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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
RIDING OUT A GALE IN KANSAS.
Jones, After Denouncing Some Stories as
Lies, Relates an Actual Experiences.

Jackson Peters leaned back in his
chair, says Harper's Weekly, and slowly
blew cloud of smoke toward the CELL
ing. "Jones." he said, Il want to ask
your opinion in regard to the probable
other day."
well. JacksonP" was the guarded re-
ply of the cautious Jones.
at struck me-" continued Peters,
"that man who had told as many
that is to say, man who has told as
much of what I may call awe-inspiring
truth as you have ought to be good
judge of the probability of story. It
was cyclone story which was going
to ask you about"
@Most cyclone stories are palpable lies,
Jackson"
NO doubt. The point is this: He
said he had seen straws driven through
inch boards by the force of the wind.
at never happened. jackson. That
is a stock lie told of every cyclone that
blows. Your friend imposed upon your
youth, my boy. He would never have
dared to tell such manifest and SELF
heralded lie to Robinson or Smith.
must admit, though, that the force of
the wind in genuine cyclone is con-
siderable. When / lived in Kansas in
the '70s had quantity OF poultry, but
it was blown away in the first cyclone
of the season except black Spanish
rooster. He clung to grass root
with his bill, and allowed his tail to
crack and whip in the wind like yacht
pennant. He rode out the gale, though
most of his feathers were blown off.
Subsequently found some of them i'm
bedded over half an inch in my grind
stone"
"Yes," returned Peters, @I presume
my friend was trying to impose on my
adolescence"
81 think SO, Jackson. Ihad consider
able experience with cyclones that sum-
mer in Kansas. But learned to handle
myself SO that I did not mind them
much. I soon saw the fallacy of de-
| pending on cyclone cellars and that sort
of thing. The fundamental difficulty
of all such things is that you try to hold
yourself firmly in one place. It is as if
| a ship in gale should tie up to post
| (supposing midocean posts for the time
being), instead of driving before the
tempest. The first cyclone that sum-
mer, of course. went down cellar, like
other folks. My horse was soon blown
away. The next thing knew the eel
lar went, too, rolling over and over like
a silk hat. I was soon spilled out.
With infinite labor 1 crawled back in
the teeth of the wind, intending to take
refuge in the hole the cellar came out
of. To my CONSERVATION. found that
had blown away also. then followed
the example of the rooster, clung to
root, and allowed my legs to fiutter and
snap in the gale like a weather signal
| flag"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
No String to 1t.

There was bright new 50-cent piece
lying on the pavement, when a bow
backed man with sachel came along
from the depot. He saw the coin while
he was yet twenty feet away, and he
made sudden forward rush to get it.
The movement was almost instantly
checked. however, and he walked slowly
forward and back to the curbstone and
stood there and gazed at the coin with a
foxy look on his countenance. In about
minute pedestrian came up, saw the
coin, and reached for it and put it in his
pocket Observing the attitude of the
old man at the same time, he turned and
queried:
at didn't belong to you, did it?"
"Wall, swan, was the reply.
whats the matter?"
"This is the queerest burned town /
ever struck in all my life. I was comm
up this street last year about this time
when saw 50-cent piece lynn jest
about here. / made grab fur it, fell
on my nose and rolled all over, and
finally got up to find that boy had a
string on the money and had pulled it
into that doorway"
%And so you were shy of this one?"
"Yaas, l was shy"
"And are half a dollar behind the
gamer"
"Yaas, I'm half dollar out. say,are
you in hurryP"
"Yes-great hurry"
wall, I'll hev to find somebody else,
then. l want to find feller who'll sot
down with me fur about two hours and
post me up. I'm comm into Detroit
once week all Summer, and want to
find out what's got strings to it and
what's lyin' around loose and kin be
picked up" ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
Sunday in Australia.

Sunday in most of the capitals of
Australian provinces is not an enliven-
ing day. Concert and theatrical enter
tainments are contrary to the law, hotels
are vigorously closed as far as the gem
eral public is concerned and if publ
can is caught dispensing liquor he is
heavily fined. Steamers and trains are
run only on sufferance, although the
shops are allowed to remain open.
In Melbourne, however, no shop
keeper is allowed to sell even a bottle
of ginger beer or dozen of apples.
Yet Melbourne is the only town where
concerts are held on Sunday, and once
they were high class, but as no charge
can be made for entrance they have re-
trograded in character. An audience
is admitted to the concert hall OF thea
ter bit by bit, each man or woman hav-
ing to contribute to collection made
at the door as they enter. Sometimes,
however, the plate is taken round the
seats, as in church. h.-Lo1adoe Figaro.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
ROME WASN'T BUILT INA DAY.
And 1t Takes Some Time to Prepare q
Table of Logarithms.

An expert engineer in a New Eng
land city rendered bill to a corpora
ton who had employed him to write a
technical report, says the N. Y. Herald.
The amount of the fee was large, the
corporation refused to pay it, and the
claim was carried into court. During
the trial the counsel for the corpora
ton sought TO belittle the experts
work, raising questions as to his expe-
rience and, in fact, to prove that his
labor would have been amply rewarded
with few dollars day.
"How did you reach this resultP"
asked the lawyer, referring to certain
calculation which had involved the use
of logarithms.
Il consulted Napier's table and"-but
he got no further.
"You consulted Napier's table, did
youP"
Eyes"
"Do you mean to tell this court that
you, an expert, had to resort to pub
ished tableP Did you prove the figures
of that tableP"
NO, but they have been proved.
They are considered to be accurate by
every scientific man."
"Why do you not work out your own
table of logarithmsP Is it not because
you ere unable to do SOP"
at is not. / am perfectly capable OF
preparing such table, but it would
have taken too long time to do so, and
so consulted the standards"
"In order to prove your calculation
as well as your capabilities in this mat
ter" continued the suspicious lawyer, 81
will now ask you to prepare table OF
logarithms.
"Here and now?" inquired the plain
tiff. Il fear it will consume too much
of the courts time"
This seemed to confirm the lawyers
doubts, and so he insisted the more up
on having complete table of loga-
rithms prepared. The plaintiff smiled
maliciously, took paper and pencil and
began his work. In about five minutes
the lawyer asked him if he had finished
The plaintiff shook his head and contin-
ued at work. Ten minutes passed by
and again the question was put:
"How nearly finished are youp"
Every far from finished" remarked
the plaintiff.
"Wen, may ask how long it viii
take you to prepare a table such a!
Napier's? You seem to be very SLOW
about it."
The expert hesitated little and ther
replied: II estimate that working
alone, might be able to complete it il
about fifteen years, working day ant
night. It took Napier and Ave assist
ants seven years to prepare his table
but 1 am less familiar with the calcula
ton than he was, and, as you say, worl
slow. Still in fifteen years 1 think
can complete it"
1t is unnecessary to say that the law
yer was not little taken aback by tht
answer, which enlightened him trid'
on the subject. He withdrew the ques
tons and eventually the expert won hi
| case
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
The Irishman's Dog.

Mr.. Lincoln used to tell funny sto-
ry of an Irishman he knew who had a
big dog. The master thought it was
the duty of the animal to stay outside
the house by night and keep guard over
the premises. But the dog. especially
in cold winter weatheE preferred more
comfortable quarters by the kitchen
stove. One bitterly cold night when
the quicksilver was down in the bottom
of the thermometer and the wind was
blowing like an organized anarchist, the
dog was put out of doors to stand guard
and his master went to bed. Soon there
was crash of glass. The Irishman
went to investigate. He found broken
window and a big dog cuddled up by
the warm stove. Then he got wrathy.
He opened the door and marched the
dog around to the northwest corner of
the house where the sharpest breezes
blew and with a firm clutch on the
scruff of his neck and his ears there he
held the animal before the blast.
Presently the Irishman's wife got
anxious, and she went in search of her
husband. She found him up to his
ankles in the snow, with but one gar
ment on and that thin and short, shiv-
ering violently and his legs becoming a
sick1y purple. So she said to him,
John, what are you doingP" and he re-
piled to her, "Mary, I am afther freez-
ing this cursed dog nearly TO death to
make him moind me-" And Mary,
feeling the sharpness of the wind and
frostiness of the air, and seeing the
growing blueness and shakiness of her
husband as compared with the stolidity
and seeming Indifference of the dog,
made timidly the rather sensible re-
mark: @But suppose you freeze first,
John. He's bad crayture, but you'll be
getting more comfort out of life if you
come back to your warm bed and let
him have his own way this cowld night. +"
Chicago Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24

Three hundred and sixty mountains
in the United States are 10, 600 feet high.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
cRAzED BY HIS LUCK.
Drop in U. P. That Made S6S,OOO and
a Lunatic.
It was a brokers' office.

It was brokers' office.
The droning announcements of the
young man with the chalk; intervals
filled with conversation that soon as
sumed anything but business charac-
ter. Would you believe itP The
broker and his customers were involved
in a labyrinthian argument relative to
the nature of the Deity, and this was
succeeded by abstruse speculations on
the probable consequence of an irresist-
ible force coming in contact with an
immovable mass.
It's fascinating topic-at least we
found it so-and | cheerfully recon-
mend it for trial when conversation
flags around the cracker box in the cor
ner grocery or when you can't get
fourth hand for whist in the club. The
discussion was switched back to the
market by an occurrence that partook
of the tragic, an episode that left a
ghastly impression on me, if not on all.
The door opened, and in walked a
man who was laughing and fairly
glowing with merriment. His laughter
was infectious, but was the only man
who smiled. The others turned uneas-
lily in their chairs, and stared out of the
windows or began to read the newspa-
pers.
"Good morning, ha! ha! Charley,
ha! hal" giggled the newcomer; chow,
huh! huh? huh! how's U. P, ha! ha!
this morning? ha! hal" and he went on
in mild paroxysm of cachinnation.
''He's struck it lucky" | thought,
help smiling and feeling glad with him.
No4 kI,o 1n6
look he took the joyous man by the
hand. spoke to him in a low tone, and
led him out, the latter continuing to
bubble and sputter like an overwrought
tea-kettle. Presently the broker re-en-
tered, shook his head, and sighed.
"That poor chap gives me the shiv-
ers," he said; 81 wish he would keep
out of here" Then he went on to ex-
plain to me what was familiar to all his
regular visitors. ''That man." he said,
"was a speculator. He had never
made much in any deal and was gener-
ally on the losing side. A few years
ago he came in just before the opening
and put up 1000, all he had, to sell U.
| P. 1t stood at 124. He left the room
with kind of desperate air, saying ii
U. P. rose a point and wiped him out
| ne Should never speculate again, loE Gue
thousand was the last he had. Well,
sir, on that day U. P. went down in the
most sensational way on record; not an
eighth at time, or by jumps of a
point, but by 10 points at lick, and
when it stopped it was down to 60.
Every point meant 81, 900 for that man.
Toward the close of business he came
in. He hadn't been watching the mar
ket during the day, and he couldn't un-
derstand it when he looked at the board
We had to get around and explain
things to him as if he were a child.
When finally gave him check fol-
1868, 900 he be gan to laugh. He laughed
when he deposited the check at his
bank, and he hasn't stopped laughing
yet"
1t was comforting to know that thii
unfortunate, turned crazy by gooc
luck, netted enough by his prosperous
venture to keep him and his family il
good circumstances during his life
Chicago Times.
,4oSV1
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
Being Agreeable.

Harry" said the hostess to her son.
@why don't you make yourself agree
able to that gentleman in the cornerP'
"Who-the inventor?"
Eyes"
81 tried" was the respondent answer.
"but he won't talk of anything but his
airship."
"Can't you say something about that
something nice and encouraging?"
"I did"
"What was itP"
II told him that Judging from his de-
scription there were no flies on it,
Judge.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24

the scars made by smallpox may be re-
moved.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
Not That Mr.. Sax.

The death of Adolphe Sax, the famous
but unlucky instrun1ent-maker, recalls
an amusing anecdote of Xavier Marm-
ier, a good-natured old academician,
who was constantly being victimized
by literary impostors. His house
keeper, who did all she could to guard
him from these importunate visitants,
informed him one day that a stranger
wanted to see him. On which the fol-
lowing dialogue ensued
"Who is it?"
"Well, he's a newcomer, that I'm
sure of, for I've never seen him before.
Shall send him away?"
''Did he give his name?"
Eyes. A Mr.. Sax-something-or-
other"
"Well, Annette, / don't want any
trombones, but I'll tell him so myself.
Show him in"
Accordingly the good Annette reluct-
antly ushered in the stranger, who turn
ed out to be no other than the reigning
duke of Saxe-W Weimar.-Lo1adon Globe.
There are no known means by which
the scarS made nv smalIDOx NAV he re-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-24
"Reminiscences.

Though I am native to this frozen zone
That half the twelvemonth torpid lies, or
dead;
Though the cold azure arching overhead
And the Atlantic'S intermittent moan
Are mine by heritage. must have known
Life otherwhere in epochs long since fed;
For in my veins some Orient blood is red,
And through my thought are lotus bios
SONS blown.
do remember it was just at dusk,
Near walled garden at the rivers turn
"a thousand summers seen but yesterdayD
A Nubian girl, more sweet than Khoorja
musk,
Came to the water-tank to fill her urn,
And, with the urn, she bore my heart awayl
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, in the Century.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05
NUGGETS OF NEWS

There is another big strike Of coke work
ers near Uniontown, Pa.
President Cleveland remained at Gray
Gables all day yesterday, even abandon.
ing his Gus ustomary fishing trip.
A dispatch from Vienna says that IN
Galicia on Sunday and Monday there
were 400 new cases of cholera and POO
deaths.
Daniel Ravenel, a leading underwater,
representative Of an old Huguenot fam
lily, and one of the most accomplished
biblophiles in the south, died at Charles
ton, n. G.
The body of Daniel j, Shea, farmer OF
Williamantic, Conn, who disappeared
from his home two weeks ago, has been
found in the Connecticut river, with eyi
dences of murder.
Judge Merritt, at Salt Lake City, ap
pointed S. II. II. Clark, Oliver w. Mink
Ellsry Anderson, F. r. Coudle and j. w
Doane as receivers for the Oregon Short
Line and Utah Southern railroad.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05
Now Jerssr Mnrksmsn win.

SEA GIRT, Sept 9Th New Jersey
team won the interstate match yesterday
afternoon from the teams from all parts
of the country which assembled TO dc
battle at the Butts. In the Hilton trophy
match the New Jersey team of twelve
men broke the record for 200 yards with a
score Of 267. The best previous record on
any range with a similar rife was 264. The
Pennsylvania and New York teams came
close behind, the formep coming within
one Of the record. The team scores for
the interstate match were. New Jersey,
1,O44; Pennsylvania, ,O36, District of Co
lumbia, l,O3O; New York, 1,O2O Maine
LOG; Georgia, 1908.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05

MowEAQUA, Ills, Sept. 5.--A serious ac-
cident happened at the Assumption coal
shaft, seven miles south of here. In low
ering cage the wire cable broke and the
cage fell to the bottom, demolishing
everything in it way. The shaft is 1000
feet deep. The engineer, losing control of
his engine, let the up bound cage go up
through the roof of the shaft house, car
rying complete destruction in its path.
The whole side of the engine room was
torn out and the cable drums were
wrecked. Twelve men at work below
have not been taken out. As no air shaft
exists they are in a perilous condition.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05
KEITER.
QUAKAKE.

Miss Ellie Lintner gave a birthday
party last week that was well attended.
Mrs. Sylvester Zimmerman and son,
Harry, have returned from visit to Sha-
mokin.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bankus, of Orwigs-
burg, are the guests of relatives about
Qaakake.
Mr.. J. d. Comfy, a former resident Of
this place but now of Lansford, paid a visit
to old neighbors here this week.
Misses Carrie Longacre, of West Penn,
and Ida CARRIER, of Weatherly, are guests
at the residence of Henry CARRIER.
Several marriages are looked for after
harvest time. Among the reported en-
gagged are Miss Fannie Kaufman to Will
lam Bachert, and Miss Liddie Lizer to
William Singerly
Improvement continues in our beauti-
full little village in spite of hard times.
Adam Stewart, one of our enterprising
residents, is putting up double dwelling
which he will rent and Samuel Neifert is
breaking ground for new home. Will
lam Lutz is drilling for water on his lot
on High Mountain avenue. The work is
being superintended by William Heck
man.
Monday was day of reunion for the
Bankus family. They came from Orwigs-
burg, Delano, Tamaqua and from all over
the county-children grandchildren, great
grandchildren of Mrs. Phoebe Bankus,
one of our Oldest and most respected resi-.
dents A good time was spent in feasting,
story telling and other social ways by the
big and happy family.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05
Get your repairing done at Holder
mans.
Water Notice.

On account of the continued drought
the supply of water will be turned of
after p. m, on Saturday, September
LIST, 1894, and remain shut off until Z
o'clock Sunday morning, when the water
will be turned on again until 8 a. m.
After that hour the water will remain
turned off until p. m. and remain in
force from that time until 6 p. m
This arrangement will give the people a
water supply two hours in the evening
and two hours in the morning and will
remain in force until the reservoirs are
replenished A watchman will be
stationed at Fowler's lumber yard, on
East Coal street, to turn on the water at
a moments notice in case the fire alarm
is sounded. People should be careful and
not leave their hydrants open during the
time the water supply is cut off.
S. ID. Hess,
S3l-1w Superintendent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05
MAHANOY CITY.
MAHANoY CITY, Sept. 3,

MAHAHOl CITY, sept. D, 1884.
The foot ball team practices at the park
every evening.
A trio of Italian musicians entertained
our people last evening.
George Widenmoyer, of Shenandoah,
was seen on our. streets last evening.
Robert Cham bers returned from Wilkes
Barre yesterday.
The water i'm the dams is very low, ac-
cording to the reports of people who have
visited them.
Lindsey Wren Of Pottsville, visited
friends in town yesterday.
Mr.. Thompson and wife returned TO theiI
home in Pottsville yesterday.
Mr.. Costman, of East Mahauoy avenue
while laying brick at the kaier brewery
yesterday, was struck on the head with a
hammer, the injury being painful but
not serious.
w. l.. Edwards and wife, of East Pine
street, was the guest of their friend, Mrs.
Hause, at Ashland, yesterday,
Samuel +. Woodhouse's travelling agent,
II. II. Powers did business in town yes.
terday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 5-The Danish YES.
sci Tjalfe, commanded by Captain Brick
has arrived here from Greenland, and the
captain reports that he met the members
OF the Peary relief expedition at Godhaven
on July II. All were we'll. The winter
In the Arctic regions has been extraordi
narily long and severe and Captain Brick
thinks that the chances of finding alive
Bjorling and Kalstennius, the Swedish
explorers, who started for the north in
1899, and the search for whom was one OF
the objects of the Peary relief expedition
are very remote.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05

NEW YORK, Sept 5.-Opposition to Tam
many Hall, in the coming campaign was
formally begun last night at the Coleman
House. A conference was held there of
representative members of the Republi-
can organization, the State Democracy,
the Anti-T ammany Democracy, German
American Reform Union, and the good
government clubs to discuss the question
of agreeing on platform and a union of
forces opposed TO Tammany, Resolutions
TO that end were adopted.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05
BARGAIN Week at Wilkinson's.

In order to make room for Fall goods
bottom in every department, and first
class dry goods can now be had at prices
usually paid for inferior goods. We are
making great preparations for a large
fall business, hence the necessity of NOV
ing goods quickly. Come and get our
prices we will help you to save money
i. j. WILKINSON,
9-3-tf 90 South Main St.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05

NEW YORK, Sept 5.--At a conference
between President Earle of the Finance
Company of Philadelphia, and members
of the Olcott reorganization committee of
Reading 1t was agreed that the inter
ests Of both committees were practically
identical, and that the best interests of
the security holders they represented
would be subserved by consolidation of
the committees. 1t was then decided that
three members of the Earle committee
should be added to the general reorgan-
ization committee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05

WHl1AMsPoRT, Pa, Sept. 5. - Della
Green, former cashier Of the defunot First
National bank, of Muncy, was placed on
trial in the United States court here yes
terday. There are fourteen counts in the
indictment. Green was cashier of the
bank for about two years before it sus-
pended and it is claimed that he reported
the sum of $4,000 as being In vault,
When this was opened by the bank ex-
aminer, however, no money was found,
aud the suspension followed. The deposit
tors were heavy losers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-05

CARNEGIE, Pa, Sept. 5.--William Stan.
dish, an oil well driller in the McCurdy
oil field, was burned TO death. Standish
was seventy feet up in the derrick, assis t.
ing in pulling the easing from a supposed
dry we'll. When the casing was started
the well began to aow. The oil ignited
from the boiler fire, and in an instant the
derrick was euveloped in flame Stan.
dish's body was charred beyond reoogni-
ton He was 32 years of age, aud leaves
a widow and six children.