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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Numerous Big Factories to BE Erected
in the West.

OMAHA, Dec 12.-T L. Kimball of
the Union Pacific, and Henry Gibson,
an Omaha business man, are the west
ern agents of a New York syndicate
which has decided to erect system of
beet sugar factories throughout Ne
braska and adjacent states with head
quarters in this city. They refuse to
give any information on the subject un-
til the plans are perfected.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12
New FngIand's Hon CROP.

SPRINGFEILD. Mass. Dec 12.-Th'
New England Homestead estimates the
hop crop of 1891 - e43.30S bales, against
2nl $40 bales the previous year,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12
CHARRED FLESH
Found by Mother Who Left Her Boy at
Home Alone.

Home Alone.
OwINGsvILLE, KY, Dec. IA little
son of James Sutton, who lives near this
place, was burned to death Wednesday
afternoon. The child's mother had left
him alone when she went to the spring,
his clothes catching fire from the CRATE.
His mother found him almost burned to
a Grip when she returned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07

his mind. Like his own herds, he
shifted the brewing stor m while the
sky was yet blue.
Saturday came and Aunt Hannah OBJ
served firmly as they arose: "Dis be-
in yo' Sunday, Sam, in course yo'll
kun in wen de critters is fed an read
yo' Bible"
'In course, Hannah" replied Mr..
Baxter, a little sheepishly.
A little later in the morning the door
burst open and Mr.. Baxter's flock of
woolly heads burst in with: "Maw,
dey'se goin' a-nuttin' on Bramble hill!
Kin we'se go? Whar's my hiatt" and
other exclamations of similar charac-
ter. Aunt Hannah held up her hand
sternly.
"Chilluns, Use s'prized at yo!'' she
said, solemnly. "Didn' yo' heah yo' daddy
say dat dis was de Sabbuf, an yo' want
yo' Sunday-school lesson, now; an yo'
be quick about gettin in, too, er yoll
get de wus' trolloppin' yo' eber had n
al yo BON days!'
There was no gainsaying this, and
when Mr.. Baxter came in from water
ing the CRITTERS" he found silent and
studious family awaiting him. Dinner
time came and passed, but Aunt Han
nah did not move.
"Yo' kin fin de coli lunch in de pan
try" she said. "We's got to be berry
keerful how we monkey wild de Sabbut
day to keep it holy" she remarked,
placidly.
The children went to bed with visions
of long and lonely play-day before
them on the morrow, minus the Sunday
dinner that was a landmark in their
week to them. After Mr.. Baxter had
eaten his cold lunch off the pantry
shelf out of the remains of his cold din
ner, he still fingered near the fire,
wrapped in deep contemplation. AT
last he broke the silence
Hannah, is yo' goin' to keep termor-
rer, too?" he asked, timidly. Long
fasting had broken his resistance and
Aunt Hannah saw her advantage.
keep Sunday, Sam Baxter?" she
asked, belligerently; "'Course | is, fer
yo' an me too"
AIN we BOln TO nap no sunday uln-
ner?"
"'Deed we ain! / ain goin' to do no
wu'ls eff I'm keepin' Sunday fer bofeon
u.s."
There was long pause, Finally Mr..
Baxter broke out: Hannah, mebbe l
wuz wrong. Ennyway, tain't right fer
thar to be feelin's in the family, an et
yo' say so, Pm willin' to glib up my
'ligion an go to church wild yo' termor-
rer."
Elder Simpson was in the midst OF
the long prayer the next morning as
Aunt Hannah triumphantly entered
the little white-washed meeting house.
AS he caught sight of them over the top
of his gigantic handkerchief he broke
forth INTO loud exclamations.
'Bress de Lawd fer de brack sheep
wat was gone astray an am now come
back into de fol'-bress de Lawd"
Mr. Baxter thought of the plowed
and seeded ten-acre lot and of the Sun
day dinner even then stewing in the
pot, and smiled broadly to himself be-
hind his hymn-bool. Possibly it was a
smile OF triumph that he had vanquished
the tempter who had led him astray.
KATE A. BRADLEY,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
CARRIAGE NAMES.
How Some Familiar Vehicles Obtained
Their Cognomens.

Ineir SOSnomenS.
The origin of the names of the vari-
Gus styles of wheeled conveyances used
in this country and England is rather
interesting study. Take, for example,
the ordinary everyday 'hacks." Orig
inally they were termed hackney
coaches, because they were drawn by
hackneys-a name applied to easy
going, safe-pacing horses.
The term coach is derived from the
French coche. diminutive form of the
Latin conchula, Il shell, in which form
the body of such conveyances was orig
inally fashioned.
Seldom, if ever, is the full term omni-
bus applied to those heavy, numbering
vehicles found in many large cities.
With the characteristic brevity of En-
glish-speaking races the title has been
changed to bus. These were first seen
in Paris in 1927, and the original name
of omnibus is derived from the fact that
it appeared on the sides of each convey
ance-being nothing more than the
Latin word signifying ''for all"
Cab is an abbreviation of the Italian
capriola, which is changed to cabriolet
(cabriolay) in French. Both words
have common derivative-cabriole
signifying a goats leap. The exact
reason for giving it this strange appel
lation is unknown, unless because of
the lightness and springiness of the ve-
hicle in its original form.
In many instances the names of spe-
cial forms of carriages are derived from
of ,x,1, ;,,4,, n
them. A striking example is the
brougham, which was first used by the
famous Lord Brougham. William w.,
who prior to becoming King of En-
gland, had been the Duke of Clar-
ence, gave the latter name to his favor
| ite mode of conveyance. The popular
hanson derives its distinguishing title
from a certain Mr.. Hanson, and the
particular form of carriage known as
the tilbury-at one time very fashion
able, but now seldom seen-was so
called from a sporting gentleman OF
London who rejoiced in the cognomen
of Tilbury.
Landau, city in Germany, was the
locality in which was first made the
style of vehicle bearing that name.
The word sulky, as applied to a
wheeled conveyance, had its origin in
the fact that when it first appeared the
person who saw it considered that none
but a sullsy, selfish man would ride in
such an affair, which afforded accom-
mediation to but one individual. The
strange title was never changed,
Coupe is French in origin, being de-
rived from the verb couper (coupay),
to cut. This was considered an appro-
pirate designation because it greatly
resembled coach with the front part
cut off.
The old-fashioned gig was given that
name from its peculiar jumping and
rocking motion, the word being taken
from the French gigue, signifying jig,
or lively dance.
Other instances could be quoted, but
those given relate to the best-known
vehicles and are considered sufficient to
show the peculiarities of carriage no.
enclature.-Detroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
Knots in Diamonds.

In cutting diamond sometimes a
knot is discovered. These are little sub
stances as much harder than the dia-
mond itself as you can imagine. They
are to the stone the same as a knot in a
pine board When a diamond with
these characteristics is discovered it has
the same effect on the polisher that the
striking of nail has upon carpenter
when saving board. 1t takes months
and months to polish lnotty stones, and
| have known years work to be put in
on one of them; of course, not of con-
stalit labor but to be picked up at odd
times when there was nothing else to
do The polisher has also to guard
against chipping the stone, for it should
be understood the diamond has grain
the same as piece of wood, and the
least carelessness might result in knock
ing off third of it's weight While dis
asters of this kind are not infrequent,
they are seldom the result of inexperi-
ence or laxity on the part of the work
men. When polisher takes stone
one of the first things he does is to find
out the direction of its grain, so as not
to cut against it.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07

out, but when 1 turned prepared to
meet him with my hot poker the door
quickly closed and breathed again.
BY and by I heard d rooster crow,
and my courage was renewed. The
gray of the welcomed dawn began to
appear Soon came footsteps through
the hall, nearer-to my door-past it
gone My letter wasn't noticed.
Now was my greatest danger, for,
may be, the robber would fear TO wait
for daylight and folks to be about be-
fore making dash to get out, by the
window, if necessary, and kill me in
the attempt There had been and was
no use for me to- call assistance. Before
it could come would have been slashed
with the black flend's razor or throttled
by his long, wiry fingers. Hark! More
footsteps outside. Coming passing
going-No thank Heaven, they stopped
and heard the rustic of the letter as
it was picked up o, would the finder
have sense to understand it2 The foot
steps left me and in worse suspense
than before l waited and watched the
closet After what seemed an age of
agonizing fear, again came the sounds
of advancing feet in the hall and key
was inserted gently in the lock. Then
praise the Lord-the door swung open
and in bounded my nephew with a re-
volver, the hired man with a pitchforl
and Bridget with an axe, all followed
| at safe distance by the rest of the
family. Up l jumped and shouted:
"Come out, you black rascal and sur
render" No reply or sound came from
the closet. Then, when we all were in
position, in the van with my glowing,
fiery poker for good jab at the villain,
and the rest with weapons appraised,
my nephew sent bullet, bang! through
the closet door. Like flash it burst
wide open, and out leaped the biggest,
ugliest, blackest-CAT l ever laid eyes
on, and that, as we plainly saw, was
the only burglar in there.
Quicker than l can tell, the knowl-
edge came to me in all its horror that 1
was still in night-cap and gown, with
my side curls and other feminine ap-
pendages lying around for them alto
see. With a blood-curdling shrek,
dropped the hot poker on the cooks
feet, sprang in the closet, pulled tight
the door, and yelled: $50 away! Shut
your eyes! Go out!'' Their laughter,
on doing so, nearly gave me a fit, it was
so heartlessly provoking.
And now my story is done, for there
wasn't any burglar at all-not even a
stuffed one, as l had foolishly supposed.
The whole thing was nightmare
first and vivid imagination after, all
the result of my looking for forty years
under the bed for horrid man and
finding only an innocent cat.
But it cured me forever of that non
sense, and although never hear the
end of the jokes about it I'm happier
and sleep better than before. Now who
wants to buy a good poker with blue
ribbon attachment?
1t will be sold cheap.-H. G. Dodge,
in Goodalls Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07

claimed to himself Suddenly broad
smile broke over his face, and, after
few moments of deep thought, he
climbed slowly down from the fence
and walked toward the little hut that
he dignified by the name of home. He
was still smiling as he opened the door,
but it was a countenance of preternat-
ural gravity that he presented to Aunt
Hannah's complaints as they sat down
to supper.
Hannah, chile" he said at last,
''don' 'sturb me. Use ruminatiE' on
serious subjec's. Hannah, you member
was to dem meetin's over in de grove
dis summer? Well, Use ben t'inkin'
seriously bout dem meetins, an Use
bout made up my min dat Use a
Nadventis'."
"a watt shrielted Aunt Hannah, in
dismay.
"a Nadventis'," resumed Samuel, un-
moved. "A Seben Day Nadventis'. An
Wen begin right off dis berry night
Chillun, stop you starin' an get down
on you knees-we's goin' TO pray"
Mr.. Baxter had undoubtedly the best
of it, for, having finished his supper
and showed back his chair, he dropped
on his knees on the sanded floor and
began an unctious and loud-voiced
prayer, in which he begged the Lord to
have mercy on his family and redeem
them from the sinfulness of their ways
This ended, he beat sudden retreat
to bed, practically victorious without a
shot having been fred by the enemy.
But the struggle was yet to come.
The next morning Mr.. Baxter arose
/ and dressed himself with a purpose in
every movement. Aunt Hannah could
stand it no longer.
Samuel Baxter" she exclaimed at
length: What yo' mean by gettin' into
your wo'k-day clos on Sunday"
Hannah" replied Mr.. Baxter, Sc
verely, 81 tole yo' las night dat 1 was
a Nadventis', an Nadventisses don
pay no tention to Sunday. Dey set an
do nothin' all day Sat'day, an den on
Sunday dey wo'ls hahd all day."
"Yo' darst ter tole me, Sam Baxter "
cried Aunt Hannah, dat you'se goin'
ter wo'll terday LAX it was Monday?"
eyes is, Hannah" said Mr.. Baxter,
doggedly. Use goin' ter plow dat ten
acre lot, en- don yo' argy weth mel"
Aunt Hannah said never word, but
the breakfast dishes spoke language
that struck terror to her partners soul
"Chillun," she said, as she cleared the
table, ''you'se go an get on yer t'ings
You'se goin' ter church long O me, lax
yer ort, stead o. stayin' home like shift.
less heathens."
Mr.. Baxter had not considered the
children in his sudden conversion, but
at this sharp fling at his conscience his
spirit arose and he asserted his author
ity.
Lat dem chillun lone, Hannah" he
commanded sharply. 'Dere daddys
'ligion is dere 'ligion, an dey shall &c
out n play, stead o. goin' to church,
You min what say, now. amt goin'
to be triAed weth in my own family nc
longer"
Aunt Hannah was wise woman
When Mr.. Baxter put his foot down or
subject, she knew that it was not safe
for her to offer any objection to his au-
thority. But, being a born diplomat
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
usE MS THAT NEVER GAME.
OHIO.

when misfortune comes to you, then time
enough TO bear It;
md when danger is at hand, then time enough
90 dare it;
Give honest tears to honest griefs-but ahl
think with shame
epd all the anxious hours rvo spent for ills that
never came.
asSod giveth His beloved Sleep" but 1 have
walked to watch
Some dim, uncertain sorrow lift with slow, sad
hand my latch
lEven while sorrow passed my door, watched
and feared the samei
And wept away the midnight hours for ills that
never came.
OH, weary hours Oh, wasted hours, that might
nave been so bright
Mad but trusted Gods great love, before my
own weak light,
j had been richer by some years; had not
S1f weeping like coward soul, for ills that
never came.
No more I'll doubt, and fear, and watch but
sit in calm content;
Ard take with loving, trusting heart, each bless
ing that is sent
10 day is full of peace and joy-I will not weak
ly sigh
Ger trials that may never come, or, If they
come, pass by
oh. sinful watch Oh, bootless care Oh, life SC
sadly spenti
waging frutless warfare TO which was not
sent,
Meeting in my own strength foe without Q
form or name,
And hurt and beaten in fight with ills that
never came
God sent me many a sunny hour and many
dreamless sleep;
He sent me many a simple joy was afraid tc
keep.
All, how l wronged that loving heart, giving it
constant blame,
For trials it had put far off, and ills that never
came
Lille E. Barr, in Housekeeper
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07

game of tag" that Sunday morning Ia
the front yard, and before night every
good brother and sister in the settle-
ment knew of his change Of religion.
All the morning Mr.. Baxter plowed
sturdily on, watching the threatening
clouds meanwhile, and by dinner-time
helwas unusually hungry and thought
of the usual Sunday dinner with a
smack of his lips.
Aunt Hannah didn't call him, but at
the regular time Mr.. Baxter opened
the door and entered. Aunt Hannah
sat placidly before the fire reading her
Bible, while the children stood around
the window in discontented but silent
group.
"Wha-whar's dinner, HannahP' he
asked, apprehensively.
"In de pantry" replied Aunt Hannah,
without looking up.
"When be yo' goin to get it, Hannah?"
Samuel Baxter" said she, with
severity, 'all de dinner you'se goin' to
get is in de pantry an you kin jes' go
an hep youse'f. Eff Use got to keep
Sunday fer de hull family, / ain goin'
to do no wo'k dis day. Git long, now,
an eat yo' dinner, an don 'sturb dis
season oh contemplation
And with rueful faces Mr.. Baxter and
his family were obliged to make their
Sunday dinner off bread and cheese and
cold boiled parsnips which they found
laid out on the pantry shelf.
For some reason the afternoon seemed
dull and dreary to Mr.. Baxter Just as
he finished his blowing the rain began
to drizzle down in way that meant ii
had come to stay, and he ate his cold
supper and crept to bed cross and COM
fortress.
The next morning he was waited
upon by solemn deputation of digni.
fed elders, dressed in Sunday splendol
and feeling righteously indignant with
the man who caused them to lose q
whole halliday of fall plowing.
What had been mere Pharisaica,
compromise between Mr.. Baxter an6
his conscience now hardened into dog
ged resolution to stick to the colors he
had so suddenly adopted, and the elders
left, angrily threatening to "church'
him if he did not appear in his accus
toned pew on the following Sunday,
''Dey kin church an be hanged tC
emf said Mr.. Baxter angrily, as the
door closed upon their retreating fig
ures. "Does dey t'ink Use goin' to gil
up my 'ligion what Use jes' got LAX
dat? No, sab! Eff Use got to suffel
fer my 'ligion, I'll jes' show 'em de!
cayn't make me backslide."
Aunt Hannah replied not a word. 1
certain inscrutable smile broadenet
her firm lips for moment, Mr.. Baxter
did not see it.
The week went by in perfect domes
tic harmony; yet for some reason Mr.
Baxter did not seem to be quite easy il
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
Ar rAK ENp oE rAg JouRNEY

Fold the hands gently, press the eyes closely,
Tenderly pillow the head
Hands that ara pulseloss, eyes that are sight
less
A weary wayfarer is dead.
Ears dull OF hearing lips cold and voiceless
The tongue it's last message has said;
Feet that were weary are resting forever
An earthly soiourner is dead.
Pause then, as we come TO the end OF the
journey,
Whence soul.life forever has fed;
Speak softly, tread lightly, where Infinite
Presence
Enwraps and embraces our dead.
Then fold the hands gently, press the eyes
closely,
And tenderly pillow the head;
Last words have been spoken, last messages
given,
And last adieus waved to our dead.
--Jchn Wentworth, in Good Housekeeping
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
NERVY AMERICAN GIRLS.
She Got Rid of the Man Who Was Crowd
ing Her.

ing Her.
The fact that the American girls go
anywhere and almost everywhere with
out escorts has long been a matter of
wonderment to me, said a member of
the French nobility the other day. l
was coming down in an elevated train
yesterday, and the reason was made
evident to rne. AS we neared City Hall
station almost every passenger made a
rush for the door and stood for five
minutes, each anxious to get ahead of
the other in leaving the train.
One of the crowd was very pretty
young woman carrying a longhandled
umbrella in one hand and big bundle
in the other. Just behind her was a
short, very fat man, who was rudely
crowding the pretty girl AS had not
left my seat / saw the performance that
followed
Once the girl looked over her shoulder
and the fat man stopped crowding for
a moment, but began again and trod on
the skirt of the pretty girl. Her eyes
grew dark with anger. The long
handled umbrella assumed a horizontal
position and shot backward point first,
catching the fat man just about at the
bottom of his vest. He gave gasp of
terror and caught his breath just as the
pretty girl looked over her shoulder,
smiled sweetly and said: 80, pardon
me, but you are on my skirt"
Then she smiled even more sweetly,
and the fat man dropped into seat and
CROPPED about as though the air in the
car was suffocating him. The girl
marched complacently out of the car
head up, the dainty feathers in her hat
nodding defiance to all masculine hui
manity.-N. Y. Telegram.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
What "Bort" Is.

A firm in New York City imports
large quantities of bort. 81 did not
know until few weeks ago." said an
official of the custom house, "what bort
is. Bort is the small fragments removed
from diamonds in cutting. When too
small for iewelry it is used for powder.
The sparkling powder is often sprinlsled
on the heads of society bellies and their
hair sends forth sparks as from a thou
sand miniature diamonds. Edison uses
great deal of bort in the manufacture
of monographs. Chicago Mail.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07

she yielded graciously when she saw
that further resistance was useless, and
gained her ends in other ways. Now
after moments breathless silence she
said, placidly: Berry well, Samuel; dey
chill un's yourn ez well ez mine, an eff
You say dey shall keep dere Sunday on
Sat'day wy so dey shall. Now, chillun,
put en you t'ings an run out an hab a
good time playin' An yo' needn' come
in tell dinner-time, cause yer mammy's
goin' to church"
There was wild whoop and a
scramble for the outer air that made
Aunt Hannah's lips tighten ominously
for moment.
The ten-acre lot lay well down out of
sight behind the bSeezy slope of
meadow land, but th5 children Mr..
Baxter had not counted upon, and the
sober chureh-going deacons were hor.
rifie0 to behold BrGthe, Samuel Bax-
terri delighted family having glorious
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
Conldn,t Forpet linn.

They were waiting on the corner, and
one gave the other light from his cigar.
'Let's see?" said the first, after bit,
"haven't we met beforeP"
"Yes, SIR"
81 thought so. Your face is familiar
Where have / seen you|
'I'm Woodward avenue car conduc-
tor, and every morning for the last three
years you've got on at Garfield and
asked me if this is what l called rapid
transit"
"Uml" growled the other as he went
up TO the next corner TO catch car
Detroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
On the FIeld of pattIe.

M. De Calinaux has received chal-
lenge. just as every thing is ready, and
they are only waiting for the signal to
fire, he takes out of his pocket "A small
round object and peaceably walks up to
his opponent
H.5ive me yours"
"My what?" inquired the other in
amazemeDt.
"Wel, haven't we 70 exchange bull
letap"-La Liberte.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
Am AnnronrInte NIlatnI,e.

Country Justice (absent-mindedly, to
couple he is about to join in wedlock)- J.
Prisoner at the bar, have you any thing
to say before the sentence of the law is
pronounced upon you?-Jury.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-07
HIS CONVERSION.
How and Why Samuel Baxter Be-
came a "Nadventist."
written for This Paper

AMUEL BAN
TER sat on the
fence with his
hands in his
pockets, S u r.
veying his days
work. 1t was
Saturday night
and time for
S u PIP er, buS
Samuel looked
anxiously at the
clouds and did
move to obey
Aunt Hannah's
call.
"Ef L don
get this yere
fall pl o w in.
done befo' de
fall rains sets
in, Use a gonah,
suah!" he ex.