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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
ATTACHING A HOLE.

The Cuccr Outcome of u Lawsuit in Old
iine Rhode Island.
laughHble instance of legal sharp
practice is recordedin the Rev. Frederic
Dcuisons history of the town Of Wes-
terly, r. /. 1t occurred almost hun
dred years ago, when, it seems, lawyers
were quite as adroit at quibbling as
their successors are at the present day.
A farmer of broken fortunes hired for
cultivation piece of land, agreeing to
pay for it's use with certain proper
ton of the crop
He planted potatoes, and had an un-
usual degree of success. Being without
store-room, he obtained the consent
of neighboring landholder, and de
posted his share of the potatoes in
what farmers call potato-hole; that is.
an excavation in the earth, into which
the potatoes were placed and covered
with earth and straw in the form of a
pyramid.
Shortly afterward he had occasion to
go to Connecticut, and one of his credi
tors seized the opport unity to attach
the 'potato-hole. "
Upon this another creditor bestirred
himself, and consulted a lawyer, n MIR.
Cross, as to what could be done TO Sc
cure his claim. Mr.. Cross was equal to
the occasion. He secured the issuing OF
a second writ, by which an attachment
was levied upon the potatoes in the
potato-hole, the document specifically
setting forth that the potato-hole should
be left upon the land where it was
found.
The warrant was promptly served,
and when the first creditor appeared
upon the scene he found the potato-hole
but not the potatoes, Youths Com
panion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
AN AWKWARD SITUATION.
The Trouble Caused by Soleotlug Tv
Men to Succeed One Jnnitor.

The Trouble Caused by seIeotlug Two
Men to Succeed One Janjtor.
The janitor of fiat is constantly
looked down upon, which Is not so ex.
traordinary, living as he usually does
in the basement of the house. The
tenants are apt to regard him as an au-
tocrat continually complaining of
everything he does and showering
praise, in his presence, on all the other
janitors in the street
Whoeverpraises the janitor of his fiat,
anyway? Like children of other par
ents, the janitors of other houses are
more polished, more polite and neater
than our own. No wonder that the
owners Of flats hold good janitor in
such high esteem.
1t was janitor whose hide was in
vulnerable that presided over an up
town fat of which friend of mine is
the owner. My friend used to tell me
that this man was an ideal ianitor-one
who did everything that tenants did not
like; and raised Cain when they COM
planned But it went so far that all the
tenants were on the point of leaving
dethroned. My friend was compelled
to act favorably on their demands. Ac-
cordingly, the monarch abdicated by
the consent of the owner, and another
was advertised for to occupy the vacant
throne.
Many applicants responded-a con-
glomeration of all ages and nationali-
! ties-and one was selected. Days passed,
but he never came. An advertisement
was again resorted to, and still larger
number of ambitious men applied. A
suitable one was again selected and my
friend breathed easier. But, like his
predecessor, he never came. Ny friend
became desperate, so did the occupants
of the fat They hated janitors, but
now they were bowling for one. As a
last resort my friend advertised u third
time, and to make sure of not being
fooled again he accepted two men for
the position Here was certainly some
possibility of one making his appear
ance.
Early the next morning truck loaded
with furniture stopped before the fiat.
My friend smiled with triumph and sat
isfaction; ianitor was here at last.
He thought of the other applicant that
had been accepted, and Immediately
dispatched messenger to his address
to inform him that his services were not
required. But, alas! for cruel fate.
The messengers unusual celebrity had
hardly brought him around the corner
when another truck hove in sight and
anchored directly beside the other truck
before the door. The two applicants
had come, and each was ready to take
charge.
The situation was indeed trying
one. Ny friend surveyed the prospect
i've battlefield for moment and, sum.
moning all his courage, he advanced to
meet the new arrival, burly gentle.
man, with not very friendly coun.
tenance.
There was war in the air for the next
ten minutes and there was danger OF
my friend being demolished; but to his
great relief a settlement was agreed
upon. He paid all the expenses that
the man demanded, and thanked heaven
to see him depart satisfied. IN. Y.
HERALD.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
BATHING IN PARIS.
II ow the french Women Enjoy Themselves
in tho Water.

II DIV Une NrenCn women Enjoy themselves
in tho Water.
The Seine is anarrow, greenish, snake
like river, and it doesn't look inviting
from u distance. But on entering the
swimming baths formed of boat-like
sides, containing the dressing rooms, it
looks clear and cool. Black bathing
dresses trimmed with red braid can be
hired for franc upward, and hundreds
of ladies, with their children, daily
afford themselves amusement at these
places. There is no effort at fashion,
gentlemen not admitted, and the top
being covered by canvas to shield them
from the eyes of people on embankment
or boulevards. Swimmers among the
attendants are frequent, and they dive
and float swim and sink at will, and
teach the children and ladies to do the
same.
Some of the French women are expert
swimmers, and they go around in their
black. baggy suits, chasing about the
platforms eating sandwiches or drink
Ing penny sirups or clarets, and end the
performance by diving into the water
and swimming n race Trapezes, swings,
| etc, are suspended above the water and
gymnastic exercises are indulged in by
the younger and more ambitious.
On leaving the. baths they dry their
hair sufficiently, put a crimped perruke
over their own straight locks, dash of
powder and bit of lip salve Ia stick of
which every French woman carries in
her poe%eN to slightly color and elimi-
nate any dryness and with deft adj
justment of the inevitable black veil,
my lady is we'll coiifed--and if her dress
be suitable, can take drive before go
ing home. Providence journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
sAeAcITY OF THE ELEPHANT.
An Instance of the Intelligence of the hi,
Brutes,

An Instance of the Intelligence of the Big
Brutes.
"a few days before my arrival at
Enon," says an East India correspon-
dent, ''a troop of elephants came down,
one dark and rainy night, close to the
outskirts of the village. The mission
aries heard them trumpeting and maxi
ing an extraordinary noise for long
time at the upper end of the orchard;
but knowing well how dangerous it is
to encounter these animals in the night,
they kept close within their houses till
daybreak. Next morning, on eXamin-
ing the spot where they had heard the
elephants, they discovered the cause of
all this nocturnal uproar. There was
at this spot u ditch, or trench, about
five or six feet in width and twelve in
depth, which the Industrious mission
aries had recently cut through the bank
of the river, on purpose to lead out the
water TO irrigate some part of their
garden ground and to drive a corn
mill. Into this trench, which was still
unfinished and without water, one OF
the elephants had evidently fallen, for
the marks of his feet were distinctly
visible at the bottom, as well as the
impress of his huge body on its sides.
How he had got in it was easy to i'm.
agine, but how, being once in, he had
ever contrived TO get out again was the
marvel. BY his own unaided efforts il
seemed impossible for such an animal
to have extricated himself. Could his
comrades, then, have assisted himG
There appeared little doubt that they
had, though by what means, unless by
pulling him up with their trunks, il
would not be easy to conjecture; and
in corroboration of this supposition, on
examining the spot myself, found the
edges of the trench deeply indenteC
with numerous yestiges, as if the other
elephants had stationed themselves OF
either side, some Of them Aneeling alC
others on their feet, and had thus by
united efforts hoisted their unlucky
] brother out of the pitt Y. Ledger
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24

had described. 1t was perplexing
case and was studying what to do
when the old chief and a posse of In
dams came to me and asked that turn
the man over TO them to be dealt with
according to Indian law and tradition,
urging that he had killed an Indian and
that he was himself as much Indian as
white.
81 took the same view of the affair
and turned Turkey over to the chief and
his council of braves.
"They despised Whipped Dog as
thoroughly as did the white trappers
who used him as a secret tool; and they
evidently admired Turkey for his skill
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24

turcd to put to MIN, on the occasion of
his first visit to my fathers home. at u
moment when father and mother had
left the room. Father had often told
me the story 'second-handcd," but
had longed to hear it from the judges
own lips and therefore improved my
first opportunity to draw it out.
As mother entered the room, bearing
a big pan filed with cleanly-wiped
Northern Spies" Rhode Island
Greenings" and "Russcts, " followed by
father, with basin of cracked butter
nuts, the judge said:
james, you've heard me tell about
John Turkey, the prescribed man,
haven't you?"
Yes years ago, but I've forgotten Il
good deal about it," replied father, as
he and the Judge settled back in their
rockers, and were helped by mother to
plate of apples and nuts.
We'll, you see it was in very carly
day, when Rochester was mere vii
lage, and the country around was n
wilderness, full of big game and In
djans. was the first judge who ever
held regular court in that district, and
it was far different thing to make the
rounds of my circuit then than it is
now, can tell you. 1t was question
Of getting a thin horse and thinner
,addlebags between thick trees, while
now, with good many Judges, it's a
question of family railroad passes
more's the pity"
Up to that time the whole popula-
tinn, Indian and all, had, so To speak,
been a law unto themselves, and,
naturally, it sometimes came a little
hard for them at first to take their law
from statutes and decisions. But they
al had TO come to it--that is, all cx-
cepting John Turkey!
'Yon see he was half Indian, his
father being white trapper and his
mother squaw, the daughter of the
chief of the most powerful tribe in that
part of the country.
"He was Nuiet fellow and was sell
dom seen in USs settlement save when
ne came to market his furs and buy
provisions and ammunition.
straightcr or more powerfully built
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
Z ne powerfnlly.buil

young fellow | never saw; and he, bore
the name OF being the most successful
trapper and hunter in that section.
That fact, together with his Indian
blood, no doubt made the white trap
pers very Jealous of him. At any rate
there sprang up lively strife between
Turkey and the Leading white trappers
rs 10 who could secure tho most val
uable and largest number Of pelts
''As time went on they drew the lines
tighter and tighter, until there was a
good deal of feeling in the matter, at
least among the white trappers; and
subsequent events went to show that
Turkey was just as much interested as
his competitors The strife came TO a
head when il became known that n
silver-gray fox had bcep seen mile or
twou up the gully.
"Of course that set the whole trap
ping fraternity wild, and it seemed as
though they could neither eat nor sleep
until they had taken that silver gray; for
not only would the pelt bring a big
price, but they were afraid John Tur-
key would capture the prize in spite of
them
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24

A curious incident, in proof of the
superstition of the race course, came out
n a conversation at aamline the other
afternoon. A smaE Minnesota grass
hopper alighted upon the shoulder of
the beautiful wife of well known pa
tron of sports of New Orleans as she
stepped from the railway train at the
fair grounds. A lady friend made an
attempt to brush away the diminutive
coleopterus spritus, but her hand was
stayed by the fair southerner, who said
quietly: Let him alone. He's my
mascot If can keep him / shall win
to-day" And sure enough the little
fellow clung to her clothing the whole
afternoon. The lady wagered steadily
on the races in small amounts and won
fifty dollars on the first three events. =
Chicago Times
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
THE MOTTO IN A WEDDING RING
OHIO

a lover gave the wedding ring
INTO the goldsmith's hand.
Crave me" he said, "a tender thought
Within this golden band"
The goldsmith grayed,
With careful art:
"Till death us part"
The wedding bolls rang gladly out
The husband said: "Oh wife,
Together we will share the griet
The happiness OF life.
give to thee
My hand, my heart,
TIL death us part
twas she that lifted now his hand
70 love, tnat this should bed
Then on IL placed the golden band,
And whispered tenderly;
Till death us join,
Lo, thou art mine
And am thine!
. And when death joins we never more
Shall know an aching heart;
Tho bridal Of that better love
Death has no power to part
That troth will be
For thee and me
Eternity"
Soup the hill and down the hill,
Through fifty changing years.
1hey shared each others happiness,
they dried each others tears.
Alas Alas
That deaths cold dart
Such love can part!
But ono sad day she stood alone
Beside his narrow bed;
She drew the ring from of her hand
And 10 the goldsmith said:
"Oh, man who grayed
With careful art
Till death US part
10 Nov grave four other words for me:
TIN death us join" He took
The precious golden band once more,
With solemn, wistful look,
And wrought with care
For love, not coin:
"Till death us join
Dublin Freemau's Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
No Trouble Apprehonded.

lawyer don't think you'll have any
trouble breaking the will?
Disinherited relative = What makes
you SO confident?
Lawyer-Well, he had ten of the
smartest lawyers in the city draw it up
for him. udge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
He Was suspicious.

Through some whim the two "old
sports" went to church, and when the
plate was passed they were among the
first to contribute One of them dropped
ten dollar nill, which loomed up
among the few dimes and niclxels with
u great loom.
1t was not until the next day that his
friend asked the question that had been
on his mind.
'say, pardner," said he, when you
dropped chat ten note in yesterday, did
it really go, orwere you only pfuggin'9'
Chicago Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
The Waning Honeymoon.

~ don't know what makes me yawn
SO, said bride onthe Kittatinny porch.
II suppose it's from gazing so long at
the Water Gap" replied her husband;
tits oontagious, you know.n-Puck.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24

ELL, child, l
should think I
ought to know
John Turkeys
story. Th ere
isn't n man liv-
ing who knows
it better" an
swered Judge
Hardy, in re-
sponse to the
timid question
which / ven
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-30
ATTACHING SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
A Lewis and Clarke Test Case in the SUI
Preme Court.

A Lewis and Clarke Test Case in the SUI
Preme Court.
Grant and Whalen, Helena contracto, 8,
ued William Harrison, who had a con-
ract in connection with the erection of the
new school buildings in the Helena dis
trict. They attached the school trustees
and lost their case before Judge Buck.
They have appealed it to the supreme court
which has not yet rendered q decision. In
passing upon the case in the lower court
Judge Buck in his opinion said: I'm this
action there is q motion to dissolove the
plaintiffs claim to be due the..defendant from
the board of trustees of school district No.
l, Lewis and Clarke county. The school
board WAS garnished. The sheritf's writ
showed the answer to the Rarnishee to be as
follows: W are unable to give any def
mite answer AZ to the amount due William
work and material of his contract
is unfinished. His contract calls for
$22, PAS, and he has been paid $15, 6O3.4l.
The balance Is subject to the fultllment of
this contract according to plans and speoi-
%ications.' The question whether n board
of school trustees can be Rarnisheed is a
hold that to allow such a board to be gar
nisheed would be to subject the aarnishees,
public officers, to great inconvenience and
shat consequently to allow suoh a garnish-
ment would be contrary to public policy.
The court was of the opinion that our at
tachment laws mover contemplated, and
have made no provision for the garnish-
meut Of q school board. The return of the
garniBhee shows that nothing il due the de-
PENDANT for the reason that he has never
fulfilled his contract, and that his contract
is not divisible." The motion to quash the
return and set aside the service of garnish-
m0nt was granted,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-30
GOV. HAUSER'S RETURN.

He Predicts Great Business Activity and
Prosperity for Montana.
Ex-Gov. Samuel 4. Hauser and family re-
they have been passing the winter. The
governor is in excellent health and spirits
and full of plans for the many business en-
terprises in which be is engaged.
"The best thing that I know of for
Helena in the immediate future" said he
in response to an inquiry. 'ls that our di-
rectors have voted 100000 for the enlarge
ment of the East Helena smelter, and pro-
work will last some time, will give employ
ment to a good many men. and will set
more money in circulation here. When it
is completed the capacity of the
smelter will be nearly doubled, and
We shall be able to handle ores
to much better advantage. The mining de-
velopment of this country has only begun
and the shelters will have all they can do
to keep up with the production. see every
indication that Montana will break the
record in her mineral output this year.
The yield of the placer mines alone will be
at least a million in excess of last year OF
the year before, and the new mines now be-
ing opened will swell the total output Of the
state to enormous figures.
'ln fact every industry of our state Is in
better condition than ever before known.
The cattle have gone through the winter in
splendid shape, there will be abundant
grass on the ranges and prices for beef are
firm and going higher. The railroad CON-
panies are preparing for a great business in
the transportation of cattle next fall, and
they are going to have it,"
Montana ranks high. yes, at the top OF
the heap, among the new states in the esti
nation of capitalists and investors in New
York. 4 state with a population of $50, 900
that contributes $55,000,000 a year to the
worlds wealth 10 = marvel to eastern mon,
and We are going to draw heavy invest
ments there. Money is easier in New York
but recovery from q shake-up like that
which nearly wrecked the Earrings in Lon
don is not possible in a day. Everything
is all right now, though, and the situation
is daily improving. Money will begin to
come this way before long and I look for
good times. How can they help coming
with every industry in Montana prosper
GUS? And with Montana prosperous, Hell
ena will be prosperous"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-30

The Springfield. Ill.,, State journal says:
'''The most successful entertainment OF
years in Springfield, both in number of
persons in attendance and in the fact that
the audience was most delightfully."- enter
tanned, was given by the Divide Musin CON
cert company at Chatterton's opera house
last evening. The theater was crowded
with the most fashionable audience gath
cred together here since Booth and Barrett
appeared. Nusin and HIS company were
brought here by the Germania club at a
great expense. The company was thoroughly
advertised and each one was given
to understand, that they would hear the
finest concert given in this city for some
time. hence the large audience. The com
pany more than fulfilled all expectations,
and those who are capable of judging, say
for a musical entertainment, it excelled
everything ever given in this city, and we
have had some of the greatest artists that
ever came to this country. Those who at
tended extend praise and thanks to the
Germania club for bringing such a COM
pany here, and trust they will repeat it next
season."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-30

Robert H. Barclay and Elizabeth S. SCOTT
were united in marriage last night at the
residence of Charles III. Jefferis, corner of
Benton avenue and Clarke street. The
marriage was a quiet affair, the services
being in the presence of a few relatives and
friends. Rev. r. D. Kelsey, Sc. D., Of the
Congregational church, performed the ser
vices at eight O'Clock, after which an in
formal reception was held. MIR. barclay is
the chief Of the railway mail service, with
headquarters at Helena. The bride il a
stepdnughter Of Sheriff Jefferis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barclay left last night yia tho North
ern Pacific for an eastern tour, after which
they will return to Helena md 20 to house
keeping.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-30

not guilty to information aled for forgery.
State w. James II. Leslie. limo to plead
extended until May 1 TO information for
forgery.
i. @. Power VI. y. O. Lsnoir. On trial.
Department No. z.
George Boil VI. Helena Street Railway
company. Plaintiff moved for Judgment
according to verdict rendered tor $2,EDO
damages which was overruled and plaintiff
accepted.
Sarah Gilmore w. City OF Helena. Jury
to return n sealed verdict this morning.