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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-04
Not whoIlx a Mlsforiuna.

distressing thing happened at our
house this morning"
What was III"
"our cook ron away with all the
spoons"
That's hcH,"
Not so bad az II 'rlght be. She car
ricd of my wifen cook book, too.'--
Cle,elecd Plain Dealer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-04

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 come, because we have
the Best Goods at the Low
est Prices, We do not ad-
vertise a Two-Dollar Shoe
at Fifty Cents to catch the
unwary, but advertise on
the square and deal on the
square. Call IN and see us.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-30

will remain as nearly as possible OF
even and unchanging value or purchas-
ing power in property and labor, every
bi-metallist will close his mouth. This,
Of course, the gold bugs cannot 90,
therefore, silver must be restored as
primary, actual or redemption money
as formally. The talk OF an enlarged
use of silver, and circulating as much
silver as can be maintained at parity
with a gold standard, ETC., Is the veriest
rot and nonsense. 1t is absolutely mean
ingless. Unless the minis are opened
to the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver. based upon the
equality of the metals, silver might as
well be dispensed with as money entire
", as paper or any other kind OF money
would answer as we'll under the present
monetary system. The money, creditor
and fixed income classes profit dishon-
estly. and the leaders of the gold senti-
ment we'll know it. by the establishment
of the gold standard measurement OF
exchange values, while the property,
debtor, producing and laboring classes
are the sufferers. The creditor and
money classes predominant in the north
and east, while the debtor and produc-
ing classes predominant in the SOUTH
and west, therefore, as regards this mo-
mentuous question, the north and east
are substantially arrayed against the
south and west. What will West Vir-
ginia do? VIII she cast her lot on the
side of the dishonest, grasping and avar-
icious Shylocks of the north and east
or will she cast her lot on the side OF
honesty and justice, and her true friends
of the south and west? The future alone
will tell. Every delegate to the Chi
cago convention from West Virginia
should be true and sincere friend of
silver and no gold monometallist in dis
guise, or otherwise, should be selected
as delegate, as the gold bugs all over
the land are using all their known de-
vices of Misrepresentation, lying and
deceit in order to secure as many dele
gates as possible to the Chicago conven-
ton, for the purpose Of perpetuating,
by any subterfuge whatever the pres
ent gold standard measurement of ex-
change values. Let the friends of sill
yer in West Virginia be on the alert
The present gold dollar, or unit, appre-
ciated in exchange value, in property
and labor to two hundred cent dollar,
is reeking with dishonesty and corrup-
ton, besides in its wake will follow un
Eold misery, poverty, woe and dispair
and all the incidents thereto belonging.
Oh, Sound Money" what crimes are
being committed in thy name.
HONESTY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-30
$40,624,Ol2
OF SURPLUS OVER ALL LIABILITIES.

The record of the Equitable exces all other Lie
Assurance Companies in all things that advance
the best interests of polcy-holders
The published statements of the several COM
panies show that the Equitable has over Thirteen
and Half Million Dollars surplus than any
other company;
That it's ratio of assets to liabilities 1858
per cent? is larger than that Of any other COM
pany assets $2OlOO93SS);
That its surplus earnings during the last ten
wears (S46 $685. 44A have been larger than those OF
any other company;
That its surplus earnings in 1895 ($6645S97
were larger than those of any other company
That it issues all the most approved forms OF
policies with guarantees backed by the largest
S,rnlus and largest demonstrated earning power
THE RECORD OF THE PAST IS
THE BEST GUARANTEE OF THE FUTURE
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
100 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
rr-o& u SWEENEY, NI@1'.
1921 MARKET STREET, W.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
HISTORICAL.

Rather more than twenty-five thou
sand Hessians were imported by the
British during the revolution. They
came from the Landgrave of Hess-Cas-
sci, who got e. for each one and ESQ
apiece for those who were not brought
back. He was paid f471 900, or about
$685. 900, for those not returned; that
is, 1900 stayed here. Not all of these
were killed; many deserted.
''The underground railroad" was a
secret arrangement, legally conspir-
acy, by which fugitive slaves were con-
cealed and sent secretly from place 10
place in Canada. which, being British
colony, was a safe place for them. 1t
extended AL over the North. Coving-
ton, KY, was principal station. and
there were other stations all through
Ohio and Indiana. Levi Coffin of Cleve-
land was the president more than thir'
ty years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03

The biggest tugged at the rope that held
him until he broke it, and then charged
straight at the wall, knocking down a
section Of 1t and bringing out still more
bees. The villagers never needed to
repel an attack; all they had to do was
to lie low and say nothing; the bees at
tended to the rest, besides supplying
the natives with honey.
But it was the account of the march
of the jigger through Africa that inter-
ested me most. Africa has given to
America the negro question and Amer
lea has returned the compliment by Civ
ing to Africa the jigger question. The
Jlgger up to few years ago was en-
tlrely unknown in Africa, which GER
ta1nly has enough insect pests OF it's
own. The jigger's native home is in
Central and South America, and the
Africans fervently wish it had stayed
there. The jigegr came over to Africa
in vessel that had sand for ballast and
which landed at place called st. Paul
de something or other the rest OF the
name l have forgotten). Instead OF
dumping the sand out on the harbor
as might have been done, they I'M
loaded it on shore, and then the jigger
started to emulate Stanley and march
through Africa. Before many years
the jigger will undoubtedly be the chief
pest of the dark continent. 1t is per-
sistent and insinuating insect which
works its way under the skin of a hui
man being and has to be picked out
with a needle; otherwise the results
swells up, or lays eggs, or something OF
that sort, and a sore breaks out. Some
villages that these explorers came up
on were so infested with the jiggers
that not man, woman or child in the
place was able to walk, and thus the
jigger is discriminating whole tribes in
Africa. For the first day or two the
jigger does no harm, and if he is picked
out with pin and thrown in the fire
his interesting career ends. The Afri-
cans, however, are lazy, shiftless peo-
pie, and instead of burning up these jig
gers, as they should do, they throw them
on the ground where they increase and
multiply. Every African expedition
nowadays has corps of natives called
"Jigger prickers," whose duty it is to
search for jiggers with pin, all over
the human frame.
If any reader or The Free Press con-
templates an expedition through Africa,
l would advise him to start soon, other
wise he will find that continent entirely
owned by the jigger.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
NOTES OF THE DAY.

There were 2,O32 fires in Philadelphia
last year, of which SOC, or % per cent.
were extinguished by the chemical en-
gines.
Idaho's population has increased
from 5000 to 125. 900 in five years since
the state was admitted, and the as
sessed valuation of property has in
creased from $25, 75O, 900 to $29, 332, 21O.
Colorado reduced it's yield of silver
last year by $2.5OOOOO and increased
its gold output by $6,2OO,OOO. This
looks surprisingly like new ratio and
gold-bug activity of the most effective
kind.
The latest plan of the rainmakers is
to produce fog and then turn it into
rain by an ingenious application Of
dynamite. London is suggested as a
field of experiment, but Londoners may
object.
Fifteen thousand tons of starch have
been made from potatoes this season in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Da-
kota. This enormous output necessitates
the use of nearly 100000 bushels OF
potatoes.
The gifts to colleges, churches, libra
ries and public charities in this coun"
try last year amounted to $2S, $40.
against $19.967 ZIG in 1894. This is one
of the items that always manage TO
elude the profession al socialist.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
Outlook for Cattle and Beef.

The National Provisioner says: with
the decreasing demand for poultry, and
the thereby increased demand for beef,
it would not at all be surprising to us
to see the price for the latter commodity
somewhat higher in the near future.
We believe That the low cattle and beef
prices are to a larger extent due to
sympathetic influences than to heavy
supplies, since the quantity of cattle re-
ceived at the principal packing centers
is not by any means very large or much
IN excess of that disposed of in normal
years. We do not agree with some Of
our contemporaries, representing the
interests OF the farmers, who believe
that there will be a shortage. but bet
ter demand, now that the holidays are
over, and a consequent stiffening of
prices can, in our opinion, be safely
looked for, the more so since there does
not seem to be any prospect for very
heavy supplies in corn-fed cattle, in
spite OF the fact that there is more corn
to feed them with than there has been
for many years. This is probably due
to the fact that while prices for beef
are low or reasonable, those for feeders
are comparatively high. Better prices
in the market for beef would certainly
induce the farmers to hold their cattle
for higher prices. and that would prob
ably bring out better class of beeves
than has been in the market of late.
In other words, we foreSee higher prices
for the better grades"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
Breed and Feed for Quality.

With good finished steers selling
down around $3.50 to $4.75, and with
little prospect of improvement, it has
required no small amount of courage
On the part of feeders to pay such rates
as $3.50 to $3.75 per hundred for a good
class Of feeding cattle. So good, how
ever, has been the condition of grass,
and so abundant the grain yield, that
they have taken hold freely, and over
10000 head went out to the Western
iced lots from Chicago during Septem-
Der and October. Cheapness and album
dance go hand in hand. "a do dearness
and scarcity. This is the law OF sup
ply and demand, whose governing
hand is felt in all branches Of COM
merce. Just SO surely as production
and consumption determine values in
the ordinary course of events and IN
times or peace, so shall prices be low
Wnen produce Is abundant and high
when there is a dearth or famine. La
Dor is cheap when laborers seek for
employment and high when there is
scarcity of workmen. Cheap feed this
year is undoubtedly inducing many
farmers and feeders to take hold and
tatten stock for the spring markets,
and 1t is this fact that has caused them
10 pay good strong prices even while
fat stock is low in value.
1t does not, however, necessarily
mean loss or disappointment. In no
better way can our great crop of corn
be utilized than in the production OF
good beef, good pork and good NUT
ton, and it is not a bad sign by any
means to see full feed lots, even when
market values do not give promise or
much IL any Improvement. 1t
Is not so much the number as the quail
ity of the stock produced that tells.
The feeder who has a bunch Of good.
young, small-boned, early-maturlns
steers in his lot and has his bins full
or corn, has no need to fear that he will
come out of the little end of the horn
when his stock goes to market. For
$3.50 to 1915 per hundred pounds a
class OF good young feeding steers can
be bought upon the Chicago market
which no feeder need hesitate about
buying, provided he has corn to put
into them. Any man whose business
calls him into the sale yards of our
market centers will tell you that
good handy bunch Of 1900 to 1,35O-lb.
Steers. fat and matured, will sell well
at any time. Such stock commands
the highest price. And why? Because
it is scarce, for one thing, and because
it produces meat-"richt doom to the
hooks. for another.-Live Stock Re-
port.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
For Country'S Sake.
AN INDIAN FIGHTER SUFFERS AGoNIEs
FROM DISEASE.
Hs Was in the Battle with tho Apachse
Whom Geronimo Was Captured.

From the Press, New York City.
Worn with the exposure of army life
on the frontier, and poisoned by tho
continual drinking of alkali water,
Joseph Flegauf returned to Philadel~
phia eight years ago. broken down in
health and unable to do any work.
He had served five years with the
Ninth United States Infantry In many
desperate fight with the Indians in
Arizona and other frontier states and
had won an enviable record. In the
fierce conflict when Geronimo, the
famous chief Of the Apaches. was cap
tured, Mr.. Fleugauf was among the
brave soldiers who, forgetful of very
thing but duty, charged upon the hos
tile Indians.
Life on tie plains sent to an untimely
death maSy soldiers who were never
touched by redskins bullet or arrow,
and Mr.. Flegauf came near such a fate
as that. A long time before his time
was out he was taken seriously ILL., but
he stuck to his post until an honorab BILE
discharge was finally given to him.
When he reached Philadelphia, the
Indian fighter was scarcely more than
skin and bones, and for three weeks he
lay desperately Ill in hospital. He felt
dizzy. and his stomach felt as If it had
dried up. These symptoms were accom-
panied by bloody dysentery, which no
medicine seemed to relieve.
After two years Of suffering, Mr..
Flegauf came to New York and was
treated by several physicians. These
did not agree, some calling his disease
catarrh of the stomach. and others
chronic diarrhoea.
In speaking TO a reporter about his
Illness Mr.. Flegauf said the doctors
helped him, but, with all the money he
spent for advice and medicine, ne was
able to work only a small part of the
time. Since moving to his present
home No. SIT West Forty-second street,
in New York, about year ago, Mr..
Flegauf has been so i'll that his voice
and hearing almost left him.
Then all medicines failed, and the
sick man had little hope Of recovery.
At this critical time DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People were recommended
to Mr.. Flegauf, and, almost as a last
hope, he began taking them.
1.-The beneficial effect Of the medicine
was felt at once" Mr.. Flegauf told the
reporter, land before had taken a box
I began to eat with relish. Three boxes
made me so much better that l began
work and have been able to keep at IL
since, for five months"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are for sale by
by all druggists or may be had by mail
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y, for soc per box, or
six boxes for 81 So
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03

corporations to receive and accept gifts
and requests; also one amending code so
that no medical college can receive for any
purpose whatsoever any human body,
except it be from the coroner, undertaken,
superintendent of poor farm, asylum, or
penltentiary and that said officials shall
make statement under oath that the bodies
are so secured. Bill to prevent indiscrim-
mate appointment Of special constables
was indefinitely postponed, as was also bill
to prevent peace officers receiving witness
fees. Kilburn's free text book bill came up
and an amendment to give electors in any
district power to discontinue the plan
whenever they so vote, was adopted.
Kilburn, Garst, Rowen and Bell spoke in
favor of the bill, while Waterman and
Carpenter opposed it..
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February 25.-An immense
grlst OF petitions were presented. Mitchell
introduced bill to repeal previous laws
regulating state dairy commissioners office
and enact a substitute therefor. Bill
regulating sales of liquors by pharmacists
was recommended for passage. Consid-
Sioeioh VI Tree leAt DOOh Oil was
resumed. Waterman offered an amend
ment requiring the consent of one-third of
the legal voters before the plan may be
adopted, and it was adopted. The bill then
passed, 81 to g. 1t provides that books may
be loaned to pupils.
HOUSE.
The speaker being absent, Dowell, of
Polk, was elected speaker pro tenn. A flood
of petitions was poured in, and during
their presentation Speaker Byers appeared
and took the chair A resolution for in
vestigation of delay in work of district
courts of the state was adopted. Senate
amendments to bill granting permission to
towT ships to erect halls for election pur-
poses, were concurred in. These bills were
introduced: By Dowell, to provide for the
taxation of fire insurance companies; also
one to amend code relative to insurance !;
by Mayne, to improve the public highways
by encouraging the use of wide tires on
wagons; by Spaulding, relating to compen-
sation of county surveyor; by Ray, to pro-
vide for uniform system of bookkeeping
in county affairs; by st. John. relating to
authorizations of dairy products; by MORT
son of Keokuk, concerning compensation of
justices of the peace and constables. Adj
journed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
CURIOUS FACTS,

One popularity of pearls is that, I'M
like other precious gems, they are liable
to decay. Occasionally a-yaluable pearl
changes color, seems to be attacked
with deadly disease and crumbles into
dust.
When a handsome man visits the
northeastern portion of Tartary the in
habitants kill him because he is good
looking. They don't want his clothes
or his money; they siml<y want his
soul to remain among them.
Some twenty tons of silk-spinning
and weaving machinery was shipped
from Stonington, CT, to Moscow,
Russia, recently. Sixty tons more is
ordered for the same place and parties.
The machinery is for use in biz silk
mill recently built in the old capital
of Russia
Instead of colds coming from at
mospheric changes, as people general
ly suppose" says a noted physician,
they generally originate, in my opin-
ion, by breathing impure air. Ninety
nine per cent of what are termed colds
are nothing more nor less than the
poisoning of the mucous membrane by
bad air."
One of the most wonderful of the
feathered inhabitants Of South America
is the oven bird, which mixes hair with
mud and builds it's nest in the form of
bakers oven. Il this structure there
are two compartments, one Of which
where the eggs are laid-is high up so
that the birds may hatch their young
in the dry.
The Photographic rifle is said to have
proven great success with the En-
peror of Germany and his guests on
deer hunt. A little camera is fixed to
the gun and exposes plate at the in
slant the shot is fired The plate Is
quickly developed in pocket bath.
The picture shows whether the animal
was struck, and enables the hunter to
avoid fruitless chase if he has missed
his game.
A French physician has found that
If current be passed through water
animal will Immediately turn, so that
its head is toward the anode; or, in
other words, so that the current passes
into its mouth and out from its tail:
its head will therefore always point
toward the positive pole. The effect on
n lot of tadpoles in the same vessel is
said to be quite amusing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
GOOD NOTION OF ECONOMY
why tho Smoker Gave Away tho best
Cigar In His Pocket.

Why tho Smoker Gave Away tho Best
Cigar In His Pocket.
From the New York Tribune: "Will
you have a cigar" asked one man of
another, carefully selecting one of
three which he drew from his waist
coat pocket. He handed this one to
his friend. The other man smiled and
said:
81 suppose this is the kind you buy to
give away"
"You might think so, but it isn't"
rejoined the one who had given the
cigar. las a matter of fact, the one
gave you is much the best of the lot
l always give away the cigars of that
brand which l receive. It's not be-
cause they are bad. but because they
are good. This is how it is: For sew
eral years l have been buying my CT
gars of dealer in Nassau street.
always get kind which costs $40 a
hundred. / am not overload of ths
brand, but it is the best l can get for
the money, and l feel that l cannea
afford to pay more for my cigars.
For some time the dealer has bees
anxious to get me to smoke cigar that
costs SIC hundred. He assures m,
tina. the difference between it and thu
one get is far greater than the prices
would indicate. Some of my friends
also smoke this expensive cigar, and
they assure me it really is exceptionally
good. From time to time the dealer
gives me one OF the Decent kind to
smoke, assuring me that If 1 will only
try it | will buy no other. The truth
is, fear he is right, so have absolute
ly resisted the temptation to smoke the
gift cigars. Instead, hand them to
some friend. That is one of them. Do
you believe now that / gave you the
worst?"
The friend saw no further reason for
doubling the cigar which he had re-
ceived was the best of the lot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
BEES CAME OUT IN A CLOUD.

BEES CAME OOl In "A CLOUD.
other incidents which l am quite sure
will not appear in the book, / am
equally certain the editor of The Free
Press would hesitate to allow in his col
umns. However l may mention an in
genious way in which some of the
African tribes defend their villages.
They build walls of earth baked in the
sun, around their huts. In one in
stance the Frenchman came on a viii
lage which had seven of these mud
walls around it. Inside the walls the
natives placed sticks. smeared with
honey and the bees of the forests came
there, surrounded the sticks and formed
hives; thus all around the inside of the
walls the bees protect the villagers.
Let any tribe try to mount these walls
from the outside and instantly they find
themselves attacked by the angriest
bees that one would care to meet. The
African bee in this particular locality
seems to be persistently vicious in
sect, and as the Frenhman described
ho@ they darted straight through the
air like great lightning flash, with
hum that was almost screech, could
not help thinking of the bees described
as "The Angry People" in one of Kip
ling's graphically written jungle stories.
The Frenchman attacked no villages
in Africa, although he was sometimes
called upon to defend himself and party
from attack, but one Of his men was so
unfortunate as to attempt to climb one
of the walls of this seven-walled viii
lage. He brought the bees out in
whole encampment in less time than
you could say Jack Robinson. Three
unfortunate mules were tied to trees
aud nobody had time to unite them.