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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Another Indiana SHORTAGE.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, Feb. 15.-The dis
covery just made that ex- County Treas
urer w. l.. Porter, of Vermillion County,
Is defaulter to the extent of twelve thou
sand dollars. has caused a great sensation
all over the county. The books have been
gone over carefully twice, and this is the
amount of the shortage as discovered.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Irampled 10 Death by Cattle.

CHEYENNE. wy. T., Feb 16.-Geo. and
Albert Avery, sons of wealthy farmer
near Youngstown, o., two young men
learning to be cowboys, were trampled to
death near the Sweetwater yesterday, and
a third man escaped the cattle's hoofs by
his speed as runner. All three invited
their peril by venturing on the range on
font
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Idaho. Wyominu and Arizona.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Mr. Springer
submitted to the House report to ac-
company his bill admitting Idaho, Wyom-
ing and Arizona. 1t calls attention to the
fact that these Territories have the requis-
ties of population and wealth and entities
them to admission as States and recon-
mends the passage Of the bill to admit
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Refused 10 EiahL.

PARIS, Feb. 1G-M. Rochefort has been
challenged to fight duel by M. Pilotell a
French artist residing In London, but has
refused to accept the challenge. The
trouble was caused by an insulting article
written by Rochefort criticising Pilotell's
caricature Of General Bouanger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Killed by Papsr Wads.

YOUNGSTOWN. o.. Feb. 14.-Roy Rider,
aged eleven, returned from school Monday
complaining OF illness and died yesterday.
The parents assert that his death was due
to habit of making paper wads in school
and swallowing them. the foreign SUBJ
stance producing inflammation OF the
bowls, causing death. l5..a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
A Senator's Fatal Fall,

LANCASTER, PA, Feb. 1s-Senator David
f. Houston, of Roanoke, Va, fell on the
icy pavement here this evening, and, rup-
turing blood-vessel, died in few min
utes. He had just returned from visit to
General Harrison in the interest of the
anti Malone faction, of which he was tIe
leader
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Fuuiliye Killed by a sheriff.

MINDoN, La, Feb. l5.-Link ID. Wag-
goner was killed near this place while re-
sisting arrest by the sheriff of Claiborne
Parish. Waggoner had been a fugitive
since April last charged with shooting
with in tent to kill.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
News Fakes.

PITTSBURGH Pa. Feb. 1a-A Post cor
respondent from Wheeling, w. Va, tel
egraphs that the account of a murder by an
preacher, sent out from Parkersburg,
and an account of fatal boiler explosion,
sent from the same place, are the imag-
inings of sensational and reckless corre-
spondent
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Rain Needed in California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-There Is
anxiety among the California farmers and
miners on account of the absence of rain
in the valleys and snow in the mountains
Rain is needed to save the grape crop in
certain districts, and the miners fear the
drying up of mountain streams.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Hair Stealer.

CINCINNATI, Feb ia man whose
racket is to stop young girls in tho street,
whip out pair of shears and clip Off their
hair, in now working Cincinnati. Two
cases have been reported to the police.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Insane Mothers Act

New YORK, Feb. 16.--sophia Buck, liv-
ing on the second floor of tenement In
Hoboken, N. j., became suddenly insane
and threw her seven n-months'- old baby out
OF window, fatally injuring II. She had
been abandoned by her usband, who left
her Ill and destitute.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Police Rewarded.

New York, Feb. A-The directors OF
the Broadway and Seventh avenue rail-
road have given S1,0O0to the Police Fund
in recognition of the services rendered by
the police during the recent strike.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Pia-lren Thieves.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Fob 14.-It has been
discovered that 5000 worth of pig-iron
has been stolen from the D.. L. and w.
railroad warehouse in Buffalo. No clew.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
The Watermelon AlIiance

CHARLESTON, Feb 15.-The South Caro-.
lima watermelon alliance adopted an agree.
ment pledging its members to regulate
their acreage according to the freight con.
cessions they could obtain.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Horrible Method Of suicide.

CHICAGO Feb l6.-A man whose name
is unknown advanced In front OF North
western railroad train near the suburb OF
MontroseJ and deliberately placing his
head on tpe rails was decapitated before
the engineer could stop the train.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Bit His Tongue OF.

SHELBYvLLE, IND, Feb. Awhile
Thomas Trunnell was chopping wood on
his farm limb flew up and struck him un.
der the chin, causing him to bite the larger
portion of his tongue off.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Denied a New Trial.

DUBUQUE, IA, Feb. 14.-Barney Kenne-
dy, the wife murderer, was denisd a new
trial yesterday by the Supreme Court He
will be hanged in this city March A.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
The New Secretary.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Mr. Norman j.
Colman, the newly appointed Secretary OF
Agriculture, received his commi ssion from
the President this afternoon and took the
oath Of office, which was administered by
Mr.. O. D. LaDow. his private secretary.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Wlndom 10 be in the cablnst.

NEW York, Feb. 1s.--Mrs. Window
received word from her husband, who
stopped over Sunday in Pittsburgh that he
would be the next Secretary of the Treas
ury. This Is only a corroboration of what
the country already has reason to believe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Dynamite Factory Wrecked.

Mt. WOLF, PA, Feb A.-Dynamite ex-
plosion yesterday killed John Harlin, aged
thirty. three years Ho leaves wife and
three children. The factory was
pletely Quilted.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Down a Shalt 10 His Death.

BRAZIL, IND, Feb. 1G-John Cornell,
bank, boss of Mine No. 8. near Asherville.
fell thirty feet from the top to the lower
vein, crushing his skull and sustaining
other injuries that may prove fatal. He
is forty years old and married.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
A Sale Refuses 10 unlock.

BALTIMORE, Feb 15.-The combination
lock on the stamp safe in the Baltimore
post Office refuses to unlock. An expert
was at work all Wednesday night ans
Thursday without effect.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Locomotive Boiler Lels Go.

NoRRIsTowN, Pa. Feb 1G-Thc boiler
of a locomotive ON the North Pennsyiva-
mia railroad exploded near Bingen sta
tion. The engineer and fireman were
killed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
State Lottery Bill Defeated.

VIRGINIA, NEv., Feb. 15.-Nearly com.
plete returns from all the counties in the
State show an amendment to the constitu.
tion authorizing State lottery was de-
feated by about five hundred votes.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
pldn,t BELONG 10 ths Union.

New York, Feb. 14-A funeral process
sion In Brooklyn was delayed nearly an
hour by tue refusal of members OF Cab
Drivers Union to proceed while one Of
the coaches in line was driven by nsr.
Union man.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Barhad .Wlrs Paisnt Gond

WORCESTER, MASS, Feb 15.-Mr. Chas.
G. Washburn, of the Washburn g. Moen
Manufacturing Company, states that the
alleged 'French PATENT of barbed- wire
of Louis Janin does not void the Glidden
patent
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
Half Holiday Bill Defeated.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 16.-In the Pennsyl-
vania Senate the Saturday half holiday
bill was defeated by a vote of 10 to 20.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
A Snide Auency.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb 14.-Operators
of snide agency that made detectives at
the rate of So each skipped out of this city
to avoid arrest for fraud.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
RoyaI MARRIAGE.

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 15.-The mar.
riage of the Czarowitch to Princess Alix,
of Hesse, will be announced at Easter.
The Princess will be named Alexandra.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
AustraIian BalIol ain DeIeated.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 15-The Maine House has
refused to pass the Australian BALLOT
bill. nA5s
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
Duels Among German Students.

NtN~Oc
The rolice authorities of the university
towns, says the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat, make no earnest efforts to stop tho
| duels if they are not brought under thei.
notice directly, and the fights sometimes
| take place in beer halls in the towns
even. Generally, however, the students
go several miles away from the univer'
sity, and the citizens discover that 8
E'mensur'' has been going On only by see-
ing the next day a number of students
with gashed and bandaged faces walking
the streets. Serious injuries arc very
rare in duels with the schlaeger, and a
student who is really bloodthirsty when
he thinks he has been MORALLY offended
resorts to the pistol or curved sword,
like a Turkish cimetar. Only a few in
stances of fatal duels, even with these,
have occurred at the universities. The
schIaeger would be o weak weapon
against a b~roadsword, or ven a cavalry
saber or a navy %cutlass. Fighting with
it, the duelists must not move from their
positions, and there is, consequently,
little display of activity of the body.
The blow with the schlaeger is not a cut
or a thrust. 1t is a cut with only about
one foot of the end of the blade, which
is all of the sword that is sharpened,
and then a twist of the wrist. The wrist
does all the fighting.
There are only five cuts with these
schlaeger for the student to learn. All
the others are variations. The first cut
is directly for the top of the head. If
it hits, a piece of the flesh, and some
times a part of the skull, comes out. A
cut for the forehead and nose is another.
If it reaches the flesh a serious wound
and permahent Disagreement may fol-
low. Duels have been known in which
a nose was sliced off completely, and
he'd to be sewed on again. Two more
cuts arc directed at the right and left
sides of the face. These blows may lay
open the cheek, cut out the teeth, cut
the lips off or touch the nose, as the
schlaeger is made of such thin steel
that it bends around like a whip when
a hit is made. Another, and the most
difficult bit to make, is an under cut,
aimed at the chin and mouth. It may
do great mischief to all the lower part of
the face but it cannot touch the jugu-
lar vein, as that is protected. Alto
gether the schlaeger is a mere brutal
weapon of ~otfense, without any great
power to kill, and dueling will continue
as long as students at German universe
ties regard the possession of strength
and endurance as the only certificates of
honor. ~.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
Rand ~Sfaht-Seeind

Americans travelling abroad are often
laughed at for their passion of rapid
sight seeing. But why may rt the
brain take impressions as swiftly apd as
easily as the photographers chemically
prepared pfate' "Hog long will it
take me to see the exhibsion2' asked a
lady of a gentleman who had just come
from the worlds fair at Philadelphia.
Fifteen minutes was the response.
The lady of course was astonished, and
the respondent proceeded to explain.
fsTo study all the details of the exhibit
ton would require many months, but to
obtain an impression of its magnitude,
to seize upon its salient features, fifteen
minutes would do wonders for you. A
ride around the circuit of its connecting
railway would give you a succession Of
pictures never to be forgotten"
What is true of a great fair is
true of a great city. It has
been said that very few people really
know London fully, but any one may
obtain an idea of its physiognomy, of its
characteristic features, in a half hours
drive through its streets. To discover
all the qualities there are in a painting I
must study it well, but a single glance
gives me an idea of the composition and
the scheme of color. In truth this first
instantaneous impression in art is invalid
able, and a painting should always be
approached, if it is possible to do so,
under conditions that enable the specta-
tor to get a full view promptly. How
often q painter turns his picture to the
wall and there lets it remain long enough
to allow him to obtain an unprejudiced
and instantaneous impression when he
sees it again. Study and analysis are of
course indispensable factors in some
things, but the flash, the revealing
glance, the sudden insight, the instan-
taneous photograph on the sensitized
brain, are things of valuedn ffe as well
as in art.-[Home Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
The Polite Way of Putting i

At 9 cricket match eplayed on the
ground of certain well-known York
shire baronet, where, as there was a
scarcity ofayailab.e talent, it was nee
essary to secure the services of one of the
footmen in the hall as umpire. IN due
course the baronet went in, and the best
village bowler was at once put on. The
second time he bowled the baronet
stopped the ball with his leg, and a cry
of ssHow's that9' was raised. 1.-THE umpire
appealed to, distracted between his con
~scientious opinion and the respect due
to his master, said apologetically, 'Fm
afraid you're not at home, sir" mot
ut homel' retorted his master. .What
the dickens do you mean, you idiota'
.Well, Sir George, ifyou must have it,
Imean you're houtt-[Leeds Mercury.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09

Not all inventors go to the patent of
fee. Out on the Canadian Pacific rail
road the other day, d young man who
was crossing the continent economically
brought with him a bundle offour Stats
fastened three or four inches apart with
broad tape in three bands. He took
two seats whenever two were unoccu-
pied, and, laying his continuance on both
S-syss the intervening space, made for
himself q rest for his legs when sitting
up and for his back when lying down.
He was envied by all his fellow passen-
gers, even in the parlor cars.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
Since the Wild West show has cap

Since the Wild West show has cap
tured London a new and deadly game
has been introduced among the youth of
that city called Buffalo BILL The
facts were brought out at the inquest
held on the body Of a boy named Grant,
who died from injuries received in play
ing it. A Police Inspector testified that
IN this game the boy who was the
buffalo had to allow the other boys to
butt him in the stomach, after which
they all Of them ran away and the ssbuf-
falo,, gave chase, and the boy whom he
caught had to be esbuffalo' next.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
lis Butter DigesttbEe?

Some agricultural papers are discuss,
ing the comparative digestibility of but
ter. The old -fashioned idea taught in
the books many years ago was that pure
butter was wholly indigestible, that in
large masses it was melted by the
warmth Of the stomach and operated as
SO much oil until it passed off with other
food. That. however, was mainly theory.
In practice it IS found that a piece Of
bread with butter is to most palates SO
much better relished than one without
that It digests more quickly. The di-
~gestibility depends entirely on the In
creased saliva that good butter Is sup
posed to create. The butter then is
therefore most digestible that is best
liked. Very bad butter fultils the old
idea, and is not digestible at all. II Bos-
ton Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
SnOtC-Skeds,

Snow-sheds, to cover the railway
track, have been built at points on the
Central Pacific Road where it crosses the
Sierras. As the trains bound East leave
Emigrant Gap they run through one
continuous shed for thirty-nine miles.
The purpose Of the sheds Is to prevent
tie track from being buried under fall
ing and drifting snow. They secure
this end, but are themselves the occa-
sion Of great Inconvenience, such as
the noise, the loss Of view, and the con-
ining of the smoke to the train.
There is nothing peculiar ia the con-
struction ofthese sheds which have to
support only the burden Of the snow.
But on the line Of the canadian Pacific
Road, where the road crosses the Rocky
Mountains, sheds Of a different construc-
ton are needed. Before the road was
completed, observations in the noun
tains showed that ayalanches must be
provided against. A single avalanche
covered the track for d distance Of ono
thousand three hundred feet, and to the
depth Of fifty feet. The result Of these
observations was that the company con
structed four and q half miles Of snow
sheds at an enormous expense.
The sheds are constructed as follows:
on the high side Of the mountain slope
q timber crib filed with stones is con
structed. Along the entire length Of
the shed, and on the opposite side Of the
track, d timber trestle IS erected. strong
timber beams are laid from the top Of
the crib-work to the top of the t~restle,
four feet apart and 1T an angle repre-
senting the slope Of the mountain as
nearly as possible.
These are covered over with Ddr-inch
planking, and the beams are braeed on
either side from the trestle and from
the crib. The covering Is placed at
such d height as 70 give ~twenty-one feet
Roadway from the under side Of the
beam to the centre Of the track. The
longest Of these sheds il thirtg-seyen
hundred feet.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
He Vas Not French.

An American mother travelling IN
France offered half 4 fare ticket for her
son, who lacked several months Of the
full fare age. The collector looked sus-
piciously at the child and at her. tsYour
son, IS he under !. madame2s He IS
monsieur. Your son i very large for
his age, madame Hi IS, monsieur. y
~ our son i altogether too large for his
age, madame saappcd the man, ex-
asperafed by the Americans GOODNESS.
ssoui, monsieur, TINT may bc, retorted
the mother calmly, he is not French,
sou see. Tho Argonant.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
Introduction of the Brama Fo,cls.

Introduction Of the Drama Fouls.
In the year 1916, a Hartford man, a
Mr.. Chamberlain, saw, on the docks in
New York, ON board of an East India
man just in from a long voyage, and in
possession of a sailor, some fowls. They
were clearly of the Asiatic family, but
different from the shanghaes, Chitta-
gongs, and Cochin Chinas, with which
he was familiar. So he bought them,
and took them home. His business,
however, interfered with his1brlnging
them before the public, so he parted with
them to Mr.. Virgil Cornish, then of
Hartford, subsequently of New Britain,
who propagated them successfully until
he had "a fine stock. They were not
brought out until 1859 at a great poultry
show in Boston, where they received the
name Brahma Pootra, because they
had come from a port near the
mouth of a river of that name. THY
were highly appreciated at once,
on account of their great beauty, fine
form and large size. They DhelpedS
greatly to boom the so-called s'hen
fever which had been prevalent, and
was beginning to flag. One of their
distinguishing peculiatitics is the triple
comb-a central comb, rather low set,
and a small comb on each side of it, and
becoming one with it above the base.
Somewhat similar combs had been no
ticed occasionally in other breedg of
Asiatic fowls and the Maays had a
clumsy, irregular triple comtys which had
been called o pea CONT" for what rea-
son it is rather hard to tell. The Brah-
mas all possess the comb described in a
small and beautiful form, almost without
exception, and this is called a pea comb
from its triple form. They exhibited
from the very first that peculiar thorough
bred look which marks thoroughly we'll
bred, pure-blooded animals of all kinds.
-EAmerican Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09

The Agriculturist says that France has
enacted a stringent law to "repress
frauds in the sale of butter" It pro-
hibits selling, Or exposing for sale, i'm
port or export, Under the name of buta
ten, or any margarine or other substitute
for butter, or mixture Of any such suBe
stances with butter. Retail dealers in
oloomargarines or other such substitutes
for butter are to notify buyers Of the
character of the article and to have it
plainly marked on the package. Manu-
facturers and wholesale dealers are to
plainly mark or brand every package so
as to show the actual character of its
contents, and all transportation COM
panies, o persons who carry any sub
stitutes for butter, arc to keen plainly
entered IN their books and way bills a
record Of the brands or marks on all
such packages transported. The penal
lies for violation Of the law are i'm
prlsonment from six days to six months,
and fine Of SO to 5000.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
SCRAPS.

WTought-iron expands and contracts
with % force of about 200 pounds to the
square inch for each degree Fahrenheit.
The Argentine Republic is soon to have
a weather bureau equipped with forty
five observatories in different parts of
the country.
A sanitary engineer suggests the i'm
portance of building on streets running
northwest and southeast, or northeast
and southwest. Sunshine in all rooms
at some time in the day can thus be in
sured, with a great gain in healthful-
ness.
George Fl. Reynolds of Willimantic,
Conn, has invented a pneumatic gun for
throwing dynamite shells which explode
when striking any desired spot. Shells
weighing 1000 pounds are handled with
as much ease as a revolver.
Alum is found native in some places
either effloresced on the surface of btu
minous alum-schist, or united with the
soil in the neighborhood of volcanoes,
when it may be obtained by simple lix-
iviation and evaporation; a little potash
being commonly added to convert the
excess of sulphate of alumlna present
into alum. 1t is also found in certain
mineral waters.
Mr.. W. A. Ashe of Quebec reports
that the Eskimos living near Hudson
Strait have a mean height for the men
of 5 feet 3.9inches; and for the womer,
about 5 feet. Their body temperature
averaged 100.2 degrees for winter and
98.4 degrees for summer, that of the OBJ
serving party being 9s.1 degrees and
97.7 degrees respectively.
Though it is claimed as one of the adj
vantages of electricity that it does not
raise the temperature of the atmosphere
when used for lighting, it is neverthe-
less, says La Nature, capable, under GER
tain conditions, of evolving heat. This
property is about to be turned to profit
able account by the Societe DIES Usines
Electriques, of Berlin, who have an
nounced that, in future, in addition to
light, they will be prepared to furnish a
supply of electricity for heating pur-
poses.
Prof. Delpino, who as early as the
year 1873 announced the idea that most
xtra-ioral nectar glands in plants are
useful to the plants that bear them, by
attracting a body-guardof ants, has now
published the first part of an elaborate
memoir on the topic. The number of
species recorded as having e~xtra-nuptial
glands is much larger than would have
been expected. This term extra
nuptiaP' is coined to distinguish the
glands under consideration from certain
extra-floral glands, which, no less than
those in the flower, are subservient to
pollinatioa. The service performed by
the ants so attracted and fed is the keep
ing-of of caterpillars and other insects
which prey upon the foliage, young
fruits, etc.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-09
Discovering Her Fs.,.a.g Boase.n

A wee maiden, as many other small
children have done had the misfortune
II fall down stairs the other day, aud III
landing At the foot chat part Of the
anatomy commonly denominated the
funny bone cams ii contact with the
wall with more force than was calculated
To make ] comfortable impression. On
being picked up and asked if she was
nsft ~ rubbed her arm for y moment
md said o, but ny elbow Is awful
dizzIBnfaIo goasE.