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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
Couldn,t Stand the odor.

A very amusing story was told about
Chancellor Bismarck by Earl Russell
The incident occurred at Versailles
during the war of 1870. Lord Russell
was to have an audience, and he was
waiting for Count Won Arnim to leave
Bismarck's study. Presently Won Arnim
came out, tanning himself furiously with
his handkerchief.
81 really can not understand" he said,
chow Bismarck can live in such an at
mosphere; he is continually smoking,
and the strongest cigars, too. l had to
ask him to open the window, for could
not stand it."
Then he took leave of Lord Russell
and went his way. AS soon as Lord
Russell entered the room Bismarck said
TO him:
"What strange tastes some people
havel There is Won Arnln, now, who
has just gone out of the ROOM it is fad
of his to scent himself up to an unbear-
able degree, and to-day the perfume was
80 intense that l had to open the win
dow.--Chicago Tribune,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
MEMco's SYSTEM OF PEoNAeE.
Contrary to Law, but Carried on without
Molestation.

A system of peonage or slavery is eX-
tensively carried on in Chiapas, and its
workings are novel and interesting.
The slaves nearly all come from the
middle class of Spaniards, and are not
Indians, as is generally supposed. The
usual custom is for family who may
have a boy 10 or IA years of age to take
the child to some plantation-owner or
family of the frst-class and propose that
it shall take a position as servant on
condition that an advance of $40 or S15
is made to the parents, The contract
also generally stipulates that the child
shall receive a certain amount as wages,
and. that the sum shall be placed to it's
credit until the money advanced has
been paid, when the child will again be
free AS the child grows older and be-
comes able to earn more money its par
ents, so it happens in nearly every case
apply for more money, thus piling up
the debt. When the child becomes of
age it generally asks for money for its
own personal use, and thus bound to its
master it must continue in slavery un-
til the debt is paid.
A peon can not change masters at his
will, but he must have a written state
ment of his debts from his first owner,
which is accepted by his new master,
should one be found who is willing to
advance the amount. If any attempt
to escape paying his debts is made by
the slave he is carried to jail and pun
ished until he is willing to take up the
yoke again. This system of slavery is
| contrary to the statute law of the coun-
try, but it has been in operation so long
that in this part of the Republic it is
carried on without molestation.
Owing to the ignorance of the middle
classes, it is seldom that a slave be-
comes acquainted with his natural
rights, and there are very few cases OF
rebellion. One of these exceptional
cases recently occurred IN the City of
San Cristobal, in this State, the slave
being young woman who was the
property of family to whom she owed
large debt. A prominent army officer,
stationed in that city at the time, be.
came enamored of the girl. He in.
formed her what her rights were under
the law, and she lost no time in leaving
the family, without taking any state.
ment of the debt or attempting to find
another master. Owing to the infiu,
ence of TIE army officer all efforts ot
the family TO have her arrested and
punished were unsuccessful.-P
| pha Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
GOOD SKATING ICE.
what Kind Is tho Best, Where 10 Is Found
and which is Safest.

What Kind Is the Best, Where 10 IL Found
and which 's Safest,
"What is the best kind to skate on?"
was asked OF Champion Figure Skater
Bacon the other day.
"As nearly as can describe 1t" was
the reply, "it is the kind which appears
to be blaclsish green in color, and yet is
very clear. This ice is always intensely
hard and solid, and is as smooth as
glass. This kind of ice is only pro-
duced, have noticed, after very Sc
we're frost, when there has been no snow
or wind. We don't get much of this
right around here, but it is common in
Maine. l consider this ice to be the
very best for the use of expert skaters,
but kind less smooth and hard is bet
ter for a beginner who has not yet Sc
cured full command over his skates"
"What other kind is there which the
skaters like?"
"There is kind known as greasy
ice, which is frozen at n comparatively
higher temperature than the other |
mentioned. This is very good for skat-
ing. Then there is snow ice, which is
full of flakes, hollows and air bubbles.
This kind is very treacherous, and
should be at least two inches thick be-
fore it may be considered safe for skat-
ing, and then only while the process of
freezing is still going on. What makes
this especially dangerous is that it
breaks up without giving any warning,
as the clear, dark-colored ice always
does. The air bubbles are to blame for
this.
GLOW can you tell when the ice is
dangerous that is, about to break up?"
"Pure ice, unmixed with snow, al
ways gives plain warning before it
breaks up. Bending ice is not danger
Gus as long as the cracks in II are few
and far between, although they may be
of considerable length. But when these
principal cracks begin to be Joined by
others which intersect and bisect, then
look out Water will bubble up through
these cracks, small pieces will rush
through, and wheeling, creaking noises
will be heard, caused by the broken
edges grating together That is the
final warning of breaking up, and the
danger is imminent. Snow ice is vastly
more treacherous, notwithstanding the
fact that it may be considerably thicker
than the hard, clear ice"
''In what places do you generally first
find good, safe ice?"
"Always on marshy fields which are
protected from the wind, and where the
water is only few inches deep. Ice
will be found in such places before there
is sign of it on deep moving water."--
Boston Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07

"Let me off at Forty-first street, if
you please" she said to the conductor.
Then she caught hold of a strap and
stood up in the crowded car for the next
two miles. At Fortieth street gentle
man who had been deeply absorbed in
his newspaper suddenly looked up, saw
the lady, and exclaimed with much in
dignation;
"Has nobody offered you a seat,
madam? 1 hope you have not been
standing long. Take mine"
"Thank you," she said with grateful
smile. "It isn't necessary. get off at
the next crossing"
Then the gentleman, with glance OF
severe reproof around him, became ab.
sorbed in his newspaper again, and all
the other men in the car felt perceptihly
smaller. 1t is easy TO gain reputatiosa
for politeness If you only know how.~-
Chicago Tribune,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
COURTESY IN THE CARS.
Wise Observations of Watchful Traveller
and Their Lesson.

lhtlE
The watchful traveller in city cars, or
wherever his fate may guide, is more
struck by the general courtesy than the
occasional discourtesy of the gentler sex.
The observable phenomenon in city
transit is the resolute, aggressive, con-
scious selfshness of man hiding behind
a newspaper with an air of unconscious
ness designed to deceive-that is, to lie
or brazening it out with an uneasy
aspect of defending his rights. This is
the spectacle, and not a supercilious as
sumption on the part of the shop girl.
The courteous refusal to take a seat, or
courteous acceptance of it, is more
familiar than the courteous proffer.
Cato the younger suggests that it is
wrong that seats should not be provided
and holds that the company should be
compelled to furnish the accommoda-
tion for which it is paid. 1t is Daniel
come to judgment, wise young judge;
but how shall it be done? Shall men
keep their seats until by sheer shame
and in Difference to indignant protest
the company does its duty? But would
the shame and Indignation be due to
the consciousness that the accommoda-
ton paid for was not provided? Would
they not arise rather from the con-
seriousness that it was peculiar wrong
that the gentler sex should be so incom-
moded? And, if so, while the incommo-
dation lasts, what but the selfishness of
men devolves it upon women? But if
men should agree to surrender their
seats that women should be first accom-
modated, is there any doubt that the
wrong would be speedily righted? And
to what would this be due but to the
fact that the selfishness of men would
insist upon the comforts of which, while
the accommodation lasts, they deprive
women?
Indeed, if all men in crowded cars
should resolutely keep all women stand
ing, the wrong would not be righted
because women would submit with un-
selfish patience, and because corpora
tons have no souls. The better plan,
therefore, is that all men shall refuse to
see woman stand, because if men are
really discomforted by their own cour-
tesy they will compel redress.-Harper' IS
Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
Bank Note Engravers.

The best paid trade is that of the
bank note engravers, who earn all the
way from $40 to 5000 a week. They
have never had trade union. Their
protection consists in the fact that their
trade requires great deal of artistic
ability and good many years of prac-
tice. When they become expert they
have no difficulty in getting employ
ment, because there is always sharp
competition among employers to secure
the best worlxmen. During the war,
and for years after, there were not
enough of them to be had in the world,
and many engravers were brought in
from other businesses to aid in some
part of the work. The bank note
printers, known as plate printers, also
had things all their own way for a num-
Der of years. They had hourishing
union and got all the prices they asked,
and then there were not half enough to
do the work. They earned from $40 to
$40 week. Since the new paper cur
rency was nearly completed and the use
Of many Government stamps has
stopped, the plate printers have lost
work and many have gone out of busi-
ness.-Straight Tips.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
THE HABERGAIS.
A Cruel Christmas Time Which Tradition
Sanctions in Germany.


There is queer old custom in some
parts of Germany and Austro- Hungary
which are distant from the centers of
civilization. 1t is a cruel custom, too,
but sanctioned by tradition which
comes down from the days of myth and
fable. St. Nicholas day, which comes
on the 9th of December, is observed
much as we observe Christmas. Stock
ings are pinned up the night before and
are filed with candies and nuts and the
square or heart-shaped cakes which are
always associated with st. Nicholas day
in German child's mind
But the day has its drawback. "Be
good or the Habergais will come" is a
threat that never fails to inspire terror
to the infant mind, and with good rea-
son, for the Habergais does come, and
st. Nicholas day is the time for his ap-
pearance An unearthly monster is
rugged up in the form of goat with the
aid of sheets and poles and man inside
for locomotion. The ''Habergais'' looks
more like ghostly giraffe than a goat;
however, it's goat in the legend. Ac-
companied by the bishop and the devil
close behind tour of the village is
made, and the children in each house
hold are frightened almost out of their
wits, while the old folks sit gravely by
with an 'I-told-you-so' expression on
their faces, Fortunately, the custom is
becoming eXtinct.-Buffalo Express.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
AMERICAN TITLE HUNTING.
The Insane Desire for Genealogical Splurge
and Splendor.

and Splendor.
Our professional genealogists, have
found out that it is far easier to estab-
lish a connection with some foreign
family of repute and to appropriate
their honors and insignia than to manu-
facture outright. Thus our Muggins
has been successfully spliced on to the
English family of De Mogyn, our Tay-
lors to the Tayleures, our Seamers to
Seymours and st. Maurs, and our Null
Inns to DeMoulins. In general these
transformations and affiliations have
been effected without exciting com
ment or criticism, but not always. An
American family bearing a name famous
in English history and exalted in one
branch by ducal title, concluded that
similarity of surname gave them an
equal right to the heraldic belongings
of the family, and assumed the escutch-
con, supporters and all. If their pride
had been satisfied with the display of
the insignia on their carriage panels no
one would have objected, but when it
tempted them to assert publicly their
right to the ducal title, which was then
in allegiance, it aroused the curiosity of
some prowling genealogists - those
pests of society - who set about in
quiries which, they asserted proved
that the American family was only of
yeoman origin and of no possible con-
noction with the ducal house. Thus did
their vaulting ambition overleap itself,
and to avoid ridicule they were obliged
to suppress a magnificent table-service
of china and silver, on which they had dis
played, at considerable expense, the
ducal crest and coronet-Forum.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
A Convenient Carriage.

A broughm built by an English firm
is model of conveniences. 1t is fitted
with electric light sufficient for reading
or writing. Opposite the seat is an
ivory plate on which are several buttons
properly lettered: Left" Right"
"Stop," SEQ on" "Home" apd SO on.
On the dashboard, in the coachman's s
view, is case lettered to correspond,
so that when knob is pressed he under
stands at once what is expected of him.
One button brings out the word
"speak, " in which case he will put the
speaking tube in position and receive
orders. Chicago Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
ADVICE TO GIRLS.


Come all ye girls who hope to wed,
And hear q friends advice;
Before you leave your fathers home,
Think twice, think twice. think twice.
For as he is before You tie
That sacred mystic knot,
So he will be in years to come.
When the honeymoon's forgot.
Some one said truly long ago:
"As young man treats his mother,
He will be sure to treat his wife
When the wedding day is over"
For as he is before you tie
That sacred mystic knot,
So he will be in years to come,
When the honeymoon's forgot.
Then II your lover has home,
And in that home mother,
And If for her no love he shows.
just love him as brother.
For as he is before you tie
That sacred mystic knot,
So he will be in years to come,
When the honeymoon's forgot.
And If he is little wild,
His pledge he does not keep,
Sowing wild oats, perhaps he'll say,
But do not help him reap.
For as he is before you tie
That sacred mystic knot,
So he will be in years to come
When the honeymoon's forgot.
Trust not his promise that he'll be
An angel for your sake;
For promises are like pie.crust,
And very apt to break
And as he is before you tie
That sacred mystic knot
So he will be In years to come,
When the honeymoons forgot.
Evolution may create
Great things from rough AID rude;
But a model husband you'll not get
From Cross.grained, stucllup dude.
For as he is before you tie
That sacred mystic knot,
So he will be in years to come
When the honeymoon's forgot.
Lucia NJ. Stutzman, in Western Rural.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
ON Dangerous Ground.

Aunt Rosanna-I took the liberty of
instructing your modiste to have your
ball-dresses cut with regard to the re-
quirements of what promises to be a
cold winter, my dears.
clementine-We don't get half show,
do we, Bess?
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07

He Was Winding the Baby.-Tom-
dik-"You didn't put in an appearance
at the club last night" McClammy--
"No, 1 was regulating the earth"
Tomdik-"What do you nean?" Nc
Clammy-"You have heard that the
hand that rocks the cradle is the hand
that rules the the world. Inter Ocean
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-31
IY1eeling, My8o.
EVEN THE FISH DIE.
DR.. AshSrook Backs Up Ills Statement
About Wheeling Creeks Impurities.

DR.. AshSroolr Backs Up His Statements
About Wheeling Creeks Impurities.
To tie Editor off, Lntsili0neer.
slR:-I notice that my old friend, DR..
Ulrich, makes an attack on me on
question in which he certainly did not
understand me. would ask anyone to
refer to my statements in the ISrElLI-
aENcER OF July 90, and see il they can
find where attributed the cause OF ty-
phoid fever to Wheeling creek.
stated that it was Iprevalent along
that creek. Surely, if there is much ty-
phoid fever along the creek, the virus
must necessarily wash into the creek.
He says the people do not drink out
Of the creek. That is true. The peo-
pie are sensible. They will go long
distance to get TO u spring, for they
know that the water of the creek is i'm
pure. In regard 10 that Fulton typhoid
lever, the more i think about the well
question, the less think the fever was
due to that cause. Hero lately four re-
liable families told me that we Thought
we had closed the well, but they had al
ways used the water; therefore tho
well was never closed, and ever since
there has been no less than eleven fam
lilies using out Of it, with no bad effects.
Next in his article he states that the
law should he enforced "a keep people
from throwing dead animals into the
creek.
But you would have to enlist the au-
thorities OF Marshall county and also
OF the great State OF Pennsylvania and
also OF two large counties, Washington
and Green, and get them interested,
which might be no small task.
In regard to the paper mill pumping
It dry, would just say that the owners
declare they have often done so, and
they are considered reliable men.
Concerning wells on the Peninsula,
DIR. Ulrich certainly does not know
what surface water Is, for l plainly said,
put them do*n deep and case them
tight, so no surface water could get in"
Another word on the creek, / have
said nothing but what | can fully and
thoroughly back up. Often the water
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-31

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loves young dream was very bright
one, and its fulfillment will he bright,
too, il the bride will remember that she
is a woman, and liable to all the ills
peculiar to her sex. We remind those
who are suffering from any of these,
that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
will renew the hue OF youth in pale
and sallow cheeks, correct irritating
uterine diseases, arrest and cure ulcera-
ton and inflammation, and infuse new
vitality into wasting body. "Favorite
Prescription" is the only medicine for
women, sold by druggists, under posi-
tire guarantee from the manufacturers,
that it will give satifaction in every
case, or money will be refunded. This
guarantee has been printed on the bot
lie wrapper, and faithfully carried out
for many years.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-31

becomes so shallow and is rendered SO
impure that the fish die and are washed
out on the sand bars. In some years
hundreds arc seen floating on the water.
This can prove by at least twenty-five
reliable people. Ihave often, while up
Wheeling creek, heard people say, this
will not be good year for fish, for the
water was so low last year that they
died" On the contrary, II the water
had not been low, they would say, this
wi be a good year for fish,"
Now, II the water OF Wheeling creek
is SO impure as to prove poisonous 70
aquatic denizens OF that stream, what
effect would it have upon the health Of
man?
There is one thing will predict:
that the frost Of time will lie heavy on
my head ere q mud pond constructed
on Wheeling creek will provide Wheel:
ing with pure water supply. / would
suggest that the doctor think over this,
while lie is gone. Il. l.. AsuBRooK.
Fulton, ". Ia, July 80.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-31

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Ths Cost of It.
chieaao Tribune.


There were in round numbers four
million negro boRdmeR in the South
when the disunion war began, Of whom
100000 were male adult blacks. The
war cost 100000 lives and mangled
bodies, North and South; therefore il
cost the life OF one white man to eman-
cipate one negro. The Union States
rolled up three billions Of debt, includ.
ing war taxes, to free the slaves and
preserve the Union. The South proba-
bly, lost two billions in property, wasted
or destroyed. In interest, pensions and
miscellaneous ways the country has paid
in cash three billions more. In all,
therefore. 1t has cost the nation about
eight billions on account OF slavery and
freeing the negroes. The average value
of the negro, young and old, before the
war was $500, which would make the
total commercial value OF all the slaves
at that time two billions Of money.
Thus the dreadful record shows that for
every slave who was emancipated a
white man gave up his life, and it cost
the country four times their market
value to make them free, or 5000
head,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-31

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