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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
PHOTOGRAPHIC FIRES.
Stirring and Picturesque Scenes CauRh
by Amateur Firegoers.

Stirring and Picturesque Scenes Caught
by Amateur Firegoers.
There are in the city amateur
photographers who make speciality
of fires, but whose Photographic In
terest in fires is, after all, but Sec
ondary. They are primarily inter
ested in fires and firemen. They are
firegoers, and with them, though
they may be we'll advanced in the
Rrt, photography but adds to the In
terest they find in fires and serves
for the preservation of stirring
scenes of wonderful fire and smoke
effects and of the working of the fire
department under all sorts of condi-
tions.
There are probably not more than
half dozen of the fire photogra-
pliers here referred to. Many pho
tographers at one time and an
other get picture of fire, but only
casually, as opportunity presents. A
fire is not like scenery, or house,
or bridge, that one can 60 out and
photograph when one wants to or
when the conditions are favorable,
but it springs up Unexpectedly at all
sorts of hours and in various places,
and to get photograph of 1t one
must have knowledge of the fire,
freedom of movement and a camera
always at hand, besides command of
facilities for work after getting to
the fire. These requirements neces-
sarily limit the fire photographers
to very small number, confined to
the ranks of fiIegoers.
There is probably no man whose
blood is not stirred by the sight of a
fire engine dashing along the street
to a fire. Everybody is fascinated
by the spectacle of the fire itself; all
are interested in the fire department
and its work and everything pertain
ing to it, There are some for whom
these things have absorbing interest.
These are the tiregoers, with an in
tense interest in the fire department
and in everything belonging to 1t
and a like interest in fires.
The firegoer may be a business
man. He is likely to be man whose
time Is more or less at his own COM
mand, who can come and go as he
pleases. OF course no has fire
badge, SO that he is free within the
fire lines. He is familiar with the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

BILE her to get that sleep and rest without
which she could not long endure the strain.
She at length found this in DIR. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People. She said to the
reporter: by the time had taken one box
of these pills, / not only felt stronger but
to my surprise found that could sleep.
81 have taken four boxes now and can take
long nap during the day and sleep soundly
"The medicine not only takes away that
weary depressed feeling but creates buoy.
ancy and exhilaration that does not pass away
when one stops taking the pills.
+" am forty-nine years old and about thirty
years ago began TO be troubled with gather.
ings in my head. The trouble continued until
l was unable TO hear sound through NV
right ear and my left ear was badly affected.
had no idea that the pills would benefit my
ears but they evidently did as my hearing is
very much improved.
Pale People wonderful medicine. The
address of the woman Is: Mrs. II. L. Graham.
2l4 Il. 4th St., Pueblo, Col.
STATE Of CoLoRADo,l
COUNTY OF PUEBLO, 90
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of July, 1897.
GEORGE w. GILL,
(sEAL) Notary Public.
All the elements necessary TO give new life
and richness TO the blood apd restore shat,
tered nerves are contained In Dr. Willjams'
Pink Pills for Pale People. They are sold
In boxes (neyer in loose form, by the dozen
or hundred) at 80 cents box, or six boxes
for $40, and may be had of all druggists OF
directly by. mail from DR.. WilliamsT Nsds,
cine Co., Schenectady, N..Y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
There ArA Nips and Nips.

A gentleman who lived about &c
miles from London had been up to
town to a theater and was going
home by the midnight train.
1t was a bitterly cold night, and
the ticket inspector who stood by
the train kept on stamping his feet
to keep them warm.
"You look cold" said the gentle
man as he came up. Wont you
take nip of somethingf"
THANK you, sir" said the man
gratefully.
"Then take a nip of this" hold.
ing out the ticket, and the gentle
man got into the carriage chuckling
over his little joke
But he wasn't so amused later on
when he found himself being swift
ly carried past his destination, the
inspector having put him into an
ordinary carriage instead Of the slip
coach which stopped at his place.
He was landed 40 miles farther
on, on a raw morning, with no pos
sibility of catching train home for
many hours, and his language was
most uncolnplimentary
But that was some one else's joke
Pearson n's Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

working Of the department. An ap-
paratus going along the street has
for him Significance quite beyond
that which It would have even for
one interested in such subjects, but
not familiar with them. There are
various things about the movements
of apparatuses that to him convey
definite information.
If the fregoer is also an amateur
photographer, he has camera at
his place of business or his Office
ready, but he photographs many
other things about the department
besides fires. He has, for example,
picture Of the men turning out on
an alarm, the scene in the bunk
room, with the tiremen jumping out
of bed. He has pictures of the hook
ing up in the engine house, with the
horses dashing for their places, and
pictures of speed exhibitions taken
at public displays of the department
and pictures Of drilling men, men
jumping into nets, and that sort of
thing.
At the fire he may take, besides
pictures of the fire itself, picture
of big stream, of course, with the
pipe and the men holding 1t. One
who looks at series of such pic
lures realizes right away that he is
looking at something out of the ordi-
nary. The fire photographer takes,
perhaps, a picture of the fire line,
with the policemen holding the peo-
pie back, and the men and the boys
composing 1.-THE fire line that ev-
erybody has seen. On still day he
takes n smoke effect-a fire engine
with great masses of white smoke
rolling up from the smokestack and
broadening out into great, rolling
plume above.
After the fire he may take pictures
of the wrecked buildings or of
striking interior. He takes next day,
1t may be, the burned building as 1t
looks covered with playbills. 1t Is
not always possible to get satisfac
tory picture of the fire. 1t is COM
paratively easy to get good pictures
of the incidental happenings. Alto,
gether such pictures make series
of great interest. The photographer
gives copies to his friends, and some
times he has them mounted as Ian
tern slides. Thus enlarged and
thrown upon screen, they make
pictures of most striking and in
teresting character. New York
Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Sleep.

Sleep ensues when the brain Is
largely denuded of blood, when GER
ebral anemia is established. To
partly empty the brain of its blood
supply, to keep the head cool, the
body sufficiently warm and to send
the blood rather to the lower ex-
tremities-this is the physical prob
lem of the sleepless. 1t is interest
ing to note that during sleep a great
number of the bodily functions con-
tinue quite normally without inter
fering with sleep itself, and there
fore sleep is not so like death as
some of the poets have imagined.
Man asleep is not so profoundly diff.
ferent from man awake, the two
chief points of difference, however,
being these-a greater indrawing
Of oxygen and exhalation of car,
bonic acid and a complete vasomo.
tor est.-London Spectator.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
How to behave.

I take at random two specimens
from an early Victorian manual:
when entering the boudoir of a
lady friend, gentleman should be
very careful to remove his hat,
and IF at dinner party you have
the honor to sit next your hostess,
and she depute to you the duty of
carving a leg of mutton, and if, in
doing go, you inadvertently upset
this joint into your hostess lap, do
not, as the vulgar would, apologize
profusely and offer to buy her a
new dress, but pass it off lightly as
a joke" Strange though it seems,
the arbiter of conversation and eti-
quette in the present day has made
no great advance from such modes
of wisdom. m.-Saturday Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
NEW YoRk's FIRE PATROL.
1t Had Its Origin In an Association Of
Merchants For Mutual Protection.

AZ hhu Ato III hh AbbOVthtiph Va
Merchants For Mutual Protection.
Mr.. Charles T. Hill, writing in st.
Nicholas of the New York FIRE patrol,
rays: .,g
The history of the New York
branch of this novel addition to the
FIRE service is not uninteresting, for
Its, establishment dates back to the
beginning of the present century, at
which time it was known as the Mu-
tual Assistance Bag company.
Originally this was banding to-
gether of New York merchants for
mutual protection at fires. Each
member. of the above company"
wore a badge of distinction" at
fires, consisting of round hat with
a black rim and white crown bear
ing the initial letters of the organ
ization, IN. A." on the front. He
was also armed with two stout can
vas bags about Q by 8 feet in size,
having upon the outside his name
in full and the letters I'M. A" sur
rounded by circle. At each alarm
of fire the members of the company
responded with hat and bags, and
if fellow members property was
in danger saved what they could
and conveyed it in these bags to
some place of safety.
We find among the list Of mem.
bers Of this organization In 1908
such names as Beekman, Bleecker,
Cruger, Cutting, De Peyster, Roose.
velt, Stuyvesant and others as well
known, showing that many Of the
pioneer merchants Of New York
city were incorpoIators Of this mu-
tual fire protective association. 1t
is extremely interesting to picture
to the mind a group of these sturdy
old Knickerbockers, working ener-
getically amid the exciting sur
roundings of a fire, slowing goods
and chattels away in canvas bags
bearing names that have since be-
come historically famous or promi-
nently identified with the growth of
old Manhattan.
In 1889 the present fire patrol was
organized, practically evolving, 30
far as records show, from this same
Mutual Bag company. Their head
quarters were on Dutch street, where
small wagon, pulled by hand, was
kept stored on the top floor of the
building. This wagon was lowered
to the street each evening at Up.
m. and hoisted back again mt a.
m. Between these hours the fire
patrolmen were on duty. Later the
service was increased by the addi-
tion of another wagon and more
men, and in 1870 the patrol was re-
organized and put upon more SUBJ
stantial and more effective basis.
Three stations were opened In
different parts of the city, and the
companies, under command of three
officers, were taken from the regu-
lar fire department. The most ap.
proved wagons and the best tele-
graphic instruments were intro
duced, and the finest horses obtain
able were purchased for the service.
1t is a question whether any
branch of the regular fire depart
ment responded so quickly as the
detaohments from these different
stations, and they presented a stir
ring picture as they thundered along
on their way to fire.
The service in New York has been
still further enlarged, and today
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Mind Wanderings.

The Sentinel seeks in its last
issue to answer the few observa-
tions we made concerning the
pleasantries of the proprietor.
every weak, twas the usual remark
of the citizen on reading il. He
says he has no recollection of the
things we tell and if they be true
we ought to be ashamed of ourself
to tell it, because they were office
secrets. We did keep still and saw
wood for three years during his
ruse of newspaper peace, and his
vile blurts at our quietude, but we
got tired oft. We were the last
person he should have assaulted,
for we know him best. We can
produce other than our own affi-
davit TO substantiate the whole
truth we have spoken. Many read
our expose ofhis true political po-
sltion and came to US with assur-
ance that they knew the state
ments to be true. The only accusa-
tion he donies is his position in the
swartz appointment matter, and
he undertakes to reproduce a tele-
gram from McMillen concerning
the appointment. We doubt
whether such telegram was ever
received, and have as the founda-
tion of our accusation in this mat
ter only what Noah Swartz told US
In the office, and showed US letters
to that effect. We have his brother
John Swartz. who is yet among the
living,who knows the circumstance
as we stated it, and he got it from
Noah at the time. In his opposi-
to Dan Wright he makes no denial.
Says he don't recolect it; that he
will leave that to Will Keynes.
Concerning the circular that was
sent forth from his office, his recol-
lection fails him again, and he
knows nothing of it unless we got
It out ourself in his employ. We
will say that we were not working
for him at the time of the issuance
OF the circular, but we know who
was, and know who put out the cir
cular. He brands us as traitor
and spy to tell the rotteness of
his political bearing during our stay
with him. 1t is a traitor indeed
that will not guard his party
against its enemies. Green has
been the spy, the traitor to his
party for years, and he does not
deny 1t now that the truth is
known, and 1t is well for the party
that he Is exposed so that precau-
tion may be taken.
We do not wish TO burden the
readers OF our magazine with long
discussions on one subject, and now
that we have aired the good demo.
cracy of Hooking OF its enemies
and traitors, we will take up the
other extreme, the churches, for
discussion. 49,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
PASSING OF BEETHOVEN.
Pathetic Story of the Last Time He Ever
Played.

Pathetic Story of the Last Time He Ever
Played.
A writer in Temple Bar relates
the following regarding the last
time Beethoven ever played:
"He had been deaf for 25 years.
nearly half of his life, when, in
1922, a letter reached him at Baden
from his nephew, the being dearest
to him on earth. The young man
wrote from Vienna, where he had
got into a scrape, from which he
looked to his uncle to extricate him.
Beethoven set out at once, but his
funds were so low that he was
obliged to make the greater part Of
the journey on foot. He had gone
most of the way and was only a
few leagues from the capital when
his strength failed. He was forced
to beg hospitality at poor and
mean looking house one evening.
The inhabitants received the ex-
hausted, i'll tempered looking, dark,
gruff voiced stranger with the ut
most oordiality, shared their mea-
ger supper with him, and then gave
him a comfortable seat near the fire.
The meal was hardly cleared away
before the head of the family open.
ed an old piano, while the sons each
brought forth some instrument, the
women meantime beginning to
mend the linen. There was gen.
eral tuning up and then the music
began. As it proceeded the players,
the women, all alike, were more and
more deeply moved. Tears stole
down the old mans cheek. His wife
watched him with moist eyes and
pathetic, faraway smile on her lips.
She dropped her needlework, and
her managing daughter forgot to
find fault. She was listening too.
The sweet sounds left only one pei
son in the room unmoved.
1.-The deaf guest looked on at this
scene with yearning melancholy.
When the concert was over, he
stretched out his hands for sheet
of the music they had used. I could
not hear, friends, he exclaimed in
hoarse tones of apology, but would
like to know who wrote this piece
which has so moved you all. The
piano player put before him the AL
legretto' in Beethoven's symphony
in A. Tears now stole down the Wis
itor's cheeks. 'Ah, he exclaimed,
1 wrote it; am Beethoven Come
and let us finish the piece He went
himself to the piano, and the even
ing passed in true delirium of
pleasure and pride for the dwellers
in that humble musical home
When the concerted music was over,
he improvised lovely songs and sa-
cred hymns for the delighted fam
lily, who remained up far into the
night listening to his playing.
"It was the last time he ever
touched an instrument. When he
took possession of the humble room
and couch allotted to him, he could
not sleep or rest. His pulses beat
with fever. He could not breathe.
He stole out of doors in search of
pefreshment and returned to bed in
the early morning chilled to the
heart. He was too i'll to continue
his journey. His friends in Vienna
were communicated with and q ply
sician was summoned, but his end
was at hand. Hummel stood dis
consulate beside his dying bed. Bee
thoven was, or seemed to be, uncon-
scious. Just before the end, how
ever, he raised himself and caught
the watchers hand closely in both
his own. After all, Hummel, must
have had some talent, he murmuI.
ed, and then he died"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
thera ara FIVE atationa. each contain

there are FIVE stations, each contain
ing two sections, or two complete
companies, 20 when one section re-
sponds to an alarm another COM
plete section (officer, men and wag-
on) is left In quarters. Each station
is manned by captain, heuten-
ant, sergeant and from 10 to "a
permanent men, and Is further
strengthened at night by the addi-
tion Of ten auxiliary men, who can
be called upon at any moment for
service. These are men who work
during the day at various other oc-
cupations and are paid only for the
time they are at fires. The perma-
nent force Is also recruited from
these auxiliary men,"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

IT WILL be remembered thai
though the Foraker crowd with the
Governor of the State of Ohio al
the head, may be conquered but
not subdued. They manifested
their strength in the last senatorial
contest and with all the patronage
of the state at their command they
will bob up serenly in the future
and make somebody's hair curl.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Bones and Holes.

Grocer-You butchers have a soft
snap. You weigh the bones with
the meat and charge meat prices.
Butcher-I don't see as you have
any call to talk. When you sell
Swiss cheese, don't you weigh the
holes and charge cheese prices for
em3-Boston Transcript.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

"At no time," said the cornfed
philosopher, lis man so willing to
take the burden from the weak
shoulders of frail woman as when
she is harassed with the care of a
large and paying property. In
dianapolis Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

SUCH scenes as were enacted in
and around the State Capital this
week were disgrace to our COM
monwealth and has placed stain
on the escutcheon of the foremost
state In the Union which will re.
quire years to blot out.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

THE BUSHNELL -Foraker.-Kurtz
followers can now take to the
woods. The plums on the trees in
their orchard will not be plucked
for awhile yet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

TRUSTS and monopolies will die.
tate what laws shall be made for
the benefit of the laboring man in
Ohio for the next seven years.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

In THE next thirty days there
will be about 1900 disappointed
Office seekers who were promised
positions by Marcus.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

MCKINLEY can come home now,
Mr.. Hanna has been vindicated (?)
and will take full charge at once.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

OF ALL sad things of tongue OF
pen, the saddest of all is, at might
have BEEN"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

Life is not 30 short but that there
is always time enough for courtesy.
-EmerSOn
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

IT is a good thing for Hanna that
he had a good sized hogshe cad to
tap.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Commercially Considered.

A mans life seems to have com.
mercial value measured by his own
pocketbook and the cost of legal
services. .-~Orange County Herald
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

THE bitter has been mixed with
the sweet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
& DUGA.
Headquarters for Dependable Merchand


through this entire Every thousand
PRICES,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14

ERC0AT, Don't wait until the last day or
Better come and make your selection now
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Record Breaking Prices:

Mems winter caps
Mems plush
Mems felt boots
Med's heavy working shoes
Boys dress shoes
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02

P~enmanship evening class. Rapid
business writing including automatic
lettering $3.50 a month. Begins Mon
day January 7, in the Bank Building.
Glass limited to ten pupils. Apply to
Professo or Nesse.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02
Estray Notice.

Came to the Holstein ranch three
months ago, one black gliding. Owner
can recover animal by proving property,
paving for this advertisement and settling
pasturage bills. SAM DAVIS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02
Bedns and Brown Bread.

BY request Of many patrons the
Boston Bakery will begin the delivery
every Sunday morning. Leave orders
Friday.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02
FOR SALE

A good house in a suitable locality.
very cheap for cash. Apply at this
Office, If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02

Notice IS hereby given, that in purou-
ance n order of The District Court of
the First Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for the County of Doug |
las, made on the 10Th day of December,
1896, in the Matter of the Estate of
WENDELIN ZIRN, deceased, !the un-
dersigned, the AdministratO of the
Estate Of the said deceased, will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, United States gold coin, or
Monday. February $, 1897.
at One O'clock p. m. in front Of the Court
House door, in Genoa, in the County of
Douglas, State of Nevada, all the follow
ing personal property which has not been
sold before that time at private sale to Wit
One Silver Watch and Chain, One Silver
Match Safe, One Meerschaum Cigar
| Holder, Thlce Plain Gold Rings and
Forty Thousand Shares 81 the
| Stock of the ZiYn and 1,AaitZ
Consolidated Mining Company.
But Notice is hereby further given that
| Sdll hullltllSITdtO Will SCH at EFlStsG
Sale at the Office of Wells, Fargo X Co.,
Express in said Genoa, Douglas County.
Nevada, any of or all Of said above men
toned and described personal property, on
the same terms as above mentioned, up to
the said day and hour of said auction sale,
commencing Oh Tuesday, e,anuary
18th. 1897 and continuing every day of
said period of time. Sundays excepted,
from 10 O'clock in the forenoon. till 4
O'clock in the afternoon, and up to said
auction sale, as aforesaid.
Done and dated this Sth day of Jenu-
airy, a. d. 1897.
G. W. SELBY.
Administrators of the Estate of Wende.
lin Zirn, Deceased.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. 25c. il
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02
To Rent.

Two elegantly furnished rooms
suitable for gentleman attending the
Legislature. luquile at thi8 office
If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02

! D. G. st. George, eye Specialist and
agent for the Equitable Life Insur-
ance Company. Carson City. If.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-02

Trib cures bruises and sprains.