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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
Museum OF Princess Carriers.

A curious collection OF ladies' garters
is kept at the Hohenzollern museum at
Berlin. Whenever there is wedding
in the Hohenzollern family a number
of these short silk garters with the
initials of the newly-married princess
are distributed among friends. The
collection was begun by William
l., and the oldest garter is that which
was woven on the occasion OF
the marriage OF Prince Friedrich
Wilhelm Ludwig with the daugh-
tor of thu reigning Duke OF Anhalt
Bernburg, in 1917. There arc twelve
garters from the reign OF Frederick
William III. and ten from that OF his
successor. Frederick William Nv. They
are all made of ribbed silk OF different
oolors. braided with gold or silver. and
many OF them are finished of at both
ends Wy heavy irinses. Pail Mall Ga
zette
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
WHEN THE DEAF HEAR.
A Lawyer Finds Out and Loses a Good
Client In Addition.


The deaf man has just discovered
that riding in a rumbling car robs his
afflicti0n of its terrors, and is getting
even with his backbiting acquaintances
who have expressed their opinions of
him heretofore without reserve. An &C.
centric millionaire, who had no hear
ing under ordinary circumstances,
found this out the other day Mt the ex-
pense OF his lawyer, and the latter now
mourns the loss of his most profitable
client, while the deaf man thinks he
has learned thing or two.
The lawyer was sitting in car talk
ing to friend when his wealthy client
entered and dropped into the vacant
seat beside his legal adviser. "This old
curmudgeon will talk me deaf, dumb
and blind" said the Blackstonian to his
companion, and they both scowled at
Moneybags, who was looking out of
the car window. "He has spent lots of
money with me. but it's worth mint
to yell in his ear. I'm tired of it. He is
deaf as u post"
Then the deaf man turned around.
"You can send me your bill in the
morning." said he, land I'm done with
YOU"
Lawyer and companion looked at
each other amazed. The lawyer set
about to find how his client recovered
his hearing so quickly.
'It Is due to the counteraction of the
noisy motion on the drum Of the car,"
said the aarisL TO whom he applied for
information. "The rumble of the heavy
wheel on the track causes the drum to
vibrate, and the afflicted one can hear
quite plainly. Some people think that
they Voluntarily raise their voices in a
car. That is not so. Always speak in
a low voice to deaf person in NOV
ing car or vehicle. ."-Philadelphia
Record
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
COPYING DRAWINGS.
A Row Method Rocorsly Invented by
German Architect.

German Architect.
A new method OF copying drawings
which may be found of service in archi-
tects' offices. is given in tho Deutschss
Baugewerbes Blatt. Any kind Of
Opaque drawing paper in ordinary use
may be employed for this purpose,
stretched in the usual way over the
drawing to be copied or traced. Then,
by the aid OF a cotton pad, the paper is
soaked with benzine. The pad causes
the benzine to enter the pores of the
paper, rendering the latter moro trans
parent than the finest tracing paper.
The most delicate lines and tints show
through the paper SO treated, and may
be copied with the greatest ease, for
pencil, Indian ink, or water colors take
equally we'll on the benzined surface
The paper is neither creased nor torn.
remaining whole and supple. Indeed,
pencil marks and water color tinting
last better upon paper treated in this
way than on any other kind of tracing
paper, the former being rather difficult
TO remove by rubber. When large
drawings are to be dealt with. the ben
zine treatment is only applied to parts
at a time. thus keeping pace with the
rapidity OF advancement with the work.
When the copy is completed the ben-
zine rapidly evnporates and the paper
resumes its original white and Opaque
appearance without betraying tho faint
eat trace OF tbs benzine. II it is de-
sired TO fx lead pencil marks on ordin
ary drawing or tracing paper. thiksmay
be done by wetting 1t with milk and
drying in the air.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
JOHN BROWNS IRONS.
Historic Relics That Once Served Beecher
for an Object Lesson.

Historic Relics That Once Served Beecher
for an Object Lesson.
James N. Atwood, of Livermore Cen
ter, has in his possession the veritable
"leg irons" worn by John Brown dur
ing his Imprisonment previous to being
hanged at Harper's Ferry.
III. Atwood, Jr., Company l, First
Maine Volunteers) was at the Jail
shortly after John Browns death.
The officers in charge of the buildings
vouched for the identity of the irons at
the time and Mr.. Atwood was thor
oughly satisfied with the proof. He
also formed the acquaintance of the
old negro and his wife who had the
care of the cell where Brown was con-
fined.
On the day of the execution the old
man, being afraid that he should forget
which pair of irons it was. tore a strip
from the quilt on John Browns cot
and tied it into the key OF the shackles,
but the old negress, his wife, said:
"Law! 1 didn't forgit nuttin, for it
was de only pair o irons In de whole
Jail where de key turn de wrong way"
ct was left-handed key.)
Untying the dirty strip of calico
from the key, Mr.. Atwood went to
Browns cell and found the torn place
in the quilt, the figure of the cloth
matching perfectly.
Mr.. Atwood tried to buy the shaclSles
from the authorities, but they good
naturedly told him they "had no right
to SELL" then he made this proposition:
"If those irons should disappear and Il
new pair be found hanging in their
place would there be any investiga-
tion?" They answered him, prob
ably not"
He then paid eight dollars for a new
pair and made the transfer on his own
responsibility.
The shackles were sent home to
Mrs. II. Atwood, Jr., but the journey
was interrupted several times. Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher took them upon
the lecture platform one evening as an
eloquent object lesson. They were on
exhibition for week in Portland,
Me.
The Portland Historical Society were
very anxious to get possession of them.
The society's rooms were destroyed
sfterward in the great Portland fire.
For few years previous to the death
Of III. Atwood, Jr., the shackles have
been on exhibition in the museum In
connection with the Boothbay Custom
House.
Mr.. Atwood, after returning from
his services in the war, entered the
Free Will Baptist ministry. He was a
brother to James N. Atwood, who now
has these shackles in possession. The
present proprietor prizes them very
highly, and says that they are not for
sale, being almost the only souvenir he
has OF his departed brother.-Auburn
(Me.) Gazette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Items from Recent Issue of That Ente
prising Western journal.

| prising Western journal.
| KEEP CLEAR OF Tive notice som,
cheap printing on the wall to announc,
the fact that Welsh e. Golfers circu
will appear in our town on the 18th
No representative of the show ha
| called at this Office to secure advertis
ing or printing or to leave the usua
free tickets. We are therefore satisfied
that it is a snide concern and should bt
given the cold cut. A show of any sor
which sneaks past newspaper office
is Il fraud on the public and should be
so treated, Let no one sink his man
hood by patronizing Welsh & Collier
LATER-Since the above was in type
we have received call from Mr..
George De Vol, the handsome, accom-.
plished and liberal-minded agent oi
this circus. He left fifteen free tickets
with us, contracted for column ad.
and gave us the printing of 1000 date
lines. The circus, as we are happy to
state, is one of the best in the country.
and we trust that every man, woman
Sullb loL w III
turn out to patronize it.
WE Took WATER. The old imbecile
who publishes the dish-rag journal
down the street is out this week in a
scare-head article relating to us. 1t
is in relation to that little affair at
Yancey's one night last week. The
dish-rag says we played the part of a
coward, and advises that we be treated
with contempt. Let us explain. We
dropped into Yancey's gambling house
to pick up few subscribers. We ran
across Bill Thomas, familiarly known
as "Shoot-Y ou-Dead William" and the
first think we knew he had a revolver
at our nose and was asking us to take
back something. We hadn't a clear
idea of what he wanted us to retract,
but we took back every thing we could
think of, and we weren't over two min.
utes about it, either. When man who
has made it his practice of killing fifty
two men every year for the last twenty
years has the drop on us we are going
to take water every time, and do it
gracefully, too. If that's the part of a
coward, then the dish-rag has hit us
right.
THERE IS CHANGE. of our
old pioneers boast that they are i'm
pervious to civilization. and that phil
anthrophy and sentiment have found
no lodging place here. And yet we
can see that change is going on de-
spite these boasts. The other night
when the boys caught Comanche Bill
and got ready to pun him up to cot
tonwood, half dozen of the crowd in
terfered and demanded to know the
reason why he was being lynched. 1t
was duly explained that he was a
worthless kuss who was barnacle on
society, and that the boys hadn't had
any fun for several weeks, and yet that
hanging didn't go off. The crowd was
made to let Bill off ON his promise that
he would skip the town or go to work.
A year ago he would have been hung
without word of inquiry or protest.
We believe that the mawkish sentiment
of the East is creeping this way, and
that it will, in time, upset our most
sacred institutions. - Detroit Free
Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
Johnny on the Wasp.

a wasp is a six legged bird that lives
mostly in trees and under the caves of
barnes, and you can not tain him; he
is too busy. Never stroke his fur the
wrong way, because it makes him mad,
and when wasp is mad | don't want
nothin to do with him. He has what
they call "a stinger," and when he goes
out u stingering, boys must keep away
from him. leaned up agin one once
when he was busy, and jumped much
as feet; ma had to put mud pie on
the place. hit wasps nest with a
stone once, and the boss wasp chased
me clean acrost the lot 80 fast that
when got over the fence tore my
pants; then pa spanked me till / visited
had let the old wasp sting me. Some
say wasps make honey, but if their
honey is as hot as their stingerin' |
don'twant none. Pa says the stingerin'
amt so bad at first as the rekolekshuns
OF it for few days. He ought to
know, cos me and my brother Ike got
on the roof and poked a big nest from
the peek down in the barnyard while
pa was milkin. Toledo Blade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14

JIM-JAM VALLEY,
Tho Remarkable Sights Alleged 60 BE Seen
In Thnt Region.

"In the secluded Jim-Jam Valley ol
the San Bernardino Mountains" re-
marked Joe Joachinson, the pioneer oi
San Bernardino, the other day to re-
porter at the Palace Hotel, "there are
the most marvellous mirages known in
the world. The wonderful mirages oi
the Mojave Desert have been talked
about good deal, and they are entitled
to all the prominence they have had.
But those of the Jim-Jam Valley are
far more wonderful than these. 1t is
called the Jim-Jam Valley because OF
the strange things seen there, and
defy any man, however sound OF mind
he may be, to go in there, and not
think he has got 'em before he gets
out. The valley is about twenty-five
miles long by fifteen miles wide. 1t is
uninhabited. 1t is bordered by the
main San Bernardino range on the east
and by spur of the Sierra Magdalenas
on the west. There is no well-defined
trail through the heart of it. The valley
is desert. The surrounding noun
tains are terribly serrated and cut up.
The peaks are jagged. Altogether the
surroundings are very weird and for
bidding. Leaving Fisl's ranch on the
trail at the foot of the Sierra Mag
dalenas, you climb an easy grade to
Dead Mans Pass, the entrance to the
valley. Go on in and pretty soon you
see lakes and running rivers, and green
borders, and flying water fowl. Will
lows spring up here and there, and in
the distance you see water-lilies. What
you behold contrasts finely with the
rugged mountains, and you are charmed
with it and go on thinking you have
struck an earthly paradise. Indian
camps appear in view, and 1.-THE oars
men propel fantastic crafts upon the
waters. Advancing still farther, you see
dim outlined forms, things whose out
lines you can hardly express in words.
Somber countenances CLEAN at you from
the air above. The lakes and rivers
and the pallid faces shift and change
before your eyes. Sometimes a dozen
of the more or less dimly outlined
forms may be seen, and the pantomime
reminds you of a strange hobgoblin
dance. Sometimes a storm brews in
the valley, and then the scene is all the
more terrible. Forlsed lightning blazes
about, and strange, uncouth animals,
differing from any you have ever read
about, are to be seen there. These
phenomena are seen for stretch of
about fifteen miles up and down the
middle of the valley principally, and
they have been viewed by great
many people. They can not under
stand why the forms of the mirage, if
such it may be called, are so much
more strange there than on the Mojave
desert. Every body is in awe of the
valley, and there are mighty few men,
however nervy they may be ordinarily,
who care to go there much. San
Francisco Examiner.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
HIS ONE REQUEST.

Sweet one. when propose to you,
AS some day I will manage to,
o, answer not, as young girls do:
'I'll be a sister to you"
Iprobably will kncel and sigh:
"Be mine, oh angel or die"
In which case, ah, do not reply:
"I'll be o sister to you,.'
Your cold disdain / would not fear,
might endure naughty sneer;
But could never bear to hear:
"I'll be sister to you"
Refuse me for my dearth OF gold,
For that am too young, too old,
Too stout, too thin; but oh, withhold
'I'll be sister to you"
or real sisters I've score,
And l expect number more,
FOR half score have said before:
I'm be sister to you"
l.. Harry B. Smith, in America.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
puNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

Some juries in murder trials are 90
soft-hearted that they wouldn't hang a
barn door.
He (rejected) )-"Well, you may go
further and fare worse" She--"Yes;
can't be done around here. "-Munsey's
Weekly.
Put mosquitoes on duty Sundays
and they would beat policemen at the
work Of finding open bars.-N. 0.
Picayune.
The well-bred woman says "please"
to her servants, and sometimes to her
husband if there's anybody around
Bonneville Journal.
I'll live mostly within myself, said
conceited fellow. II understand"
replied his neighbor at the table; ''you
occupy fat. ."-Texas Siftings.
The prize simpleton of the season
is the young man who goes away for
his health and spends his time smoking
cigarettes. Baltimore American.
The bathing-dress is leveller OF
all distinctions. In a single scanty
garment there is no use of putting on
rs.-Martha' Vineyard Herald.
Mr.. Lytewaite-"Miss Crimple is
quite slxillful with her spoon" Miss
Hightone (sweetly)-"O, yes; inher-
tied, you known. Her grandfather was
skillful with his shovel. el."-Time.
The late Oliver Ditson left $4,000
for the founding of home for poor
singers. But the sum is appallingly
inadequate. Fifteen millions wouldn't
house half of them. Puck.
Husband (contemplatively)-"How
true it is, my dear, that the good that
men do is oft inferred with their bones"
Wife Not contemplatively)-"Yes, l
suppose there's so little of it that it
isn't considered worth saving. IN. Y.
Sun.
There is only one way to secure
accuracy in our signal service bureau"
said the Congressman. THAT way is
to compel the prophets to confine their
observations entirely to last months
weather. "-Harpers Bazaar.
Mrs. N. Peck. 81 ran across one
of your old letters, to-day. Nathan,
be in endless torment with me than be
in bliss by yourself" Mr.. N. Peck
"Well, 1 guess ] got my wish. y
Terre Haute Express.
-"See here, Mr.. Grocer" said
Hartford housewife, 'if you are going
to bring me any more goods l want
them to be the very best" 1--WE keep
none but the best" 81 presume SO;
you must sell the worst in order to
keep the best. ''-Hartford Post.
-Editor-'.I wan you to take charge
of the Queries column" New man
(modestly)- fear can not answer
the questions our readers would ask"
80, yes you can. Most of the ques-
tons are from college graduates, and
they are easy.-N. Y. Weekly.
The publicity given to scandals
affecting people of no social conse-
quence whatever is much to be de-
plored, If only for the reason that it
gives them, SO to speak, 'conspicu-
ousness' to which they are not en-
titled, but upon which they faunt
about among their betters.
When man milks his COW, puts
water in it, and sells it, he is fined;
but when men build railroad, water
the stock, they are elected Governor
or sent to Congress, to aid in enabling
the stockholders TO get large dividends
on the water in the stock.-Iowa State
Register.
al hear Brown has been taken to
the insane asylum since his failure
business troubles must have affected
his mindP" 80, yes, he's as crazy as
loon-went around, don't you know.
after the crash and offered to settle
up for ninety cents on a dollar.
Epoch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14

The conductor says. "Move up
forward. please" and the passengers
do not stir. The driver suddenly jams
down the brake aud moves 'em-Son-
erville Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14
Origin of a Famous Poer,.

Mr.. James +. Murdoch. the veteran
actor. recently related this story to a
party OF Philadelphia friends: "Some
time ago lHvas at a meeting Of club
or society OF which DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes is an Influential member. Upon
the evening of my attendance dis
cussion arose amongst several OF the
party. including Dr.. Holmes, in regard
to the themes upon which q poet usual
ly writes. the general opinion being
that the poetic field is limited. 4 dc
not think that is So said Dir. Holmes.
Il believe for want OF a better subject
could write o poem upon basket OF
chips The other men doubted this
assertion, and one said, speaking for
the party: Well, tell you what we
will do There is that cid chaise that
hns been down at the wheelwright's
shop for many year. II you can
write II poem on that We will become
converted to your idea DIR. Holmes
accepted the challenge and at the next
meeting OF the club he read TO the
astonished members the 'Deacon's
Masterpiece; or The Wonderful One
,Hoss Shay. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14

IL notice that lake in Michigan
is getting lower every year. and the
people fear It will disappear entirely"
remarked q Pittsburger to an Irish
friend. Perhaps there's lake at the
bottom and the water runs out" " sug-
gested the lstter.-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-I Telegraph.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14

Speaking OF watches facetious
jeweler recently declared, according to
'The jewelers. Weekly" that ga
watch is like the human body, it 10
Just as sensitive as the most delicate
child, and needs more care ana protec-
tion than IL ever receives.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14

There is many man thinks he is
in advance OF the times when no is be.
hind them. Boston Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-14

--Peddlers are class OF bores that GO
on forever. so.annoying are they thai
even good housewives sometimes al.
most forget that they are angels
Iowa State Register.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-12

Says the san Francisco Ata: "In
looking around for a compromise can
d.date Cor senator from Iowa TO beat
Allison, let us hope that no Christ.ancy
Will turn up. Michigan tried a gentle
man of that soft and missionary name
and he proved 70 be more kinds Of a
fool than Col. Elliott F. Shepard" Al
though TINS item Is unjust TO Mr.. Chris
tiancy who was nofoOl, but one of the
ablestJudgCs that ever graced Michigan :
supreme bench, yet it contains good ad-
wee. The Republicans who helped
10 defeat Zachariah Chandler and spoil
a good judge were the fools, and any
Republican OF Iowa who viii support a
compromise candidate for the purpose
of defeating the reelection Of Senator
Allison, IN the face and eyes of Michi.
gan's experience, viii be the greatest
fool OF all.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-12
THE CONTESTED SEATS

The present House in Congress has
numerous contested seats TO dispose of.
They are as follows
Chambers against Morgan. Mississippi.
kernaghan against Hooker. Mississippi
IIie against Catchiye Mississippi
Ihreet against Clark. Alabama.
McDufie against Turpln. Alabama
Posey against Parrett. Indiana.
Waddeu againss Wise Virginia.
Bowen against Buchanan Virginia.
Langst0n against Venable. Virginia.
Atklas0a against Pendleton. West Virginia
Magnnis against Alderson. West Virginia.
Smith against Jackson. West Virginia
Mudd against Compton. Maryland.
Featherston against Cate. Arkaa sas.
Goodrich against Bullock. Florida.
Eaton against Phelan. Tennessee
Miller against Elliott. South Carolina,
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-12

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