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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
Piie-Driving by Machinery.

1t would appear that, in the matter
of pile-driving by machinery, the ap-
paratus employed in England at the
present time is decided improvement
on the devise which has so long been in
use in this country for that purposes.
Raising hammer, and having its
weight drive the pile into the earth us
the hammer falls. Notwithstanding its
accomplishment of the work, it involves
an amount of time out of all pro-
portion to what should be required for
such n result. In the improved device,
the driver is made in the form of a
heavy steam cylinder, the lowest end
of which forms hammer head. acts
upon the pile; the piston rod is extend
ed sufficiently to form an eye, u rope
being attached to this. and by means of
which the whole device may be raised
and lowered by II hosting engine in the
customary manner, In driving the pile
steam is admitted TO the cylinder,
which is raised to Il height only limit
ed by its length, and the simple
operation of opening Il large exhaust
valve causes the cylinder to fall upon
the pile and drive it a certain distance.
The effective blows thus struck can be
repeated very rapidly. N Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
SHADE IN PASTURES.
1t Is Almost Indispensable to the Wei
Being of livestock.

1t Is Almost Indispensable to the Well
Being of livestock.
In advanced agriculture pasturing is
regarded as a wasteful way of feeding
animals. There are pastures, but feed
ing is not their chief object-they are
for exercise, for rest and for comfort.
How can there be any comfort in II
pasture in which there is no shade. In
some of the wooded portions of the
country the settler or farmer appears
to regard tree as his natural enemy;
created expressly for him to cut down.
As to leaving groves here and there for
shade, he will not listen to the sug-
gestion. He wants his land cleared; |;
then if he needs any trees he can plant
them. He can, but rarely does. He
sells out his cleared farm and moves
further West. where he clears an
other farm-not to enjoy it, but to sell
and repeat the operation. We have in
mind one who, over seventy years old,
could not give up chopping down trees.
He had made himself well off and
raised II large family of boys, most of
exciting times of the late civil war this
old man could no longer be content to
chop in the "back woods" but he was
able to buy piece of woodland on
which he could ply his axe and still be
near enough to the highway to hail the
passer-by and inquire: "What's the
newsp"
If one owns farm upon which no
shade trees have been left, he should
at once put up artificial shelter, which
may be done with little labor or ex-
pense. Set crotched posts at proper
distances apart to hold lighter poles
for plates Use more slender poles
for rafters, upon which should be laid
a roof of leafy brush. Poles may be
laid upon the brush and be bound to
the rafters with willow twigs, or the
roofing kept from blowing Off in any
convenient manner. These are intended
for shade only, and the sides do not
need to be enclosed. The roof need
be only six or eight feet above the
ground. With an annual mending,
the brush roof will last for several
years. The comfort enjoyed by the
COWS under such "a shelter will amply
repay one who cares for the welfare of
his animals for the slight troublv and
cost, even if oi,e does not take into ac-
count the greater yield Of milk from
cows that can ''ruminaten in quitt and |
comfort. rt.-American Agriculturlb'.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
VELOCITY OF LIGHT.
In sixteen Minutes 1t Traverses tho Di
nmeter of the Earth's Orbit.

In Sixteen Minutes 1t Traverses tho Di-
nmeter of the Earth's Orbit.
Light moves with the amazing We
locity of one hundred and eighty-five
thousand miles second, speed a
million times as great as that of a
bullet. 1t would make the circuit
of the earth's circumference. at the
equator, seven times in one beat of the
pendulum.
For Il long time light was thought to
be instantaneous, but it is now known
to have II measurable velocity. The
discovery was first made by means of
the eclipses of Jupiters satellites.
Jupiter, like the earth. casts a
shadow. and when his moons pass
through it, they are eclipsed, just as
our moon is eclipsed when passing
through the earth's shadow. Jupiter's
shadow far surpasses in magnitude
that of the earth. His moons revolve
around him much more rapidly than
our moon revolves around the earth,
and their orbits are nearly in the plane
of the planets orbit. Consequently
they all, with the exception of the
fourth and most distant satellite, pass
through the planets shadow and are
eclipsed at every revolution.
Roemer, a Danish astronomer. made
in 1915 some curious observations in
regard to the times of the occurrence
of these eclipses. When Jupiter is
nearest the earth. the eclipses occur
about sixteen minutes earlier than
when he is most distant from the earth.
The difference in distance between the
two points is about one hundred and
eighty-fve million miles. the diameter
of the earth's orbit, or twice her
distance from the sun.
1t takes light, therefore, sixteen min
utes to traverse the diameter OF the
earth orbit, and half that time to span
the distance between the sun and the
earth. Light is thus shown to travel
one hundred and eighty-hve thousand
miles in a second, and to take eight
minutes-or more exactly, five hundred
seconds-in coming from the sun to the
earth.
II follows that we do not see the sun
until eight minutes after sunrise, and
that we do see him eight minutes after
sunset. When we look at star we do
not see the star as it now is, but the
star as it was several years ago. It
takes light three years TO come to us
from the nearest star, and were it sud-
denly blotted from the sky, we should
see it shining there for three years TO
come.
There are other methods OF finding
TIE velocity OF light, bat the satellites
of Jupiter fret revealed its progress
i've Youth's Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
A sANkER's ROMANCE.
How August Belmont Won the Daughter
of Comm odorc Perry.

OF commodore Perry.
A romantic story is told about the
first meeting of August Belmont with
the lady who Is now his wife. AS be-
came her brave blood, the daughter of
Commodore Oliver Perry, "the hero
of Lake Erie" while still bloom
ing Baltimore belle, had an intense
admiration for personal courage. 1t
was while on visit to some relatives
in this city that the active and sturdy
young German banker who had ut once
taken the place in metropolitan society
due the representative of the powerful
house of Rothschild, became ievolved
in famous duel. AT the thcatcr one
evening he was among group OF
young men, and between the acts one
of the party Expressed his admiration
of the beauty of the ladies present in
the boxes, among them was Miss Perry.
A noted Georgia "ire-eater' standing
by, who was widely noted and avoided
as bully and dead shot made some
remark rejecting upon the virtue OF
women generally. There was silence
| lOf u moment WnCn, young lpelIlolU I"
slight, timid-looliing fellow, to the dis
may of his companions, faced the bully
and said in distinct, deliberate tones:
Tho dog that could uttcr such sonti-
ment insults tho memory OF his own
mother and is unfit for the company OF
decent men," White with rage the
bully hissed You shall hear from me-
sir!' 1t was before the war, in the good
old times. and duel followed OF
course. Belmont's friends gave him up
as n dead man. But when the smoke
from the simultaneous fire OF two pistols
had hardly cleared away it was found
that the bully had a bullet through
his heart, and Belmont had ball in
his left leg below the knee He became
tho hero of the hour, and soon after he
was able TO get about he proposed to
the beautiful Miss Perry and was ac-
cepted. He afterwards confessed that
il was her noble face that nerved him
to resent the imputation on her sex. Tc
this day he limps painfully, but his
wife is proud of his disfguremcnt.-
Boston Globe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
Uncongenial Room-Mates.

1t was late in the evening and the
sleepy passengers on the steamboat
had retired to their respective berths,
A tremendous noise, as of heavy bodies
being flung reclslessly about, was heard
in one of the forward staterooms. min
gled with loud. variegated and un-
studied profanity. Presently the door
flew open and a shapeless and dis
hey eled object bearing some resem-
blance to man was fired out into the
main saloon of the steamer with great
violence.
Captain" yelled the man who still
remained in the stateroom as he thrust
his head out and glared savagely about
him, "your clerk made a mistake when
he put that man and me in the same
berth. He's one of the leading rascals
in the Sugar Trust and Pm the inventor
of patent Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

The Chicago 81 Northwestern Railway
offers exceptional opportunities for an in
spection of the cheap lands and growing
business centers of Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Wyoming North and South Dakota
Colorado and the far West and Northwest,
by series of Harvest Excursions, for
which tickets will be sold at half rates, or
one fare for the round trip. Excursions
leave Chicago, August 9th and Goth, Sep
tembcr 10th and 9th, and October Sth. For
full particulars apply to any ticket agent,
or address T.. p. WILSON, General Passen-
ger Agent Chicago 81 North W estorn Rail-
way, Chicago Illinois.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
a Wedding Rings Advice.

For want of a little thought many q
wedding ring has cut, as it We're, the
wearer's finger TO the bone. Many a
wedding ring has been heavier than u
ton of lead. Men must make allow
ances for women us women, if they
want to be happy themselves and to
make their wives happy; and women
must make allowances for men, and
for men as men. They each have their
own troubles and their own needs, and
very often the one does not understand
and can not understand the needs of
the other. Men have their own troubles
and worries and women have theirs;
let each be assured of that as regards
the other and act accordingly. 1t will
be appreciated, don't be afraid of that.
Beware of naggledom, my dear. The
man that will stand being nagged at is
saint, and saints are not as plentiful
as blackberries in the world. There's
male nagging. my dear, as well as
female-rnale grumbling and never be-
ing pleased; and folks who expect to
come out as "ducks" at the end of one
hundred and twenty years would, after
eighty or ninety years nagging make a
poor figure in a matrimonial poultry
show. If the man had been grumbling
and the woman nagging all that time
they'd look like two moulting birds
and not like two well established
healthy fowl Each to be the others
help, each the others blessing; each to
hope to be with the other for ever and
ever, and SO to live here that they may
be fit for being together there. CULVER.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
Pictures Made by Electricity.

The latest novelty in which elec-
tricity plays part is one of the put
your money in the slot-and-see-it-go
style. 1t is higher priced than its pre-
decessors. but you get more for your
money. This one costs quarter. You
put yourself in satisfactory position,
cook up a proper smile, look steadily
at spot designated, drop in your two
shilling piece, wait about five minutes,
and snapshot photograph comes out
complete. In military parlance the
whole is done in one time and two mo-
tions. The machine can't make any
change. but you can make it give you
two pictures for one price If you and
your girl are sufficiently well ac-
quainted to stand very close together
when the quarter goes down the slide.
Electrical Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

Or Tuesdays, Aug. 9th and 2Oth, Sept.
10th and oath and Oct, Sth. 1889, the Chicago
st. Paul d Kansas City Railway will sell
Harvest Excursion tickets to all points in
Southern Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and
Nebraska, exclusive of the Missouri River
gateways, aud all points in the Indian Terri
tory, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyo.
ming, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Arizona and
Dakota; also TO principal points in North
western Iowa and Minnesota, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
Tickets will be sold at rate of one fare for
the round trip and will be good returning
thirty days from date of sale. For full par
ticulars call on ticket agents of the Chicago,
st. Paul a. Kansas City Railway.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

Be gentle in stimulating the kidneys, 9th
erwisc you will excite and weaken them
The happicst result follow the use OF Hos
letters Stomach Bittcrs to overcome rena
inactivity Avoid the mmedicatcd, fiery
stmulants of commerce. The kidneys have
a delicate membrane easily irritated, anC
upon this the action of such eXcitants is per
nicous. Malarial complaints, indigestion
rheumatism, neuralgia and biltousness sue
cumb TO the corrective influence of the Bit
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

An Iowa man told love-sicl1 girl
that he would marry her ii she would
commit to memory the whole of Web
sters dictionary, He didn't suppose
she could do ii, but she did. and now he
will have to take the consequences for
the rest of his life.-Burlington Free
D,,ncc
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
snYn Tint sweet Grill

Don't let that beautiful girl fade ana
droop into invalidism or sink into an early
grave for want of timely care at the most
Critical stage of her life. DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription will aid IN regulating her
health and establishing it on firm basis
and may save her years OF chronio suiler-
ing and consequent unhappincss'
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of Johanna Wilson. daughter OF Mark
Sweeney, wife of Thomas Wilson. born in
Limerick Co.. Ireland She is, If living,
heir to an estate. II dead, her children or
next of kin are wanted. Address, W. j.
CovIL, Webster City, Iowa
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

'PENNY wise and pound foolish" are
those who think 1t economy to use cheap soda
and rosin soaps, instead of the good old DOB
bins Electric Soap; for sale since 1864. Try
it once. BE sure. Buy genuine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

AT an industrial establishment In
Quakertown, Penn, a sign is posted
reading as follows: "No loaiing here.
Employees do enough"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

"A New Hampshire parson ,narries
his patrons in this fashion: "You take
this woman for wifeP You take this
man for q husbandP Married Two
dollars.''
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
-The absurdity of annlvine thc tiii

The absurdity of applying the title
"Mister" to all sorts of men, on all
sorts of occasions. is we'll illustrated
in recent issue OF Southwestern
paper, in which it was declared that
''the late Mr.. Hank Brown was hanged
yesterday in the presence Of largo
and interested audience
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

THE codling moth does not lay its eggs
till the blossoms fall. and the spraying
should not be done till the fruit is the size
of small peas.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
A more pleasant physic
You never will ind ,- :,
Than Pierce's small "Pellets,'
The Purgativc kind.

A LATE New Hampshire paper. advises
Young men not to 90 West to make then
fortunes, but to stay at home and earn
money to loan the people out West on then
mOrtgAgCS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

You hardly realize that it is medicine,
when taking Carter's Little Liver Pills; they
are very small; no bad effects all troubles
from torpid liver are relieved by their use.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

IT is positively hurtful to use ointment for
skin diseases. Use Glenn sulphur Soap
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

THE two elderly Misses Rhinelander have
Z. 100000 between them, and bid fair to leave
It to collateral heirs with wonderfully fat
rccumulations.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

WE only know ourselves and what we
really are when the force of circumstances
brings us out.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

The snakes man sees when he is
wrestling with severe attack of de-
lirium tremens are not "water snakes.
This is reliable. Norris own Heral I,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

PAIN in the Side nearly always comes from
adsordered liver and is promptly relieved by
Carters Little Liver Pills. Don't forget tins.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

MRs. FREDERICK STEVENS that was, now
the Duchesse de Dino, is New Yorker still
to the tune of ten real golden millions of her
own, aud now, one may say, the Duke 5, too
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

BUFFALO BILL, Amclie Rivcs-C -Chanler,
Belva Ann Lockwood and Whiteaw Reid
formed an interesting group at recent re-
ception in Paris.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

IT will pay to shake off a large proportion
Of the fruit from trees that are oVerloaded
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

THE steamship Oswego recently made the
run from Mackinaw to Chicago-3S+ miles
in nineteen hours and forty-fve minutes,
pronounced the best time ever made on the
great lakes.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

Washington claims to have the
handsomest equipages drawn by the
best horses in the United States.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

AN English doctor says that OF
l,540 cases of gout only one was that
of a total abstainer. and his ancestors
were beer and wine drinkers
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

THE Russian Government proposes to
take steps for rendering the rivers of
Siberia navigable and connecting them by
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03
Do You

HIVE that extreme tired feeling languot, withouI
appotite or strength impaired digestion ana gem
eral feeling of misery 1t Is impossible to doscrbaf
Hoods Sarsnparilla Is n wonderful medioin' ior
creating an appetite promoting Digestion and ton.
ing up the whole system giving strengt and activi'
ty IN place of weakness and debility, Be sure TO
get Hoods.
IL take Hoods sarsaparln every year as tonic.
with most satisfactory results. | recommend
Hoods sarsapara to all who have that miserable
tired feeling" C. PARMELEE, $40 Bridge street,
Brooklyn, N. V.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six s5 Prepared only
by G. |. HOOD Il Co. Apothccarics, Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

AsR your druggist for "TansilIs Punch" 4"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-03

THAT virtue which requires to be ever
ruarded is scarcely worth the sentinel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-16
Hotel Arrivals.

M de d. Won Amerline, Austria; G. Ar
neman and wife, Germany Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Croker, Master F. w. Croker Jr.,
Boston; Mrs. Walbridge, San Francisco
Geo. A. Boodwell, San Francisco; j.
Marsden, Hawaii; H. s. Richard, Ha-
wall M. E. Grossman, Honolulu; Mrs.
A. G.. Burchardt, Maui; Miss Rathbone.
Maui: Mrs. L. Kermany and child
Lebanon, Penn DIR. A. Louie, Honolulu
T. F. Larsiny, wife and children, Ho-
nolulu: Peter MrBride, Melbourn, Aus
tralia: w. Bareton, HI. r. Stokes, Aus
tralia: Robt. Halstead, Waialua; NJ. A,
Anderson, U. S. N; E. B. Thomas,
from Paris.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-16
Fun Ahead.

The Ray Brothers, Australian come
dams, arrived here lately and are on
their way to San Francisco. They will
give a series of performances at the Ha-
waiian Opera House during their stay.
The Ray Brothers have played in their
specialties in all the large cities of the
world, to large audiences and have sup
ported many of the leading stars that
have visited Australia. Mr.. Augustus
Ray has performed with Miss Geneveive
Ward, w. H. Vernon and Geo. Rignold.
Mr.. Phil Ray has recently concluded an
engagement with the famous John +.
Sheridan combination. The piece the
Ray Brothers will open in is entitled
"Our Governors" and was written for
them by Garnet Walsh, Esq, of Mel
bourne, Australia. The box plan will
be open at the office of Mr.. L. j. Levey
for the first performance on Monday
next.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-16
THE MECHANICS UNION.
An Exhaustive Debate on Proposed
Platform.

An Exhaustive Debate on Proposed
Platform.
The usual weekly meeting of the
Mechanics and Workingmens' Political
Protective Union took place last evening
at Knights of Pythias Hail. There was
a very good attendance, the native ele-
ment predominating. President Phillips
called the meeting to order and acting
secretary, w. HI. Simms, read the min
utes of the previous meeting and which
were approved. The resignation of Mr..
Frank Godfrey, as Secretary of the
Union, was read and accepted.
Nomination were now had for secre-
tary to fill the vacant position and
Messrs. w II. Simms, w. H. Stone and
j. Emmeluth became candidates the
election resulting in the appointment of
Mr.. Stone, who Immediately assumed
the duties of the office. A vote of thanks
was rendered to Mr.. Simms for his SER
vices as secretary pro tenn. The execu-
tive committee now presented platform
for the consideration of the Union the
principal planks of which were: LIST,
that the chief officers Of the Government
be elected by the people; I'd, that per-
sonal taxes be reduced; Sd, that the in
come and property qualification for
voters for mobiles be abolished 4th, that
Chinese immigration be better regulated.
The discussion on the first article of
the proposed platform showed diver
sity of opinion even amongst the trainers;
Messrs Philips and Mehrtens believing
that the Judicial body was not included,
while others thought different The
discussion although lasting until near
ly IL o'clock resulted in no definite ac-
ton and debate will be continued on
this first plank at the next meeting.
The meeting was quite orderly and we'll
conducted and adjourned at about IL: Is
until next Friday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-16
FRANCISCO SHIPPING NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPING NEWS.
Be barkentine w. H. Dimond sailed
: San Francisco for this port on the
Et
Be American barkentine S. N. Castle
10 sail from San Francisco for this port
1e9th INST.
h barkentine Planter, Captain Dow,
0adlng at San Francisco for this port
2 the Australia left. Also the bgtne.
|leO.
S. Del Norte, Captain Waving,
| Up and loading at San Francisco for
port on the 8th inst. She is Wilder &
'leW steamer.
4yals-Oct. "a, brig J D Spreckels, Is
iIom Honolulu; Oct. 26, S. s. Mari
days from Honolulu; Oct. %. bkt.
DimOnd, Is days from Honolulu /;
/ bkt. s. n. Castle, % days from
~llui Nov. l, S. S. Australia.
'pIlures-Oct. 81, S. s. Alameda for
7,llu, etc; Oct. 25, brig Courtney
o0F lilo; Nov. 2, brig j. D. Spreckels
aso.loqlu; Nov. I, bktne. w. III. Di-
llOr Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-16
The DAVIS Events.

The events as already known for to-
dav are few in number but very general
in their character. The first and most
extensive item on the programme is the
free ride to Halawa by the Oahu Rail
way Co.'s line. The second In order al
though first in importance is the re-
ception by their Maiesties at the palace.
Next the balloon ascension which will
probably take place at o'clock. Base
ball matches at the Recreation grounds.
The Sauvlet concert.