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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
CHOOSING a PRESIDENT.
some Of the Dangers % our Present Eiec
oral syBtom.

some Of the Dangers % Our Present Elect.
oral syEtom.
The electoral system, which, even
According to it's original design, was
never consistent with our theory of
government is, in my opinion, the
source of all the greatest dangers to
which we are now subject. 1t was
not only inconsistent with our tbeo-
ry of government, but inconsistent
with itself, for if the people were,
In fact, incapable of selecting a
president or vice president by di.
rect vote, they were equally incapd-
ble of selecting competent agents to
perform that duty for them.
Under this system, there is no
uniform constitutional rule for the
selection of electors, and there have
been frequent periods in our his
tory when three different methods
were in actual operation ut the
same time-some states choosing
by the votes of their legislatures,
some by the votes OF the people on
Il general ticket, and others by the
votes of the people in separate dis
tricts, each district choosing ono
elector. 1t is manifest that, in a
matter of so great and general con.
cern as is the, election of a,chiof ex.
ecutive for the whole country, there
should be perfect uniformity in the
proceedings of the different states
in order that the people of each
state may exercise their proper share
, of power in determining the result
! If in one state the electors are
chosen by vote Of the legislature
not elected for that purpose and
perhaps not representing the will of
the people on that subject-and in
another the whole electoral vote is
given to II single person simply be-
cause one ret of electors received q
small majority or mere plurality
of the popular vote, while in third
the electoral vote is divided between
two or more candidates because the
popular vote was taken by districts,
il is evident that, as regards this
important function, the equality Of
the states and people is destroyed
and that consequently great injus.
tice must be. done to one side or the
other in the contest. ~
The constitution not only permits
aIl these different methods, bu'.
there are many other ways inswhich
electors might he constitutionally
appointed If the Legislatures should
see fit to adopt them In times of
great excitement the temptation to
resort to unfair means, especially if
such means be legal and constitu-
tional, to secure advantages over
political opponents rCHJ 'Jecome too
strong for successful resistance, and
new methods may be found to pre-;
vent Il just and equitable distrihu.
tion of political power among the
people. -',. q. ..,.r.,
There are now as states in the I'm
Ion, and yet. under the practice now
Wevailing,;t president and vice pres
ident popy' be elected liy.a bare ma
jority of-the votes or even byIa plu
rality in II states, being three, less
than one-third of the whole mum
Der, although all the people in all
the other states may vote for oiher
persons. Hon j. q. Carlisle in
Forum. ~ 600,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
CLAY CHALLENGED cHoATE.
Kentuckian Danced breakdown nad
ChOate Cut Pigeon Wing.

KentucIian Danced breakdown nnd
ChOate Cut a Pigeon Wing.
In the long ago antebellum days,
when southern aristocracy made it's
summer headquarters at the noted
Virginia Springs, where the planters
came up from the Carolinas, Ken
lucky, Georgia and Mississippi in
their carriages, with great baggage
trains and a retinue of servants, and
when they came the 1st of June and
staid until frost fell, those were gay
! old times at the mountain resorts,
when,life was worth the pain Of liy-
ing.
Beginning with the first register
in 1906 and coming on down to1SG0,
one finds succession of historical
names. There are the Sumters, the
Pickenses and the Hamptons of the
Carolinas; the Clays and Marshalls
and Crittendons of Kentucky; Cor
win and Ewing and Trimble of Ohio;
the Choates and Websters and
Pierces of New England; Dickinson,
Marcy and Dallas of the middle
states; Cass and Douglas and Benton
from tho then far west; the Floyds,
Cabells, Prestons and galaxy of
bright names from Virginia; the
CAROLS: from Maryland, and host
of others whose names have render
ed American shistory ,illustrious.
Herqthese oldhbtablesc6mo in their.
shadbellied coats and sidkboard col.
lars, and proper, dignifed time
they had of it as they mingled their
sulphurwater and mint juleps to-
gether and talked politics. 1t was
away back in 1887, when there must
have been something in the wind OF
importance to tho Wing party. On
q musty old, page OF the hotel regis
ter of that year, h'that fine, almost
feminine. handwriting that is fa-
miliar TO all, We find this inscrip.
ton, III. t'lay, Kciitucky," while
among tho nc&t days arrivals are
Rufus Choatr, massachusetts; Thom-
as Corwin, Chic; william Q l}iyes,
Virginia, lnl Millmd Fillmore, New
York.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
,Tennyson's Love For Flowers.

An elaborately illustrated article,
"Tennyson and His Friends at
Freshwater, by " G. Scott, o. Con.
nor, appears in the December Cen,
tury. The author says of the poet
Willingly, he took no part in the
destruction of life. His sympathy
with nature led him to mourn over
the cutting down of trees, as il they
were, like the grove in Dante's I'M
ferno," tho abode of his personal
friends, and no never would con-
sent to his flowers ut Farringford
being plucked. 81 can very well re-
member the look on his face" Miss
Weld, his niece, tells me. hen he
met me one day, returning from
his meadows with a wheelbarrow
full of fading da4odils plucked by
me with the lavish hand of q child.
He gazed ut them'yery sorrowfully
and in gentle words expressed his
regret that 20 much beautiful life
had been noeG!uss.y sacrificed " 5l
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
ORIGIN OF LACE.
Invented bya European Woman as Lats
ms the Fifteenth Century.

Invented by n European Woman az Lats
as the Fifteenth Century.
In an interesting article on the
subject of Lace" in The Woman 4
Home Companion Orlena L. Shac-
kleford, after giving the history of
machine made lace, goes on to say:
Handmade lace has n history far
more fascinating. Some have sup,
posed that it originated in Egypt
the land that gave birth to nearly
all the arts, but search diligently as
you may and you will never dis
ccver in mummy's tomb, on sculp-
tured or painted wall or in any
archaeological find whatever TIE
pictorial or actual remains of this
poetic tissue. Neither il there docu.
mentary evidence OF its pffi1senGe
there, Gauzes and neH, fine mus,
Inns and exquisite 9nbroideries,
fringes, knotted and plated, you
may meet With frequently, but this
fabric without foundation, this
ethereal textile, named by the Ital-
ians punto in aria (stitch in airl,
you will mover chance. upon Whyi
Because it did not exist before the
fifteenth century, because it was in.
vented by the European woman,
fqrnsing her contribution to the ro.
,nqissance, and as unknown to orien.
tails, who have even now no love for
its pale perfection and do not use ii
In their costumes or in household
decoration Its lack of color makes
il Inlovoly in their eyes.
"Fanciful storien have been woven
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
JURlEs AND THEIRVERDlCTs
In Former Times Agreement Was Com
pelIed-somc Amusing Returns.

IN Former Times Agreement Was Com
pelled-Sono Amusing Returns.
1t used to be the practice to starve
disagreeing jurymen into agree
ment. AT the conclusion of a case
the jurors were locked up without
fire, light or food, and thus they
had to remain until they decided
upon verdict. Once upon time
It was discovered that a jury so
locked up had refreshed themselves
with some apples which one of their
number brought in his pockets. The
judge severely rated them ON their
misconduct and fined them II shil-
lings each. In the reign of Henry
VIII, Lord Chief Justice Reed, pre-
siding at London city sessions, had
to punish jury for the same hei-
nous offense of taking refreshment
before their verdict had been deliV-
cred. The circumstances were Pc
culiar and afforded an interesting
glimpse of the manners of the time.
The jurors, on motion made on
their behalf to set aside the fine,
pleaded that it was the judge who
was to blame and not they. They
said that they returned into court
with their verdict after reasona-
bic amount of deliberation, but they
found that his lordship had gone
out to see an affray. They there
fore returned to their room to await
his return and thought they were
doing no wrong in taking a little
lunch. The fine was upheld.
Many and diverting are the stories
told by smart lawyers of poor be-
logged jurors. That jurors do some
times ask very idiotio questions and
return very foolish verdicts every
one with the slightest knowledge of
the interior of court of justice
must admit, but we must not blame
the honest man too much. The de-
bilitating effects of a long wrangle
between Tweedledum, @. c., and
Tweedlcdee, Q. c., followed by a
pompous, abstruse harangue from
Mr., Justice Bumptious, should be
taken into consideration. The won.
der is, when one remembers the
pains taken by the learned counsel
to mystify j1ries, that so many SEN
siblo verdicts are obtained. Here are
some cases which do not show trial
by jury in the brightest light;
A provision dealer prosecuted a
man for stealing piece of bacon
out of his shop. The evidence was
simple and undisputed. The prose
cutor, sitting in little back parlor
with glass door, saw the thief
walk up to the counter, pick up tho
bacon and put ii in his pocket
"You saw me through the glass,
did youl" asked the prisoner
Eyes" said the plaintiff.
"Well, then, | must be let off.
You can't swear through glass.
The judge, of course, made light
of this strange defense, but the jury
took the prisoners view and acquit-
ted him.
Baron Anderson once tried civil
action, in which the plaintiff had
had his ribs broken and his skull
fractured by the defendant. The
facts were not disputed. II was only
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
YOUNG LOVES AWAKENING.
1t Came Just In Time to Prevent the stcl
Tint Is NnE EnaiIY Reirncrd.


That Is Not Easily Retraccd.
"Years ago." said a Cleveland
man, II mado a long stay in an
English county. visited one of my
relatives, who owned q small estate
near big manufacturing town,
and, being young fellow with
plenty of time on my hands, staid
on much longer than l originally
intended. made Il number of ac-
quaintances, and among them a
! family named Jelrold, father, moth
er and daughter. They had a neat
little place few miles from where
I was stopping, and became quite
well acquainted with them. So
well, in fact that fell in love with
the daughter. She was a fine, big
girl, with very black hair and very
red cheeks and voice that could be
heard across q ten acre field. She
could ride like the wind and walk 20
miles without murnur.
"Well, she sort of carried me
away with her impetuosity: l be-
came frequent visitor at their
home and everybody made me wei
con,o One dIv had fairly mode
up my mind to pop the momeutous
ouestion Miss Laura was more fas-
cinating than ever, despite her bois-
terous ways, that | never could
nDi,o FORGIVE and tbe dav wos one
If tboeo lovely onos in earlv Nav
when nature seems at her very hest
# was inst n little chilly but the
sunshine tcmnercd tbo raw edge of
tbe ,tn,osuhcrs de,iobtfnIIv Laura
and I went ont for n walk when
we camo hool, Ileft her in T he bonse
and went ont 10 Iool, for her father
Ind fuIIv determined to osl, him
for her hand
"T.ouro toIl mo vo,,1d nrohob,r
find him, ot the stables and I started
in tbat Girection 7 bod ,,1t n,y
Iicb+ ton conf in the hoI, md nsI
st9rto1 across rbo bio lawn ro,t
cbiIlv and turned booi, 70 Get the
coot ,rodo M ,oieo IN onterino
and wos inst toking down the gop.
mont wbcr hoard NV nomo called
rlo erool,ar ,yos Tor~o ond .bo
was in tho MORNING ronn 90 tbev
c.IIed II inst hack of tbe hall
Tanrn.s voice wos 60 nenetrotjng
lhat co,II ro+ heIn bearin, ever1
wor,1 she soid 7 should not have
listorpd but fo,, the life of mo I
ccuIGn,t boIn II
~.Vas 7 heard her sov ,1,vo
boooo1 him snro Hos o,t ~ ,,,e
stables now 1ooI,ino for Won non.
nar and when he Gets vour reI.c.
tant consent he'll SOC mo Now
who+ oro Won ooino to Offer him 5s
INV woddino rortion,,
S.Tbe,e Voc a n,r,,,,,r of ,yordo
+1,o+ cor1d,,,+ cotoI ond +ber To,,
ra lonohed
".Gniry tn t,1rn oyer tbe Ruuhle.
couh collin stock are von7. Wall
Won ore q sIv old nonnor Never
mind be won,f know the difrerenca 4
And arc Won sure that the letters
von ,eco;yed ore oil otroi,btp
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
putting u oontlr.

You know, George, I'm a mild
spoken sort of chap and never call
anybody bad names, butif some one
asked me to mention the greatest
rascal in. London, would say to
you, George, there is some one
wants to Epeak to you. Pick lie
Up.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
CORPORATION CLERKS:
LOGAN DIRECTORY.


John Uclser ,Thos Rochester, ,Chas. Wright.
Cemetery Trustees;-
DR.. n. II Blosser,Z V .Raney John ERauch.
Library Truste"s:-
l.. ID. Vickers, Pres, j. b. Dollson, Sec'y,
Le Wis Green. $ II Bright, j. A. Smith.
Board or Education:-
o. ". IL. Wright, Pres, DIR. Blosser, Secy,
q, W. Schwenke, Treas, h. Warner
G. n. Bowlby, Dir. j. IL Dye.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Tho Foot Of the Reindeer.

The fore foot of the horse to a
great extent determines its value, as
upon this portion Of its anatomy its
speed and endurance derend. The
foot of the reindeor is most peculiar
in construction. tits cloven through
the middle and each half curves
upward in front. 1t is slightly
elongated and capable of consider
able amount of expansion. When
placed on an irregular surface,
which is difficult to traverse, the AMI
NAL contracts the feet into sort of
claw, by which firm hold is secur-
ed. When moving rapidly, the two
portions Of the foot, rs it is lifting
strike together, the hoofs making q
continuous Gathering noise, which
may be heard at a considerable dis.
tance, 1t is this popularity of the
foet that makes the reindeer so sure
footed and-s SO valuable in rocky and
uneven country, where almost any
other animal would prove a failure
as beast Of burden. New York
Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Logan school Examlners meetlngs.

The Board OF Sch ool Examiners of Logan
Nhiage Will hold reg ular meetings for the
Examination ofapplicants TIE achers Ce rtih-
Gates on the Third Wednesday of February,
ut the Office ofthe Superintendent, in the
School Building of said Village. Examina-
tions begin at $3.50 A. M, fstandard of each
day.i
By Order OF Board ofEx.
O.W. IL. Wright Pres
II. E. RaYman. Clerk.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
G. w. DOLLISON

PHFSIClANAND SURGEON.
Office in Dollison Block, Second
door East of Court House, Logan,
Ohio. Residence, West Main Street
near street leading to depot. Tele-
phone NJ. o. t" N
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Drew tho Line.

During Tho visit Of George " to
the Emerald Islo there were, Moore
tells us, many good things said.
"One Of the 'pisintry, delighted
with his majesty's affability, said to
the tollkeeper, as the king passed
through, Och, now, and his majes-
ty, God bless him, never paid the
turnpikel And how's that1' oh,
kings never does We lets 'em 10
freeI was the answer. Then there S
the dirty money for ye, says Pat.
1t shall never bo said that tho king
came here and found nobody to pay
the turnpike for him. Moore, on
his visit 10 Abbotsford, told this
story TO Sir Walter, when they were
comparing notes as TO the two royal
visits. Now, MIR. Moore, replied
Scot there, you lave just the ad,
,yaptageof US. There was no want of
enthusiasm hero. The Scotch folk
would have done anything in the
world for his majesty but-pay the
turnpike. i" .-..-.---.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
Going East.

All trains run daily except Sun
day.
Train No. 8 from the east ar.
rives at 1926 p. m.
For rates, time Of trains and
other information call on J.C.H Hart,
AGENT.
q. M. Bennett, Supt.
+. M. Wilkinson, G.T.A
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
TEACHERS,-..

The School Examiners of Hooking County,
Ohio, will meet at the Union School Building
Logan, Ohio, on The fret Saturday OF Sept.
tember, October November, and December
1897, first Saturday of March, first and third
Saturdays of April and May and first Satur-
day of June 1898. examinations beginning at
8 o'clock A. NJ. Testimonials required Of
aminations win be held first Saturday
April and May 1898.
E. D. RICKETTs, Pres.
A. l.. ONEIL,
A. M. BRowS, Sec.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
B. & q. S-W. RY.
OHIO DIVISION.
ATHENS TIME TABLE

TRAINS EAST.
'No Il, lIall, Parkersburg, Balti-
more and New York ............... S:55 a. IN.
80, D, hccolnouatlon ....., ..;:..; 3:l6 p. M.
fNo, 4, Royal Blue Limited, Wash
ington, baltimore and New York 4:I0 p. m.
mo, 2, Night Express Washington,
Baltimore and New York;. ii 40 p. m,
TRAINS WEST.
mo. l, Night Express, Cincinnati
st. Louis and West ..... 3:j7 a. m,
mo. 3, Royal Blue Limited, Cincin-
nati ana 81. Louis ...,.; l2:2S p M.
mo. ~, accommodation, Chillicothe Cincinnati
and Way Stations. ........ ........ 4:O3 p. IN.
*Daily
For information regarding rates,
connections, sleeping and Parlor
cars call on or address
j. III. BROWN.
Ticket Agent.
Athens, Ohio.
Or j. III. LARRABEE,
Travelling Passenger Agt.
Chillicothe Ohio.
o. p. MCCARTHY,
General Passenger Agent,
Cincinnati, o.
Cincinnati & MuSkingum Valley
Railway Company.
Passenger Train Schedule.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-14
CHURCHES.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Corner OF
Hunter and Market streets. Rev. David II
Moore, d. d., pastor. Preaching services at
b:U II. m. and 200 p m. Sabbath School at
900 n. N. JInor G. Il at 1880 p. IN. and G. Il.
al s:sO p. IN. Prayer Meeting Wednesday
eNen ng at Z o'clock.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-02-05

News comes from New York
that an investment company has
been formed in London whose pur-
poselt is to change the direction of
investments which have been tow
ards the South African mining
fields to the United States, It is
said that agents Of this new con-
Germ are now in this country and
others who have recently been here
are now in London reporting the
results Of their visits to many oi
the mining districts of the west.
The feeling in London is that in
vestments in South Africa mining
have been greatly overdone ano
that the speculatlons had greatly
increased prices OF large number
of mining stocks.-Western Min
ing World.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-02-05

In an Indiana village two boys
were born during the week pre-
ceeding the election, one of them
to a republican and the other to a
democratic family. The Republi-
ban infant was promptly named
Abraham Lincoln Ulysses Grant
William Mckinley, and the young
democrat was named Thomas JEFF
ferson James Monroe William J !.
Bryan, and now it would seem to
be in order for the village to extend
the corporate limits before the boys
get old enough to swing their names
around.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-02-05

'Lnt me see some of your black
kid gloves" said a lady to the
blonde clerk at Babbitt's. .These
are not the latest style, are taey1"
she asked, when the gloves were
produced. eyes, madam" replied
the young man, "we have had them
in stock only two days" Il didn't
think they were, because the fash
ion paper says black kids have tan
stitches, and vice versa. / see the
tan stitches, but not the vice versa. y
The blonde young man explained
that vice versa was French for
seven buttones, so she bought three
pairs -Sun-Democrat,
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-02-05
A NEW BUTTER PACKAGE

A description is given, in an Aus
tralian paper of package which is
said to do away with the necessi y
for cold storage of butter. The
butter is first packed in box made
of ordinary glass, the corners be-
ing fastened with gummed paper,
A layer of plaster paris about one
inch thick is placed over the glass
box. and the brick is then wrapped
in paper especially prepared for
the purpose. As the gypsum is
ponconductor If heat, it is claimed
that butter so packed is not Injured
by any changes Of temperature.
Butter packed in this manner in
Melbourne was sent to South Afri-
ca, 700 miles, and arrived iii the
same condition as when shipped.
The cost of this method of packing
is said not to exceed two cents per
pound of butter. The butter is sent
as common freight, which results
in a great saving of expense.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-02-05

A very sad story comes from
Niles, Michigan, says the Tomb
stone Prospector. It appears that
Miss Sallie Mason, at that place,
felt SO certain that Bryan would be
elected that she wagered 1000 kiss
es with a young man against box
of gloves on the result. During
the past six weeks she has been
busily engaged every evening pay
ing the bet. A few days ago, how
ever, dispute arose over the count
and in order that no mistake should
be made, at the young woman's
own suggestion, the score was
wiped out and the count will begin
again.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-02-05

The Picacho mines are daily at
tracing more and more attention
by reason of the prominence of the
men interested in them and be-
cause of the large quantities of ore
that are available for milling. This
orc is low grade, although some
have seen assays of certain surface
ore which contained between $500
and $500 per ton in gold, also some
silver and copper. Such ore is
exceptional. The larger part Of
the deposits thus far developed
yield 81 per ton and upward. Of
the 800 claims in the district, AS
sessment work has been done on
$50. The coming month ex senator
Steve Dorsey is expe cted hack from
England, and the completion of a
one-hundred stamp mill will help
make things lively and help to
more fully demonstrate the actual
value of the ores. Although there
is sensational talk about fabulcusly
rich strikes in the Picacho district,
the opinion appears to prevail
among conservative mining men
who follow the industry along legit-
innate lines that the district is of
value largely because the large
quantity of ore at hand rather than
because of its high grade, e,-Senti-
mel.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-02-05

A revolution has heen quietly
effected in the methods of refining
coppar, and nearly half that pro-
duced in this country is now re-
fined by electricity, The method
consists in slectroplating the met
al from an anode composed OF the
"blister" or impure copper. the
strength of the current and the
composition of the liquid both be-
ing go chosen that nothing but
copper is deposited upon the cleo
trode, the Impurities in the crude
metal falling to the bottom Of the
tank in the form of mud. This
great electrolytic refinery Of the
Anaconda Company in Montana
produces FROM 100 to 100 tons OF
refined copper daily by this pro-
c, SIS, and is the largest plant of the
kind in the world, A similar re-
finery at Perth Amboy. N. J. has
oapaeity Of 10000 tons Of refined
copper per annum.-Aining and
Scientific Press.