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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29

A retired captain Of the British army.
who had made a fortune in Bo-neo
Eutta percha, was chatting with party
of acQuSintanceS in Sn uptown hotel,
when one Of the younger men made =
remark about the nUmbe- and b-i,-
lianey Of the rings on the otSeer's
hands How in the world did vOu
manage to get in without pSying a
duty on those magnificent diauOniSs-
he asked You have more than your
Ehare-mors than one man should be
allowed to wear" The captain replied
~ made the acquaintance Of four good
follows on the voyage over-a railroad
manager, 4 banker, n commission mer-
shant and capitalist They admired
my diamonds very much, and / in
3ueed them to help me get them sshorA
Each put on a valuable ring as soon as
we sighted land. ani wore il til We all
arrived ut the hotel, when they were
returned TO me, This ring. which the
railroad man wore for me. i worth
fifteen thousand dollars The others
are not so valuable It's the easiest
thing in the world TO hunbuS the Gus
toms officers when one SGOwS how 70
80 IN. Y, Tribune
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
r.na=rr p.RseRsPEs


How Th1s. Girls Ts1Tr O1e An
sther--Iennfe--svTEy are ron 81 su-t
hat lore = olf1tE- MlT--T0ur en-
rs-emeut p-Jtes iE--Tr1tE
what malcs y11 admire SHAKES
7eare 50 zueht- -Eea1se he
saliSs about the seven ages Of nan aa5
1ever mentions that Of EO-z- 7-Inte9
Ocea1-
Wasn't Daily avfully shocked
Eheu his wife went intl t-znceg'
''So; it was when she came ont Of IL
hat he suffered 0s---In-er Oceau-
-'-Eoa say yo-r Glu-hte- piaFs bT
,1r2- szif the minister YES replied
he mother proudly .Ezcuss @e-but
-sr- IS vc-r daughter n Ill hard OF
asarir- -Was1I--a1- Ssa-
He Had Seen Them Eefo-c--Seeiy
Williams (,oozi1- ~ q drop cf water
1irhIy u1a-lsEe1i i--sfsee vvhi-- Now
know what that barlz1ep- PIT IN his
xhissTr--Tr-th
How do v1u like yo-- alarm
,loeI2~ said the tsv-c,er '-E-E-st rate
''YOu didn't sem pleased Win il 1t
first NO Bat It's broken now. -
Washington Star
Mr. Ni-r~-'-Do yO1 k-Ov-0 look
ten years older with that bc-ucs C1g'
''Ges, 1 know, but don't have On stand
up IN a h0-se ear half rs often IS did
before L got tt.--Inter O-ca1-
SO yC1 say Prot GctSas expressed
a great deal of interest in me- said
Miss PasScich with 4 ljs-le 51tse- He
seems like 4 very distinguished man
''Yes, replied Miss Cuttins ne Is n
celebrated antiquarian. w asli1stOn
Star.
The Patients Last sChz-ca--.'Well. a"
remarked Fitz-oobcr. s--5lircly, y am
glad to see thac Elz-ro Is IN . fair way
70 get well now Has he changed.
doctorl~ "Nes-" WHO'S attending
him novs- NO oue-~-Suuav south
-Ue-'.And Jii You So Monte Carlo
while You were 1T Nices' SSe-''No;
papa called on him. belisre, b1t from
his disappointed appea-anoc when he
returned to the hotel think EIz. Carlo
must have been out. .~-Eipp,es
II find \ great deal Of difficulty in
keeping my mind OF ny vyo-sz,~ said
/ Willie Washington Realty said Mss
Belle Peppertoa with seeming surprise,
''It must be 4 very small p5eee Of work
Washington Star
They We-c WsiShty.-''What do
you think would make \ handsome
/ paper-weight for the professor on his
btrthday2' Zone Of his own sentences
| was the sarcastic reply.-Det1Ois Eres
Press
-''ChOlly is down with bvail tevah,
don't cher know ''You don't sayl
Bwain fevah That's Eevah that-aw
takes ten days to wun-~ ''Ya'as, hat
in ChOlly's case the dOctah SAYS 1t viii
/ tske-aw-Only two hours and will Be
all wight to-mowwovv. " Y Press
-Principal-''Ny dear Muller, yOa
had the courage TO save NY daughter
/ from drowning, You deserve 70 be re-
warded I give ron my daughter in
Marriage Muller gboosz-seeperl-''I
is really very kind Of you; bu; I an not
| quite so courageous as you seem 20
/ think -'-DOrfh2rbiSr.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
NATURES sCAvENGERs.
Interesting Facts About DiGerens Kind.
of Things.

OF Things.
''rhe important part which fungi are
intended to play in the economy of na-
ture, chiefly rs scavengers, is indicated
by the plentiful provision made for
their reproduction" said a student of
vegetable pathology TO L Star writer
$50 widely distributed are the germs
of these plants that every breath of air
you take probably contains several
kinds They are everywhere in the at
mosphere, ready to develop themselves
whenever the peculiar conditions
adapted to each species are offered
This accounts for the prevalence of
those troublesome forms Of vegetation
which are called mold 'mildew.' and
so forth. Fruit preserves are very apt
to afford 4 propagating ground for
mold, and likewise any pair of shoes
which you may leave unwOrn for any
length of time. There is 4 sort Of
cheese, much priced by epicures, which
derives its favor from the quantity of
fungus vegetation it contains. 1t is pre-
pared simply by breaking up the curd
and exposing it for day or two, in
small humps laid upon a cloth, TO the
sun and air. There it receives the spores
of the fungi which vegetate in it and
spread their growth through the mass
while it is vet soft
"All the energies of the fungus plant
seem to be directed to the production
of germs for propogatiug its kind
Their number is often almost incalcu-
liable. You have doubtless observed
that the common puff ball when mature
is filed with fine dust and this con-
sists entirely of spores corresponding to
seeds, which are eventually diffused in
the air by the bursting of the puff ball
In a single puff ball more than ten
million of them have been counted. and
when these minute bodies are once set
atloat in the atmosphere they are dis
tributed abroad over an indefinite space,
being so small that it is difficult to con-
ceive of place from which they could
be excluded. Their astonishing fer
tility and rapidity of growth are among
the most remarkable characteristics of
this vegetable tribe. A single fungus
plant has been known to attain \
weight of thirty-four pounds in six
weeks The power of expansion which
fungi possesses is wonderful Great
toadstools will sometimes lift heavy
paving stones out Of their beds, and it
was once necessary to repave the whole
Of u certain town in England in cOuse-
uuence of such disturbance" Wash
tngton Star
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
EoREsT pEsTRucIIoN.
70. Ter-ilIe Ene~t, a. E-perienced 4
Eusf1l.

- Af"IEAAAf EAla-AaA - EN-IalllAalA IN
Eusf1l-
The ruthless forest destruction = aish
las been going ON fO- long time has
1ad n serious effect in reducing the
average rainfall The belts Of wood
attracted and hold the moisture. which
was slowly distributed for the benefit
# agriculture; now. in vast regions. rs
for instance on the black soil there Is
hardly a tree to be seen. ami the conse-
luence Is that the underground rivuletts
which nOurishes the soil have disap-
oeared- The forests also broke the
force OF the fierce east desert winds.
Now these winds, p.lrcincly cold in
winter and srorchinEiy h1t in summer,
burst with fall fury on ths great plains.
In summer thei- blasts are capable OF
witherilr the corn in few days. and
with them come sand-storrus. which
turn fertile land into permanent dcs-
erts. The unfortunate experience Of
Central Asia. which once was . rarieb
Of fertility, and now is 6 desert peoplct
by nonads only, are repeating them
selves
In the province Of Assrachau m area
of eight hundred square miles IS covered
by drift sand; in that OF Stawropol
whole village have dis1p ppeared. and in
1SS5 soldiers had 20 be summoned to
clear the sand from the houses. In the
province of Tauris tine sand now covers
one hundred aud fifty Thousand dcSs-
iaetines (=L OOg35 hect); the same dis
astrous effect took place in the north,
where. after the destruction of the for
ests in the provinces of Samarl, WOrO-
mesh and TchernigOw, hundreds OF
sand kills arose, which gradually COW
cred the fertile land. 4 further couse-
quence is that the rivers become shall
lower. In winter there Is nothing tC
hold the snow, which IS blown together
in large heaps; these with the thlw
dissolve into temporary torrents, wash
ing away acres of tillage and carrying
off all moisture before it has had time
to soak into the soil
The river beds cannot contain all
this water and inundations occur; but
when it has swept down there IS nc
further supply The WOronesh, on
which Peter the Great built his first
ships, is now a mere rivulet; the Wo-sk-
tiful river, surrounded by woods and
| pastures, has absolutely disappeared;
the Okla has become so shallow that
barges coming from Nishegorod were
stranded upon its sands. At DorogO-
bush the Dnieper can be crossed by
! carriages; on the Dnieper the naviga-
tion had to be stopped, as its depth
was reduced to two or three feet; and
even on the Volga steam navigation Is
interrupted in many parts the river
not being able to carry away the sand
banks; it is calculated that the volume
of its water has decreased by twenty
! four million cubic meters. 1t is evident
that even the most costly works for
opening the channels will be OF little
avail; the cause lies in the devastation
of the forests; the law by which the
/ government interdicted the ruthless
| fall of timber has come too late, and
replanting is slow work, although it is
the only remedy against the evil
I Edinburgh Review
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
Girls Hats.

Spring hats are smaller than those of
last year, and have undulating or else
pointed brim with low crown, the
crown often of n color and braid entire
ly different from that of the brim.
Plain and fancy chips in ecru colors
and black, rice straw or armour braid,
Milan and Leghorn are the choice OF
this season. Fancy plated braids re-
peat every color in the cheviot gown,
and shot braids are among the novel;
ties The popular trimming is large
bow Of four-inch ribbon with three up
right loops and three pointed ends set
in front of the crown. Sometimes this
great bow is in the midst of bunch of
flowers, with few long-stemmed bios
SONS high among the loops, while other
bows hold stiff quilts pointed at right
angles or toward the back. Wide loops
of chip or fancy braid also form part of
the trimming. Two fold or u single
band of velvet or of ribbon surround
the crown. Rosettes of ribbon or of silk
muslin are set around crowns Alsa-
clan bows of ribbon or of knife-plaited
velvet or satin trim many girlish hats.
Soft-fnished brims are becoming with
lace edges -Harper's Bazaar
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
RENDEZVOUS.
Tweniy-Sevon Vessels 10 Leave Hamp.
ton Roads.
Great Crowds OF visitors Mt Fort Monroe
Sunday admiral Ghcrnrdi Teris the
X csponsibiliiy Which Rest Upon
Him as Commnndcr-in-C Chief.

FoRT MONROE. Va, April 2i.-Twcnty-
seven ships of war will sail from here ut 2
o'clock Monday for New York. At that
hour the tide running out TO sea viii
have swung the massive hulls, and the
sharp prows will be pointed toward the
ocean. This is a matter of no small i'm.
portance, as an attempt to turn
all the ships at once would be
most dangerous experiment. There
was no rest for Admiral Gherardi
Sunday. Signal flags were running
up and down from the yards
from the Philadelphia, and red messen.
gers went hurried in plunging
launches from ship to ship, and the
| typewriter in the admiral's Office went
at pace almost as rapid as the life
WHICH the bellies and their beaux have
been living at the Hygeia. There is nc
question but that the admiral feels the
responsibility which rests upon him as
I commander-in-chief of the squadron.
| Several times Sunday he was upon
the bridge of the Philadelphia
viewing with anxious eyes the gath
ering clouds, and wondering il
the gale would abate. Everybody
here is naturally hoping that the
weather in New York will be fair; but
the seasoned. old salts, who know al
about the weather, shook their heads
obviously Sunday. The wind has beer
blowing from the northeast, and is
bleak and cold. 1t whistled Sunday
morning most ominously through the
rigging of the Chicago, and stiffenet
the signal flags on the Philadelphia
into semblance of frozen bunting
The sea ran heavy, great waves break
ing against the sides of the vessels, ant
threatening with destruction the little
launches in which venturesome eXcur
sionists put off from shore
The forbidding weather was unfortu
nate for the the crowds, who, with tht
earliest morning boats, began to swell
the already too numerous colony here
The steamers from Washington, Nor
folk and Baltimore were loaded will
passengers; the incoming trains Dor,
| their quota of sightseers, and every
craft in Norfolk harbor seemed to have
been utilized to carry people who
wanted to get final look at the mel
of war
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
The Busy bee.

When you eat a spoonful of honey
you have very little notion as to the
amount of work and travel necessary to
produce it it To make one pound of
slower honey, bees must deprive 6s, OOO
slover blossoms of their nectar, and to do
this requires $, $50, 900 visits to the blos-
SONS by the bees In other words, one
bee to collect enough nectar to make
one pound of honey must 60 from hive
to flower and back S,TSO, 600 times
Then, when you think how far bees
sometimes fly in search of these clover
fields, oftener than not one or two miles
from the hive, you will begin to get a
small idea of the number of miles one
Of the industrious little creatures must
travel in order that you may have tbs
pound of honey that gives them 50 much
trouble. II may also help You TO un-
1erstand why the bee is unamiabll
enough to sting you if YOU get in its
way. When one has to work so hard
to accomplish so little. It is quite irri-
tating TO be intertered with.-lIarpers'
Young People.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
sECRETARYs SALUTE.
Herbert Had Deafening Welcome Down
In the Roads Saturday.

FORTRESS MONROE, April 24.-This
was the greatest day in the great naval
demonstration. The United States ship
Dolphin, flying the blue flag of the SEQ
retary of the navy, entered the roads at
1880 Saturday. The flagship led of
with the secretary's salute of seventeen
guns The Gen. Admiral and British
cruiser Blake followed.
Then came cannonads from the fort
and responses from the Dolphin. The
Dolphin passed through the outer line
of ships AS she glided by each flag
ship she saluted the admiral according
to his rank, receiving from each ship
the seventeen guns due to the secre-
tary. The latter did not seem to APP
preciate the deafening noise of the
guns. He viewed the vessels from the
Dolphin's cabin. All the admirals, in
gold lace, visited the secretary.
The red, white and green of Italy
was at the the main of every one of the
twenty-seven men-of-war lying in the
harbor today, it being the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the wedding of King
Humbert and Queen Margherita, and a
good part of the day was given over to
salutes in their honor.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29

The minister in the far western town
was marrying couple The man was
wild and woolly cowboy and the
bride was the good-lookinG daughter of
a cattleman. Everything went merry
as n marriage bell until the Clergyman
said; "Will you take this woman for
better or worse?" when the cowboy
interrupted.
Look here pard," no said, 'let up
on that III take her for better
don't want TO he any worse than am.
and il you've got any more hints like
that to throw out guess you'd better
skip 'em for the present" and he began
reaching around toward his hip poeiSot
Detroit Free Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
Strange SILK Trees OF Panama.

One of the greatest curiosities of the
Panama isthmus is the vegetable silk
tree. 1t is n plant that grows from fif-
teen to twenty feet high and in appear
ance does not differ greatly from other
trees, but the inner bark is perfectly
silky fiber, long, smooth and strong
The natives separate 1t by some method
best known to themselves, the process
somewhat resembling that of beating
fax. When once it is separated and
spun into threads it can be woven in ~
a fabric so closely resembling silk that
it is difficult for anyone not familiar
with it to distinguish between the two
This species of silk goods is in high
favor on the isthmus and Colombian
belle is never happier than when she is
Rrrayed in a gayly colored dress made
from the trees in her fathers yard st
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29

In more ways than one was the fact
that this was the last day of the rem
devious emphasized. One of the most
interesting incidents was the provision
ing of the ships for the cruise. The
steamers from the large cities Sunday
morning were piled high with edible
freight. Tons and tons of beef We're
brought from Baltimore and trans
ferred by hands more or less unclean to
the ships cutters, which were dancing
on the waves at the wharf. Huge crates
of canned goods and mammoth
sacks of vegetables stood side by
side with food enough to stock a
store. A rampant of bread edged the
wharf, and might, if the occasion had
arisen, have served the same purpose as
the bales of cotton did for Andrew
Jackson at the battle of New Orleans.
One pile of bread actually counted 1887
loaves, and there were several mountains
of baked dough near by as large. Amer
lean, English, German, Russian, Span
ish, French, Italian and Dutch sailors
lowered around and transferred it amid
u babel-lilSe confusion to their own
boats. All this had to be done Sunday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
ONE AT 4 TIME
A Few weIshsy Suggestions On killing
Cats

a Few Wel-hty suggestions On killing
Cats
A vounCster whose upncr LIP betravs
signs OF the coming soup fil.e- wants
to know what business viii pay him
best. That is hard question If he
is looking for the article that causes
the female equine TO get up and hump
herself, and cares not how he obtains
it, he might acquire 4 considerable
quantity by opening hank and sOs-
pending st the proper time. but e he
has not the talent TO become = .--Sc-
class thief. he had best select some
legitimate business and stick 10 II until
he is either called TO Join the Sn-cis or
acquires 4 competency. Ii Is not ST.
ways the most talented men who sue
eeed in life They can do almost any
thing, and they don't 90 it. while men
with1ess talent but more Judgment,
fight it out on their chosen line through
storm and calm and bag the game The
man who can DO one thing we'll Is in
greater demand than the man who can
do almost anything indiSe-eatly- Load
your artillery carefully aud blare away
at the same Thomas cat until You fetch
him Don't cripple him and let him
get away while you are looking for
AOclI of felinss TO fire aL
We know = man who IS ao indifferent
workman At three trades and has
dsbbIed in = dozen different lines OF
business He is not worth = 6ollSr.
and yet he is ambitious and possessed
of considerable talent. He WAS in too
big hurry to get rich He scattered
hisshot He wanted TO SaS barn full
of cats at once, and the consequences 10
that he is out Of eats, while MS no-S
patient neighbOrs have f~lines 10 throw
at the birds Don't scatter your shot
Texas SiftinSS
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
NInrdercr Jonoa, Joy.

COLUMBUS, o., April s4.-E. II. Jones,
the Clermont county murderer, who
was granted n new trial by the circuit
court Friday, was very jubilant when
he heard of it Saturday morning. Fri
day night he seemed to have Fremont
tion of it, and remarked to Frank Van
Loon, his only companion in the annex,
that ''rope was not made TO hang me"
and sang, with real zest, "Hold the
Fort" and Nearer My God, to Thee"
to accomplishments on the banjo aby
Billy Dun, the Indian prisoner, who is
runner for the annex. Jones will not
be taken back to Batavia until the
warden gets official notice.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
WHY Mr.. Judd WIN Resign.

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Max Judd, con-
sui general prospective at Vienna, has
decided to tender his resignation in or
der to save President Cleveland further
embarrassment. Mr.. Judd is quite dis
turbed at the report that Count Kali
nolsy has notified American Minister
Grant that his credentials will not be
accepted, owing to his former Austrian
citizenship, and declares that the eX-
cuse is only a pretext to cover up other
unstable reasons.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
inward prom switzerlnnd.

New YoRK, Apil ga Swiss dwarf,
Fritz Christian, was one of the curiosi'
ties on the Weiland, which arrived
from Hamburg. He is "A cigarmalSer,
e3 years old, and is about two and a
half feet tall and has tremendous
head. He is on his way to Stony
Creek o.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
EXTREMELY CRITICAL.
Is the Condition of Edwin Booth-He Ma.
Die at ANY Moment.

New YORK, April 24.-It was an
nounced late Sunday night, Mt the
Players club in Gramercy park, that
DIR. St. Clair Smith, DIR. NJ. Allen Starr,
a professor at the Polytechnic, and DIR.
f. Fremont Smith, held a consultation
on Mr.. Edwin Booths condition Sun
day afternoon. What the result was
could not be learned. DIR. st. Clair
Smith was still in attendance on Mr..
Booth at midnight. 1t was said that
the great tragedian was very low and
might die at any moment.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
ThesophIsts Meet.

New York, April 24.-The conven-
tion of the American Section of These
phists convened Sunday at Organ hall.
There was fair attendance, delegates
being present from a number of the
principal cities of the country and from
England
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
piad FROM TYphus Power.

New York, April 24.-Miss Letitia
Townsend, the general secretary for
America of the Girls Friendly society,
who was taken to North Brothers island
Monday last, suffering from typhus
fever, died there Sunday afternoon.
She was 40 wears old.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
To Raise Corn and Sugar.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-An English
syndicate, according to advices received
by the bureau of American republics, is
about to undertake the development OF
sugar and corn lands in the state OF
Tamaulipas, Mex. A tract of 100000
acres was purchased some time ago.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
MRS. Hancock's Funeral.

ST. LOUIS, April s4.-The body OF
Mrs. W. II. Hancock arrived from the
east Sunday night, and was taken "a
Lynch's undertaking establishment
The funeral win be held ut ten o'clock
Monday morning.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29

PHILADELPHIA, April "a The liberty
bell will be escorted to its specially
constructed car at 4 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon by parade, consisting of the
city regiments of national guards and
civic organizations. The bell will
reach Chicago Friday night,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29
IInrd 40 Ilr,lrr.,an,l.

Mrs Brooks--I often wonder why
some folks go to church
Mrs RIverS-So do l. Now, there's
Mrs Sheet Why, she hasn't had nov
bonnet in twelve monthS S-Lite>
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29

A young mau was writing = pros
pectus of = circus
Il say he Observed, tn rOSnS TO the
manager, I've about exhausted my vO-
eObUl1rly over this talnS, Have you =
theSaur,,ss~
''NO, replied the manager rey-etfol-
ly, ''bUt we have = hippopoIa20S~ -
DemoreSt's Magazine
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29

MADAM, are yoO woman sS1ra-
Gists7
''NO, sir l haven't time - be.~
Haven't times WS,L il y0o had the
privIlege Of voting WAC would you sup
POvts"
My husband ~-TcSaS SisSiayS
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-29

''Pn glad hats are made Of six and
not Of rep" said JNggegS
why's" asked Stil,0n.
~ man ~ ny habits dcesn't care u
wear y rep tile On his AeaA N---l01S0