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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-17
THE QUESTION.

When the orator gets up to speak
He starts out with an opening Shrek.
'Thc question naturally arises"
Well, orator us i surmisc,
These questions frequently arise
And stand up waiting for replies
The question naturally arises
IL comes in hours of grief or mirth,
AT the gates OF death, or the gates OF birth
The question naturally arises
,Fhc question: "Whereforcy Whittier
Whyy'
The unnnswcrlng enrth, the silent sky,
Stand dumb, vouchsufing no reply;
The question naturally arises
Fate crooks its questioning finger joint
A huge Interrogation point
The question naturally arises
It motions on the curious child,
The maid, with trusting heart and IN ID
The youth with passions hot and wilu--
Tho question naturally arises.
IT comes TO greatest and to least,
a guest unbidden at the feast,
The question naturally arises.
" What means IL allGn the specter saith,
''This iitful, momentary breath,
CHECKED in the icy grip of death"-
The question naturally arises.
We hear IL on that awful shore,
1t mingles with its sullen roar:
The question naturally arises:
What lies" IL asks, beyond the mist,
Those troubled waters, twilight kissed,
The sunset clouds OF amethysty"
The question naturally arises.
S. w. Foss in Yankee Blade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-17
II WINS Original.

Don't you think" said an author to
an acquaintance, that ] have written
an original book?"
"Yes, ! think So"
"You will acknowledge, then, that you
have never seen any book just like it?"
"Yes, I'll do that"
"Ah, I'm glad that l have compelled
you to give me even wormed-out
acknowledgement OF my ability. You
actually hate TO compliment a man, but
will you please toll me in what way my
book is strictly originate"
20, yes; it is original in this way: 1t
Is the poorest book that has ever been
published "--Arkansaw Traveller.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-17

Schoolboy (poring over his lesson)--
Father, what language do they speak in
Chilli?
Father-H'm! The language spoken
in Chilli, my son, the-er-language
spoken-er-in Chilli is-doyou find that
question in the book you are studying,
my son?
Schoolboy-No; but thought I'd like
to know.
Father (severely)-Then don't ask it,,
my son. If it isn't in the book it isn'i
proper for you to know.--Chicago Trib
nne.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-17
Age of the Heroine of Fiction.

The age of the heroine of the novel is
slipping along the scale at marvellous
rate. She used to be the ''sweet seven
teen" in tho days of Lydia Languish
She is ten years older now, and the
novel of the next decade may find her
most available at forty. ''For it Is
largely question of availability after
ALL" said successful novelist. "The
modern subjective and analytic novel
has necessitated the change. The mind
of the very young woman is lacking in
the depth, in the discipline and COM
pleXity which must go to make up the
available subject of the modern dissec
tion methods. She is charming, but she
wont go as modern heroine. This
must be woman who has thought, who
has achieved something, who has had
experience in life, who stands for some
thing, and whose personality offers OPP
portunity for study and critical analy-
sis.-N. Y. Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-17
Quick Assent.

Tramp-I say, mister, can't yer gim-
me chance to make somethin' to-day?
Farmer-Yep. Make yourself scarcel
Texas Siftings.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-17
THE MAYFLOWER.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Vessel
That Landed the Pilgrims.

A new training brig has recently been
launched at the Pembroke docltyard in
England This latest conner in the En-
glish navy has been christened May
flower, the last of long line of vessels
of that name. This has brought out the
interesting and little known fact that
the Pilgrims Mayflower of 1920 was at
one time an English war ship. Tho
name is one of the oldest ship names in
the English navy, going back to 1415,
when a vessel with that name carried
some of the knights who fought at
Agincourt across the channel. Her sue
cessor-the Mayflower of l447-was the
flagship Of Richard. Duke of Gloucester.
But the Mayflower of 1920 was an old
Armada veteran long before she came
across the Atlantic, and took a promi-
ment part in that historic sea fight in
1888, fighting alongside of brakes Re-
venge and Hawkins Victory. In the
fight off Gravelines, when the Armada
made a last desperate attempt to save
itself from utter rout, the Mayfower's
part was a prominent one. According
to a recent writer in the London Graphic,
the ship was one of the chief ones
contributed to Queen Elizabeths fleet
by the merchants of the city of London,
but Goodwin's Pilgrim Republic states
that the officials of Lynn offered the
Maylower $50 tons) to join the fleet
against the dreaded Spanish Armada.
The Graphic enormously implies that
the Mayhower ended her days inglori-
ously in the slave trade between Guinea
and America. Goodwin, in reference to
this rumor, says that the SLAYER May
flower was ship of $50 tons, while the
Pilgrim vessel was only $50. The latter
came to Salem in 1929, and the last
known Of her was when she was one of
a fleet that landed John Winthrop and
his colonists at Charlestown in 1880.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-17
WHOLESALE SMUGGLING.

''He was mudsill all right enough,
but you are no gentleman!"-N. Y. Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12
HE WAS FRIGHTENED.
Southorn Soldiers First Experience
with Repeating RIdc.

Il Southern Soldiers First Experience
with Repeating Ridc.
An Atlanta veteran was talking the
other day to Constitution reporter
about his nrst experience with repeat
ing rife.
II was out on the picket line" he
tells 1t, ''and lot Of Yankees kept
shooting aG us from the shelter of pine
thicket. Finally we made O break for
the thicket, and then we had it. Every
fellow would pick out his man, and then
load and shooG, taking advantage Of the
shelter of the trees.
my Yankee got the Inst shot, and
missed me. As was only seventy-five
or ono hundred yards away thought I
would reach him before he could load
again, so made a dash for him. He
stepped out from his tree and aimed,
but 1 thought he was just trying to
bluff, so didn't st5p till he pulled down
on me.
"'My Lordp thought, that's the first
rifle ever saw with two barrelsp 1
just halted, but thought surely his gun
must be empty now, SO 1 started for
him again. Well, sir, he just stood
there, and bangl bang! bang! like
milking n cow. jumped for a tree
mighty quick, I can tell you. heard
him just hollering behind the tree. 1t
tickled him nightly. 1 didn't know
what to make of it. put my cap out
from behind the tree and he bangedI
bangedi down on it. 1t scared me. I
didn't know how long the thing would
hold out. Presently, though, saw him
bending over. His head was protected,
but his back was showing. 1 took a
good aim. The ball plunged through
the fleshy part of the thigh, and as he
hollered I made for him. He had
dropped his gun and started to run, but
he stopped and won't back with me.
II carried that old gun of his back
and 1t was great curiosity to our boys.
They never did believe that it could
shoot sixteen times, and l couldn't
prove it because he had only one load
left and we couldn't get any ammunition
to fit the gun. So we broke the gun to
keep the Yankees from getting hold of
it again."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12
THE OLDEST ENGINEER.

An Aurora (Ill.) Man Who Has Run an
Engine for Fnty.Ono Years.
/ read an article few weeks ago
about Gust Preston, the first engineer
who ran out of Chicago, and who is still
on the Rockford special on the Galena
division, writes an Aurora Ill.) corre-
spUndent of the Chicago Tribune. can
toll you about the oldest engineer prob
ably in the United States. His name is
William Mobley, and he lives in my
town. He runs from Chicago to Geneva
Lake, Wis, on the Chicago & North
western. Mr.. Mobley first took charge
Of a locomotive nearly flfty-one years
ago, and has been an engineer ever
since. He is said to have run the first
engine on tho Baltimore & Ohio road,
which was one of the first railroads built
in this country. In those days little
basket cars were used and walking-beam
engines, and it took two hours to 20
twelve miles on the old-fashioned strap
II by any mishap the cars jumped
of the track Mr.. Mobloy, who is still
stalwart man, would get off his engine
and lift them on again. He has since
run the same engine at the rate Of thirty
miles an hour.
He carried President William Henry
Harrison's message from Washington to
Baltimore in March, 1s41, and often car
ried the President himself. During tho
late war he acted as engineer for the
Federal Government. This veteran en-
gineer is near seventy years of age, but
his figure is erect, he is hale and hearty,
and his eyesight and hearing unim-
paired.
It Ia related Of him that recently some
Of the railway officials asked IL he was
not little too old for such service, ex-
pressing fear that he would not be able
to get his trains through on time. BY
way Of reply the old engineer invited
them to ride with him, and the way he
rushed them over the road made their
hair stand on end and fully convinced
them of his ability.
O. II. Frisbie, OF Aurora, another old
engineer, ran the first engine ever taken
into Chicago by rail. He went out at
the time of the great Burlington strike
and has been idle since. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12
a WEAK MAN

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Address, DIR. M. B. TAYLOR,
800 Market Street,
San Francisco. Cal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12
HUNTINGTON STAGE,

Arrives, Monday ay.................. .. I:OoP.N
Departs, Tuesday. dsy....................S 500 P. n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12

nEPUTY U. 8. LAND AND MINERAL
- Surveyor for Nevada, Mines laid ont
and Surveyed for Patent. Land surveyed, mp.
plications, contracts, payments on land, and
appertaining to taking up or holding land of
the State or Government attended to. hhalI
keep fully posted "a 70 all lands taken mp and
scsnt In the eastern part Of AevAds Ad
dress Elko, Neysda.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12

BULLION STAGE.
Arrives, Tuesdsy& Saturday. ..400P
Departs, Bondsy Il Frlda7.,... 4.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ADVERTISING RATES.

VIII be made a. low as 10 consistent with
ound business principles. Apply at THO u
aoe for terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-12
I.AMOILLE STAGE.

lnmOlbLE SIAdE.
Arrives, Tuesday Il saturday........ 400 p. 70
Departs, Wednesday & Sunday ..... 900 A. u.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
RailwnYs for Africa.

To make the great system of inland
wat Crwaya easily accessible to commercial
exploitation from without would require
a system of railways aygregating, perhaps,
1900 miles in length. The chief lines
would be around the Livingstone Cata-
racts, on the Congo, from Vivi to Stanley
Pool; line from the coast to the Upper
Niger; the long talked Of line from Sua-
kim to Berber, and line 800 miles long
from Mombasa to the Victoria Nyanza
These four lines would absorb about | 400
miles Of the 1900 estimate.
Minor lines would connect Lakes Nvassa
and TnnCauyika, take the place of the
Stewart road around the Murchison cat
aTacts on the Shire, and overcome the diff
ficulties at such points as Stanley Falls
and the cataracts of the Upper Nile sys-
TEN. y length OF forty miles would be re
quired on the Shire, dozen miles at La
hore, and at various points lengths Of rail
way varying from near 200 miles between
Nyassa and Tanganyi-a to couple Of
miles around some of the lesser cataraots.
The estimated cost of this comprehensive
system of small, isolated railways is, rough
ly, $50, 900, 0-Tbomas Stevens in Serb.
ner'S.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

its hammock or mos.--zentlo as tho light.
And 80, says the Psalmlst he shall cover
thee with his wing Oh the gentleness of
Cod But even thGt figure does not fully
set it forth, for have sometimes looked
into the birds nest and seen dead bid
its life having been trampied out by the
mother bird But no one that ever came
under the feathers OF the Almighty was
trodden on
THE BEAUTIFUL WINGS.
Blessed nest! warm nest, Why will men
stay out in the cold to he shot Of tempta-
tioh and to bechilled by the blast when there
is divine shelter? More beautiful than any
flower | ever saw are the hues of n birds
plumagc Did You ever examine itY The
blackbird, hontinG like fake of darkness
through the sunlght The meadow bark,
with - head of fnwn and throat of velvet
and breast of gold; the red tlamingo, flying
over the southern swalnps like sparks from
the forge of the setting sun; the pelican,
white and black-morning and night tan
sled III ito wings-giyc ont very faint
idea of the beauty that comes down over
the soul when on it drop the feathers of
the Almighty. Here fold your weary
wings Tha is the only safe nest Every
ether nest Viii b. destroyed. The prophet
says so. Though thou cXalt myself like
the eagle and set thy nest among the
stars, yet VIII bring thee down, saith the
Lolu of Hosts"
Under he swift wings, under the broad
wings, under the strong wings, under the
gentle wings Of the AlmgLt" find shelter
until these calarit.e~ be overIN1st Then
when you want to chauge nests it will only
be from the valley Of earth to the heights
OF heaven; and instead Of "the wings of "A
dove, for which David longcd, not know
ing that in the first mile of their flight
they would give out, You will be conduct
ed upward by the Lore God of Israel, under
whose wings Ruth, the beautiful Moab
iteSs, cam" to trust
God forbid that in this matter 81 eternal
veal or woe we should be more stupid than
tho fowls of heaven for the stOrk know
eth her appointed time; and the turtle, and
the crane, and the swallow observe the
time of their COINS; but my people know
not the judgments Of the Lord"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
Tho Roads of Icuropo,

Says n gentleman now travelling in
Europe: after nearly week ON the
roads Of Norway l want to pay tribute
to the country roads of Europe. if |
haven't done it before. Everywhero in
the baclcwoods of this northern country.
where it's inhabitants wrench "A scantv
living from hostile soil and climate,
down to southern Italy, where the pow
erty stricken people havo but one shirt
to an entire family, or in Greece, where
tAey are SO poor that they haven't any
@t all, the roads are almost pcrfcct-ag
s'ncoth and hard and fine as those Of
Grand boulevard or any parlsin America
These roads make carriage riding q
luxury anywhere instead Of torture. as
Is often the case with us, and they are
IN institution that deserves unstinted
praise. These foolish people, instead OF
- evc~y county voting $500 goo bonds to
he given to some adventures who builc.
"A rotten railway without putting in q
dollar themselves and retire with o fort.
une. spend their money in building good
wagon roads, and when they want 20 e,
% town they have a road to travel Cd
that at any and every season is fit for Il
royal procession. New York Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

b makes a road broad, turns the ear to
bear and Tom intoa tomb
& makes limb climb, hanged changed, a
lever clever, and transports a lover to
clover.
d turns Il bear to beard, crow to a
crowd, and makes anger danger.
turns lower regions to flower regions.
II changes eight TO height
X makes now know
j. transforms pear into pearl
turns a line into linen, a crow to a
crown, and makes one none
j metamorphoses lumber into plumber
. of itself has no significance
: turns even to seven, makes hove shove
word a sword, pear spear, makes
slaughter of laughter, and crriouslv
changes having hoe to shaving shoe.
II makes a bough bought. turns here to
there, alters one to tone and transforms
the phrase allow his own" to 'tallow this
town"
w does well, E. T., hose are whose. are
becomes ware, on won, omen women, so
SOW, vie view; it makes arm warm and
turns n hat into-What'
turns fur into fury, a man to many, to
to a toy bub to buby, ours to yours
and lad to lady.-Ncw York World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
Standard of Education.

According to Ruslsin an educated man
ought TO know these things: First, where
he ls-thHt IS to say, what sort of world he
has got into; how large il is, what kind OF
creatures live in it and how, what it is
made of and what may be made of it.
Second, where he is guing-that is to say,
what chances or reports there are of any
other world besides this, what seems to be
the nature OF that other world. Third,
what kind Of faculties lie possesses, what
are the present state and wants of man.
kind, what is his place in society, and
what are the readiest means in his power
of attaining happiness and diffusing it,.
The man who knows these things and who
has his will 50 subdued in the learning Of
them that he is ready TO do what he knows
he ought is educated, and the man who
knows them not is uneducated, though he
could talk all the tongues of Babel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

II we have to deal with a brunette with
slightly jaded features, or a brunette whose
hNln is comparatively fair and eyes of
black, we must no longer make use OF
striking and decided colors. Here, on the
contrary, soft colors should be employed,
especially pale blue, because that is the
shade which approaches nearest to white
without having It's rawness. II is the same
with blondes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

Mrs. W1NsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
uHed for children teethinV. 1t soothcs the
chIi, sottcas the gums. alays All pain cures
wind collie, and is the best remedy for Diar-
rh"". twenty-five cents bottle. Sold by
0ll druggists throughout HE world
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
ley dropped by ancient custom in the way

! ortr snrrows all our spfTerin,,s He nuts
ono vim, over oi,r cradIo md no r,,ts tho
o,I,,. o,,,..o,,,. ,,r,,,a ~ ia r.is.,,,i.
If 10 not . desert in which we ore n,ncoJ IL
is y nest. Scneti,nes IL ~ a ver,, hard neat
like that of the realc. snread on tbc rocl,
with rargcd moss and rough sticks hut
still is n nest. and al,hougb i rov Inc varv
hard under u.. over us are the wines of the
ALMIGHTY There som, tin,ns c,,',,.s - me-.
rio1.in ones lire v,hnn hn FOOL, fnr.aI-nn
You said. "tyerytbinp il against me- Tho
world is against me The chnrcb is aoainst
me. No ,yupathy. no hone Everybody
tbYt co,n., mar ,,,n tlir.ts at mo I won
der if There /. a Cos. nnyhov-,"
Everythiug seems TO be poinp slinsbod
and M hnphuzara There dops NOT e,,,,,, to
be amy hand ON the holm .Tnb's beoltb
fails David'4 Ahsnlorn ,,ets 70 bo 81 ,.arrn
bate. Nartha's brother dies Abrabnm's
Sarah ,,ncs INTO the graye of Ntoobrclab
"Nyoa worth the dav in which ,vos hornr,
has said pinnv a Christian David seemed
70 scream ont in his sorrow. nc no soid "Is
his rucrcv clean como forovn, And yviIl
ne be favorable no moro, And b.tL be in
angpr s3ut mn his tonIrr ,,oroia-su Ioh
with his throat swollen and ulcorod until
he could NOT even swallow, tbn e,liv, +bnt
ran into hi, mouth. rxclaims "tIo,v lony
before thou viii. ,,pnort iron, ,nn md low
Inc alone. that | mav swallow down INV
sDittlc." Have There never bceu times in
vour ;rc when Won ouviad tboso who ,ro,o
buried, When Won Ionycd for me orovo-
diaqor to d. his work for vou9 Oh rho
faitblpssnes. OF the human heart, co.'s
,,inps are Lroqd v.ho+bcr v.n lnou, II ~,
not
Tiu uOqHrRIY WINGS.
Somctiu,- the r,otber bird roos away
from IN. nest. and it. seems worry stror,a
that she should leave the callow vounq
She pluugcs her benll int, th, bari, of the
tree. and She. drops into the Grain fold md
into the chan nj the barn door. and into
the firruw Of the ulov-llr NT.auwhila
the bird, in the nest sniver and compl,in
and call and wonder why The mother bird
doe, not come back. All She ba. cone for
food after awhile there il a whirr Of
wines. and the mother bird stands ON tbo
edo Of the nest. and the little ones omen
their mouths aud the food is dropped in;
and then the old bird spreads out her feath-
erS and all is peace So. sometimes. God
leaves us He goes oil TO ga; food for our
souls aud then he comes back after awhile
to the nest, and SAYS: "Optn thv mouth
wide and / viii fiji it, and he drops into
it the sweet promises Of his grace, and the
love OF God is shed abroad and we are
under his wings-the broad wines Of the
Almighty
YES, they are very broad. There i, room
under thos' wings for the sixteen hundred
millions e the rqce You saw, "Do not
get the invitation too large for there is
nothing more awkward than TO have more
guests than Recommendations | know it,
The seainen's friend society is inviting all
..,in &c 2
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

What is the difference between tenant
and man who has lost his fatherY One
has 10 pay rent and the other has not two
parents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

=, The Best Salvc in the world for Cuts, Bruises
sores tlcgrs, sat kheun, Fever sores, letter
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
Surah TWiHS.

An elegant soft finish cloth made by
Priestley, heavy, beautiful finish, most
suitable FOR fall and winter use, hundsomer
than broadcoth and viii not wrinkle or
wear rough. \ splendid addition to our
Black Goods Department. You are invited
to look nj il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

Ndan~on's Botanic BalSarp is compound
cd of he lest concentrated extracts of hnrks
roofs and Gums in the world II Is n safe and
re liable medicine. pleasant to the tpete, and
cures cout.s, colds asthma and Group. gu
can ind 1t at ali drug stores.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-14

mate in Australian waters, n21lonairc
on Fifth avenue, farmer in Minnesota,
and the cape sticks to him stiiL he
will feel in odd hours to his LIES end
the creek tide on which he hoated IN
shore as boy, the hunger OF the salt
marsh in haying time, the cold plssii OF
the sea spray at the harbor's mouth. the
spring of the boat over the bar when he
came homo from fishing. with the wind
rising on shore out Of the gray night
clouds seward, the blast OF the wet
northeaster in the September morning
when under the dripping branches he
picked up the windfall of golden and
crimson apples, the big faxed snow OF
the December night when he beaued his
first sweetheart home from singing
school; and he will see in dreams per-
haps the trailing arbutus among the gray
moses on the thin edge OF spring snow
bank, the bubbling spring at the hill foot
near tidewater, the fat, crimson roses
under his mothers windows, with a
ciump of Aaron's rod or lilac for back
ground; the yellow dawn of an October
morning across his misty meors, and the
fog Of the chill pond among the pine
trees, and above all the blue sea with its
headiand, on which go the white winged
ships to that great far of world which
the boy had heard of and the grown man
knows SO well.-New England Magazine.