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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10
MODERN GREECE.

What has Greece to show for her
blanket mortgage? Sixty years
ago not mile of wagon road; to-
day above 1000 miles built Gotten
over mountains) at cost of ten
million dollars. Twenty-Five years
ago, five miles of rail connecting
Athens with her seaport; now some
six hundred miles of railway in OPP
eration-connecting the capital
with most Of Peloponnese and open
ing up a good part of Acrarnania
and Thessaly; while the Pir@us-
Larissa Railway, which is TO open
up the rest of Central and Northern
Greece, and ultimately direct COM
munication with Europe, is mostly
ready for the rails, and would be
running now but for unlucky finan.
ciering. The English builders
now Ousted--have done some dare
Ing engineering, especially in tun-
neling Mt. Othrys. The Corinth
Canal-which Periander dreamed
of and Nero began-has been An
ished, so giving short and safe
waterway from the Adriatic to the
Egean. Lake Kopias has been
drained, not only uncovering pre-
historic cities but reclaiming GO, 900
acres of rich alluvial soil. The
Greek merchant marine counts
Q893) 1l6 steamers of 83,5Os net
tonnage, and 944 sailing vessels
aggregating a burden of some 250,.
900 tons. Much of the carrying
trade of the Levant and nearly all
of that on the Danube IL on Greek
bottoms. With Il sea-line--in pro.
portion to area--seven times as
great as England's, Greece main
tains SO lighthouses and il building
as many more. Her steam factO.
ries are worth some $6,0O0, 900.
With an area OF some sixteen mill
ion acres-largely mountain-she
has five millions In field and forest
and five millions In pasture. The
acreage IN currants and vineyards
has increased a hundred fold and
more since Independence. The ag-
ricnltural produce foOts up $2i ,00O,.
900 a year. Still the country Inn
ports breadstuffs TO the value of
$4,000. 1000 annually, which Thessaly
could readily produce and may be
expected to produce when the rail.
way opens up that great wheat.
6eld. This saving alone would
nearly pay the interest on the For.
eign Debt.-Fr0m "zhe Lining
Greek. Hfs Politics and Pro0ress,"
By Professor J. FIRING Nonatt, IN
tie April Rsyiew of RevisiVs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10
AN OHIO WOMAN.

The women of Ohio showed Il
real and co,nmendabie interest In
political matters Monday. The
weather was inclement and far
from inviting, yet they made their
first appearance at the polls in
goodly numbers, and our local re-
ports showed that American women
have capacity for politics and
political work. The vote polled by
the women, while it Is respectable
of proportions, was not as large as
1t is likely to be when the expert
ence of appearing at the polls has
become more common, and the
prejudice which may exist against
women participating in public af-
fairs has had time to disappear.
The women have established the
fact that they can take part in pol
itics without sacrificing any Of the
charms or the qualities which be.
long to their sex, and we believe
that in the course of u year or two
the Legislature will be disposed to
enlarge the scope of women's po.
litical activity and grant them the
full franchise. The Tribune has
always been in favor of giving
women the right to vote in school
elections and be candidates on the
school hoard. We are in favor Of
continuing the experiment, and
wish to see it thoroughly tested be.
fore women are called upon to as
sumo the responsibilities of voting
at all elections for all candidates
--Cincinndi Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10
THE MEAN THINGS.

c. G. Nichols and G.. w. Brown,
defeated candidates for the School
Board at Wilmington, Ohio, will
appeal to the Supreme Court of the
state AS to the constitutionality OF
the law allowing women to vote.
They were badly beaten by Mrs.
West and Mrs. Mills.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10
AS FOR OHIO.
The Result of Mondays Election In.
dicates Democratic Success
Next Fall.

Next rail-
The result of last Mondays elec-
ton indicates returning tide Of
Democracy. Compared with the
elections of 1898 and 1894, not
single important point in the State
but shows marked and significant
Democratic gains.
While the Republican party re-
tanned control of several Of the inn
por'ant cities, they saw their
majorities of thousands at the last
election melt away to a few hun
dred or a score or two on Monday.
The tide rose almost to the SUBJ.
merging point in every quarter of
the State, and the actual victories
gained were very evenly divided
between the two parties.
The political storm center was
in Columbus, where the villainous
work of the 10th and list General
Assemblies is better and more full
ly understood than anywhere else,
except Cincinnati.
The leaders of the party saved
themselves in Cincinnati from the
fate that befell them in Columbus,
by having the list General AS
sembly abolish elections in the
former city until 1897. Had there
been an election in Cincinnati on
Monday, Geo. B. Cox would have
been banished as our local boss
was banished.
The gangsters here, who figured
on seizing both city and county,
stood in with the Cincinnati crowd,
and secured the passage of an act
which estopped the people from
voting for Councilmen in 1896.
This was n deliberately planned
scheme to retain control ofthe city
Legislature and its shrewdness is
now seen.
Had Councilmen been voted for
on Monday, a Democratic reform
Council would have been elected to
strengthen and uphold the hands
of Democratic reform Mayer.
All citizens should und arstand that
we are to have a Republican Coun.
Gil for the ensuing year for the
sole reason that gang defled pub
lie opinion and DISTINGUISHED the
people by abrogating their right to
change the local Legislature.
That the people of Ohio have be-
gun to move in earnest is evidence
ed by the precinct and township
returns no less than by the melting
away Of the big Republican major
tiles in the centers Of population.
And now If the people of the
whole State are only true to them
selves and silence foolish and self
ish politicians who would inject
foreign issues into the campaign,
anu tuVI YCboOuuI
and property rights, both In local
and State government, shall be re-
spected, and that useless taxes and
expenditures, extravaganza and
Legislative salary grabs shall be re-
buked and punished, and a plain,
economic government take the
place Of system which keeps the
State gr0aning under u load OF ex-
travagance with constantly emp
ty treasury, nothing on earth can
prevent them from winning at the
polls under the banner Of Demo
cracy.
Ohio must be saved from the
same political system and the
same gang that have put the tax
payers of all the cities upon the
rack, within the past two years.
The rescue OF Ohio will not be ac-
c0mplished through national Is
sues" We must apply home rem
edies to the disease. Columbus
! l0ls
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

MAYOR KARB,of Columbus, has
vetoed the ordinance granting the
State of Ohio the privilege of lay
ing underground or over head
electric wires from the Penitenti-
ary to the State House. He thinks
that the State is not able to pay
for the repairing Of the streets.
Perhaps Mayor Karb has had a
peep in the vault of the State
Treasury and knows whereof he
speaks.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

ALTHOUGH little "Rhody" went
Republican by 10000, yet there was
a gain of so per cent of democrats
in the House of Representatives
and 65 per cent in the Senate.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

CAN WE or can we not afford to
measure the respective strength Of
our navy with England's on the
high sea, is the subject that is agi-
tating the minds of many of Uncle
Sans people.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

YES, SINCE Mckay got in the
Second ward and nominates men
for Offices, she has gone Demo-
cratic. Pursell would sooner have
Democrat than a McKayite.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

WAR clouds in the East are
gathering thick and fast but as to
their force it yet remains to be
seen. The latest comes from the
Holy Lands where Uncle Sam has
ordered man of war.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

Mr.. CLARKsON says that EX-
President Harrison is a candidate
for '96 in a don't-you.g .give-it-away
whisper, and from the fact that Mr..
Clarkson has purchased Chicago
paper, it seems to be positive.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

GOVERNOR MCKINLEY dropped
into Ohio, the State he claims gov.
ernorship over, just long enough to
designate Friday, April Goth as
Arbor day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

IT WAS not factional fights but
fooled Democrats, that had been
led astray by Republican blarney,
returning to the party that is best
suited to the laboring classes, that
made things go Democratic this
Snrinr.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

ILLINOIS Democrats have started
the ball rolling on the silver ques-
ton by calling a convention to de-
clare for the free issue of silver.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

The Ohio women suffragists say
that after all things are considered
and the returns all in they are feel
ing pretty well, thank you.--Pitts.
burg Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

THE Democrats of Ohio and es-
pecially of Columbus should be
congratulated on the good work
done this spring.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

The women of Ohio did nobly.
They voted as they thought, not as
they shot Washington News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

COURT convened Monday with
Judge Slough, of Lancaster, on the
bench,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

COLONEL w. II. GLENN repre-
sentative from Highland county Is
dead.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For years we have sup
piled the people Of Logan
and Hooking county with
their winter wear at fair,
honest and living prices,
and we expect to continue
to supply them for years
to coma, because we have
the Best Goods at the Low
est Prices. We do not ad-
vertise = Two Dollar Shoe
at Filty Cents to catch the
unwary. but advertise on.
tho square and deal on the
Square. Call n and ~ us.
0RyJ = eXl1 =
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

Gov. MCKINLEY of the United
States is in Connecticut this week.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

1T Is predicted that Logan will
have quite a boom this summer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10
.Dslly. tDalIy except sunaay. lsunday only.
Tickets on sale to all the principal cities or
the United States and Canada,

Day coaches and ParlOrraTs on AL express
train. t,. WskinE competitor. ioE ~, important
Any ticket agent viii give you full infor-
r alton concerning the buckeye Route. or
You can address ": y. tIeHln. General Pas
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10
A Hat to Top Him Outl

hat store prices, either. can save you money on
for your money try They up to date in style
and down to low water mark In price. There Is
la difference Of opinion among men who dressWell If
Jail thought exactly alike there would be only style
of garment But tastes differ in the selection,
hence, the necessity for our large variety.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-10

TwENTY.s1x witnesses were be-
fore the Grand Jury.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-26
MR.. J.C. CRAM
A WITNESS
SAYS MUNYON SAVED HIS LIFE
Glad to Testify For Munyon's Improved
homeopathic Home Remedies.

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Personal letters to Prof Munyon, 1905
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-26
READING R. R. SYSTEM
IN EFFECT OCTOBER 4, 1895.

Trains leave Shenandoah as follows:
For New York via Philadelphia, week days
. 10, %, 20 a. m, u IS, IS and 50 p. IN
Sundays > 10 a. m.
For New York via Mauch Chunk week days,
3 25, Z 20 a. M, 70 5S and , 55 p m.
For Reading and Philadelphia, week days,
. TO- 8 %, 20 am. II 5S 50 and 80 p. m. sun
For Pottsvilie, week days, 10; 7 20 a. m, and
- IS. . 50 and So p. m. sundays, 10 a. m.
For Tamaqua aud Mahanoy City, week days,
, TO- > p, 20 a. m, u IS, 50 and So p. m.
For Wiliamsport, Sunbury and Lewisburg,
week days, 3 D. II 80 a. m, so and 20 p. m.
For Mahanoy Plane, weekdays, . TO- 3 25 . D,
72O II 30 a. m, u S. so, 555 80, 20 and 35
p. m. Sundays, ? 10, p a. m.
For Ashland and Shamoin; week days, 3 %,
Z 90 II 80 a. M, 80 20 and 9 30 p m. sun
days 9 p a. IN.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West via
B. & O. II. r., through trains leave Reading
Terminal, Philadelphia, (P. & r. r. r. at 3 20,
/ Z 80, II 26 a. m, 46 and 7.27 p. m. Sundays,
/ 3 20, co. II 26 "A. m, 3 46 and p p. m, Addi-
/ tonal trains from Twenty-fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days, so, Il, % p.
TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH.
Leave New York via Philadelphia, weel,
DAYS, 90 a. M, ] 30, 4 co. Z 30 p. m. and IL Is
night. Sundays, 6 90 p. m.
| Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week
| days, 80 9 10 a. m, 10 and 30 p. m.
| Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal week
days, 20, 35, 10 90 n. m. and 100, 6 02, IL 30
p. m Sundays, II 30 p: m.
] 1
| IL so "A. m, 55 and 81 p M Sundays, 35 n. m.
Leave Pottsville, week days, 35, 10 a. m,
| u 30 and - p. m. Sundays, 30 a. m.
Leave Tamaqua, week days, 3 is, 80, II % a
m, 20, Z Is and 50 p m. Sundays, Is a. m
Leave Mahanoy City, week days, 45, 81
IL AZ a M, 81, Z 80 and 9 81 p m. Sundays, AZ
/ a. m
Leave Mahanoy Plane, week days, 10, 4 90
30, 81 IL 80 n. M 10 IS, ? 06, 20, &C. So and
/ 10 10 p. m. Sundays 2 40, 4 90 a. m.
Leave Williamsport, week days, ~, 10 10 a
m, 3 30 and II Al p, m. Sundays, IL 10 p. m,
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION,
! Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street warf and
/ South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Weekdays-Ex Express, Q 90 a. M, . 90, 90, Ok
p. m. Accommodation, 8 90 a. m, 4 80, 30 p. m
Sunday-EXpress, 90. 1000 a. m. Accommo
dation 90 n. M, 4 40 p. m.
Returning leave Atlantic City (depot,) week
days, express, 80, 9 90 a. M, 3 30, 30 p. m
| Accommodation, so, Is a. m, and 30 p. m
Sundays-EXpress, 4 90, Z 80 p. m, Accommoda
ton, 10 a. m, 4 10 p. m
Parlor Cars on all express trains.
/ l. A. SWEIGARD, G. G. HANCOCK,
Gen'l Superintendent. Gen'l Pass. Agt
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-26
.PENNSYL VANIA RAILROAD
NOVEMBER II, 1895.
sCHUYKILL DIVISION.

Trains will leave Shenandoah after the above
date for Wiggans, Gilberton, Frackville, Dark
Water, St Clair Pottssyille. Hamburg, Reading
Pottstown, PhoenXville, Norristown and Phil
adelphia BROAD street station) at 0s and II 45
a. m. and 10 p. m. on week days For Potts
vile and intermediate stations 10 a. M
For Wiggans, Gilberton Frackvlle, Dark
Water, st. Clair, Pottsvile, at 0S, 40 a, m and
10 p. m For Hamburg, Reading, Pottstown,
PhoeniXville, Norristown, Philadelphia at 90,
Q 40 a. m, 3 10 p. m.
Trains leave Fraclville for Shenandoah at
10 40 a. IN. and II If, 8 OF, AZ and 10 p p. M.
Sunday, II l3 a. m. and 4Op m.
Leave POttsville for Shenandoah at 10 IS, IL 4S
a. m. and 49, 10 and 10 90 p. m. Sunday at
Leave Philadelphia, BROAD street station), for
Shenandoah at 5 81 and s 35 a. m, 10 and II
p. m. week days Sundays leave at 6 80 a. m.
Leave Broad street station, Philadelphia, for
Sea Girt, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long
Branch, and intermediate stations, $50, s.25
II. 80 a. m, 33O 400 p. m. weekdays. Sundays
(stop at Interaken for Asbury Park, s25 a. m.
Leave Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
FOR NEW YORK.
Express, week days, 20, Oj, so, Is, 80
49, 90 9 20 So 10 30 Dining Carr IL 90, II II n
M, II noon, - 35 tLmited 90 and % p. m.
Dining Cars, 40, 30 Dining Carr, 20, 4 90,
5 90, 90 Dining Carr, 90, G 80 y, 1000 p. m,
20, So 10 80 Dining Carr, II 03 m, 10 30. &c
/ Dining Carr, 90 LIMITED 4 22), 20, Sc din
ing Car, 6 35, 5O 8 u, 10 90 p. m - Oh night
/ Express for Boston, without change, II 90 a.
m week days and so p. m. daily.
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH
For Baltimore and Washington, 3 30, 20 81,
Q -, 10 20, II % a. M, ~ 90 ~ 81 Limited Din.
/ Limited, Dining Carr, 6i7, ) 55 Dining Carr
da9s DS Gar g. @ ?pa i Il @ s Gsns MT s
/ ] 2,4I, (5 Is Congressional Limited, Dining
/ Carr 50 Dining Carr z 40 p, m. Dining
Leave Market Street Ferry, Philadelphia,
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
/ Express so a. m, 10 90, and 90 p. m
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-26

At Berea, Ky, in a shooting fracas be
tween drunken men, VIII johnson and
Lee Mitchell were killed.
Dr. Mayston Ryder was acquitted at
w, 'l, VI, of the murder of the in
fan, ID of Cora NJ. Lewis.
Five-y -year-old Charlie Smith, son of
Charles Smith, was drowned in barrel of
water near his fathers store in New York.
Engineer Samuel Keck, while repairing
a boiler was almost scalded te death at
Georgetown, o., by a defective steam
valve.
James Heapey, who was convicted of
stealing bullion from the United States
mint in San Francisco has been sentenced
TO eight years in prison and afine of 5000,
Mrs Edward Wemple wife Of ex-State
Controller Wemple, of New York, died at
Fultonyille, ~ ", from the effects of an
accidental fall from a window, after tax
ing an overdose of medicine.
The premature explosion of blast in
Harlem, New York, seriously injured
Michael Muncher, Pasqualc Sabbi, John
'Corges and William Booth, James Mar
key, the foreman, was arrested.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-26
PERSONAL.

Edward Malick spent yesterday with his
parents at Shamollin.
J. G. Thumm, the active young solicitor on
the HERALD, is spending weeks vacation
with his parents at Allentown. He was
entertained by members of the Emauon Club
previous to his departure in excellent style,
on Tuesday evening.
Martin Billiuger spent Christmas with his
parents at Reading.
Oscar Goho enjoyed his Christmas dinner
at the parental table in Reading.
II. NJ. Saylor, of the Ashland Daily Local,
dropped in to wish the HERALD attaches Il
merry Christmas.
William Bachman, of Hazleton, spent
Christmas at his former home here and was
heartily greeted by his many friends.
Mr. and Mrs William Snyder of Allen
| town, are guests of town friends.
! Misses McGinty, of Mahanoy City spent
yesterday afternoon in town.
Miss Nellie Bradigan spent yesterday at
/ Hecksherville.
James O'Hara, student of the Pennsyl-
vania University, is spending the holidays
with his relatives here
John Maher, of Scranton, is guest OF
town friends.
Richard Amour and his mother spent
Christmas with friends at Mt Carmel.
/ Oliver Eisenhower of Wilkesbarre, is
spending the holidays in town with relatives
David o. Thomas, of Perth Amboy, n j.,
/ spent Christmas with his mother, on North
Jardin street.
Luther Sechrist spent Christmas with
friends at Buckhorn, Columbia county.
Charles G. Palmer has dropped business
cares at Bridgeport, Conn, until after the
holidays and is visiting his family here.
B. G. Hess, who has been in the South fol
the past month or so on important business
has returned home.
Harry Needam, Of Philadelphia, is spend
ing the holidays with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William VanDanaker, Of
Boyertown, and John VanDanaker, of Phil
adelphia, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. p. d
Holman.
Edward Clay of Newark, n. j., is spending
the holidays as the guest of Harry Bickle
man, on West Coal street. Mr.. Clay is vel
known here, having been a resident o
Delano for a number of years.
NJ. NJ Macmillan Of Mahanoy City, paiC
a fraternal visit to town last evening.
Mrs. E. f. Silliman, Jr., and Miss Carter
of NIahanoy City, were in town last evening
T. G. Mayberry and wife, Of West Oak
street, are spending the holidays with rela
tives in New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Swain spent last even
ing with Mahanoy City relatives.
Samuel Powell, of Mt. Carmel, is in town
David Thomas, of Mt. Carmel, at one tint
a compositor on the HERALD, was in tow
this morning. He was in attendance at tn,
Mahanoy City eisteddfod yesterday.
Thomas Waters, Jr., greeted old friend
here yesterday. Mr.. Waters has an excellen
variety company on the road and is meetin
with much success. He is playing this weel
at Lansford, and will endeavor to get dat
here.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-26

HERE is some political news that came all
the way from Pottsville: THE Executive
Committee of the Republican Standing Com
mittee, at a recent meeting, appointed Messrs.
Payne, Albright and Davis to await upon the
Republican County Commissioners and other
Republicans elected to office to urge upon
them the removal of all Democrats holding
office under them. This subcommittee held
a conference with closed doors with Mes,rs.
Allen and Rentz, but with what success could
not be ascertained in detail. 1t is reported
among those on the hill that Rentz has con-
ceded every appointment to Allen, provided
the persons he would name were RepUbli.
cans"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-26

IL little less than a week the spinster will
be in full possession of the privileges which
leap year custom is supposed to give her.
There is every reason why she should make
use of her opportunity, this time for after
1896 she will be forced to wait eight years for
another leap year, and in that time present
charms may fade. Possibly the new woman
will seize upon the prerogative of proposal
without waiting for a leap year.