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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
SCIENCE AND lNpusTRY.

Mr.. Barrett, Darieeling, India
tea planter, is opening up some large
plantations in Fiji, and is also intro
ducing the requisite machinery. He is
confident that he can make IL pay well,
and asserts that the tea grown in Fiji is
much finer than any he haseveT seen in
the Darjeeling district.
Recent observation throws doubt
on the exstenae'of the so-called fatigue
Of metals. Two large iron links, one
used for forty years in " suspension
bridge at Kieff, and the other kept in
store since the building of the bridge,
were tested together, and were found
to be Of practically identicaR strength.
An officer in the bureau ofthe super
intendent of immigration at Washing
ton says that the present demand for
domestic servants is unprecedented.
They are for the most part German,
Swedish or Irish immigrants, and it is
now rare thing to Rnd an American
girl in the kitchen.
-Ihe manufacture OF the little'Swed-
ish matches which arc sold everywhere
SO cheaply forms one of the great in
dustries of Sweden. Some idea of the
extent to which these matches are sent
abroad may 5s inferred from tile fact
that 8. 4O4 tons were exported during
the first six months of this year.
The French government proposes
to devote 5000, 900 year for six years
in bcunties for the silkworm industry.
This proposal is made because English
silks, which are neither fortified with
gum nor whalebone fiber, are growing
into popular favor to such an extent as
to alarm the French government
The process of whitening sugar was
never known until a hen walked
through clay puddle and then strayed
into the sugar house. Her tracks were,
of course, left in the piles of sugar, and
when it was noticed that the spots
where she had stepped were winter
than the rest, the process, of bleaching
sugar with clay was adopted
"A German inventor has devised a
new material which is intended as a
substitute for leather in many of its uses
This material consists of panels of
wood with wire netting between, the
whole being glued together under heavy
pressure The sheets thus made are
said to be very tough and pliable, and
suited for making trunks and other
uses that require strength
Many of the interesting remains of
Troy, which were excavated at such
pains by the efforts of the late DR..
Schliemann, have been stolen and de-
destroyed by the Turks and Arabs, and
some of the most valuable stones used
to build their wretched huts. The guard
which was placed in charge of these
relics, after the death of DIR. Schliemann,
has been discontinued, and there is moth.
ing to prevent the depredations of the
natives.
Hiram Maxim, the scientist and
electrician, says it is mistake to sup
pose that the discharge of rifle loaded
with smokeless powder is noiseless
There is, says he, no such thing as
noiseless gunpowder. The report from
a discharge of smolIeless gunpowder i:
much sharper and higher pitched thar
that from black or ordinary gunpow
der; it can not, however be heard any
thing like SO far away. The recoil o.
the piece is much less, also, with smoke
! less powder
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
THE PoTTER'S CRAFT.
A Trade Which Is One of the Most I'm
healthy in the World.

healthy in the World.
While the potters life is pleasant
one compared with many other mechan-
ical vocations being surrounded with
sense of the beautiful and an artistic in
stinct which goes far to make his exist
ence happy, it is unfortunately brief.
The business is one of the most un-
healthy in the world. Potters commence
work about eighteen years of age and
at thirty y-five perceptibly begin to de-
cline. The average trade lives of the
pressers is seventeen years and of the
kilnmen fourteen and a half. Pulmon-
airy diseases are common among the
slip-makers, turner's and jiggermen.
The revolving molds keep a cloud of
clay dust about the workmen which
they can not avoid inhaling. In many
factories the clay is mixed in damp cell
lars which increases the liability to
colds. Hollow-ware pressers stand
while at work, and are obliged to stoop
a great deal, the size and weight of the
molds make their work laborious, and
the rapid motion agitates the dust to the
injury of their throat and lungs The
sagger-makers are liable to overstrain
their muscles in placing the saggers in
the kiln. An ordinary sagger when
filed with ware weighs from so to 100
pounds, and after twenty years of lift
ing such weights the workmen begin to
decline. In the decorative departments
there is danger of lead poisoning from
the dry coloring matter
At joining the trade the mortality is
low, but after the age of thirty five
years it is far above the average. In
England this mortality has been espe-
cially noticeable, it being exceeded only
by costermongers, miners and hotel
servants This high death rate was so
remarkable that it caused DIR. VIM.
Farr, register general of England, to
ask the pertinent question: What can
be done to save the men from dying so
| fast in the potteries?" In America the
potters are much better off than in En-
| gland Our factories are larger, better
lighted and better ventilated. Anthra-
cite coal used here prevents the smoky
atmosphere which surrounds the En-
glish pottery districts.
There is a constant betterment to the
sanitary conditions of American estab-
lishments, but there is room for further
improvement, especially in the avoid
ance of dampness and dust 1t is not so
much the physical labor that Injuries
the potter as it is the dust arising from
the materials in which he works II
this could be obviated the business
would be changed from short-lived
and unhealthy occupation to one long
lived and healthy. This will undoubted,
ly be brought about with the progress
of invention and the advent of better
economic conditions offering larger op-
portunities for labor and causing EN-.
ployers to compete for the best work.
men by affording them better accom-
modations -Chautauquan.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
Tho Lost River.

A puzzle to geologists is the Lost
river, of Idaho 1t first appears in two
threads of stream north of the Yellow
stone park. These streams come to-
gether forty miles above Idaho Falls
City, and, forming rapid river, flow
along for two miles when the volume
of water disappears suddenly in sub
terranean passage. A theory very gen.
orally entertained is that the Lost
River comes to the surface again as part
of the Snake river, which supplies
Idaho Falls City with its wonderful
water power The Snake river has
its origin in little lake in Yellowstone
park that does not hold enough water
to be the source of greatriver Never
theless the Snake is one thousand feet
wide short distance east of the city,
and in its limit pours a vast volume of
water through "a deeply-cut gorge. Here
the river is so deep that a plummet of
nearly four hundred feet has not touched
bottom. AS the Snake river is original
ly an insignificant stream the theory
that the waters of the Lost river unite
with it seems to be tenable, although
geologists have been unable to demon
strate the fact. Chicago Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
Work bag and Needle Book.

This work bag is made of square of
silk and provided with perfumed
cushion for pins. The bag itself is
made as usual, with draw-string run
around in circle and she corners
trimmed to hang over the bag; but the
feature that adds to it's CHARM is small
round pincushion sewed to the bottom
of the inside and filed with some pleas
ant perfume that gives dainty. odor to
whatever is kept in 1t.
The needle book is made OF bit of
cardboard, four inches square, covered
outside with velvet and lined with silk.
Before covering, it is cut half through
diagonally, and after the cover is on it
is folded along the cut line. Flannel
leaves are placed inside, and ribbons
sewed to the opposite corners, which
which are brought together and tied
when the book is closed = Detroit Free
Press. -.--------.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28

There are well known cigar dealers
in New York who never smoke. 1--WE
triedSamples, said one of these, "and
the effort nearly made me sick. How
do | tell good cigars? Not by smok.
ing, I assure you. go entirely by the
demand. A record of sales will show
the most popular brands. Most
smokers know very little about any
particular brand beyond the one they
use. This selection is from experience
Outside of this the choice is purely hap
hazard and by the looks of the cigar,
limited by the price. Half the time
the dealer offers his customer what ex-
perience has taught him the customer
will like For instance, man comes
in and looks helpiessly in showcase,
saying: Il want medium cigar, inn
ported, about two for quarter or
fifteen cents straight. He may add
fresh or seasoned or something, but
he usually takes what is put out. This
indecision enables dealer 20 sell the
customer cigar costing half cent or
a cent less than another cigar which
is retailed at the same price. There are
ported cigars in demand, and half as
many domestic A long showcase
full of open boxes is merely for show.
The cigars commonly called for can be
displayed in four-foot case A coun.
ter running down the length of the
store only confuses the purchaser This
cigars in such display are merely
repetitions. Stands differ according tc
the grade Of average customers, Sut q
case that will hold dozen brands will
usually cover the castom."--N. Y, Her
aid
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
Not in the Book.

The idioms of the English language
add not little to its beauty and useful
ness, but they are sometimes capable of
an Interpretation quite different from
the one intended.
A lady famed for her skill in cooking
was entertaining a number of friends
at tea Everything on the table was
much admired, but the excellen~e of the
sponge cake was especially the subject
of remark
20, !" exclaimed one of the guests, ut
is SO beautifully soft and light Do tell
me where you got the recipe!"
II am very glad" replied the hostess,
that you find it SO soft and light l
made it out of my own head" youths
Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
prlMaEMr PARAaRAPns.

---ssThe battle is not always to the
strong" said the Judge Hs he awarded
the butter premium at country fair.
-Mrs Wfckwire-''Yet, when you
fell bn lovo with nc" Mr. Wick
wires--'T didn't fall in. ! was dragged
In. - indianapolis Journal
-Cieorge-"Nover mind; there are as
good fish in the sea as ever were
caught" Ethel-'I should advise you
to try st5ll fishing. IN. V Herald
---Cupid the god OF love, is represented
as being blind. This probably has
resulted from his doing so much busi-
ness with the lamp tnrned, low. -Phila-
delphia Times.
No Wonder. .--Ganzley - What n,
strong accent Jaysmith has. Gimp
Anybody would have a strong accent
who dranb the kind of liquor he
drinks Detroit Free Press,
Too Much for Him. mo; couldn't
think of marrying nor. She is too much
made up" "So?" Yes. Even her
mind is made up have already asked
her, you see.'-Indianapolis Journal
Watts "wiclswire seems TO have
an ideal home" Potts--"Doesn't he,
though? He stays down town until
midnight Dragging about it FIVE or six
days, out of. the week.''-Indiauapolis
Journal
Nobody is ever glad 30 see the man
who comes around when you have just
made u mistake about something and
tells you what he woul6have done in
your place.
Nothing eXasperatesnsa woman who
has been shading her eyes from the
gaslight with her hand an the evening
so much as to find that after all she
had left her best diamondl ring on the
washstand.
-"Did you ever get licked while you
were a, boy, papa?" asked Johnny.
'No, said papa, emphatically. How
was that?" queried Johnny, suspicious
by. Because, my boy, Il was the fast
est'runner in the whole school,"
Enough to Keep m,Busy- = Wife
-'I'te got to go to- d dress reform
meeting tonight. You WON'T be lone
some, will you, dear?" Hnsband-"O,
no, indeed have several buttons to-
sew on."-Cloal1 Riview
-Bingo-"I am off a, lfttle blow
out, and / would lilketo have you join,
me for a. few days" Kingley-"What's
the matter? Is your wife house-clean-
ingp" Bingo-"Worse than that. She's
trimming hat"-Cloal1 Review.
/ --''The old saying Tell me a man's
company and I'll tell yom who he is,'
doesn't apply to girls" Why?" Be
cause if they havecompany they're only
too glad to tell you who he is them,
SELVES Times.
His Trouble.--Oldt Gent-"Are the
rooms well locked after?" Boarding
Mistress-"Yes. We make it point to-
have all the rooms well looked after,
and if anything is, left around it is
picked up and put away, Old Cont
| 'AAh, that's the, trouble with the place I
just left Good day."-BrooklIn Citi-
zen.
rubbing It In.--She-"What was
that young man name you presented
awhile ago?" He--ssMr. Gosling." She
"Gosling?" He,-tSYes, Gosling: Any
thing the matter with it?" She-'O,
no. It's quite appropriate only L didn't
know before that twas a gosling which
had such Long ears"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
The Earth and the Moon.

To lunar observer the earth would
appear to be about sixty-four times as
large as the sun. From the earth the
sun and moon appear to be about the
same size. From the moon the sun
would appear of the same size as from
the earth, but as the earth has eight
times the diameter of the moon, it
would show sixty-four times as much
surface as the moon now shows. This
enormous disk of earth must be blue in
color to the lunar observer, because the
earth's atmosphere is blue and all
things seen through itseem blue. Even
intersteller space seems blue through
this medium, and the unilluminated
parts of the moon can not distinguished
from The space that abuts it. Bright,
direct and reflected light is not affected
appreciably by it's passage through our
atmosphere; therefore, stars, moonlight
and distant illuminations are not mo-
ticeably blue from that cause.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28

welled up in their eyes and their hearts
had filed TO bursting.
"lf Frank only lenewi II Frank only
knew" the mother had repeated TO her
self time and again that day, and once
she spoke her thoughts aloud.
AYE, wife" the father said, sadly,
'if Frank only cared. He does know
but he don't care. He seems to have
forgotten u.s."
At last there came the sound Of light,
rapid footsteps on the walk without
and moment later the door opened
and Nellie entered. without a word
she went to her father, and placing her
arms about him laid her head on his
shoulder and burst into tears. The
parents knew not what to make of such
conduct, and for moment looked at
each other in silent wonder The
mother was the first to speak, saying;
'It is useless to feel disappointed,
Nellie, for you had no right to expect
anything but failure. 1t was very
foolish in you to try for the school"
eyes, foolish indeed" the father
agreed, land you ought not to have
gone"
Nellie mastered her feelings little,
and lifting her face, all radiant with
Joy, cried:
II did not fail passed the exami-
nation and got the school There is the
contract signed by the board"
"Whatr' the father exclaimed, talk
ing the paper in his hands and staring
at it in blank astonishment "You got
the school?"
Yes, and came by Mr.. Boggess'
house to see him." Nellie continued,
"and when 1 told him about the school,
and asked him if he wouldn't let the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
HE MAS FADING.
Had HIS Picture Taken Before He Got
Worse Looking.

Had HIS Picture Taken Before He Got
Worse Looking.
In a small town of northern Vermont
the inhabitants are noted fortheir early
marriages An nunmarriedyoungw woman
who has passed her twenty fifth birth
day is universally regarded as an 'old
maid" and young man who has
reached the same age In an unwedded
state is pronounced a confirmed bach
elOr, and the young people themselves
appear to accept the current opinion.
One handsome young fellow, twenty
six years old, was a great trial to his
mother, bustling, energetic farmers
wife. AS she lamented to summer
boarder, 'it did seem as if Hiram was
possessed to stay single" no matter
what she could say.
"An' faint likely" she would add,
fretfully, 'that any girl will be talSin'
up with him after a year or two, when
he's settled down an beginnin' to look
old!"
Hiram himself was not given to sem
timent and furthermore was quite un-'
conscious of his own attractions He
showed the summer hoarder some
ureau1ul photographs OF hlmsel1, which
had been taken the previous winter to
please his mother, and remarked
gravely:
Mother was set ON having 'em, an I
only waited to see if 1 want likely to
get any better loolsin'. But come last
winter see was beginnin' to fade, so
had 'em took right awayp'
The contrast between the speakers
youthful appearance and his words was
almost too much for his hearer-Chi.
capo News
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
The Cor I Feature.

Some of the very elegant dress toilets
are made with quaint and charming
Hungarian coats, that are even longer
than any of the Louis models. They are
finished with Medici collar and slasheA
cap OF velvet, set in rather full Just a
the top, with close coat sleeve beneath,
with rich lace frills at the wrist These
dresses are made severally of Pompa-
dour brocade, embossed satin, lowered
bengaline silk or rich striped velvet
Chicago Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
VISITING THE OLD FOLKS.


Wal, I've ben on Lucindy Jane,
An taken my vacation;
I TUX the cars to Ashfleld town
BY way OF Deerfield station.
didn't hev no call to go,
wasn't sick nor ailin';
But wife she said I'd oughter, fur
She s'mised tn old folks was failin'.
So sot out and TUX the train,
And when I'd fairly started,
I'll own right up Lucindy Jane,
=, did feel lighter hearted.
II did me good to see the fields,
The harvestin' and hayin';
The trees all seemed to nod to me
AS II they was a sayin':
"You're welcome home, Johoshaphat
You've ben long time comin';"
The brooks they seemed to babble it,
The bees, too in their hummin'.
And as neared the old brown house,
Where you and /, Lucindy,
Was born and reared, and as 1 saw
An old face at the windy,
I'll own right up, Lucindy Jane
There's something in a mother
That makes man child again;
And so, somehow or other
~.
Before knew what she was at,
She had her arms around me,
And said; why, it's Jehoshaphat"
And then my father found me.
And when I'd had good square meal
OF fried cakes, pie and fixin's,
And honest country bread, yeast.riz
Home made OF mothers miXins,
Then l sot out to see the town,
fAnd when ia asked how fur t is
To So and So's,they'd up and say:
$50 far from Mister Curtis"
, / paid the mortgage off the farm,
had the roof new shinged
And painted up the house new style
= With red and yellow mingled.
/ bought some rockers for the porch,
Where mother sets a knittin'
While in her comfortable lap
She holds the purring kitten.
And so I left them, better off,
With hired help to tend 'em,
And all the money that they neoa
I'm ready for to send 'em.
And tell you, Lucindy Jane,
1t paid me for my trouble,
TO see the dear old folks again,
II it had cost me double.
Springfield CM ass.) Republican
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28

dealing with their children that too
many parents often make-that of Civ
ing too much attention to the son to
the neglect of the daughter.
They had but two children, Frank, a
lad who was considered uncommonly
bright, and Nellie, demure, common
place little girl who attracted no par
ticular notice from anyone. At school
Frank had all the advantages that could
be given him, his teacher taking the
greatest pains to help him along with
lis studies. Nellie, on the other hand
Kas allowed to get on, chiefly by her
own efforts, as best she could.
Crank is such bright boy" the
teacher once remarked, ''that he is
fapable of accomplishing a great deal
In life if he has the proper training"
And Mr.. and Mrs. Golf and all their
friends repeated the saying and in.
Aorsed it fully; while of Nellie not an
encouraging word was spoken, and
perhaps scarcely thought was given
to her future possibilities She was
only an ordinary child, and of course
nothing out of ordinary could be eX
pected of her.
At the age of sixteen Frank gradu,
ated from the home school and at once
expressed a desire to go to college
Mr.. and Mrs. Golf We're very anxious
that he should go, but they were poor
and, aside from their small home in the
edge of a western village, possessed ne
means. For that reason they hesitatet
to grant Franks request. He, how
ever, was determined to have his way
regardless of circumstances, and so h,
allowed his parents no rest until hi
wish was granted.
''We w i'll raise the money topay you
way at college, Frank" Mr.. Gotf said
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
WHAr DEUS DDO.
"a,rr0. soe rA,s RAetal

IRAN OFF
and his wife,
A m a N d a.,
were a we'll
m e a n i n 6
coupl e, but
they made a
mi < Se in
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-28
COURTESY'S PLEA.

THOMAS p. MoNIFoRT.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-04-02
The First Legal Hanging In jackson Coun-
tY Missouri.

The old and the new way Of hang
ing men is as different as darkness is
from daylight, said an old settler to'a
Journal reporter the other day. "Ihe
first execution in jackson county was
in 1880, and is a striking example OF
how the law stranglcs man instead Of
breaking his neck
None but the older settleri will re-
member the execution OF the first muir
derer in this county, which took place
at Independence, and the town al that
time was the Quilting point for the
west. Judge Ryan was the Judge OF the
circuit cour. at that time and passed
sentence OF death upon man named
CASTOR for murder, 1t was a horrible
cold-blooded murder and even at that
early day shocked the sensibilities of
the people. When he WAS hung pcs
ters were sent out and posted on The
forest trees announcing the coming
event.
The schools were turned out and all
the settlers brought their families into
town TO witness the hanging, in order
to let their families see TO what horri.
BILE end murderer had come On the
day OF the hanging CASTOR. the CON
yicted murderer, was set astride OF his
coffin, which was placed in a wagon,
and with drum aud fife the procession
marched to clearing in the woods
back OF the present palatal residence
OF Hon. William Chrisman. Hero was
Z Sal!e@s erected, twentv-tiv We feet high.
and over the beam was hanging a rope.
The drums stopped beating with
flourish. Castor stood upon his coffin
and the moose was adjusted. The
wagon was driven from under him and
the murderer, wanting TO hang onto
life, tried TO follow the wagon but the
rope pulled him back and amid scream
ing women and crying children. the
body swung backward and forward like
pendulum until life was supposed TO
be extinct. lie did not have his neck
broken, but strangled.
Two stories are told, however. and
the old settler who related the above to
q Journal reporter said: ''You would
suppose CASTOR to be dead, but he IS
not IL reports are correct. lie had
friend by the name Of keefer, who was
one Of the most ingenious mechanics.
Keefor ran a machine shop where tho
Pacific hotel at Independence now
stands. 1t is said that Keefer con-
structed a collar OF metal for CASTOR
which kept him from choking to death
when he was hanged and that hc lived
in Texas in recent years with his great
grandsons. The body. after hanging a
short time. was cut down and given to
his wife and that IS the last ever heard
of CASTOR. However this may be. Il is
quoted on coed authority that Castor
lived TO a good old age and owed all bis
thanks to That steel collar.
Castor wife, it is said. exhibited
the utmost coolness during the hanging
and sat upon her horse eating ginger
bread while her husband was being dis
posed Of by the officers Of the county"
Kansas City Journal.