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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15

Iavoidable absence for another pair
at p. M. today plight each to the
other undying love.-Your's in
loving Remembrance.
ISAIAH M. BRAsHEARs.
Then John Hansen, leading
lawyer of Logan and brother-in-
law of ], c. McBroom, spoke beauti-
fully and appropriately on the
feasibility and pleasureableness OF
such gatherings.
A. r.. McBroom, also lawyer OF
the sCounty, the oldest son, in a
neat wise speech in behalf of his
parents, thanked all for their pres
ence, for the interest they had
manifested IN the occasion, which
contributed so largely to the sue
cess they We're enjoying.
Costly presents by loving hearts
were rolled at the feet of those in
whose honor they had assembled.
"Jesus Lover Of my SOUP was
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15
NEW ENGLAND WILL NEED DOMES.
TIC PROTECTION.

For the first century of our ma
tional existence the Eastern states
had supreme control of the manu-
facture of textile fabrics, but in the
last decade their supremacy has
departed and travelled southwark,
and the day is at hand when the
New England states will need
protection from their sister states.
"In $780," says the Manufacture
erS' Record Magazine, "the South
contained only 667,75+ spindles out
of total of 1868, ,435 in this coun-
try-little more than per cent
while the spindles in the South in
1890 numbered 1,722,93O out Of
a total of 14,0SS,103, or more than
II per cent. In the ten years the
capital in the Southern cotton
manufacturing industry increased
from $2I, I,976,713 to SCI ,124,O26; the
hands employed from 20,S27 to
4l,4S1; the wages paid from $3,517,
l15 to $S,95l ,5l4, and the value Of
the products from $21,O3S,712 to
$46,951 SOB. The number of looms
increased from 14,323 to 89,231.
The South produces 26 per cent of
all the the sheetings made in the
United States; 36 per cent of the
ginghams and II per cent of the
Yarns.V
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15
Let us Have an Early Primary.

We suggest Saturday June 10, as
about the proper time for the
Democratic County primary elec-
tion.
This date gives all the time
needed by the candidates to make
their canvasses, and when that is
done the sooner the choice is deter
mined, and promulgated the better
it will be for the party in general
and the successful candidates as
well.
The County convention should
precede the district and State con-
ventions 50 that when the latter
have elected their candidates the
whole ticket will be complete and
the campaign properly opened.
BY holding the County primary
before the district convention the
democrats of the various townships
will have an opportunity to eX-
press their preferences for dele
gates.
BY all means let us continue to
hold our primary early in June as
as has been our practice for some
years past.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15
Golden Wedding.

J. G. McBroom and Maria, his
wife, were united in holy wedlock
Mar. 80, 1913. This event was
duly celebrated at their residence
in Laurel Township, Hooking Co.,
Ohio, Thursday, Mar. 80, 1898.
Jacob Hes, Sr., of Fairmount, I'll.
together with his wife, and many
relatives from Logan, Perry Tp.,
Yves terville and other parts were
present. The day was beautiful.
A splendid collation. was served
at noon of which all heartily par
took. The literary program agreed
upon was presented after the
menu.
Because of wedding in high
life at Westerville, l. M. Brashears
could not be present, whereupon
he sent his regrets and a paper to
be read by his daughter Minnie as
follows:
RegretS-Father and mother:
Not one present looked forward to
this gathering with greater pleas
ure than myself. Not one has
been detained with greater re-
luctance than me. The best that
| could do then was to put my
words on paper and ask Minnie to
read them to you.
1. M. B.
Winter was lying in the lap of
Spring. Plant bulbs began to swell.
The birds had chosen their mates.
Their sylvan abodes were made
happy by the music of f1O00 throats.
All nature was full of resurrection
power. In that month of March,
on the Both day of 1913 you stood
side by side at hymen's altar. The
holy memories of that day even
now come trooping up to you. The
brush of Van Dyke could not pict-
ure to your mental vision the
scene more enduring than its i'm
preston on the tablets of your
memory, Then you Gather were
young and strong. Then you in
hailed ambition from every passing
event. Then you knew the length
Of the surveyors chain and by dint
of effort used it TO measure your
many farms. Then you (mother)
must have been full of promise,
steady Of purpose, with sea of
long life before you scattering its
gentle spray over the bridal veil.
Rosy checked morn of life stood
on tiptoe on the mountain ofyoung
womaphood, You both could say,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15

sung by Miss Brashears (the old
est grand childD assisted by all
present. Prayers were offered by
Jacob lies, ST., of ILL.,, and William
lies, of Logan. These led direct to
the throne. A rain of tears which
could not be restrained, told of the
nearness of CHM" of the triumphal
ascension. AS the day grew old
and gray, many of the guests wend-
ed their way homeward. Mrs. c.
E. Brashears and Jessie and child
rem remained until Monday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15
A Broken Idol.

The failure of the Peoples Bank
is fixed fact, and although it may
be said that this is not matter of
news, yet the certainty of the
financial condition of the concern
as developed in the last few days
is as startling as was the closing
Of its doors ten months ago.
The wonder of all thinking men
is found in the forbearance of the
creditors, who for ten months have
continued to hope that the promis-
es, of L. A. Culver, of full payment
would be verified.
Never has any man, in the posi-
tion of L. A. Culver, had better
opportunity to retrieve himself,
nor has any one within our knowl-
edge been accorded such an
amount of confidence, when, as
month after month slipped by, it
grew more and more apparent that
the bank was insolvent beyond re-
covery.
The hope Of the creditors was
entirely dissipated when on last
Saturday our Sheriff received from
Circleville executions exceeding
$8S,O00 in amount, all of which had
been reduced to cOgnovit judg-
ments in the Pickaway Common
Pleas, and to secure the payment
of which the stock holders had
executed Mortgages in favor of the
owner Of the judgments.
The taking of the judgments and
the execution of the mortgages
was so open an attempt to prefer
the owners of the said judgments
and exclude all others that on
Mondy the Common Pleas court
here, on motion of the other credi-
tors, appointed A. G. Sands, Receiv-
er.
Mr., Sands has not as yet been
able to lay hands on any available
assets of the concern, and Mr..
Culver is conspicuous only Iby his
absence.
We predict that it will be some
years before the people Of this
vicinity give such unqualified
trust to any Bank or Bank Presi-
dent, as that which marked the
wonderful career of the late Presi-
dent of the Peoples Bank.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15

Roman Empire, (then atthe zenith
of its wealth and powe) gave its
attention to this subject and the
cOnsummation of the thought, and
effort of Rome wasthe construction
of the Appian way, which was be-
gan b. G. 3l2 and built in right
line from the Imperial city to the
| sea.
1t was popularity of these old
time Roman roads, that they main
tained direct course from begin
ing to end, without regard to inter
vening obstacles, and were com
posed of at least three layers of
durable material, the first, or bot
tom being Of solid large stone
closely laid, the second stratum be-
ing coarse rubble or concrete and
the top Of fine concrete; which was
sometimes covered with closely
iointed cut stone.
When the Emperor determined
that the eXgenCies of war required,
the construction of a road, neither
labor or cost interfered to prevent
its construction.
Since the downfall Of the Roman
Empire, road building, if we are to
judge from history, seems to have
been given but little attention un-
til about the beginning of the pres
ent century
The first public road of import
ance, in the construction of which
durability was considered, was the
old National Road, built early in
this century and intended to con-
meet Washington City and st.
Louis. This was constructed by first
grading the earth and then apply
ing top dressing of broken lime.
stone, from eighteen inches to two
feetthick. This road entered Ohio
at Wheeling, crossing the state in a
direction almost due west, passing
through GAINESVILLE, Somerset and
Columbus continued on its course
toward indianapolis.
The next improved road of i'm
portance was the Turnpike connect
ing GAINESVILLE with Maysville Ky.
This road was constructed in a
similar manner and of like mater
ials as the former, and both are in
good condition though built more
than fifty years ago.
Since then numerous improved
roads have been built in almost
every county in the state by COM
panies organized for the purpose,
or by taxation under the free turn
pike, laws of the state.
The Importance Of good roads can
not be over-estimated, and their
presence, in any county, may be
detected by an examination OF the
farm land values.
There is at the present time a
general movement all over the
State in the interest of better
roads, and many of the counties
are preparing to eXpend large a.
mounts for road improvement, and
unless Hooking drops into line,
soon, she will be left behind in the
grand march toward good roads.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15

like the Alpine brook which with
crystal heels danced over many a
cascade, "The beam of light is my
Father and the clear air my Moth
er. My brother is the diamond
and dew pearl in the bed of roses
is my dear little sister,"
For quarter of q century you
had your joys, your sorrows. Joys
when your first born nestled in
your bosom. Sorrow when the
raven wing was stretched over
you and she was not for the Lord
had taken her. AS a teacher you
succeeded, Gather. AS TIP. and
County official honesty character
lied your proceedings. AS farm
er the plow shire lost it's rust, the
fields yielded up their golden har-
vests of wheat and corn. Your
bins have burst out with abundance
In the home you (motherJ have
been the queen. A tidy kitchen,
well kept house. The laborer, the
visitor, the hungry beggar did not
go unfed from your door. In you
neighbors always had a friend.
AT length you came to your sill
yer wedding. Twas March 1868,
then 1 was an orphan boy in your
home. War with its history of
pestilence and death had left fresh
streaks of blood on memories
page. Relatives fell all about you
but God and brave men held up
our flag. And when you started
down llife's lane for the second
quarter of century, peace spread
her white wings DER us, but some
were gone. l witnessed your sec
ond honeymoon. 1t was not the
swelling and out.gush of modern
spectacular love that is made to be
seen but the true affection of an
ineXtinguishable and unflattering
husbandly and wifely ,lOve. And
now this quarter is ended also.
The pendulum that swings in
the steeple of time has rung out 80
full round years and we are here
at least in spirit to rejoice with you
in this "Golden Wedding" occasion
and to see you launch out on your
third honeymoon, hoping that you
will have strength of body by the
blessings of God to reach the dia-
mOnd wedding. TO how few of
our fellow mortals have accorded
to them the exceptional distinction
of half hundred years of married
life. The celebration of the silver
and the golden anniversaries is
like couple three times married.
Therefore you are bound together
today by three fold cord which is
not easily broken.
When 1 stood, few months ago
by the tomb in which our savior
lay for 40 hours, l said "He is not
here. He has risen." L thought of
all my loved ones across the sea,
thought tenderly of you and the
triumphs of His grace in us. am
sure that all the friends assembled
on this occasion will join me in
this request to the Giver of all that
you may at last be permitted to
meet together and greet each 9TH
er where the quarter century mile
stones of life, of the silver and the
gold and the diamond will give
place to millennial bliss to join
those who robed in the wedding
garments which admit them to the
marriage supper of the Lamb.
Accept my regrets for my un-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15
Better Roads.

The improvment of highways for
public travel is subject that has
engrossed the mind of man for
centuries.
Before the birth Of Christ, the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-15
Attachment.
o. W. II. Wright, Pth.
VS.
William Dewlain, Deft.

Before q. w. Brehm, j. p. of Falls Township,
Hooking County, Ohio.
on the 18th day of March, A. D. lS93 said
Justice Issued an order OF attachment in the
above action for the sum OF Fifty Dollars and
Fifteen Dollars probable costs.
o, w. II, WRIGHT,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24

The joint subcommittee of the
two houses at Harrisburg to which
was referred the Baker Ballot Reform
law for revision, has agreed OH a
number of important char ges. The
grouping of offices has been dis
posed of and cross mark, within a
circle, placed opposite the party
name will indicate vote for all the
candidates under that head The
residence of the candidates will not
have to be given. The time for
party tickets has been heightened
and number of votes received to en-
title parties to representation on the
ticket has been reduced from 8 to
2 per cent. In event of independent
voting a cross mark must be placed
opposite the name of each person
yoted for.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24
AWAKENED IN HIS COFFIN.


Singular Experience of a Tennes-
seean--Said He Had Been to Heaven.
MILAN, TENN, March l9.-There
is much excitement in the commun-
ity of Marshall's Chapel, over the
death of Robert Bell, who apparently
died after short illness of typhoid
fever. His body was prepared for
burial and preparations made for the
funeral.
Tn the midst of the services at the
church a noise was heard in the cof-
fin. Quickly bursting the lid Mr..
Bell sat up, he was removed to his
home and in few hours was feeling
much better. He claimed to have
been in heaven and saw many friends.
His wonderful stories drew many
people to the house. Last night
he became sick and suddenly called
out, "They are coming for me-" and
fell back dead. His physicians
claims that he was in trance, and, !,
awakening in a coffin, his mind was
wrecked.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24
A REAL FISH STORY.



RosToN, Mass, Mar. l6.
"A remarkable discovery was made
Tuesday by man in the employ Of
Joel D. Fester, fish dealer at 10
Faneuil Hall Square, which, though
in the nature of fish story, bears
some evidence of credibility. He
was asserting a lot of fish when he
came across a large pickerel which
had an unusual protuberancc that he
at first concluded to be an extraordi-
nary collection of spawn, but which
on investigation proved to be caused
by match safe.
The pickerel was river beauty
measuring twenty-four inches il,
length and was caught in New Ham.
shire. Snugly imbedded in its in
testines was the match safe, small
tin receptacle about three inches in
length and an inch and half in
width. 1t contained a communica-
tion closely written in led pencil on
two pages that were evidently torn
from small pass book.
The statement was the story of a
hunter who had been lost in cave
while following bear and despairing
Of ever getting out alive, for he had
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24


'1n recent years much has been
done to popularlze the army with the
young men of the country. BY new
regulations soldier may be dis
charged under certain conditions
after three years. service upon his
own application, or he may purchase
his discharge under regulations
made in the interest of those who
have good reasons for engaging in
other pursuits. In addition to these
advantages everything possible has
been done to. improve the daily life
of the soldier. He is furnished with
good clothing, excellent food, means
of amusement, school advantages
which, in addition to liberal pay,
and prospects of promotion equal to
those of any profession, open to
young men of the country most
desirable occupation.
A term of service, judiciously
spent in the army, is an advantage to
a young man, second only to a
university course. 1t improves him
physically, broadens his mental view
and fits him to compete in life with
the educated and enterprising.
Some of the most successful men
in the western country arc among
those who have served q term OF
enlistment in the army. They are
proud of their service and grateful
for the advantages it has brought
them. No young man not having
superior advantages may hesitate to
adopt the army as an experience
which will increase his opportunities
for success in any profession.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24
w. c. I. A. DEPARTMENT -
CONDUCTED BIZ NEMBERs OF THE ". G. T. a.
SOCIETY OF LAPoRTE, IA.
MIR. Gladstone ou the Plague of
- Drunkenness.

Mr. Glandstone, on the occasion
fof l's his receiving the freedom of the
city Of Liyerpo0l not long ago, in
Y lHs sse course Of his speech referred to
F1he naiienal, curse of drunkenness.
Hs. said
!. know great efforts have been
made insthis citj-, and are now being
made, L.believed with great success.
| wish -themlreartily we'll, not merely
for the visible immoral elevation.
Let us all carry with us, deeply
stamped upon our hearts and minds,
a sense of shame for the great plague
of drunkenness-(hear, hear)-which
goes through the land, sapping and
undermi1aing character, breaking up
the peace of families, offtentimes
choosing for it's victims not the
men or the women originally the
worst, but persons of strong social
susceptibility, and open in special
respects to temptation. This great
plague and curse, gentlemen, let us
all remember, is national curse,
calamity and scandal. cloud and
prolonged cheers.) We have held a
high place among the nations of the
world in more respect than one. i
am afraid that it must be admitted
that one of the points in which we
occupy a very high place is, indeed
in respect to the habit and vice Of
intoxication. Gentlemen, believe
in no place has stronger special effort
been made to meet this mischief than
in Liverpool. l see, for instance,
that benevolent and enlightened
scheme of coffee-houses- places for
the obtaining of useful refreshments
has been produced here, judging
from what / have heard from time to
time, with the greatest energy and
effort. | wish we could, all Of us,
take it into. our minds, for surely
there is hardly one among us who
has not seen individual cases of the
pestiient result to which this habit
unfortunatelyaleads, that we should
all carry with us Individually deep
and adequate sense Of the mischief
and an earnest intention to do what
in us lies, each man with his sphere
for the purpose of mitigating and OF
removing it. Cheers.)
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24
TO SENTENCE HARRIS
Recorder Snyth to Pronounce
the MurIerer's Doom ON Monday.

Recorder Smyth to Pronounce
the Murderer's Doom ON Monday.
New York, March 19.-Carly le
W. Harris will be taken before Re
corder Smyth at l o'clock Monday
to be sentenced to death. Accord
ing to programme, he is to be taken
to Sing Sing Immediately after being
sentenced. District Attorney Mic
oil has made arrangements TO keep
curious minded people from the
court room.
Harris expects to make speech
about 5000 words long before being
sentenced. II have prepared my
statement" he said to day, ''but it is
possible that I may throw it aside
and speak extemporaneously.'
"a. Juror Mason, the eleventh man in
the Jury that convicted Harris, said
that he had made an affidavit that he
would have voted for acquittal had
the testimony of DR.. Kenmouth been
admitted at the trial. ~ tell you"
he said, g this case has ruined me.
At the time of the trial 1 had a first
class business of my own. Now L
am working at a very small salary.
The very publication of this affidavit
may cost me even that. They prom
ised faithfully not TO let this get to
the public and have gone back on
their word. have nothing to add
to that affidavit. Everything that l
say there of DIR. Kenmouth is abso-
lutely correct and his affidavit would
undoubtedly have changed my opin-
ion of the case. I have no opinion
of the case. ! have no opinion to
express regarding the trial or the
conduct of it. All | know is that on
the evidence then submitted l voted
for conviction. This affidavit cx-
plains ITSELF"
Mrs. Harris and Lawyer Howe are
enthusiastic over the mass meet
ing to be held in Cooper Union.
Thursday evening, to advocate Har-
ris' cause. Mrs. Harris has already
begun denouncing Tammany Hall
for her sons fate. "Fammany Hall
is killing my boy she said. She
announced that she would not be
present in court tomorrow
Recorder Smyth fixed the date OF
Harris execution to take place
during the week commencing with
Monday May s. Harris entertained
the Recorder and large throng of
people for an hour or more pleading
his innocense and won the sympathy
of his listners. Parties living in
the rural districts and who have
only had the opportunity OF reading
the evidence Ain the case believe
Harris innocent of the charge.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24
,SONESTO wv ITEMS.

Rev. Glass has not returned from
conference.
A singing school is now being
conducted in the M. E. church.
Mr.. William Steinback, of Lopez,
was visiting friends here recently.
The festival held here on last
Saturday evening was a financial sue
cess.
Owing to the sudden falling of the
waters of Muncy creek, driving has
been suspended.
The Sabbath schools of this place
are in fourishing condition. Mr..
Wilson Starr, superintendent of the
Evangelical school, is deserving of
much praise for the efforts he has
made in the interests of Sabbath
school work.
On Thursday evening, the 16 inst,
a large number of people assembled
in the school house in this place, and
after listening to the able remarks
made by Superintendent Black and
Mr. Bird, in which they fully set
forth the objects of grange, and
went to the Oddfellows' hall and
there organized grange, having we
understand, about twenty members.
W "
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-03-24
ROBBED IN A COURT HOUSE.
A Bold Hfghwayman I'm Chicago
Makes q Successful Haul.

:"
CHICAGO, March 16.-Assaulted
by daring highwayman on dark
stairway of the County Court House
building, FL. G. Fox was robbed Of
$1,000. The thief escaped, leaving
the police almost without clue to
work with.
Fox is a collector for the First
National Bank. He had started out
on collecting tour and had collec-
ted $500 from the City Treasurer.
He went from there to the County
Treasurer's office, where he was paid
5000.
Fox placed the two rolls of bills
together in his right. hand trousers
pocket and started to descend the
stairway in the south end of the
building to the main floor. The
stairway was dark, and just as he
reached the turn of the stairs he was
suddenly seized from behind by some
unknown man. The robber clutched
Fox's throat in such way that it
was impossible for him to make an
cutlery, and, bending his body back
in such a position that it was i'm
possible for him to make any
defense, had him at his mercy. The
thief evidently knew where what he
wanted was carried, for he at once
ran his hand into the pocket where
the money was and seized the bills.
Having gotten the booty the
robber threw Fox roughly backward
on the iron stairway and dashed
down the stairs past his victim and
made his escape in the crowd.
Detective Miner was then sent to
the First National Bank, in company
with Fox, and saw President Gage.
Mr.. Gage said that he had the ut
most confidence in Fox and would
trust him with any amount of money.
It is the theory of the police and
officers Of the bank that the robber
followed Fox back from the bank to
the Treasurer office and saw him
receive the money, and knew Just
where he put it.