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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21
POETRY OF NATURE.
Our Intelligence Inferior In Some Respect
to the Dumb Animals.

Our Intelligence Inferior In Some Respects
to the Dumb Animals.
Since nature is so broad and so deep,
so general and so particular, so inti-
nitely great and SO infinitely small, we
do well to remember that the warmest,
most constant lover is limited in his
capacity for knowledge and apprecia-
tion. Nor can we be quite sure that
mans intelligence toward nature is at
every point superior to that of his
humble fellow creatures, the dumb
animals. By how much were we
gamers could we but come at the pri-
vate observations and reflections Of
those privileged but silent pensioners
of nature, the beasts and birds! Who
could read us so sweet projection ON
the pastoral fields as the gentle, Juno
eyed creature who ruminates i'm them
from sunrise to dewfall, and all through
the night hours to daylight againe
How would love to hear the bobolink
speak out boldly, and tell us about the
delicious privacies OF the June mead
ow, In which he has his undiscovera-
BILE nest, and whose floating superfices
is made up Of pannicled grasses,
fringed daisies, buttercups, with dash
here and there of dappled gypsy lilies.
Who could give SO we'll the inventory
Of the cabinet curiosities on the lake
beach as could that toiling little spe-
cialist the tip up, who is forever pa
trolling and peering along the wet
shingleP / am not ashamed to own
that l would like to know what truth
the crawfish finds at the bottom of his
we'll In midsummer, or what cool.
liquid, never rolled contemplation
dwells in the breast Of the water rat
whom lately saw swimming with a
sheaf OF green stuff In his mouth, and
phenomenally disappearing under the
creek bank. 0, for q half hours intel
ligent eavesdropping at the beehive, or
to overhear the golden speculations Of
the humming laborers who work all
day in the mealy drift Of the maize
flower! II the chipmunk would but
open to us his budget OF arboreal
gossip! and then. II we could but learn
from the bill of the hermit thrush the
diviner secret counsels OF the forest.-
Edtsh NJ Thomas, IN Book Buyer
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21
Cured Of Malaria.
% FLORIDA ST., ELIZABETH. N. J.l

March IL 1b6y. J
have been using ALLcocK's Porous
PLAsrERs for the last FIVE years. Some two
years ago, after having been sick for up
wards of six months with malaria, found
myself with an enlarged spleen, dyspeptic,
and constantly troubled with headache.
and my kidneys did not act very we'll either.
Having spent most of my money for medi-
cine and medical advice, thought to save
expense would use ALLCocK's Porous
PLAsTERs. two on the small Of my back,
one on the spleen or ague cake, and one on
the pit of the stomach, just under the
brcastbone. continued using the Plasters
about thirty days, changing them every
week. At tho end of that time was per.
fectly well, and have remained 30 ever since
GEORGE DIXON.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21
Its Grnsp Relaxed

BY Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, constipa-
tion is succeeded by regular habit of body.
produce violent effects or gripping. Dys-
pepsia, liver complaint, nervous weakness
and kidney affections. are among the mala-
dies to which it is also adapted. Wherever
tried, on this continent and elsewhere, it
shows its ability to expel the poison of
malaria from the system.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21
BALLOT REFORM.
The System OF Voting Adopted by the stat
of Massachusetts.

OF Massachusetts.
Probably not one In O hundred OF
readers ever had an opportunity to OBJ
serve. an election in which the grossest
forms OF corruption and fraud are
practiced. These evils are at the
worst in the slums Of great cities.
A voter approaches the polls through
throng Of rowdy Observation-Disclosures
and "ward-heelers." He is beset BY
these men who offer him "tickets" and
follow him up until his vote has been
deposited. In many cnses the ballots
they offer are fraudulent. For while
"Republican Ticket" or Democratic
Ticket" is conspicuously printed upon
the ballot, one or more names, perhaps
all the names, are different from those
Of the actual candidates, and person
casting one of these ballots votes for
men whom he does not wish to be
elected.
This Is only one Of the several evils
which have led to an agitation in favor
OF the Australian system" of voting,
which, with notifications, is that EN-.
ployed in England and in Canada. Al
least two States of the Union have now
adopted the principle, and laws to
change radically the method of voting
will go into effect as soon as the neces.
sary arrangements can be made.
The principle is, after all, a very
simple one. All the ballots are printed
not by parties, but by the State, and
they are all alike. Each ballot con.
tains the names of all candidates nom
mated, and the names are arranged in
alphabetical order. In order to vote
for candidate, the person puts cross
opposite that candidates name
For example, in Massachusetts, the
Legislature of which State has passed
a law introducing this system, the bal
lot, or a part Of it, will look something
like this when it is ready to be voted
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that which purchased would cost so So cas Thousands
of and make large sums of money In the agency
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

To CUT off dogs tail will not Interfere
with his. carriage, but it will effectually
stop his waggin'.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

A Box OF Glenn's Sulphur Soap is equiva
lent to many Sulphur Baths. Don't forgetit
Hills Hair Dye, Black or Brown.
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FREE! A 3-foot French Glass, Oval
Front, Nickel or Cherry Cigar Case. MER-
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

SLAVERY has been abolished in Brazil,
but the buying and selling of base bali
players is still an active industry in this
country.-NOrristOtp Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

VERY often the man who 'boils with in
dignation" one day SINNERS with regret
the next morning, especially if his wrath
be put in cold type.-BdlttmOrc american.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

BLACK and blue-a detected darkcy-De-
troit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompsons Eye Water. Druggists sell it.25c.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

BoARpISa-HoUsE keepers, although not
lose money by crcditing false roomers.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

GEPPERT Medecinum, Cincinnati, cures
Lung, Nerve, Throat Diseases. Send for book.
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CINCINNATI
EXPOSITION DIRECTORY.

The Jotiooing ysproent the <diing 5usinses
houses u. their r'sDsctipe lines 7hsy carry a Jatf
dssornient. ~ piu pay to erdmine their goods and
prices 6efore buying from other parties.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

A TRIM creature-the milliner.
SUITED to tea-the cup and saucer
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21

A HAcKNEYEp phrase-cab, sirl-LUe.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29
rG STORE,
ZEN, MISS
NTATlON x DRUGGIST
TENT, MEDICINES.

grace of God was intended to be very ac-
cumulative.
Again, learn from the text that in-
feriority of gifts is no excuse for indo-
lence. This man, with the smallest amount /
of money, came growing into the pres
ence Of the owner of the estate, as much
as to say: "lf you had given me 50, 400
would have brought $1S 800 as well as
this other man. You only gave me 81, $50,
and hardly thought it was worth while
to use it at all. So hid 1t in napkin,
and it produced no result. It's because
you didn't give me enough"
But inferlority of faculties is no excuse
for incidence. Let me say to the man
who has the least qualifications, by the
grace of God he may be made almost
omnipotent The merchant whose car
goes come out from every island of the
sea, and who, by one stroke of the pen,
can change the whole face OF American
commerce, has not so much power as you
may have before God. in earnest, faithful
and continuous prayer You say you
have no faculty. Do you not. understand
that you might this afternoon go into
your place of prayer and kneel before
God, and bring down upoa your soul, and
it would take eternal ages to compute it?
"Oh," you say, 81 haven't fieetness of
speech. i can't talk well. can't utter
what l want to say. My brother, can you
not quote one passage Of Scripture?
Then take that one passage OF Script
ure; carry it with you everywhere; quote
it under all proper circumstances. With
that one passage of Scripture you may
harvest a thousand souls for God. / am
glad that the chief work Of the church in
this day is being done by the men of tai
ent. Once in awhile, when a great
fortress is to be taken, God will bring
out a great feld-piece and rake all with
the fiery hail of destruction. But CON-
mon muskets do most or the hard fight
ing. It took only one Joshua, and the
thousands OF common troops under him.
TO drive down the walls OF cities, and,
under wrathful strokes, to mako nations
fly like sparks from the anvil 1t only
took one Luther for Germany, one
Zwinglius for Switzerland. one John
KNOX for Scotland, one Calvin fer France,
and one John Wesley for EGgiald Dor
cas- as certainly has a mission 10
serve as Paul has q mission 10
preach. The two mites dropped by
the widow into the poor-box
will be as much applauded as the
endowment Of college, which gets q
mans pane into the newspapers. The
man who kindled the first fire uuder tie
burnt Offering In the ancient temple had
duty as imperative. as that of the high
priest, in magnificent robes, walking into
the holy Of holies un ler the cloud of Je-
hovah's presence. Yes, the mea with one
talent are TO save the world, or il viii
never be saEed at ALL. Tho men with fvs
or ten talents are tempted to toll chiefly
for themselves, to build up their own
great name, and work for their own az
gyardiEeueEt and Do nothing for the
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

az in O great diagram. Here is q
piece Of ground that has ten tall
ents. Under little culture, it
yields twenty bushels of wheat to
the acre. Here is another piece OF
ground that has only one talent You
may plow it. and harrow 1t, and culture
it ye ar after year, but it yields O mere
pittance. So here is a man with ten tall
ents In the way Of getting good
and doing good He soon, un-
der Christian culture. yields great
harTests of faith and good work Hero is
another man who seems to have only one
talent and you may put upon him the
greatest spiritual culture, but he yields
but little Of the fruits OF righteousness.
You are to understand that there are diff
ferent qualifications for different in
dividuals. There is a great deal OF ruin
GUS comparison when man says: "Oh,
" only had that mans faith, or that
mans money, or that mans eloquence,
how 1 would serve God" Better take the
faculty that God has given you and EN-
ploy it in the right way.
Ths rabb1s used to say that before the
stone and timper were brought to Jeru-
salem for the temple every stone and
pts9e of timber was marked, SO
that befoEo they started for Jeru-
salem the architects snsY in what place
that particular piece Of timc@r or stone
should fit. And so l have to tell you We
are all marked for some one place in the
great temple OF the Lord, and do not let
us complain, saying: 81 would like to be
the foundation stone or the cap stone."
Let us go into the very place where God
intends Us to be, aud be satisfied with the
position. Your talent may be in personal
appearance; your talent may be In large
worldly estate; your talent may be IN
high social position; your talent may
be in a swift pen or eloquent tongue {;
but whatever be the talent it has been
given only tor one purpose-practicalu use
You sometimes fiud g man in the COM
| munity OF whom you says "He has no
| talent at all;' and yet that man may
have hundred talents His one hun
dred talents may De chown in the item OF
endurance. Poverty comes and be en-
| dures it; persecution comes and he en-
| diires iti sickness comes aud he endures
it. Before men and angels he is speci
men of Christian patience, ard he Is
really illustrating the power of Christs
| gospel, and is doing as much for the
| church and mora fnr tho church thar
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

Unaffected sincerity can not be simu-
lated, nor can it be concealed. 1t will
show itself in speakers expression OF
countenanee, and in every movement and
manner. 1t sounds in the tones OF the
voice, and 1t exhibits itself in the play OF
the mouth while speaking. The more del
icate and sensitive the organization, tho
surer the display of naturalness or Of af-
fectation in the speaker. The keen-eyed
observer can often read the inner mind OF
a lady stranger, in her estimate Of herself
and in her thoughts Of her companions, by
noting the unconscious and uncomfortable
movement Of her lips, and Of the lines OF
her face about tire lips while in converse
tion in street-car, or in social gather
ing; and this without hearing q single
word that she says. In fact the only way
TO seem unaffec ed is to be unaffected; and
the only sure way Of appearing natural md
wins me Is BY being natural and winsome.
IS. s. TINES.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

The action of the policemen in re-
fusing to obey an order to remove OBJ
structions from the tracks during the
recent street car strike riot at Brook
lvn. N. Y, has caused sensation in
police circles and attracts the attention
of the public generally. The men were
reported to the commissioners OF
police. Their defense was that they
were hired as policemen. not to do
manual labor, and that they refer to
an old order issued during q similar
strike in 1886, directing the force not
to do any work for the railroad COM
pany, but merely 10 preserve the
peace.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

WHILE the President-elect was read
ing his mail the other afternoon he
came across a blank circular sent out
by Philadelphia newspaper offering
prize of fifty dollars to the person
who would fill in the correct names of
General Harrison's Cabinet. As he
read the circular it seemed to suggest
an idea, for he remarked: II think l
could win that prize. but won't try
for ~ -
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

PASCAL PORTER, "the boy preach
er." is really what his title claims.
He is only twelve years old and he has
been preaching for two years. He not
only expounds the Bible text, but
quotes poetry and argues with all the
force of a logician. His father says
he began preaching before he left off
pinafores.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

AT meeting of Havana merchants
recently, committee was appointed
for the purpose of making every effort
to effect the repeal of the recent de-
cree imposing consumption tax on all
eatables, drinkables and fuel. The
whole Cuban press has protested
against the measure and the clamor
against it has been so great that the
mayor has resigned his position.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

The annual report of the Railroad
Commission of South Carolina shows
an increase in the mileage of the rail-
roads of South Carolina of nine per
cent. during the past year and the re-
markable increase of thirty-eight per
per cent. in their net earnings, the
year having been an exceedingly pros
porous one.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

BISHOP McTYERE, of the Methodist
in Nashville, Tenn.
THE orange crop of Southern California
is reported to be large enough to allow of
from 1000 25O0 carloads being shipped
East.
THE iron ore of Alabama is greater
than that of Pennsylvania. The coal area
is 1000 square miles.
THE fine new steam saw and planning
mill at Pocahontas, Tenn, belonging to G..
W. Garrett, burned on the 23d. 1t had been
in operation only a few days.
GEORGE REMBERT, with several aliases,
who halls from Columbus, Ca, was
arrested in Nashville, Tenn, on the 23d for
doing up several business houses by obtain
ing goods from them under false pretenses.
DURING the year s,s75,525 cigars were
manufactured from S2,545 pounds of to-
bacco iu Tennessee. About 9. 204, 900 pounds
of tobacco was manufactured in the State,
and PAS $50 pounds sold, for which taxes
were paid amounting to S9S,664.40.
A PARTY of wealthy capitalists from
Iowa and Illinois were at Huntsville, Ala,
on the 24th. They are prospecting.
GOVERNMENT officials are just now wor-
rying over robbery of the mail between
Plummersville and Coblenz, Ark. This is
a star route. The mails have been robbed
five times within ten days, and the amount
secured altogether will aggregate about
$500.
THERE were nine new cases of yellow
fever reported at Jacksonville, Fla, on the
24th. Total cases, 4,674; total deaths, 407.
THREE white and one negro convict were
whipped at New Castle, DEL, on the oath
for larceny and burglaries. They took
from five to fifty lashes, lightly laid. About
$50 spectators were present.
FIRE destroyed the Judson Female Sem
mary at Marion, Ala, on the 9th. 1t was
one Of the oldest and best known institu-
tions In the South. The loss is 500, 900;
insurance, 5000.
TEE official returns for the State of
South Caralina are; Cleveland 65,S35,
Harrison 1a,740. Democratic majority
52,085. The total vote is 1882 less than
four years ago. The Democratic majority
is 4500 greater.
WACKERBARTH & JosxPH's tobacco
factory was burned at New Orleans on the
23d. Two other buildings were damaged.
The total loss is estimated at 100000;
fully insured.
FARMERS In Chester. N. H., are offered
60 cents barrel for apples, while the bar
rel. picking, putting mp, and drawing to
the station costs 10 cents.
A NEW postoffiee has been established al
Comfort, Marion county, Tenn, with J.
Tate Raplstor as postmsstsr.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

THREE acres of the earth over Min
eral Spring collery, at Miners Mills,
near Wilkesbarre, Pa, caved in re-
Gently. When the earth went down it
carried with it the main pipe OF the
Wilkesbarre Water Company, which
conveyed water from the reservoir to
the city. The water from the reser-
voir then poured into the mine. food
ing il in a short time. The miners
narrowly escaped.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

DIR. BAUMANN, an Austrian traveller
In Africa, gives detailed account of
the captivity and hardships of himself
and companion, DIR. Mayer, owing to
the treachery of an Arab. who, he
says. also organized the rising against
the Germans in East Africa. DIR. Bau-
mann mentions q rumor of a rising
near the central lakes, which would
account for the absence of news from
Stanley.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

CAPTA1NADoIpHJAEGER of the steam
ship Main has made one hundred round
Atlantic voyages in the service of the
North German Lloyd Company-a
total of about 100000 miles.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

Work on the branch of the Mexican
Central railroad from Tampico to San
Luis Potosi is being pushed day and
night, and the strike is ended on the
road from Columa to Guadalajara.
The Central railway is laying steel
rails along the whole line.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

The Tagedldn says it learns that the
italian railway system is undergoing
a radical reform in accordance with
the plans of the German Government
to facilitate the mobilization of troops.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

The United States steamship Juniata
has to go into docks at Singapore TO
repair damages sustained in the recent
typhoon.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

1T is stated that an American has
submitted to the French Government
a contrivance by which dynamite shells
can be fired from ordinary guns, ex-
ploding at the target,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

Mrs. THURMAN is reported to be over
joyed at the result of the election. She
dislikes the frippery of official life in
Washington and rejoices that she will
not be obliged to exchange her peace
full home in Columbus for the hustle
and tumult of the capital of the Ma
t;On
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

A CONSPIRACY has been discovered
at Medofina, Java. Forty-two of the
ringleaders were arrested, and eleven
who refused to surrender were shot
dead
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

The Italian and Austrian press COM
ments favorably upon the promises of
peace made by Emperor William in
the Reichstag recently.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

THE British cruiser Hyacinth has
taken possession of the Cook Islands
in the name of the British Govern
ment. The natives were reported re-
ioicinn
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

BY the will of Signor Ingomi, the
prominent Roman advocate, lately de-
ceased, the Pope inherits 100000
francs,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

ALL admirers of Robert Louis Ste
vcnson will be glad to hear that he is
in capital health and spirits.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

A. II. CoLoUITT has been reelected
United States Senator from Georgia.
MIR. Grady refused to run.