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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18
MONKEY INTELLIGENCE.
4 Claim That 1t Does Not Display Itscli
in II rcnchnnt for Mimicry.

\ Claim That 1t Does Not Display Itself
in II rcnchant for Mimicry.
The authority of Scripture G Kings.
x:xXiD warrants the belief that monkeys
formed an article of commerce as much
as twen,y-ei ght centuries ago. so that
no lack of time can have prevented us
from studying their habits: yet it would
hardly be an overestimate to say that
nine hundred and ninety mine of thou
sand men persist in the belief that mon
keys have passion for initiating the
actions of their two-handcd k.nsman;
that. for instance, an ape, seeing his
master shave himself, would take the
first opportunity to get hold of Il razor
and scrapc or cut his own throat. Now.
how could that idea ever survive this
age of geological gardens? Marcus
Aurelius held that the sum of all ethics
wa, the rule to ''love truth and justice,
and live without anger, in the midst of
lying and unjust men," Yet the occu-
patton of monkey-traner would put
that tolerance to severe test.
With an intelligence surprising
that of the most intclli-
gent dog, n monkey combines an ultra
mulish degree of obstinacy, and, rather
than initiate the dcmonstrative nanipu-
latons of the kindest instructor, he will
sham fear, sham lamcness, sham heart
disease, and generally wind mp by fall
ing down in sham fit of epileptic con-
vulsions. / have owned monkeys of ut
least twenty different spec es, and have
never been able to d scover the slightest
trace of that supposed ae'achalt for
MIN cry. A boy may take off his coat
and turn Il thousand somcrsets. Jacko
will watch the phenom non only with II
view to getting his fingers INTO the
pockets of the unguardcd coat. Lit up
your hand hundred mes. Jacko will
W tneSs the proceeding with calm indif-
fere nee, unless more emphatic rcpeti-
ton of the man cuvre should make him
duck his head to dodge an anticipated
blow. He has no desire to follow any
human precedcnts whatever. and the
apparent exceptions from that rule are.
on his part, wholly un ntent onaf
and merely natural result of ana on-
ical analogics. An angry hamadryas
balloon, for instance. will strike the
ground with h $ list, not because any
Christian visitors have ever set HIM
that bad example, but because his tore
fathers have thus for agns vented their
wrath OH the rocks of the Nuban high
lands. A capuchin monkey will pick
huckleberries with his fingers, not IN
Difference to civilized customs, but be-
cause his iinaers are dcft and long and
his jaws very short. Nay. that same
capuchin monkey, admit ell to II seat mt
the breakfast table OF punctilious fam
lily, would be apt to show his contempt
of court by sticking his head in the pud-
ding dish. The compulsive methods of
professional trainers may modify that
pcrve.sity. but during recess the re-
deemed four-hander IS sure TO drop his
mask, and, unlike trained dog, VIII
never volunteer the performance of u
popular trick.-Dr fetir l.. OSiUald, ia
P0pnlGr Sc,ehce Monthly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18
PlTh AND POINT.


"A new book Is ent..led .Hold On
Your Heads, Girls" Ne trust that
they won't as long as th.- -.r the
present style of hat.-Bostys s.-
Manga man who thins ~, going
to set the world alire finds to hiJ sorrow
that somebody has turned the nose on
him. - Ne,o Harcp Ncws.
--Paticnt "What do you think of
warmer climate for me, doctor?' Doc
tor: "Grcat Scott! man, ism e that just
what am trying TO save you fromp'
"Was she his wifc?' asked mar
ried woman of an Acquaintance. "Ycs.
Why do you ask?' "Bccause they were
so Jolly together. You don't often sec
married people Jolly together in public.
you know. - Harpcr'S Weekly
Women do not swear, but the pro-
fancst man in America would give five
dollars if he could initiate the express
sion of n good woman when she hits
her thumb with the hammer and says:
"AIercy on met -Bardctie.
Teacher object of this lesson
is TO nculcate obedience. DO you know
what to obey is? Apt Pupil-Yes,
marm / obey my pa. Eyes, that's
right Now tell me why you obey your
fatherP' Because he bigger n me. "
~ y Telegram.
Old lawyer do young partner--
Did you draw up old Moncybag's
will? Young partner--Ycs, sr; and so
can not break it. Old lawyer (with
some dsgusD The next time there is
will to be drawn up I'll do it myself
~ Y sun
Minister Cn grocery storc)-I am
pleased to see. Mr.. Sugarsand, that
motto on the wall. Honesty is the best
policy" 1t will pay you from bust
ness point of view, TO say nothing of
any thing else. Mr.. Sugarsand (hope-
fully)-1 hope so, sir; but | haven't
tried it long enough yet to make Il fair
test of it.-M. Y. SuR.
Youth Gin the barber's CHAIR I
say, do you think I'll ever have mus
tache? Barber CATER thorough exam
ination)-Wcll, | cant say us | do.
"Hem, that's vewy odd. Why. my
gov'ner has tremendous mustache.H
"Ah! that may be: but perhaps you
take after your mar Worcester Ga
zcHe.
mo. Icorge, she sald, II can not
marry you. | shall always esteem you
as a friend, but | can not be your wife,
George hesitated Clara" 81 d he.
brokenly, "will you grant me one favor
before | 60 away forcverP" Eyes.
George" she replied, kindly ''What
is it?' ''Please put your refusal down
on paper. I'll feel safer. "-Harper's
Bazdr.
The son of butcher had great diff
ticulty in fractions, although his teach
er did his very best. Now let us sup
posc.' said the teacher, 'that custom
er came to you father to buy five pounds
of meat and you fail her had only four
to scll-what would he dop" ..Keep
his hand on the meat while he was
weighing it, was the candid answer =
Chtc01O Standard.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18
Heading OFF 4 Borrower.

Gilhooly. intending to borrow five
dollars from Hostettcr McGnnis. leads
up to the subject by talking about
friendship. Among other things he
said:
Solomon says 'He who has u
friend has found n treasure.
McGinnis, who is no fool, perceives
what Gilhooly is after and heads him of
by replying:
81 think Solomon got that provcrb
upside down. Instead of readings 'Ho
who has fl end inds treasure, il
should be- 'He who finds treasure
has friend. There is no fir end like
money. 1t is a mans best friend, and
he should never part with his best
friend"
Gilhooly, percciylng that he is whist
ling up the wrong tube, moves oil ta
explore some more promising field. --'
Iclas sDiAgs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18
GREAT MEMS APPETITES.

Queer Things Reiished by Some of tho
Most Eminent Characters of History.
Part of the price which every eminent
man pays for his exalted or prominent
position is the loss of all privacy. His
habits and customs. his preferences and
aversions are all publicly discussed. and
the following particulars show that he
can not even have q favorite dish with
out the knowledge of the public. This
craving for details about the lives of
great men dates back as far as the time
of fCharlemagne, of whom it is said that
his meals consisted never OF more than
four courses, and that his favorite
dishes were eggs and roast meats, par
t;cularly venson, which was served on
long spits by his foresters. Luther pre-
ferred Torgau beer and hook to all
other beverages. AS Il young man
Melancthon was very fond of barley
soup, and he would often exchange a
diet of meat for bowl of barley soup.
Small fish, vegetables, and all kinds of
farinaceous food he liked, but large fish
and meat he dlslked, and he hated all
public meals or drinking bouts. He
used to say that it would be easy for him
to adopt Pythagorean Diet. Torquato
Tasso was very fond of preserved fruits
and all kinds of fancy sweets. Henry
Nv. was often i'll from eating
too many oysters or melons
His favorite drink was vim
d Arbos. Petor the Great liked moth
ing better than i.imburg cheese. Charles
XIi.. King of Sweden, preferred piece
of 'ead-and-butter to any thing else.
Eoliairc, like Frederick the Great and
Napoleon L., was very fond of coffee.
His favorite food was oat cakes, but he
preferred oranges to any other kind of
food. The Dutch lady scholar, A. M.
Schurmann, ate spiders as a delicacy.
Lessing preferred lcntals, and Klop-
stock, who was real gourmand. fed on
salmon, mushrooms, pastry and smoked
meat OF vegetables he liked peas best,
and grapes MS dessert, together with u
bottle of good claret or hook. Kant re-
tanned till his cd age preference for
pork, all kinds of pulse and stewed
fruit. He devoted three hours Il day to
his dinner. Schiller was in his youthful
days very fond of ham. An old note
book belonging to Stuttgart res taurant
contains some items about "Meals for
DIR. Sch ller in 1882" from which it ap-
pears that, besides bottle of wine.
ham was every day among the dishes on
Schiller's table. Matthisson confessed
II preference for peas, beans and pork;
Lord Byron for Chester cheese. with ale
or porter; Pope was "greatly inter.
ested" in venson, jonathan Swift in
turbot, and Sir Walter Scott in roast
goose. Pail Mall ia .ette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18
INeRATlTuDE PERsoNiFIED.

stone, the Ex-Dlstriot Attorney of Penn
sylvania, Ii the Man-Fouliy Abusing
an Administration which Sheltered
Him Too Long.
There is no Democrat in the country
who will not thank President Cleve-
land for tho stand ho has taken in the
case of William A. Stone, United
States District Attorney for the West
ern District OF Pennsylvania. 1t will
be recalled to mind that Stone was sus-
pended for making campaign speeches
in Pennsylvania in the month of De-
t,ber and that not many days since
no applied to the Attorney Gen
raj for restoration to Office on TIM
,roun,l that his political worS did uot
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18
OF my crazy do'ngs that night the less

OF my crazy do'ngs that night the less
said The better. They endci, however,
may mention, in my upsetting the cab
myself Qor Ihad insisted on driving). in
y dangerous place and then stabbing
the Gu man. whom had mistaken for
an escaped madman. Luckily. the
wound, though it bled severely. had not
proved dangerous AS for myself |
had then fled from the cabman, who had
tried TO take me safely home seeing l
was dclirious, and being founl in field
near Chiswi elk. was driv n TO an hospi-
tai. from whence DR.. Plcdgclt hearing
of my detention, took me TO his own
house.
soon recovered, thanks TO my kind
doctor, but, alas having before lost my
scn'es. ] now lost my heart. spent
my long days OF conva csc ncc in wan
dcring in the garden with Nelly. in prac-
ticing ducts. and reading Tcnnyson. l
soon found 1t impossible to be without
her.
Tomorrow week Nelly Plcdgctt, am
proud ni,u happy to say. becomes Mrs.
Osbcrt Wilkinson. thanks to my imagi-
nary mad cabmnn and the yellow cab
No. 1876 Chica50 Ne,Os.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18

There isn't much time lost in MAX
ing matrimonial matches among the
Hottentots. When fellow takes II no
tion to girl he PUSHES up and knocks
her down and drags her around by tho
hair of the head, and the nearest society
weekly Mt once announces an engage
ment, to be consummated rs soon as
the lover can present the girls. father
with n sack OF wild honey or two hyena
pelts. Detroit Free Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18

--Brothor Blaine, it appears, wants
to ilrt with John 'Shorman's ) friends. -
atlanta Constellation,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
Milan CCmmandery No. 20.

Whereas. death has again entered
our citadel and has removed from our
midst our beloved sister, Mary E.
Bishop; therefore be it.
Resolved, that we realize the loss
of our sister to the order and to the
community at large, we tender to the
family, whose loss is. so much greater
than our own, our heartfelt sympathy
in their affliction.
Resolved. that our charter be draped
in mourning for 80 days.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
placed upon our record and "a copy of
the same he sent to the family of our
deceased sister, and that they be pub
lished in the Milan Exchange.
G. Kastner,
j. H. Fields,
l.. q. Danner.
Committee.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
CITY DIRECTORY.
CITY OFFICERS.

CITY OFFICERS.
+. N Stone, Mayor.
John D. Lusk, City Marshal.
IL. p. Miller, j. IL. BlankinshipJ. A. Hen.
derson, r. +. daun, h. Il. Edwards and D..
A. Taylor. Aldermen.
CHURCHES.
Baptist-Church street. J. p, Weaver, pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday morning and
Sunday scnool 9 am.
MethOdist-NOrth Main street. r. NJ. King,
pa stOr Preaching every Sunday morn ng and
evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing. Sunday school am.
Cumberland Presbyteria n-SOuth Main ST.
j. d. Lewis, aston. Preaching every sun
day morning and evening. Prayer meeting,
Tuesday evening Sunday school yam
MASONs.
Milan Lodge, No. 19l-M. d. i. Jord an. W.
NJ. S. II. Hale, Secretary. Meets LIST W ednes-
day in aCh month.
Kohl.
Liberty Lodge, No. 453-W. G. Vanhook,
Dictator: T D Jackson. Reporter, Lodge meets
6rst and third Friday nightsin each month.
X. of P.
Prospero Lodge, No. 24--HW. Loving, C. G..
W. 7. Williamson, X. f. $. Meets every
""''''' .O.U.w.
Stonewall Lodge, No. 3O-A. Chambers NJ.
W; VI. D. L. jordan Recorder. Meets third
and fourth Frida! nights.
X. and l.. of IL.
Ea gle Lodge, To. 96-Meets first and thir-
Monday nights III each month. S. ii. Hale
P; w "A. Wade. Secretary.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
Still Striking.

The strikes, hard times and labor
troubles have started out all sorts of
men, big with plans and schemes to
settle the troubles; but there is sound
reason why strikes may indicate re-
turn of prosperity. OF course there
is good here. BY the way, the PEG
pie are going to CHAMBERS CASH
DRY GOODS HOUSE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01

The St. Cloud Hotel, Nashville, is
centrally located, well furnished, and
sets a heLter table than many four
dollars-a day houses. Many business
men and others in the city prefer this
house to all others for good, clean,
well cooked food and prompt service.
We think it is, for several reasons,
the best hotel in the city for West
Tennesseans to pasronize, and we
earnestly advise our readers to give it
trial the next time they 60 TO Nash>
vile. The rate is only $3.50 a day.
See card in this paper,
Some of the young people of Milan
met last Monday night at the resi-
dence of Mr.. J. H. Lloyd to organize
a musical society, which they named
the mozart Club" Mr.. w. B. Hop
kins was elected Pres, Miss Bertha
Wolfe Sec, and Miss Lady Lloyd
Treas. This club will meet every
Monday night at $50 The next
meeting will he held at the residence
Of Rev. W. j. House, where all the
members are urged to be present.
This is an excellent step taken by our
young people, and we trust it will be
kept up.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
A False Report.

A rumor has been aAOat several
days that l have sold the Exchange
Office. This is to notify everybody
that it is untrue. | am making a
very comfortable living, by close in
dustry aud economy, and have no ex,
pectation of selling. am its editor,
sole proprietor and publisher, and ex-
pect to fill all these positions the bal
ance of my days. W. A. WADE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
Teachers Association.

The teachers of Milan and vicinity,
in pursuance Of the call by Supt. Kill
Tough, met at the college on Saturday
last for the purpose of organizing u
teachers association. After selecting
the proper officers and arranging a
program, the association adjourned to
meet again at the college at 10 a, M,
on the third Saturday in May. The
following is the program, which all
are invited to hear:
MORNING SESSION.
responsibilities of Teachers--W.
E. Fite.
Public School Libraries. How to
get them--E. E. Urner.
Discussion.
Essay, Pestalozzi - Miss Addie
Ware.
English and American Literature
Miss Bertha Wolfe.
Grading our Public Schools-Miss
Thomas.
Discussion.
Recitation-Mss Sophia Hurt.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Presentation of two programs-Gus
Mckinney and William Thomas.
Discussion.
Physiology-D. E.. Keen.
Discussion.
Vistory.-T. j. Alexander.
Discussion.
Geography-Mrs. Fawcett.
How to teach Primary Grammar
W. H. Algea.
RecitatiOn-Irma Jordan.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
Onward RolIs the Rising MIC.

Everyone has some leading princi-
pie of action to which their success
may he attributed. 1t is known by
the people throughout the land ours
are equal excellence in everything;
our styles are not to he seen in any
other house. We are doing rushing
business and have what the people
demand. We do a Cash, Hard
lash, Business.
Chambers Great Combination Cash
House.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01

I am now prepared to pasture
horses, COWS and mules, and will pas.
ture at reasonable rate. No respon-
sibility will be assumed for accidents
or escapes; however nothing of the
kind has occurred in my pasture for
years. My pasture is large-200
acres-and is Supplied with different
kinds of grasses and an abundance of
spring water. | also have fine bull,
Elisha 1st, who is three fourths Short
horn and one.fourth Jersey. He is
from families that are celebrated for
milk in both breeds, and will he al
lowed to serve cows at reduced rates.
S. II. HALE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
Weather fir April.

Temperature.
Mean, $50
Highest, $50 on 23d.
Lowest, go on 1st, 9th, 9th, 9Th.
Range, $50
Mean daily range 2O.00.
Greatest daily range, 400 on 9Th.
Least daily range, 40 on 4th.
Mean maximum, 1923.
Minimum, 50.o3.
Rainfall.
Mean depth, 4,6S inches.
Mean daily, 0.156 inches.
Greatest daily, 1.25 inches on 18th.
Least daily O.02 inches on 25th.
Frosts, 9Th heavy.
Dews, 10Th, Doth, Dist, 22d, 23d
Oath, 25th, 9th, 18th and 29th.
Thunder storm, I'd, 14th, 18th anG
Goth.
Halo, lunar 9TH and 18th.
Days which
Rain or snow fell, 10.
Clear IL.
Fair, 8.
Cloudy, 10.
Without rain, IS.
Warmest, Oath.
Coolest, 4th.
Wind, prevailing direction, North
west and North.
Barometer.
Mean, 29.971.
Highest, 3O.3Oon 10th.
Lowest, 1892 on 2Sth.
Range, 0,6S.
NJ. D. L. JORDAN,
Vol. Observer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01

The cornerstone of the Confederate
monument was laid at Montgomery,
Ala. last Thursday in the presence
of an immense concourse of people.
Ex.President Davis delivered a mas
terly and touching Grafton. As was
exrected, the partisan heroes who did
no fighting during the war are raising
howl.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
Finest Horse in the World.

W. S, Littleton, of Kenton, au-
thorizes us to say to the people who
swami to see the finest horse in the
world, come out to Trenton on the
first Monday in May, He is the
blacklist horse in the world, the finest
saddler that ever struck the dirt. His
name is Goldfrden.N
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
Personal.

Judge Auen, or Farls, was IN town
last Saturday.
Miss Belle Thompson visited friends
in Trenton this week.
Miss Monte Warlick, of Humboldt,
visited friends here last week.
Mrs. P. G. Lovelace is visiting
friends in Memphis this week.
Fred Collins and Bob Jordan went
to the circus at Trenton last Wednes>
day.
Rich Person spent few days in
Hickman, KY, this week visiting
fri ends.
Mrs. B. A. and Miss Ella Shep-
herd went to Memphis yesterday. to
visit relatives.
Mrs Harv Mitchum and Mrs John
Dickson spent a few days in Mem.
phis this week visiting relatives.
Mr.. John Coulter left yesterday for
Trenton, where he will engage in the
brick business for several months.
Miss Fidelia Woollen left for her
Carroll county home few days since.
Her smiling, sweet face is sadly missed
here.
Prof. E. r. Williams, of McKen,
zie, has so far recovered from his ILL
ness that he was able to return home
last Thursday.
Mr. j. w. Prentice, of Akron, To-
wa, has been here two or three days
looking at our country, with the view
Of investing if he finds a place to
suit him, He is a practical creamery
man, and we would be pleased to
have him locate here.
Among the distinguished candidates
here since our last issue were Hon. A..
Z. Estes, candidate for circuit judge,
Lem. Tyree, for attorney general, S.
B. Williamson, for state senator, W.
w. Wade, for representative, and j.
W. Ramsey, for trustee.
Hon. Lem. Tyree, candidate for at
torney general, was in town last Sat-
urday. he is all right here and will
receive the support Of oul people.
For the information of democrats in
other c0un ties, we may state that he
will abide by the action of the nomi.
mating convention and cheerfully sup-
port its nominee He is true-bue
democrat, and never bolts or scratches
The ticket.
Miss Dora Rankin, one of our mis-
sionaries to China, returned home last
Tuesday on a visit to her mother.
She was five weeks on the trip from
Shanghai, having pleasant voyage
and stopped few days to see hel
brother, Rev. c. Y. Rankin, in Cali
fornia. We suppose she will attenC
the annual meeting of the Woman''
Missionary Society in Augusta, Ga.
next month, and probably the Gener
al Conference at Richmond. Many
of her childhood friends will welcome
her return home.
jackson Wing: Hon, Sam Will
hanson, of Trenton, Tenn, is being
strongly urged by his host of friend;
, to make the race for State Senator fol
Gibson county. He has consented t.
enter the field, and the impression il
general that he will have no cOmpe'
titor. He is regarded as one of thu
brightest attorneys at the Trenton ba
and is in every way qualified for thu
position to which he aspires. 1t wOulC
be a graceful compliment and on
worthy and discreetly bestowed shOul'
The democracy of Gibson county hon
or so gifted and highly esteemed sol
as Mr.. Williamson.
The cornerstone of the COnfederat
.,,4 ,,os laid Of Montgomery
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01

The friends of the popular saloon
keeper, Henry Blankinship, will find
him with Frank Gilbert, at the old
stand. Call on him for
good Whistles, Wines, Brandies, Ci>
gars and Fancy Drinks.