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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
LlNCoLN,s huMoR.
1t Was Of the Kind Which Might Bo
Termed Serious Good Nature.

1t Was Of the Kind Which Might Bo
Termed Serious Good Nature.
The humor of Lincoln was, like that
of most great humorists, the break of
an intense and profound seriousness.
Its sunny flash caught the eye more
than the solemn depths from which it
rose, and his biographers make some-
thing like protest against the eXag-
gerated popular estimate of it. This is
very well, but it will not avail. There
is a sort of tricksy caprice, whim like
woman's which fixes the popular esti-
mate of all things, and which no rea-
soning can change. 1t is this, apparent
ly, which has chosen the Gettysburg
address to pre-eminent fame out of all
the beautiful and perfect things that
Lincoln has written and said. Some
thing in the supreme occasion, in the
matchless worth of the main thoughts,
and in the very quality of haste evident
in it, consecrates it to the first place in
the memory of the people, and it would
be both perilous and futile to attempt
to replace it with any other words even
of the same man. What surprises,
what astonishes one in critical eX-
animation of his words at all times, al
most from the first use he makes Of
written words, is his artistic sense of
them. Here indeed, is something like
the operation of genius, of the thing
that we are so many of us eager to sub
stitute for consciousness. 1t is as if
Lincoln were so deeply concerned with
what he was thinking that he did not
know how electly he was saying it.
But we believe it would be mistake to
suppose this; we believe that this man,
without any scholarly training, had
schooled himself, had trained himself,
to the study of expression, till he felt
through all his consciousness the beauty
of simplicity, that last and farthest
grace, and till it became his second
nature to use the right word in the
right place, so that he could not have
erred without the pain the artist knows
when any vocable rings false.-William
Dean Howells, in Harper's Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
To Asrate Milk.

Unaerated milk is said to he a great
enemy of infants and one special cause
of cholera infantum. The process of
aerating milk is very simple. and con-
sists in allowing the milk to flow from
one receptacle to another in fine
streams, so that it may come in contact
with cool, pure air. If nothing better
is at hand let it run through nice,
clean colander two or three times. A
better arrangement is perforated milk
pans, one above the other, through
which the milk may run in fine streams.
1t is held that tyrotoxicon poison is
generated in cream for want of proper
aeration, and that this causes cholera
infantum. Aerated milk is better to use
than milk cooled upon ice.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
The UtIlIty OF sharI.,s Teeth.

The natives on some of the Pacific
Islands, being provided with neither
metals nor any stone harder than the
coral rocks, of which the atels they in
habit are composed, would seem badly
off, indeed, for material of which to
make tools or weapons, were it not that
their very necessity has bred an inven-
ton no less ingenious than curious and
effective. This is nothing less than the
use of sharks teeth to give a cutting
edge to their wooden knives and
swords. The mouth of the shark con-
tains 300 teeth, arranged in five rows,
all closely lying upon each other, ex-
cept the outer row, and 80 constructed
that as one tooth is broken or lost an
other takes its place. The teeth are not
only pointed and keen-edged, but are
finely and regularly serrated, so that
the cutting power is greatly increased
Indeed, so great faculty have these
teeth for wounding that the implements
and weapons upon which they are used
bave to be handled with great care. The
Kingmnl islanders make many strange
articles of sharks teeth. Chicago Her
aid.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28

just possible to do this and reach apoint
beyond, perhaps one hundred yards dis
tant, when the attack began.
The quiet was broken by the fierce
whoop Of the Apaches, which, once
heard, can never be forgotten. The
gaudily-painted and ochered savages,
bare to the waist and clad only in
breech-clout and moccasins, came on at
a rapid run, in thin, scattering line,
extending far to the right and left. To
throw out skirmish line was but the
work of moments, when the steady fire
of the disciplined soldiers checked the
rapid advance of the Indians, causing
them to waver slightly. Quickly push
ing his temporary advantage, the Major
drove them again to shelter. But now
there came from the Apaches deafen-
ing yell, the significance Of which the
soldiers knew too well: Cochise had
come!
When Captain Sigourney saw that
Cochise had gone, he for the first time
heard the firing in the post Moving
his troop at gallop, he quickly passed
over the ground of his recent charge
and reached the remainder of the COM
mand Just as it was being forced back
upon the rear of the line of officers
quarters and toward the little parade
ground at BALDWIN. Many of the sol
diers had already been killed by the
united bands of Apaches With Cochise
at their head, and in numbers greatly
in excess of the soldiers, it seemed a
forlorn hope, and that it only remained
for these brave men to sell their lives
as dearly as possible.
But now once more rang on the even
ing air the welcome notes of the bugle,
mingled with the wild cheering of the
gallant infantry men as from be-
tween the quarters dashed the
troopers. In the light of the setting
sun again the saber flashes and does its
noiseless execution; the pistol, too,
comes into noisy requisition, alternating
with the cracking carbine shots; the
footmen take new heart, and their long
guns send many red man to the happy
hunting grounds; the bullets patter, and
the whizzing arrows sound like flights
of birds. The struggle is desperate;
the fate of the little garrison trembles
in the balance.
From the thiclest Of the fight the
quick eye of Cochise falls on Sigourney.
His wounded arm still smarts from the
Captains thrust, and once more he
calls: Now, white man, die!"
Cochise is again armed with his fa-
vorite weapon, the lance; with dead
ly point he rides straight at the young
commander. Again the latter attempts
to parry, but this time is less fortunate.
The lance enters his side and he is dis
mounted, the Indian still holding the
end of the weapon.
To Captain Sigourney, helpless and
wounded at the feet of his savage ad-
versary, all seemed over. Done now
his dream Of glory, done his loyal pride
in his chosen work, done every thing
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
a FAMILY DRUM CORPS.

a little man bought him big bass.drum;
BoOmi-boom--booml
." Who knows" said he, "when the war will
conner
Boom-boom--boomi
+s I'm not at all frightened, you understand
But, tf am called on to fight for my land
want 70 be ready to play in the band"
Boom-boom-boom!
HE got all his children little snare.drums;
-tidsTA 9A-boomi
And they'd practice as soon as they'd finished
their sums.
observation-disclosures
'"' We're just like our papa" in chorus said
they
And, IL we should ever get into the fray,
why, it's safer to thump than to fight any
day.
Boom-tidera-da-booml
Aud, showing her spirit the little mans
wife
observation-disclosures
With some OF her pin-money purchased fife /;
.da-booml
And, picking out tunes that were not very
hard,
They'd play them while marching around the
back yard,
without for ones feelings the slightest re-
gard.
Boom-tidera a-da--boom. "a -diddle.dee--
oom-tidera-da-boom!
The little old parson who lived next door.
m-tidera-da-boom!
Would throw up his hands as he walked the
floor;
observation-disclosures
- Won't you stop it, beg youY" he often said,
"rm trying to think of q text, but instead
The only thing can get into my head
Is your boom-tldera- -da-boom. u diddle.dee-
om-tidera-da-boomw
And all of the people for blocks around
Boom-tidera.da-boom.
Kept time at their tasks to the martial sound;
BOOm-tidera- -da-boom!
While children to windows and stoops would
fly,
Expecting to see procession pass by,
And they couldn't make out why it never
drew nigh,
With its boom - tidera-da - boom a-diddle'
dee
m-tidera-da-boom
It would seem such vigor must soon abatei
BOom-tldera ,da-boom!
But they still keep at 1t, early and late
BOom-tidera da-boom
So il 1t should be that war breaks out,
They'll all be ready, have no doubt
To help in putting the foe to rout,
With their -da-boom-
OBl-tiderG-dd-60Om-
Boom-tidera-da-boom- a. .diddle-dee-
Boom-BooM-BOOMl
Malcolm Douglas, in st. Nicholas.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28

for him on earth-save, last, the ag-
onized thought of his widowed bride.
To die thus without another glimpse of
the sweet face of her who was so near,
to leave her in her desolation- Whiz!
Crack!
With mad yell, Cochise sprang into
the air, and the fallen soldier realized
that not two hours ago, but only the
space of lightning flash, had the
lance entered his side. Cochise had not
time to finish his work
The fight still ragged; but in place of
the bloodthirsty Apache, womans
form bent over her husband, and Mary
Sigourney dropped the still smoking
gun. With strength born of agony,
she dragged the wounded man back to
the safety of the dug-out.
The fall of Cochise turned the tide Of
battle; and waiting only to secure the
wounded chief, the Apaches scurried
to the hills like a flock of quails Then
for her who had saved the day at Bad
win-''For the Captains Wife!"-long
and loudly did.the soldiers cheer.-Cap-
tain Frank Upham, U. S. A., in DEM
orest's Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
HINDU BABIES.
When They Are Girls There Is Trouble in
the Household.

When They Are Girls There Is Trouble in
the Household.
A Hindu baby girl is an unweIcome
addition to the family; her birth is sup
posed to be no blessing, but curse and
a sign of divine wrath. Rul1hmabai
says that when the new born baby is
girl 1.-The father gnashes his teeth and
stamps his feet. The mother is sorely
disappointed, and although her tender
ness may bring its sure wealth of love,
she curses both herself and the child.
There is, moreover, a notion that wo-
men who bear only girls are sinful, and
this intensifies the grief" Another
Hindu woman gives the same testimony.
Ramabai (high cast Hindu widow says
that in no country in the world is a
mother so laden with care and anxiety
in anticipation of the birth of child as
as in India. All her hope of happiness
depends upon the sex of the unborn
child. wife who bears daughters and
no sons is frequently put away by her
husband husbands sometimes threaten
their wives that, if the coming child is u
daughter, the offending mother will be
henceforth banished from the society of
her lord and master; new wife will be
installed in erplace and the offending
wife will be made into the servant and
drudge of the household. Ramabai does
not merely make general statements to
this effects, but gives several special
instances that have come within her
own knowledge, among her own friends
and acquaintance, of this punishment
having been meted out to mothers who
gave birth to girls. Mothers try to
avert the bad luck of having daughter
by superstitious ceremonies previous to
! .he birth of the child.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28

girlish form seemed strangely out of
Keeping with the rude surroundings, but
she was content.
Barely were the soldiers given time
TO occupy their quarters after the weary
march across the sandy deserts. 1t was
Indians Indiansl everywhere and at
all times. Captain Sigourney, the ideal
of an American cavalry officer, was al
most constantly in the saddle, his form
a tower of physical and moral strength.
His rough-riding troopers were already
a terror to the neighboring bands OF
Apaches, who felt that their strong
holds and mountain Businesses were no
longer places from which they might
defy the troops of the Government.
1t was Sunday afternoon. The oc-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28

comprised the barracks occupied by the
three companies of infantry and one
troop of cavalry which made up the
garrison. The store-houses, stables, cor
rails, etc, completed all there was of
Fort BALDWIN.
1t was a sun-balled slope, extending
toward the ella, three miles away but
along pretty stream, a redeeming
feature, having its source in the springs
at the base of the mountain which
formed the background. The land
scape was still farther relieved by the
extending lines of cottonwood and mes
quite trees which bordered the little
stream, called by the Indians the
&'Shus. Be-To, or Bears Water.
Around this post the Apaches were
everywhere, even stealthily crawling
inside the line of sentinels at night or
shooting their arrows at the sentinel as
he walked his lonely beat. On one dark
might they watched the guard at the cat
tie corral and during his short absence
from a selected spot by an adroit use of
their rawhide lariats succeeded in drag
ging several of the smaller animals
through an opening they had forced be-
tween the logs without discovery,
whereat a soldier next morning rhymed:
o. Lo! the poor Indian, with untutored mind
Finds calves in the corral and chokes of
their wind
In the year which followed the close
of the war of the rebellion to Fort Bad
win had come Captain Slgourney, with
his bride and his cavalry troop. Gentle
Mary Sigourney was a minister's daugh-
ter, who in the far-away New England
town had Joined her life with that OF
the brave young Captain, that hero fol
whom she had forsaken home and kin
,dred, to share with him the wild, un
known life on the frontier The fair
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
Art IN Oklahoma.

After exhausting every means known
to the craft without dispelling the fune-
real expression from the baby's coun-
tenance, the photographer turned in
despair to the mother.
MADAM, can't you do something to
make him look little more cheerful?"
Fond Mother-I reckon so. Azberry,
Ito the baby yer paw whipped claim
jumper last night, an then run him four
miles.
The baby smiled like an angel. Life
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
THE CAPTAINS WIFE.
How She Saved the Day at Fort
BALDWIN.

L D Fort Bad
win consisted of
a row of squat,
one-story adobe
houses, built in
t h e NJ e xican
S tyl e, which
were the quar-
ters of the Of
fcers, a n d a
similar, though
somewhat diff
f ere ntl y ar
ranged line of
b uilding eX-
tending a t a
rig h t a n gl e
from the end of
the iii GERS
z., Al-A
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28

AT the Theatre. -"But, Mr.. Finkel.
stein, why applaud the play so vigor-
ously when it is so execrably bad?"
"That makes no difference to me, my
dear fellow Ilent the author 100 marks
this morning. ."-Fliegende Blatter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-03
RIOTS IN BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS. May 2-In spite of the mani
festo issued by the counsel of the Working
mems party urging the workingmen not
to go out on strike pending the decision
of the chamber in regard to the demands
being made throughout Belgium for uni
versal suffrage, &c, 900 miners and 4 900 iron
workers in the Charleroi mining districts
have struck work. At Liege numbers of
people who are out of work attempted to-
day TO march in procession through the
streets but were prevented from doing so
by the police. The action of the police in
stopping the professions resulted in several
riots, during which the police used their
batons freely and made many arrests
LONDON, May 2-Froms the reports re-
ceived here it is learned that the turbu-
lence in the mining districts of France and
Belgium is caused by resentment for the
sentence of two years Imprisonment inn
posed on the Anarchist leaders for the
riots which took place in Charivilie and
st. Quentin. in France. This led TO re-
newed scenes of disorder in that place to-
day, while at Seraig and Liege, in Bel
GUM, determined attempts were made by
the strikers 10 prevent any Of the men
who refused TO join their ranks
from working. When the non-strikers
attempted to commence work they were
attacked by the strikers, who assaulted
them with shower of stones and other
missiles. The gems d'armes, who had been
placed on duty at the mines to protect the
men who were willing to work. found that
all their efforts to repress the disturbances
were useless. and they were finally CON-
pelled TO invoke the aid of the military
At the HarloZ colliery in ST. Nicholas a
rifle fire failed TO awe the strikers. although
several of them fell wounded. The strikers
very stubbornly resisted the military, and
withstood a charge with swords and only
Al rSD4 sod in hsa ~nR IF al
y bout thirty OF the rioters were arrested
During the riot on Friday at Bekes.
Hungary, number OF enraged peasants
made savage attack on the chief msgis-
trate or the place for prohibiting the peo-
pie from holding May day demonstrations.
/ he magistrate was thrown to the ground
and the peasants trampled upon and
kicked his PROSTATE form, infieting terri
Ole injuries upon the unfortunate man
Upon the military coming to the rescue OF
the imperiled magistrate, a sharp ARRAY
took place between them and the desper-
ate peasants. The soldiers charged upoa
the crowd and two OF the rioters were
pierced through the body by bayonets
The rioters Were finally forced to re-
trest. aud twenty OF them were captured
and are now under arrest. The fighting
caused the greatest excitement In Bekes
Affairs assumed such q dangerous shape
that the authorities were compelled 10 de-
clare he place IN state OF selge- All the
shops have been closed and the latest re-
ports say that the people are Sill wildly
excited.
News OF further rioting in Belgium has
been received here. II Is learned that a
connlct took place in Mons tonight be
| tween the gend armes and the miners, aud
that tie officers opened fire upon the
rioters. two OF ~ean were seriously
wounded
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-03
THE TEXAS ALLIANCE.


AUSTIN, Tex, May 2-It has leaked out
that the Farmers Alliance men of Travis
county held a secret session several nights
ago at some place in this city. Only those
attended who were known to have been
faithful to the order, both before and since
the last election. One member, whose
name could not be learned but who had
been delegate to the recent Waco con-
vention, introduced resolution denoun-
cling Governor HOgg and declaring him
to be a traitor to the Alliance of Texas
Another resolution was offered indorsing
the sub-treasury scheme, and both of the
above resolutions were unanimously
adopted. The Alliance is not very strong
in this county, but it is understood that
similar meetings are being held through
out the state, and that the above is about
the proceedings taken by all. 1t is current
that efforts are being made to re-establish
the Texas Alliance upon it's original basis,
and it is claimed that steps are being taken
to have newspaper printed that will not
only voice the true sentiments of the ALI
ance, but will also be its official organ and
mouth-piece. The sub-treasury element of
the state claim that they have captured
Alliance administration, and hope to con-
vert more soon. 1t is also current in Alli-
ance circles that not over 10000 Alliance
men of true principles and good standing
can be counted in all Texas, and this fact,
taken in comparison with the universal
strength of the Alliance last November,
supports the assertion that there has been
either a mighty split in the order or the
members have been deceived by or are dis
gusted with their leaders, and have fallen
out OF the ranks by thousands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-03

CINCINNATI. May 2-The bulletin for
the coming national union conference, to
be held in this city OF May 49, was pub
lished yesterday. The principal features
of it are advocacy OF the abolition of ma
tional bank currency and the substitution
Of legal tender notes, q demand for free
coinage of silver, an issue OF fractional
currency, government control OF means OF
transportation and communication, the
restriction of immigration, the aboiition OF
convict labor, equal pay Cor equal work
irrespective of sex, the establishment OF
government repositories where money may
be lent to the people, the prohibition OF
alien ownership of land, graduated land
tax, the reduction of the rate on money,
the imposing Of an income tax. the pro-
hibitioE of dealing in futures in agricui-
tural products, the government control OF
patent monopolies. re-opeuing of the ar
rears and the equalization of the difference
in the pay of soldiers and sailors IN the
late war, election of senators and post
masters, making the veto powers OF con-
gress on measures superior TO tnat or the
president, free speech, school books, and
if necessary, clothes and education for in
digent children. and municipal ownership
of gas, electric light, street cars, etc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-03
Bradycrotine cured headaches for C. F
Milburn, president Milburn Wagon Co.,
Toledo O.
SPECIAL TAXES REPEALED.

WASHINGTON, May 2-Under the pro-
visions of the Mckinley tariff act, begin
ming yesterday, all special taxes imposed
upon dealers in leaf tobacco, dealers in
manufactured tobacco, manufacturers of
tobacco and cigars and upon peddlers of
tobacco are repealed. The law, however
requires that those varions classes of deal
ers shall register their names place of
business, etc. with the local collector Of
internal revenue with the exception of the
dealers in manufactured tobacco The
number of the dealers of the latter classes,
according to the report of the commission
Ell of internal revenue for 1890. Was 603,-
OSS. who paid a tax of 40 each. 1t is
computed at the department that the
abolition of this special tax will cause a
loss to the government of 81 600 090 annu-
ally. The new provisions of law regarding
the caution label required to be used by
the manufacturers of cigars also goes into
effect today. 1t eliminates from the por-
tion OF the label reserved for the use of the
government all foreign matter such Is de-
signs and ornaments
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-03
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY..

SAN FRANCISCO, May IA long letter
from Honolulu gives particulars of an
interview with her majesty the queen of
Hawaii upon matters of moment to the
United States and American interests.
"Will your majesty tell, asked the cor
respondent what consequence will
follow if the proposed new treaty with
the United States be rejected by Secretary
Blainew To this the queen replied:
The present commerce with the islands
and the United States will greatly dimin-
ish and the greater part of it will pass out
of American control and into the hands of
other nations. 1n proportion to It's extent,
the commerce OF our islandssis byslong
odds the most profitable and most ex-
clusively American of any portion of the
foreign commerce of the United States
Our trade is now highly priced in the
United States, and particularly in
California. The greater portion of our
provisions, machinery, lumber. hardware
and numerous other commodities will be
rendered less profitable by the action of
the American people, and will practically
ruin the permanent investments now
owned by many hundreds of American
citizens, who are temporary residents at
least of our islands. 1t will bankrupt
soma of those who have come hither and
acquired valuable and promising interests
in the islands industries and commerce
These Investments are very large and
valuable, certainly exceeding $4,000, 600
and largely increasing in value every
year"
Her majesty intimated that Minister
Carter, the Hawaiian representative at
Washington. would probably resign,
owing to the fact that his Interests were
in sympathy with the Americans and not
with the islands. She spoke as if the
minister was opposed to the new treaty,
which she was about to present for the
consideration of Secretary Blaine.