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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-19
Editor Goes on Boating
Trip on Ohio.
(Athens Messenger

Editor G. V. Harris, trustee OF
the State Epileptic Hospital at
Gallipolis, left today on what
promises to be very pleasant
boat trip on the Ohio.
Mr.. J. c, Clutts, of Wellston, a
member of the board, has chart
cred boat at his own expense
and he and his estimable wife,
have invited the other members of
the board and their wives and
families, together with about
twenty particular friends to spend
a week boating on the Ohio.
The party will in all probability
go up the Ohio as far as Pittsburg,
Pa, and up the Kanawha as far
as Charleston, w. Va.
The boat and crew is completely
at the disposal of Mr.. Clutts and
his guests. Every member of the
party will have all the comforts of
home on the trip except being
walked by a neighbor's lawn now
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-19
A State House Park.

The project of putting seats in
the state house grounds, which
Mayor Badger has proposed to
Governor Harris, is deserving OF
consideration. Not particularly
that the people of Columbus may
be benefited, but that everybody,
especially visitors who come here
from other parts of the state, may
have in the heart OF the city a
place to rest in the open. Resi-
dents have parks or homes of their
own for such use, but the Ohioans
who come to the capital for days
outing need just such place and
it is Mayor Badgers idea that the
city will provide the seats if the
state will give permission for plac-
ing them in the grounds.
The yard as it is now kept is II
place of beauty, but it might, by
the adoption Of the mayors sug-
gestion, become also a place of
utility for hundreds of people who
daily come to the capital to see
the sights and are now either re-
quested to move on or are driven
to the stone steps for seat. The
tendency to any abuse of the priv
iege by mere loafers could easily
be checked by the state house and
city police. 1t is so done in other
cities, and there is not, because of
the presence of seats, any appreci-
able decline in the beauty or tidi-
ness of the spot.
The Dispatch believes that it is
time to open the state house
grounds for a real public service,
and it hopes that Governor Harris
and the other state authorities
will in this matter meet the city
half way.-Dispatch.
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Investigating Moters.

The Hooking Valley Railway
company is investigating, through
a mechanical expert, the operation
of gasoline motor cars on the Erie
railroad and other railroads with
electric line competition in the
east, with view to installing a
similar service on the Hooking
Valley road, where it has interur-
ban competition.
President Monsarrat said, Fri
day, that If the company decides
to adopt that plan of meeting cleo
trio line competition, the cars will
be put into operation between Col
umbus and Marion, also Columbus
and Lancaster, Logan, Nelsonville
and Athens.
The cause of the activity of the
Hooking Valley along this line at
this time is the announcement that
the Scioto Valley Traction COM
pany will extend it's line from Ian
caster to Logan, Nelsonville and
Athens. Officials of the Hooking
Valley say they do not intend to
surrender their local traffic to the
electric lines and that some steps
will be taken to meet the competi-
tion.
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Rat and Snake Fight a
Battle.

Wellston, o., July II. (Spl. j
A bloody fight took place between
a monstrous rat and a blacksnake
in the residence of Peter Gallagher,
Street Commissioner. Blood is on
the walls and floor, showing that
the encounter was a desperate one.
The wife searched for the nest,
and was rewarded by finding a
large specimen in one of the un-
used beds, near the room where
the battle was fought.
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public duties at noon Saturday
and left for his home at Mt. Yer.
non.
Governor Pattison had reposed
the greatest confidence in Secre-
tary Houck and Governor Harris
and Secretary Flickinger are pro-
fusely complimentary in their
reference to him as gentleman
and public servant.
Secretary Houck had more
trying ordeal than any previous
secretary to an Ohio governor was
ever called upon to meet, Gov
ernor Pattison was very sick
man when inaugurated and never
saw the executive office after in
auguration day, so it was neces-
sary for Secretary Houck practi-
cally to assume the duties of gov
ernor. These duties he creditably
discharged for six full months.
In this time Secretary Houck
met many men and faced many
difficult situations in both the
affairs of state and politics. He
met all of them in manner that
stamped him we'll both for ability
and diplomacy.
Mr.. Houck will now take va
cation on the lakes before resum-
ing the practice of law at Mt. Yer
non. Governor Harris has said
that he wishes to honor Secretary
Houck with some appointment in
the state service, and this honor
will be conferred as soon as the
governor can find an opening that
the ex-secretary will accept.
Many have said that it will be
mem bership on the railway COM
Senator Houck has said
that he wants to return to the
practice of law. Hence some posi-
tion of honor rather than emolu-
ment may be picked out for the
man who was closest to Pattison
by the man made governor by
Pattison's death.
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Most Noble JUDGE.

BY good and brilliant friend. Judge
0'Neil Ryan of ST. Louis, has recently
rendered a decision that carries con
sternation Into the ranks of the trusts.
Romo years ago the Missouri leglsla-
tuFe passed law providing that proof
that plaintl1r In suit for money Is
a trust shall be held good. OF course
the trusts laughed at II. Judge Ryan
held the statute to be valid. Now the
trusts are laughing on the other side
Of their mouths. II the supreme court
afirms Judge Ryans opinion, which is
highly probable, the trust question will
be far on the way toward settlement
In Missouri Tho supreme court has
upheld usury law much on all fonrs
with<the trust law. Why not. then.
uphold the trust law also7 or course
ths trusts aud their newspaper rooters
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Don't Like Newspapers.

Senator Dick has declared wal
on the newspapers.
IL an interview given out at
+ Cleveland last night he declared
/ that he favored Cedar Point as the
meeting of the Republican state
convention because there are no
newspapers there.
The junior United States sena-
tor from Ohio wants to get away
from the newspapers at any cost
and proposes to hold the state con-
vention in the high bushes in one
corner of the state in an attempt
to avoid the newspapers of the
state.
Dick in his interview takes a
fling at newspapers generally and
declared his intention of getting
away from them as far as possible,
if he can secure enough votes in
the Republican state central COM
mittee to do it.
He said he hopes the convention
will go either to Cedar Point or to
Dayton. He prefers the former
place because it has no newspapers
at all.
"The convention will probably
be held early in September" said
Senator Dick. "That is early
enough this year. The campaign
will be short.
"The convention will probably
go either to Cedar Point or Day.
ton. There is disposition on the
part of the Republican press of
Columbus to be unfriendly this
year. 1t is unfortunate. For
that reason the committeeman pre-
fer another city. Dayton has as
sured US friendly treatment by the
newspapers. Cedar Point is hap
PLY without any papers at all.
We ought to get along there swim
and the senator laughed.
II have heard talk today of an eff
fort to bring the convention to
Cleveland, but fear the move is
late.
Dicks anti-newspaper campaign
started secretly some time ago.
lie has been quietly at work on
the state central ccmmitteemen in
an endeayor to have them vote to
take the convention away from the
central part of the state where
there are too many newspapers.
1t was proposed that the conven-
+ion be held in Cleveland, but
Dick appreciated the fact that
here were newspapers in Cleye-
and.
Dicks cry was, "Get away from
he newspapers" and following
1t this policy he strongly favors
cedar Point, although he is will
ng to accept Dayton as second
'hoice.
A majority of the Republican
tate central committee has al
eady declared in favor of Colum-
'us and at this time it is more
han probable that Dick will fail
Q change their views on account
I Dicks declaration OF war on
he newsL Npers. Dispatch.
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A Esarisss Public Official.

Mr.. District Attorney Moran of Bos-
ton seems not to be respecter of per-
sons. On the contrary, he is ruth
less young man. He has even dared to
lay the heavy hand of the law upon
one of the elect in the person of Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodges secretary and
to cenvict that aesthetic assistant help
er Of an eminent Republican statesman
Of pocketing certain moneys belonging
to other folks True, it was only q
small amount-a mere bagatelle, some
two hundred and odd dollars-but Mo
ran seems to believe in old fashioned
honesty and is enforcing the decalogue
In the old Bay State.
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The Texas Wonder.

Cures all Kidney, Bladder and
Rheumatic troubles; sold by all
druggists, or two months treat
ment by mail, for 81. DIR. +. w.
Hall, 1926 Olive Street, st. Louis,
Mo. Send for testimonials.
July 19, '06, Tyr.
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Brick Handlers Wanted.

We want at once twenty brick
handlers. Steady employment.
Good wages. Address The Iron
clay Brick Company, Ruggery
Building, Columbus, Ohio, or ap-
ply at factory, Shawnee, Ohio.
July 10, 2-w.
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For Sale.

Good 6 horse power steam en-
gine and new fue-boiler, All in
first class condition. May be seen
running at this office any day.
Reason for selling, will install gas
engine.
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A Good Secretary.

Louis B. Houek, secretary to the
late Governor John M. Pattison,
who has remained at the executive
office in the service of Governor
Andrew l.. Harris since death in
stituted change, finished his
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II Letter
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IspecIa. Washington letter.

/
| " I is told by veracious chronicler
| that Philadelphia flies fastened
the Declaration of Independence.
The way they played the patriotic
part was this: Close to Independence
hall. where the Continental congress
| held Its sessions, was livery stable
much infested with flies. These swarm
ed upon the fathers and, biting through
their long stocks, rendered their condi-
tion intolerable," as the divorce petl-
tions say. Consequently the oestiferous
insects had more effect in Fastening
the making of the Declaration than had
even the hot eloquence of old John Ad-
ANS whom his immortal rival, Thomas
! Jefferson. characterized as the "colos-
sus Of debate" for the Declaration.
Thank God for those flies!
Everybody knows that the sudden
rise In the river Yadkin saved General
Nathaniel Greene and his heroic sol
diers from capture by Lord CORVALLIS
and thereby made the surrender of
the British at Yorktown n possibility.
God be thanked for the rains which
swelled the usually placid Yadkin into
an unfordable torrent!
1t is also believed by many historians
that Napoleon would have gained the
battle of Waterloo had not the heavy
rains Of the preceding day and night
rendered 1t impossible for him to use
artillery before noon on the memorable
18th of June. Military critics say that
had the ground been firm Napoleon
would have attacked Wellington at
dawn and completely routed him be-
fore Blucher could arrive with his re-
enforcing army, but 1t did rain. the bat
tie was delayed, Blucher did arrive in
the nick of time, destiny dissolved part
nership with Napoleon, and, TO quote
Victor Hugo, he left the field the mighty
somnambulist of a shattered dream.
So 1t seems that the weather cuts
big figure in even the most important
human affairs l verify believe that
congress would have dawdled July
away in Washington If the heat had not
become absolutely intolerable. Men
grew irritable, sick and listless. Life
became a misery and work a burden
IL the appropriation bills had been
passed before the hot wave struck
Washington everything else would have
been postponed to a convenient season
and adjournment would have been had
on the 25th of June and the grand ex-
odus from the delectable city would
have been made that night
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viii jump on Missouri in general and
Judge Ryan In particular. Consequent
ly 1t may be just as we'll to state here
that there are few circuit judges in the
United States SO able as Judge Ryan
and none more upright. He was elect
ed to his present position by the voters
of ST. Louis and Is universally regard
ed as an ornament to the bench, as he
was to the bar while practlclng his
profession. No breath of scandal or
hint of dlshOnor ever attached to his
name. He Is learned lawyer, a ripe
scholar and an orator of unusual pow
er. He Is one of the most modest men
l ever knew and perhaps Is not pleased
to be In the llmelight as he now Is. or
course such a judge may be mistaken
In his Interpretation of statute, but
the chances are that he Is not. He no
doubt thoroughly Investigated qies-
tion OF such grave Importance before
passing on 1t. Now, suppose the high
er courts sustain his decision, Then
what? Just as certain as fate state
by state will follow Missouri's lead un-
til the trusts are put out of business,
consummation devoutly to be wished.
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Fiahtina Trusts.

Missouri has now taken two long
steps In squelching the trusts. One Is
the statute referred to above; the other
is the maintenance of a binder twine
factory, which furnishes binder twine
at price much below the price fixed
by the trust before she began manufac-
turing 1t. Even if the state cannot
make all the binder twine needed with
In her borders with her present facii-
ties, the very fact that she is in posi-
tion to manufacture twlne compels the
trust to cut its price to the state price.
That other states, seeing Missourl's
good work, will go and do likewise will
hardly admit of doubt What Missouri
has done in the matter Of binder twine
she can do in certain other matters and
will most likely do it. There's an old
saying that there are more ways of
choking dog than with butter, die
tum which applies with great force to
the trusts. Human ingenuity is now
being exercised in many directions to
put them out of business In the mean
time the state of Missouri and Judge
Ryan deserve the plaudits Of all honest
citizens.
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Reckless Expenditure.

In an interview the day congress ad-
jOurned Mr.. Speaker Cannon gave gen.
eral and sweeping Endorsement to the
work done at this session of congress,
and also his special Endorsement, SO
far as appropriations are concerned.
1t Is true that much important work
was done-important for good or evil
but nevertheless it was most extrav-
agant congress, as will be shown with
out argument by the size of the total
] appropriations at this session-namely,
$3.50, 193,301, nearly $40 head for ev-
| cry man. woman and child within the
broad confines of the republic. Some
fine day before long the American peo.
| pie will make a close scrutiny of ma
tional expenditures, and when they do
something will pop God speed the
day!
Surely this is time of surprises In
November, 1904, when Pennsylvania
rolled up n majority of over half mil
| lion for Roosevelt. what prophet would
have been bold enough to predict that
In 1905 the Democrats would elect
state treasurer by nearly 100000 ma
jority and that In 1906 the G. o. r. In
Pennsylvania would be IN such a bad
condition that Its nominee for govern
or, Hon, Edwin s. Stuart, would for
fear of defeat be seriously considering
declination of the nomination? Yet
that is precisely what Pennsylvania
papers Of high standing say Mr. Stuart
is now doing How have the mighty
fallen! Day Is breaking in the old Key
stone Stata.
"The wages Of sin Is DEATH" truth
old as thD human race, finds Its last
and most startling illustration In the
tragic death of White ut the hands of
Thaw. No doubt. whatever else may
come OF 1t. Thaw's pistol shots will
cause clarlficatlon and publication
or the murky atmosphere In which
the swagger set live and breathe and
have their being. Ii Will be partial
and temporary only, but every little
helps. White dead may serve better
purpose than White living. and Thaw
crazy may have rendered more service
to his kind than some of the safe ana
sane" plutocrats will ever render. Her
cules would be appalled, if set the task
of cleaning out modern palaces.
The world moves and no mistake.
Pennsylvania Republicans In conven-
tion assembled have declared for all
sorts OF reforms-impelled thereto by
the awful trouncing they received last
year ana In vain effort TO avoid the
trouncinE which they are destined to
receive this year. II the Democrats ia
1896 had demanded the reforms now
demanded by the Republicans OF the
keystone State. Republican editors and
orators would have been compelled TO
haven't some new word stronger than
anarchist TO express their opinion. Yes,
the world moves.
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On the Run.

! LIE VI. ". L. IL Oh tue run every
where. Even In Pennsylvania, hide
/ bound and rock ribbed In her Repub
licanism. things are sadly out of join
with the G. o. p. At the Republican
state convention Senator Boies Pen
rose, who has been trying to wear the
mantle of Matthew Stanley Quay, had
things his own way and nominated q
ticket of his own choosing, but the
sisng of the times indicate that 1t was
much easier for him to nominate @
ticket than to elect 1t. There Is revolt
| from one end of the keystone State to
the other. The Democratic state con.
vention Endorsed tia l4iaN9lnite, or re-
form Republican. candidate for gov
ernor, which seems to insure his cleo
tion. The state already has most ca
pable treasurer, Democrat, In the
person of Mr.. Berry. The chances are
that a perfect fusion will be agreed
upon all along the line, including repre-
sentatlyes In congress. If there is fu-
sion on congressman the Democrats
ought to land eight or ten OF them III
stead of only one, as they now have.
Pepr0se. It's too big for him, and II
the fusionists elect state ticket the
probabilities are that they will at the
same time elect legislature which
will retire Penrose to private life.
That's almost too good to be true, but
stranger things have happened.
Up in Maine the Republicans are
10 n
slump. Consequently when they held
their state convention recently they
drafted Hon. William Z. Frye, United
States senator, to leave Washington at
the busiest season OF congress to go to
the Pine Tree State and preside. The
legislature elected this fall elects his
successor, and of course he Is anxious
to succeed himself. He has been In
congress so long that were he defeated
he would be like fish out of water.
So he does not propose to neglect the
campaign. He remembers only too
we'll what happened In the Pine Tree
State about quarter of a century ago.
In Vermont Proctor pere Is In the
senate of the United States, while
SANttcA hAo Aion JhSl pSth
for governor. AS u result all over the
Green Mountain State the cry goes mp
of 100 much Proctorw There. too, the
Democrats and independent Republic
ans are talking OF fusing. which BODIES
no good to the regulars"
In Rhode Island they have already
fused and are putting forth every ex-
ertion not only to elect state ticket,
but also TO elect legislature which
Will retire Senator Wetmore as a pre-
lude to retiring Senator AldrIch two
years hence. If every man in Rhode
Island could vote and II they had an
apportlonment based on population the
Democrats would have no trouble
whatever in carrying the state without
fusion.
la Indiana since the state convention
the Democrats have taken heart and
are In better lighting trim than at any
time since 1902. In Kans,4s they are
putting up a battle roysI with ex- Unit
Cd States Senator William A. Harris
As their candidate Tor governor. 50
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~ I is told by a veracious chronlcler
that Philadelphia flies hastened
the Declaration of Independence.
L. Al, A..t.x 10,
The Tupelo journal., 1906-07-20
4 DEAD MANS JOKE.
PERHAPS He ENJOYED IT IN
THE SPIRIT LAND.
Anyway, It Worked Very Success
fully on Friend Who Hitherto
Had Sincerely Mourned
His Loss.

Thornley, was . lovable chap. but
an inveterate practical joker. When
he decided to accept the offer of the
South American syndicate and go to
Venezuela his friends, who had suf-
fered much from his FRANKS, wondered
what he would do to the gentle sub
jects of 9ipriano Castro. There were
a dozen or more of them at the pier
to see him off. Among them was Roll
Der. Between Thornley, and Rolber
there was a tie stronger than ordi-
nary friendship. They had been boys
together They had been schoolmates.
They married about the same time
and were neighbors for many years.
Gus. old man." said Thornley,, as
they were saying good-by for the last
time, Il wish I had something to give
The Tupelo journal., 1906-07-20
YUcATAN's NATURAL WELLS
Subterranean Rivers Around Which
the Mayas Built Their Strange
Cities in the Desert.

Since Yucatan, where the Mayas
built their strange cities, is a coral
limestone formation, it would, says a
writer In Records of the Past, have
been a barren desert but for Its sub.
terranean rivers, and the c~enotes, or
water caverns, which give access to
them. The Mayas noted the courses
OF the underground streams and bulk
their towns round the cenotes. Many
cenotes are now found surrounded by
ruins, and give indications Of the
methods employed by the Mayas to
reach their cool waters. In Uxmal
a cenote about 40 feet deep is inhabit.
ed by a peculiar species Of fish. At
Bolanchen there Is q cenote having
five openings in the rocks at the bot.
tom Of the cavern. Ladders made by
tying tree trunks together lead down
a total distance of 1,400 feet, but the
perpendicular depth from the surface
to the water is not over 500 feet.
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Forest in the Water.

Along the great blue current OF
Japan that sweeps down the Cali
fornia coast is strung a chain OF
islands. They are the SUBMITS of
offshore .Sierras, a coast range OF
California that has been partly over
whelmed by the sea All have a pc
culiar beard, or protecting growth of
weed, that constitutes a perfect for
est about them, a giant seaweed grow
ing in water 60 or more feet in depth
and forming a natural "a break
and a home for countless marine ami.
mails. The vines are sometimes 100
feet in length, vast cables, with broad
crimpled leaves of a dark olive hue,
which graceful shapes in the
tide.
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For Fall FORAGE.

Dwarf Essex rape should be sown
at once as a fall feed. Rape looks
very much like the turnip. 1t Is wide
ly cultivated in Europe and will be In
United States when the farmers learn
it's value. In the south it can be
sown for fall and winter forage. It
desires a rich soil, but will do well
where an average yield of corn can
be produced. 1t takes from the soil
almost a similar quantity of nitrogen,
potash and phosphoric acid that corn
does, but if hogs be kept upon it, the
condition Of the land will be in much
better condition than If a corn crop
had been grown upon it. Where a plat
of land has been in rape and the crop
has been eaten by hogs or sheep a
wheat crop following on that same
land will produce an increased yield
This is an important discovery to the
farmers who are complaining about
small wheat crops.-Southern Guilt.
water.