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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Crockett's Run.

Well we missed last week, but
we will excuse ourselves and try
and make up in the future.
Wagner Bros. are cleaning up
the wheat crops in this valley and
will soon leave us. But we will
welcome them back next year.
Mrs. Chas. Schrader is making
some good old tomato catcb-up.
Gosh / bet that will taste god
next winter.
Miss Cora Ruff has returned
from Columbus, and 10 again en-
ioying the fun of old Crockett's.
Well Mr.. Dogwood Bottom writ
er, Charles Schrader is only too
glad to sell you some Of his pota-
toes, but is almost sure they will
not grow for you.
Earnest Ricketts,, of Cider
Ridge, has secured position in
our valley.
Charles Schrader bought new
crow-bar last week, and when ask
ed what he wanted with it he said
he was not through digging pota-
toes yet.
The melancholy days will chime,
| Whtppoorwill has gone and hid;
All we can do to pass the time,
Is listen to the katydid.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
GibisOnville.

Pansy Brashares and Eflie Whit.
craft attended the ice cream sup.
per Saturday evening at d. Welt.
ners.
Rev. Dowden is visiting near
Bloomingville.
George Evans, wife and family
are visiting his parents near Cir.
cleville.
Howard Hickman, who has
been on the sick list, is able to be
out again.
Sallie Peterson visited in Logan
two days last week.
Miss Stella Whitcraft of Colum.
bus is visiting her mother.
Cora Kline and Goldie Evans
called on Edith Kline Wednesday
afternoon.
Mary Davis and velva Bra
shares visited Mrs. Reichelderfer
of Tarlton last week.
Matte Lift of Logan visited hel
aunt, Mrs. Rouse last week.
Sol Unkle and family visited
Chas. Keller and family last Sun
day.
Those who went on the excur.
sion from here to Paulding were
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Snyder, Mrs.
j. A. Cupp, Miss Sallie Peterson,
A. e. Bell, Ben Long, Marten
Kline, Fred Bargoon and S. Sheik
Gertrude Snyder, who has been
working in Sugar Grove, hus re.
turned home.
J. f. Vorhees was on the sick
list last week.
Roxy Cupp visited the Lancas-
ter Camp Grounds on Music Day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
McCuneSville.

Mr.. T. j. Scholl is erecting a
new house at pres ent. 1t is being
built by Ricketts, and Wright, of
Bremen and will be complete and
up-to-date dwelling when finished.
Mr.. Isaac Blosser had the mis-
fortune to lose valuable horse the
other day, found dead, cause un-
known, like some others he has
lost.
Mr.. j. +. Beabout has purchased
new hay haler and has COM
menced to bale hay.
Another ice cream social was
given last Saturday night at Flag
dale. We have not heard of the
accidents yet.
Mrs. Emily Lecrone is visiting
friends in Allen County at pres
ent.
Quite number of people from
this country took in the excursion
to Convoy.
Mr.. Henry McCune, well
known citizen and also an old sol
dier, died at Lancaster, o. the 13,
inst. Inferred in Mt. Tabor Gene
terry Monday evening.
On last Saturday evening after
the big rain Mr.. James McLin
undertook to cross the creek below
"Chadsford" before the water had
subsidized, with a cider mill, not
one on wheels but on runners, and
not knowing that the water had
washed out a considerable hole,
when he got on the bank he took
what is called "the high dive" q
part of the cider mill and Jim
landed in the turbid waters, but
the horses moved bravely on and
took the rest across safe. Jim
and the mill having been wet upon
the inside and now on the outside,
made it very well the rest of the
way. But he left his shoes in the
fence corner to drain until he came
back.
Yes and l almost forgot to tell
you about the catastrophe which
happened few days ago. While
G. E. Wright was building a cupo-
la or rather repairing an edifice to
the front part of his barn, the
timbers collapsed and great
crash followed. Charley rushed
to the house and foamed and
foamed to his neighbors, who soon
responded and by their aid got
things in pretty good shape again.
He ought to have known better
than to get blacksmith at such
work.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Dogwood Bottom.

Say brethren, wasn't that rip
snorting description of the stork
by the McCunesville correspond
ent! Now we take exceptions to
that for we went to school to DR..
Rutter, (the stork, and he is of
fine physique, haying broad square
shoulders and fully developed
head. Now that writer said be
had arms a mile long. OF course
we know that that was crooked,
and he was terribly excited. He
could not tell stork from bob
tail coon. The next morning af-
ter the stork had visited him he
went across the pike to neighbor
McCune and offered his shoes for
sale, saying they were too small
for him, that he could not wear
them. Mr.. McCune, with pipe in
mouth and pleasing countenance
said, "My friend, the only use /
would have for those shoes would
be for horse collars" The scribe
ent home feeling bigger than
ever. We did not think that he
would write about Doc that way,
after he had brought them such a
nice boy; but of course, as we
said, he was excited and did not
know any better. He was so ex-
cited when he got to Docs that
he did not know whether it rained
or wheth he had perspired. He
did not know whether to tell Doc
to go to his home or ego to thun-
der )" but Doc went to his house
just the same and brought him a
boy and then to think he would
call Doc such awful names.
You should have seen Hiram
McCune laugh when he read the
items of McCunesville. His hair
looked like it had not been
combed for week. He rammed
the paper in his pocket and ran
across the pike to James McLin's g
and there he bursted, after having
read it to Jim.
Mr.. Elmer Bebout purchased a
new hay press, and we are glad of
it, for We needed one in our vicin-
ity. Anybody having hay to bale
should call on "Wankey", for he
can ram it through as good as
anyone. He has employed two of
the experts in our locality, the
Hon. John Ezekiel Martin of
Rockstall, and Mr.. William
Bartholomew Polling of Buzzard's s
Glory.
There will be meeting of the
American Society of Equity on
Saturday evening on the Goth day
of August at the schools house in
District No. 5. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend Good
speaker will be present. [tt}
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24

Curious Habits.
One Of the most interesting of the
many curious fishes that people the
waters of the Atlantic Is the goose
fish, which lobster men sometimes
use for batting their traps. The
names of the fish are many, that by
which it is known to Massachusetts
fishermen referring to the fact that
individuals have been known to
swallow live geese whole. Slowed
away somewhere is record of seven
wild ducks having been taken from
the stomach of a goose fish, which
pulled them down one by one as
they we're floating or swimming
about in quest of food.
In Maine the goose fish sports
name not at all suggestive of its
wild fowling habits. There it is
often called the monk fish, notwith-
standing that it has anything but
monkish aspect. Rhode Islanders
call it the bellows fish; in Connecti-
cut it is known as the molligut; in
North Carolina as the allmouth,
which tallies closely with its looks,
and in places on the other side Of
the Atlantic the names wide gut and
kettlemaw are applied.
Goose fishes are occasionally seen
swimming near the surface, though
ordinarily they are found on the
bottom. They are slow moving an
imals, with ready mouth for any
thing coming their way. Their
swallowing powers are practically
unlimited. Mackerel, sculpins, dog
fish, sea ravens, crabs, squids and
Holsters have been found in their
stomachs by government experts.
Sometimes they annoy fishermen by
swallowing the wooden buoys at
tached to their lobster pots.
The goose fish is adapted for con-
cealment at the bottom, where it
! lies in wait for its prey. Every bit
Of the creature is initiative, both in
form and coloring. The margins Of
the fish and the edges Of its lip have
loose tags and fringes, which sway
in the currents like sea growths
about them. With ever ready jaws
the goose fish waits for the arrival
of some unwary sea denizen, and
when one swims within reach the
powerful jaws open and close with
remarkable quickness and doomful
effect. The adult goose fish is com.
monty about four feet long and
weighs from thirty-fve to forty.
| five pounds. Globe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
COAL AS MONEY,
plsI<s Made In Roman Workshops Pass
cd Current In England.
UNCLE HEz.

DlsI<s Made In Roman Workshops Pass-
cd Current In England.
Coal was once used as money, but
it was long time ago, and in Eng
land. The coal money was in the
shape of disks, approximating coins
in size, and was from Roman work
shops, where articles of ornament
were made on lathes. A writer
says: "On the Dorset coast, in the
isle of Purbeck, to the west of st.
Adams head, an outcrop occurs Of
bituminous shale, which extends
more or less for some miles. AS a
source of fuel this shale or coal has
been worked from very early times
and Is to the present day used by
the cottagers of Kimmeridge. Some
of this shale is of SO compact tex
ture that it is capable of being
worked into ornamental articles,
taking high polish, similar to jet.
The Romans, when occupying this
part of Dorset, discovered not only
the properties of this deposit as a
fuel, but also its capabilities of be-
ing turned in a lathe into rings,
beads and armlets, which were no
doubt readily purchased by the la
dies in the important town Of Dur
novaria (Dorchester), a few miles
distant. Some estimate may be
formed of the magnitude of this in
dustry by the number of disks which
have been discovered from time to
time in the neighborhood, as they
are without doubt the cores OF CEN
ters left after turning articles of or
nament.
"These discarded disks have been
invariably found, carefully hidden
away under the surface of the
ground, at depth of about two feet,
sometimes with or in Roman pottery
and sometimes between two fiat
stones placed on edge, covered with
third stone at the top. That they
were carefully stored and hidden
away is beyond question; hence they
must have represented some value
to the possessor. 1t would appear
reasonable to conclude that they
were used by the ancient Britons as
tallies or money. The turning lathe
of the enlightened Roman was an in
strument unknown to the natives,
and these water disks, bearing the
tool marks Of the turner, would
have been as impossible to counter
felt by the average Briton as a mint
ed coin.
"That they have been known from
early times as coal money is well
authenticated. AS many as 600 have
been found together in one place,
but always protected by covering
stones or pottery. In size they vary
from one and three-quarters to two
and one-half inches in diameter and
about one-half inch in thickness,
with holes tc secure them to the
mandrel of the lathe. They are all
strikingly similar in appearance"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Hyperbole.

"Hyperbole," said clergyman to
a student, "means exaggeration. A
country minister of a sarcastic turn
once explained hyperbole to his con-
gregation quantity.
"He looked down from the pulpit
over his spectacles and said:
Now, my friends, some Of you
may not understand the word hyper
hyperbolical. I'll explain it. Sup
pose l should say this congregation
was all asleep. That would be
speaking hyperbolically, for / don't
believe that more than half of you
are sleeping"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Pursell.

We are still having plenty of
rain in this section of the country.
Mr.. Will Harsh had five sheep
killed by lightning on the 18th.
G. W. Cupp was business visi.
tor to Adelphi, Friday.
Mr.. George Fox made a busi-
ness trip to Laurelvllle, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ebert visit.
ed Mr.. Will Huffman and family,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Lehman
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Orla Reed, last Monday,
Quite a number of people in
this vicinity attended the picnic
at Bethel, Saturday. The rain
broke up the picnic and made il
very disagreeable for those who
were there.
Rev. Alvin Reed lost a fine
young horse Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Banter
visited Mr.. and Mrs. William Huff.
man Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Reed were
the Sunday guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed.
Miss Minnie Brown of Colum-
bus visited her sister, Mrs. Geo,
Fox, Saturday.
Clara and Enid Cppp visited
Mrs. Ira Banter, Sunday.
Sherman Frans of Whistler ia
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Martin Chilcote brought his
best girl uplto Pine Grove Church
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. jacob Hufiine called on
Miss Audry Riley Sunday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah McCowen
called on Mr. and Mrs. John Dres.
back Sunday evening.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Most sboess.fuI Assump.lon.

Mrs. Amateur-How did l do2
You know ! was cast to the part of
a society lady.
Mrs. Sage-You did splendidly.
You acted just like q lady who had
been used to the best society all her
life-quite refined, you know. I
don't see how you could do it.
You're born actress. That's what
everybody said. You didn't appear
one bit like yourself.
Of course Miss Amateur Is de-
lighted, but her face doesn't look 1t.
Boston Transcript.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Sept. "A.

Thursday, Sept. IA.
Atty C..F. Luckhart Of Colum-
bus was business and pleasure
visitor in Adelphi and Laurelville
lat week.
Jacob Hinton died at his home
south of here last Wednesday
from the effects of dropsy. Fun
eral services were held at the
Pleasant Hill Church by Rev.
Bethel,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
carelss. Of Hsr.

Miss Pepprey-S She's got a King
Charles spaniel for a pet now, and
she's very fond of it.
Cholly Sappy-Yaas. The othah
evening when l was there she asked
me if | didn't want to kiss the beast.
Fawncyl
Miss Pepprey = That's strange,
but perhaps she doesn't know that
you smoke cigarettes. Philadslphia
Preas.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Better Than a psdIurss.

Mrs. Van der Hamm Percy, you
mustn't play with that common Ma
loney boy any more.
Percy-Why not, mammgY
because he's nobody. Why, he
hasn't even a grandfather"
Maybe not, but Shs's got q goat"
---Clev6lanA Leader.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
Laurelville.
ROVER,

Several of our citizens went to
the Lancaster Camp Meeting Sun
day to hear Rev. Sam Jones.
w. w. Alstadt and wife attend
ed the Baptist Association at Ce-
dar Hill, Saturday and Sunday.
The Republican primary elec-
tion, held here Saturday after
noon, was very quiet. There was
only a small vote out.
Quite number of our fans
went down to South Blooming
VILE Sunday to see the game of
ball between Oakland and Bloom
ingville; but the Oakland team
failed to appear and Sans Creek
team crossed bats with Blooming
vile, defeating them by score of
15 to 13.
A. E. Archer is attending the
institute at Logan this week.
The farmers are again prepar-
ing to finish threshing this week,
after waiting several days for dry
weather.
VIM. Armstrong has completed
the foundation for his new house
In the Century Addition and Steel
Bros. will begin to build the same
in a short time.
Mrs. Dawson expects to erect a
new house this fall On her lot in
the Century Addition.
George Flanagan, whose injury
was mentioned in last weeks is
sue, is improving.
Saltcreek TIP. awarded t h e
township practice to DR.. Barton
Of Adefphi last week.
Many of our citizens will attend
the picnic at the Rockhouse next
Thursday Aug. "a.
William Steel. sold his property
near the railroad to Miss Emma
Wright of near So. Bloomingville
last week. Mr.. Steel expects to
buy a lot and build this winter.
"Pete" Dehaven, who was off
on a tour last week, returned home
Friday.
Quite a number of young bloods
of this section received teachers
certificates at the last examina-
tion. Among the number we
note Clarence and Lawrence Diehl
of Sans Creek.
Jose Karshner of Kansas City
is visiting with relatives and
friends in our section.
Mrs. Mcdowell of Columbus is
entertaining her niece, Miss Mary
Todd of our village.
Sacrament was observed at the
G. p. Church Sunday evening,
and the doors of the church were
thrown open to receive new mem
bers.
Rev. Cramer of Tarlton held
preaching services in the mill
yard Sunday evening.
Our streets have been put in ex-
cellent shape by street Commits
sioner Dave Bowers and his score
of helpers.
The roads leading to and from
our hustling village have been put
In fine shape and are being treat
ed to a fine coat of gravel.
The ladies of the U. B. Church
held an ice cream social a;
Dumm's hall Saturday evening,
which was well attended, consid-
ering the threatening weather.
Gus and G. u. DUNN entertain
ed Fred DUNN, wife and daugh-
ter of Hayesville last Sunday q
week ago.
1. L. Matthias as agent of the
Smith heirs, held a sale of the
personal effect of the late Henry
Smith, down Saltcreek, Wednes-
day.
The fifth annual reunion of the
old soldiers of Pickaway, Fair
field, Ross, vinton and Hooking
Counties will be held at Tarlton
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-08-24
ProvIdent.

'How much >is your fance
worth?" asked the matter of fact
father of his romantic daughter.
"Oh," replied the latter enthusi-
astically, "my Fred is worth millions
on millions"
"Of course. But I mean how
much is he worth in cold cashp"
"Well, he has $40 in the savings
bank"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23

The inquest in the case Of Joe
Ben Coleman, who was shot and
killed by Eugene BLeasc, at Salu-
da, on Saturday, the 9th instant,
WAS held last Saturday. The tes-
timony as 20 the killing was about
as published. Additional facts
were to the effect that Blcase had
known Of the intimacy between
his wife and Coleman for quite
long time. He had told Coleman
to take Mrs. Bleasc and leave tho
country; but Coleman declined.
Then he warned Coleman to stay
away from Mrs. Blease. at the
Gnai meeting in the store, Blcasc
told Coleman that he must pro-
mise to leave the country and
never come back, or he, Blcasc,
Ntulu hllI Hlill. NOlCHldn Salu he
was willing to go but because Of
his business interests he would
not promise not to come back.
Blcasc repeated his demand and
Coleman continued to urge that
he could not stay away. Then
}lcase begged Coleman to arm
himself. Coleman declined, and
Rleasc gave him derringer. Then
bystanders seized Blcase, Cole
man ran and Blease broke loose
and commenced firing Coleman
was killed as already statcd.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23
Periodic
Pains.

DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
are a most remarkable remedy
for the relief of periodic pains,
backache, nervous or sick head
ache, or any of the distress
ing aches and pains that cause
women so much suffering.
AS pain is weakening, and
leaves the system in an cx-
haustcd condition, it is wrong
to suffer a moment longer than
necessary, and you should take
the Anti-Pain Pills on first in
dication of an attack.
If taken as directed you may
have entire confidence in their
effectiveness, as we'll as in the
fact that they will leave no dis
agreeable after-effects.
They contain no morphine,
opium, chloral, cocaine or other
dangerous drugs.
For long time / have suffered
greatly with spells Of backache that
seem almost more than can endure.
These attacks come on every month,
and last two or three days. / have
never been able 20 get anything that
would give me much relief until / be-
began the use OF DIR. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills, and they always relieve me in "a
short time. My sister. who suffers
the same way, has used them with
the same results" MRS. PARK
721 S. Michigan ST., South Bend, Ind.
Or. Miles Antl-Pain Pills are sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first PACKAGE will benefit n IL
falls he will return your money.
25 doses, 25 cents. Never sold In bulk.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23

Former United States Senator
McLaurin three months ago de-
livercd strong Anti-Dispensary
speech in Marion county. and last
Saturday United States Senator
Tillman delivered an impassioned
Pro-Dispensary oration, but we
do not believe that the result OF
Tuesdays voting in the county
should be regarded as the meas
ure ofthe relative political strength
Of the two statesmen. News and
Courier.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23
AT the meeting Of comm

AT the meeting Of committee
investigating the dispensary at
Sumter a letter was read from a
dispenser in one county to the
dispenser of another county say
ing that he had heard that they
were going to get up 2 petition in
that county to have an election on
the dispensar question, and asked
if it were truc-said that fit were
they could get help from the State
board and kill the schcmca once
for all. Where docs the State
board get money to fight for the
dispcnsary7 And how do they
get it? And whose money is it?
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23

Notwithstanding the fact that
the state has stock Of 5000, 900
worth Of liquor on hand, and the
further fact that four counties
have voted out the dispensary
with elections pending in many
others, which will greatly reduce
the consumption Of intoxicants
the liquor buying by the directors
goes merrily on. Senator Till
man said at Marion on Saturday:
"They keep buying and buying
tor what3 | can't sec anything
else but that they may be getting
a rebate or commission, and un-
les they do buy they can't get the
commission "-Edgehcld Advcr-
tiser.
The Heath.Jones Co., is sell
Ing Wheeler Il Wilson SEWING
machines at cost.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23
Il 80 PER ANNUM.

dies as n wnH plo ing corn in l,ij
field. suspicion pointed io Com.
mandcr johnson as the assa> sin.
and at the inquest the coroner's
jury charged him with the crimo
and Charlotte Simmons with be-
ing an accessory. At the trial the
alleged motive charged by the
State was that johnson had bad
some trouble with Rev. Granger
about some crosstle timber and az
a further motive that Granger
had threatened to prosecute John.
son and the Simmons woman for
living in open adultery.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23
Commander johnson
Sentenced To Hang,
Conviction for Murder of Rev
Harmon ID. Granger New
Trial for the Woman
Special To The State.

Conway, Sept. 20. The court
of general sessions held here last
week adjourned Saturday. The
case Of the State vs.. Commander
johnson and Charlotte Simmons,
charged with the murder of Rev.
H. ID. Granger, prominent
Baptist munster, nt his home,
near Sanford, on the 9th of last
June, was called Thursday morn
ing Tho defendants were repre-
scented by w. b Wait, Esq. So
licitor johnson too care OF tn,
prosecution About 35 Witnesses
wei e sworn by the State and the
defense offered no testimony. The
case was given to the jury about
$50 o'clock trid.y nighl and af-
ter remaining nu' all night, on
Saturday m0rnihg Inc jury re
turned u verdict If guilty aS to
Commanl,v Johns ~. %rilty as to
Charlotte Simmons with recon-
meuda ion tO the mercy OF the
court. \ mrtiOu for new
trial Was grated as to Charlotte
Simmons and she was allowed
bail ia the sum Of $500. The
motion was denied as to Comman-
der Johnson and Judge Gary sen
fenced him to hang on the second
Friday in December. Considerr-
BILE interest was manifested in this
Case and the court house was
crowded, almost to suffocation
during 'he trial
Rev. Harmon ID. Granger was
shot down between the plow Kan.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-23
Notice to all Persons In
debted to the Lancaster
Mercantile Co.

AS you we'll know we made
some business changes the first of
last year, and it is absolutely ne
cessary that we must Collect all
past due notes and accounts, In
order to settle with the late mem.
bers of our concern, therefore we
now ask our friends who we have
been so liberal with to now make
arrangements at once to pay us,
past due notes and all accounts
not settled promptly will be
placed IN hands of our lawyer for
collection. Yours truly.
LANCASTER MERCANTILE Co.