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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
PATRICK HENaY's DEATH.
Passing Away In the Comforts OF Christian
RELIGION and without Pain.

Passing Away In the Comforts OF Christian
Religion and without Pain.
The disease of which he was dying
was intussusception. On the 9Th of
June, 1893, all other remedies having
failed, DR.. Cabell proceeded to admin
lister him a dose of liquid mercury.
Taking the vial in his hand, and look
ing at it for moment, the dying man
said: II suppose, Doctor, this is your
last resort The doctor replied: 81
am sorry to say, Governor, that it is.
Acute inflammation of the intestines
has already taken place; and unless it
is removed, modification will ensue, if
it has not already commenced, which I
fear" What will be the effect of this
medicine?" said the old man. ''It will
give YOU immediate relief, Or" the
kind-hearted doctor could not finish the
sentence. His patient took up the
word: '.You mean, doctor, that it will
give immediate relief, or will prove
fatal immediately" The doctor an
swered: "You can only live a very
short time without it. and it may posi-
bly, relieve YOU" Then Patrick Henry
said: Excuse me, doctor, for few
minutes" and drawing down over his
eyes sillsen cap which he usually wore,
and still holding the vial in his hand, he
prayed, in clear words, a simple, child
like prayer for his family, for his
country and for his own soul then in
the presence of death. Afterward, in
perfect calmness, he swallowed the
medicine. Meanwhile DR.. Cabell, who
greatly loved him, went cut upon the
lawn, and in his grief threw himself
! down upon the earth under one of the
trees, weeping bitterly. Soon, when
he had sufficiently mastered himself,
the doctor came back to his patient,
whom he found calAiy watching the
congealing OF the blhoI under his finger
nails and speaking words of love and
peace to his family, who were weeping
around his chair. Among other things,
he told that he was thankful for that
goodness of God, which, having blessed
him through all his life, was then per-
hitting him to die without any pain.
Finally, fixing his eyes with much
tenderness on his dear friend. DR..
Cabell. with whom he had formerly
held many arguments respecting the
Christian religion, he asked the doctor
to observe how great a reality and
benefit that religion was to II man about
to die. And after Patrick Henry had
spoken TO mis- beloved physician these
few words in praise of something
which having mover failed him in all
his life before, did not then fail him il,
his very last need of 1t, he continued
to breathe very softly for some mo-
ments, after which they who were
looking upon him saw that his end had
come. Prof lylsr's life Of Henry,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
Heart. Tha. Are Always Young.

A pleasant, cheerful, generous, chari-
table-minded woman Is never old. Her
heart is rs young at sixty or seventy as
it was ut eighteen or twenty; and they
who are old Mt sixty OF seventy are not
made old by time. They are made old
by the ravages OF passion, and feelings
OF an unsoclal and ungenerous nature,
which have cankered their minds,
wrinlsled their spirits and withered
their souls, They are heartless, dull,
cold, indifferent; they want the we'll
spring OF youthful affection, which is
always cheerful, always active, always
engaged in some labor Of love that is
calculated TO promote and distribute
enjoyment There is an old age OF the
heart that Is possessed BY many who
have no saspiclon that there is any
thing old about them, ana there 10 q
youth which never grows old, lover
who Is over boy, q Psyche who Is ever
q girl--N r. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
RAISE GOOD CALVES.
Every Dnlryman Can DO 1t by Exercising
Proper Care.

Proper Care.
Let the calf run with the COW till the
milk is fit to use. A newborn calf is
weak, like baby. Its stomac ch is not
strong enough to digest quart or two
of milk that is swallowed quickly or
poured down its throat only twice a
day. 1t needs to suck little at time
and often. Besides, it learns to drink
much easier after it has grown strong
by running with it's mother three or
four days. And by all means use u
calf-feeder. Try it once and your
calves will do so much better that you
will never want to do without one.
An excellent calf-feeder is made by
boring half-inch hole through the
side OF wooden pail, just above the
bottom and directly under one of the
ears. Then take q piece of nursing
bottle tubing three or four inches long
and strip of heavy sheeting about five
inches wide and Il foot or two long,
with wide hem or fold in one edge,
and roll up the tube snugly in cloth
till it makes Il roll large enough to fit
tightly in the hole in the pail, but not
tightly enough to press the rubber tube
together and close it. The folded edge
of the cloth makes one end of the roll
larger than the other. Now draw this
roll nearly through the hole from the
inside of the pail, fasten the inner and
larger end with few tacks, hem down
the loose edge of the cloth and it is
done. The milk runs slowly through
the tube and the calf LEARNS to suck the
thing at once After it has learned to
suck the feeder it can be taught to first
drink part of its mess and then suck
the rest, and so weaned from the feeder
gradually. y.-Cor. Philadelphia Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
cHlNA's STATE PAPERS.
Remarkably Able Documents Written In
the Most Perfect style.

Remarkably Able Documents Written In
the Most Perfect Style.
A writer in the Chinese Times, OF
Tientsin, discussing the contents of the
Pekin Gazette, says that the usual docu-
ments arc remarkable. The imperial
proclamations especially are always
composed in the finest style, and it
often happens that papers of moment
''are written with extreme beauty and
perfection of composition, vivid with
grace and majesty of language" Ever
in the minor reports these rare merritt
are to be seen in the closeness Of style,
fitness Of expression, clearness and con-
densation; and where analysis, or
reasoning, or precise judgment is to be
presented, the papers show the hands
Of mastery writer's. The extreme di-
versity of the papers is what would
strike the mind of q foreign inquirer;
some treat of high politics and of great
events; others deal with crimes, ques-
tions of disputed Inheritance; others
again are the reports of commissioners
appointed to investigate the conduct Of
high officials in the provinces, and
these show "rare analytical power,
mastery OF detail, and untiring labor"
The writer thinks that, judging OF what
is known of ''slow ways, the enforced
secrecy, circumlocution, and official and
personal influences often brought to
bear at home, the methods of China are
III some ways more direct, expeditions,
and fair, as far as the indication OF
Justice is concerned" The translati0ns
which are published are those made at
the British legation at Pekin, and wero
originally undertaken by the direction
OF Sir Frederick Bruce. At first, Sir
Thomas Wade was the translator, and
he was succeeded by the late Mr..
Mayors. In reference to these transla-
tions, the writer already quoted says
that they are Of high and uniform ex-
cellence. and that Mr.. Mayors transla-.
tions of the "fine dispatches of TsQ
Tsuug- tang, concerning the long and
arduous campaigns in the northwest.
are, as military narrations, scarcely in-
ferior to the descriptions of battles and
operations Of war by Sir William Ma
MART
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
HOUSEKEEPING HINTS.
The Very Latest Imported Style of Artistic
DISH Washing.

The very Latest imported style OF IArtistic
DISH Washing.
The latest summer style of washing
dishes is considered, by best mistresses
of the art, to be the most successful
yet introduced. The point to be at
tanned is, OF course, the largest number
usually broken by accident during the
process.
After private view of one of the last
importations we offer the following
hints to housekeepers:
Collect from the dinner-table glass,
silverware and china OF all kinds in
a promiscuous heap on the waiter.
Stand your dish-pan in the kitchen
sink, and from distance of five feet
hurl the articles, several at time,
into it, Much can be accomplished
during this stage. Fill the pan to the
top, dropping spoons, knives and forks
violently into the spaces between china
and glass.
Next turn on the hot water, letting
it dash suddenly on top OF the pile. II
this is done properly it will certainly
crack glass or two. !,
When the pan overhows stir the
contents around for five minutes.
Your fist, stick, or piece of soap on
a fork will answer for the purpose.
Then draw the dishes, always two
or three together (for the purpose of
fine nicking), from the water and
wipe hard-very hard, all ON the same
towel. CThis is imperative.)
The thinnest tumblers, cups, etc.,
can be leaned on and twisted most, as
this will generally make it unneces-
sary to wipe them again.
The silver can be clutclled in one
hand and rolled in the towel after eve-
rything else is disposed of. Very
little can be done with silver. There
is no joy in this part of the work.
When you have finished your dish
washing, according to the finest i'm
ported style, you vii, find that tho la
bor OF carrying the dishes back to the
dining-room closet Is much lightened.
Any remnants can be thrown into
the convenient ash barrel. fudge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
THE DAIRY.

DO the milking quickly, quietly,
regularly and thoroughly.--U s. Dairy
man.
Keep cloth for each mixer hang
ing In the barn to wipe the dust and
dirt from the udders before milking
Western Rural.
In raising calves the observing
dairyman knows that II one out Of six
turns out extra" 1t is good showing.
--Rural NeW Yrrker.
Some mixers kick, whip and
pound their cows till they get ugly and
bad tempered, which changes the milk
and spoils the butter.--Fdrn,, Field and
Sfocbn,dn.
DO not look for fat COW as q
mixer. A good dairy COW may take
on fat when dry, but she never comes
to her full flow of milk until the super
abundance of fat disappears.-Dairy
World.
The dairy must stand back of good
agriculture. The fertility Of the soil
can not be maintained without the dairy;
whence agriculture without the dairy
soon commits suicide by feeding on
itself.-N. Y. Witness.
When milk sells at three cents per
quart the price corresponds with that
of butter attwenty-hve cents per pound.
The butter, however, takes no fertility
from the farm, while the sale Of milk
carries If all the mineral and organic
matter of its composition. Missouri
Republican.
In dairy farming, when half the
milk, butter or cheese goes to pay for
food, the profit of the business is gone.
To-day it is question of the first con-
sequence how to keep milch cows at
the lowest possible cost while getting
from them the highest possible prod
uct Boston Globe.
Sweet cream makes a rather in
sipid butter, though its most serious
defect is in not thoroughly churning.
No amount of skill at the churn can
get all the butter out of fresh cream,
that is, cream that has not been allowed
to ripen with age. 1t may remain per-
fectly sweet and still yield up all its
butter, but it must have age.-Ameri-
can Dairynen.
1t is of primary Importance that
the cow-house should be thoroughly
well ventilated without being in the
slightest degree draughty. Cows, like
human beings, require fresh and pure
air the whole twenty-four hours, and
not merely when they are out of doors,
and if they do not get it their health
will be certain to sutfer.-N. j. Shep-
herd.
"A COW should be MIXED out in FIVE
to eight minutes. IL is hard work on
the wrists and muscles, but it must be
done or the cow will get a habit of
dribbling the milk, which is very tire
some. To cure this habit, which has
been brought on by slow milking, the
milking should be done more quickly
and i'm time the trouble will disappear.
IN, Y, Times
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
DR.. EATON ON MURDER.
He Tells OF tho Ways In which the Sixth
Commandment IL Broken.


Commandment Il broken.
In recent sermon upon the Ten
Commandments DIR. Charles II. Eaton,
OF tho Church of the Divine Paternity,
took the Sixth--"1'hou shalt not
kill"-as his text. These are some OF
the things he said:
"Among the popular forms OF muir
der war must be placed first. The
training OF the world has been such
that people have come to think that
the law "Thou shalt not kill' only ap-
plies to individuals and not to the
State. For an individual to murder is
crime, but for the people in n collec-
tive capacity to devastate the territory
of their neighbors Is considered per-
fectly legitimate. Individual m. rder
is crime, but wholesale murder is
civilization. Wars of defense sOme-
times become q necessity, but the
larger proportion of wars have been
and still are aggressive, being waged
to crafty the ambition OF some ruler
or to preserve the balance of power
as it is called in Europe. Tho pretext
is frequently made Of defending the in
terests Of oppressed countries or that
the wars are waged for religion, but
such wars not only cause a great sacri-
flee of human life, but make many
desolate homes and undermine religion
itself However much we seek to glorify
the soldiers profession. it is at best a
necessity and at the worst murderous
trade.
''Other popular forms OF murder
arise from the narrow attic, the foul
basement and the crowded factory,
amid the cries of men, women and
children, whose lives are being
crushed out yy condition for which
somebody is responsible. Through the
burning days of summer, the cold Of
winter, in hunger and in rags, with
white-faced children crying for bread,
needlc-women toll from twelve to four.
teen hours before their daily task Is
done. The greed which to some ex-
tent underlies modern civilization
shows itself in the cruel disregard OF
the ordinary means of protection to
Worklngmen. - aasN.i '+seis7 7-.'.RS''
''In refusing to put roof over the
heads of the workmen,athe foreman Of
the shop said that men were cheaper
than shingles, and that there were
dozens eager to take the place of any
man who should fall by the way.
"Other forms of murder how
themselves in constant attacks upon
the happiness of the home, upon repu-
tation and in gossip which takes away
IL good name and breaks down health
by persecution.
1.-The spirit of the commandment
also includes the murder of the soul,
and this kind of murder may be prac-
ticed on ourselves or on others.
There are some things worse than
physical death.
IF the spirit of the sixth command
ment were obeyed, the greater portion
of the worlds sin would disap-
pear, human sacrifices would go on no
longer, and plots, conspiracies, riots
and revolutions would cease; in fact,
the spirit of persecution would entire
ly disappear, prosperity would follow,
science enlarge its boundar les, and
manhood and womanhood would be
ennobled. ~. Y. Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

All Sorts of Devices Invented by Enter
prising Fancy Goods Dealers.

All Sorts or Devices Invented by Enter
prisIng Fancy Goods Dealers.
II is always lady's fancy and priv
ilege to have some sweet scent about
her. In the days of our grandmothers
lavender was scattered through the
linen press, and chests Of clothes had
little bags Of sweet herbs, sweet clover
scented the handkerchiefs, and there
was n dainty odor clinging to every
thing pertaining to the lady's wardrobe.
To-day perfumes are used in even
more forms and in all imaginable places.
There are sachet bags to pin into the
dress, sachet cases to hold handker-
chiefs, others to hold note paper, and
those filled with violet powder and orris
root to use on tho skin. A cluster Of
tiny perfumed bags hangs over the back
of ones lounging chair, and odd little
devices scatter n delightful odor about
the table OF bric-a-biac. A pillow filled
with pine needles sheds an aromatic
perfume over the divan cushions, u rose
jar filled with Il potpourri ofrose leaves,
salt and spices graces the dining room
table, and sponge arrayed with rare
perfume stands on q dainty porcelain
tray ready to moisten ones finger tips.
These are the ordinary ornaments now
of dining rooms or parlOrs of all house,
holds where enough of an income pre-
walls to allow of any luxurious decora-
tion.
This rage for perfume has melted the
Il t,, f,r n irN oil
sorts OF devices in order to dispose Of
their odorous wares, and one can not
help wondering in what form a bit Of
painted satin with a frill of lace and
bow of ribbon, will next appear The
most recent novelty upon the counters
forms, and is extremely dainty. Il
consists of circular fan into which
delicious, sweet-scented grass is bound
by tiny ribbons edged with q fringe Of
satin ribbon to match. The handle is
simply bunch of the grass crossed
and recrossed by narrow ribbons. The
olive green of the grass gives a chance
for various striking combinations Of
color, SO that lady can wave the use
full bit of beauty, sniff the delicious
odor, and at the same time have u bit
of color near her face that will enhance
the beauty OF her complexion. A
dainty trifle for a baby is a bunch OF
sweet clover, flowers and all, pressed
between fine muslin edged with lace
1t gives a most delicious scent to the
tiny wardrobe,
Something new is coming to take the
place of the favored rose-jar. 1t is "a
suggestion from the Orient, and will
be particularly welcome as the ap-
proach of summer brings a feeling OF
languor to everybody. This is a small
perfumed fountain, so arranged that
the water falls from q vase or crystal
or porcelain, into basin of rare de-
sign, from which, it is taken back into
the vase and continually falls and rises
again, Il pretty thing to look at and a
source of delicious odor. There is
room for invention in the use of thi
fancy by decorating the basin wit
flowers or rare ferns, or such other
material as the owner may select
Philadelphia Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
A WATCH SPRING NEST.
How Wise Swiss Bird Built Habita
tion for Her Family.


tion for Her Family.
A RETURNED ToURIsT:-''This last
trip, during my wanderings in Switzer-
land, happened to be detained for a
day in the little town Of Soleure. As
the day happened to be rainy one and
there were few attractions for me in
doors, strolled into the little local
museum. The collection OF curiosi-
ties was not extensive and found little
to interest me, was about to leave in
disgust and seek in the seclusiOn OF my
room the comfort which pipe grants,
when suddenly my eye caught some.
thing, which turned out to be II verita-
BILE curiosity.
1T wiis birds nest, which ut first
had nothing out OF the ordinary in Its
appearance, and had ii not been for II
metallic CLINT on portion Of IL would,
no doubt, have passed. it by, Upon
examining it found that it was
made of--what do you suppose? Watch
springs.
"upon inquiry l found that number,
OF Imperfect springs are thrown out OF
the littls watch fact ories which abound
in this district. Some bird seems
to have considered them excellent
material OF which to construct her
nest and with infinite care worked
them together into as perfect struct-
are of the kind as one could desire tc
see. The nest was picked up u short
time before my visit and was at once
placed In the museum. The idea struch
lne that Switzerland Is indeed q great
country for matchmaking, whom the
very birds kn'w how to make use O
watch springs. ":--Jewcler,' Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
Making the Butter Come.

.'Before we turned our COWS out to
pasture, we had no difficulty in churn-
ing, but now they have been out two or
three weeks, and it is impossible to make
the butter come.' This is the tenor of
numerous complaints, If you will add
l quart of water heated to 90 degrees
to each quarts of milk, when set to
cream. and then p:st into the cream
about one-foulth its bulk of water at
so degrees when the churn is started,
there viii probably be no trouble Use
boiled water in both cases, cooled
down to 80 and 50 degrees, as stated.
Evidently the sudden change to green
feed has occasiOned some element in
the milk that prevents the butter
globules from adhering to each other.
Tho thinning OF the milk dilutes this
substance and gives chance for the
butter to come. Very often this trouble
Is due to churning too warm, or the
grass having occasioned TOP large IL
proportion of liquid fats in the butter.
The moro the cream is chuined In II
warm temperature the thinner 1t gots.
AS n matter of fact, cheese hasa "be-
havior'' OF its own that is often past
finding ont; thus the cream OF one COW
chulmed every day, although 1t may
be exactly alike in quality, will not
yield an exactly similar quantity OF
butter in any two days. Another
reason for this trouble Is the chemical
change which has occurred In the
cream of grass-fed cows, when kept
long enough in the home pantry to
make up churning. More frequent
churning might be better.-Johp Gould,
IN Farm und Home,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
Domestic Intelligence.

Mr.. Woodbury., who Is Waco
(Texas) banker, does not 1.-Two very hap
PLY with his wife. They have FREE
quent scenes. He does not go out
much, but sha made him 60 TO the
theater for change. After the plsy
was over she asked him how he liked
II.
ITS too much like our home life for
me to enjoy 1t very much," he replied
'What do you meanpn
"It was one scene right after ~.
Sthsr. ~ Texas Suyinos.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
Tho Ubiquitous Prominent Man and Lead
ing Citizen.

The Ubiquitous Prominent Man and Lead
ing Citizen.
The professional prominent men and
leading citizens are, like the poor, al
ways with lis. They are ever on
the lookout fo~ ways to distinguish
themselves and coincidentally confer
benefits upon the human race. No OPP
portunity is suffered to pass for she'd
ding the beams of their influential pat
ronage upon worthy people and wor-
thy projects. They form themselves
into citizens associations, reform
clubs, citizens leagues, Taxpayers
unions, and the like, and can be de-
pended upon to respond to calls upon
their time and purses whenever a
move is on foot to regulate something.
They constitute the reform element in
every community, and serve society
usefully in this particular, AS u lat
ent coniervative force, liable to be
summoned into action any moment
should occasion arise, they are a genu-
inc factor, more potent, perhaps, when
quiescent than when stirred up.
The professional prominent citizen
has one vanity, however, which de-
tracts somewhat from his influence and
power, and that is the craving to ''see
his name in the paper in association
with the names of other professional
prominent citizens, It therefore tran
spires that when nothing appears in
need of being regulated for the moment,
a craving for something to do prompts
the professional prominent citizens to
strain point. 1t is then that they put
their heads together and pass resolu-
tions of advice to Congress upon the
subject Of national finances, the tariff,
fisheries, internal revenue, internal i'm
provements, or any thing that happens
to be uppermost in public thought.
They give banquets to distinguished
visitors or their fellow -townsmen who
may have honors thrust upon them,
and read with complacency and SELF
satisfaction that passeth understanding
accounts of the events in the news
papers the following morning. The
warm blood gushes through their veins
with pleasurable tingling on such occn-
sions, and they hug themselves as they
reflect how much better the world is for
them.
The world is better by reason OF the
interest they take in what is going on
about them. On the whole, the pro-
fessional prominent citizen is useful
person, and he should be cultivated and
encouraged within bounds. His vanity
is harmless, and so long as he does not
degenerate into state OF perennial
boredom he might rs we'll bs left free
to follow his own sweet will. Chicago
Muii.