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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15
MID THE ROSES,
How They Buried the Woman who Hat
Suffered SO Much In Life.

How They Buried the Woman Who Had
Suffered So Much In Life.
''She had the grandest funeral 1 ever
saw" said Aunt Emily, as she threw
aside her Grape and united her bonnet.
She had just come from the sand hills,
where, on the sunny southern slope,
that afternoon we had laid McGruder'S
wife to rest.
81 remember well when Sarah mar
ried McGruder," went on Aunt Emily;
sit is most twenty-five years ago. She
had dozen beaux, l believe, and could
have married any one of 'em, but she
chose John McGruder; and, to say the
least, we were all surprised"
"IIe never did much for her, eh?"
Sarah used to be very pretty, and
we all thought that she was SO happy.
She was one of those women who
would take years of abuse and never
say a word, He was drinking all the
time"
SIT is sad"
"He seemed to prosper, too. But he
was a man of stone. He used to let
the children run barefoot and half
naked. Once went over there in the
dead of winter and found Sarah crying
without fire and half starved, al
though she never would acknowledge
it. 1t was pitiful to see her try to
make both ends meet. She used to do
her best to make her children look nice
and neat. We all wanted to help her,
but she was too proud"
"There are such women, aunty."
"He was too miserly to live half de-
Gently. During her last sickness, the
doctor called twice. She kept saying
she was getting better, in order, I
know now, to keep down the expense"
'She was buried to-day, aunty?"
"She was buried to-day. Land sal1es,
it was the grandest funeral you ever
saw! There must have been a hundred
dollars worth of roses and other ex-
pensive flowers out of season. He had
wide Grape band on his hat. The
children all wore new clothes There
was nearly half mile of hacks. The
casket must have been worth fully
three hundred dollars or more. There
were the grandest flowers in the
church you ever saw. The preacher
told all about her sweet home life and
of the great grief of the indulgent
husband, and then the music swept
forth sweet and low, saying as how
there was rest over there. was sit
ting in the gallery, but no one saw me.
couldn't help thinking if she could
only rise from the dead, / wonder what
she would say"
Have you ever met McGruder?-Once
n Week
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15
PuNcENr PARAGRAPHS.

"A kings word is as strong as his
Army.-Ram's Horn.
Ferguson says he wishes the law
that compels the saloons TO shut up at
IL o'clock applied to his wife. -Bing-
hamton Republican.
-Ted-"rm afraid you didn't enjoy
the dance last night. Left early, eh?"
Ned-"No; had splendid time. Dollie
and sat on the stairs. IN. Y. Sun
Timely Warning. Bob Slayer
"Well, / believe must be going" Miss
Weery-"Perhaps you had better. The
signal service predicts rain for to-mor-
row. Kate Fields Washington.
-He-''When a girl yawns l take it
as hint to go, no matter how early the
hour" She-'I've wondered how you
managed to make so many calls in an
evening. IN. Y. Herald.
Proof of the Pudding. g.--Jack-"What
makes you think my girl is not an
actress9" Jerry drummer for dia-
mond house)-"The genuineness of the
gems she wears. Jewellers Weekly.
--Pater-"Emmeline there are ru-
mors about. Come, now, is there really
anything between you and that good
for-nothing Jack Tallboys?' Emmeline
-"Yes, pa; but its only you."-Tit-Bits.
-Wife-"Donald, do you see those
two dreadful looking men? They act
as though they are fixing some horrible
plot Donald-"They are, dear. 1t is
one for a summer opera. Inter Ocean.
-Lady-"What! never read Dante's
Inferno'?" Gent-"Ah! my dear madam.
what with my wife, my mother-in-law,
and seven bairnies, haven't felt to re-
quire It'll Monde Umoristico.
The Reason Why.-He-"f you
didn't love me, why did you marry meP"
She-"Well, when you proposed you
said 1 was an angel, and I'd heard that
people should marry their opposites -
Demorests Magazine.
-"Did you send for me?" said the
family physician. eyes, she answered.
81 want you to see my husband"
"Where is he?n 'In the library, writ
ing poetry" "Hum. / see. Same old
bilious attack Washington Star.
Rev. Mr. Prolix-''How did you like
my discourse last Sunday, Mr.. Fogg?"
Fogg-'To tell you the truth, 1 was
not altogether pleased with your prem
ises, but l was delighted beyond meas
ure at your conclusion. boston Tram
script
-Maud-"How was the surf this
morning, Ethel?" Ethel-'Not very
pleasant. The water was full of dis
agreeable particles" Maud-"Indeedl
What lzind-fsh and sticlSs?" Ethel
''No; dudes. "--Harper's Bazaar.
He Understood. Miss Mamie las
her father returns from the office)-"O,
there you are at last, you dear, sweet
old thing" The Dear Sweet Old Thing
-'No you don't, Mamie. You had a
new $40 hat only two days ago and now
you've got to wait awhile. Chicago
News Record.
The Engine of Civilization. Sub
Editor-"The owner of the paper was
in here to-day" Editor-in-Chief-''In-
deed Did he ask who wrote that stir
ring editorial on The Problem of the
Hour?'" S. E.-''No. He didn't mem
tion the editorial page" E. 1. Cob!
Wanted to compliment us on our inn
proved new service, l suppose| S. b.
-"He said nothing about that" e. l..
C.-"He didn't? What in the world
did he say?" S. E.-''He asked how
many Want advertisements we had. "
-Demorest's Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15
II Makes a Direrenoe.

A few days ago an elderly gentleman
and his wife came down the street to-
gether.
A lady crossing the street fell down.
The old gentleman rushed to her assist
ance and helped her in every possible
way. When he returned to his wife She
shook her fist at him.
cts all right, it's all right" he whis-
pered.
''Yes, know it's all right" she re
piled hotly. "Here's an unknown
woman falls down and you plough
across the street to help her, and the
other day fell down stairs and you
wanted to know if / was practicing fol-
o circus "-Boston News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15
The Moon a Dead Planet.

Astronomers hold that the moon is a
dred-up world. First it became a
sandy waste, then its central fires
cooled and its seas, penetrating through
interior crevices and caverns, came in
contact with the dying fires and pro.
duced vast steambursts, volcanic and
earthquake convulsions. Then the
waters eXtinguished the fires and sunk
into the interior caverns. Now there
is no surface water on the moon, no
rivers, no lakes, no sea, no rain. If
there were ever any people there they
are all extinct 1t is dead, dry planet,
That, say the astronomers, is what the
earth is coming to. New Orleans Pic
ayune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15
COULDN'T EAT BANANAS.
Dreadful Disabilities Imposed on Hawaii
an Women,

Dreadful Disabilities Imposed ON Hawaii
an Women,
Reverence for royalty was one of the
most marked characteristics of the an
cient religion of the Hawaiians. 1t was
formerly crime punishable with
death to pass through the kings shad-
ow or sit higher than his head His
person was sacred and protected by a
strict system of taboo In the royal
palace the taboo stick with which the
king announced his communications
is exhibited. 1t is wand with carved
stone cap. If this stick was lowered on
the approach of O. courtier he was COM
PEELED to withdraw Immediately and
was recognized as being in disgrace.
The kiug's will was absolute, but the
majority of the Hawaiian monarchs
seem to have been of kindly disposi-
tion and to have made no improper use
of their extreme power 1t was due to
one of them that the taboo system was
abolished. The system bore with griev-
Gus weight upon the women. They
were forbidden the use of some of the
most common articles of diet, such as
bananas and certain kinds of fish, on
pain of death. 1t was taboo for a
woman to enter the eating house of the
men or one of the "helaus" or temples
Before the arrival of the first mission
aries the reigning king, out of consid-
Grafton for some of his women, declared
the taboo abolished.
The work of converting the natives to
Christianity was greatly assisted by this
voluntary renunciation of the old
heather system. The power of the
priests was broken by it, though their
influence was still strong with the ma
tives. The source of the awe in which
they were held is easily understood,
when one considers that they were for
merly invested with the right of choos-
ing the victims for the human sacrifices.
Later they depended largely upon the
"anana," or power of praying people to
death, to retain their influence. No
amount of argument can disabuse the
native mind of belief in this particu-
lar kind of enchantment. 1t is not the
priests alone who practice it. 1t is be-
lieved that any one can compass the de-
struction of an enemy by sufficient
exercise of will power. In fact SO
strong is the popular conviction on the
subject, or so weak the vitality of the
race, that it is sometimes sufficient
merely to convince a man that some one
has determined to pray him to death.
An instance is related by one Of the
early missionaries of man who became
thus convinced, and set the day and
hour of his own death. Mr.. Armstrong
was resolved that the man should not
die. He accordingly procured sufti-
cient amount of chloroform and kept
him unconscious until the fatal hour
was past. His astonishment on being
reused was boundless, but the bold ruse
saved his life. Overland Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15
SHAKING OFF TRAMPS.
How Southern Conductors Deal with Dis
honest Negroes.

honest Negroes.
The conductors on southern railroads
are greatly annoyed by tramps, most
of whom are negroes of the indolent
type of that race. One night on train
on what is known as Sunset goute was
a typical southern conductor, who had
been a brigadier in the confederate
service. His train had been stopping
frequently between stations. A north
ern traveller, who was becoming
nervous, asked the general what was
the occasion. This was the answer:
''Niggah tramps infest the trains
down here very badly. They don't
wait for the train to stop, They are
dsed to jumping on trains when the
trains are running at high speed. They
throw themselves with wonderful
deXterity on the rear platform and
quicker than l can tell you they swing
themselves under the car and get
lodgment on the aXles of the car The
only way to get them off is to stop the
train and hunt them out. Sometimes
we have to shake them off, same as
you have to shake coon from u tree.
If we catch them before they swing
themselves under the car, though, we
don't stop the train then"
What do you do with them then?"
"Just drop them, sab, while the train
is in motion. Sometimes wait till we
get on a down grade and then we let
them 60"
DO you not sometimes kill one by
that sort of thing?"
81 never stop train to see, but, as
we are never summoned before any
coroners jury, low we don't. Mighty
hard to kill a niggah unless you hit
him with the front edge of !ocomo-
tive. Chicago News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15

portunity was wasted one, for now
there was no need of any effort on his
part in his sons case. The opportun-
ity had come TO him in his sons youth,
and he had neglected it,
AS it happened, everything had
turned out right, but the chances for
that had been SO few, and for another
and more painful result so many, that
he could only thank God that He had
taken into His own hands the success.
full working out of Deacon Chandler's
opportunity. l.. Pratt, in Good
housekeeping.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-15

EmpIoyer-You have asked for an i'm
crease of salary, but have been think,
ing OF taking you into the firm. In that
case would you want the increase Of
salary, too?
Clerk-o, no; under such circumi
stances ! should be rigidly opposed ia
any increase in our running expenses,
Trph
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

To the man who labors with his hands,
physical trouble is q very serious thing. 1t
is not merely the pain he endures, racking
and tormenting as it is, but the prospective
loss of time. money and place haunts him
and aggravates his suffering He is bent on
having prompt relief and sure cure He
wants the best and tbe proof and here 1t is !:
Mr.. w. III. Schroeder, Gilbertville, Iowa,
stated April 10. 1884, that he had used St
Jacobs Oil in his stables for horse COM
plants and upon himself for rheumatism,
and had found it the best remedy he had
ever tried. Again, Feb'y IL, 1887, he writes
Il have used St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism
and sore back, as stated, and it cured; and
for burns and bruises it does its work as
recommended to do / always keep it in the
house and recommend it to my neighbors. u
MIR. John Garbutt, CSC Minna ST, San
Francisco, Cal, writes: .'Some time back
sprained my knee and suffered agony until
tried St Jacobs Oil The result was q
speedy and permanent cure. Miss Ida NJ
Fleming, s Carey ST, Baltimore, Md.
says: "I had been afflicted for two years
with neuralgia, and tried every means to
get rid of the tormenting disease. / had
been given so much quinine that my nerv.
Gus system was seriously injured. ! was
advised to use st. Jacobs Oil, which did
and it relieved me entirely"
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
A Communicative Dentist.

A concert was recently given by some
amateur musicians in Texas town. 1t
was largely attended by the general
public. One young lady belonging to
one of the first families, with large
army-sized mouth, sang a selection from
an Italian opera, which was vocifer-
ously applauded, particularly by a
stranger on one of the front seats.
Turning to his neighbor. with whom ne
was not acquainted, the stranger said:
"What beautiful teeth that young lady
has"
81 am glad to hear you say So 1t is
high compliment to me-"
"Ah! you are the young lady's father.
You have indeed charming daughter.
20, no, I'm not her father"
''Her brother?"
"No. am no relation whatever, but
I'm the dentist who fixed her mouth uE
with those teeth you admire so much.
only charged fourteen dollars for them,
but they have not been paid for yet y
Texas SiftingS
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Blown Up.

CAVE CITY, KY, Feb. 1.-Setn WI
liams and Moses Mcclellan were
digging cistern and had reached a nat
rock eight feet down. Williams struck
the rock with sledge hammer, causing
a terrible explosion, which buried Nc,
Clellan beneath flying boulders and
killed him and threw Williams into a
tree fifty yards away Mcclellan lived
lust long enough to tell what had
happened. Several persons have closely
inspected the scene OF the expiosion'
but discovered nothing beyond Q olulsh
vanor with a sulphurous smoke.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
a PHlLANTHROPiST.
Dver a Million Dollars Given For Educa-
tional Works.

new HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 3O.-The
will Of Daniel Hand, the philanthro-
pist, has been offered for probate. Mr..
Hand makes the American Missionary
association Of New York his residuary
legatee, and directs that his estate
shall be added to the Daniel Hand
Educational Fund for Colored Peo-
Die" and shall be managed for
the purposes expressed in the deed
of trust executed October 20, 1888.
Under this deed Mr.. Hand gave over
4 million dollars for educational work
among the colored people in the south
There are sundry bequests, ranging
from $500 to $40, 600, mostly to relatives
Judge Luzon B. Morris, of this city is
named as executor. The hearing on
the will was postponed until February
5 next No estimate as to the value OF
the estate Is given. since t;1 tue inse ofter ths
hearing
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
GRANTS FEALTY TO FRIENDS.
How He Refnstated the Son of an Old
GauarnH~ nMano


How He Reinstated the Son of an Old
Comrade in ONCE.
"Of the most prominent traits in Gen.
Grants character" said Col. T. r.
Matheson, of Washington, in converse
ton on the late president, ''was the
steadfast manner in which he stuck to
his friends. / can recall case which
illustrates that. In 1873 the term of a
western senator expired, and before
leaving Washington he secured a posi-
ton in the post Office department for
his only son, bright young fellow
whose only falling was an indulgence
in an occasional spree. Marshall Jewell
was then postmaster general, and he
had appointed the boy. After month
or SO of work he went on spree and
under its effects resigned his position
When he had Strengthened up and real
lied his trick his heart was broken; out
of money, out of place, with wife and
child to take care of, he didn't know
where to turn. All at once he thought
of Gen. Grant, and off he went to the
white house. His acquaintance with
the attaches readily procured him an
audience with the president, to whom
he made clean breast of the whole
affair.
"'Can you stop drinking?' asked the
president.
"'Yes, sir, replied the young man.
"'Will you promise me not to touch a
! drop of anything Intoxicating for a
year?'
cfv hn
''Taking. card, Grant wrote: THE
postmaster general will please reinstate
Mr. - to his clerkship in the pos
office department.. U. S. G. He hand
ed this to the son of his old friend, an(
told him to be man.
'"The young man was soon in the
postmaster general office. The officia
slowly read the card. There is no va
cancy, he said I have filled you
place. However, put an application OF
| file, and it will be considered in its turn.
The clerk returned in detected moot
to the white house
"'He said there was no vacancy, dit
hep said the president, and told yo'
to file an application, eh? well, yo'
can't file that wife and baby of yours
can you?' Grant took the card ant
wrote on the reverse side, You mak
a vacancy or will
"'The president of the United State
can have my resignation if he desire
it, said the postmaster general testify
when the message was handed to him
but can not put you in this depart
ment while ! am at the head of it.
'The now thoroughly discourage
suppliant for Office once more returne
to the white house and told Grant wha
the postmaster general had said:
"'Take this young man over to tn
Navy Department said the presiden
to clerk whom he called from an &C
joining room, and say TO Secretar
Robson that desire his appointmer
as clerk This time the appointmer
was made.
""There was cabinet council mex
J day. and Grant asked for and was tel
dered and accepted the postmaster ger
erals resignation. The clerk? He keI
his promise, and is to-day respected
} sober man. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

THERE is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed TO be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ease, and therefore requires constitutions
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-.
featured by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to teaspoonful 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars fol
any case it fails to cure Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
F. j. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, o.
E5$ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

PERHAPS no local disease has puzzled and
baffled the medical profession more than
nasal catarrh. While not Immediately fatal
it is among the most distressing, nauseouss
and disgusting ills the flesh is heir to- and
the records show very few or no cases of
radical cure OF chronic catarrh by any of
the multitudes of modes of treatment until
the introduction of Elys Cream Balm few
wears ago. The success of this preparation
has been most gratifying and surprising.
Apply Balm into each nostril It Is Quick
ly Absorbed. Gives Relief at once. Price
SO cents at Druggists.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
Want Egan Recalled.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2,-In the house
to-day Representative Arnold, Of Mis-
souri,, presented for reference resolu-
ton requesting the president to recall
the minister Of the United States to
Chilli, Patrick Egan, to the end that re-
ciprocity on amicable relations between
the two countries may be had and
maintained.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

s'How dare you be so familiar, sir?"
asked the camel, whose back had been
rather violently stroked by the ele-
phant. "Just thought I'd touch your
hump fol luck, answered the elephant
''I expect to tackle the tiger this even
ING. p.'-IndianapoliS journal
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
A Hearty Welcome

To returning peace by day and tranquility
at night is extended by the rheumatic pa
tient who owes these blessings to Hostetter' s
Stomach Bitters. Don't delay the use of
this fine anodyne for pain and purifier of
the blood an instant beyond the point when
the disease manifests itself. Kidney trouble,
dyspepsia, liver complaint, la grippe and ir-
regularity of the bowels are relieved and
cured by the Bitters
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
clnsali Their Doors.

Hor spR1NGs, S. D.. Jan. So.-The
doors of the Fail River county bank al
Oelrich were closed yesterday. The
bank has made an assignment to L. Il.
White. The assets are considered sui
fcient to cover the liabilities The de
nositors are mostly poor farmers ano
IL
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

Mr.. JoHN c. Feriman, Albion, Illinois,
writes on JAN 10th, 1891: my wife has
been a great sufferer from headaches for
over 20 years, and your Bradycrotine is the
only remedy that has ever relieved her.
can get you all the recommendations You
want from here. We take great pleasure
in recommending it on all occasions"
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

ernOr Case. y dIHSS
E. Boyd came be-
fore the people Of
Nebraska in 1890 as
the democratic can
didate for governor.
The republics an
nominee was L. d.
Richards. The Far
mers' Alliance, max
ing ite appearance
in pol tics for the
first time, nomi-
mated ]. Ell. Powers
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

To make it apparent to thousands, who
think themselves ill, that they are not af-
fected with any disease, but that the system
home TO their hearts, as cOstive condition is
easily cured by using Syrup OF Figs. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

AueUsrA, Ga, Jan. So.-Mrs Paul
Hamilton Hayne. widow of the souths $
famous poet died yesterday Mrs
Havne was a Miss Mitchell OF South
Carolina. Her father was Q surgeon In
Nanoleop's army,
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
EanfencPd.

BEAVER, Pa, Feb. 2.-The defend.
ants ia the Quay libel suit were sen
fenced to-day to six months imprison.
meDt il jail and to pay fne Of 300
ssa tho costs Of prosecution
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

THE complexion becomes clear, the skin
free from eruptive tendencies, the appetite
and digestion improved, aches and pains
cease, the body grows stronger, sound sleep
at night a habit, and the general health
every way better when DIR. John Bulls Sar-
saparilla is made use of.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Ynrd9

There is inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The Dr. Hartar Medicine Co. This
house places Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for it. send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

HAMBURG, Feb. 2.-"Rinderpest,"
hog disease, IS spreading in the district
Of Altona, Sanitary measures against
infection are strictly enforced and mar
kets are closed in consequence.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

SUDDEN CHANGES OF WEATHER cause
Throat Diseases. There is no more effect
ual remedy for Coughs, Colds, etc, than
Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs. Sold only IN
b0res. Price o cts.
The southern argus., 1892-02-04

The loss of flesh is a trihe.
You think you need not
mind it.
But, if you go on losing
for some time or lose a good
deal in a short time, you are
running down. Is that a
trihe?
Get back to your healthy
weight and generally you get
back TO health.
A book on CAREFUL LIv-
ING will tell you what it is to
get there, and when SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil is
useful. Free.
Scorr q BowxE. Chemists, SsaSouih ytA Avsnss.
yo,,r Sr,sxx,s kegs Seas ErzlEioa q Geed-srss
el-ali eTugTas svsEyShHs Co. 81.