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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-05

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plain perhaps two.thirds of such cases. The early
history of some of the best and most noted of the
worlds sons and daughters proves that in manv in
stances among the remaining third, the fault rests
with the scheol rather than with the pupil for fail
ure to progress.
AS long as the factory ideals and methods of edu-
eating and measuring progress prevail there is little
hope of doing anything for the latter class though
much is being well done For the Others here. But
that pupil properly nurtured and in sound physical
condition who is yet dull irresponsible in school is
quite likely to be diamond in the rough which
either special effort of parents teacher or even his
own slow development may later disclose. The one
thing hold in mind is that children thus apparent
ly hopeessly detective usually have something well
worth looking for compensate for these shortcom-
comings.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-05
Don't Give UP the Ship.

One of the perennial topics for discussion before
teachers associations is that of the dull child.
There pupils in every schoolroom who fail to
keep sp with the lockstep progress of the ordinary
graded school. These children simply fail to
spond routine instruction The teacher lacks both
the time aud the skill to find what ID the matter
The usual fate of such children is to drag along to
fail year after year be promoted by size rather
than mental attainments until the relief of child
and school alike the slow drops out altogether,
OF course there is always for the dull pupils
shortcomings Physical defects, faulty home or
school environment, often insufficient or improper
food, all OF them easily rsmedisd by the State, ex
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-05
Old Isl" Has a Nice
Time on Route 4.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT SENTINEL:

EDITOR DEMOCRAT SENTINEL
| My light returns from route
three didn't. discourage me, in
| fact, | was prepared fer it, and
when ! tackled four | did it with
the determination to do or die. 1t
was rather late when ! started out,
but worked overtime, and when
/ reached Charley Angles it was
loug after supper but just in time
for my fayorite feast, bread and
milk. l don't just exactly dare to
] tell how much / did eat, it would
have tendency to shut me out of
some farm houses, but | had a
plenty. ] was welcome at Charley
| Angles and made myself at home.
In the evening Mr.. Angle produced
an Edison phonograph and about
three dozen records, consisting of
both vocal and instrument music,
and gave first class entertain
ment. l don't know as l ever
heard a better phonograph, every
thing produced was natural, plain,
distinct.
Up to this time | had secured
eight new subscribers, and this
added to my enjoyment. | left in
the morning with good wishes and
an invitation to call again. cut
along at very merry pace until
the noon hour when | reached the
home of Perry Lehman. Mr., Leh-
man was in the hay field, so / sat
down for social chat with Mrs.
Lehman and her mother, Mrs.
Hartman. Mrs. Hartman has been
haYing very serious spell of sick
ness of dropslcal nature, and her
life had been despaired of, but we
are pleased to state that she has
wonderfully improved and is on
her way to complete recovery. l
stopped for few minutes with
the ladie sand then climbed the hill
where Mr.. Lehman was making
hay. AS it was about the dinner
hour he unlocked the team and
we went to the barn. When the
horses were fed he took me over to
stable and showed me just as
pretty stallion as | had ever
seen. 1t is three years old and
weighs 1900. "Corwin" No. A.
073 is thoroughbred French per-
cheron, perfect likeness and a
direct descendant of Dunham's
brilliant" No. 1871, the head of
OaklaWn stud and the sire of more
high priced colts than any other
percheron that ever lived. "Cor-
win" is a beautiful sorrel, is good
natured and easy to manage, clean
and heavily built and ls perfect
picture.
After dinner, (of course l was
invited in), / started on my way
rejoicing, just full enough to be
comfortable. On my way out to
the route | had the pleasure of
meeting Thos. Mowery, an old
time subscriber, and the the faith
or Of eight handsome girls and
three boys, priceless jewels. He
stopped me long enough TO compli-
ment the DEMooRAT-SEETINEL and
wish me safe a1d profitable jour
ney: After i left Mr.. Mowery l
continued on my way until /
reached s. d. Lashe's, where / al
ways stop for night when l can
80 arrange 1t. 1t being too early |
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-05

In the day to put up Tor the night
| cut out the ridge and down the
hollow to L. w. Prices, thence
out to Porter Sweazy's, thence to
Warner Lehman's, where / found
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman, d. G. Bry-
an and couple of boys, building
hay stacks. ! had very pleasant
half hour with them and started
across the hollow up over the hill
to Laslie's, reaching there just a
half hour after supper, but in
plenty of time to get the usual
good fare. / always have a pleas
ant time at Laslie's, plenty to eat,
prepared fit for a queen, and al
ways welcome, w. D. Linton
makes his hcme with Mrs. Laslie,
his sister, one other reason / like
| to stay there. Mr.. Linton is one
of the old residents, and as re-
CARDS the history of Green town
ship, is walking encyclopedia.
Mr.. Laslie, an old vet, is some
what of a tslker himself, very
active and aggressive citizen. 1t
is said of him that he was so ac-
tive in his school days that he got
whipped nine times before the
teacher had finished calling the
roll, and all because he was busily
engaged in sorting post holes,
He always kept on hand lot of
post holes for the accommodation
of his neighbors. You can just
bet had jolly time with these
venerable jokelets. | had added
six more new ones to the list.
While over in the hay field with
Lehman and BRYAN they told me
of very valuable COW belonging
to Asa Arnold. 1t was, they said,
just plain, ordinary COW, and
had 1T had the ordinary cravings
for hay and corn as other COWS
would have been no more valuable,
but it had craving for money
and notes. 1t seems that Mr..
Arnold had lost his pocketbook,
containing $40 in good old U. S.
money and note for $55. He
hadn't missed it until they were
reloading load of hay when one
of the hands foGnd a quarter and
a ten cent piece. This caused
them to investigate, with the re.
suit that Mr.. Arnold was out sew
enty in cash, note for fifty. five
dollars and pocketbook. The
cow had eaten the pocketboOk, nee
essaEily she was worth 1926 more
than her market value.
After leaving Laslie's in the
morning / took out and off the
route as far as A. Cooks, getting
back to Jacob Lehman's at just
about noon. Here | met Mr.. w.
ii. Lehman, Jacobs father, and
resident of Logan, who had come
out to help his son repair the APP
proach to the barn, recently caved
in, and take a look over the old
place. was invited to dinner,
and, as matter of coulse accept
ed. had good dinner and re-
ceiyed the usual encouragement.
After dinner | started for some
thing new. | first stopped at
Geo. Dresher's, thence by way of
G. w. Knapp's, down the road
past A. M. Sweazy's, out the run
to the route, landing at j. w.
where | invited my
self to stay all night, and did,
IL seemed ss though l was getting
just a little more Hartman"
cooking than was entitled to.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-05
WILLIAM BEBB-1847-1848.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
SALVADOREAN NAVY
 DESERT THEIR SHIP

San Francisco, September 1.-The of ficers cook and the whole crew of tn e steam schooner President, which sailed from this port two months ago to be the navy of the Salvadorean govern ment, returned yesterday on the City of Para, having abandoned the Presi- dent at the wharf in Acajutla, Salvador.
 As Chief Engineer George R. Lind say walked from the President along the wharf at Acajutla to the City of Para, backed by Martin Christensen and Harry Benner, c. N. Nelson the cook and the crew, he defed the gun fight CTS of the President Figueroa to touch or interfere with tn en- waving in sign of his immunity his international cer- tifcate as an engineer.
 There was trouble aboard the Presi- dent before she sailed from San Fran cisco and when Lindsay delivered over the President at Acajutla he was ready to throw up his iob With him in his sentiment was the whole crew.
 Then Lindsay says the Salvadoreans tried to get his men drunk, but failed. Lindsay promised to meet the governor at Acaiutla but instead he and his par ty went on board the City of Para and sailed for home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
LEAVES MILLION
 TO MASONIC LODGE

Philadelphia. September 17.-More than one million dollars has been left to the Masonic grand lodge of Penn sylvania IS a fund for the establish men and maintenance of an institution for the support and education of male orphans of Masons under the provisions of the will of Thomas R. Patton, who died September IS, and who was treas urer of the grand lodge for 34 years. The estate left by MT. Patton is valueS at between $1,000,o00 and s2,OO0, ,oOO MT. Patton also left various sums to relatives. Peter Boyd, a lawyer of this city, is made sole executor of the will. He said today that more than $1 .00O, 900 will be available for the institution which will be erected in or near Phila- delphia under the direction of the trus- tees of the grand lodge provided for in the will.
 Thomas R. Patton was S2 years of age when he died. He was born in Ireland and came to this country when a boy He established one of the largest gro ceries in the city and retired several years ago with a fortune. MT. Patton became Mason in 1S61 and was well known in Masonic circles throughout the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
Consistency a Jewel.

The rarest virtue now in existence in this land of ours is consistency. said a pessimst, who sat in the lobby last night.
 By consistency 1 mean charity, and by charity l do not mean the gift of giving. simply mean the old time way of letting the other fellow think as he pleases and do as fe pleases, just so he does not infringe upon the rights of others.
 "Anent this subject I will take the matter of railroad management. Many men think they can run the other fel- lows business better than can the other fellow One or more railroad servants may be impolte to patrons. The gen eral management is blamed That man agement has under control thousands of subordinates, and it can not keep an eye on each one every moment. Busi- ness men generally employ from one to one hundred people, and all find diff ficulty in having things go Just as they and their patrons want. Then follow rebukes and oftentimes loss of position; but it can't all be done at once.
 Abuses are always corrected in due time, and it is unfair to upbraid the many innocent for the faults of the few guilty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
Three Gents a Mile

The rebate plan of the Louisville and Nashville company was planned no doubt to forestall, if possible, the converting of an extra session of the legislature. Under the rebate plan the company continues to sell tickets at 3 cents a mile, agreeing to refund one siwth of that rate if the new rate should not be declared confiscatory. Governor Conner declines to consider the plan a compliance with the new rate bill and he declares it to be his purpose to call an extra session if by October tickets continue to be sold by the recalctrant railroads at the rate of cents a mile.
 In Georgia the Louisville and Nash vile has accepted pendente lite an even lower rate than 21a cents. No rebate plan is put before Gov. Hoke Smith and the Georgians, and one wonders indeed why Governor Conner and the Alabamians are treated differ ently. Georgia certainly is not the favored state because of excessive ton mage. for this district alone furnishes to the railroad more tonnage than the entire state of Georgia does. It is im- possible to imagine why the Louisville and Nashville comedies pendente lite a rate of 9 cents mile in Georgia, and has but a rebate to offer Alabama when Alabama asks for rate of 21a cents and throws in a much greater tonnage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
Ancient Pnliiica! NniiOns

The Macon, Ga, Telegraph is so con servative that it dislikes to see the world move at all. It's voice is always for holding fast to ancient principles and practices, wholly regardless of de- velopment and progress in all other affairs. Of all peoples" it recently said, "the south can less afford to have her civilization determined by direct vote of the masses"
 Just see what twaddle and rubbish this isl Here in the south, where there are comparatively few newcom- FITS. where affairs are in the hands of a select electorate, where public speak CTS get a hearing when they discuss public questions. where newspapers are read and public questions are dis cussed where, in short, there is but one party-here is emphatically the place where direct vote of the masses should be had on every possi- bl occasion.
 Of what earthly use in our select electorate-and every southern state has one-if it is not to decide public questions? To leave the decision to handful of court house politicians and of a boss or two at the capitol or other center is monstrous when we have an electorate especially selected for that purpose.
 No, indeed, the south's civilization is the states electorate and it should be called on to decide public questions at every opportunity and on every pos sible occasion. If the electorate Is not the south's civilization, pray what is? The Telegraph is talking old-time rub bish that does not fit the times or pres ent political circumstances. It does not fit a population nearly all native. born and nearly all predisposed to pontics. It fits a handful of profes- sional politicians here and there, and no one else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
4 Rare Flower.

While visiting friends last Sunday evening l had the pleasure of seeing a very rare flower which l was told is called the night blooming cereus.' a species of the cactus plant" said a citi- zen.
 "The peculiar feature about this flow CT Is that 1t blooms at night and only one night in the year. About o'clock in the evening 1t began to show signs of opening and gradually, as the night wore on, the bloom kept opening and expanding until at 10 o'clock it was in it's full glory, and a magnificent flower 1t was It had the appearance of an immense lily buried in the heart of a oh rysanth and it's ragranee was oppressive.
 -Four of these beautiful blooms hung from the strag ggling plant and they would be dead by morning the lady of the house called her many friends to see them. It seemed almost impossible to believe that such beauty could be so short lived. Only once in a year and then for few hours only, in the dark and silence of the night, does this beau tlful flower reveal it's charms to the stars.
 The lady who owns the plant has a large collection of flowers which she always finds time to attend to herself and the porch of her house is one of the prettiest in the city. Her friends have often told her that if she planted toothpicks they would take root and grow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
THE BAN OF THE CURVE.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 The coming vagary of fashion is ad- vertised by the experts in feminine dress to be the abolition of curves. No more curves decress the fashion authorities All are to be straight lines. The pole is the model; and the women who havo been developing those curvlinear fea- lures supposed to be the line of beauty will have to make themselves over to the rule of straightness and flatness.
 It can hardly escape notice that the ex- perts who make this edict are the fash ionable dressmakers, and that if it is ac- cepted it will enforce upon fashionable women the necessity of dscardng all their present billowy costumes and pro- curing entirely new outfits which sug- gest that the experts will find their profit in the change. entirely irrespective of the fact pointed out by a New York paper, that women without curves will be about as popular as baseball pitchers with the same lack
 But it is noted that one urgent sup porter of the change proceeds to d length of advocacy that casts doubt upon the success of the new fashion decree Doubt full, perhaps. of the esthetic basis of the new style this apostle of the straight line supports the change on ethical grounds and declares that the feminine curves are immoral" The immortality of the form created by nature is dispu- table: but it is certain that whatever in that line can be discerned by rather prurient prudery exists in any feminine beauty. Let the women get the idea that this new fashion of severity is designed for the express purpose of making them less attractive and the new fashion is doomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
Price of Cotton

The customary battle between the producers and their allied enemies in the eastern cotton mills and in Wall street has been begun, and the allied forces have fought October options down to about eleven cents-in New Orleans to 112S cents. New York is further from the cotton fields, but freight rates did not keep the bears In that manipulated market from ham, mering the price of October options on Monday down to HOP cents. This is a loss of $750 bale below the highest price In the present month.
 Picking is now general in all parts of the cotton belt, and the weather as a rule has favored the pickers. No sweeping, violent storm has been re- ported. But still receipts are below those of the corresponding period in last year or the previous year And the dread of an early frost still hangs over the crop. A frost before Novem- her 15 would materially lessen the out turn. Why then were January options
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
FORTY MEN KILLED
 ON JAP WARSHIP

Tokio, September 17.-(Noon. )-Forty of the crew were killed and injured on board the Japanese battlaship Kashima by the explosion of a 12-inch shell within the shield after target practice near Kure at p. m- on September g.
 The Kashima, under command of Koi zumi, reached Kure at D. m., where the wounded were placed in the hospital The fatalities included a lieutenant. two ca dets and one staff officer the rank and name of whom Is not given
 The exact details regarding the effects of the explosion are lacking, but it was terrific and the ship was badly damaged.
 The explosion followed an attempt to remove an unexploded shell from the gun. A majority of the bystanders were fearfuily mutilated. The casualties re- ported as the result of the explosion are as follows:
 Killed, live officer thames not given), and twenty-two men.
 Severely wounded, two officers and six men.
 Slightly wounded, two officers and six men.
 The cause of the explosion is under ln- vestigation. It occurred inside of the shield of the starboard after 10-inch gun.
 It was not the shell which exploded. but powder which evidently caught fire from the gas emitted from the breech when opened for the purpose of reloadlng the gun.
 The hull of Kashima is not damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
Filipino Ambition
tonnage

Why not sell the nes?-Birmng- ham (Ala.) Age-Herald.
 Has anybody made an offer for them? Chicago Record-Herald
 Has Uncle Sam placed them on the bargain counter where bids are invited anu expected? Until they are so placed bids would be impertinent. Some i'm perialists would consider them insult ing, and the Record-Herald would per haps feel somewhat insulted itself
 The question is coming up in Con gress, and if both houses were not controlled by the republicans it would come up in an acute form, and It may find abundant support even among re- publicans in the House of the Sixtieth Congress.
 It is true the administration is about to send sixteen battleships to the Pa cific, the ostensible object being to dominate that wide sea, and the real object being to fire the American heart at the opening of presidential cam paign. But all the jngoism and cheap politics of the peoriod can not over come two facts that constantly thrust themselves forward, namely, the heavy cost of retaining the Philippines, and the discontent that prevails among the F'ilipinos. The wrench that a colonial system gave the constitution might be overlooked, but the cost of subjugation and occupation will not be. We do not want the Philippines, and the Filipinos do not want us. They are a source of weakness to Us in case of war and our rule is a source of dis content in the archipelago. Like the Americans of 1776 the Filipinos want release from the rule of a far-away nation. And they should have it. They cannot refund the money that has been expended, but when jlngoism is dismissed an acceptable purchaser in the Orient may appear that could make good some of our expenditures. As Joseph G. Cannon has said, 'it is a bad mess," and certainly way out of it can be found when jingoism has run it's course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18
SUBMARINE BOATS
 ARE TO BE BUILT

Washington, September 17-An early decision will be made by Secretary Met calf in the matter of the awards of the contracts for supplying the navy with as many submarine torpedo boats as can be built for $300O0O0, appropriated for this purpose by the last Congress. The question of the award has been before the department for some time, the bids for the contract having been submitted April 30, by the Lake Torpedo Boat company ofBridgeport. Conn, the sub Surface Boat companl of New York and the Electric Boat company of New York
 As a preliminary to any conclusive ac- tion the question was referred to a board which conducted .comparatice tests of the various submarines at Newport This board. it was subsequently an- nounced at the navy department reported unanimously in favor of the Holland boat of the octopus type as better adapted for naval purposes. Then question arose whether or not the secretary of the navy was justified in dividing the contract for the several vessels as he had been urged to do with the result that the whole question was referred to the attorney general for an opinion. A reply h5 At torney Nsneral Bonaparte was to the effect that under certain conditions t di- vision of the contract might be made so as to enable the department to obtain boats of both the octopus and lake tpyes Immediately on his return to Wash ington Secretary Metcalf took up the matter and today gave what is eXpec. d to be final hearing to the various tlrrls interested in this matter
 The estimate is made that the s3.0O0 GO available will provide for the construc- ton of about nine submarines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-18

on Monday sold down to 11.60 in New Orleans and to 11.25 in New York?
 The controlling crop factors should be the shortage in Texas caused by extremely dry weather long continued and still maintained, and the fear of an early frost. The crop in Texas and Oklahoma may fall a million bales be- low that of last year. Consumption Is heavy, and production in Texas at least, which makes one-third of the crop, is confessedly short. These con ditions do not justify fall of $7.5o a bale.
 Against the manipulation of the cot ton market inspired and led by the spinners of New England and Old Eng land the farmers of the south should line up determinedly and cooperative ly. Upon the stand taken by the farm CTS, led by their two organizations, much depends. It is the customary battle. It is a battle that has to be fought at the opening of every season, and conditions favor this year the farmers. By standing and pulling to- gether they can secure a good price for their cotton.