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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
sEEDY, BUT COURTEOUS.

A "Bum" That Was willing to Mako
Elbow-Room on a Car.
A ragged and dirty specimen of the
genus "bum" boarded a Third avenue
elevated train at city hall yesterday,
composed himself comfortably in cor
ner seat, and pulling a newspaper from
an inside pocket of tattered coat and
a pair of eyeglasses from an equally
dilapidated vest, adjusted the latter
firmly on Napoleonic and somewhat
tiorid nose, and with a defiant look
around the car began the perusal of the
days news in an eminently dignifed
manner.
At Eighth street q man, fashionably
dressed and wearing a silk hat and
shoes of patent leather, seated himself
next the "bum" and was also soon alb
sorbed in the columns of a newspaper.
Presently, in folding sheet of his
paper, the well-dressed man CHANGED to
prod the ''bum" rather sharply in the
ribs with his elbow. This produced a
glare from the seedy one, followed by
an apology from the well-dressed man,
which appeased the wrath of the one Of
the fiorid nose
A few moments later the thing was
repeated An expression of intense dis
gust and indignation appeared on the
''bum's" face. He Strengthened himself
up, replaced his paper and eyeglasses
in their respective pockets and, button
ing his threadbare coat over his chest,
rose from his seat and in terms of the
most whitening sarcasm thus addressed
he of the patent feathers:
Sir, do not seriously object to be-
ing. inadvertently prodded in the side,
but when it comes to being made an
object for battering ram will tell
you frankly that the state OF, my ply
sical organization will not admit of it. 4"
Here he raised his napless hat in a
Chesterfeldian manner and with a mock
ing bow continued:
Permit me to place my seat at your
disposal so that both your elbows may
enjoy uninterrupted play. 1 will go
and take up my position on the plat
FORM
The other occupants of the car
laughed. The well-dressed mans face
turned three distinct shades of color
and he hurried into the next car.
The bum" resumed his seat and his
newspaper Y. World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
TIE OLD LOG STABLE.

IN Fua remember that stable, boys,
Tno otss with Its deep straw thatch,
Wir1 It's Lnhewn logs and chnbs between,
Ard oaken door and latchg
y7a yoB remember that stable, boys,
Wbcu spring brought warmer sun,
Ard whilC we basked in its kindly rays
What wonderful yarns we spung
Do you remember that stable, boys,
And tho riclSs of fragrant hay,
tWThere so oft we met on moonlight nights
With the neighbor boys to playH
Ds Fou remember that stable, boys,
And tho stories OF ghosts so white,
AUD you hnd TO pass by the graveyard lone
Tp your home in the waning lghtH
no you remember that stable, boys
When the ground was cold and bare
Ami we cut slice with the old hay knife
AVID Gcddered the cattle theref
no YOU remember that stable, boys,
When the snow was drifting deep,
And tho inmates dumb from tho binding saarn
Were safe and sound asleep2
mo yuu remember that stable, boys'
But why do ask this of you
Ehsn 60 naught OF my own of oil that's past
Is memory more fond and true?
SasS, you'll remember that stable, boys,
ard tho scent OF the new.mowu hay,
I'iil over She hills the sun is gone
4U6 ehe earth has faded away.
C. w. Crofts, in Inter Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
WEDDING COSTUMES,
An Economical way OF Dressing ier the
Nuptial Ceremony.

An economical way OF dressing ihT Inc
Nuptial Ceremony.
Here is little story which should
gladden. the heart of paterfamilias, and
convey valuable hint to those about
to become English wives" says q
London correspondent An uncle
promised his niece u wedding dress
whenever she should stand "a need of
that commodity.
The auspicious day on which such an
article would be necessary hove in
sight, and the uncle, true TO his pledge,
presented the young lady with a check
for ESQ with which TO make herself
beautiful at the important event The
young lady, wisely resolving to have
competent advice on so monstrous q
subject, conferred with friend who
had some six months previous herself
become an English wife.
"An expensive wedding dress is an
odious extravaganza" quoth the youth
full matron. 81 wish j had never
thrown away money on one"
"And yours was such beauty" re-
piled the prospective bride.
ut was, but it is white elephant
now. 1 have never had u chance to
wear it since, and my husband calls it
'beastly thing and says it will never
be any use until he's dead and go to
the hymeneal alter again. I'll sell it
to you for third Of what it cost"
"It would just fit me- Our figures are
SO alike. And the rest of the costume,
dear?"
"You can have the whole affair-veil,
shoes, all. None have ever seen day
light since my wedding"
A long pause ensued. The maiden
was considering the offer. Presently
she said: "Pll tell you what I'll do,
dear. I'll hire yours for the occasion,
just as people hire their flowers for the
same ceremonies. How much will you
take for the use of it for one day?"
1.-TWO pounds"
cts bargain! What capital idea!
And / shall look just as we'll as if had
spent the whole ESQ on dress"
And this thrifty young damsel became
an English wife in an exquisite costume
which was glowingly described in all
the ladies' and fashionable papers, but
for the use of which she paid but e2. And
already from this small beginning there
is springing up an industry which con-
sists in the application of the "hire sys-
TEN" to wedding costumes. Soon, no
doubt, we shall see numerous adver-
tisements in this style:
"Young Ladies About to Marry-Do
not throw away your money on useless
wedding dresses, but call at A. B, &c Co. IS
and see the things of beauty which you
can hire for the day at most reasonable
prices. Boston Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
CHILpREN,s FASHIONS.
Simple and Comfortable Dress of Girls
All Sizes.

Simple and Comfortable Dress of Girls of
All Sizes.
Children's fashions are characterized
by simplicity, comfort and appropriate
ness. Tiny girls wear dresses with
yokes of embroidery and lace, and full,
straight widths with tucks at the hem,
and short sleeves for the house. For
the street there are charming little
cloalks of cashmere, cloth or velvet,
made with q square yoke, box-plaited
widths falling straight down their full
length, very wide belt with metal
buckle, full sleeves with straight, mar
row cuffs and high collar. The edges
of the garment are trimmed with stitch
ing or narrow braid.
Larger girls wear shoulder-capes,
long garments-some of them on the
Newmarker order-and loose double
breasted coats. For the coming season
the most approved schoolcloak will be
of medium weight camePs hair, either
with or without lining, and three
quarter-length cape which will button
on below the collar. A made-to-ordcr
garment is long, three-quarters fitting,
with slightly loose sleeves gathered into
wide cuffs, deep military cape with
wide collar and an adjustable hood,
which may be worn or not according
to fancy. The cloak proper and the
cape are lined with surah of contrast
ing color; the cape is pinlsed at the
edges; the lining is also pinlsed, and is
caught to the outside at intervals by
stitches that do not show through The
cape and hood may be worn separately,
or the hood may be left off, as occasion
requires. IN. Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
THEY HELP VEGETATION.
Peculiar Effect of Earthquakes on the Pro
ductiveneSs of the Soil.

Peculiar Effect of Earthquakes on the Pro-
ductiveness of the Soil.
A close study of seismic disturbances
has developed, among other curious
facts, that wherever an earthquake has
shaken up district, the vegetable life
of that section shows o wonderful eX-
uberance. Goiran, the Italian scientist,
presents report which proves that the
hay crop is more than doubled over ter
ritory visited by earthquakes; while in
the same regions, the corn, rye, wheat,
and other cereals manifest an equally
wonderful increase. In such region
it is absolutely proven that the young
plants 'sprout more readily and grow
more rapidly than anywhere else, be
the care and the fertilizing what It
may. Goiran accounts for this phe-
nomenon by the assertion that there is
an increased production of carbon,
dioXide at the surface of the earth, as
the immediate result of an earthquake,
and that carbon dioxide is the natural
food of plants. 1t is au acknowledged
fact, that at all volcanic eruptions there
is an excess of carbonic acid gas dis
charged into the atmosphere, and that
carbonic acid gas is rapidly absorbed by
all forms of vegetable life. Electricity
is acknowledged to be largely developed
in seismic disturbances, and it is be-
lieved that electricity has an important
function in the termination and growth
of vegetation. Indeed, experiments dur
ing which actual electric currents were
constantly discharged through soil con-
tanning seeds, showed that the sprout-
ing of electrified seeds took place long
before that of those left to the normal
action of the soiL-Demorest.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
LUCK FOLLOWED HIM.
The MillIonaire's Penny Showed Right
Side Up Every Time.

The MillIonaire's Penny Showed Right
Side Up Every Time.
A curious scene occurred the othef
evening in the cafe of the Manhattan
club. A young gentleman worth n
million or two, and fond of games of
chance, strolled in about midnight and
challenged one of the gentlemen in the
cafe to match cents for one thousand dol.
lars side. This diversion between the
two lasted until about forty thousand
dollars had changed hands, the wealthy
young gentleman being the winner.
He then joined a group at table and
suggested that they all match cents for
each others watches. In half an hour
the young millionaire had watches
tucked in all his pockets with the chains
dangling from them. The next propo-
sition was that they she uld match for the
coats on their backs, and in forty minutes
the young millionaire had the coats
of his opponents piled in chair beside
him. To end the evenings sport he pro-
posed that they should match for waist
coats. Luck followed the young mil
lionaire throughout, and the waist
coats were soon piled on top of the coats
beside him His opponents, in shirts
and trousers, declared that they had
had enough sport after that The young
millionaire ordered couple of mag
NUNS for the party and graciously
handed back the watches and clothing.
He tucked the cheek for the money won
though, in his wallet-N. Y. Sun,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
THE MEMORIAL FLAME.
a Pretty and Ancient Custom of the jew.
ish Families.

lsh Families.
At the home of well-known Jew
was recently seen tiny flame burning
in handsome goblet Examination
showed the goblet to be half filled with
water, on the top of which floated about
an inch of pure olive oil. A miniature
float of corl1s, fastened on either side Of
Il metallic ring, rested upon the oil.
On the ring was placed wax taper,
passing through small circle of thin
wood, so that the lower end OF the
thread dipped through the ring into
the olive oil. The upper end of the
taper was lighted as above mentioned.
The oil drawn up through the wax-cov.
cred taper served to keep it alight for
several hours
1--WE burn this, said the lady of the
hou.e, lin memory of one of our dead.
When the taper burns nearly out we
will substitute another, so that the
fame, like the vestal fire, never goes
out We light the taper when our rela-
tiyes dies and let it burn year, the last
one being allowed TO burn out.
1--WE attend TO those lights with great
care, thus Keeping alive the memory of
our loved one. II is an old custom of
ours, and one seldom now observed.
Some burn it only for week, while
Others burn it for a month Our family
adheres TO the custom in all its purity.
always keeping the flame Ylive Tor a
year Yankee Blade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
ECONOMICAL TREES.
Roots That Feed Upon the Decayed Po
tions of the Trunk.

Roots That Feed Upon the Decayed Por-
tions of the Trunk.
The well-known power which many
plants possess of developing adventi-
tious roots from almost any part, when
placed under favoring conditions, is
manifested in somewhat eXtraordi-
nary manner, by several trees recently
brought to the notice of botanists.
In the Bulletin of the Torrey Botani-
cal club for August, 1891, the present
writer published an account of linden
growing in Boston, Mass, where it had
been subjected to injury from horses
gnawing the bark, and in consequence
had considerable portion of the trunk
decayed. AT the edge of the wound the
cambium had formed callus, and from
a point in this living tissue there pro-
ceedcd several vigorous roots which
penetrated the decaying wood in all
directions, evidently finding rich soil.
Subsequent issues of the Bulletin
have contained descriptions of several
other examples of trees exhibiting a
similarly economical utilization of the
products of their own decay. These in
clude swamp naples a Norway maple,
a willow and a white mulberry In an
English paper appeared not long ago
an account of an oak which had "sus-
tanned itself for years by mass of
roots grown into its own trunk"
In one of the swamp naples observed
by L. VI. Stabler, at Great Neck, Long
Island, the primary injury apparently
resulted from storm which split and
twisted the trunk. One of the adven-
titious roots, "at least two inches in
diameter, started as high as ten feet
above the base of the trunk, and passed
down through the decayed portion to
the ground "-F L. Sargent in Popu-
La, L..ir.,..u. AI..r,Al,lrr
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26

The wind was blowing 4 gale, the
muddy eXpanse of water was heaving
like an angry sea. Spectators on the
elevated braced themselves against the
breeze and offered up silent prayers
for the heroic men risking their lives
in the rescue. "LoolS! lookl yoolS!"
rose the excited cry. A thousand eyes
were focused on a struggling figure in
the flood. The water was up to his
waist Cedar blocks danced around
him like corlsS, and huge piles of drift
passed dangerously near him as he
struggled in the current. He was
strong man, but he was weighted down
with two precious burdens. The wind
whirled away his hat and blew his
thick, black hair about his eyes in
sheer deviltry. 1t blinded him and he
dipped his head in the flood to weigh it
down. He staggered on, holding all
that was dear to him safe and dry
above the whirling deluge. His
strength is failing now. His grasp
seems ready to loosen. A Thousand
hearts stop beating as he disappears
for a moment. falling from weakness.
He rises, holding aloft what he risked
his life to save from the waves. Strong
arm and brave heart! A boat ahoots
around a corner. The boatmeu see
him. He is saved! In one hand he
grasps an empty valise; in the other a
copper r-bottomed kettle.-Sioux City
Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
No Cause for Anxiety.

Patient (feebly)-Well, doctor, how
30 you find me to-day?
Doctor (cheerfully)- Vastly improved.
Your legs are still vastly swollen, but
that doesn't trouble me at all.
Patient (sourly)-No, l suppose not
It wouldn't trouble me, either, If your
legs were swollen. Truth.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
A Desperate.

"Ihat man across the street has a
wonderful record. He's killed twenty
three men" "a desperate, eh?" YES;
he's man of furious temper, bulldog
courage, marvellous skill with the
knife and revolver, and" ''He locks
mild enough now" 'Well, you see, his
wife is with him. "--omaha World
Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26

"Do sit down." said the wise mother
of a family to the new aud ambitious
young housemaid. II do not in the
least approve of what might be called
laziness, or the habit Of collapsing into
chair every time one turns around, but
/ do believe in saving ones strength
when it is just as easy to do it.
"You are standing at the table to pare
your potatoes, when you might just as
well sitdown to do it. BY and by there
will be cleaning and brushing and
scrubbing to do, when you must stand.
If there is fruit to prepare, vegetables
to get ready or any of the many things
where one may remain quiet while
doing them, it is much better to sit.
This gives renewed energy for the
harder part of the work, and while
there is SO much about houseworli that
is necessarily taxing, it seems to me
very wise thing to do this. | do not
know why economy in strength is not
just as important as economy in any
thing else Certainly the ability to
make the best OF oil of our powers is
worth a little study. People who are
well and strong often seem to enjoy a
reckless exhibition pf their physical
ability, but with these time almost
always conles when the heavy strain OF
wasted energy begins to tell on the con-
stitution; then it is too late TO prevent
The damugc."-N. Y. Ledger
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26

Very Likely. .-"They say he is a
literary man, and perhaps he is. He
talks rapidly; but upon my word,
can't make head or tail of what he
talks about" "Hal Perhaps he Is a
magazine poetl"--N. Y. Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
4 Wise Teacher.

Father--Do you think my daughter
will over be able to sing?
Tcacher-Novare, monsieur.
Father-Then what's the use of Civ
Ing her any more vocal lessons?
Teacher-A great deal of use, mon
sieIr. give her lessons two, three
months more, and by and by teach
her that she can't sing That is good
musical education FOR a young lady.
Very important
Father-By gimini, you're right II
she can't stag and you can convince her
that she can't, the lessons won't b,
thrown away.--N. Y. Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26

Gentlemen of the jury" ssid the
prosecuting barrister, ''you see here Of
what social utility is the progress of
science. Was it not trait of genius on
the part OF poor clockmal5er to have
utilized, by adapting it to the mechan-
ism of an ordinary clock, that immor-
tai invention of Edison's-the phono-
graph?'-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-18
NOTICE..

Pursuant 30 d decree Of Che Circuit Court
for Wise county, rendered at The December
Term, 1891, in the Chancery cause Of Johnson
Wells againet Catharine 3. Jones, ct. al., |
will offer for sale at public ontcry. in front CT
The Intermont Hotel, in she town Of Biz Stone
Gap, Virginia, on she
Second Day Of April, 1892,
between the hours Of II e'clock a. IN. and
o'clock p. III. Of said day to she highest md
best bidder certain tract Of land in Powelps
Valley, in Wise county, Virginia, containing
n 80 acres, known SO the johnson Wells
tract, or s.e following terms, to~wit, all costs
of said salt and e1pense Of SAID sale and one
third cash in hand, one-third in tweive months
and one-third in twenty-four meEths frew day
of said sale.
Interest bearing bonds with good personal
security will be required of che purchaser Tor
The deferred payments. Fl. 4. ". SKEEN,
Special Commissioner.
Yn the Clerks O6soe Of shs Circuit Cssra Of
the county Of Wise.
johnson Wells, Plai1tis, l.
Ageinat, An chaaSeE3,
Catharine Il. Jones, ct. al. Def.
LIE. Lipps, Clerk of the said Coart, do
certify that the boAd required of tbe Specia!
Commissioner By the decree rendered IN said
cause on she 10th day Of December, 1891, hss
been duly given.
Given under Ey hand 80 Clerk OF che said
court, this zsh day Of February, 1892.
s.2e-it Test-J. Il. LIPPS, CLERK.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-18
NOTICE.

pur.uan. 10 decree Of the Circuit Court Of
Wise county, rendered 81: the Deceember
Term, 1891 in the Chancery cause Of William
Kelly against J. C. Chance Exo'r. ct. AL, |
will offer for sale at public outcry, in front OF
the lntermont Hotel, in the town Of Big Stone
Gap, Virginia, on the
Second Day Of April, 1892,
between the hours Of IL O'clock a. m. and
o'clock p. m. of said day to the highest and
best bidder certan tract Of land situated in
Powell's Valley, in Wise county, Virginia,
contai ming 1870. l6 acres, known az the J. A.
Jones' tract, on the following terms, to-wiS,
all cost nf said suit and expense Of sale and
one-t third Of the purchase price cash in hand,
| third in twelve months and one-third Ia
| twenty -four months from day Of said sale.
Interest bearing bonds with good personal
security will be required Of she purchaser for
| the deferred payments.
II. A.W. SKEEN, Special Com rissoner.
In the Clerks Once Of she Circuit Court of
the county of Wise.
William KelIy, Plaintik,
against
J. G. Chance, Ex'or ct. al, Defendant.
I, J. E. Lpps, Clerk OF she said Court, do
certify that The bond required Of the Special
Commissioner bv ths decree rendered in said
! cause on the 10th day Of DecsEber, 1891 hno
| been duly given.
Given under ray hand So Clerk Of the said
| co~rt, this 18th day Of February, 1892.
3-M-4t Teste-J. Z. LIpPS, Clerk.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-18

iy VIRGINIA: In sae Clerks Office Of the
" Circnit Court oftlie County OF Wise on
tho 18th day Of February, t5aa. In Va
cation.
p. A. Dirks,t, Plaintiff,
Samuel as {. Parsons, iDefend,t.}
The object of this snit is to recover 0f the
defendant the sam Of $4,000 with interest
thereon from the day of ----------------lsai
tili paid and the costs Of this suit, and 20 ut
tach the estate Of the ssid Samuel 4. Parsons
aud have such attached elects applied TO the
satisfaction of said debt interest and costs.
And an affidavit having been nade and fi!ed
that the claim of the plaintiff asserted in shis
auisi believed to be just, that be Is entitled tn
or ought to recover Sl05.G0 IS shove stated,
and that the defendant has estate in this county
and ig nonresident of the State OF Virginia.
it ia ordered that he do appear here within ID
days after due publication hereof, ana do wna'
may be necessary TO protect his interest IN TINS
suit And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published once week for four weeks
in the BE SeoEE PosT, and that g. copy be
posted at the front door ofthe courthouse OF this
county on the frat day of the next term OF sae
conntv court OF said county.
4 copv-Teste: J. z LIPPS, CLERK.
Brrns4 Fclton, p.e q. Z-2'-ft
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-18
NOTICE.

Pursuant So decree Of the circuit court OF
Wise county, rendered ut the December Term,
1891, in the Chancery cause Of Fl. N. Wells
against W z. kilbourn, e.. al, will pro-
coed 70 sell at public outcry, in front Of the
Internont Hotel, IN She town or Big Stone Gap,
Virginia, on che
Second Day Of April, 1892, ,
between the hours Of II o'clock &. N. and
O'Clock D. r. Of said day, to the highest and
beat bidder q certain tract Of .23d situated
in Powells VALLEY, in Wise county, Virginia.
containing 1888 acres, known as the n. n.
Wells trsct, on the following terms, so-wit,
ali costs Of said suit and expense Of said sale
and one-third Of the purchase price cash IN
hsud. one third in twelve months and one
third in twenty four months froE day OF sald
sale.
Interest," bearing bouas with good pcraonai
security will be required OF the purchaser for
/ the deferred payments.
B.A. W. SKEEN, Special Commissioner
In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit Conrt OF
| the County Of Wise:
! Fl. n. Wells, Plaintiff,
W. z. kiIbourn & ais, Defent's,
III 4. Lipps, Clerk OF tho said Court, do
certify that the bond required by
the Special Commissioner By che decree
rendered in said cause on the 18th day OF De
cenber 1891, has been daily given.
! Given under my hand as Clerk OF the sand
court, this 9Th day Of February. 1882.
3-2e-4t Teste-J. E. LiPPS, Clerk.