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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

-Teacher-Can any boy tell me at
what time the sun rises now? Small
boy (shrill and prompt)-Just the min
ute after father calls down at our
ho,1se
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

-Shakespeare.-Bill poster lin the
country)-What sort of people is that
ere company which is coming from
Lunnon with Romeo and Juliet" do
they do any billing? Local Amateur
Do any billing? 1 should think they
did. Why, they're billing and cooling
all through the show.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

Is YOUR blood poor7 Take Beecham's
Pills. Is V ur liver out of ordcrl Use
Beecham's Pills. 25 cents box
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

-"Is there anything the matter with
that piece of bread?" asked Harlem
landlady as her new boarder examined
the bread carefully. 81 don't see any
thing of any butter on. it" The land
lady placed a piece of cheese on the
bread. whereupon the new boarder
laughed. why do you laugh?' asked
the widow. because now that look
at it through my eye-glass can see
the butter through the cheese. Texas
Siftings
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

Her Curiosity Was Excited -'T see
in this book" said old Mrs. Squaggs,
'that love laughs at locksmiths."
YES" said Mr.. Squaggs, "what about
it?" what about it? Nothing much.
Only 1 was wondering what there is
about a locksmith that love should
laugh at him more than at any body
else. IN. Y. Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

ONE of the most foolish men is the one
who worries about things he can't help
RAMS Horn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

"Say, zebe,"' said the elephant,
''you're not in it, this year" "Why
not?" asked the Zebra. Blazers are
not in style"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

THE founder is fish that requires plen-
ty of seasoning, and even then is fiat
Philadelphia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

Simply Inexcusable.-Miss Smi,ax.
Don't you think it is ineXerable taste
for II man to kiss his wife in public?
Bulfinch-His wife? Well l should say
it was Boston Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

Mr.. OLDBoY-"I remember the first fish
ever caught" Miss Pert-"Wh hat was it
an ichthYosaurus in-Iife
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

TIE sculptor isn't the kind Of a man that
cuts no figure in the world-Bingh
Leader.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

KEEP close eye on the man whose wife
Is afraid to ask him for money.-Ram's
Horn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

If fish are good brain food because
they go in schools, wasps ought to be
good to sharpen wits.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

Leader of Vigilance Committee
Excuse me, ma'am, but we have just
hung your man up by the neck, and his
last words were to tell you that he died
with his boots ON. The Bereaved-
Well, he didn't do nothing of the sort.
Them was my boots. Leastwise paid
for 'em-the lazy pup.-lndianapolis
Journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

EXPERIENCED people don't tumble when
they try to get in hammock, because they
know the ropes.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

PEOPLE who never worry do good deal
OF missionary work that they don't get
credit for.-Ram's Horn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05
TOO DEVOTED.

Mr.. Cameron's Experiment Was a
Complete Success.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05

To every tired, overworked woman, and
to every weak, nervous, and ailing Cne, it is
guaranteed to bring health and strength.
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The extent Of motion was I'VE to &.
h.rpcnt-like bending 9 !the line. Il seems as
If the country here and in many other places
was subjected to longitudinal compression.
At each o. these bends. though not shown in
tho picture, there is a slight depression in tho
contour Of tho country which possibly may
mark the line Of an ancient water course. The
track crossing such depressions would. be
crossing lines OF weakness where yielding
would lie relatively easy. and the total move
mnnt was greater: bending the track In and out.
The greatest destruction took place along
the river banks which. being unsupported on
one side. were shot forward into the river. A
curious thing was observed at one place whore
the river bank was entirely gone for . couple
Of hundred feet. A large bamboo grove and =
few nine trees had stood some distance back
Of the bank. This little forest was pushed for
ward Il distance OF sixty feet. and. yet all the
bamhoos and trees remained upright.
When Caucasian communities are overtaksn
ly such disasters as this many women beoomo
hys'eriral and men lose their nerve. After tho
last great earthquake in Japan. the people
went about rearing new homes and collecting
food with stoiral fortitude. There was no
mental paralysis. The disaster. great as It
was. seemed TO be accepted as one OF tho nos
sibii.iies bat fate has in store for all. Tho
TACT that the Caucasian race are more nervous
nnl cycitnhlr in the face Of such calamities
than the Japanese may he accounted for. per-
laps. in part by the circumstance that the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-25
WHAT she SAYS.
Her Testimony and Evidence
Clear and Strong.
Ringing Words Of Hope and Cheer Which
Will Comfort Many Hearts.
The Great Information and Good Advice q
Talented Woman Can Give.

One OF tho most skiliul nurses In this coun-
try is Mrs. Elizabeth d. Berry OF Hampton. N.
II. Shc is n lady OF the widest experience
nmong diseases OF all kinds. and has cheored
many n sick room by her hopeful and sncour.
aging words.
Shn has sent a communication to this paper
which will DO read with great interest By all.
lIor advice is worthy OF tho greatest consider
at!on on account OF the high reputation she
has us n nurse, and her words are especially
valuable because OF their great encourage.
mcnt to NIL Glasses Of sufferers.
Through trouble and overwork." she
writes. " grew ~icarfully nervous weak. dizzy.
inint. and exhausted from nervous prostra.
ton until ! hccatnc entirely helpless. Thanks
to DIR. Groene's Nervura blood and nerve rem
ely, l am now SO well and strong that every
one VINO sees me Is very much surprised.
would like TO tell the whole world Of women
what Or. Grceno's Norvuara. blood and nerve
remedy has done for me. and to recommend
al. women to use this wonderful medicine.
am u nurse. and when nursisg my sister
i gave her this wonderful medicine. She says
sle has never felt better than since using l.
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l gave II also to . lady suffering from great
nervous prostitution. who could not get halp
from three physicians. She is nov, well.
boon In her grave II It had not be on for DE-
Greene'a Nervura blood and nerve rem euy.
~ have recommended It to many others
with the same wonderful success. and I would
especially say that II women between the ages
of4Ot to 20 years would take II there would not
be 80 many die whsn they came to tho change
that place. / hear this wonderful medl.
cine named and blessed every where. and am
glad to add my testimony to it's great value
and truly call ita savior OF us women"
We would say that Mrs. Berry's advice a.
n%rsS is e. Nsss * S,d pay and nn,s gsnsIsity:
is indeed a wonderful discovery and Of incsl.
culable and inestimable value to the sick
everywhere. It has been proved over and over
cases. that it does cure. that It makes the sick
well.
Physicians know Of It's great value. for they
have seen. it perform wonders In restoring
health. and they recommend It freely to tho
sick. because it ia the discovery and prescrip-
ton of the famous specialist In the treatmen
Ct nervous and chronic. diseases. DR.. Greene
35 West 18th est. New York. tho well-kpown
physician who gives consultation to sufferers
from any disease free OF charge. personally or
by letter.
The great remedy costs but 81 OF DR. urgists
and We know 1t will make you wsll.-Adp.
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big cotton spinning mill at Nagoya. tho
doors for entrance and exit, were all near the
middle ofthe building. and the tower in falling
crashed into the crowd that were %strnfslinss
that doors or means OF exit should. be easily
accessible, The cracks above the, windows IN
brick buildings show that openings In the
walls form lines OF weakness. and. therefore.
require special attention from the builder.
Structures of wood built on European models
wlthstood tho, shocks better than Ordinary
Japanese dwellings,. In some places railroad
tracks werc carried on arches over the country
roads. Tho arches were destroyed. own
the unsuitahility OF arches to resist hori zontal
disturbances. Japan. Italy. and several other
earthquake countries. have now forbidden the
exceedingly strong in resisting loads placed
above them; but readily iali apart when acted
The ]pi.tnrn 2, the raiIroad track \, th ns t An
quake motion. We see that either the rails
and ~sleepcrs were moved back and forth on
Their gravel bed or else they rom aimed At rest
and tho ground moved under them; The re:
suit Of this motion was TO pile ,np the ballast
between the sleepers 30 that 1t presents tho
appearance Of q series OF huge holsters.
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such disasters One Of our pictures shows the
ruin wrought at Biwajima, and the scene 10
typical Of the appeaIa1c q hundrSds q towns
roofs. fell along tho street much IS o row OF
dropped cards would fall Here and Their:
buildings fell across the street And. the road
was in psssable.. On all sides the rubbish coy
cred acres, and the wreck OF the moro poorly
built houses was so complete that 1t wns dif.
fcult to conceive how the rubbish heap could
POSSIBLY have represented buildings.
Soon after tho observers. In Japan's service
upon buildings. revised and improved ,rnles
were prepared for future building. and IL 10
salt, that these rules are receiving close at;
area. It was found, that the river banks and
the edges OF ellis where the forward swing Of
the free face was naturally largo werc danger:
GUS sites for. buildings. niyor banks and
part now, being avoided az site. for
again that the movem ents at tho bottom OF q
pit or in q shallow railway cutting wore less
than those upon a natural surface. This is
leading builders to dig foundations deeper.
raising the superstructure on basement walls.
II was well known before the Japanese earth
quake that the more top weight a. building
bears in tho form Of n heavy roof. an iron
girder. wnter tank. or ornamental coping. the
more danger there is OF collapse. In the
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keeps out tho vsrmtn. keep I. bog o. salt IL
Till aaS Il n9 mater where you r hide ,n # IL the oi
some grnin on the Moor brought some OF the
The hominG pigeon, you viii observe. differs ss
In, homer il light and dark Blue. dark red:
hseapss Of the mingling Of eolSar. a bird nsdo Is
silver: or splash, The birds have large heads.
The flyer can see either forward or back ward;
called a w3ttle. The homers are built Tor
their work, having broad breasts and strong
Yao,St a \ a tnsl5 nails sl run ! Via IL a d wsSg can sh bpst
them on the wing"
The next loft Visited was whore the breeding
birds lived. 1t was more carefully arranged
than the flying loft. Shelves ran all around the
whitswashcd walls. and on these rested the
nesting boxes. which arc about y loot square
and three inches in height; On the bottom 81
the box Is q layer OF .sawdust. about, an inch
thick. As In, the. flying loft. tho entrance, OF
visitors, was the signal for a hasty exit by tho
birds. Then Mr.. Green showed how attractive
hemp seed Il, 70 the average hominG pigeon.
Taking. n little wooden box and filling
1t with tho seed. he sat on n stool in tho centre
Of tho loft and held the box in his hand. Pres.
emily q homer flow into the loft and looked
lonClngly at the seod.. In RESPONSE t. an invi-
tation the bird Jumped on the edge OF tho box
and began enting with great industry. As
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ST. vaonAs
where Theodore P. Green has four lofts Of
homing pigeons. including some noted birds.

where Theodore P. Green has four lofts Of
homing pigeons. including some noted birds.
Mr.. Green. who Is q well-to-do business
man Of Woodbury.. has been engaged In breed
ing and raising hominG pigeons for about ton
years. 1t 10 a hobby with him. and his en-
thusiasm Is only eaualled BY the success he
has achieved. OF the four lofts. two are de-
voted to breeding purposes and two to the
flyers. In these four lofts there arc about 800
birds. among which are champions with rec
ords Of from 500 to 700 miles. Perhaps there
are not in the feathersd kingdom moro pro-
lifc breeders than hominc pigeons. and since
March 2 Of the present year Mr.. Green has
sold some 800 birds. Among the sales were
two pairs to John Spencer Of Ashbourne. Eng
land. Mr.. Green has also sent birds to New
Mexico. and so perfect is the system Of trans
portation that the flyers arrived at their des-
~tination without the rufling Of . feather.
One OF the lofts In which Mr.. Green's birds
live is in the rear OF his residence. and tho
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quake countries. They are, studying tho
effects Of earthquakes, with n view TO
periecting rules for building and living in
earthquske countries. so that the nppall.
ing losses in life and property may be ,dimin-
lshed. I'll. lessons learned from tho last
great earthquake in JAPAN have been made
will be Indicated in this article. 1t is in Japan
and. Italy thut the science Of seismology has
mado greatest progress. For eight or ten
yoars tho Japanese hnvo employed a force OF
scientific mer. headed by Prof. Milne, for tho
purpose OF studying earthquake phenomena.
The rrcnt diaturbnnco occurred about tho
contre OF Japan in tho island of Ilondo. Pro-
f%ecturcs. OF .Aichi and Gin. on Oct. %. last
year. The district which was most severely
shaken extends over 400 square miles.
Within this area. the destruction Of buildings
and engineering. works was complete. Tho
area in which buildings were affected reaches
from TOXIC on tho cast to Kmho on the, west.
over 24.OO0 square miles. The disturbance
was felt from Sendai in the north to Naghsaki
In, the south. over an arch OF $4,000, square
miles. Hills form the margin of the devnsted
plain. which was covered with rico folds. dot.
tod with woodlands md ham!ets, and strcakoi
with four large rivers. This NaCoya-Gifu
plain was ono OF Japan's great gardens. Ten
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"A Chick en- that Catches Mice.

M~oNrEMoEILns,, Moxy. Sept 0-On my place
H Reek c MhGintsmoF'l Gno Msy'i ! have iiymoYth
year two OF my children wore crossing the neid
about ~ half mile fro'r tho honse. when they
young. which on sight 81 the children hogan "a
hide n the woods; Noticing one OF tho brood
cd to CAPTURE it. and did, but instssd OF a
EounG partridge II turned out to be a young
plymouth Rock chicken. which by some means
had been adopted by tho old mother partridae.
This chicken. after being taken to tho house.
soon became tame. but has confined It's Diet TO
Of all, II has developed into an extra good
m9user, hardly : day passing. that It does not
SsssIfGn a. isfst one mouse II arst commenced
fancy in attaching and killing fpli-grown mice,
which " peeks 70 Pieces aud eats. s.v."'
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Of the nest were two little punches Of thinly
fSoEered ysliqw fuzz: The most I nS9tieesbIs
tn rsmsinder Of the body. Thsir eyes Wers
ais s II e]s1 sns tse ina lfS Sn each T ffa'F 'b %!ts IN IN
ia; This remarkably rapid growth Of rs
sSns. any, ane dark feathers we're spToatIns:
70; :5s S Sn; s sna fife :hE'' weeks tho homer is ready
""WWs sII.a % n gov tb train IsS 1ISune BIRD t.h. ~ t wss asked;
SSsEHaSt, p taGs them 5"'s' a N %iie rom from tho the l t%sa and II set t
without foil. Then i donble the distance every
gay Until It reaches MY miles. when l jump
tween long Jumps. After a ny Of. 200 miles
allow them to rest Ave days. and IL they have
[[oft Tor tea days 1The homer apPrselstes iis
home. and with proper intervals OF rest will do
early. Old BIRDS cannot be changed. As an
instance. a hen that had trained here was
came back to TIE home 10y. | also made N
seven Of them 200 niles and only two re-.
turned. Those two I sent $50 miles. and only
some Bird new in the lott. is what consider
the finest hen IN ths county. That iS FARMER.
months old she dsw 525 miles through a
binding snow storm and came near losing her
LIE. She was liberated at London. Ontario.
vile. N. y, 400 miles on tho way. Tho next
afternoon she was picked up by a DR.. GARNER
GARNER is q light blue check OF handsome
proportions. She has a cream colored back.
and the tail shades a dark blue toward the tip.
Her eye. In which are seen nearly all tho colors
OF the rainbow. projects much further than
that OF the average bird. and her wattles are
very large. GARNER was sitting on eggs.
birds ?"
THE, first thing necessary is a quill about
fine brass wire. and it is thus fastened to tho
tail feathers. OF the bird. The message is
tonishinC how much yom can put in a message
Of that sort. ! am now illling an order by some
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other three are located back OF his place OF
business. The average observer might Jump
to the conclusion that the birds which circle
around the lofts were ordinary pigeons. whose
principal value lay In their adaptability to pot
pie purposes. but the fancler would imme-
diately recognize the homers and examine
them with careful scrutiny. While Mr.. Green's
breeding lofts still retain all their strength.
the flying department was recently subjected
to- crippllng blow. Thirty-hve Of his birds
wore shipped byAdams Express to Washington,
twenty-five OF which were consigned to l. A.
Schmid OF that city. and the other ten were to
DO taken to North Carolina to participate In
some important races. They were the pick Of
the loft. Tho birds were placed in wicker
baskets and shipped In q box car. Uniortu-
nately. there was a passenger In tho same car
In the shape OF a vicious bull pup. As soon as the
dog became aware OF the presence Of the birds
no worked till he slipped his collar. He noxt
attacked the baskets. tore them to pieces. and
then killed the homers one by one. This was
probably the first time q lot of homing pigeons
met death In that manner. hawks and gun.
nsrs being their greatest enemies. In view OF
the great value OF the birds. Mr.. Green has on
tered suit against tho sxpross company.
The loft in the rear OF the Green residence
was first visited. 1t 10 O two-story wooden
building. with a peaked roof. The upper story
10 whore the birds stay. and there are open.
ings on all sides. The loft Is whitewashsd In.
sido and outside. and kept very clean. It was
occupied By flyers. aud o few circled over the
roof. Many were In the branches OF Q tree ad-
joining the loft. The floor was sanded. and
everything was clean and white. On the entry
Of. the visitors there was . tapping Of wings,
and the birds dew swiftly out OF their home.
They are not very sociable." said Mr..
Green. unless you have som ething they want
to eat. They are voracious and can stow
WAY grain from morning until night
Yes. . bird will ny faster at seA than on
land. because 1t Is anxious to reach land. The
homer has nc great love for the water. A loft
should always be we'll whitswsshsd and this
floor sandsd. In the nesting boxes We put .
little sawdust and som csrbolic acid. which
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esunot suppose this action to be uniform. and
POW and then the strata. refusing 10 be further
bent. collapse with a crash and possibly n
clip which shake the earth, This was ths
probable cause OF, the displacement In the Neo
Valley and OF all the trouble that followed it.
Whether science will BIO able TO triumph so
FAR as to predict the time Of earthquakes and
and. bis assistants are lndustriously working
70 this end. It is known that earthIuakes
d;chir observed a change n tho charactor
saved many lives, The, Gapuchin Fathers
saw that . lake near their door iied. be-
come trothg md turbulent. and predicted the
shock OF 1851 at Melpi. prisoner at Lima
henrd underground noises which led him to
predict the destruction Of that city. one Of tho
yorst eaIthquake catastrophes on record. Tho
inhqoltants OF lGuinno were, terrified by loud
subtorraneau noises before tho earthquake Of
l66Si ana underground sounds led farmers to
prSdlct the earthquake of St. Reno In 1881.
The study hf. the last earthquake IN Japan Is.
however. resulting in new and Important sug-
gesuons Tor lessening the damage done by
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japanese were Graded among earthquakes
and volcanoes. aud have grown accustomed to
dangers which would startle other races.
The stuprndous movements to which parts
OF the earth's crust nre sometimes subjected
earthquake Of 1888, among tho CaIabrian
Mountains Of southern Italy, some. OF. the
ping movement" The chroniclers Of the great
aGnsulsion in southeast Germany. IN 1913.
in the Gail Valley. reported that v
great mountains tinped until they met
places. We, might dismiss this story 10 .
ffantasy Of ths middle ages were it not for the
ern Persia. in 1880. when. the few survivors
gay, two mountains bent their tops until they
kissed one another" and the haml let between
Considering the wide area over which last
years CONFUSION In Japan spread complete
engineering works. We must conalnds that
these eGrth movements were among the most
stuIendous that have ever hsen recorded.
| CYRUS G.. ADAMS.
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thousand people lost their lives. and 100000
houses were leyelled with the pllin

Thousand people lost their liNes. and lOO.C0D
houses were levellei with the PLAIN.
The particular CAUSE that lT,ripltatcd the
enlamity is now probably revealed. This
cause Is illustrated by one of tho very inter
esting photographs made Tor the University Of
Japan from which. fine .~IhOto.rnvures have
just been published in Yokohama under the
superintence OF Prot. Milne. IN" entire west
orn side Of the Neo Valley suddenly sank from
twenty to ffty feet below IT," east side.
Our picture shows tho line of disloca,ion.
Ths vertical Displacement here j. tween
T. to twenty-nyr feet. Dr.. b. koto has
traced this fan for more THAI forty
miles. The mountains on the west site OF the
valley seem to hive shrunk pr"norti"n1llv
and points beyon nd them which Were invisible
before the sarthquv ke are now IN view. Thrrr
is little doubt that 1t was this sudden falling
Inward OF the country on tho west side Of the
Neo Valley which caused the terrible disaster.
The vibrations produced Ivy this sudden sink
ing Of the earth spread through the surround
ing, districts, and other rocks in u state Of IN
stable equilibrium gave way.
This sudden sinking Of u largo sirface area
was probably brought about in this way. We
know that the coast line OF Japan is rising.
We know this may mean that the process Of
mountain formation is still in operation. We
know, that In this crushing together Of the
earth's crust tho upper strata hnye in somo
eases been rrTmpled Mp TO orc-third their
original length. On account Of the variety Of
Daterials constituting the ear'h's crust We