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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-07
Latest News.

The best Celery at the East End
Grocery.
Rochester &. Sons are keeping
large stock of Boots and Shoes
than ever before and prices are
low for the quality.
If you wan a pure blood jersey
buy of b. G. Reber.
New Crop Timothy Seed for aisle
by j. Rochester & Sons.
New Goods arriving every day
at the store of our popular Clothier
Chas Rose.
Go to Rochester & Sons for
every thing in their line, their
prices will compare favorably with
any firm in town.
have some fine registered CA.
j. G. C.) Jersey cattle for sale
B. G.. Reber.
Road Carts in all variety at Hig-
gins & Hamblin's. ~e
Fresh Oysters are on hand at
Chris Hollis.
Go to Miller & Case for School
Inks, Pens, Penholders and Pencils
School paper, States and School
Supplies in general at Miller &
Cases.
Rochester & Sons are now filling
up their store with fall and winter
goods of all kinds.
Fine ripe and rich Bananas, at
the East End Grocery.
Go to C. p. Montgomery's for
Hot Soup every evening.
Those in need of spectacles
should not entrust their eye-sight
to irresponsible travelling self styl-
ed opticians, but call on your resi-
dent opticians who are responsible
for their acts.
Go to the East End Grocery for
Baking Powder, Is cents pack
age, and every package draws a
prize worth from DC to 50; such as
handkerchiefs, napkins, Table
linen &C..
Ice Cream at G. p. Montgomery's
Lunch of all kinds at "Bub"
Montgomery's.
Hardware of all kinds at Higgins
& Hamblin's and at lowest living
prices. "' 1"
Higgins & Hamblin have a sup
ply of excellent Timothy seed.
Guns, Revolvers and Cartridges
at Higgins & Hamblin's.
Go to Chris Holl's for ice-cold
melons.
Call on Reber & Co., in the
James Block, Logan, o., for School
Books and Supplies.
Meals at G. p. M ontgomery's.
Diamond Bone Fertilizer at Hig-
gins & Hamblin's.
For the best thoroughbred red
Short Horn cattle and Chester
White pigs for breeding purposes
call on
f. F. REMPEL.
Call on Reber & Co., James
Block, Logan o., when in need of
spectacles where you will be fitted
with the celebrated julius King
spectacle; endorsed by every ply
sician in Logan. ~ ~ ~
Either of the following engravings,
Evangcl.nc." Bayard,"" IIonarcli OF
the Glen or "The First Step" without
advertising on thon, size 2Ox24 inches,
given with one 80 cent or two 25 cent
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Died..

On Tuesday Sept. 8, after very
brief illness with Asthma, Leslie
the nine year old son of Recorder
d. NJ. O'Hare. Funeral Thursday,
Rev. Moore officiating.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-07
Vital Elixir.

Restores the impaired energies
of middle aged and elderly men
This is never-failing remedy. Call
on or address DIR. MANSFIELD,
Logan, @.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-07
NHE OHIO DEMOCRAT
LOCAL NEWS.

Ned McManigal of Columbus
was in town Monday.
--Chas Julian of Perry township
was in town Tuesday.
james and A. w. Ray went to
Columbus last Monday.
Mrs. A. G.. Wood is, spending
this week in Columbus.
John Hansen returned We'd
nesday from Fulton, Ill.
Nelson Armstrong the next
Auditor was in town Saturday.
Fairfield County Teachers In
stitute had 265 teachers enrolled.
w. P. Heft was rusticating a
few days at Lancaster this week.
John M. Buchanan, of South
Bloomingville was here Tuesday.
Quite number of our people
attended the State Fair this week.
DIR. Mclaughlin attended the
G. A. r. .encampmenta at Milwaukee.
Il. w. Beery of Benton town
ship called at this Office on Thurs
day.
The Commissioners were in
session three or four days this
week.
Rev. Barker the Free Method
ist Minister has moved away from
Logan.
MIR. Myers of Washington, d.
c., is visiting his cousin Mrs.
Haines.
Mr.. Alb Wood and his son
Charlie attended the State fair
Thursday.
Miss Minnie Allen left for Ada
last week to attend the Conserva-
tory of Music.
"A convict from Preble County
at the o. p. suicided Monday by
drinking paint.
Notice and read the advertise
meut of l.. Warner in this issue, it
is of interest to all.
Labor day was extensively
celebrated in many of the large
cities last Monday.
MIR. l.. Warner was called to
Ada last Monday by thel.death OF
his mother at that place.
B. III. Allen, Treasurer-elect,
assumed his duties as County
Treasurer on last cIonday.
Eli M. West is moving to Col
umbus this week, where he has
opened up an Insurance Agency.
At Lancaster Wednesday
horse dropped dead at sight of the
elephant in the circus process sion.
About a dozen Macarthur peo-
pie spent last Sunday at Cedar
Falls. Somebody stole their grub.
The Harrington boys left on
Tuesday morning for Wooster Col
lege, to take charge of the Wooster
Voice.
WIN Davey of the Columbus
Journal was in town few days
visiting relatives, and returnde on
Monday.
Col. Rempel and wife started
for New York on Thursday called
there by the serious illness of Mrs.
Nicklaus.
The Board has postponed the
commencement of the Public
Schools till the third Monday in
this month.
-Vinton County teachers have
made arrangements to hold a
teachers Association at New Ply
mouth on Oct. 10.
-llou' v. ". hoWiy1 oui hSAo
State Senator was in the city vest
erday, calling on his Democratic
friends.-Lancaster Eagle.
George Gage on Wednesday
and Thursday made trip through
the western townships and billed
the next Fair far and wide.
Lawrence Geiger, an inmate of
the Penitentiary from this county
died at that institution last We'd
nesday. His remains were brought
to this county.
The Logan Board of School
Examiners o. w. III. Wright, A. III.
Wilson and r.. E. Rayman organic
ed Tuesday, Wright as President
and Rayman as Secretary.
Sherman Allen of near Hay
denville was recognized to appear
at next court in the sum of $4,000
for an assault on his cousin Cert
rude Allen 10 years old and on
failure of bond was committed to
Jail.
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All Wants Supplied.

If you want to buy or sell a farm
or town property, stock of and
kind, stoves, or furniture, call any
register the property with j. Il
MCCORMICK, Agt, Logan, 0. 80
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Either of the following engravings,
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given with one 80 cent or two 25 cent
bottles OF Ideal Tooth Powder. These
are not cheap Autographs, but works of
ant. A. ID. Bowman, Dentist, Nicholia,
Idaho, says, am using your Ideal Tooth
Powder, and find it superior to all others.
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F. F. REMPEL.

Call on Reber & Co., James
Block, Logan o., when in need of
spectacles where you will be fitted
with the celebrated Julius King
spectacle; endorsed by every ply
sician in Logan. '' a9 :.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-16
Her Pedigree.

Queen Victoria is the niece of William w.
VINO was the brother OF George ~, who was
the son Of George III, who was the grandson
Of George II, who was the son of George I,
who was the cousin of Anne, who was the
sister-in-law Of William III, who was the
son-in-law Of James II, who was the brother
of Charles II, who was the son Of Charles I,
who was the son Of James I, who was the
cousin Of Elizabeth, who was the sister Of
Mary, who was the sister Of Edward Nv, who
was the son of Henry VIII, who was the SON
Of Henry VII, who was the cousin Of Richard
III, who was the uncle Of Edward V, who
was the son Of Edward Nv, who was the
cousin of Henry vi, who was the son Of
Henry V, who was the cousin of Richard II,
who was the grandson of Edward III, who
was the son Of Edward II, who was the son
of Edward l, who was the son Of Hen III:
who was the son of John, who was the brother
of Richard !, who was the son Of Henry II,
who was the cousin Of Stephen, who was the
cousin Of Henry l, who was the brother Of
William Rufus, who was the son Of William
thu Conqueror, Of 800 years ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-16

Great Britain has the largest navy Of any
power, although Italy has the greatest ships.
Great Britain hes IA obsolete ironclads, 8 nom
obsolete coast guard ironclad vessels, and 80
sea going. France has 10 obsolete, IA coast
guard non-obsolete, and 81 sea going ironclads
Italy has 9obsolete and II sea going lronclads
Fifty British vessels can steam over II knots
an hour and less than 20; 81 French can
steam over l2 and less than l6 knots; IL
Italian over 13 and less than 10 knots OF
the whole number of sea going ironclads hav-
ing guns that can pierce 20 inches and Up
ward of iron, Great Britain has 1884 ! or
cent, France 30 76 per cent, Italy 1928 ] r
cent. but of the whole number carrying is
inches and over in complete water line armor,
Great Britain has 35. II per cent, France 80. 80
per cent, and Italy IL. 80 per cent.
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cate had secured possession OF important
warlike Inventions, but what they were
and how they acted was q secret care
fully guarded and protected.
The first step of the syndicate was to
purchase from the United States govern
ment ten war vessels. These were of
medium size and in good condition, but
they were of an old fashioned type, and
it had not been considered expedient to
put them in commission. This action
caused surprise and disappointment in
many quarters. 1t had been supposed
that the syndicate, through its agents,
scattered all over the world, would inn
mediately acquire, by purchase or lease,
fleet of fine ironclads culled from vari-
Gus maritime powers. But the syndicate
having no intention of involving, or at
tempting to involve, other countries in
this quarrel paid no attention TO public
opinion, and went to work in its own
way.
Its vessels, eight of which were ON the
Atlantic coast and two on the Pacific,
were rapidly prepared for the peculiar
service in which they were to be en-
gagged. The resources of the syndicate
were great and in d very short time
several of their vessels, already heavily
plated with steel, were furnished with
an additional outside armor, formed of
strips of elastic STEEL each reaching from
the gunwales nearly to the surface of
the water. These strips, about foot
wide, and placed an inch or two apart,
were each backed by several powerful
air buffers, SO that ball striking one or
more of them would be deprived Of
much of its momentum. The expert
ments upon the steel spring and buffers
adopted by the syndicate showed that
the force of the heaviest cannonading
was almost deadened by the powerful
elasticity of this armor.
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ohSlioNhL VIEW VI biDb We nEf EAAl<rn
NO. /.
A, spring tempered bars: b. air buffers; c, iron
deck; d, teak lining; 4, teak braces.
The armament Of each vessel consisted
of but one gun, of large caliber, placed
on the forward deck, and protected by
bomb proof covering. Each vessel was
manned by a captain and crew from the
merchant service, from whom no war
like duties were expected. The fighting
operations were in charge of a small
body of men, composed Of two or three
scientific specialists and some practical
gunners and their assistants. A few
bomb proof canopies and curved steel
deck completed the defenses of the vessel.
Besides equipping this little navy, the
syndicate set about the construction Of
certain sea going vessels of an extraor-
binary kind. So great were the facili-
ties at its command, and so thorough
and complete its methods, that ten or a
dozen shipyards and foundries were set
to work simultaneously to build one of
these ships. In marvelously short
time the syndicate possessed several of
them ready for action.
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Ruckins Arnica Salye,

The best salve IN the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter
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eruptions, and positively cures piles, or TO pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfacton. or money refunded Price rs cents
per box. For sale bv ID. Lorriaux.
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ITO be C0mtinued.i

Take all the sarsaprillas, Alternatives bit
tiers, and other preparations for hood, and
you will find nothing that will satisfy you
like Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic Because
1t cures and is prompt, safe, reliable and
pleasant TO take. Fifty cents for bottles
holding nearly pint. Sold by +. Y.
GrIpps
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The best on earth, can truly be said OF
Griggs' Glycerine sslve, which is sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts, bruises,
scslds, burns, wounds and oil other sores.
will positively cure piles, teter and sill skin
eruptions. Try this wonder healer. Salts
faction guaranteed or money refunded. On
ly Zoe. Sold by E. Y Griggs.
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1t Makes You HUNGRY

Spring medicine meansm more nova days than it
did ten years ago The winterof 1885 80 hasleft
the nerves all Jasosd out. The nerves must be
strengthened, the blood purified. liver and
bowels regulated. Paine's Celery Compound
the Spring medicine ofto-day-does all this.
as nothing else can. Prescribed by Physieians,
Recommended By Druggists, Endorsed By kinistrs,
GWarantecd By the Manufacturers 10 b
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The Best
Spring Medicine.

ain the spring Of 1887 was all run down. I
would get up In the morning with so tired
feeling, ana was 50 weak that could hardly get
around. Iboughta bottle OF Paine's Celery Com
pound. and before had taken 1t week felt
very much better can cheefully recommend
IL 10 all who need building up and strengthen
ing medicine" Mrs. Is. A. DOW, Burlington, VT.
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nflN0Nn OvEc Color anything any color.
OfSmOHO OfGo Neper Hll AllgJ rs sure
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-22
CHAPTER V.
I SIGHT A WHITE COAST.

Four days did pass in that little open boat
Tho first day was fine till sunset; it then
blew fresh from the northwest, and | was
The next day was dark and turbulent, with
heavy falls of snow and u high swell from
the north, ana tho wind small gale. On the
third day the sun shonc, and it was a fair
day, but horribly cold, and | saw two ice
hergs, like clouds upon tho far western sea
line. There followed cruel night of clouded
skies, sleet and snow, and a very troubled
sea; and then broke the fourth day, as softly
brilliant as an English May day, but cold
great God how cold
Thus might epitomizc this passage; and
I do so to spare you the WEAKNESS of rela-
ton of uneventtu suffering.
In those four days l mainly ran before the
wind, and in this way drove many leagues
south, though whenever "A chance offered !
hauled my sheet for the east. / know not, |
am sure, how the boat lived. | might pre-
tend it was due to my clever management
do not say | lad no share in my own pres
ervation, but to God belongs all the praise
When tho third night came down with
sulleu blasts sweeping into steady stoiming
Of wind, that swung a strong melancholy
howl through the gloom, it found me so
weak with cold, watching, and anxiety, and
the want of space wherein to rid my limbs
of the painful crnmp which weighted them
with an insupportable leaden sensation, that
| had barely power to control the boat with
the oar. l pinned for sleep; one hour of slum-
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CHAPTER ".
I QUIT THE WRECK.
rose.

The east grew pale and gray at last. For
a few moments | stood contemplating the
scene of ruin. 1t was visible now to its
most trining detail. The foremost was gone
smooth Off at the deck; it lay over the star
board bow, and tine topmast floated ahead
OF the hull, held by tho gear, Many feet of
bulwarks were crushed level, the pumps had
vanished; tho caboOsC was gone. A COM
ploter nautical ruin had never viewed.
One extraordinary stroke | quickly de-
tectcd Tho jolly boat had lain slowed in
the long boat; it was thus we carried these
boats, the little one lying snugly enough in
the other. The sea that had flooded our
decks had 1oated tho jolly boat out of the
long boat and swept it bottom up TO tho
gangway, whero it lay, as though Gods
mercy designed it should be preserved for
my use; for, not long after it had been
foated out, the brig struck the berg, the
maSts fell, and there lay the long boat
crushed into slaves!
This signal and surprising intervention
filled my heart with thankfulness, though
my spirits sank again at the sight of my
poor drowned shipmates But, unless had
mind to join them, it was necessary l
should speedily bestir myself. So, after a
minutes reflection, | whipped ont my knife,
and cutting a couple of blocks away from the
rattle on deck, / rove n line through them,
and so made a tackle, by the help of which
turned the jolly boat over; | then with "a
handspike pried her nose to the gangway,
secured a bunch of rope on either side of her
to act a. tenders or buffers whom she should
be launched and lying alongside. ran her
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CHAPTER VI.
AN ISLAND OF ICE.

had to approach the coast within two
miles before I could satisfy my mind Of its
nature and then all doubt left me-
1t was ice!-a mighty crescent Of it, as was
now in a measure gatherable, floating upon
the dark blue waters like the new moon upon
the field Of the sky.
You cannot conceive how shocking to me
was the appearance of that great cleaning
length of white desolaton.
Should | steer north and seek to go clear of
it! Somehow, the presence of this similitudc
Of land made the sea appear as enormous rs
space itself While it was all clear horizon,
tho immensity of the deep was in a measure
limited to the vision by its cincture. But
this ice line gave the eye something to meas
urc with. and when | looked at those lea ,ucs
of frozen shore my spirits sank into deepest
detection at the thought OF tho vastness of
the wat5 rs in whose heart | fioated in my
| little boat.
However l resolved at last TO land if land
| ing was possible. | could stretch my limbs,
recruit myself by exercise, and might even
make shift to obtain nights rest. l stood
in desperate need of sloep, but there was no
| rcpose to be had in tho boat. | burst not lie
down in her; if nature overcome me and I
fell asleep il a sitting posture, might wake
to find the boat capsizcd and myself drown
this time being within half a milo of the
coast, ran my eye carefully along il to OBJ
serve a safe nool; Tor my boat to enter and
myself to land in.
Though for a great distance as I have
said, tho front of the cliff, and where it was
| highest, too, was Q sheer fan. coming like tho
| side of house to the water, that part of the
island toward which my boats head was
pointed sloped down and continued in o low
shore, with hummocks OF ice upon it at irrcC-
ular intervals, to where it died out in the
northeast
Very happily, had insenSibly stcered for
| perhaps the safest spot that | could havo
lighted ON. This was formed of n large pro
lection of rock, standing aslant, SO that
the swell! rolled past it without break.
ing. The rock made a sort of cove, toward
which l sailed in full confidence that tho
water there would he smooth. Nor was de-
ccived, for saw that the rock acted rs q
| breakwater, whose still influence was felt q
good way beyond it. thureupon stee.ei Tor
the staTboard of this rock, and when | was
| within it found tho heaVa of tho sea dwin-
died to a scarce perceptiblo undulation,
whereupon lowered my sail, and standing
to the oar scullod the boat to low lump Of
ice, on to which | steppcl
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Der would, TelU, give me new nre-but I
burst not close my eyes The boat was
sweeping through the dark and seethinr
seas, and her course had to be that of an
arrow, or she would Capsize and be smothered
in breath
Long before daybreak I was exhausted.
Mercifully, the wind was scant; the stars
shono very gloriously; on high sparl;ed tho
Cross of the southern world.
Worn ont by three days and nights Of suf-
fcring, fell into deep sleep, and when
awoke my eyes opened right upon the blind
ing SUM-
This was the morning OF the fourth day.
was without a watch. BY the height Of
the sun l reckoncd tho hour to be 10. [
threw langud glance at tho compass and
found the boats head to be pointing north
west.
stood up to take view of the horizon,
and tho first sight that met my eye forced
cry from me. Extending tho whole length
of the southwest seaboard lay what l took to
be a line of white coast, melting at either
extremity into the blue airy distance. Even
at tho low elevation Of the boat my owe
seemed to measure thirty miles Of it. II
was not white as chalk is; there was some
| thing of a crystalline complexion upon the
| face of its soGdity 1t was too far of to on
! able uo 10 rclnorK ltS outline; yet, on strain
ing my sght-the atmosphere being very OK
quisitely clear thought l could distinguish
the projections of peaks Of rounded slopes
! and aerial anSuarities in places which, in
the refractive lens Of the air looked, with
their hue of CLASSY azure, like the loom Of
| high land behind the coastal line.
The notion that it was ice came into my
head after the first prospect Of it; and thon
! returned to my earlier belief that it was
| land.
But what land' Some large island that
had been missed by the explorers and left
unchartedl l put a picture of the map of
this part Of the world before my minds eye,
and fell to an earnest consideration of it, but
could recollect of no land hercabouts-un
! less, indeed, we had been widely wrong in our
reckoning aboard the brig, and in the boat
had been driven four or five times the dis
lance | had Observation-Disclosures not to be en-
tertained.
put the boats head before the wind, and
steered with one hand, while got some break.
fast with the other. l thanked God for the
brightness of the day and for the sight OF
that strange white line of land, that went il
glimnering blobs Of faintness to the trem
bling horizon where the southern end or i;
died M
Mean lille my boat sailed quietly along,
running up and down the smooth and foam
less hills of water very buoyantly, and tho
sun sided into the northwest sky and darted
a reddening beam upon the coast toward
which | steered.
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CHAPTER III.
LOSE MY COMPANIONS.

lay for a long while insonsiblc, and that
should have recovered my mind instead of
dying in that swoon must over account as
the greatest wonder of life that has not
been wanting in tho marvellous. | had no
sooner sat up than all-that had happened and
my present situation instantly came to me.
got upon my legs, and found that l could
stand and walk, and that life flowed warm in
my veins, for all that had been lying mo-
tioness for an hour or more, lave. by water
that would have become ice had it been still.
1t was intensely dark; the pinnacle lamp
was extingushed, and the light in the cabin
burned too dimly to throw tho faintest color
upon tho hatchway, One thing l quickly
noticed-that the gale had broken and blew
no more than fresh breeze. The sea still
ran very high; but, though every surge con-
tinued to hurl its head of snow. and the
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The fearful grating noise ceased on a sud
den, and the faintness of the berg doomed
upon tho stGrboard bow. We Had been
hurled clear of it and were to leeward; hut
what was our condition. / tried to shout
again, but to no purpose, and was in the act
of quitting the tillcr to go forward, when l
was struck over the brows by something
from aloft--a block, as l believe-and fell
senseless upon the deck.
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ICE 30 N D.
By w. CLARK RUSSELL,

,Author of "The Wreck Of the GrosUenor,"
"Jacks CourtShip," .Ng Watch Be-
loC, "1he Lady Maud Etc.