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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
COURT YOUR WIFE.


A Word OF Sensible Advice which Al
Married Mon Should Heed.
There is far too little courting dont
in the world.
The average young man acquits him
self fairly in this respect He goes te
see his bost girl with becoming fre-
quency, and when with her he manages
to lavish sufficient amount OF tender
and deferental consideration upon hex
to satisfy her natural and praiseworthy
demands for that sort of thing. The
young man must stand acquitted, there.
fore.
But the married and especially the
middle-aged married man is usually
very derelict He does no courting al
all, though he is under special obliga-
tion to do deal Of 1t, v2ry persistently.
He has pledged himself, in marriage, to
mako one sweetheart happy, and he
knows perfectly that the essential con-
dition Of every good woman's happiness
is that she shall be courted with q good
deal of regularity.
The married man does not mean to
neglect his duty. He cherishes the
WAiO Va LILO yOuVh Wl1u u bouuoEhCbo
deeper than any that he felt for her in
the salad days Of their wooing. But he
is busy, preoccupied, comfortable, and
he feels calm assurance and satisfac-
tion in her affection, which he expects
her to feel in her turn. He takes these
things for granted in his mans way, and
expects his wife to take them for
granted too, forgetting that this is not
the woman's way.
The best thing a married man can do
is to court his wife, to treat her with all
the attentiveness of courtesy which he
showed her before marriage, to consider
her in small things as he does in large
ones, to minister in a thousand little,
scarcely noticeable ways to her woman
nature. So shall he make her happy,
which, If he be at all well-constituted
man, is what he most wants to dol
Y World
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
COURT YOUR WIFE.

1h middle aged man, I've word with you
MS You sit in your ofiice this norm
Mas the worry Of life, with its folly and strife
Pierced your heart like fostering thornS
Docs the souch of your gold feel too clammy and
cold
6re you weary of flattery's scorn'
Alias, for the days when the passions Of youth
Burn Tow in the desolate heartl
When the laughter and tears of our innocent
years
Newer more from the sympathies start
And the hideous mien OF indulgence is seen
Meath the hattering mantle Of art
Esrhaps you've tried friendship and only have
found
Deception and selhshness rife
Perhaps you have poured to the needy your
hoard
To be pricked by ingratitude's knife;
-6,au perhaps you have been through the whole
round of sin
Did yVu ever try counting your wifeS
Dsos Then take my advice and think you will
-Tls pleasure as charming as new.
Follow msmorys track till at last you are back
TO the days VIXEN you swore to be true
Eea, dream more and more till she seems as Of
yore
To be watching and signing for you.
And when you go home to night buy a bouquet
OF the flowers she used to admire.
E1s them into her hand when before her you
stand,
With lover like kiss Of desire,
and OIL Watch her eyes when they ope with
surprise,
And flame up from a smoldering fret
Then al the long evening be tender and kind,
Hover near her with eager delight;
d,an her Darling and Sweet" the old titles
repeat
Till her face is with happiness bright
Fry it, world wecried man, it's an excellent
plan,
Go a-cOurting your dear wife tonight!
George Horton, in Chicago Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
GauntIets for Ladies.

marked feature in winter gloves is
the gauntlets which are this year made
high and stiff, the majority perfectly
plain and the glove secured by two
patent fastenings. Some of the smart
vanities have designs stamped on the
gauntlet or have Vandyked edges, and
manufacturers are bringing out ali en-
broidered glove in imitation OF the
richly decorated gloves OF the seven
teenth century. Fine French white
doeskin are made up for tennis with the
gauntlets piped with color, and cape
gloves for driving, made in close imi-
tation OF crocodile hide, come in tan and
black. The cherrette make are pioue
sewn with spear points, like those worn
by men, and come in scented Russian
leather as well as tan and black. Shop
ping gloves are of dogskin, cut and
stitched with varied welts of leather on
the back like gentlemen's gloves, and
have large buttons. They are worn
with very smart street dresses as we'll
as the plain ones, and are occasionally
seen at the theater Evening gloves
are of undressed kid, stitched and sewn
very daintily with a thread OF contrast
ing color. Gloves with tho tiny purse
in the palm are TO be had in French kid
now as we'll as suede, and promise to bS
we'll worn. Black is the favorite color
for evening gloves, especially among
young ladies' IN. Y. Sun
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
YOUR MOTHERS TREASURE.
A Reminder of Yourself When You Were
Dear Little Dumpling,

A Reminder of Yourself When You We're
Dear Little Dumpling.
When you have really become a man
and have long ago put away childish
things" it gives you queer indefina-
BILE sort of feeling to open the family
album of some good old auntie, or per-
haps OF ones grandmother, and to have
pointed out to you photograph of your
self when you were still in long clothes
or In your first short dresses.
Somehow, men never take much pride
in such mementos of the long ago past
They don't care to be reminded of the
fact that they looked 'just exactly like
that when the picture was taken, and
it is no pleasure to be told that they
were ''real cunning little things" at
that time w
When man gets to be big fellow of
six feet two, and Is in the full strength
and dignity of his manhood, it rather
bores him to have to sit and hear ac-
counts of the things he said and did
when he was "a sweet little thing" of
or years. He doesn't care much about
the mouse-colored bit of hair cut from
his head at that time, and sometimes he
actually bushes at sight OF the first
dear little shirty" or the first shapeless
little pair of socks he ever wore.
He wonders If he ever did look like
the puffy-faced, open-mouthed photo
graph of himself. He wouldn't believe
that it was his photograph, but there on
the back of the card is written in ink
that has begun to fade: civilian Henry
Smith. His picture at the age of
months, weeks and 4 days. Weight,
% pounds and ounces" and YOU are
the William Henry referred to. Your
heart softens a little at sight of tho
writing, for the hand that wrote IL writes
no more 1t was the hand that stood
between you and all earthly harm for
so many years, the hand that toiled for
you, the hand that so often clasped your
cwn in tenderness, or was laid lightly
and soothingl y on your fevered brow in
'he days OF your boyhood. your mothers
hand. You do not resent the fact that
you were once little, helpless, pulling
creature like that when you think of
her You do not yet look at the photo
graph with any marked pride or admira-
ton; you are rather glad that you have
no recollection Of those infantile DAYS,
but it is pleasant to remember that
when you were "a little wee thing"
your very weakness and helplessness
was source of JOY and comfort to your
mother. She loved to care for you. But
still you have that queer, indefnable
feeling when you find in the old family
albums that faded little picture of your
self when you were lust little bit OF
q thing-"-Dotroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
SLElGHS OF STATE.
The Splendid Equipasss in Which Royalt
Rides.

The Splendid Equipagss in Which Royalty
Rides.
During the recent visit of William H.
at the court of St. Petersburg the EN-
peror of Russia presented his imperial
guest with troika, the national three
in-hand Of the northern empire. The
carriage itself resembles q sort of phae-
ton, lacquered blue and lined gray. OF
the three horses, which run side by
side, the middle one is the strongest,
and placed in thill shaft while the
outsiders go in ordinary braces. The
harness is covered with silver PLAQUES
interspersed with small crowns OF gold
in conspicuous places. A band OF small
bells is placed round the neck of each
horse. The coachman, who is clad in
the national blue caftan, and wears a
stiff velvet barrett drives without a
whip, and holds the reins with extended
aims
Two sleighs Of state have recently
been completed for the Emperor and
Empress OF China at the Royal Carriage
factory in Charlottenburg. Both are of
the same design, and constructed to
seat one person. In shape they reseln-
BILE large sedan chairs placed on run
ners, and supported by iron scroll work
of renaissance design, silvered sn parts
and gilt in others. The outside panels
are decorated with Chinese devises, car.
ried out in gold on a ground of red
lacquer amongst them the imperial
dragon with five claws On the corners
of the top are four dragons of bronze
holding large pendant tassels of yellow
silk. Another dragon rises between the
runners in front. The interior is uphol-
stored in yellow silk, and in the front
part is an arrangement to contain
clock, looking glass, fagons and other
toilet utensils The sleigh is eventually
to be drawn by two or more manderins.
Chicago Globe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
JAPANESE HOUSES.
The Exquisite Order and Cleanliness
Their Interiors.

The Exquisite Order and Cleanliness O
Their Interiors.
The houses the Japanese women oc-
cupy are, it goes without saying, as neat
and wonderfully fashioned as them.
selves; almost always full of surprises,
with movable panels, with boxes and
slides, with compartments of all shapes
and astonishing little closets. Every
thing is minutely clean, even among
the humblest, and of apparent sim
plicity, especially among the richest.
Alone the altar of the ancestors, where
sticks of incense burn, is gilded, lac
quered and garnished like a pagoda,
with vases and lanterns. Everywhere
else purposed bareness-a baroness all
the more complete and white if the
dwelling pretends to elegance. No en-
broidered tapestries; sometimes trans
parent portieres, made of strung beads
and bamboos. And never any furni-
ture; it is on the floor or on little lac
quer pedestals that necessary objects
or vases of flowers are placed. TO the
mistress of the house luxury consists in
the very excess of that cleanliness of
which | spoke above, and which is one
of the incontestable qualities of the
Japanese people. 1t is everywhere the
custom to unshoe before entering a
house, and nothing equals the white
ness OF those mats, upon which one
never walks without fine socks with
divi led toes. The woodwork itself is
white, neither painted por vanished,
keeping as its sole ornamentation
among women Of true taste, the imper-
ceptible veins of the young pine
Pierre Lott, in Harper's Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
ANTIQUITY OF BANKS.
The Various Forms of Currency in Use
Centuries Ago.

SoHCurleb ago.
The origin of banks is not accurately
known, but they are of great antiquity.
They existed in China, Babylon. Greece,
Rome and in the cities of many other
ancient nations long before the opening
Of the Christian era.
The Oldest bank note of which wa
have any record was issued in China SO
far back as 2697 B. G. The first of this
early Chinese paper money was issued
by the treasury, just as notes of to-day
are issued, but it was not long until the
entire business was turned over to the
banking institutions, which were even
then under government inspection and
control The popular name for the irst
of known bank notes was flying" or
convenient money" The form of this
note was similar to those of the present
time. They bore the name of the bank,
number Of the note, value, place Of Is.
sue, date and signature OF the proper
bank officials A specimen of this note
issued in the year 1899 b. c., is now in
the Asiatic museum at st. Petersburg,
Russia. 1t is printed in blue ink on the
the mulberry tree.
In the Metropolitan Museum OF Art,
New York, there are Babylonish tab
lets of banking transactions dating back
to the reign Of Nebuchadnezzer. The
earliest of these tablets belongs to the
year B. G. Sol. On it are the memoranda
OF loans made in silver by a certain
banker, Kukurru, as follows: 81 nina
to Beluepus, 8 sbekels to Nabubasa-
Napsati, shekels to Nurguidann; total,
minas, 5 shekels of silver" Assum-
ing that the value of the Babylonish
talent was eq AL to SO, OS1. 25. the ''mina"
was worth about $31.25.
The earliest known banking house of
Babylon, was that of Egbi & Co., house
that seems to have acted as sort of i'm
perial banking institution from the
time of Sennacherib (about roo B. C.)
down to the reign OF Darius, who became
king in SCI b. G., the life of the concern
having been traced through five gener-
ations of the Egbis Many of the records
Of this house on clay tablets, found in
an earthen jai at lillian, near Babylon,
may be seen in the British museum.
The earliest records OF European
banks now in existence are those of tho
Bank OF Venice, founded A. d. I'LL. The
Bank of Barcelona was founded in 14OI;
Bank of Geneva in 1407; Bank of Am
sterdam in 1909, and the great Bank OF
England in 1694.-St Louis Republic
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
RELICS OF THE RESTORATION.
Ridiculous Rhymes Written by Funeral
Rhymstsrs. .Nfi

Ridiculous Rhymes Written by Funeral
Rhymstsrs. H'i
One Of the items of expenditure which
became fashionable after the Restora-
ton was the payment of rhymsters to
write funeral elegies Quite a host OF
poetasters traded on this fashion, and
the specimens which M. Maidnent
collected Of their eiTusions show that
the majority would have been dear at
any price Neither in veracity nor in
literary quality do these Scottish
elegaic writers seem to have been better
than he who wrote the famous epitaph
OF the lady who was ''bland, passionate
and deeply religious; she painted in
water colors, and sent several pictures
to the Dublin exhibition; she was first
cousin to Lady Jones, aud of such is the
kingdom of heaven" Antepitaph which
Is even exceeded by an obituary notice
of Miss Wallace. OF this lady it was
recorded that ''her conduct was beyond
all praise. She engaged in ornamer tai
working on glass, confided greatly in
others, and died in squalid penury!" As
for the funeral poets, casual perusal
OF Mr.. Maidment's collection leaves the
impression that II, as he says, the poet
aster was person as necessary as the
undertaken, one would rathor remain
unburied than be so atrociously sung
Scottish Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
HOW ASsEsTus is MINED.
Canada the Principal Source of Supply
and It's Output.

Canada the Principal Source of Supply
and It's Output.
Mining is carried on by cutting down
the hills Of asbestus- bearing serpentine,
much as farmer cuts down a stack of
hay or straw, or by open quarrying on
the level. The rock is blasted out, and
the asbestus, separated from the con-
tanning rock, is ''cobbed"--i. e., sep
arated by hammering from adherirg
foreign matter This "cobbing" is q
comparatively easy matter in the case
OF the finer quality, SIS it usually sep
arates readily from The gangue, but in
the lower grades much difficulty is ex-
perienced in separating the flbrous mat
ter from the on-fbrous. At best there
is great waste. Much of the asbestus ID
in thin or narrow veins, and is wasted,
as by the present mode of operating II
does not pay to separate this from the
serpentine. A machine that will enable
these narrow veins TO be utilized is a
desideratum. Gga
When "cobbed," the asbestus is
graded according to purity, color and
length of Aber into three grades and
bagged for ahipment. The finest quality
or ''hrsts" finds ready sales at prices
ranging from $50 to $tl0 per ton;
seconds" fetch from $50 to $40 per ton;
while thirds" may be valued at S18 to
SIS per ton. In good mines the yield of
asbestus is from three to five per cent
of the rock quarried, and the cost of
mining may be put down at S25 to $50
per ton. Returns obtained by the Geo.
logical Survey of Canada show that, for
the year 1898, Canada's output was 4, 4O4
tons, valued at the mines at S255, 600,
and this the output of nine different
mines. Over-three-fourths of the whole
was shipped to the United States; small
quantities going to Great Britain, Ger
many, France, Belgium and Italy, and
being used in domestic manufacturing.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10

"Do you know, Jimson, that quite
admire that young man who is calling
on your daughter. He is quite taking
fellow"
EXCUSE me rny friend, but / quite
except to your conclusion. From my
experience with him should say it was
quite impossible for him to take hint"
-Boston Courier. a.aIr
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10

Young Wife (complainingly) - yor
haven't brought me box of candy since
We were married.
Young Husband-That's queer. Come
to think, you haven't remarked that you
so enjoyed the smoke of good cigar
since we were married. Good News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
Educational Item.

First Yale Stndent-Have you tele.
graphed to the old man for money!
Second Yale Student-Yes.
Got an answer?"
Eyes. ! telegraphed the old mani
Where is that money wtote for?' and
his answer reads: In my inside
pocket. Texas Siftings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-01-07

Leave Lambertvile for Manunka Chunk S27
$40 a m, L35, % "a and 1913 p m. Sunday 1888 M
For Phillipsburg and Easton only 6.S2 m week.
days.
Leave Frenchtown $50, 1904 m, 2.07, $50 and
703 p m. weekdays. Sunday 658 pm
Arrive Phillipsbnrg 1856 and 1910 M $50 6 .25,
7.44 and $50 m. Sunday, $50. m.
Leave Phillipsburg 7.26, 1856 and l0.40 m, 2.5O
625 and $50 m. Sunday $50 m.
Arrive Belyidere 7.59, 1904 and lib m, 1876,
662 and 9.57 p m. Sunday, 9.57 pm
Arrive Manunka Chunk sos, 1910, 11.20 q M
3.S2. LOO and 1908 m. Sunday 1908 m.
Additional trains leave Belvidere for Manunka
Chunk 7l5, $40 q. M, and 2,40 p. Sunday, 715 a
M. Returning, leave Manunka Chunk for Belvi-
dere s25 and lOl5 M, 4.30, 705, 1905 m. Sun
day. 1905 p. m.
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at sos q. M. Belvidere 6.lf a. m, Martins
Creek at 6.45 m, arriving at Lehigh Junction at
1906 m, will carry passengers and make stops at
flag stations north of Phillipsburg. Trains eav-
ing Manunka Chunk at 8.25 a m, and 4.30 p m,
will carry passengers to Belvidere.
Connection is made at Manunka ChunK with
Delaware Laekawanna &iWestern Railroad; Lee
high Junction with Lehigh Valley .Lehigh q Sus-
quehanna Morris Essex, and New ersey Central
Railroads. AtLambertville with Pennington Rail-
road At Trenton with trains to and from New
York Camden, &c.
Forfurther information see timetables, which
can be obtained al the ticket Offices
CHAS. E. PUGH, JR. WOOD,
Genera Manager. General Passenger Agent
F. w JACKSON.
Gen'lSupt. r.. r. of NJ. Div
W. HEYWARD MYERS Supt Belvidere Div.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-01-07
NO. 949

ample--outside Of it. The officials al
who shows desire to be faithful and
improve his condition, and win encour@
age and aid him in every possible way.
WIVES IN THE ARMY.
"In the army, as elsewhere, the man
who squanders his money will be always
poor and wretched. On the contrary, If
he is industrious and thrifty there is no
walk Of life in which an ignorant, un-
lettered man, lacking the education
necessary to enable him to aspire to any
thing better than daily labor for daily
bread, can do better.
Though only officers are now permit
ted to have their wives with them, yet
when l became soldier in 1842 and for
many years afterward certain number
Of women were allowed to each company
in a regiment as laundresses. These
women were the wives of the private
soldiers, and as l was so fortunate as to
secure one of these positions for my wife
was able to have her with me until the
breaking out of the late civil war. This
practice is still observed in all the armies
VI OTedt DriCdlu anu ueI colonies, anu
think our government made a great mis-
take in abandoning it. Married men
with wife and children by their side
make the best soldiers.
''The presence of those dear ones re-
strains man and tends to make and
keep him ever sober, faithful and brave
in the discharge of his duty. In time of
battle he has more direct interest in
winning the fight than the single man,
or he whose wife and children are in per-
feet safety hundreds, perhaps thousands
of miles away. He feels that he is bat
ting for personal stake, and accord
ingly puts forth his highest, best efforts.
'In this respect British soldier has q
marked advantage over the American,
though in every other way the condition
of the former is not SO good as that of
the latter. The British soldier isnot so
well paid nor so well fed, and his chances
for promotion are not nearly SO good, but
to be allowed to have wife and children
with him more than compensates him
for all his other disadvantages. Chi
cago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-01-07
HE cAReTA

What can it meant Is it aught TO him
That the nights are long and the days are dimi
Can he be touched by the grief bear,
Which saddens the heart and whitens the hairi
About his throne are eternal Gains,
And the strong glad music OF happy psalms,
And bliss unruiIied by any strife;
How can he care for my little lifei
And yet want him to care for me
While live in this world where sorrows bel
When the lights die down from the path take.
When strength is feeble and friends forsake,
When love and music that once did bless
Have left me to silence and loneliness,
And my life song changes to sobbing prayers,
Then my heart cries out for a God who cares
When shadows hang over the whole day long,
And my spirit is bowed with shame and wrong.
When / am not good, and the deeper shade
OF conscious sin makes my heart afraid,
And this busy world has too much to do
To stay in its course to help me through,
And long for Saviour-can it be
That the God OF the universe cares for met
o wonderful story of deathless Lowell
Each child is dear to that heart above.
He fights for me when cannot fight,
He comforts me in the gloom of night,
He lifts the burden, for he is strong;
He stills the sigh and awakes the song;
The sorrow that bows me down he bears,
And loves and pardons because he caresi
Let all who are sad take heart again,
We are not alone In our hours Of pain;
Our Father stoops from his throne above.
To soothe and quiet us with his love;
He leaves US not when the storm is high.
And we have safety, for he is nigh;
Can it be trouble, which he doth sharef
Oil rest In peace. for the Lord will care
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-01-07

The first indication Of boil is slight
itching, followed by q reddish pimple
with hair in the center. Sometin u
the pulling out of this hair will arr est
the development of the sore. As the
pimple grows the redness exten0s and
becomes more intense, and the part be-
gins to throb with pain. In about five
days it breaks, pus oozes out, the pain
abates, and soon after the dead tissue
the so called "core" escapes, followed
by rapid healing. Sometimes no core
appears, nor does the boil suppurate.
This is known as the "blind boil It Is
very hard and painful, and IS long in
healing. YOUTHS Companion.