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Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09
FOR SALE,

MsA Nice cottage with barn on Beach street, W::J West Haven; includes shore front.
 Dwelling house and barn with half acre of land in center Oxford; price very low, only $500. Dwelling house and barn and eight acres of land in center of Madison, fronting the Green; elegant place for summer residence.
 Dwelling houses in all parts of the city at low prices; some of them will pay 10 to 12 per cent in rentals Building lots in all sections of the city low prices, easy terms.
 Double Beach House with forty-six acres oi land, at low price.
 Choice property cor. of Asylum and Oal street, can be bought at bargain on easy terms Shore lots at Woodmont and Savin Rock; cal and get my prices before buying.
 Lots for sale in Evergreen cemetery.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09
FOR RENT.

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 s9 5t+ S7 ORANGE STREET.
 FOR RENT, Essss& 95 Whalley avenue, 5 rooms, lower floor i; ,M4s4 W. W. MITCHELL SO Neyu
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09

MISS INVENTORIES KINDERGARTEN and Preparatory School IN reopens September 8th Carriage sent for children 9t OLIVE,
 s2 1t cor Home Place.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09

4Ann Media CPa) Military Academy 03OOsboys. Brooke Hall; girls. Circular free jy31 2m
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09
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Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09

Al SITUATION by 6 fir-t-class cook: 20, A reference. Inquire at
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
Tbon very soon after he said that

Then very soon after he said that
there came sound as IL gusts Of heavy
wind were striking on the low roof over
our heads, and we heard frightful
cracking and the crash of trees falling
near by. Brilliant flashes of light
streamed in at the little hole near which
father stood, and the sense of awful
heat outside was borne in to us.
We painted for breath.
| After long while, father said that
he hoped the worst of it was past. He
told us that, of course, the house and
barn must have been burned.
After while he enlarged the hole at
the entrance, and let in more air. We
did not venture to go out of our place of
refuge. however, till about eight o'clock
the following morning.
| A strange spectacle was then pre-
seNted to our eyes, The forest on all
sides, far and near, was gone-burned
awayi So intense had been the fire and
so fervvnt the heat, that the trees, eX-
cept very few of the largest tree
trunks, had been entirely consumed.
There was an open country, with bare
hills and valleys, on every hand. Our
|
our house and barn there did not remain
q single brand!
Nor was there now much smoke.
Every thing combustible had burned off
rapidly and completely. Our little gar
den and our small fields of potatoes, corn
and beans had disappeared.
While we were gazing forlornly
around, whom should we cspy but
neighbor Donley and his wife coming
over to sec how we had passed through
the fiery ordeal. They greeted us warm
ly and were so CHEEKY that we ourselves
grew more hopeful.
Their experience had been murh like
ours. We had great reason to feel
thankful to them for their efforts to
have us provided with fire-hole. Not
only did they live in theirs, but we also
lived in ours for several weeks. We had
no other habitation. All the poles and
logs for new cabins had to be drawn a
distance of fourteen or fifteen miles. so
completely had the fire swept off the
woods and timber from that entire Sec
tion of country.
But the great fire." as it is still
called, proved blessing after ALL for it
cleared away the wilderness for u.s.
Father and neighbor Donley had now
nothing to do save SOW as much winter
wheat as they pleased on nicely pre-
pared ground. The following spring
we had seventy acres under cultivation,
and the year after three hundred acres.
That autumn father sold two thousand
bushels of wheat. A large, handsome
frame house soon took the place of our
log cabin.
Other farmers entered claims and
built houses in our vicinity. The days
of pioneering were over forever for us.
But out in the smooth, green field to
the left of our house, l can still see
from my window little hollow in the
sward where the old fire-hole was dug,
which remains to us all vivid memory
of the old pine forest, SIN moky skies, red
suns, and at last, that night of fire
when, in the quaint language of good
neighbor Donley and his wife, we were
compelled ''to take to the ground."-
Minna c. Hendricks, in Youths Com
| DaniOn
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
CRIME IN FICTION.
The Kind of Literature That Recruits tho
Ranks of Law Breakers.


Ranks of Law Breakers.
1t is asserted, and, we daresay, with
some truth, that novels like Aims
worth's Jack Sheppard" and illus
trated sheets like the Police News,
have largely recruited the ranks OF the
thieves and the burglars. There the
seed had fallen in kindly soil prepared
by circumstances and hereditary de-
pravity. The mass of amateurs of the
horrible in the upper or middle classes
are more prosaically-minded OF less ro-
mantically disposed
At all events they seldom dream OF
translating thought into action, and
taking the short but dangerous cuts to
their crimes which come so naturally to
their favorite heroes and heroines.
They are content to admire, to cape
and to swallow; to shrink delightfully."-
at the rustic of the stealthy poisoner's
nightdress, and to shudder at the heavy
thud of the hired rufiian's bludgeon as
it lights upon some respectable head.
Criminal fiction does little direct
harm in the sense of shortening incon-
venient lives or tampering with impor-
tant deeds. But it steadily demoral-
ICES the palate for any thing milder and
more delicately favored; the habitual
dram drinker will have his stimulants
stron ger and stronger, and you can not
expect him to turn with satisfaction
from spirits above proof, fresh from the
distillery, to the choicest of Schloss
Johannisberg or Chateau Yquem.-
Blackwood's Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
ON a RUNAWAY GAR.
A Pittsburgh Mans Exciting Chase After
Locomotive.

Locomotive.
An iron manufacturers of this city had
a thrilling experience on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad few days since, that so
far has not found it's way into print. He
had engaged ten sections in sleeper at
Philadelphia for himself and family, but
by some mistake the first section of the
train, to which the party belonged, pulled
out of Philadelphia depot before the
family arrived. There was hustling
for few minutes and another sleeper
was found and put into the second Sec
ton, and, as there was no time for
proper makeup, the sleeper was placed
next the tender of the locomotive. All
went we'll enough until tho train had
come some distance down the western
slope of the mountain, when the manu-
facturer happened to notice that the car
was running at a terrific rate of speed.
Turning to look for tho locomotive he
was horror stricken to see it scudding
away like the wind, trying to keep out
of the way of the train, and the en-
gineer making frantic motions for some-
thing TO be done.
The passenger seized the brake wheel,
and was further Mortified to find the
chain broken. BY this time the engi-
neer, seeing that the passenger had
sense enough left to act, slowed the lo-
comotive until the flying train came
within ear shot and called to the iron
maker to run into the lavatory and turn
the valve on the r-brake. lie obeyed,
but found the door locked and some one
inside who refused to open the door.
There was no time for explanation, SO
he kicked the door in and caught the
valve just as the irate occupant was get
ting in good fighting trim. The latter
then comprehended the situation and
gave over his belligerent demonstra-
tions. The speed of the train was slack
ened sufficiently to allow it to connect
with tho locomotive, and repairs were
made. The trouble was that the coup
ling had pulled out of the sleeper.
This is the explanation Of why fast
train on the Pennsylvania railroad was
four hours late few mornings since. =
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
ELECTRlC-LIGHT BUGS.
An EntomoIogist Says They Belong to
Disreputable Family.

The electric-light bug, big, ugly
'critter," about two inches long, with
yearning after electric lights, which
gives him his name, has often been the
occasion of comment and speculation.
He was never met with until the cleo
trio light made its appearance, and it is
a matter of curiosity as to how he spent
his evenings before the electric light
came into use
The scientists have located him. After
nightfall he is drawn to the lights by
the glare from his watery home. 1t is
the largest United States representative
of the genus BelOstOma, the same family
to which the bedbug and field chinch,
the louise and the squash bug belong.
| So his relations are not such as to COM
| mend him. This particular bug lives in
sluggish streams, marshes and swamps
The light attracts him, which he haunts
until tired out, when he falls to the
| pavement.
The body OF the insect ends in two
respiratory tubes. 1t is provided with
suctoral tube, through which 1T re-
ceiyes its nutrition in fluid from plants
or aquatic animals. The insects, which
| have sometimes been scattered over the
pavements on the paved streets, forty or
fifty to the lamp are not very danger
GUS to man unless they succeed in in
serting their strong beak into the skin
of the hand. In such case very pain
| full wound Is made.
A milky fluid is injected into the hurt
and the pain is followed by stupor from
| tho duid This bug is very rapacious
and captures and destroys large num-
bers of small fishes, water beetles and
larvae, which it easily does with its
large, powerful beak. Its prey is held
between its forelegs, while the juice OF
Ats victim is extracted. 1t is brown
black in color and quite agile in swim
ming, flying or walking Its element
seems to be water, ana the paddle
shaped arrangement OF its hind legs
show this.-N. j. journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
Expensive Playgolng.

Recently Bavarian paper gave an
impressive account OF the experiences
of an English family at Oberammergau.
The worthy paterfamilias appears to
have telegraphed from Paris for lodg.
ings and tickets for the play. He re-
ceived in reply promise of both. He
came and stopped for two days and was
then presented with a bill amounting tc
4s7 marks, or nearly e22, and made up
OF items like these: Sitting-room, three
days, go marks; two bedrooms, with sin
beds, 1sO marks; bed for courier, Is
marks; bed for maid. 81 marks; board
for six persons, two days, 72 marks;
twelve dinners, at 4 marks, 4s marks;
fire and lights, 12 marks; board for
courier and maid, 10 marks; and so on
On tho top Of this the maid fell i'll
through sleeping in damp bed, and
her complaint was pronounced to be-
typhus, and this resulted in a further
claim for 500 marks--I presume as COM
pensation for the infection. Finally,
having thus paid nearly 1000 marks for,
their two days fun, the family never
got any tickets and left without seeing
the play. London Truth.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
How to Smoke a Cigar.

An old smoker says: Never cut Off
the end of the cigar nor chew it off while
smoking. 1t is vulgar habit, besides
being mischievous. Three or four small
holes made half an inch from the end of
the cigar will allow the exit of the
smoke, while at the same time the stub
of the cigar catches and holds the nico-
tine, which is the injurious product of
the smoke, especially to nervous people.
A cigar should be smoked slowly and
should be lighted evenly. In case one
side of the cigar should burn and leave
a ragged edge on the other side it is not
necessary to relight. A gentle blow
through the cigar toward the lighted
end will ignite the ragged side and it
ill burn regularly. Smoking this way
is pleasure. e.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
A Muslsegon Saw-Mili Wrecked ana Two
Mon Fatally Injured.

MUSHROOM, Mich, Oct. ga terrible
explosion occurred at the Ducey Lum-
Der Companys lower saw-mill on the
North side at O'clock a. m. AS the
fireman, William Yerger, was getting
up steam to start the engines four OF
the six boilers exploded with tre-
mendous force, wrecling one-third of
the building completely and throwing
the other two boilers from their foun-
dations. Nine men were injured. Yer
ger, the fireman, was caught under the
timbers and escaping steam scalded him
terribly He will die. A young man
named Hawkins is also fatally injured.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
IN DAYS O. HusklN BEES.
OH 10

There's been change in kontry life,
Since was courtin' Jane,
A sort o. what they call reform,
Whut amt tor me quite plain;
Tho times hev altered mighty tho,
An no one ever secs
Them gals aroun' whut uster wus,
In days o. huskin' bees.
Now follts air actin drefful stin,
An leave the homest:d farm;
Somehow the lScntry ways air drear,
An lost their magic charm
Jest so because twixt you an me,
An all men, II you please,
Them gals amt 'roun' what uster wus,
In DAYS o. huskfn' bees.
Folks cry aloud o. such "hard times"
Yis, every thing goes back;
o. debts, misfortin' an sich like,
Thar pears TO be no slack
Somehow, kinder 'suade myself
When taliin' o. my ease,
Them gals nint 'roun' whut uster wus,
In duyslo' husl,in' bees.
There's lake an John hev gun ter spree,
An turn things upsid down,
An 1 declar thar amt lad
But whut has lost his crown:
Right well thar's reason fer it all,
Who's got conscience sees.
Them gals mint 'roun' whut uster wns,
In days o. husldn' bees.
The gals now days kin hev their beuux,
An hev gran balls. an sech;
They sail in satins, an in silks,
An never toll stitch;
But, lads, you won't find nowadays
Them gals ter hug an squeeze
Whut used ter live about the farm
In days o. huslSin' bees.
It's oft git ter wond'rin' sad,
While settin' in the gloam,
A-dreamin' bout thet better lam
Thet ever 'durin' home
An somethin' says they hev above
A great demand fer these:
Them gals aroun' whut uster wus
In days o. huskin' bees.
Arthur N. Johnson, in Yankee Blade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
COLOR OF CIGARS.
Meaning of tho Words CIaro, Colorad
Mnduro and Oscuro.

Meaning of tho Words Ciaro, Colorado,
Mnduro and Oscuro.
One of the most interesting things to
me, being an ex-member of the trade,
is to study the simple little brands on
the ends of the cigar boxes in the
tobacconists' stores, and wonder how
many of the people who use the con-
tents know the meaning of the words
''claro," etc. Nowadays smoker calls
for light medium or dark-colored
cigar as his fancy dictates. 70 the
dealer, however, there is a nicer and
more exact method of naming the shade.
"Claro," for instance, stands for the
lightest shade of all, and is mostly found
in the cheaper grades of two-fers. About
the palestin color of the ordinary cigar
is the Colorado" Then comes "Colo-
rado Maduro," next "Maduro," and last
ly "Oscuro," which is the darkest, heavi-
est cigar made. The Colorado Maduro"
and "Maduro" shades are the most
sought for in the best grades of domestic
cigars, while consumers of imported
brands run to "Maduro'' and "Oscuro."
1t seems difficult to get a really good i'm
ported cigar that is not darll-colored.
All of them are strong and while many
men affect the darkest, high-priced
kinds, believe that few of them really
enjoy them. AS good cigar as any man
need smoke can now be bought for ten
and fifteen cents. A few experts may
find value and solace in tiD-foil
covered twenty-fve-cent weed but
when any thing over n quarter paid IL
is money thrown away for ornaments
like tin-foil, band, fancy Innings to box,
etc. At present prices of tobacco and
labor manufacturer can't put value OF
fifty cents in one cigar unless he folds
in twenty-five cents, worth of postage
stamps. And yet many people smoke
these expensive sorts.-Chicago Jour
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18

Young Mrs. Henley Ito visitor)-"I
have just engaged very efficient and
high priced French cook. She Is per-
feet jewel. Mr.. Henley says he couldn't
get along without her"
Tho visitor-"How nicc!"
The French cook Cooking in through
the door, "Shure, missus, an shall
pale the praties or bile 'em wild their
jackets on?"-Munsey's Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
GAlEIY All GALESRURG.

President Harrison Meets his Old Com
rades of the First Brigade at Their Re-
union in the Illinois City-Othor Feat
urcs of His visit.
GALEsBuRo, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-President
Harrison reached Peoria at 1885 Tues
day night and was welcomed by Mayor
Clark and tho members of the city
council, who escorted the party to their
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
DR.. Mcdonald Says Kemmler's Death Wac
instantaneous.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 9-Dr. Charles
f. Mcdonald who had charge of the ex-
ecution of kemmler sent his official re-
port to Governor Hill Wednesday. DIR.
Mcdonald is of the opinion that Kemm-
ler's death was instantaneous. The
doctor argues that death by electricity
Is far more humane than by hanging.
He recommends the construction OF a
building in the central part of the State
where all the executions should take
place and where electrical plants special
i " adopted for such work should be main
! tanned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18

h otel. There
were no speech
es, owing to the
lateness of the
hour. The Pres
ident arose ear
ly and at z a. m.
was serenaded
by a band of
music at the Ma
tional Hotel. A
few m | mites
later the mayor
and city council,
L.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18

-Husband-"My business is increas-
ing 80 that shall have TO get an aman-
uensis right away" Wife-"Get type
writer II you like, John; butremember,
II you are to have an amanuensis, 1t
must be an amanuensis with strong
accent on the man. .'"--Someryille Jour.
nal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18

"A Chicago carpet house has applied
electricity to Its sowing machines and
by its use eight yards of carpet can DO
sewn in minute, by hand only twenty
ave yards are sewn in day.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-10-25
The Dear,h of Good caii:e.

Ii K no strange thing to see these days in market reports, not only here but in other markets, expressions like these: "No frst-class cattle for sale;" Receipts almost wholly of low-grade stufis. The supplies of cattle this year have, as q rule, been heavier than usual-in fact, in Chicago, heavier than ever before-and yet the actual number of good cattle has been less than in any year for number of years past. The significance of all this IS that unless the proportion of well-ripened cattle is very greatly increased they must improve in value more than any other kind in the next few months; and the shortage in feeding stuffs gives reason for believing that no such increase will take place. Prime fat cattle are not liable to bring extraordinary prices at any time in the early future, but they must, under the circumstances, command before a great while more than they have for several seasons. National StockInan.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-10-25

Gen. !. T. Morgan, U. s. Indian Commissioner, takes most practical view of the Indian question. This comes largely from the fact of his being Western man, reared ill Indiana. among people who knew somewhat of the Indians in their uncivilized condi- tion. Gen. Morgan's idea is to make the Indian an industrial factor, to aid him in becoming self-sapporting and to this end the government. under his ad- ministration, will bend its energies. It IS as true to-day as in ancient times that labor is the great oivilizer. The coining of time, brain and muscle into money or the representatives of wealth is one great motive power in advancing civilization. When the Indian comes 10 own his herd, his farm and other evidence of wealth, he will seek protec- ton of the law as readily as do the whites, and he will as readily stand for the maintenance of the law Toil and its legitimate results is the great civ ilizer, and when the government has made the Indian self supporting the Indian question will be problem of the past.-Tucson Star.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-10-25

From the excavations of Pompeii, instruments have been found, both sur gical and dental, almost identical with our own. In others, as in the works of Hippocrates and in the "Susruta, !" Q commentary on the "Yaiur Veda' of the Hindoos, full descriptions are given of more than hundred surgical instru ments of steel, of many kinds of band ages, and the specifications for splint, like the patented bamboo splint now in use by British army surgeons. Sus- ruta also describes surgical operations which are claimed as crowning glories of nineteenth century surgery. The surgical operation for the stone, and the rhinoplastic, or that which consists in making an artificial nose from flesh and skin taken from the patients own forehead, were fully known and prac- ticed by the ancient Hindoo. And, finally, the antiseptic treatment of wounds, one of the glories of modern surgery, is proved to be rediscovery, Hippoerates in his book on wounds, which is small manuel on this method of treatment, describes it. and calls it by the Greek word for non putrescible, Edward Rordoe, in the Century for October.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-10-25
The Next Elec.ora, ve,..

|
 tHarper's Weekly (lnd) Cctober4 The Springfield Republican makes an interesting calculation of the next electoral vote. If the Dunnell bill al- lotting one Representative to every 180,0 persons, should be adopted, the whole number of electoral votes would be 442, of which 222 would be necessary for an election. Estimating New York, Indiana, Connecticut, and West Virginia as doubtful States, and assuming the other States to vote as in 1888, the Republican vote would be 2lS, and the Democratic vote l61, and the doubtful vote 63. The doubtful vote would be divided thus: New York, 36; Indiana, l5; Connecticut, 6, and West Virginia, 6. By this showing the Republicans would win with any one of the doubtful States, while the Demo- crats would require all of them. The advantage of position is manifestly with the Republicans. But the Republican considers public opinion to be politi- cally unsettled. Since 1888 Iowa has elected Democratic Governor for the first time in nearly forty years, and Rhode Island may be almost called a doubtful State. Montana is not sure for either side, and the Western agri- cultural feeling about the tariff, the Republican thinks, may seriously affect the electoral vote in '92. But the Re publican game to secure the future has been very skillfully played, from the summary proceedings in the disputed election cases at the organization of Congress to the admission of the new States and the pereInptory passage of the tariff bill. Idaho has population of 84, 900, including Chinese and h. dians-nearly hundred thousand less than the Dunnell basis of representa- tion. The State, according to Mr. John E. Russell, cast fewer votes than the city of Worchester, ill Massachu- setts. But she will have one member of the House and two Senators and three electoral votes. Idaho and Ne vada together will have two Represen- tatives and four Senators. Yet they have not population enough for Con- gressional district in other parts of the country. Ii can not be denied that the game has been as skillfully played by the Republicans as it would have been by the Democrats under the same cir cumstances