when true love
does not run smooth, as so often hap
pens, and the letters are read in the
divorce court, or rs the foundation for
damages for wasted affections, in what
depths of mortified vanity, impotent
rage and helpless rdiculc are poor low
ers plunged. When the adored one
writes to his angel, if she be gifted with
mortal prudence, and if she really and
truly love her Charles she will destroy
his letter after reading it twice and
kissing it three times. So also will
Charles treat the missive of Angelina
if he be worldly-wise. But lovers sell
dom or never are worldly-wise, and be-
hold how the world is continually laugh-
ing at their unburned folly. -Ph,ladel-
phia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

--"Every man has his weak spot"
and sometimes man finds out that an
ACE high is his weak spot Boston Bul-
letsn.
Who is that man?' Hes the
servant of old Smith, the undertaken"
"Ah! then he's the valet Of the shadow
of death. "--Town Topics.
The more faithfully girl keeps a
diary the more religiously she wants to
keep 1t out of the way of everybody else
in the neighborhood.
1t is said that whisky is being made
from old rags. Any clothes observer
will remember instances where whisky
has made rags. ~ Yonkers Statesman.
Earrings are relic of barbarism,
unless, Of course, the diamonds are un-
usually white and fine and cost good
deal more than anybody's else in the
congregation.
THAT was an exhaustive article OF
mine on Our Political Future said
the contributor to the editor. "I found
it so." was the somewhat unsatisfactory
reply. - Washington Critic.
"A father, wishing to get rid Of his
talkativc little son, said: "Come,
Georgey, you're all tired out. Hurry
up and 90 to bed.' Georgey looked
solemnly at his parent, and slowly said:
"Pa, YOU shouldn't try to hurry up
boy when you know he's all tired out"
The toboggan slide is dangerous to
people having "heart troubles;" that is,
to old married and settled people. The
youthful among the afflicted can ven-
ture down the slide and toll up it with
comparatively safety. .--Martha's Vine-
vard Herald.
Wilson, the celebrated vocalist,
was upset one day in his carriage near
Edinburgh. A Scotch paper, after re-
cording the accident, said. 1--WE are
happy to state he was able to appear
the following evening in three pieces"
Some people sigh al, their lives
for wealth and never get it. Other peo-
pie work hard for it all their lives and
never get it. The b est plan is to invent
a suspender button that will stay on
and keep the agency yourself.-Somer-
rille Journal.
-"1f you see one cold and vehement
at the same time set him down rs
fanatic" says Chrysostom; and yet it
may be that he is only the lodger in
third pair back, whose landlady has
cut off the heat from his little room be-
cause he was necessarily behindhand
with his rent. .--Journal of Education.
-Smith-"That paragraph in the
Daily Howler touched you up rather
severely, yesterday" Brown-"O, yes;
don't mind that. however. The world
will always contain fools, you know"
"Yes, suppose so. If there were no
fools there wouldn't be anything for
those fellows to write about, 1 sup
pose"
Chicago Editor Cooking over paper
just ouD-"Here, Mr.. Proofreader,
you've let gross error get into the
paper" What's that?"
Editor-'Why. I wrote, They are a
devoted COUPLE and you have got it
They are divorced COUPLE" Proof
reader" We'll, let it go. 1t will read
all right tomorrow. Washington
Critic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25
SECTIONAL HATRED.
A Republican Campaign Cry Which I
About Played Out.

About Played Out.
1t is certain that the Republican
party will make it's last fight for
power under the domination of its old
sectional bitterness and prejudice. Its
violence and viciousness will make
clearer than ever the great advantage
the Democratic party has always en-
joyed rs a National party-represent-
ing the whole country and not par
ticular section of it. Looking at every
thing from single point of the COM
pass, the Republican party will con-
tinue to attack the Southern States; to
do every thing in its power to ex-
asperate their people and to revive
old animosities. 1t has made its calcu-
lations and adopted this policy delib-
erately in the hope of preventing q
break in the Northwest, where its ma
jorities have grown smaller and
smaller every year, untii now, with it's
other policy of obstructing tax reduc-
tion and reform, it can have no hope
of retaining control in these agricult-
ural States of the Northwest, unless it
can succeed in binding reason with
prejudice.
On the great question OF issue in the
campaign, the interests of the South,
the West and the Northwest are iden-
teal. They all pay tribute to the pro-
lection barons of the "industrial
States;' their agricultural popula-
ton is everywhere more or less ham
pered with mortgages forced by pro-
lection and held by the beneticiaries OF
protection. Commercially, too, they
are closely identified with each other.
and they have only to unite to
free themselves from the gross injus-
tice by which their progress is retarded
and their wealth drained from them in
a steady stream for the benefit of the
more favored States. 1t is to prevent
this union that the Republicans indulge
in frenzied appeals to all the hatreds
of twenty-five years ago.
The Democratic party is not under
the necessity of replying. The Repub-
licans are out of power; they have no
issue to present except issues on which
they have been repudiated, and by
continually dwelling or the past they
show that they are incapable of seeing
the needs of the present. II the tariff
reform fight is made hot in the West
and Northwest, no amount Of shirt
shaking" will blind the people to
their real interests. A fight that
will put every protcctionist and mo-
nopolist on one side and every lover
of fair play and good government on
tho other ought to be made in the com.
ing campaign, and to lead here in the
West we want Democratic candidate
for Vice President who can add 1000
votes to the Democratic vote in Minne-
sota.--St. Louis Republican,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25
VATICAN ETIQUETTE.
How the Pope Entertains Princes and
Other Important Personnges.

The etiquette of the Vatican require
that the Pope shall dine alone. and
while eating he reads the newspapers.
When he wishes to show especial honor
to foreign Prince or to any parsonage
of Importance, he invites him to take
cup of coffee with him after the MORN
ing mass. On such occasions the guest
is expected to attend the first mass and
to receive the communion from the
Pope's hands. The visitor, however,
does not sit ut the same table with his
Holiness, but smaller one alongside
of him. Among those recently honored
in this way were Don Carlos the Span
ish pretender, on the occasion of his
sons confirmation. the Grand Duchess
of Tuscany, the Prince Borghesa, Aldo
brandini,> Altievi and Pombino, while
the same favor is often shown to the
Pope's nephews. Cardinal Pecci used
to live in the Vatican, and he frequently
visited his brother while the latter was
eating dinner.
Dinner is served at one o'clock, the
usual hour in Rome for that meal.
This repast consists of soup, dish Of
roast meat and vegetables, fruit and
some old Bordeaux wine. No boiled
meats or pork in any form or cheese is
ever seen on the table.
The meal ended, his Holiness in.
dulges in Il nap of an hours length
while seated in large armchair; then.
weather permitting, he goes for a walk
in the gardens, accompanied by one of
his private chanberlains and q Lieu
tenant of the Papal Guards. His car
riage is also in attendance, so that he
can ride when overfatigued by walking.
His Holiness still considers himself
pri isoner, and never leaves the precincts
of the Vatican; but the gardens of that
palace are very extensive, the main
drive measuring quite mile in length.
At one end of the park is vineyard.
cultivated by the children of an agrf
cultural orphanage that was founded
by Plus TX, and named after him the
Vinga Pia. Leo XIII. often visits the
vineyard, and whenever he notices one
of the boys doing his work intelligently
lie stops to have chat. He takes
much interest in agricultural matters.
and is well posted in botany.-Roms
Letter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25

An engagement ring on the finger
of young lady is apt to be made con-
spicuous by the wearer. 1t is the same
way with u scalp worn by M Indisn in
his bolt. m o. Ricayune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25

--"How is that feud between Colonel
Blood and Major Bluegrass getting on?
Are they rs bitter us everp" 30, no;
the whole thing is happily ended"
"Tm glad to hear that" "Yes, they
killed each Other" ~ Life.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25

With Kellogg and Pinchback
both headed for the Republican con.
vention, it's nigh the time for Flann-
gan to set out. too. -Rilade!phtS
Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-25

Venus, the morning star, is
brighter than it ever appeared to any
man now living, and nearer to tho
earth than it will be again for $40
years.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28


The monotony of this place has been
stirred up by surprises. On Monday, 23d,
Mrs. J. NJ. Singles had one for her hus-
band on his Gjth birthday anniversary.
His first surprise was Sunday evening,
on the arrival of his wife's only sister,
Mrs. Lizzie Norris of wilma, Hartford
County, Md, coming from DR.. Whistlers
where she had been since Saturday
night. On Monday Mr. S. was harvest
ing at Frank Singles. In the evening
Frank took him home and to his great
surprise he found the house and yard
tull OF relatives ana irlends anu large
."o'o 'o' =" '''o "'S ''''' "'''' soou
s"'is9 ~ "pto''S Wv "pP''.'v 40 many
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28
CIIRIsTIANA ITEMS.

\ mourning tabby feline perched itself
on lofty chimney, one evening last
week, and advocated local option in II
manner that made night hideous.
The NJ. L. Sunday School will go on
an excursion to Woodland Beach ON the
steamer Wilmington at an early date.
Round trip only 30 cents. Come and aid
us.
Sunday last was the second quarterly
meeting at this place. The Rev. Mr..
Murray preached an able sermon to an
unusually large an attentive audience.
The colo population of this commu-
nifty also had a big quarterly meeting in
Appleby's woods This enabled the
young folks to witness the eclipse of the
moon on Sunday night.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Johnson died on Thursday last
Interment at Salem on Saturday.
Hamilton Walker, who has been visit
ing friends here returned on Monday to
his home in Wilmington by the creek in
boat of his own manufacture.
The boys are again practising with the
sphere, and soon we shall have another
good base ball club. In reference to the
above an enthusiast said, tive are going
to get up club that can beat that Glas-
Cow team if we have to hire pitcher
from town. We could never get more
than one out of three games played with
Glasgow" As far as we know the above
is correct. We would suggest that good
battery be engaged, then do all the clubs
in the neighborhood.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given Misses May, Daisy and Lille
Brooks of Baltimore, Md, who are spend
ing apart oftheirvacationa the residence
of their uncle, A. G. Brooks, on Thurs
day evening of last week. Music, both
vocal and instrumental, was had and en-
joyed by all. Dancing was m import
ant part of the evening program.
This is our third attempt at scrbbing
and if this is treated well perhaps we
may attempt again Scribe
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28

depot where he was'altended to by DR..
osle. The physician found the right
side Of the boys skull ffac,utcd with the
broken bone pressing aguinst tho brain
Trepanning was necessary, aud after the
operation the boy WIS taken 10 his home
Dr. Ogle says his injury is serious, but
not necessarily fatal. The other man
injured was named beats. who WAS
caught between freight ears and dragged
considerable distance. lie WIS only
only slightly injured.
Since the above was pnt in type the
boy died ON Wednesday.
Two tcams--a Wilmington Transfer
Company coach and carriage belonging
TO james W. Porter, liveiyman, driven
by Edward Porter, were going down to
Fourth street wharf Wilmington. There
was no flagman out and the only warning
the transfers had was when the freight
cars emerged from beiwc cen the ear shop
and the coal yard iliee and sped across
Fourth street. Then brakeman on the
foremost ear yelled excitedly and waved
his arms. The transfer coach was then
on the track, and the driver, by vigor-
our blow with the whip, made the horses
give a jump that cleared the vehicle to
escape. Porter, who was driving at
fair trot, could not stop, nor could lie
get across in time, so he turned his
horse shortly around just as the train
passed. The first ear grazed the wheels
of his carriage Fortunately his horse
was quiet animal, and stood perfectly
still until the danger was passed. Those
who saw the affair shuddered at what
they thought was Il death trap for the
drivers of both teams. 1t was n close
shave. Every Ecening.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28

The big timber ship" of which
there has been so much talk, was
launched at Port Joggins, N. S., on
Tuesday. Its dimensions are nearly
700 feet long, 50 feet wide and SO
deep and it contains 10000 from 40
to 80 feet long and 1 to 2 feet in di-
ameter. 1t is mostly pine and cedar
and its owner, Mr.. Leary intends to
sell it for dock-pilling and cribwork.
Three hundred men have been busy
since last February lashing together
the huge timbers into a cigar-sha-
ped mass, on the same ways that
were used for launching tn previous
raft. For this purpose wire rope one
and half and two inches thick was
used, and also stout saplins inter
laced. The timber is valued at up
ward of $4,000, and it would re-
quire 100 schooners to transport the
contents of the ship. Two powerful
tugs will tow the timber monster to
New York.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28
The New Fair Association.

The indications now point to Il big fair
being held in Wilmington early in Dc
tober. The Board of Managers met on
Tuesday afternoon to complete arrange
meats for the coming fair. The execu-
tive committee appointed comprise the
following gentlemen DR.. j. c. Mccoy,
F. b. Bolton and II. F. Dure, with q. G..
Lobdell and +. d. Brown members ex-
oilicio.
Hazel Dell will be the place selected to
hold the meeting, and surely a better
location could not be selected. 1t is Of
easy access TO the city, and in many res
poets surpasses any other location that
could have been selected.
The capital stock Of the Association is
1928, 600, of 5000 shares at IS each.
Afler conference, October 9th, 10th,
18th, and 18th were decided on. This
allows about ten weeks in which to pre-
pare for the work, and it will be neces-
sary for all concerned to pitch in" and
not let up until the fair takes place. II
this is done success is assured. I. d.
Brown, Esq, the permanent secretary, is
a gentlemen who will be untiring in his
efforts to make of the meeting grand
success.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28

The usually quiet town OF Milton, Del,
was greatly excited over the strange
actions of James Shockley, a farmer liv-
ing at New Market, about three miles
from the town. A correspondent in the
Morning Ns,cs, which is vouched to be
corset, says:
Last Thursday afternoon he remem-
bered distinctly looking up at his house
and starting into the forest near his
home for the purpose of chopp!ng down
Il tree. lie then is unable to recall his
movements or thoughts until he is over
come with Il feeling that he must cut his
foot, and that it must be with more than
one stroke. lie battled against the feel
ing until he was prompted and impera-
lively commanded in his mind to iniure
his foot lie then coolly took off one of
his boots aNf in some unaccountable
way, MS he has no recollection of his first
blow, began to hack his foot. lie re-
members but two blows. but it is evil
dent, from the appearance of his foot,
that he gave himselfthr distinct cuts.
The first severed his small toe and the
next one to it. The second, which he
recalls distinctly, severed his great toe.
This not bleeding sufficiently to suit him,
he inflicted severe cash across his in
step. lie then took particular care to
conceal the three toes and to hide him
self until it became dark, intending to
flee rs far from the spot as possible. lie
had no inclination TO return home, but
to hasten away from all his friends.
When it became dark he crawled from
his hiding place and several times he
heard friends passing near him and call
ing his name, but he carefully concealed
himself to avoid discovery When the
sun began to rise on Friday morning lac
found that he was nearing some dwell
ings on the road leading to Shockley's
Mills, inhabited by colored people lie
then crawled into the midst of the pines
Immediately in front ofthese houses and
began to crawl on and on. lie crossed
one bridge on this road and was nearing
another when he felt sudden pain
shoot through his foot, the first pain he
remembers feeling. With this pain
came the desire to return home and see
his little daughter. lie soon heard a
carriage passing along the road and call
cd out lie was then taken to his home
and IL physician from Milford summoned.
His foot was found to be in terrible con-
dition, resulting from his crawling over
timberland. lie was found three miles
from home, having been crawling in no
definite direction. This is without q
doubt the strangest affair that has hap.
pened in this section ofthe country for q
number Of years.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28
PERSONAL.

John Chapman, Esq, of Virginia, is
visiting friends here.
Miss NJ. Edna Armstrong returned
from avisit to Miss Matte Wilson, at
Greenyille, Del.
Alex. +. Williamson, Esq, of Phila.,
is home enjoying week of idleness.
DR.. A. y. Rrub, President of Delaware
College, returned from South Carolina
where he had been lecturing.
Miss Gussie Holloway, of Philadelphia,
visited friends here last week.
Messss. ]. w. Brown and Rankin
Armstrong Of Newark and John X. Chap
man of Alexandria, Va, spent Wednes-
day at Cape May. 1t is not necessary to
say that the trio had a delightful time
Mr.. A. was guardian 10 the boys.
Miss Lizzie Irwin of Philadelphia re-
turned home this week after a visit TO
Mrs. Jennie Osmond at East End.
Miss Emma Blandy visited friends in
North East, Md, last week.
Gen. Thee. F. Armstrong and wife, and
Miss Annie Thompson of Ohio, have
returned from Brandywine Springs.
Mrs. Mackey and Miss Kelso of Bal
timore are the guests of Mrs. VIM d.
Mackey.
Miss Ella Porter of Philadelphia is
visiting the Misses Lindsey at McClell-
andsville.
Miss Annie b. Ford of Magnolia Val
ley is visiting friends in Lewisville, Pa.
John Hammond of Philadelphia is
visiting Bert Raub.
Mrs. Benjamin Leach of Washington,
D. c., is guest Of her sister, Mrs. James
A. Wilson, at the Washington House.
Mrs. Annie Boone of st. Clair, Pa, and
family are visiting Mr.. Joel Thompson
and family.
Miss Bessie B. Briscoe is visiting
friends in Massachusetts,.
Misses Blithe and Britt of Wilmington
spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. N. NJ.
Brown.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Davis of Wilmington
is visiting her mother Mrs. Sarah NJ.
Springer.
Miss Nellie NJ. Garrett visited friends
in Wilmington the past week.
Mrs Mary James is visiting MIR. and
Mrs. Alayon Brewer of Merchantsville,
Nj.
Miss Fannie Armstrong, of Cooch's
Bridge, is visiting Miss Katherine Ferris
of Wilmington, Del.
Miss Halle Choate, of Newark, is WIS.,
iting friends in Whining on
The Misses station are visiting relatives
in Philadelphia.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-28

On Friday evening Of last week
coutch bold q meeting and The water
COMPUTED made a report The we'll
ordefod tole dug on the Dean estate
had been lowered to about eighteen feet
when rock was found. II was impos-
sible to get through this without blast
ing and they were not authorized to do
this It was decided to dig two other
wells of five foot diameter. One on the
Yandegrift lot and the other on Wilson
property. Tie we'll on the Vandegrift
lot has reached the depth of--feet.
An engine is used to keep the surface
water out, 1t is probable that rock will
be struck lnfoie going down very far. 1t
is altogether probable that this rock
will have TO be blasted out. However, it
is best to 90 slow and secure good sup
ply of water, than to go fast and make a
failure,