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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-18
SHOOTING STARS.
How They Travel Toward the Earth and
Perish in Streaks of Splendor.

| How They Travel Toward tho Earth and
Perish in Streaks of Splendor.
A small body, perhaps as large as q
paving stone or larger, more often per-
haps not so large as marble, is moving
round the sun. just as mighty planet
revolves in an ellipse, so this small OBJ
ject will move round and round in an
ellipse, with the sun in the focus. There
are at the present moment inconceivable
myriads of such meteors moving in this
manner. They are too small and too
distant for our telescopes, and we can
never see them except under extraor-
dinary circumstances. At the time we
see the meteor it is usually moving with
enormous velocity, SO that it often trav-
erses a distance OF more than twenty
miles in second of time. Such a ve-
locity is almost impossible near tho
earth's surface; the resistance of the air
would prevent it.
Aloft, in The emptiness of space, there
Is no air to resist the meteor. 1t may
have been moving round and round tho
sun for thousands, perhaps for millions
of years, without let or hindrance; but
the supreme moment arrives and the
meteor perishes in streak Of splendor.
In the course of its wanderings the body
comes near the earth, and within few
hundred miles of its surface, OF course,
begins TO encounter the uppe" surface
OF the atmosphere with whic. The earth
is inclosed. To body moving with the
appalling velocity OF Q meteor plunge
into the atmosphere Is usually fatal
AS the meteor rushes through the at.
mosphere the friction OF the air warns
Its surface; 1t becomes red hot, then
white hot, and Is finally driven of into
on earth, one hundred or two hundred
miles below, exclaim, 20, look, there Il
. shooting starr-Absny Jourasl
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-18
A PUBLIC BENEFAoToR.
Something About the Inventor OF I'll
Baggage Checking Business.

Something About the Inventor or the
Baggage Checking business.
! ID. l.. Merrell, Union City, Mich;
John Palmer of my town is the inventor
Of the baggage checking system. will
toll you his story as he told it TO me:
John Palmer was born in England
some eighty-two years ago, and came to
the United States in 1909 Lnd to Union
City in 1885. In those early days he
was in great demand, for his violin en-
livened many and many winter night
One great annoyance he experienced
was the constant trouble people had in
| finding their coats, hats, wraps, robes,
etc., after the party broke up. Well, it
was announced that there was 20 be a
big dance at Burlington on Thanksgiv-
| iag evening, about 1850, and Mr.. Palmer
WAS to have charge of the music. He
| knew that there would be terrible
crowd there and that there would be
lots of trouble with the clothing, and
he went to work to devise plan to OBJ
viate Ii. The more he planned tho
further he got from a solution. So the
night before the party he retired dread
ing the work of the morrow. lie says
that about three a. m. next morning he
was aroused by queer sensation; that
in front of him, as it were, were two
cards just alike. What did that mean?
His work for the day came to
him, and he asked the question,
"What do the cards mean?" Well,
after studying on it a long time he
seemed to solve the mystery. He
got out eight cards, marked them in
pairs-1 1, 22, 8 3, 4 AND ono sof the
greatest blessings to the business world
was born. Now for the FIRST test. He
had four children; he took their shoes
and stockings, tied each lot up by them
selves, put tags 1. 9, 3, on each lot and
put them away. When the children got
up they inquired for their shoes. He
gave each one the check that cores
ponded with the check On their shoes
and told them to go into the c sher room
and pick out their own by comparing the
numbers. Each child got it's own. Sue
cess. Now for trial on'a larger scale.
He prepared lot of checks in the same
way for the guests at tho party. About
the first to arrive were four railroad
mon from Marshall. Three took their
checks; one would not have the thing
and threw it on the floor. When they
called for their clothe. they had forgot
ten all about the checXs and demanded
their things. Mr. Ps. imer asked them
fJr their checks. After hunting some
.ime the three prosucod their checks
and at once received their goods. They
aad to identify the goods for the fourth
man. Well, it surprised them to be able
TO get their things so prompt and so
sure. They talked ajout it among thom.
selves, but did not seem to fully COM
prehend it. Shortly after that there was
another party at BLrlington, and among
the first to arrive were six railroad men
from Marshal, incl1ding the first four.
They said that they wanted their things
checked the same as before. They
watched the plan tke whole evening and
went away convinced that they had found
a grand idea. Insi le of three months it
was adopted by thu railroad companies
of the United STATE s.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-18
PANELS IN DRESSES.
How to Obtain PI city Effects mt Very
Small Expense.

How to Obtain PI stty Effects mt Very
Small Expense.
Side panels of p ain wool dress goods
are decorated with design of leaves and
flowers woven in Nth color. The same
effects are also oh, ainable with "a brush,
and will make tie cost of the dress
much less. HarWony must be consid-
cred. For dark green, the leaves
must be lighter in shade, and the flowers
dark crimson
For a brown WOOL dress, pain. the
flowers and leavts in monochrome, or,
in other words, al in brown, only tend
ing towards lighter or darker shade
according to chs color of the goods.
Turpentine must be used to thin the
paint, and the work must resemble the
woven designs IN this respect. The
paint must not show; it must be thin
more like tapestry painting. A design
of leaves, as mucn brown as green, with
red berries, like tho red haw, in clust-
ers, would be very pretty on nearly any
dark shade of all-wool goods. Espec-
tally would trailing vines make "A beauti-
full finish for tho evcr-present tea-gown.
A tasteful wrap for young mother
when convalescent is made of two yards
of single-width flannel. The prettiest
comes in narrow stripes of delicate pink
and blue. Basto a narrow hem all
around, and thep hem-stitch with q silk
to match Ar the back of tho mock
take up about half yard and catch
the edges together to simulate hood.
At each end catch the goods together
again, so that the hands may slip
through and the arms be covered. Ur
and down the fronts place narrow rib
bons to match goods. These, tied, form
the fastenings.- and Fireside.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-18
A Mathematical Puzzle.

A friend asks me to multiply S. by $5.
/ do so and announce the result as S25.
Now multiply 500 cents, give the answer
in cents, pure and simple, not as frao-
tional parts OF dollar. do 30 and AN
surprised to sec the figures climb up to
$50, 900 cents which Is $4,000. AS SIS and
500 cents are equivalent, the result Is
puzzling. 1t can not be urged that dec
final marks should be used. A cent, as
such, is as distinct Q unit as dollar,
cents the decimal can not be pleaded
In extenuatfon OF the rather surprising
result But there is clearly something
wrong. What IL it?-St. Louis Republi-
can.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-18
THE CURSE OF DEBT.
Something About the Chronic Borrower
and His Despicable Ways.


and His Despicable Ways.
How can man eat, sleep and be jolly
under the pressure of debt? How or
earth can he walk forth well appareled
and appointed, and face the man whose
unpaid-for trousers he is wearing? How
dare he smile at his butcher, or his
grocer, who are at that moment S5t
apiece poorer for his past dinners and
teas? How dare he pat his children or
the head when he knows that if he
should die that night, their future
would be wholly uncared for? How on
earth can he enjoy any luxury trusting
onlyto his lodging instincts if the day
of pecuniary reckoning should suddenly
come? How can he face the rascally re-
foction of himself in the looking-glass
long enough to tie the cravat which
ought to be choking him.
How can he have tho impuderce to
go among honest, upright people and
expect cordial recognition, or any rec
ognition at all? How daro the brazen
thief in his fine clothes, look into the
frank, honest face of the swarthy, red.
shirted mechanic, who has proved him
self man by that days hard labor?
How can he pass station house or pc.
iiceman without asking that summary
justice may be meted out to him, rather
than the poor, friendless, ragged
wretches whom adverse circumstances
seem sometimes to have so hedged about
that God himself can not help them?
look upon such men with wonder
that never abates. Men, did ] say?
Satin grins at the misnomer. An artist
should be specially employed to collect
their portraits for "The Rogues' Gal
lery." Imagine the horor with which
their dainty originals would contemplate
such possibility! and yet am not sure
that it would not be q capital idea for
every creditor to immortalize his own
well-dressed scamps in this manner; or
at least have framed collection Of
them in his own place of business for
the inspection of the curious.
Perhaps one of the meanest of these
dainty fellows tricks is to victimize
friend who may be supposed to have
scruples about refusing monetary COM
pliance, or about reminding the creditor
Of his protracted forgetfulness of the
sum due. Yes-there is one lower depth
of mean ness yet, and that is when the
"friend" is a woman, who, if she be not
too smart, may be generally con-
veniently put off with we'll framed ex-
cuses, or at all events be supposed to be
too refined" and delicate" to press SO
unromantic theme. Fortunately, all
women are not ''fools."
Fortunately, woman may know her
''rights," and defend them, too, without
stamping about the country in brogans
armed with a horsowhip 1t is comfort
ing when such one, without comprom-
ising her womanly dignity, handsomely
immediate restitution, OF the alterna-
tive penalty.-N. Y. Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-18
KIllod His sweethenrt.

A boy only twelve years old had found
in the streets of Madrid one-hundred-
peseta bank note and changed 1t at a
money changers, and divided the spoils
with another boy, eleven years old He
then bought pistol and bullets, and
then began quarrel with his playmate
about little girl twelve years of age,
the daughter of well-to-do grocer,
whom he called his sweetheart, and
whom he accused of showing a prefer
ence for his companion. AS they were
discussing the matter they happened to
meet the girl with her female servant,
and the older boy deliberately aimed at
her and shot her dead in a fit of jealousy.
Both boys were sent to jail, and despite
his comrades and the maid servants
testimony, the accused says the pistol
went of accidentally.-London Daily
News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-18

A friend Of mine, who is greenhorn
In the matter of horsefesh, was anxious
to purchase horse, but was much afraid
OF being taken in. He tried to persuade
an acquaintance experienced in such
matters to accompany him to inspect an
animal that was on sale at horse deal
ers establishment. There's no occa.
sion," said the latter. "for me to accom-.
pany you. All you have to do is to
seem knowing. When you get to the
place put your hands in your pockets
and your stick undor your arm, and In
an off-hand manner say: Groom, run
him down. Now, then, pull him up and
let him walk then in knowing but
doubtful tone: Open his mouth. What
did you say his age was? think he's a
little long in the tooth. Seven years
did you say he was? ! should call him
ten or eleven years old. o, he's very
COLBY little chap, but j think you're
asking out of the way" My friend
found the above an excellent formula. =
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Italian Admiral Albini thinks
that the future man-of-wa. will have
double screws and helm 1T each end,
so that In battle it need waste no time
In turning around. Its sides will be un-
armored.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-01
THE STATE FAIR.

The Fair Of the State Agricul-
tural Society, held at Reno last
week, was a credit to the Direct
ers, and no disgrace to q State
with less than $4,000 inhabitants.
Taking into consideration the
losses to farmers and stockmen
II the unprecedented drought
an5 snow and the resultant bust
preston. the exhibits were
coed md the Fair well attended.
The military display excelled any
thing Of the kind ever seen in Ne
vada, and proved that our young
men are not lacking in martial
spirit The exhibits at the Pavil-
ion exceeded in variety and num-
Der those of any former year. The
fruits and vegetables would COM
pare favorably in quality and size
with those of any other State, not
excepting California.
Good order prevailed through
out. and the public spirited citizens
of Reno exerted themselves in
making the occasion pleasurable
to visitors as well as profitable to
the farmers, stock raisers and
fruit growers Of Nevada
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-01
TIE WILD VIOLET.

Jumbo, the largest St. Bernard
dog in the world! Introducing two
Horses on the stage! Company
carrying its own special scenery!
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct, IL
"BLACK HAWKS"
Friday and Saturday, Oct 8 and 4,
"THE WILD VIOLET"
Dress Circle and Orchestra. rs
Back of Orchestra Railing -. so
Boxes 90
Children under II .... .25
Box sheet now opened at Hawkins
No extra charge for reserving.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Oct. 6, and s, BOSCO, the
Great Magician.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-01
COAST NEWS.

ii. Jones, liveryman at Sno-
homish, Wash, committed suicide
because his wife refused to live
with him.
Monday week, George S. Knowl
ton. boy at Anaheim; committed
suicide to escape a whipping from
his father.
A formidable gang of burglars
was broken up in Seattle last
week by the arrest of five opera
tors with their entire outfits.
Mrs. M L. Coenin, at Los An
geles, has secured a verdict OF
$4,000 against the cable road for
injuries received in 1888.
Patrick Muldoon was thrown
through a wire fence by runa-
way team near Loomis Sunday,
and received injuries which caused
his death.
A woman has succeeded in per-
sonating a Mrs. Keller at Los An
geIes and raised 81 900 on the Sc
curity OF property owned by
another woman The case iS
identical with the Mrs. Dick cpl
sode in San Francisco.
Miss Anges Hunt, San Diego
school teacher, suffered a sinRu.
lar injury Wednesday afternoon.
While folding over piece of pa
per the sharp point struck the
ball of her eye, causing great
pain. She was unable to sleep
that night and the next day was
unable to use either eye, being
temporarily blinded.
Half a block of wooden build
ings was burned at Missoula,
Mont, Saturday.
Nicholas King, who was burned
at fire at Martinez Saturday,
died from his injuries the next
day.
A large bed of coal at Noun
taindale, Nehalan county, Oregon,
took fire last Tuesday, and all ef-
forts to put it out have proved
futile.
Two men were killed in a col
lision on the Northern Pacific at
Portland Sunday. They were
workmen, Jacob Johnson and c.
ID Stanberg, the latter formerly
of San Francisco,
The Juniors and the Freshmen
in the University of the Pacific at
San Jose have been snatching
each others hats and canes and
refused to obey the Faculty's or
ders to return the property. The
Freshmen were suspended and
the students threaten to leave in
body.
The story from Walla Walla,
published Saturday. that twenty
lives were lost in all accident on
the Oregon Short Line, 10 not
true. A car axle broke and two
cars were derailed. There was
no collision and no one was hurt.
The damage was light and a
short delay in travel was ocas-
toned.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-01

Buying proxies may possibly
win a man the nomination If he
can buy enough of them, but it
will not add much strength to his
fight at the polls, in fact it will be
the means of defeating anyone
who stoops to tactics of that kind,
and it should.
The above is from the Gazette,
and seems to indicate that some
body In Washoe has opened a
sack. A delegate who would sell
his proxy for coin ought to be
kicked out Of the town.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-01
REPUBLICAN
Primary EIeCtiUn Notice |!

At meeti z ofthe Republican Coun-
ty Contra. Committee, held at their
rooms at Carson ty, Nevada, SCREEN
Der %, 1890, ii was est slved
That the Primaries for the election OF
Delegates to the County Convention be
held ON the
CRAWFORD PLAN
and viii take place on
Tuesday. October 9TH. 1890.
The following test will be required of
each and every voter at the said PriTn-
airy election:
Il am Republican and will support
the nominees OF the Re Du blican state
and County Convention"
That the Convention sh Il be compos-
ed # thirty one t3D delegates apportion-
ed as fol ows
Carson city .......-...........2
Empire CITY ............-.-.
Carson City At Curry Engine House.
Inspectors 9 r BickneII, L b Hast
ing and A WitDerelI
Polls vii open at O'Clock a. m. and
close at p, IN.
ing.
lnspectnrs-CH Peterson. James Hope
and ID Bick on.
Polls all open at 10 O'Clock a. m. and
close at d. m.
The said Primary Election is called
for me purpose of electing Delegates to
the County Convention to be held at the
Carson Olera House, Carson City, New
O'Clock p m, for the purpose of nomi-
mating fun Couafy Ticket, viz:
one state Sc lat0r
Three Assent Iymen
Sheriff
District At oIney and ex-oficio Sup
eIintende1t of schools
County Clerk
County Assessor
County Recorder
County Treasurer
Public Administrator
one County con nlSsIOne (iGnQ term
One County Commissioner (short term
Justice OF the peace Carson Township)
SIX School Trustees
Justice IF tae Peace (Empire Town
ship
Constable carson Township
Constable, Emu. ire Township
And the appointment of a County
Central Committee
The Electoral Boards OF the different
polling places al which The v preside are
mere by Instructed TO make fun returns
OF said PIIm airy Elec ion to the secre-
tary OF The County Central Com mfttee
LEE; Chairman
r HoFER, Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-01
THE 0RMSBY HOUSE,
CARSON CITY, New.
d. KAISER. Prooriator

TNhIS Old ESTABLISHED AND WELT.
A known House isnoV' open or the accom-
oda-lon OF the travelling public. The rooms
have been thoroughly renova- ed and e-furn-
ished.
The large diuin eroom has been So arran y
tEat part es or fami les can pc furnished
IN pm ate, 10 cosy room 8 hlving been
titioned IF for that purpose. The Rarv; i,
supplied tn the best Of wines lionors ana
as
Thankful 70 pastfa yors + ho foraoon
ce of the same
jly4 ID. KAISER
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
A Telegram Denied.

EpIroRs HERALD-We ask as citizens
of Los Angeles to have you publish the
truth, and correct or contradict false
statement published by the Tribune and
clipped from the Tribune and published
by the Ecening Erpress in its locals OF
the 11th; an article accusing j. w.
Browning & Co. of fraud in sending car
penters to Oakland, Cal. Our employ
ment office received an order from the
Mill Owners and Builders Union OF
Oakland for some good carpenters. The
order stated to us that the Carpenters
Union of Oakland had withdrawn its
men from them because they obtained
material from millers that were running
nine hours per day, and they wanted
men to go to work. We had heard Of
no trouble, and if any one will take the
pains to read an article on page 4 in the
San Francisco EGdminer of the 10th,
which states that the Carpenters Union
are now contractors and builders, the
query will be, what are they doing,
capturing carpenters sent to others in
the same business? We made the order
to those sent perfectly plain, and would
send more men under the same circum-
stances and fear no trouble, for we have
the good wishes from ali that know of
our business in the matter, and defy a
successful prosecution, as threatened.
We leave the matter to be Judged by a
just public. BROWNING & Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13

The Los Angeles Times and San Diego
Union have taken the contract to make
Gen. Eli II. Murray the Republican
nominee for congress in the sixth con-
gressional district. 1t is pretty safe to
assume that this plan will miscarry.
Now and then some things can be done
as well as others, and then again they
can't be. This is one of the can't be oc-
casions. The virile and active Bowers
may not be able to compass the nomina-
tion himself, and he will not, in our
judgment, but he will cook Murray s
goose if he is obliged to disrupt an en-
trail, or, in the homlier language of the
butcher boy, "bust gut"
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13

THE silver measure which has been
matured by the conferees of the senate
and house has passed the latter body by
a strict party vote, and now awaits the
signature of the president. The spe ech
of Mr.. Bland in the house yesterday
causes us the greatest misgivings, and it
would take great deal to persuade us
that this honest and patriotic represent
alive would descend to any factious or
insincere declarations. The HERALD,
therefore, accepts his estimate of the
bill, and is alarmed at the idea that the
power is reposed in the secretary of
the treasury to make the gold
bugs of Wall street the absolute
arbiters of the extent to which the
circulation may be expanded or dimin-
ished. AS every secretary of the treas
ury, from the date of silver demonetiza-
tion in 1873 to the present day has been
a creature of Wall street, either starting
in in that despicable role or quickly
assuming it, there is little hope of gen.
uine relief to the country. 1t is simply
making stock jobbing affair of what
was fixed proposition under the Bland
bill. OF course, the smooth Ephraims
of the Republican party will turn the
crank gently until after the fall cleo
tiOns.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13

county" days. That between 1870
and 1850 stands for the era of
railway development first prom
inently brought into view by the
extraordinary efforts of the Southern
Pacific railway, and by the plans of
Col. Tom Scott and his associates of the
Texas Pacific railway and that for the
last decade the combined influence OF
all the transcontinental railways con-
verging here, with widely disseminated
knowledge in the east and in Europe of
the climate and resources of this Sec
ton. The showing is certainly an ex-
traordinary one from all points of view.