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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-07
AROUND THE HOUSE.
Hints and Suggestions of Interest to Ever
Housckceper.

Hints and Suggestions of Interest to Ever,
Housckceper.
Paint spots on glass can be removed
by rubbing with cloth dipped in alco-
hol or saleratus wate-.
The luster of morocco is restored by
vanishing it with the white of an egg.
Apply with a sponge.
Kerosene will soften boots and shoes
that have been hardened by water, and
render them pliable as new.
If a dish gets burnt in using, do not
scrape it; put little water and ashes in
it and let it get warm. 1t will como oil
nicely.
A sure and safe way to remove grease
spot from silk is to rub the spot quickly
with brown paper; the friction will soon
draw out the grease.
Spotted Furniture. Spots on vanished
furniture are readily removed by rub
bing them with the essence of pepper
mint or spirits of camphor, and after
wards with furniture polish" or oil
To prevent tin from rusting, rub
fresh lard over every part of the dish,
and then put it in hot oven. heat it
thoroughly. Thus treated, any tin ware
may be used in water constantly, and il
will remain bright and free from dust
indefinitely.
Mending China.-Into solution OF
gum arabic stir plaster of Paris until
the mixture assumes the consistency OF
cream. Apply with brush to the
broken edges of china, and join to-
gether. In three days the article can
/ H. hoo IT, t1,n Tl.,
whiteness of the cement adds to its
value.
The following is good receipt for
cologne water: Take pint of alcohol
and put in thirty d,ops of oil of lemon,
thirty of bergamont and half gill OF
water. If musk or lavendar is desired,
add the same quantity of each. The oils
should be put in the alchol and shaken
we'll before the water is added. Bottle
it for use.
Mending Rubber Boots. native
India rubber with wet knife into thin
slices, and with shears divide these into
threa IS as fine an fine yarn. Put
| small quantity of the shreds (say one
tenth or less of the capacity of the
bottle) into wide mouthed bottle, and
III ~ bHrec-qudrberS lull Oh DenZlHe Oh
good quality, perfectly free from oil.
The rubber will swell up almost immedi-
ately, and in few days especially II
shaken often, assumes the consistency
of honey. A piece of solid rubber the
size Of a walnut will make pint OF
| cement The cement dries in few
minutes, and by using three coats, will
unite leather straps, backs OF books,
ETC., with exceeding firmness.
To Clean Kid Gloves.-Get OF a drug
gist two ounces of benzine and small
quantity of powdered soap-stone, Or, as
it is called at glove stores Paris glove
powder" With sponge or flannel
cloth apply the benzine to the glove
(while on the handy lightly and evenly,
| and let the glove remain on the hand
till dry -four or FIVE minutes). Pin II
up where the sun will shine upon 1t;
and in about half an hour take the glove
| down, pull 1t out by taking each finger
separately, holding tho wrist in ono
hand. Then apply the glove powder
inside and outside, rubbing very hard
on the outside. II this be done accord.
Ing to directions, the glove will look ~
we'll an new.- Boston Commonwealth
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-07
THE WILES OF BEGGARS.
One of the Professionals Reveals Some oi
His Trade Secrets.


His Trade Secrets.
There was early mass at St James
Church, on Wabash avenue, this morn
ing, and the usual number of beggars
were present. Among the wanderers
who sought fruit in the Lords vineyard
was Jim Blood, hardly recognizable,
but nevertheless showing unmistakable
trademarks.
James was begging, and when corraled
had secured several dollars from people
whose hearts are longer than their
purses. He was taxed before Justice
Wallace, told a penitent story, and that
soft-hearted magistrate turned James
Blood loose. He is now preparing for
his Sunday skirmish, as he calls it.
"There's more money in beggin',"
said Blood, than any scheme that mans
mortal eyes have ever tackled. Now
know it, an when man nose thing he
nose it, doan' he? Well, / should. This
is the first time I've been trapped; I've
been doin' the professional beg act in
Boston, Pittsburgh, st. Louis N Detroit
md ought to know something about it,
but l hates to be takin' in. j believe the
towns bout worked out, but wherever
there's church Blood'll git blood or
money N doan' we forgit it,"
"Is it customary for the Chicago
churches to be worked for money!"
SIS it? There are 400 professional beg
gars in Chicago to-day an on Sunday
every one of EN- S good for SO. Now,
Easter Sunday l made Sl2.5O at the
Holy Name n / did'n' half try. The
other follows made from 81 to Ss. So
you see it's pretty good business"
"Are there any sch mes resorted to?"
SIS there? | should say SO. ! work
the blind act, the paralyzed act, the
crutch act an the oil soger act; but the
best is the blind act. l had a sign made
in st. Louis, n it's kept the gang from
starvin' dozeE times. Any man that
wears the sign an a soger coat can make
enough money any Sunday to keep him
the rest of the week. I've worked 'em
all over m ought to know"
Amy disguises?'
81 had a whisker made in mattress
factory in Detroit that you couldn't
comb with rake. When / put that on
all the detectives in the world couldn't
'diagnoze' me, but | didn't have the
whisker this morning so / got caught.
Now, when | do the 'ole soger' act
have crutches; but the towns worked.
If can't do s15 next Sunday I'll go
West"
"What will tho remainder do?"
so, the police III gather 'em In.
Some OF 'em are good, and some aren't,
but the good 'uns II do as do, go West.
Bnt beggin's Il business, carried on
automatically, is better m labor, but
you got to be diplomat to do it."-Chi'
cago Evening journal.
Warmed.over Reef, with Vegetables:
Cut beef into dice about an inch square
In size, rejecting all gristle, sprinkle
with -four, and brown in hot drippings
Add dice OF any cold vegetables. heat
them, and sagy0.-Christiap at Work.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-07
WHAT A WOMAN GAN DO.


There's poet who sings
or the wonderful things
That man with his might and his knowledge
gets through;
But wish to rehearso,
In a jingle of verse,
A good many things that woman can do.
II distressed you appear,
She can comfort and cheer
Dispelling the trouble that made you look blue
She is born to console
Any suffering soul;
This is one of the things n woman can do.
She can talk like book,
She can wash, sew or cook,
She can take shabby garments and make then
look new;
And to keep house neat,
Cheerful, healthy and sweet
Is another good thing that woman can do.
She's q wonderful trick
When she nurses the sick,
And as mute as o shadow her tasks she'll pur-
sue.
AS an angel to cheer,
She can stand without peer;
Is one of the things that n woman can do.
In good many ways
She's entitled to praise;
In q good many others-to give her her due
She's little bit wrong.
To continue my song,
j will name other things that woman can't do.
suppose you will own
That she can't throw stone
With q possible chance of her aim being true,
And the pencil she'll point
Will look out of joint;
II is one of those things that woman can't do.
If she goes to the play
In the night time or day,
yhe hat she will wear hides the stage from your
view;
And to think those behind
To look on are inclined
Is one of the things that woman can't do.
IF she goes out to spend
few hours with n friend
ESae can't keep her tongue still minute or two
And no note she'll address
Is without its =. S.
For that's one OF the things that woman can't
do.
-"Clover Club" Poem.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-07
SPELLING IN SCHOOLS.
A Boston Master Gives Expression to Som
Very Sensible Views.


/ Experience has confirmed my belief in
the use of a good textbook as necessi-
J ty. While / would make judicious selec-
tions from the history, geography and
reading book, l would rely mainly on
the spelling book, since the vocabulary
furnished by the others is too meager.
I There is, even now, conflict of opin-
ion among the authorities as to the sue
cess of our instruction in this depart
ment. The supervisors who examine
the written work of our pupils at the
close of the year pronounce it very
good; and they cite results to prove it.
The high school men, on the other hand,
declare that the spelling of the pupils
who came to them, and they get large
percentage of the best scholars, is very
unsatisfactory; and they present facts
which seem to justify their opinions.
Can these diverse verdicts be ex-
plained, and if so, in what way? think
they can.
The words used by pupils in their di-
ploma explanations are words included
in the vocabulary with which they have
become familiar; upon them they secure
good results. When, however, the same
boys and girls go to the high school or
seek and secure positions in store or Of
fee, they are brought at once in contact
with new class of words which are out
side the range of their drill, and on
these they fail and the instruction in
spelling is condemned.
There are ''born spoilers" who may
need but little instruction. There are
those who perpetuaily remain "misera-
BILE spoilers" regardless of any pains
which may be taken with them.
What shall be done with the great
majority that come between these two
extremes? Drill, drill, and keep drill
ing from textbook. Let the book be
a good one, and teach it we'll. The diff.
ference between good and bad teaching
may be shown in this branch as we'll as
in any other.
Many seem to think that II only pupils
are caused to see words frequently they
will unconsciously learn TO spell them
correctly. The idea is false. The aver.
age pupil must be drilled upon them. To
illustrate, ! will present case which
recently came under my own observa.
ton | was sitting at the desk of one OF
my assistants, who had class which
had been aboIt nine weeks in the gram.
mar school. Upon the desk lay pile OF
geography examination papers, and as
glanced over them was so struck with
the great variety OF combinations used
in the attempt to spell the word ''geog-
raphy" that immedia tely wrote down
the results, from which it appeared that
in a class of 81 pupils there were ~ diff.
ferent methods OF spelling the word,
was amazed. These children had
had. many of them, excellent teachers.
They were Of average parentage and
home culture, and had passed good ex-
animation upon entering the grammar
school. More than this, the word in
question had been for nine weeks be.
fore them in the Textbook from which
they had been studying; but since they
had not been drilled upon that particu-
lar word the results were as l have in.
dicated. d.-Granville u. Putnam, in Wide
| Awake.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-07
A student Of Muman nature.

Blinks-By the way, must introduce
you TO my friend WinEs He's one of
the best fellows in the world, a noble
fellow, glorious fellow. He's had q
great many ups and downs, Winks has.
Jinks-Judging from your enthnsi-
asm, he is now on one OF the ups.-N. Y.
Weekly
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-07

-Warmed-over Reef, with Vegetables
Cut beef into dice about an inch square
In size, rejecting all gristle, sprinkle
with -four, and brown in hot drippings.
Add dice Of any cold vegetables. heat
them. and ssrve.-Christiap at Work.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-07

"A small boy OF four summers was
riding on a rocking horse with his COM
panion. He was seated rather uncoip'
fortably on the horses neck. After q
reflective pause he said: IL think II one
VI rs gets OF could ride aiuch better.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
GETTING UP EARLY.
The Habit Would Kill Most of Us
in Five Years.

in Five Years.
Domestic Monthly
Most of the talk about early rising is
moonshine. The habit of turning out
of bed in the middle of the night suits
some people; let them enjoy it. But it
is only a folly to lay down general
rule upon the subject. Some men are
fit for nothing ali day after they have
risen early every morning. Their ener-
gies are deadened. their imaginationS
are heavy, their spirits are depressed.
1t is said you can work so well in the
morning. Some people can, but others
can work best at night: others again, in
the afternoon. Long trial and expert
ment form the only conclusive tests
model man, aged eighty. 81 invariably
rise at 5; | work three hours. take a
light breakfast, namely, cracker and
a pinch of salt work five hours more:
never SMOKE, never drink anything but
barely water. eat no dinner, and 90 to
bed at 6 in the evening" If anybody
finds that sort of life will suit him, by
all means let him continue it. But few
people would care to live TO eighty On
these terms.
If man cannot get all withered and
crumbled up OH easier conditions than
those, it is almost as we'll that he should
depart before he is nuisance to him.
self and bore to everybody else. School
boys and young people generally, ought
to get up early, for it is found that nine
uenths of them can stand it, and it does
them good. But let no one torture him
self with the thought that he could have
been twice as good man as he is If he
had risen every morning at daylight.
The habit would kill half of us in less
than five years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
THE EIGHT-HOUR SYSTEM
Making Great Headway = The
League Discusses a Federation
Movement.

Making Great Headway The
League Discusses a Federation
Movement.
+ The State Eight-Hour league met at
Labor headquarters yesterday after
noon. President LedgerwOod called
the meeting to order at 3 o'clock. Roll
call of delegates showed large repre-
sentation from all sections of the state,
nearly 400 delegates being present. The
committee appointed to wait on Rev.
G. l.. Powers, reported that the gentle
man had refused to take any cOmpen-
sation for work done by him in prepar-
ing eight-hour literature. The Secre-
tary stated that he had $4,000 pamphlets
forfree distribution throughout the state.
A report from delegates showed a great
degree of preparation for local eight
hour action. but this information will
not be published.
Eight hour mass meetings will be held
Thursday evening. May 1, at Minneap-
oils, st. Paul, Saltwater, WinOna, Du-
luth and st. Cloud.
The eight-hour movement being IN
so prosperous condition, the main dis
cusSlon turned upon the future policy
of the state league. The unanimous
opinion was that the league shall con-
tinue its educational work and monthly
meetings for at least the coming year.
One delegate offered motion calling
for meeting OF representatives from
all labor organizations of the state at
Minneapolis, the second Sunday in
May, to form state federation of labor.
The general sentiment favored the plan,
but thought the time stated too short.
The motion was lost, and substitute
adopted directing the executive board
to confer with all labor organizations of
the state as to the feasibility OF issuing
such a cali. The discussion took wide
range, including resume Of all the
obstacles in the way and the benefits
arising from such federation.
The executive committee will confer
with the trade and labor assemblies of
every city in the state and the executive
council of the Farmers alliance. and
report their idea in regard to federation
at the next meeting of the state eight
hour league. If the report be favorable
call for the federation will be issued
within the next two months. The con-
vention then adjourned, to meet at the
Labor Temple, Minneapolis, Sunday,
Nav IL
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
THE PRESIDENTS COACH.
Funny Mistake of a Happy Groom
While Enjoy ing IA is Honeymoon.

Funny Mistake of a Happy Groom
While Enjoy ing His Honeymoon.
Chicago Herald.
Not many weeks ago popular young
Chicagoan was welded to the girl of his
choice, and the happy pair started off
after the ceremony on their wedding
tour. Neither of them had ever been to
the capital of the nation and Washing
ton was their objective point. The
happy young groom had put aside a
comfortable looking roll for the honey
moon trip, and he was fully resolved to
do things up i'll style. He wanted to
thoroughly impress his bride with his
own Importance.
When they alighted from the train at
the depot in Washington he saw num-
Der of indifferent looking cabs backed
I'D to the curb. but he wanted some
thing swell. Telling his pretty bride to
take seat in the waiting room. he went
around to the other side of the depot.
There he saw fine carriage. Whistl-
ing to the driver and signaling him to
come over, he went back and got his
bride. He was about to help her into
the carriage when the big black coach
man objected. Il hired you," said the
young man. loftily, ''and want you to
drive us to the Arlington" But the
dusky driver shook his head. 'sYo'
can't hire me-" he said, "'cause de
president hires me, an Pm waitin' here
fer him now" 1t was President Harri-
sons carriage. The young man hustled
his bride into quincy and made the
best of it. The next morning he read
of the presidents return from his hunt
ing trip.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
THE LARGEST CAT's-EYE.
A Poor Man Digs 1t Up and Re-
fuses n SyDdicate'S Offer

A San Francisco special to the Globe.
Democrat says: A Ceylon paper, re-
ceived by to-day's China steamer, gives
an account of the finding of the largest
cat'S-eye of which there is any record
by digger of Gale, Ceylon. 1t weighs
nearly seven pounds. The finder was
Moor mau who had been very poor. A
few months ago, however. his digging
for gems was rewarded by finding u
cat's-eye which he sold for $1,000. Soon
after he dug up another, for which he
realized $4,000. and then his run of
luck reached climax when he dug IN
his large stone, which is described as
of perfect lustre. He had been offered
Els, 1000 by syndicate of local dealers,
but has refused, as lie declares he can
cut the gem into forty stones, each OF
which will bring 91,000. A short time
ago he also found a larger cats eye than
this big one, but the ray was imperfect.
so that it is not more than one-quarter
as valuable. His total findings in one
half year, at the lowest estimate, VIII
reach S15O,OOO.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
AFRICA's SLAVE TRADE
Graphically Portrayed by ID. w.
LaWler - Crusaders Sunday

Graphically Portrayed by ID. w.
Lawier Crusaders Sunday
Rally.
The Crusaders T. A. society held its
rally in Cretin hall yesterday afternoon,
the hall being filled to overlooking to
hear the slave trade of Africa discussed.
The speaker opened by referring
to the old method of viewing the slavery
GU estion, as instanced by our own con-
stitution and the practice of other ma
tons. '.Study of our revolutionary
period will show that, while the awak-
eniag conscience of Christendom was
reaecred in the hearts of certain great
Americans of that day, the provision
limiting the imp ortation of slaves was
not dictated by philanthropy, but
mainly by fear of the growing political
power of slavery on the part of the
Northern states, in whose territory eli
matte conditions had prevented its
growth. The glory of leadership in de-
claring slave trading crime belongs to
Denmark, which in 1892 prohibited the
traffic and the importation of
slaves into her colonies from abroad
after the year 1902. In the
history of human legislation there are
rev laws WHICH appear SO fOrclUly 10 tne
communication of the historian as the
series of international enactmentS which
led to the destruction of the slave trade.
These enactments mark the repeal of
the old doctrine, sanctioned by the prac-
tice and law of former days, that nations
are solitary and hostile units in the af-
fairs OF life, each one bounded by arti-
fetal lines of jurisdiction, Independent
and selfish, fostering its own subjects
with paternal care. blind to the wretch
edness. deaf to the prayers of the
stranger. The African has ever been an
easy prey to the cruelty and avarice of
the white races. All the civilizations
which arose and fell, all the adj
yanees in art and SCIENCE, were for the
white man alone. The negro was the
drudge through all. Less fortunate
than the Indian. his race has not been
permitted to die. Cursed be Canaan;
aservant shall he be unto his brethren"
The withdrawal of the white slave
trader from the coast of Africa left a
clear field to the Arab slave trader Of the
interior. He is to-day, in fire and
blood. repeating all the awful
horrors which for centuries past have
been familiar picture in African his
tory. Cardinal Layigerie, the great
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
A STATE WITHOUT RATING.
The South Dakota Mercantile
Agency Bill Is a Detriment.

agency Bill Is a Detriment.
Mercantile agencies are considerably
stirred up at discovering that the pro-
visions of an act passed by the South
Dakota legislature 10y the efforts of Mr..
Gordon, and known as House Bill No.
2l0, are so framed as to seriously ham
per the operations OF the companies
doing business in this line.
Its preamble states that it is to au-
thoriZe and regulate within the state OF
South Dakota the business of CONNER
cial companies and guarantee aSSoeia-
tons; and among its provisions are the
following: ''That such companies shall
deposit with the state treasurer the
sum of 600 or securities for that
amount; that the reporters or agents
who furnish information to the eompa-
MES shall be, licensed: that the compa-
MES shall pay 2 per cent of their gross
revenue into the state funds; that any
person violating the provisions of the
act shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and liable to fine of 5000. or in default
of payment to six months imprison-
ment."
1t is learned that in consequence of
the arbitrary tenor of the act Brad
SlTeSJ , Will WltluIdW Culiltly llOlil
business in South Dakota. Mr.. More
land, for Bradstreet's, said that there
was no possibility of the agency doing
business in South Dakota under the
conditions of the act, and no names of
South Dakota merchants will appear in
the next issue of books. This will re-
suit in great loss to merchants of this
state, who, through the posting of mer-
chants in the locality affected by the
law, have been enabled to do safe
business with them. In the future mer-
chants in the wholesale way will have
ODE on the safe side. and the loss of
much trade will result from the impossi-
bility of being unable to tell the COM
mercial standing of the men with whom
they are dealing. Messrs. Charming
Seabury. George l.. Farwell, A. E.
johnson, and other st. Paul whole
salers, in expressing an opinion on the
subject, unite in the assertion that the
law will, when put in force, result in
the wholesale withdrawal of trade from
the state. Adyices from New York
show that the offices there will make
no attempt to evade the law, though
that it could be evaded is apparent.