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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
HOUSE CLEANING.
OHIO.

She who must be obcycd by me,
Within the bounds OF reason,
Rose with the sun, but said that she
Meant not to force the season
But then, the robins voice she heard,
And well shc knew Its meaning;
To her dear soul thus spoke the bird:
"Good wives, begin house cleaning"
She who must be obeyed began;
She turned our house to chaos:
O day OF wrath to hapless man!
House cleaning yet will slay U.S.
How fair the skies; how pure the air,
When summer storms are over;
The house is cleaned. Well, declare
Once more we are In clover.
She who must bo otayed is WORTH
Not that wish to sell her
More than all treasures on the earth,
And that often tell her.
She's passed through clouds of dust as high
AS Israel's cloudy pillar,
With smiling face and not one sigh,
Another day would kill her.
That is, II she were like mankind,
Impatient and explosive.
But then sho's not she's good and kind,
Where men would be corrosive
Ilove to hear the robins call,
But then greatly fear it;
She who must be obeyed by all
Is first each year to hear It
And then doth come that awful day,
That dny Of carpet whipping;
1t ills my heart with dire dismay-
That day that there's no skipping.
-Egbert L. Bangs, in Chicago Advance.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
An Indian Hunting story.

A very strange incident is reported
from the Cobra districts in the Panch
Mahals. A large panther had for some
time been causing much injury to the
cattle of tho district, and the superin-
eendent of police, Mr.. j. v. Cooke.
went out in pursuit. He succeeded in
getting a shot at the animal and
bowled him over, the bullet going right
through the panther's heart without
touching q bone. The panther fell
close to a hole or den within which,
unsuspected by the party, femalu
panther lay ensconced. The bullet
after passing through the body of the
male panther, struck the second ami.
NAL in the forehead and entered he.
brain, killing her ut once The whole
episode of the proximity and accidental
death of the second panther was Nm.
known TO the shooting party, and Il
WIS not till the next morning th.t the
body Of the female panther was found
Ia the den with bullet In the brain.
u WAS most providential accident. a.
the panther whose presence was un.
known and unsupported would. in an
probability, have charged the party
while taking away the male pAnthcs
~Aieh had been shok -Tmn = jn3ia
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
RINGS OF MIRACULOUS POWER.
Belief In Their Power Has Existed Since
the Days Of Rome.

Belief In Their Power Has Existed Since
the Days of Rome.
Medicated finger rings, having the
supposed power of curing or alleviat.
ing disease, are OF great antiquity.
The history of some OF these jewclled
wonders can be traned back into the
misty past, to the time Of Marcus
Aurelius. Trojan, physician Of the
fourth century, was the owner of a
signet ring upon which was engraved
representation of Hercules strangling
the NamBan lion, and which was re-
ported to be certain cure for collie.
The English king, Edward the Con.
fessor, was once presented with ring
reputed to possess miraculous powers,
being cure for epilepsy in any and all
its stages. After the death of Edward
this never failing antidote was kept in
Westminster Abbey, certain days being
set aside for applying the "cure" to
those afflicted who believed In its
efficacy. In the cathedral of Peruiia
is still shown the ''holy ring" said to
be the identical circlet worn by Mary,
the mother of Jesus, at the time of her
marriage to "Joseph, the carpenter"
The cures attributed to this holy tails
man were the subject of remarka BILE
little tract printed in the latter part
OF the seventeenth century.
Other remarkable powers besides the
curing OF diseases have been accorded
to rings worn by various rulers and
church dignitaries. Otnet, one of the
early kings OF Lombardy, was the
happy owner of finger ring which
would always, no matter where he
wandered, direct him to the right path.
There was q medieval legend to the
effect that Noah, upon leaving the ark,
divided the bones Of Adam (Which,
with the sepulcher and the tree that
grew upon it had been taken into the
great craft, according to a compland of
Cod among his sons. Tho legs and
feet fell to tho younger, who fashioned
a ring (the old account says "brace.
let') from the knee-pan to which was
given power outrivaling anything
known to the ancisnts While sitting
at the foot of Mount Neimtenz with
this ring loosely hanging about his
wrist, he Is said to have had q vision in
which the whole future of the human
race was clearly unfolded; plan Of re-
demption, Judgment day and all.
The ring Of Drometius has always
been the envy OF all lovers Of fairy lore;
and where is the boy, girl or adult who
has not sighed for the possession of
Aladdin's wonderful ring, IL only for
few Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
THE DEATH LOT.
A Curious Re4c Said to Have Been Used
In the British Army

James Corbin, an old resident Of
Canton, ILL.,, has quaint and interest.
ing relic that he, as a boy in Ohio,
found in a deserted log cabin over sixty
years ago. 1t is solid copper ball,
about an inch and quarter in diane.
ter. When first made it was perfect
sphere, but has been fattened by ham.
mering SO that while preserving it,
spherical form it has thirty-two facets
arranged so that line from the middle
of one facet through the center would
strike the middle of another facet.
Upon each of these was deeply stamped
a number from to 32. When the ball
is rolled it will, of course, stop with
ono of those fiat places upon whatever
itrests, and its complement at the top.
In every instance the two added To-
gether make 3s. For instance, if 10 is
at the top the ball will be found to rest
on IA; lS would be paired with 20, 81
with l, and SO on, the top and bottom
figures always making 33.
The only man who ever saw this
curious piece of copper and claimed to
know the use it was intended to be put
to Is said to have been John Crosby, of
Ohio, near which place It
was found. Mr.. Crosby claimed it was
used in the English army good many
years ago as means for casting the
death lot" Desertion from the army
used to be invariably followed by q
OF death as soon as the de-
serter was caught. Sometimes there
were good many under sentence Of
death, but only part of them were exc.
cuted ut one time. If any number, say
i've, were to be shot at given time
the imprisoned men were given num-
ber. The ball was then rolled. The
number uppermost when the ball
stopped indicated one of the men who
was to be executed, and SO on until
The required number of victims was
Louis Republic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
A Unique Motive Power.

Accounts come from Germany that
Krupp, the famous gun maker, Is now
building number of experimental en-
gines to test novel idea. According
to Hardware, German inventor has
taken patents on the utilization OF the
general principle that finely divided
carbonaccous matter floating in tn air
readily cxplodes. He proposes to grind
coal to an impalpable powder, and
after introducing the dust floating in
the air into the cylinder of an Ell gine,
explode it, the idea being to follow
very much the same lines which ara
being SO thoroughly developed in ths
use Of gas in engine practice Natur.
ally, the first question which has risen
has been how to get rid Of the ash.
krupp is reported to have stated that
his experience in gun manufacture con.
vinces him that this is not serious
obstacle. The advantages which would
grow out of direct utilization of min
eral fuel as mined are very obvious.
While modern practice converts only
10 TO 10 per cent. OF the heat energy
stored In coal into power at the crank
shaft OF q steam engine, 1t is believed
that no less than rs to 80 per cent.
could be made available by the direct
sombustion OF fuel through explosion
o. coai dust Mechanical News
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
Hut the Honors Wore Nor Easy.

Walker Ham-Hello, old mani Where
have you been I'll winter?
Onnis Uppers-Out west, playing
second parts to Scully in heavy
tragedy.
Walker Hsm-Good, good! An I'll
wager me kingdom you divided the
honors with the star.
Onnis Uppars--On the walk home
me boy, II was . tie between us.-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
An Event.

Yes! II wss indubitable. 1t rad been
evident to Algy for long time. He
had tried to conceal 1t, but twas inn
possible. And now his friends were
aware OF 1t. Some congratulated him,
some lsympathixed with him. All
wished him success
Some gave good advice, others bad
de alone had to discriminate between
the good and worthless. IT was seri-
Gus matter. A crucial time In his life.
But II comes 70 AL young mon.
What Il II? you ssk.
Why whisksvs. Of eonysA--Lifs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10

And Is the air healthy here?"
asked visitor at mountain resort.
"Excellsnt sir, excellent. One can he.
come centenarian here in little
while. ."-Tid-I,its.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
Joweled Hair Ornaments.


One OF the newest arrangements for
head decoration is the heavy ring of re-
pousse gold, through which the hair is
drawn, and then twisted into tight
Psyche knot. A tortoise shell orna-
ment in the shape of pen, the plume
part of gold, exquisitely finished, is in
tended to stab this little classic ar
rangemcnt through and through. The
effect is very ''classic," and Sappho
might have worn it. The fashion of
wearing snoods wound about the
punched tresses has brought out "a
number of pretty jewelled ornaments
to be placed where the bow-knot is
tied. These have mostly perky little
air abont them, jeweled antenae, or
something of that sort. The Russian
manner of setting bits of turquoise,
malachite and pink conch shell as an
accentuation to silver openwork is ex.
tremely striking, and the Russian gold
fligree. when lighted up with clear
stones, such as the topaz, sapphire and
the diamond, Is remarkably elegant.
Combs OF this sort of work in the high.
pointed tops are now To be seen. In
fact, these Russian gold combs and
hairpins are SO exquisite III workman
ship. and such an addition To the hair
when worn, that their extreme Lopu.
larity il assured.-N. Y. journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10

-Mnsician--"Mercy! how high Tom
has tuned that fiddle" Darky Min.
strel-"He's trying 70 boom.de-A."-
Tas cxs3iomersts. sI
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
THE BEAUTY OF LONDON Foes
And Other Artistic Attractions q French
man Notes of the Great City.

ana Other ARTISTIC Attractions y French
man Notes of the Great City.
M. Augustin Filon, in an article on
the buildings and characteristics of the
British metropolis contributed to con-
temporary, has discovered that Lon
don fog, with the sun trying to filter
through it, is idealistic and suggestive,
as we'll rs sometimes more artistic in
its effects than the monotonous lumin-
osity of the south. A Thames fog, in
fact, bathes London landscapes in q
charming vagueness OF outline. Lon
don, on the whole, is, in the estimation
of the French author, an admirable
city, despite the ugliness of it's monu-
ments and the sordid leprousness of Its
slums. Its parks are not gardens, but
woods and meadows, bits of living
nature thrown like oases into the desert
Of bricks and mortar. Even il London
ers had the folly TO build in Hyde Park
or Regents Park, they would always
have the Thames, so rich in varied
aspect that an artist once said TO the
writer on steamboat between Graves
end and London Bridge that he had
seen during the river journey two hum
dred pictorial masterpieces.
There is likewise a subject for won
der, according to NJ. Filon, in the i'm
mensity of the place which imparts
a special sensation and gives the idea
OF u life completed, and at the same
time peaceful, laborious. subdued and
submissive to law. The French author
has also some interesting remarks to
offer on London buildings OF note. A
Partisan in London took tho Toxu
Courts for big church, and made the
same mistake about Whitehall. NJ.
Filon calls st. Pancras Station feudal
chateau of the beginning of the six
teenth century, while Euston is
Babylonian or Cyclopean building,
resembling the tomb of u prehistoric
conqueror TELEGRAPH.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

lower part of the oil tank, and one
end passing through stuffing box
IN one side of the tank is fitted.
with a ratchet wheel operated
by pawl in the usual manner.
The rotating plug is provided with a
number of Numerically arranged
holes which pass nearly through the
body of the plug and are screwed in
ternally to receive small screwed plugs
provided with screwdriver stop. By
screwing these plugs up or down the
depth of the several oil receptacles
in the main plug can be adjusted
with great accuracy. The oil
flows into these cavities when they are
uppermost, but with the rotation of
the main plug containing them they
are inverted, their contents are dis
charged, each into the outlet TO which
they pertain. A branch supplementary
pipe is fitted to each discharge pipe for
the purpose of admitting air and allow
ing direct fabrication by hand should
occasion require.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

evidence OF grief one is permitted To
make, as we'll as being shield from
the untimely gayety of the passing
stranger, who, were IL not for
such garb, could not be ex.
pected to know that his mirth
rated on the feelings Of chance ac.
quAintance. Mourning is the most ex.
pensiye apparel, yet the poorest fami-
lies, though unable TO afford il, stint
themselves in other ways in order 70
show to the world the respect they
had for the dead and the sorrow they
experience in their loss, The etiauet
OF mourning is entirely apart from any
sentiment In the matter, for ones own
feeling rather than social circle
should govern the length of time the
sable robes should be worn. Widows
wear deep mourning, consisting Of
wooden stutfs and crepe, for two years
Children wear the same for parents
one year and then tighten il with
trimmings OF silk. Complimentary
mourning is black silk without crepe.
Second mourning, which follows the
allotted period Of deep mourning, is, Of
course, grays, black and white, all
white and heliotrope.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22
snme nelernted Theerle..

A notable instance of the modern
tcicgation to the past of some long
established scientific theories is fur
nished in a paper read by the artist
Prang, before one OF the Boston instr
iutions OF art, on the science of colors-
Thus. in regard TO the commonly ac-
cepted rule that blue and yellow lights
produce not green but white, IL IS
shown by the Maxwell rotary disk
that this assumption, though true OF
experiments with certain particular
blue and yellow. does not apply TO a
com bination OF the ideal blue and the
ideal yellow Employing for an
ideal blue blue free from
both red and yellow, and for
his ideal yellow one that was
free from both blue and red, Mr..
Prang claims 10 demonstrate that the
usual mistake has arisen from too
loose a use o. the terms blue and yell
low; these, as is well known, being
names that are unfortunately borne
by great variety of impure hues BY
the use OF the same wheel It is also
demonstrated that the typical red,
yellow and blue do, in combination,
nroducc white Of low lusninosity-the
supposed impossibility of this result
heretofore being due, it is asserted, to
the use Of impure colors. This claim
that yellow and blue are not primar-
les, because yellow can be obtained b.
the mixture of red and green, and blue
by the mixture of green and violet is
likewise established, though the
scientifically accepted inference from
these facts is declared TO be wrong.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

an inverted arch, concentric with tie
boiler. and forming q segmental space
constituting combustion and radi-
alton chamber just beneath the boiler
and extending back TO the rear wall.
In the rear of the bridge wall,
at its base, is an air chamber extending
TO the rear brickwork and from one
side wall TO the other, the top of the
chamber being arched, and this cham
ings or ports with the combustion
chamber above, formed by the in
ycrted arch Immediately under the
boiler. Longitudinal ports from the
front end OF the air chamber lead to a
transverse channel in the bridge wall,
the latter channel connecting with
channels in the side wal of the brick
work which open at their front DIS
TO the air. Suitable doors in the rear
OF the briclswork give really access 10
the air chamber and the combustion
chamber TO facilitate cleaning when
desired The large body Of brickworiS
forming the arched top of the air cham
Der and the inverted arch radiating
surface beneath the boiler has consid-
cradle storage capacity for heat, and
in It's construction allowance is made
for contraction and expansion. The
additional supply OF air through the
ports Lending upward from the air
chamber is designed TO effect perfect
| combustion OF all smoke and gases.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

Recent Investigations made by means
of the pyrometer show that the tenn
peraturcs which occur in melting steel,
and in other industrial operations,
have been overestimated. II is now
demonstrated that both the amount of
light emitted from body and the
quantity of fuel required TO heat it, in
crease much more rapidly than
the temperature The calorimetric
method has been that most FIRE.
auently adopted for determining high
temperatures, the assumption being
made in this case that the specific heat
Of the iron rods or balls used is con-
slant. which assumption, however, is
inaccurate. In the case of the flame
of the Besscmer converter, the tenn
pcrnture OF the issuing flame has been
recorded as 1000 degrees, Cent, b.
cause platinum appears to melt rapidly
In 1t. This, again, fails to coincide
with the outcome of recent expert
ments, the fact being, as now repre-
sented, that platinum does not really
fuse in the flame, but only appears to
do so. ON account of Its alloying itself
with drops of molten steel carried over
by the blast.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

Qniie young girls wear figured silks
and satins this season. and n noted
Broadway importer Is making a large
sale - these fabrics at the low price
nts a yard. These silks make effect
i've dancing dressrs theater coats tea
gowns. lining % cloth and velvet
capcs aud vests 20 plain silk dresses
Rack sprigccd with scarlet or old
rose Is n pretty choice brown with
yellow. etc A gray silk figured with
small pink roses, costing SIZES yard
was worn by pretty girl at a dinner
The short q on fronts opened over
full vest % pink crepe dc chine ana
the jacket fronts were faced with pink
silk rcvcrE. studded with cutsteel
beads, The slightly trained skirt was
In bcll shape with o narrow platte"
ruchc OF the hem. faced with pink
The full sleeves Of the figured silk
dropped over close piuls silk ours
banded with cut-steel gimp 10 many
rows Tho pink silk girdle was s''n''
larry banded.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

The smelling of iron sands, in those
regions where such material abonnds,
has lately attracted no little interest,
and California papers publish an ac-
count of the charging of n blast fur
mace Mt onehunga with the iron sand
ore; tapping took place, and the re-
suit was that several tons of ore
were obtained from the furnace,
the metal being pronounced to be
workable iron of iirst-class quality
n portion of the molten metal being
converted into small castings, show
ing complete adaptability. The
"bricl,s" with which the furnace was
thus charged were an admiXture of iron
sand and clay, aud were manufactured
some sixteen years ago 1t is claimed
that the yield of iron is equal to 50
per cent of the weight of the bricks,
and Il is believed that iron of a high
class may be in this way economically
produced--the development of an inn
portant industry, in fact, being prob
able, MS the west coast abouuds with
inexhaustible quantities of raw ma
terlal in deposits of iron sand.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

Tho poke bonnet, in order to be be-
coming. should be worn like the Saliva
lion lasses wear theirs far back on
the head. Some OF the new oonnets
have the white tulie cap fronts, but
these are most trying 10 the complex
IAN One OF the most fashionable mix
lures is black and pink, and an easy
way Of making dark hat or bonnet
becoming TO brunette is to line tne
brim with vieuN rose velvet Ihis
shade seems TO throw q soft pretty
light on the face. II ones complex
ION is not Of the best it is worth while
studying ones hat brims Some OF
,he close. fitting small bonnets made OF
velvet have the quaint little old fas n
toned curtain at the back made OF the
same material.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

Perhaps the most practical walking
dress for a woman which has ever APP
peared on the streets OF San francisco
is that worn by Mrs, 5. c. Smith, a
physician residing on Grove Street.
The costume Is a short Princess dress,
reaching two or three inches below the
knee. II Is worn over trousers. very
much the same as those claimed by the
male sex Mrs, Smith, In speaking Of
the peeu lar gown to Call reporter,
said that she first wore the union
undergarments without any bands or
compressions about the waist, OF in
fact any other part of the body Over
this she wore what is commonly
known 20 ladies as tho good sense"
waist
The trousers are made after the pat
tern Of those which usually go with a
iady's riding habit. The trousers are
not held up ty suspenders, but are
fastened 70 the waist By safety pins.
Corsets are not worn, and there is no
strain upon any part OF the body 10
hold the garments Ia place. The
waist fits the body, and the weight Of
the clothes is distributed and not sus'
tanned from the waist or shoulders.
I The outer garment is made exactly as
a princess dress. except il is shorter,
/ falling only few inches below the
I knee and long enough TO come ovei
I the knees when sitting down. The
main idea 81 the dress is 70 do away
( with long trailing skirts, which are !
{ bother 20 every woman who walk
along the streets
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

a KEY which acts upon the free end of
the bell crank lever the coin then
dropping into the saucer-like holder
shown. The several keys are marked
to indicate the coins in the respec-
tive tubes, and spring holds each
of the bell crank levers in such
position that the push bar is nominally
retained out of engagement with the
coin. Additional keys are provided,
each having at its lower end bar, by
which several levers may be actuated
at the same time by n single kew to
make collectively desired amount of
chanre In order to fill the coin tubes
a receiver is provided in the lower part
of the casing, in which is set of re-
ceiving tubes. shown in section and
plan views in Fig. and 3, In ciVcu-
lar hollow offset near the lower end OF
each tube is plvoted pair of tongs,
the handle ends of which are pressed
apart by a spring, the inner ends ex-
tending into the tube to support coin
dropped upon them. The several tubes
are of sizes corresponding with the
coins to be received. and when one OF
the upper tubes is empty it is supplied
by removing the filling tube and
placing it in the upper tube, when, by
pressing upon the handle ends of the
tongs, the coins pass out of one tube
into the other.