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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Windy Hollow.

Wonder what has become of all
the Cppossums? "Holed up" eh?
Well / should think it was Just a
little early too. But maybe the
poor fellow is having serious time
with his "swollen brain" again If
so, the best thing for him to do is
to "soak his head" until the swell
ing has gone down.
Several from this place attended
church at Morris Chapel Sunday,
c. G. Vanhorn and wife visited
friends on Harmony ridge recently.
A quartet of young people of
this neighborhood drove to the
Ash Cave Sunday.
Several of the young sports of
this hollow attended church at the
"Rocks' Sunday night.
William Vanhorn is working on
Harmony Ridge at present.
Bundy Allen and family of Lo-
gan visited Mrs. Mary +. Gordon
Sunday.
Master Ray Yanborn is nursing
a badly punctured foot at present.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Jobs.

Mrs. Charles Bates has returned
home after pleasant visit with
relatives in Charleston.
Misses Myrta and Eta Power of
Coshocton spent last week with
friends here.
Miss Lizzie Dorst is spending a
few days in Athens.
Mrs. James Springer is very sick
at this writing.
Herb Powell and Bert Baird were
Murray City visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henson Davis made
business call in Murray Saturday
evening.
The memorial services for Aaron
Bryan were held in the United
Brethren church Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lena Willis is spending her
vacation in West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dowd were
taking a pleasant drive throug this
town last Sunday evening.
Mr.. Frank Walker and family
spent Sunday in Straitsville.
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Price were in
Cincinnati Sunday and Monday.
Lew Davis went to Shawnee tc
visit his mother Sunday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
South Perry.

Misses Blanche and Amy Nc
Clelland have returned from few
weeks visit with relatives and
friends at Columbus, Springfield
and Vienna Cross Roads.
The ice cream festival given by
the ladies of the NJ. L. Church
last Saturday evening was very
largely attended and the proceeds
amounted to nearly $25.
VIM. Febus and family of near
Tarlton visited relatives in town
over Sunday.
A photograph gallery was open
ed up here in the Pettycord prop
erty and will remain indefinitely
Mrs. Kate Floyd and daughters,
of Hilliard, are visiting VIM. Shell
and family.
Misses Rose and Anna White OF
Logan and Mrs. o. T. Higgy OF
Columbus are visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben White, on
the farm.
Fred Lux of Cincinnati has
been the guest of Henry Maynel
and wife during the past week.
Lee Karr has purchased the
Berry property on Main St., anc
has moved his barber shop in the
same.
G. G.. Johnston was business
visitor at Lancaster, Saturday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Washington Twp.

Preaching at our capital town,
Ilesboro, Sunday the Both, and q
goodly number were present, it be-
ing very pleasant day, and our
roads have nearly dried up.
Harvesting is not quite done and
so news of this region is scarce,
but the threshers are in the field
and we find the wheat not yielding
as well as many hoped it would.
George Anthony is in the employ
of John Mowery at the threshing
business, and with fine new ma
ahine, the patrons of this outfit
may expect good job.
Asbury Riggs is In the field with
his thresbing machine and doing a
rushing business.
William A. Griffith is just start
ing with his machine, and you all
know William ls a hustler.
Frank Allen & Co. will begin
threshing in day or two. They
are having some repairs made on
their engine and thresher. Now
with four threshers in this, the
best township in Ohio, you can see
that our grain need not stay in the
stack or barn all winter.
The new store at Hickory ridge
is having great trade.
T. d. Cook and wife met her
mother and an aunt from Cincin.
natl, Saturday, and brought them
home from Logan for a pleasant
visit.
VIM. Riggs and Hubert Spurriei
passed through our capital enroute
for Logan Saturday last.
Some of our commissioners were
in Nelsonville last Saturday. We
wonder if they are looking after
the pixies in Ward township.
Mr.. 1. Vancuren and Harvey
Bowers are saving on the farm oil
George Stevens at this time.
Harry Wagner, who has beer
helping his grandfather, Mr.
John Flum, harvest has again gone
to Logan to get employment.
ZEPHYR,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Crockett's Run.

As you have not heard from us
for so long very likely you thought
we had wandered away into Zulu
Land or joined the Japanese in
their struggle or sunk, perhaps, in
Crockett's Run. But thanks that
such is not the case. We have been
away from home great deal of the
time, and when we were at home
were 81 busy harvesting and tend
ing the little brown jug you will
forgive us of course.
Mr.. William Daubenmeier is en-
ployed by Matthias Walter.
Charles Schrader dug potatoes
the other day and when asked how
they were, he said he dug a hill
with "a stalks, each stalk had "a
potatoes, and doged if each potato
didn't weigh almost "a pounds.
Raising potatoes some, wasn'tit2
AS all the writer's are giving a
description of the cities, towns,
bottoms and hollows, we will also
tell you something of our valley.
We have schools as close as we need them,
And churches not far away,
We have hollows and ridges and mountains
| And travel them every day.
We have the mail carried just to
our door, and Kline's store on
wheels passes here twice week
What do you want betterp We
have people who attend church and
people that don't, people that will
call you christian on Sunday and
on Monday they will say you are 9
demon from -; people who will
invite you to come and see then
every time they see you and wher
you get there have no cider. AK
Miller has blacksmith shop .an(
we noticed the Dogwood Bottom
writer claims Solomon Bauer a
one of his blacksmiths, but we de
ny this. Mr.. Bauer belongs to u
and we will not let another vale,
claim him. We also have som
prominent men in our valley, viz
Squire Engle, Professor Weaver
Professor G. H. Carpenter, ant
Prosessor D. M. Heft will be wit
us soon.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
DANCING HORSES.

They Brought Disaster to Their Own
ers In Time of War.
There is an ancient Roman lamp
among the treasures of the Louvre.
in Paris, and on this lamp is pic
ture of horse that is being taught
to stand on its hind legs. The Ro-
man horse trainer is using a formi-
dable looking whip. The dancing
horse figures in that medley of an
tique learning, the "Deipnosophists,
or Banquet of the Learned" of
Athenaeus. Athenaeus tells that the
Sybarites chad carried their luxury
to such pitch that they had taught
even their horses to dance at their
feasts to the music of the flute"
But disaster came to this effeminate
horse training, for the Crotonians,
being at war with the Sybarites and
knowing the air to which the Syba-
rite horses were accustomed to
dance, played the same melody on
the battlefield, "and as soon as the
horses heard them playing on the
flute they not only began to dance,
but ran over to the army of the Gro
tonians, carrying their riders with
them"
Dancing cavalry horses appear
agaiK in greater detail in the "An-
nails of Charon of Lampsacus," like
wise quoted by Athenaeus. Charon
says that the general of the army Of
people named Bisatae lived as a
boy in slavery among the Cardians.
There he learned that the Cardian
horses were taught to dance at feasts
to the music of the flute, standing
ON their hind feet and dancing with
their fore feet in time to the airs
which they had been taught. So
when war broke out the general of
the Bisatae secured Cqrdian fe-
male flute player, who instructed his
own musicians.
When the flute players of the gen.
eral of the Bisatae were sufficiently
trained in the music Of the Cardians
he gave battle, ordering them to
play the airs which they had learned
and which the horses of the Car
dians knew. "And. when the horses
heard the flute they stood up on
their hind feet and took to dancing.
But the main strength of the Car
dians was in their cavalry, and 80
they were conquered" - Chicago
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Dogwood Bottom.


Ha! Hal Hal A new corres-
pondent from McCunesville. If he
hadn't unloaded he would have
bursted. He lie good fellow, how
ever, and good writer. In his
items of last week he gave you
def cription of how he went to the
Fairfield county fair, when he was
single, and took his girl. OF course
he didn't know anything till he
got back home, and when he was
asked where he was he would
answer by saying that he was at the
fair. or course he was pretty well
gone. and he has not fully recov-
cred yet. Perhaps some of you
would like to know who he isp
Don't worry, am going to tell you
before I get through. In the first
place he has black hair, and can't
see at all when the sun shines in
his face. He is not a very close
observer of the doings of the coun-
try. He said, "we traded our au-
tomobile for buggy. He got that
little crooked. We have our so
called auto yet. We said he had
black hair and his teeth are de-
cayed. One Whit of his breath
would at once commend you of the
fact, and like the writer, was raised
in the back woods in a log cabin
which had one of those fire places
in the chimney, and he had stood
up with his back to the fire so
much, through the winter, that the
calves of his legs melted and ran
down and enlarged his feet. He
is considered one of the monstros-
tiles of nature. Sherman, come
again, that was good.
Mr.. VIM. Polling is the champion
oats GRADER of our bottom. He
says that he cradled four acres one
morning before breakfast, and il
took three men to take it up after
him. We did not ask him which
breakfast, but suppose he meant
the breakfast the following day.
And by-the-way, Mr.. Editor, we
want to tell you the latest news
On Saturday night last, one of oul
neighbors came rushing to oul
phone and called up the "stork, ;
and he brought a bouncing boy tt
the home of Sherman Polling. Goo
bless them, and may the boy liv'
to be as noble a man as his dad
Now the messenger could have lef
that boy with welcome at the hom,
of the writer, but somehow tn
Kind Ruler of the Universe favored
our neighbor and we rejoice witt
him.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Laurelville.

George Williamson, accompanied
by his wife, was in Logan three
days last week, and he was also
down in ward township looking af-
ter the boys. George says the
prospects are good and getting
better every day.
E. A. Dawson was in Logan Sat-
urday attending meeting of the
Republican executive committee.
+. d. Ricketts, was in our town
last week and while on his trip ran
over to Circleville on business con-
nected with the State Fire Depart
ment.
H. G. Imler, wife and family,
spent Sunday with W. S. Archer's
family.
DIR. E. w. Turner was deputiscd
to act as coroner in the case of
VIM. Pritchard who shot himself
on July 23d. The Doctor found
this to be case of suicide, after
examining four or five witnesses.
Miss Emma DeHaven of the Ex-
change, who has been on the sick
list, is able to be out and around
at this time.
The little daughter of W. A.
Williamson, who is suffering with
an attack of typhoid fever, at this
writing is some better.
The Laurelville Red Stars de-
feated the Tarlton boys in nice
game here Saturday, score 7 to 4.
This skid" nine stands ready for
anything that comes along.
The school board met last week
and hired teachers for the primary
department in our schools. The
teachers for next year are: Princi-
pal, Prof. Archer; intermediate,
Miss Bailor; Primary, Miss Mowry.
W. A. Williamson of the firm of
Williamson Brothers, more COM
monty known as "Cat", is often
seen reposing upon the veranda
of the home just north of DIR. Tur-
| ner'S ofllce.
The ladies of The G. p. Church
held an ice cream social at Drum
Bros. hall Friday evening, which
netted nice little sum.
Marion Wilkins of Toledo, ac-
companied by his cousin, Miss AL
exander, is spending week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wilkins.
j. X. Friend will have a sale
next Saturday of his personal eff
fects, preparatory to his removing
to Amanda, where Mr.. Friend takes
charge of the new hotel at that
place.
F. A. White is on the sick list,
threatened with fever.
viii DeHaven is down from Co.
lumbus spending few days with
relatives and friends. Will is
conductor on the street railway in
1.-The capital city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Hockbridge.

Noah Young and Ed Grove were
Logan visitors last Thursday.
Mr.. Frank Watts of Fultonham
is spending few days here among
his many relatives.
Misses Grace Westenbarger and
Pearl Applegate spent Sunday with
their sisters.
Mrs. Nathan Henthorn of Lam
caster is the guest of her sisters,
Mrs. Will Smoke and Mrs. John
Ellinger.
Mrs Noah Young spent Sunday
with his brother near Clearport.
Albert Wear and Martin Thomp.
son were in Lancaster Saturday.
Sam Volt and family visited
relatives in Lancaster Sunday.
Mr.. Andy Sanderson, wife and
daughter. were Sugar Grove visit
ors Sunday evening.
Mrs. Simon Smoke and Mrs. No
ah Young and daughter, Edith,
were the guests of Mrs. John Wes-
tenLerger in Lancaster last We'd
nesday.
Misses Isabel and Celia Wear of
Lancaster visited their parents here
Sunday.
Mrs. Will Shaw and daughter,
Folsom, of Logan were the guests
of her sisters, Mrs. Barron and
Mrs. Wharton the past week.
Miss Bertha Rider and Mrs.
Clint White were Logan shoppers
Thursday.
Mrs. w. L. Huls and daughters
of Athens were the guests of her
mother over Sunday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Blachf0rd.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John j,
Davis, on the 28th, a boy.
Mrs. Bridgewater and son of
Athens were visiting her daughter
Sunday.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cusic died last Thursday and was
buried Saturday.
The New Pittsburg and Buchtel
teams played ball at Buchtel Sun,
day. The score was z to s in fa-
vor of Buchtel.
If you want to get bet on wheel
racing just whisper it to Sweeney.
Green Wormly of Nelsonyille has
filed an affidavit against Thomas
Workman Of this place charging
him with larceny. The trial is set
for Monday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
PurSell.

r. H. Dresback made u business
trip to Logan last Monday.
Mr.. Johnathan Huffman, of Lam
caster paid visit to his farm last
week.
Mr.. George Vanfossan lost a
very fine horse last Sunday, one
of the match team he had been Of
fered four hundred dollars for.
Sam Phebus and wife have
moved to the farm of j. Huffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chilcote
were Logan visitors last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Huffman
made flying trip to Adelphi last
Wednesday.
Miss Cora Oldfield was a visitor
in Logan last Monday.
Mr.. George Cupp and daughter
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Ebert
last Thursday.
Mr.. Miles Voorhees, is seriously
ill at this writing.
Mr.. Homer Kitchen of Black
Jack passed through here Wednes-
day.
Miss May Smyres visited her
parents at Circleville last week.
Oliver Lehman and wife visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Reed one day
last week.
Mr.. Frank Nihiser and daugh-
ters visited John Dresback and
family Sunday.
The Misses Flossie Banter and
Dora Black were the Sunday
guests of Miss Enid Cupp.
There will be a Children's Day
Celebration in the grove near Pine
Grove Church Saturday, August
18th. Everybody invited.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Cedar Grove.

Rev. Reed preached at st.
Johns Sunday.
Preparations are being made
for a Children's Day service at
Pine Grove Saturday Aug. IL, al
SO an old-fashioned celebration at
st. Johns.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Cupp visi-
ted Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Cook of
Black Jack Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Walker and Miss
Mayme Reichley spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Alcie Kalk-
losch.
Mr.. Shannon of Circleville is
visiting his grandfather, A. c.
Lynn.
Misses Vertie and Dicie Kalk-
losch were over to Logan shop
ping, Friday. They were accom-
panied home by Miss Kanode.
G. W. Devore, the junk dealer,
made two trips to Logan this
week.
Dick Tatman was helping Jake
BANTER cut oats last Thursday.
Several of our young folks
picnicked at the Ash Cave last
Sunday.
Mr.. A. L. O'Neil of Starr and
Miss Emma Bragg of Columbus
called on friends at this place
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barnhar
called on friends at Big Pine Sun
day.
DR.. Melcher of South Blooming
vile passed through here Tues
day.
Sim Nihiser and family O.
Black Jack spent Sunday at Mr.
David Howdyshells.
Mrs. BANTER, of near Ilesboro
who has been visiting her son o
this place returned home Tues
day.
Rev. Reed spent last Sunda,
night with d. G.. Walker.
Poor OLD JOE.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
So. BlOomingviHe.

The South Bloomingville Ball
Team played two games against
Laurelville on the home grounds
last Sunday, winning the first
game with the score 10 to 5 and
losing the last game, with the
score 2 to 4.
Mr.. Samuel Mattox made a
business trip to Logan last week.
Mrs. DR.. Melcher is very poorly
at this writing.
Mr.. Judson johnson visited
friends in Lancaster last week.
Mr.. Benjamen Dennis is very
low at this writing with but little
hope for his recovery. -.4
Quite a crowd witnessed the
game of ball here last Sunday.
Preaching next Sunday by Rev,
Dowden.
The small child of Charles Mat
tox is very sick.
Mr.. James Henderson Is at his
home in Logan.
Misses Annil Bowers and Bess
Steele, two pleasant ladies OF
Laurelville, were seen in our city
last Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph Thomas is learning
the blacksmith trade under Chas,
Mattox.
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Union Furnace.
CESAR.

Miss Margaret McLain is visit
ing relatives in Columbus.
Misses Josephine Bowen and Ida
Krieg of Logan were the Sunday
guests of Mr.. John Bowen and
family. "a
Mr.. Rauley Kelley of Lancaster
spent Wednesday and Thursday of
last week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. D. Kelley.
Mr.. Sherman Zimmerman and
Miss Eta Reddick were the guests
of friends at Orland Sunday.
Miss Edna Wend has returned
home after spending a week with
friends in Columbus.
Mr.. George Hansel was tie Sun
day visitor of his brother Charles
and family in jackson.
Messrs. Vaugn Kelley, James
Weed, Homer Anthony, Porter Nc
Lain and A. L. Cochran were Co
lumbus visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Oliver of Logan spent
from Saturday until Monday with
her parents, DIR. and Mrs. G.. w.
Beery.
Mrs. S. Strobe and children of
Columbus were the Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Backus.
Mr.. Clarence Dutro and family
were Columbus visitors Sunday.
Miss Blanche Beery returned
home Wednesday after spending
several days in Logan with her
sister, Mrs. Ed Oliver.
Mr.. VIM. Terry and children
have returned to their home in
Cleveland after spending a week
here with friends.
Mr.. Harry Courier of Logan
spent Monday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Courter. B
On last Wednesday evening Miss
Zadie Kelly entertained a number
of her friends with birthday
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
Free at OIentangy Park.

The Management of Olentangy
Park, Columbus, Ohio, has secur-
ed as free attraction for the
week beginning Sunday, August
9th, the greatest drawing card be-
fore the American public, namely
Daring Diavolo, the famous loop
the loop cicyclist, who performs
the marvellous feat of riding
wheel from point about one hun
dred feet In the air down an in
cline of about forty-five degrees,
and at the bottom accomplishing
the feat known as looping the
loop.
The placing of this great feat
ure before the public is in keeping
with the policy of Olentangy to
provide the very best obtainable
attractions at positively no cost to
patrons of this famous summer
resort.
Diavolo is the gentleman who
originally was the principal feat
ure of the Forepaw-Sells Circus
for two seasons. the act will be
given in the open air and the per-
formance Will take place twice
daley. In addition to this great
free attraction there will be the
usua free features, namely the
unexcelled. Geological Garden,
which consists of the foremost col
lection of animals and birds be-
fore the public, also the open air
pony and animals circus and the
excellent free band concerts,
which are given every afternoon
and evening. The week of Aug.
9th. will be one of the most event
full in the history of Olentangy,
owing to the appearance of Dia-
volo and, the numerous other free
attractions, and this statement
means a. great deal when one
takes into consideration the fact
that at this popular resort, the
foremost theatrical and outdoor
features have been presented in
the past,
In addition to the features men
toned, there are over one hundred
other amusement devices, and
there is to be seen on every side,
evidences on the part of the Man
agement to provide for the com
fort and entertainment of tie
thousandsrof pleasure seekers who
annually visit Olentangy.
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party. An enjoyable evening was
spent by all, and at late hour
dainty refreshments were served.
Those present were Misses Eliza
beth Willison, Margaret McLain,
May Courier, Blanche Beery, Min
ME and Elizabeth Gessells, Nellie
Yarbrough, Nellie McGowen, Ora
and Zadie Kelly, Messrs. Guy Han
sci, Frank Courier, Ferd Hack,
Jesse Beery, Rauley Kelly, James
Weed, Chas. Yarbough, Vaughn
and Lowell Kelly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
CarbOnhill.

The beautiful rain, makes golden grain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Eberts of
Straitsville visited Mr.. and Mrs.
G. W. Wilson of Carbonhill.
Mr.. Frank Thorn of our tow
was in Macarthur last Monday
looking around.
Mr.. Isaac France of Sand Run
was here last Sunday helping the
ball boys have some fun.
Mr.. Charley Kontner, of Nelson
vile, was selling meat last Satur-
day in Carbonhill.
Last Sunday our ball boys play
ed Oakdale, and came home telling
tale.
John s. Bridwell will preach
here next Saturday and Sunday
and return to his home on Mon
day.
AS l suggested that we all com
pose a poem and use strong drink
for our topic. 1t might be well
for me to take the lead and COM
pose mine this week. But l will
wait anxiously to see others follow.
1 am neither a poet nor the son of
poet but will do my best.
STRONG DRINK.
Never touch the flowing bowl
But dash II from your lips
1t will forever blight your soul
And will all your 10y eclipse.
1t leads you on from bad to worse
OF your brain II steals control
And will briug on you curse
And will forever blight your soul.
1t makes you blaspheme Gods holy name
And to slay your fellowmen
And brings you TO disgrace and shame
SO let us fight 1t all we can.
1t leads you In the paths Of crime
From the good towards the wrong
From the paths of truth sublime
Anu tOWhTub lut liiOhB'
1t leads you to the prison cell
II leads you to an outcasts grave
1t leads you to a drunkards hell
And works you harder than slave.
ii leads you on tO endless night
Down the road to death and shame
1t leads you further from the right
And binds You down like ftter hahn.
II will break your mothers heart
To see you tou ,h the flowing bowl
For well he knows, It Is the starr,
That will forever blight your soul.
When you are asked to take drink
Just tell your would-be tempter, no
Did you ever stop to think
It would grieve your mother so'
Never touch strong drink young man
But shun 1t with frown
Unless you fight II all you can
II Will forever drag you down.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03
FreaIso From Caribbean Sea.

They caught one fish far down in
the Caribbean that had no eyes at
all nor any places for eyes, but long
antennae ran out from its nose by
which it felt its way and found its
food. Another fish, a big fellow,
had eyes which grew on stems or
stalks that stuck out six inches from
its head. Then came one with an
eye that grew on long stem like
o lily stem quite eighteen inches
from the se.-St. Nicholas.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-03

Indianapolis, Ind, writes;
did twenty
Pernna acted my
medicine TOT
man." "--Geo A Hughes