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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Strawberries never are good until
they are cheap. Any boarding-house
keeper can tell you that mnch. N o.
Picayune.
Bacon probably had his next door
neighbor's piano in his minds eye when
he wrote, "Full of sound and fury, sig
nifying nothing"
Young bachelor-"I see Mrs. John
Sherwood says American men are the
most indulgent husbands in the world"
Married man-"Humph! We have to
be-" Omaha World.
discrepancies in my accounts?"
repeated the bank cashier Indignantly;
mot u bit of it. The accounts are all
right to mill. The trouble is with the
cash. 49, SomeruiNe Journal.
DR.. John Hall. of New York. is
worth million. and breaches to a con-
gregation worth s4o0.OO0,00O. Let the
camel be CREASED and have the needles
eye reamcd out. Alta California
Washington hostess (giving an
evening party)-"Jamcs. are the am
balances at the doorp' James -
"Yes, ma'am. Washington hostess
-"Then you may announce supper"
life.
-Mnister'--I understand that you
do not believe that n person is suffi-
GENTLY punished on the earth for his
misdeeds?" Neighbor-"O, yes. I do
now but didn't until heard you
preach. " Yonker's Statesman.
1t is curious thing that so many
people who sell goods below cost man
age to use pure cream in their coffee
| and keep two base burners in operation.
Lincoln Journal.
"A scientist says that the reason why
people blush in the face is because that
is the only portion of the body which is
! exposed to view. This scientist is not
in the habit of attending balls. Bur
hnqton Free Press.
81 wish l knew what to preach
about next Sunday" said Rev. Mr..
Smoothtcxt. "Preach against the evils
of riches" suggested the elder; "there
isn't a man in our church worth over
| So, 600. -, Burdctte.
IL think an egg would make that
coffee settle. Mrs. Scadgers," said the
impecunous boarder heedlessly. "lf
the recipe is sure one, pray let me
offer you an egg. Mr.. Sloapa," re-
sponded the landlady severely, and
then the conversation llnguished. -
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Miss Marlboro-"I had such mis-
fortune to-day. professor My parrot
escaped and | haven't seen it since"
Professor (of mathematics)-"Indeed?
How sad! And yet, do you know, Miss
Marlboro. your aifliction could be beau
tifully diagrammcd.' Miss Marlboro
-"Ah?' Professor-"Yes; it's pol
ly-gone. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19
The Ways of Nature.

In the universe every thing is changing
and every thing is in motion, for motion
itself is the first condi ton of vitality.
The firm ground, long thought to be
immovablo, is subject to inccssant mo-
ton; the very mountains rise or sink;
not only do the winds and ocean cur
rents circulate round the planet, but
the continents themselves, with their
SUBMITS and valleys, are changing
their places and slowly travelling round
the circle of the globe. In order to
explain all these geological phenome-
ma it is no longer necessary TO inn
agine alterations in the earth's axis.
ruptures of the solid crust, or gigantic
subterranean downfalls. This is not
the mode i'm which nature generally
proceeds; she is more calm and more
regular in her operations, and. chary of
hcr right. brings about changes OF the
grandest character without even the
knowledge of the beings that she nour-
ishes. She uphoaves mountains and
dries up seas without disturbing the
flight OF the gnat. Some revolution
which appears to us to have been pro-
duced by mighty eataclysm has, per-
haps, taken thousands OF years to ao-
complish. .IScienos
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19
SIGHT AND MOTION.
Two Examples Of the Illusions to Whic
Our Senses Are Subject.

TWO Examples OI Une Illusions to Which
Our Senses Are Subject.
The senses are subject to illusions in
proportion to the remoteness of the in
formation that they give from the inn
mediate necessities of the organism.
Touch. the most immediate and least
inferential of the senses, is least sub
ject to Illusions: while sight is so very
much so. that the blind often say they
have an advantage over the seeing in
being free from visual illusions. The
illusions of bodily motion are much
nearer 10 those of touch than to those
of sight, and yet they can under GER
tain conditions be induced through
visual impressions. Of this the writer
has recently had two interesting exam.
Piles. He was standing upon the floor
of II railroad depot, the boards of which
were laid with II considerable open
space between them; and the shadow
of I'm electric light was moving up and
down by the swinging of the light in
the wind. Looking ut the floor, it
seemed rs though the shadow were sta
tionary, and the tloor-boartls moving.
From this it followed that the person
on it was moving, too, AMI the writer
distinctly felt the swinging sensation;
in fact, his attention was called to the
phenomena by this feeling of motion.
The other observation was rs follows:
while riding in the cars and looking out
of the window, the trees and all are
seen to move in the opposite direction.
If, now. one looks in II mirror so situ-
ated that it reflects the passing land
scape. which, however must not be visi-
bio except in the mirror, one has the
Illusion of moving in the opposite to
the real direction of motion, owing to
the reversal of the image in the glass.
In both these eases All immediate
bodily sensation is induced by more
or less unconscious inference through
visual sensations. Science.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19
ARABIAN AMULETS.
Charms Against the Evil Eye, Disease and
lad Luck.


Next to commercial grandce you
will find Il patriarch vcrsed in the Koran
and possessing the power of writing
extracts from the book of the prophet,
and through them and his own vencrn-
ted mediation of insuring the individ-
ual - made happy posscssor of tn
valuable document by paying few
sous-ngainst disease. bad luck. the evil
eve and innumerable misfortunes.
A charming old acquaintance of mine,
near whose sanctiticd abode made
several studies and took refuge when it
rained, seemed to have an extensive
practice in writing these charms on
eggs, perhaps three times week ut
one sou each.
These charms are more frequently
written on paper to be folded and in
closed in amulcts, which are generally
square or triangular in shape, and
made of silk. leather and tin. AS they
believe in the efficacy of these scraps of
paper, SO are they superstitious about
paper generally; they object, for in
stance. to going before French authori-
ties to settle their grievances against
each other, preferring verbal discus
sions of their case in presence of their
cadi, for they fear that all sorts of
harmful words may be written-besides
the name of God-and subsequently,
used to their condemnation. Children
wear them around the neck or tied to
their cap; men and women wear them
on their person, sometimes above the
elbow, and in their garments; horses
have them attached to the band passing
across their chest to protect them from
the evil eye. Those worn by tho women
of the higher and wealthy CLASSES are
inclOsed in richly engraved cases of
gold and silver and suspended to chains
slung over tho shoulder and passing
around the waist, they add greatly to
tho richness of their costume and form
part of their wealth.
"rell me, Baia, what do you do when
you fall i'll. l suppose you call in u
doctor?"
30 no; the men may do so when they
are sick, for our Arab doctors are far
superior to the French, but we women
60 to the marabout; he writes II few
words from certain chapters in tho
Koran, such rs these: God Is the best
protector. He Is tho most merciful OF
those who show mercy;' or, "A guard
against every rebellious devil, etc.
This paper we chew and swallow, and
with u little water which he gives us
from the sacred well of the mosque
Sldi Abd-cl-Rhnman we need no more,
and in n few days we recover. ."-Har.
per's Magagine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19
PAlESTINE'S FLORA.
Bible Plants Whose beauty Lies Chiefly
i'll their IallOwed Association.

Bible Plants Whose Beauty Lies Chiefly
i'll their HallOwed Association.
1t must not be supposed that the flora
of the Holy Land is meager On tho
contrary. - is strikingly rich and diver
sitied. T..ere are twice as many species
of plants native to Palestine as there
are in the very much wider area of tho
British Isles. But it is only on account
of their economic utility. or because of
their suitability for moral and spiritual
illustrations, that they are mentioned
by the inspired writers. The gee
graphical conditions of Palestine are
so varied and its climate is so favorable
to vegetable growth that no botanist
will feel astonished ut the richness of
its flora. Of Oriental types there are
the splendid acacias. and their brightly
colored parasite, the loranthus; the
denizens OF the mountain include tho
oak. the maple, the magnificent cedar
and the pretty oXyria; among the trees
are the carob, the terebinth. the olive
and pistachio, the bay, the myrtle and
the oleunder; crowds of orchids and
anemones. lilies and pinks, cycla-
mems and echiums. and many other
snowy flowers occur in such profusion
as to lead Canon Tristram to compare
the scene with the Garden of Eden;
blossoms that ornament the English
wayside and hedgerow-the buttercup
and daisy. the campion and corn-poppy.
the dog-rose and bryony. tho willow
herb and gcrmander speedwell, the
herbrobret and stitchwort, the wild
mint and selfhcal, the groundsel and
dandelion, and others familiar to us.
The chief attraction, however. of the
Palestinian flora does not lie in its pro-
fusion, nor even in its beauty, but in its
hallowed associations. We can not
help feeling impressed even by the
simple daisy and buttercup of those
pastures over which Abraham walked
when, by Divine direction. he pitched
his tent in the land of Promise.
The beautiful tulips and orchards
shine with added charms when wc re-
fleet that it WAS flowers like these. and
growing where they now flourish, that
David, the ruddy-faced shepherd lad.
plucked while guarding his fathers
flocks. These charming anemones and
tinted or spotless lilies that transiigure
the plains and ponds of Judea seem to
speak to our very soul MS they re-echo
tho sweet and oft-needed lessons of
trust and contentment which til,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19
WE DON'T KEEP THEM LONG.

While others sing Of the coming spring,
Mine is sadder song.
or the children sweet around our feet
o, we don't keep the children long!
Not for the day till they'll fly away,
Away from this home OF ours
Just rs the snow in spring will go,
Just as In fall, the flowers.
The babies we bless. with fond cafess,
And love still deeper, fonder.
Like birds will sing, like birds will wing,
Like birds the wide world wander.
Tho laddic wee. upon my knee,
man shall meet my vision,
While other feet rs swift, as sweet,
May tread the field elysian.
The little girl whose hair you curl
Her sweet rose-mouth soft kissing,
Away will trip, away will slip,
And YOU shall do the missing
We'll still be near and still be dear,
But oh. with eyes grown clearer
We'll surely see that there must be
Another nearer, deurer.
We know that best is Gods behest
And thank Him for the giving
Of each soft dove. whose nestling love
Makes life more worth the living.
For IL could name sound most good
And cheeriest to mother.
'Twoud be the shout when boys rush ont
And rush back with another.
Though sweeter than this and deeper bliss
Is to dream when day is dying,
And on your breast in sleepy rest,
A tired little head is lying.
o. men VIC shall see, oh, women to be!
Some day we shall love you duly
But now when you're small and our all In all
Most tenderly and most truly.
So while you stay we'll thrust away
silence. sorrow, sadness,
And I'LL to the brim from dawning dim
Every day with gladness.
Let Others sing Of the joys OF spring,
Mine is n gladder song,
OF the children who meet around our feet
Their laughter loud, their kisses sweet,
Their love which makes all life complete
Though we don't keep the children long!
kate N. Cleary, In Good housekeeping.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19

III hcarn yo' done git marrid agin.
Br'er Hamfat Am dat SOP" "Fo' a
fact. Brer Squad. done git marrid
agin my conscience. Dis leap year
business slipped my membranes. an
dc widder lope on me 50 suddint wild
do perposal dat ! halter s'cumb."-
Yonkers Gazette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19

"A darky preacher from Bath, re
Gently udmonished II Geneva audience
against the sin OF bribery ut election.
rs follows; "Dis ting Of getting $lO0
for vote is all wrong. Ten dollars
is as much us it is worth. -Paimyra
Democrat.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-01-14

Both parties realize that the
tariff must be revised, and
they are accordingly making pre-
parations with the view OF ac-
complishing that object and at the
same time preserving partisan
alignments. 1t remaips to be
seen whether such a difficult feat
in political gymnastics can be
executed successfully.
The report of the Pacific Rail-
road Commission will be one OF
the most important measures
brought to the attention of Con-
gress, and it is hoped that this
giant corporation will be COM
PEELED to fulfill its contract with
the Government whose lorbear-
anee it has exhausted. Elk Gov
ernors Pattison's minority re-
port is most severe but just
arrqignmcnt, IN which Republican
and millionaire United States
Senator Stanford and his bonanza
associates are handled in mans
ner truly refreshing and conylnc-
ing, and it is hoped that his views
will direct the policy of Congress.
Among the Presidents Christi
mas presents were II frozen water
melon and a live golden eagle. 1t
is supposed that the melon was
disposed oI at TIE White House,
but Mr.. Cleveland having no
place about the mansion Tor the
proud bird Of liberty, presented
him to the Goo at the National
Museum, to keep company With
the bear, deer, prairie dog, wolves
and red foxes recently received
from the West, and which it is
believed will form the nucleus of
a large collection of American wild
animals and fowls.
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COMFORTING.


/. How early will it do to CONS
post stable manure aud cotton
seed for corn and cotton?
2. Will it do as well to add
kainit and phosphate at time of
bedding with compost, or will 1t
be better to add at time of putting
up compost heap?
ANSWER. II. As a rule, COM
posts should be prepared a length
Of time before using in proportioa
to the roughness aud coarseness
Of the materials. Not less than
six weeks will be required under
favorable circumstances for The
average materials used in compost
ing to become broken down by
fermentation and decomposition
so as to permit of uniform mix
ing and easy distribution. A COM
post heap should be cut down and
re-heapedonce during the process,
say in about three weeks. Loose.
ness of the mass hasteHs decoml
position, while hard packing re-
tards the process. Care should
be taken to have tho mas
thoroughly wet at the start, il
order to prevent over-heating 81
fire-fang. ~
2. DIR. Z. NJ. Pendleion recon
mended putting cotton seed, acic
phosphate and kainit separated,
IN the opening turrow; but W.
think it better TO put all the mate
rjals in the compost heap at th'
start, except where ashes are used
They should NOT be put in heal
with stable manure, cotton seed
or acid phosphate, but separated,
applied, as the lime and potash o
the ashes tends to disslpate tn
ammonia generated during th
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MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY, JANUARY A. 1885,

sight aud a very little expense on
the part Of each land owner is all
the hardship imposed by the law
and this is but the consequence OF
the burning of the court house,
and 1t is a mere trifle in compare
son with the advantages of a land
record upon which all persons can
rely, and not be trapped by the
burning up Of old deeds of the
existence of which they had no
means of learning. There is yet
time, if you act at once, for you
to perfect your titles.
But some smart Alec will say,
81 am in possession of my land,
and this gives the world notice of
my claim" This may be true of
a mans dwelling house, and his
ward and his kitchen, of all of
which he has pedal possession,
with his feet on 1t, but it is not
true IN anv sense OF uneuclosed
land, wood land or of any land of
which the owner has not actual,
as distinguished from constructive
possession. This constructive"
idea is what the act of 1886 de-
stroys.
The cheapest aud best way to
deal with this matter. and such
questions, is to place of record
the evidences of youi title.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
(rrom our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1898.
AT the close of the year 1t is
probably the proper thing to
briefly review the Governments
financial condition.. During the
month of December, the receipts
from all sources were $29,325,,
25S, and the disbursements
were $40, 800, ,6S2, a net gam of
nearly nineteen millions. out of
which amount about three and a
half millions interest upon the
public debt must be paid, leaving
the total surplus for December
nearly fifteen millions and a half;
during that month the national
debt was reduced fifteen and
quarter millions, and Tor the
whole year it was decreased lit
tie more than one hundred and
seventeen million dollars-the lar
gest reductions being made in
June and November.
Many of the Congressman who
visited their homes during the re-
cess, have returned, aud others
are daily arrlving--aIl locking
with impatience to the re-assein-
bling Of Congress, when the com
lnittees will be announced and the
work of the session will begin in
earnest. 1t is understood that
Speaker Carlisle hos finished his
most tedious and troublesome
undertaking-that Of making out
his COMMITTEE lists, and with his
great experience, it is confidently
believed that his work will be ac-
ceptable, although many members
will be disappointed at their as
slgnments. Those not familiar
with the workings Of CongressIon-
al ambition cannot conceive of
the jealousics and chickering's OF
aspiring statesmen in such mat
ters. If members name does
not appear first on a committee,
he would like to be second OF
third ; every Congressman has Z
settled aversion to appearing last
I on a committee.
Under the lead Of those Repub
lican malignants, Senators Sber
man, Hoar and Edmunds, con
certed effort is being made Il
defeat the confirmation Of Mr.
Lamar, but it VIII probably fail o
/ its purpose, although 1t ma.
defer action on the nomination
several weeks. The proposes
promotion Of the Secretary WILL b
made the occasion of a length,
and heated partisan debate by tn
Republicans, in which lhe Soutl
, will be severely assailed. Senate
Sawyer, of Wisconsin, and one o
! two other Republican Senators
have intimated willingness :
! vote for Mr.. Lamar's tIanslation
and there is little doubt of hi
ultimate success. ia dsMf
!, The Democratic, Senators ar
very pronouncedi in favor of TART
/ reform, and they have appointe
+ a committee, of which Mr.. Keun
is chairman. to confer with TIA
E psrty leaders in the House on tn
/ i issne of tax reduction, as such
r bill must necessarily originate j
{, that body. Mr.. Kenna's selectlo
z is significant, as his views on tn
e question of tauf legislation ar
b known to be conservative, and
il is therefore thought that be
5 inclined to favor a eompro mis-
: measure.
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VICE AND VIRTUE AS NEWS.


A distinguished New York
clergyman has proposed that some
joui nallst start a ne wspaper which
shall pledge to. the public that
every story of crime and social
deprasity ornamented with fam
ing scare headlines shalt be match
ed by an equally well displayed
story recording some act of social
virtue and benefcence.
THIS proposal exposes some
what current error resulting from
the large margin which crime and
moral crookedness necessarily
claim in the columns of a news
paper To assume, however, that
vice is in the ascendancy and
morality on the decline because
tbs former is more properly news,
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BUSINESS CARDS.
NO. 2.

JOB WORK NEATLY EXECUTED AT
rnE GAZETTE oTrrcE.
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ils extremely illogical. lhe very
reason why moral Irregularities in
society are ia the nature of news
is that they are the exception and
not the rule. Disease is news, and
health is not news IN any COM
munity, whether regarded physi-
cally or morally, because. health is
the general order of things.
To carry out the New York
clergyman's idea of a perfect
newspaper detectives of citizen
virtue would 60 among the beney-
olent and philanthropic classes
and carefully ferret out every case
of exceptional nobleness OF COR
duct. This news would be gwen
TO the papers and displayed in
attractive headlines. In making
up the paper scrupulous care
would be taken that every inch of
vice sent out as news to the public
was balanced. measure for meas
ure, by corresponding inch of
virtue. Justice would thus be
satisfied and the pubic duly as
sured that virtue was holding its
own.
1t is the faithful newspaper.
after all, which pays TO social
virtue aud morality the highest
compliment, by assuming that
noble and benevolent people do
not care to have their acts of
private muni6cence dug out by
detectives and displayed as news
with Pharisaic publicity. And in
exposing vice, which is properly
news, because it is In the aggre-
gate the great social exception,
the faithful newspaper stands as
& moral sentinel for the communi.
ty, challenging and opening fire
upon those who cross the lines of
law and order. -.
Because there may be more
colun ns in a newspaper exposing
vice and crime than are devoted
to publishing the thousands of
noble and Christian acts in the
community, it is very superficial
to assume that, therefore, vice
reigns Supreme. Taken as a
whole, the vIrtuous side of soclcty
is the vastly more prominent in
the newspapers. Every meeting
Of the people in behalf of educa-
ton, science, culture, charity,
religion and reform, conveys the
promise Of a higher life and a
better society. All the multiform
activities. of the day which count
on the side of righteousness and
| progress are made known to that
cooperative social whole, the
| people, through the news column:
of the daily press.
We must not be deceived by
the false ghmmer Of vice N Tho
marshes. The mass Of society
still dweIls in the uplands of yir.
tue and progress. Tho faithful
newspaper in exposing vice anc
crime, alike IN high places ant
low, is the most potent instru
mentality for Fastening the tim,
when there will be little immorali
ty to record.
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Transient ads, will be charged for at the rate ~
additional insertion. $3.50 ~"
ezs-s AL advertising Is due when inserted rD,..,
ethtrwise specially agreed. N''sssa
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chemical changes, as well as to
revert the soluble phosphoric acid
of the acid phosphate to an in
soluble form Atlanta, Ga,
Southern Cultlvator.
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WHICH is THE STRONGEST


The Persian King sat on his throne;
Arouna hln'' NO on me-
The lords OF all his mighty zonc,
From India to tile Nile.
viii gold and gen,. ,ca,ionaa,, .l,nne
49,
Anu ahilleu tosee wni h'nhe'
NpN .c' NV 1A" ~ ""'. :" es"'p.
(Which ia tile strongest thing
Women, or Wine, or Truth sky.born.
~. par.i.,s ,ni,,i,, t,f,.9
s
hho answers oeST P"fpie fest
Then spoke the frat and said, "lted wine
OF all ~ BtrrDgest far,
IL iilla the heart with Joy divine
Lille brightens like star
Tho rich and peor embrace benign
tf
Then said the sccond, bowing low,
''Eurth's strongest Is the King
He SAYS Go tnrtli, his armies goi
flev tear no living tliig
They sipite the foe with deadly blow
Then SAID inc tlilth; woman Of All N.s.
vi these is strongest still:
She rules The lNing WITHIN LIS ball,
Ana has wiih each her VIII
WHAT man must values. AZ hcr chl
iie "iiAss hsr '"p 20 nH'