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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-16
STEAMSHIP
ENGAGEMENTS
COPYRIGHT, ia~, DD NJ VI cuoumgnam
By c. d. LEWIS

1t may have been that in the hurry
aud confusion Of getting away from
london the pursrr of the steamship
Bramble got things mixed up. He
kuew that he had among the possen.
gers 10 less than three fond American
uammus who had been trailing over
Europe with mnrriageable daughters
and were coming home with disap-
pointed looks and he hoped to give one
of them last chance.
However It happened 1t was known
among the passengers even before the
Bramble left her dock that great
man was OH board. 1t was Mr.. Julius
Smithers OF the Chicago beef trust,
and his fortune was yariously estimat-
ed at from ten to fifty million dollars.
There were men who at first denied
that Smithers was member of the
trust They could name over every
packer who had ever been mentioned
in the papers, aud the name of Smith
erS didn't figure in the list They were
about to denoumce him as an impostOr
wien red headed man suggested that
SmitherS might have come into the
trust on merger of some sort. There
were mergers merging all the time,
and what if the beef trust and the
tombstone trust had consolidated their
interests?
The thing was as good as settled In
an hour. Mr.. Smithers was man OF
forty. He was rather rotund and bald
headed He had just the fainteSt inci-
nation to be flashy. MIR. Smthers was
very democratic for Il man worth un-
told millions. He made acQuaIntances
rapidly, and the steamer had not made
a hundred miles to the westward when
he started game of poker In the
smoking room and had for companions
q drummer. a cattleman. Il ward politi-
clan and the inventor of the sausage
stuffing machine. He was given seat
at the captains table. 1t was after
ward said that this was Il mistake and
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LOGAN TEAM
VICTORIOUS
In the Game With Fast
Congo Team.
SEVEN TO ONE
Score. Reinhard Pitched
Good Game,
SEVEN TO ONE

One more echl p was added to
Logan's varied and increasing col
lection last Sunday, in the game
played here with Congo. In 1905
Logan was led to the block and
literally slaughtered by this team,
by score of fifteen to six. Re-
venge, spelled with three RS and u
roll, was taken in this last game.
The visitors were somewhat weak
ened by the absence of some of
their old players, Bennett, who
pitched a star game for them last
year, was wofully easy this time,
being touched for ten singles, most
OF which were away out of any
hody's reach. Reinhard, the
young Columbus pitcher who was
with the West Side Nationals
when they played here July "a,
was in the box for Logan, and did
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-16
Game laws.

The game laws We're changed but
little during the last session Of the
general assembly, but the changes
made will be found below in a
condensed compilation of the laws,
Read the laws carefully and you
may save yourself trouble ard mo-
ney. The laws follow;
Qnail-November Is to Decem-
Der ;. Can be shot only when fly
ing and not more than eighteen
killed in any one day.
Wild Goose-September to
December /, and March | to April
20.
Wild Duck--September to De
cember | and March to April %.
Observation-Disclosures until No
vember 10, 1908.
Rabbits-November 10 to De-
cember 5.
Squirrels-September to Octo-
ber Is. No person allowed to kill
more than ten squirrels in any one
day. Cannot sell squirrels.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to March
/.
skunk-Noycmber 1 to Febru-
ary /
Fishing-Unlawful to use pound
nets, trammel net, lyke net, set
net, seine or fish trap, trot lines,
bob lines, set lines or lloat lines
and spearing,
Unlawful to catch black bass be-
tween May | and June |. Unlaw-
ful to buy or sell, or offer to sell,
barter or give or sell bass, No
bass to be caught or had in pos
session under ten inches in length.
Unlawful to catch or pursue any
turtle except with a single seine or
net the meshes of which are not
less than 4x4 inches,
Minnows may be caught for bait
with seine not exceeding four feet
in depth and ten feet long.
Unlawful to trespass in private
artificial lakes or ponds OF another.
Unlawful to hunt or shoot on
Sunday.
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couldn't buy prize rooster at 9
county fair. lie worrieth along
year and year gradually acquiring
oifsprings until mis- house resembles
a Sunday school class just before
Christmas He fretteth all the
day and lietII awake at nights try
ing to figure out how to keep him
self and dependent population from
going to the poor house. His eff
forts are rewarded by having his
daughter run away and get married
and bring him home a son.in-law
every few days to feast Mt his
board. His sons grow up and call
him governor and set him back a
ten-spot every day or two. About
the time he has acquired enough
to make it worth while for his
heirs to quarrel over, he gets run
over by an automobile. His sons
blow in his estate on bad whiskey
and plug hats and his wife puts on
the finishing touches to his career
by marrying the hired man.
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HURRY CALL FOR A BRIDE.
Extremity Of Labrador "King" When
the Bishop Game.

Every summer when the coast of
Labrador is fairly free and vessels
can approach that foggy and for
bidding country the bishop OF New
foundland makes a trip as far north
as the ice permits. He finds much
to do in giving comfort and coun-
sci, christening the infants that
have been born during the winter,
preaching funeral sermons and unit
ing the betrothcd, who await him at
the fishing stations.
Landing at the Seal islands once,
he found an assemblage clad in its
level best at the house of the
king" or leading factor, for the
king, having buried four wives, had
resolved to take a fifth, and he had
gathered the neighbors to witness
his JOY in the acquisition.
There are not many neighbors in
Labrador, but there were enough in
this instance to fill both rooms Of
his house. When the bishop had
been warmed and welcomed and was
prepared to speak the words that
would fill the Seal islands with re-
joicing he discovered that the union
was impossible because the bride
and bridegroom were too nearly re-
lated
"The church forbids this match"
he declared, and great was the SEN
sation. The bride sank down in
tears of modification and temper,
and the bridegroom scratched his
head in bewilderment Something
had to be done, and quickly, for it
might be a year before clergyman
appeared on that coast again.
"Oh, well, there's plenty of 9th
ers," said the king, frightening as
he surveyed his guests, He turned
to a woman in the company and
aske "Will you have me, Lizzie 2"
''Not for a gift" exclaimed the
guest Indignantly,
"Will you have me, Jane"
''Not if you were the last man on
Labrador"
"How for you, Moggart?"
"Neyer"
The king looked ruefully over the
wedding party and, spying the cook
at the far side of the room, march
ed over to her resolutely, seized her
by the arm, saying, Come along,
Sue; you'll dop' dragged her, none
too willing, before the bishop, and
they were married,-Youth's Com
panion.
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For Farmers.

Any farmer can now build his
own mail box. This il in accord
ance with ruling of the United
States post Office department.
Heretofore, rural mail boxes were
Il matter of controversy, the gov
ernmcnt taking steps to monopo-
Iize the mail box business and for
bidding the use Of any except GER
tain types which were furnished
by the post Office department.
The new ruling permits the use
of any kind of mail box, provid-
ed it protects the contents from
theft and is waterproof. AS the
prices of boxes have in the past
been rather exhorbitant many peo-
pie, though living on the regular
routes, have not purchased them
Under the present policy it is eX-
pected that every family living
within reasonable distance of the
route will have its own place for
receiving mail.
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Man, Poor Man!

Man that is born of his parents
is of few days and full of microbes
and prunes. He goeth 10 the
school when youngster and get
teth the bosom of his trouserloons
famed with shingle for some
thing he did not do, until he Is
sick at heart and hath to stand up
to take his meals. lie groweth up
like a weed IN the back yard, and
soon reaches the age when he is
composed principally of feet,
freekles and an appetite for pie.
About the time he gets too long
for short trousers and too short for
long ones, he goeth away to college
learneth how TO monkey with a
three dollar fiddle and play stud
poker. lie eometh home a bigger
fool than ever and marrieth Il
sweet young thing whose pa is
supposed TO be wealthy, but whom
he afterwards ascertaineth,
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Social and Athletic Club
Building.
american Tssue3

Straitsville, Ohio, has a Sl2, 900
social and athletic club building,
intended to supply the need of the
young men and boys Of the place
for social recreation. Straitsville
is indebted to Hon. II. S. Martin,
member of the nth General AS
sembly, and resident of the
place, for this valuable help to
morality. He planned and car
ried into effect the raising of this
building and was the largest con
tributor to its success. We gather
these facts from the New Straits
Vile Record, in which a leading
editorial credits Mr., Martin also
with an unusual number of worthy
acts and enterprises in the com
munityi.
In a letter to this office, Mr..
Martin, under date of July 9th,
1906, says in part regarding this
club building:
"The thought has been deeply
impressed on me for yenrs that
there are other ways to combat the
aaoon-its influences and results
besides through the churches
and the leagues. ! do not mean
to intimate that the churches and
leagues are not doing great and
good work, but that there are
other ways open that will reach
men-young men especially-that
are not reached by the churches
and leagues, and toward these
other ways the churches and
leagues can consistently only look
with friendly eyes.
"For twenty years have had
in my mind and heart intentions
to establish in this mining town,
with it's numerous saloons, a Peo-
pies Club on scale large and
liberal enough to provide a place
where men-young men especially
could 90 for proper entertain
ment and pastime, there being alb
soIutely no such place of enter
tainm ent here, which left but the
saloons for men to frequent. Last
year | was at last enabled to do
this and we have here now in full
and selfsupporting operation 'The
StraitsviIle Social and Athletic
Clubs Club House, which has
been built and equipped at cost
of about $12 100000"
The Issue takes great pleasure
in noting this act of public spirit
ed generosity upon the part of
Mr.. Martin, and commends his ex-
ample to all who are able to follow
it. 1t has long been our opinion
that one of the best ways to com
bat the saloon Is to put something
better in its place.
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IT WILL SEE YOU AGAIN. IN FACT I WANT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN."

l WILL BEE YOU ACAlS. IN fACI, WANT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN..
that he had taken the place assigned to
bishop. If he hadn't been worth mil
lions upon millions his table manners
would have been open to criticism.
There was much to overlook in Mr..
Julius Smithers or there would have
been under any other circumstances
He was about the only one who didn't
know it, and he was happy.
Within forty-eight hours those mann
mas were laying wires, If they had
failed TO pick up lord duke or
coun abroad it wasn't such a bad
thing 10 fal! back on one of the Its" of
the beef trust Mr.. SmltherS could not
only restore the family beefsteaks to
the old time prices, but he had millions
to spend in castles, yachts and dia-
mOnds. These mammals had male
friends aboard, who We're instructed to
obtain information about Smithers. He
met them halfway and more.
Say. you take my word for it, it's
going to be the biggest success of any
thing for the last ten years was his
sanguine reply. You'll hear all about
Il within Il month after we land. Mon
cy in it: Well, | guess yes. | expect to
make bondres of ftty-dollar bills"
He was talking about the merger, Of
course His replies We're reported to
the waiting mammas. and they We're
introduced, The said introductions
came about In -yrreless way, as II by
mere accident.
Thr mammals found him hearty and
jeviul in his speech. He didn't always
follow the rules of grammar, and he
sometimes caught himself just in time
TO bite off cuss word, but man may
be forgiven much if he can draw his
check for several millions.
1t was decided in all three cases that
Mr.. Smithers would do ms member OF
the family. When he became son-in-
law they could polish him up bit and
gradually reduce the size of his two
watch chains and his diamond pin.
Then the daughters We're introduced
This was also carelessly accomplished
that is, while Mr.. Smithers was max
Ing intervals between his poker games
I'm order to get a breath of ocean air he
would suddenly find some one in his
path and be compelled to pause and he
introduced. He wasn't Il mGn with a
grain of suspicion in his composition,
and he was the soul of good nature.
He gave up his poker 10 sit down and
make himself agreeable TO Miss Blank,
"You may nave heard of the beef
trust" was his way of starting on the
conversation. ITS going to be the
biggest thing the United States ever
heard Of My, but that was a great
thought of mine, and | can't help but
feel rather swelled up over H. No
more bust-ups; no more walking the
railroad tracks for Julius Smithers
Esq"
The girls elevated their eyebrows in
surprise and perplexity They had new
er heard any merger talk before, and
it was as Greek to them. They report
I'd to their respective mammas that
AR Smlthers didn't get Into college
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Must Make New Levy.

Attorney General Wade II. Ellis
has decided that In school dis
tricts where the levy has been fixed
too low to raise enough money to
pay teachers minimum $40
monthly, as provided in the Duval
law, the board of education can be
compelled to make IL new levy.
This is not effective in districts
where the school enumeration was
too low.
1t was the intention of the law
to anticipate this by state aid, but
no appropriation was made, and
the teachers will have to be con
tent with the best salary they can
get.
School teachers canrot be com
PEELED to do janitor work, accord
ing to the attorney general. In
some sections boards of educations
have attempted to require it ns a
condition of getting contract to
teach.
Ohio laws give authority to
teachers to dismiss their schools
for any legal holiday, General
Ellis says when this is done no de-
duction for absence can be made
from the teachers pay.
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ssttinr Mother night.

'T'm sure, Ethel" said the girls
mother sternly, that | saw him kiss
ing you last evening"
Nonsense. mother! He's entirely too
bashful'-
"Don't contradict me. child! 1 saw
the performance with my own
pardon me, mother, You merely
saw me kissing him."-Detroit Free
Press.
Diplomatic.
"Mr. Gidsmore," began the young
man, "when you proposed to your
wife-or to the estimable lady who
is now Mrs. Gidsmore-did she tell
you to ask her father"
"She did, my boy" affably replied
MI Gidsmore.
And did you try to shirk the
job"
Swell, come to think of it, did.
IL believe l tried to get her to do
the asking, 'pon my soul! Ha, hap
"And when you did ask him-of
course you had to speak to him
finally
"Of course | did; of course"
Sand when you did ask him did
your knees shake, and was your
tongue dry, and did you have stage
fright generally I"
81 was scared to death"
fsWell, that's the way | feel. |
told Gladys | knew l could find
Apme mutual bond Of sympathy be-
kween us when came to tell you
Tthat she has promised to marry me. "
Life.
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The last king of Hanover, before
that state was incorporated into the
Prussian kingdom, was for many
years blind. There was living at
the court an English lady, Mrs. Dun
can Stewart, who, with her wit and
learning, entertained his majesty.
The blind king delighted in her con-
versation, and for many years she
would save up every interesting
story she heard so as to tell it TO
him. 1t is remembered that one
day she was telling him a story as
they were out driving together.
Suddenly the horses started and the
carriage seemed about to upset.
"Why do you not 60 on with your
story" said the king.
Because, sir, the carriage is just
going to upset"
"That is the coachman's affair.""
said the king. ''Do you go on with
your story"
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A Tristate Diamond.

Probably in no other part of the
United States, except in East
Liverpool, o is there baseball
diamond from which it is possible
to bat a ball into any one of three
states. Such a condition actually
exists at the grounds which have
been leased for the Kl0ndike club
there. The diamond is laid out
ON n lot which is known as estate
Line corner" If a batsman makes
hit over third base the ball will
be sent into West Virginia. Should
n foul tip result the catcher would
have to chase the ball into Penn
sylvapia. If a straight drive or a
bunt is made the ball will bow in
to the state Of Ohio. Taking ad-
vantage of this freak of nature,
the Klondike club is going to adj
vertise the fact that its club will
play ball IN three states stimuli
taneously,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-16
baptism In Morocco.

This is the way an infant is Christen-
ed in Morocco: when the first child is
born-and the parents are accustomed
to wish for a girl as a happy omen
the mother OF the young matron sends
IL basket containing the layette OF the
infant, along with henna, eggs and
pigeons. The baby is stained with
henna from head to foot and the little
body smeared with butter and wrapped
in fiannels. The seventh day Is the
dap of baptism. At the first hour OF
the morning the friends are invited to
the repaSt. About o'clock 'taleb
or, better still, a 'shereef" sacrifices a
sheep on behalf OF the child and as he
cuts the animals throat pronounces
the sacrumental words, In the name
of God it is the baptism of such an
one. son OF such an one Then the
child is washed for the first time,
heunG Is put on its hands and feet,
khol under its eyes; 1t is clothed in its
finest robes and put into its mothers
bed, at the head OF which lighted ta-
pers are burning"
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run. Bennett fculed to Beck, a
long run and fine catch by Beck,
within few feet of the fence.
Camp again singled and stole /;
Jones grounded, Brunton to
Quinn; Webb's grounder was
thrown wild by Moore. Beck
grounded to Brunton, and the lat
ter, anxious to get either Camp or
Webb, made stabs at all three
bases but failed to throw the ball,
and Camp quietly took third as
the bag was uncovered. Stultz
hit, scoring Camp; Dill famed,
and Kleinschmidt grounded, Rem
nett to Quinn.
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SEVENTH INNING

Andy Wilson grounded, Klein
schmidt to Beck, and Quinn ditto,
Moore tanning.
Reinhard grounded, Bennett 20
Quinn, Camp fouled high to Muir
ray, and Jones flied to Coulter.
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SIXTH INNING

A. Wilson singled Bennett
gave an easy grounder to Rein
hard, and Wilson was thrown out,
Reinhard to Stultz. Jenkins
grounded, Stultz to Beck-a nice
assist by Stultz; Coulter struck
out.
Stultz grounded to short. Dill
hit, and was sacrificed to second
by Kleinschmidt. Canty fouled
to Murray.
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NINTH INNING

Jenkins grounded to Jones, and
died at first. Coulter hit. Duffy,
who went in in Andy Wilson S
place, singled and stole. Moore
fouled to Jones, and Quinn flied to
Kleinschmldt, ending the game
with the score seven to one.
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FOURTH INNING

Jenkins hit the ball just in front
of the plate, and was thrown out,
Canty to Beck. Coulter singled.
Andy w. grounded to Beck, and
Beck played to Stultz, catching
Coulter, Moore famed.
Canty grounded, Brunton TO
Quinn, and Reinhard struck out.
Camp sent n splendid "leaguer"
over third base, but was caught in
his third steal to second, Murray
to Wilson.
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Stolen bases: Duffy, Camp (2),
Beck. Sacrifice hits; Klein
schmidt, ?. Struck out; by Rein
hard, 8; by Bennett, B. Hit by
pitched ball by Reinhard, |.
Passed ball Murray, |. Left ON
bases Logan, 7 Congo, s. Earned
runs Logan 3; Congo, / I'm
pire Kelley, of Congo, Time
! 30.
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EIGHTH INNING

Brunton's third strike was drop
ped by Canty, and he was thrown
out at first. Murray singled, and
camped at first, Wilson dying to
Camp, and Bennett grounding
gently to Reinhard.
Webb's grounder was thrown
awav by Wilson, but he died in
attempting to steal second. Beck
singled and stole, scoring on fol-
lowing hit by Stultz. Dill famed.
Kleinschmidt droye an easy
grounder to Andy W., and the
latter, after fielding it within
twenty feet of first bag, threw
over Quinn's head, advancing e
Stultz to third. Canty grounded,
and Quinn muned the throw,
Stultz scoring; Reinhard's ground
er to second was fumbled, and
Kleinschmidt and Canty scored on
a wild throw from Coulter. Camp
singled, for the fourth time in the
game. Jones grounded, Brunton
to Quinn.
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FIFTH INNING

Quinn fouled to Jones--a fine
running catch by Jones. Brnnton
struck out, and Murray flied to
Camp.
Jones grounded, Brunton to
Quinn, Webb flied to center, and
Beck to right.
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beautiful work. Camps bingling
was the prominent feature of the
game. Jones, new man, played
third for Logan, and made good in
very nice style. Jakey Klein
schmidt, at short, felded his posi-
tion in excellent fashion, and sac
rificed twice during the game.
FIRST INNING
Brunton grounded to Beck;
Murray struck out; A. Wilson'S
grounder to Jones was missed on a
hard chance, Bennett struck out.
Camp singled and stole second;
Jones flied to Coulter. Webb
singled, scoring Camp, Beck hit
to left center, and Webb, attempt
ing to make home, was put out at
the plate by long throw from
center; Stultz popped to Brunton.
SECOND INNING
Jenkins and Coulter famed
Andy Wilson hit safely but died
in an attempt to steal second,
Canty to Stultz,
Dill drove grounder to Bruu-
ton that was too hot to handle,
and got second on mutf by that
baseman; Kleinschmidt sacrificed
along first base line and was run
out by Bennett, Dill taking third
and scoring on a passed ball.
Canty popped out to Brunton, and
Reinhard grounded, Bennett to
Quinn.
THIRD INNING
Moore singled. Quinn sent a
grounder to Kleinschmidt, and
Moore was put out at second /,
Stultz threw wild to Beck in an
effort for double-play, giving
Quinn second. Brunton struck
the ball ON top, rolling it in front
of the plate, and Quinn was
caught, Ganty to Jones, trying TO
make third on the play. Murray
caught pitched ball in the short
RIBS. A Wilson singled, and Brua-
ton scored Congo's first and only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-10-26

% A flower girl precedes the bride in
the bridal procession and carries large
basket or bouquet OF the flowers used
al the wedding
% Wedding cake, punch. chicken sal
az, rolls, ice cream and cake, bon bons
sailed almonds and coffee. and other
similar delicacies are proper for a we'd
ding collation. 10 be served al home.
90 II IS not necessary 70 provide seats
in fact all the guests should stand dur
ing the ceremony.
"a ANY light color at all IS proper for
the bridesmaids 20 wear
90 The family OF the bride pays for
the wedding invitations or announce
ments.