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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
Kindling a Fire.

The use of coal oil in starting q
fire in stove or CRATE is most
dangerous practice that is common
To understand what Is happening
while fire ls being kindled one
must know about clash point"
ard "burning point" If shaw
/ ing or bit of paper is held above
f, a lamp it will first turn brown then
suddenly gas, which haa been
roasted out of it, will haeh This
! fash adds enough heat to make
the shaving or paper burn to ashes.
In Ohio the law requires coal oil
to be tested to determine it's
"hash point" If it flashes before
1t is heated to 100 degrees Fahren-
heit, it must not be sold for
making light. If heated to $50
degrees it will take fire without
contact with a fame.
1t takes less flame to light a
small or thin piece of wood
because there is more surface in
proportion to it's mass. So,
"kindling wood" is used.
We begin by heating the little
piece of wood in match go that
it will flame. The match head has
powdered flint or glass in it which
gets hot enough when rubbed to
light the phosphorus in it which
takes fire at l4O degrees. The
phosphorus lights the chlorate of
potash in the match head, making
heat great enough to fire shaving
or piece of paper, either of these
will, in burning, heat kindling in
contact with it to the burning
point, and the flame of the kind
ling will fire the coal. Anthra-
cite or hard coal takes fire ut 572
degrees Fahrenheit. Bituminous
or soft coal, which is produced in
Ohio, takes fire with lees heat, the
degree depending on the amount
natural gas in it. A pound of
coal gives off as much heat as
three pounds of dry wood. TIE
water in green wood weighs half
as much as wood itself. So, to
start it burning, extra heat must
by furnished to drive out the
water by changing it to steam.
Glowing Goals readily light
shavings or paper If they are
blown upon. Blowing forces more
air past the coal and the more air
it gets the more oxygen it has to
sustain the combustion necessary
to make 1t hotter. A coal hot
enough to make a bright light has
a temperature Of about 900 de-
grees.
Coal oil, or kerosene as it is
properly called, starts a fire in a
hurry because it gives off six times
as much heat as wood in burning
and can bs lighted by match. But
can not be used safely even in a
stove that 10 cold. If the iron of
the stove Ia warm, or IL there is a
blaze 0r hot Goals in the ashes the
coal oil poured on is changed to
vapor. This vapor forms mix
with air which is a powerful ex.
plosive. If there is the tiniest
blaze in the stoye, or a red coal in
the ashes it blows up at once. II
there Is neither blaze nor hot coal
and the stove is warm, the ex.
plosion does not occur until the
fire builder strikes a match.
Every week some newspaper has
story much like one of these
"Mrs. Wood on returning from
! church last evening found the
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
Turkey Test
1t Was Great, but 1t
Drove One Man to
Drink.
4 TIE had been gazing long and ear
~ nestly at the rows of turkeys
hanging from the hooks Of

IL nan Deen gazing lOnH hnu eur
- nestly at the rows Of turkeys
hanging from the hooks of q
stand In Washington market
and the poultryman began to eye him
suspiciously. He did not look like a
thief, the mild look In his eye denoting
anything but the gleam Of acquisition.
Still. his actions were not calculated
to inspire confidence.
Every now and then he would walk
up to the rack and feel gobbler's
breastbone, then stand of and take
a side look at the fowl, moving around
presently and gazing at 1t from the 9TH
er side. In this way he would admire
1t from all points Of view and seemed
to derive immense satisfaction from
the observation.
The poultryman was fast becoming
nervous over these strange proceed
ings, and to put an end to his anxiety
as to the mans Intentions he approach
ed him and asked:
"Well, sir, what can I do for your"
The man started and for moment
appeared to be Disconnected; but, recov-
ering himself somewhat, he blushingly
stammered:
"Why, you see, I don't quite know
yet"
"Well, IT'S about time you did," gruff-
ly replied the poultryman.
"Ye-yes-1 suppose SO, but I don't,
I want to get turkey, but want to
be quite sure Of my ground before
proceed"
The poultryman looked at him etlll
more suspiciously.
II dare say you will think me lit
tie peculiar" continued the stranger.
"but the fact is my wife is not very
well, and she has sent me to buy the
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

mixed up our American fetes. He
moved about, smiling mysteriously
and whispering TO questioners that he
had surprise in store for us-a des-
sert which would make us all feel as
II We were not In Paris at all, but
back In that faroff chez yous' whence
we had come. There We're much laugh
ing and merriment, ana We drank NJ.
Blanc's health In his best wine as n
mark Of appreciation, His walters
soon appeared tottering beneath the
weight OF u huge plum pudding
wreathed in holly and bearing an
American and II French flag. OF
course We heaped him with praise,
He beamed and beamed, poured brandy
over his chef d'oeuyre and lighted 1t,
served Il himself aud said TO each
person as they thanked him: Did
not tell YOU you would feel chez yous?
II is good and hot Your national
dish! WIN you have some more treT"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
Brushes of Glass.

According to Iectricien, Vienna
Arm has recently placed on the market
brushes made of glass, which are to
replace emery cloth for cleaning and
polishing the commutators of dynamos
and motors. These brushes are said
to clean the commutators without scor-
ing the metal and their use avoids the
inconveniences aud dangers or emery
cloth.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

"Ambitious young men and
ladies should learn Telegraphy I;
for, since the now 8 hour law be-
came effective there is shortage
of many thousand telegraphers,
Positions pay from $50 to $40 per
month to beginners. The Nation
al Telegraph Institute of Cincin.
natl, Ohio and five other cities is
operated under supervision of
II Il. Officials and all students are
placed when qualified. Write
them for particulars"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

Winter blasts, causing pneu-
monia, plenrisy and consumption
will soon be here. Cure your
cough now, and strengthen your
lungs with Foley's Honey and
Tar. Do not risk starting the
winter with weak lungs, when
Foley's Honey and Tar will cure
the most obstinate coughs and
colds, and prevent serious results.
Bort & Co.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

ter at school. Old
NJ. Blanc sent an
invitation to the
school, and the
demoiselle Amer
icaine and a gov
erness came to
Paris and spent
the day at the
hotel. l had u
try house
near Paris then,
but M. Blanc did
not forget me
either. So | went
into Paris, TAX
ing my two girls
with me. The ho-
tel was q small
one, but well
known, and II
was a rendez-
vous for many in
teresting Ameri-
cans. The tables
We're decked With
holly and mistle-
toe. NJ. Blanc
In his ardor had
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
NEW LIFE SAVING DEVICE
Buoy Designed to Garry Line From
Wrecked Vessel to Shore.

Buoy Designed to Garry Line From
Wrecked Vessel to Shore.
In order to facilitate communication
between a stranded ship and the shore
where conditions prevent the utiliza-
tion of the rocket life saving appara'
tus and render it impossible for life
boat to be launched the novel strand
Ing buoy shown in the Illustration has
been devised by II. Bredsdorff Of
Flensburg, Germany. AS in such cir
cumstances the wind and sea are al
ways driving shoreward, this new
buoy should be of great service when
other methods fail since owing to its
light draft it can be carried right to
the beach.
AS may be seen from the illustration,
the buoy resembles in shape small
boat fitted with sail and with Il light
rope connected to the stern which, aft
er launching is paid out from Il re-
volving reel on the deck OF the wreck
ed boat, and which when picked up OH
the shore serves 10 enable heavier
cable capable of carrying the life sav-
Ing cradle to be hauled shOreward. The
buoy Is three feet in length by eighteen
inches beam, twelve inches deep and
draws eight inches of water. 1t is
strongly constructed of yellow metal
nnd copper, with the ribs or frames of
metal. and tin coated and with a
rounded deck. There Is a heavy lead
ke-l tapering both fore ana aft. so that
the boat can aiways maintain an even
keel no matter how rough the sea or
surf. Aft of the mast, which Is placed
well forward. are two water tight
bulliheads, dividing the internal space
into three water tight compartments.
The mast Is made OF brass piping
formed at the top into an oblong ring,
to which the sail Is made fast and
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

under great pres
sure, but when q
man enters sucn
n fight he wants
to win. l was In
a close district
a n d determined
to put up the
very best fight
that the circum-
stances W ou ] d
permit. / adver-
tised at once for
an extra stenog-
rapher and from
the many who re-
sponded selected
u beautiful, bright
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

Tho Boarding HOUSE Poet,
And when the mistress cometh Tor my
cash
Pray that In wrath I may not be too
rash
And. since the turkey long the board has
graced.
Urge her. for heavens sake. to stop the
hashl
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

"The farmer" said the young tur-
key Seems to be very fond OF me.
He throws the choicest morsels Of
corn to me every day and in many
ways shows his admiration for me-"
Well" advised the old turkey, Il
wouldn't let it go on if l were you.
You are apt to lose your head over
it."
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
THANKSGIVING IN FRANCE.
m. Blane's Surprise For His American
Guests,

THE most American Thanksgiv-
Ing l ever spent was In a French ho-
tel ten years ago" says a woman con-
tributor to the New York Globe "The
proprietor was friendly old soul and
liberal to fault He not only Invited
all the guests In the house to dinner,
but he sent Invitations to eX-guests as
well. One family who bad spent the
previous winter with him had gone
home to America, leaving their daugh-
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
rha Athlstas, pinnsr.

De Style-What makes you think the
Farrants are going to have regular
athletic Thanksgiving dinner?
Gunbusta-Why. they had their tur-
key killed with golf club and stuffed
with tennis balls.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
HIS TURKEY WAS CROW.
Why the Fine Old Gentleman Hates
Practical Politics.

"Bluest Thanksgiving I ever spentr'
mused the fine old gentleman who has
an unconquerable antipathy to prac-
teal politics. "It stands out in my
memory like an obelisk on a plane, and
1t was not SO very long ago either.
II had been induced that fall to run
for an important public office. 1t was
done against by better judgment and
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
TRAMPs' THANKSGIVING.
How New York's Hoboes Get Their
Holiday Dinners.

A great deal depends on the kind OF
man who wishes 10 take part In the
feasting, wrote the late Josiah Flint
in Good Housekeeping. A panhan-
dler from the Eowely will have IA
harder Time ilniing his Thanksgiving
dinner than vii IL we!l dressed hobo
from the west In general the pan
handler has tG remain content With
the same ri aplt iarr an holidays that
he Is av; uato!nd 10 taa year through
The well dressed ard skilled beggar,
on the otLai hand, expects and looks
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-10-17
"And then?' asked Chamont, quietly.

is scandal
Tor home leaving the girls alone NADIA eponed headquarters
"Why you Chamont turning to Fizalen
"Why-why thought there might be something in
chamon turned to Chief Lit Kindly clear the for for
well I'll bem the chief of police of this city, and don't have
Crossing Nada chamon asked her, u bring me small tumb
some vinegar salt and clean napkin will you? And send the girls
Nad readily complied She turned the girls the who still
stood aightedy together and told them herself she
soon returned with the things cmn had asked for which she handed to
him. Being instructed to that effect by Camont she left the
of Fzalen
As the Chamont
that everything
room to see that he was alone
Going the dead he poured the the then dropped
in the salt From his pocket he took small pa of ammonia from which
he down by the dead man, then dropped one of the napkin the
mer thoroughly saung it Pulling he noted the drops the
Aliens mouth allowing the liquid AS oozcd along then
out the opposite Aliens mouth Chmo took handk
chief his liquid dropped
After the liquid had all porated and the mouth of the dry again
clean which he took from his pocket then placed the little pack
body Chamontw the door, in hallway
He was met by the boys and the chief who vy
the front door followed by the As he reached he turned back
he CO. you
think no more of the matter then left the house
and took out stack of old notebooks He went them rapidly At last
seemed have found what wanted He made the
andw o
In them all he found about the death Allen But
All how he had found but
relation suspicion of anything of the ordinary
the which
Calling number
mentfo the
o'clock modest
outskirts doorben he
invited him Led back Cha
sawl a in o of a
could make
extremely red
coils the pillow and the
terpane.
camont that the evidently instructed before
had had closed the
bed called him beside =
I asked
Sitting endey the thin hand of the sick
in NO." replied
minis of o you"
"Wa fear in her voice
with lofty ideas of mans justice and not the
laws of injustice"
"But YOU know
o;ph ervOice
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-10-17

ell you the soy-hen you wilt understand"
th1 understand thingsnow softly replied
fore tell When examined Allen
last night readily found how he his death tried little expert
poisona poison the Indians
When got home made further test On napkin had taken FROM n the
your looked old from when newspa
kill certain Allen James remembered the
thenhe Dna brought Allen recognized
Allen James So that last Miss Delna had accom-
ped her ends But was done neat very neat And now you can tell
the dying woman between paroxss of coughing and writings OF pain
81 am know that from
he He %n t n nG %fat d0S nfd @1s" ty es an
You don't know the I've waited don't know the hours I've
that made me strong But no eo"h stopped her fur
cooling
mother,
who died, fromfom broken faint
t h h h mar una promises sG td loving n a a " Sh
was She is an angel God her
when old she told the She implanted
she told that wasnotfing bit of hosam the ebb side
child, baby My burned grew
when mother back on my arm as she took her last breath s~1
what he did do should pay for it with his life
81 girhood womanhood Always with
ble for her death and life found him. worked his office
wanted to kill him. but did not want die by the law for just nge
she had given that She had carried for
q could his equal in high In low
as you saw hmand me- last night met him equality
o
he last night lying yesterday
The of
I had fixed l and tract
Later he came in He ued he drank he Rugged the girls he be-
drunk He told horrible he boosted of
girls he had ruined
hm-m S
al the OF deathwe downo
feel tired body again And
glad glad" The tired o a whisper
Chamont still he
But the opened look his
ALL"
of a near
the of
beerh he 70
Nobody do nobody looking he
a
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-10-17

The Salt Lake Choral Society chorus which organized
represent Salt Lake the recent Esteddod be made
organization 1t is expected the chorus will be taken
the exposition and also Denver
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04
Business Men Meet

The Business Mems Association
met last evening and discussed sew
eral subjects of much Importance
to the city and vicinity. The at
tendance was not as large as antici-
pated. Among other things taken
up was the matter of seeing the Of
fcials of the Iron Range towards
an earlier arrival of the evening
train. 1t was decided to have the
committee look the matter up and
report at the next meeting and
that at the beginning of the year
something would be done. In
place of getting the train in earlier
the railroad company has been adj
ding five or ten minutes to the run
ing time every few days. AS near
as can be figured from this end,
7:30 would be late enough for the
train and this hour would give a
fair running time provided the trip
out of Duluth was begun earlier.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04
How Canada Lost

James White, the dominion geo.
grapher, in a public address at
Toronto on The Boundaries of
Canada and the United States, y
said that Canada 1ost.part of Mimi
esota through an inaccurate map.
Mr.. White said that in the nego-
tiations of 1882, a map of North
America of 1855 was used. 1t had
several inaccuracies, one of which
was that the drainage of the Lake
of the Woods was in Lake Super
ior instead of northward. In 1906
a treaty was made fixing the sixty
ninth parallel as the boundary be-
tween the Lake of the Woods and
the Rocky Mountains.
Thus, said Mr.. White, re-
lance on an inaccurate map cost us
at least northeastern Minnesota
with its immense beds of ore and a
portion of the Valley of the Red
River, south of latitude 40. The
obvious moral is that we should
have the most accurate maps pos
sible particularly in territorial ne
gotiations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04
To Crafty a Whim

The Minneapolis municipal water
department is said to be running
behind at the rate of 5000, 700 a
year because of political manage
ment. The Cleveland street car
system, municipality managed, has
been a failure and is now in the
hands of the court, and the Chicago
municipal electric system costs the
city $4,000 a year more for the
same service than it could be
brought for from a private concern.
Aitkin is losing money every year,
going without a day current and
power service and putting up a
miserable street lighting to crafty
a whim of municipal ownership. -
Aitkin Age.
This is all to the bad according
to the Aitkin paper which is evil
IDENTIFY connected with some COM
pany that wants a franchise. In
another column will be found the
report of the city electrician of Ely
for the past month in which it will
be seen that the municipal plant of
this city is laying up a few. We
have the day and night service and
our rates are about half what they
are in other places. Instead of
paying Is cents per killowat as they
do in neighboring franchise owned
electric lighted communities, we
pay s cents per killowat and our
service is as good as any in the
country. 1t must also be remem-
bered that we are our own boss and
that everyone has a voice in the
light and water plant. Put in a
first class No. l system and you
will not lose money. Surprising it
does cost Chicago, Minneapolis and
Cleveland 100000 a year each in
taxes to keep up their plants.
What is the saving to the people
who pay the taxes?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04
T. & s. FILINGS
Ruling From Interior De-
partment Close Filings

instructions were received at the
Duluth land Office Tuesday from
the department of the interior at
Washington to suspend action on
all timber and stone filings.
The orders came by wire and no
explanation accompanied them, SO
that the land office officials are con-
siderably at sea. 1t is matter of
conjecture, however, that the gov
ernment's action in suspending fill
ings is for the purpose of making a
new appraisal of the lands which
are still in the hands of the govern
ment.
The new appraisal of lands is
deemed necessary because of the
fact that the secretary of the inte-
rior has promulgated a new regula-
ton under the timber and stone
act of June 8, 1878. The act pro-
vides that timber and stone lands
shall be sold at the minimum price
of $3.50 per acre. Timber and
stone lands have heretofore been
sold at a flat rate of 81. so per acre.
Under the new regulations such
lands will have to be appraised be-
fore they can be sold. Some lands
are much more valuable than ST. so
per acre and it is for this reason
that the secretary of the interior
has made the new ruling.
The order received Tuesday at
the Duluth land office does not APP
ply to filings before Dec. 1. Action
on these filings will proceed as US
I1r1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04
POOR BUSINESS
Repeal of Timber and Stone
Act Now On.

A dispatch from Washington
brings the news that the forces are
at work to repeal the timber and
stone act and thus remove from the
poor man the only chance to make
a dollar or two from the public do
main. There has been no question
but what the timber and stone act
has boon to the poorer settler and
the repeal will mean hard knock
for many who have been benefited
or have stood a chance to be bene-
fitted. The dispatch says:
The necessity for the repeal of
the timber and stone act, under
which it was asserted that millions
of acres of public lands had been
taken up by land spectators at
low figures and sold later at phe-
nomenal advances, was emphasized
at tonight's session of the national
conservation commission, by Sen
ator Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
Senator Nelson's declaration
that he wanted to see that law off
the statute books stirred up a lively
discussion.
Among those who took part in
the debate were Senators Flint,
Smoot and Dixon, Representatives
Shirley and ex-Governors Blanch-
ard and Pardee.
Commissioner Fred Dennet of
the general land office was the
principal speaker and his remarks
dwelling upon the havoc wrought
on the forests of the west by the
spectators, under the existing act,
sounded the keynote for the views
which were later voiced, and which
it is declared, probably will have
weight in the recommendations
which the commission will make to
President Roosevelt. Mr.. bennett
spoke of the wide latitude given the
speculator under the timber and
stone act, by which 100 acres may
be bought at $3.50 per acre and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04
what is expected to be big year.
business next season.

what is expected to be big year. S
business next season.
Mr. Greno, representing the
Baldwin Locomotive Work, was in
the city recently and in confer
ence with the officials of the motive
power department of the D. & I. R.. j,
plans were talked over with view
to completing the arrangements al
ready made for adding four of the
latest type of locomotives. We un-
derstand that the new locomotives
will have the Walschaert valve gear
equipment. While this is not a
new equipment on older and larger
roads it will be the first time it will
be introduced on this road. It is
one of the finest valve gears made
and has given the very best of salts
faction for years where engines of
high power have been in use. 1t is
understood that these new engines
will be ready to be delivered from
the Baldwin works about the first
OF next May.
Eight hundred new steel ore cars
will also be added to the D. & l..
R. rolling stock equipment, These
cars will take the place of the wood
en- ore cars, a few of which are still
in use in the ore service.
One of the prominent officials of
the road has expressed the belief
that the D. & l. R. will be called
upon to handle upwards of 1,OOO,-
600 tons of ore next season.