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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
LAUGHTER AND TEARS.
Legend of a Strange Meeting IN q Nos
row LRAe.

Legend of a Strange Meeting In q Neg
row LRae.
Laughter and Tears met one day in q
shady lane. The sunshine and shades
mingled there, and the breath OF the
woods was strong in the air, as was also
the fragrance Of the clover field near
by. But the lane, says the Detroit Free
Press, was all too narrow to allow both
to pass, for Laughter was boisterous,
and romped about so much that he took
up deal of room, while Tears seemed
to be half blind and could scarcely see
her way.
She said, in voice like the song of q
night-bird:
"Why don't you let me pass? This Is
my path"
No" replied Laughter, this lane is
mine, and l am in hurry, so you'd
better climb the fence into the dark
woods, and walk through the dead
leaves"
"Why don't you climb the other
fence" said Tears. softly, "and run
along through the clover, in the sun
shine? Pm sure you'd like it better"
Well" rejoined Laughter, pleasant
ly, "I'm sure don't want to quarrel
with so gentle maiden, and so, as we
don't seem able to agree about the path,
suppose turn about and go with you?"
That would be very pleasant, in
deed" said Tears, "for am lonely"
So they went on together, thl ough
the twinkling shine and shadow, and
each felt better for the company of the
other.
And that is why it is that when you
meet Laughter you are almost sure to
find Tears not far away.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
mpurrlNo up A ERoNr."
Plans and Specifications for tho Success
full Utilization of Nerve"

Plans and Specifications for tho Suoooss-
full Utilization of Nerve"
Youth In its springtime often asks:
H'How shall succeed in nfe?" and this
momentous question has been answered
many times and variously. Still the
same cry comes from insipient man
hood, and an aching void appears not to
have been filed To consider and
eiucidate tho problem presented In de-
tail would require many pages, and,
after all, no such elaboration Of the sub
ject Ia necessary.
A young man who would succeed
must first possess himself of good
'front.'" says an exchange. There may
not bO much Of consequences behind the
front; indeed, one haA 70 concern him
self but Httls about inabAAng informa-
ton or experience. A fine oold nerve
throws merit into the shade every day
In tho year, and IL sooner recognized.
A 'tront" consists OF nonchalant
! swagger, pretended knowodge of ov-
erythtng under tho sun and superior
DIR. To this must be nAded an alert
ness TO avoid discussions where latent
idiooy might disclose itself, neceseitat-
ing o ewift dismissal Of all subjects
with brief and emphatic opinion that
cannot DO said to commit the author. to
gether with decidedly cynical attitude
toward everything in general
1t Is just possible that q young man
with such an equipment may not Last
long, but, during tho period Of his bonn
bastio triumph, ho can easily secure and
treasure up enough seh-esteem with
which TO nurture existence long after
every prop has fallen away.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

box is fitted over the hole, which has
only three sides and a sloping top. The
air enters ut the bottom and passes up
and through the hole in the side of the
coop, as indicated by the arrows.
Of course, the windows may be ar
ranged differently il preferred, but if
arranged as shown the fowls will have
a light scratching place, while the
roosts, being at the rear, will be out
of the way of drafts of air from any
source. The windows cannot be opened,
but the door should remain open during
the day The window over the feed
room should be arranged so as to be
raised from the outside.
AS cheap, light and convenient
poultry house for flock of one dozen
hens the plan, is an excellent one
Farm and = ireside.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
Rather Fishy.

1t is related that in 1893 mermaid
swimming in the Suydcr Zee during o
period of tempest and very high tides
was carried through hole in broken
dyke and could not find her way out
again. She was captured and taken to
the town of Edam, where she was
washed and cleansed of the sea moss
which had grown about her. She ther
appeared like any woman Of the land
adopting proper dress and partaking oi
ordinary food.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
ABOUT FRUIT GROWING.

Success Requires Continued Diligence,
Intelligence and Skill.
In riding through any part of the
country where fruit can be successfully
grown, the contrast between fine crops
and partial or entire failure may be
frequently observed. One shows the
effect of skill, the other the result of
neglect On one hand, orchards are
loaded with fine crops of excellent
fruit; on the other partly dead trees
have nothing but small and scrubby
apples. In small-fruit plantations
weeds have had the ascendance; straw
berpy patches are noted for their sickly
and winter killed appearance. The
owners admit general disappointment
and failure. But there are other own
ers who give a very different report.
Their small fruits and trawberries
have escaped winter killing by care
fully applied winter protection. Their
rule has been to kill weeds lat what
ever cost" by never allowing them to
grow They have found the labor very
small to destroy them with steel rake
or fine harrow passing every week be-
fore they come up compared with the
hard work to root out the rank mass
when foot high, In neighborhood
where both kinds of management pre-
vailed, lived the owner of hundred
acre farm, portion of which was de-
voted to Embarrassing generally. His
trees had generous civilizations; large
part of the manure made on the place
was carefully applied broadcast to the
fruit trees and to the small fruits. The
result of this, long continued, was that
the annual sales from all the different
kinds amounted literally to thousands
of dollars annually. But this success
required continued diligence, intelli-
gence and skill. Country Gentleman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

room, the feed room being ligh ted by a
window or transom over the door. The
two rooms are separated by Il lath par
tition. The roosts are arranged over a
platform at the rear of the roosting-
room, with the nests under the plat
form. The cost of the house, includ-
ing labor, should not exceed $35. The
ventilators, one at each end, are seen
at II II. They are circular holes 12
inches in diameter cut in each end of
the house near the top, but far enough
from the front TO clear the corner posts,
and, as the matter of ventilation is inn
portant, the plan given may be worthy
of notice.
Fig. 2 gives plan of a ventilator, as
mentioned, they opening and closing
by the slide N, which runs in grooved
pieces nailed above and below the
hole, To keep out rain and snow a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

A man who met with shipwreclS off
the coast of Cuba and had to take to an
open boat tells of the peculiar halluci-
nation, called by sailors the Paradise
craze" brought on by exposure to the
terrific heat of the suns rays. He says
"The sea appeared to be transformed
into mighty meadow, bright with
flowers and musical with song of birds.
Cool springs burst from crystal rocks
and triclled over golden sands, and
men and maidens danced beneath the
trees. They seemed beckoning me to
join them and l plunged over the side
of the boat into forty fathoms of brine.
The bath brought me to my senses, and
l reached The Cuban coast more dead
than alive. The mania is of frequent
occurrence in tropical seas ard is often
referred to by the poets. IN. Y Tribune,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

The United States government has de-
cided to open, Nov. 90, 1892, for settlement
under the homestead law, the unearned
Noquet Railroad, heretofore reserved from
entry, in Northern Michigan. AT the same
time the right of the Ontonagon a. Brule
River Railroad has been denied to large
tract Of land in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan. This gives an unprecedented
chance to locate valuable timber and min
eral lands, which are among the best in the
Upper Peninsula, and are reached only over
the North Star Route milwaukee a. North
ern Rnilroad) between Chicago and Lake
Superior.
For further particulars address c. r.
RoLEINs, Land and Immigration Agent, 161
La Sale street, Chicago.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
FOR MUDDY GROUND.
a Sled for Dragging Heavy Loads Ov
Poor Roads.

Sled for Dragging Heavy Loads Over
Poor Roads.
A mud beat is a sled with broad run
ners. 1t has many advantages over the
narrow runror sled, when there is but
u small amount of snow, or after a
thaw. The broad runners pass over
mudholes and siushy places without
cutting down. The accompanying il
lustration are from sketches sent us by
Richard Jones, of Franklin coanty,
o. The runners are sawed from a log,
a, bent at one end. Sa7S TO the angle
from one end, reverse, and saw from
the other end. The parh of the runner
which rests on the ground should be
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

Send ten cents in stamps TO E. o.
Mccormick, G. p. and T. A., c. H. g. d.
Z. r., Cincinnati, o., and get the
Worlds Fair Route Views of the Colum.
bian Exposition. The G. II. q D., in
connection with the Monon, is the
Worlds Fair Route, being the only line
running Pullman Perfected Safety Yes
tibuled Trains with dining cars be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
A Constant Plague.

Indigestion is in many instances, a con.
slant plague, giving the sufferer no peace
night or day. To Danish the tormentor
don't deluge your stomach with pepsins ant
sour or acidulous tonics Use the genuine
invigorant and appetizer, Hostetter's Stom
ach Bitters, approved aud recommended by
physicians Of distinction. Use it, too, fol
malaria, rheumatism, constipation, liver
complaint and nervousness.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
The strawberry Runners.

The new straw wberry runners in the
old beds will require loose soil, or
they will not become rooted. The old
beds will fail if they have been al
lowed to become overrun with weeds
and grass. When the beds are kept
clean and the new runners secure q
stand, the plants are renewed for an
other season, but old plants will last
but short time, as they are weakened
in producing runners.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

People overlooked the Importance Of per-
manentiy beneficial effects and were salts
lied with transient action, but now that II
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently cure habitual constipation,
well-informed people will not buy other
laxntives, which act for time but finally
injure the system.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
An Excellent lfouse for u Flooh 81 One
Dozcn Hens.
PLENTY OF LIGHT.

An Excellent irouse for Tiooh 81 cne
Dozen Hens.
One of the most essential things to
poultry house is the window Plenty
of light makes a house comfortable,
and, as fowls detest darkness, too much
light cannot be given
The illustration represents building
12 feet long. feet wide, s feet high in
front and q feet high at the rear, the
roof covered with tarred felt or any
other waterproof material. Two large
windows, each 40x70 inches, give light
they being placed near together at the
southwest corner of the roostine
apartment. Two doors are shown.
one entering the roosting apartment
on the left and the other the feet
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

HALLS CATARRH CURE is liquid and is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
Write for testimonials, free. Manufactured
by f. j. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, o.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

Mr. Toothandnail-I can't imagine
what we got married for; we're totally
different at every single point. Mrs.
Toothandnail-O, you tlatterer. .-Bos-
ton Courier
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

DR.. r. SCHIFTMANN, St Paul, MINI, Will
mail trial package Of Schiffmann's Asthma
Cure free TO any sufferer. Gives instant re-
lief in worst cases, and cures where others
fail. Name this paper and send address
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
German
Syrup

am farmer at Edom, Texas. I
have used German Syrup for six
years successfully for Sore Throat,
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Pains in
Chest and Lungs and Spitting-up Of
Blood. l have tried many kinds Of
Cough Syrups in my time, but let
me say to anyone wanting such q
Northumberland Syrupis the best.
We are subject to so many sudden
changes from cold to hot, damp
weather here, but in families where
German Syrup is used there is little
trouble from colds. Iohn Z. Iones. D
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

WHY was Adam the swiftest runner in
the worldl Because he was the first in the
human race.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

EAST circling of the square--rounding
the corner -Demorests Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

Actors, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar,
Pike's TOothaohe Drops Cure in one minute.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

HAYsEED-''Do you run on this road?"
Tramp sadly y)-"No; l just walk on the
tics y
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

Everything catarrhal in its nature,
catarrh itself, and all the troubles that
come from catarrh, are perfectly and
permanently cured by DR.. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy. No matter how bad
your case or of how long standing, you
can be cured.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

POSITIVE, mad; comparative, madder
Positive, man; comparative, mama or
manner
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

SOME fellows develop amazing speed
when they're driven to drink.-Elmira Ga
Zette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

A MAN who gets choleric over his collar
button has not necessarily got any comma.
shaped bacili about him. Boston Tran
SCriDt
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

For sick headache, dizziness or swim
ming in the head, pain in the back, body,
or rheumatism, take Becchanl's Pills.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

"YoUR turn will come soon," said the
impecunious young man as he inspected his
cuffs. w ashingtoh Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

"SHE's very upright young LADY,
Eyes, but she's bent on matrimony. Phil
adelphia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

Learn to think right and you will
not have much trouble about behaving
right IIorl
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

IT is an odd fact that the duty of most
missionaries is 10 go TO the bad.-Philade-
nhin Record
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12

MILK that absorbs the odors of the
stable cannot be pure milk.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

N1-For Sale.-A farm of 80 Acres. near the
Rocks of Deer Creek. Apply to j. T. C. Hop
kins, Bel Air, Nd. 7mh
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

Gs-Have in store splendid stock of new
Rasins, Currants, Citron, NEts, Oranges,
Mince Meat, Edam and Pineapple Cheese, N.
o. Molasses, Malaga Grapes, Confectionery,
&C., at bottom prices. Jas. c. Young, Bel
Air. Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30
We have received a printed state

We have received a printed state
ment of the financial condition of Cecil
county at the close of business De-
12, 1892 1t shows a balance
in the treasury of $50, 241 03 with $47,-
.42. "a due from the levy of 1892, max
ing ST. 9S357 available to meet cur
rent expenses until June 80, 1898. 1t
should be gratifying to the taxpayers
of Cecil county to see such healthy
condition of affairs as the statement
shows. We are not personally fami'
liar with the system of bookkeeping
used by the County Commissioners OF
Cecil county, but are informed by
those who are, that it is admirable
and reflects much credit ON Their
young and energetic Clerk, Mr.. Chas
Fl. Smith, and that he can at a few
moments notice produce at any time
such statement showing the exact
condition of the county finances to
date
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

GS-J. G. Young has in store large and
complete stock of Gents Shoes and Hats,
Latest Styles at the lowest price, best shoe on
the market for 81 so.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

The farmers of the county should
not. fail to attend the fifth annual
meeting of the Farmers Association
of Hartford county, which will be held
in the Court House, Bel Air, on Friday
of next week, January 9Th. Mr.. AL
fred S. Niles, Of Baltimore, has prom
ised to deliver an address OH Home
Rule in Taxation in Maryland" and
a practical and valuable address on
Trucking in Maryland is also expect
ed from Mr.. Thomas B. Todd, the we'll
known Baltimore county farmer and
trucker. The continued low prices of
ordinary farm products are turning
the thoughts of Hartford county farm
ers to some more profitable use OF
their land, and many of them believe
that by the raising of vegetables and
{ is their labor would be more re-
Lucrative. The tax question, also,
is one that is being vigorously discuss
ed throughout the State and the ad
dress Of Mr. Niles will doubtless be
valuable in the campaign of education
now going on.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

Under the new South Carolina
law hereafter liquor will only be law
fully sold by agents appointed by the
State. No more than so per cent.
profit will be allowed and the profit
goes into the State Treasury. When
a person desires to purchase whisky
he must prepare written certificate
containing his name, age, residence,
kind of liquor wanted and for what
purpose. Social Clubs for the sale of
liquor are prohibited. No/less than
half u pint of liquor can be sold
This law seems to be prohibition that
does not prohibit.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30
The Festive Cow in Havre d. Grace.

A Havre de Grace correspondent sends us a
poem, which is 90 long to publish, describing
the experiences of young man from Kent on
visit to the city of Havre de Grace, and especi-
ally his combat with a cow, which useful ami
NAL, 1t appears, is permitted to roam at large
in the city streets. The young man was ar
rested and fined, the Justice of the Peace at
the same time administering this reprimand ::
Squire says, my dear fellow, you should have
had better sense;
To insult one of those creatures in 4 terrible
offence.
For our city fathers love cream in their coffee
and teas
And two hundred of those street walkers can
do as they please"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
First and foremost and above al things,
Il purifies the blood. Not only in March,
April, and May, when the sarsaparillas claim
to do good, but oil the year round, it cleanses,
renews and invigorates the system, rouses
every organ into healthful action, and drives
out blood -poisons of every name and nature
For the worst forms of Scrofula, the most
stubborn Skin and Scalp Diseases, such as
Saltrheum, Eczema, letter, Erysipelas, and
oil diseases or disorders caused by a torpid
liver or impure blood, nothing can equal it
as . remedy.
II any thing could, it would be giardn-
teed, just as the Discovery" is. If that
fails to benefit or cure, you have your money
back. Is any thing that isn't sold in this way
nkely to be just as good
SEQ that you get the genuine medicine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30
DAY MORNING DEC. 80, 1892
NEW YEARS. DlT.

tnIient and moderI CIVILIZED lro-
y, whi'e differing ~ o the day In III
" ca they reckon the beginning of
I'll civil year, have AGREED il. distiII-
q hing it from o'he. Gays in ;, lie
1t is very ppr2pri;tie THAT the
i Of January should be tie first Gay
o he first month of The ear, as far
a The Northern ller tsl re is con
e. ned; since it's BEGIN hg. being
Ii ar the winter solsijca lhc year is
II is made to present a complete series
OF change in seasons and operations,
in Guiding equally the first mo yements
OF spring and the dealt Of all annual
vegetation IN the frozen arms of win
ter. The earliest calendars, however,
as the Jewish, the Egyptian and
Creek, did not place the commence
II mt of the year at this point. ltwas
not done until the for1 arion of the
Roman calendar, usually attributed
II the Second Ming, Numa Pompilius,
whose reign is set down as ending 6s2B b.
C. Numa, il IS said, having decreed
that the yea should commence now,
added two new months to the ten into
which the year had previously been
divided, calling the first Januarius in
honor of Janu., the deity supposed to
preside over Ooors uatin .jdnuG, a
door,) who might very naturally be
presumed also to have something to
do with the opening of the year.
Although, however, there was q
general popular regard for the LIST of
January as the beginning of the year,
the ancient Jewish year, which open
eI with the 18th of, March, continued
long to have a legal position in Chris
tan countries In England it was not
til 1852 that the first of January be-
came the initial day of the legal as it
Lad long been of the p pnlar year. In
;otland this desirable change was
laade by decree of JamesVl. in privy
c,uncii in the year 1900. 1t was eff
facted in France in 1854 in Holland,
Irotestant Germany anG Russia i'll
J 'UU, anu III SWeucll III L 10
In very curious old book called
The Restitution of Decayed Intelli-
gence'' we are tod that the month of
nuary was called by our Saxon an
4astors Wolf-monat-that is, Wolf
Honth-''because people were wont
always in that month to be more in
danger to be devoured by wolves than
n any season else of the year, for that,
trough the extremity of cold and
low, those raNeGous creatures could
lot lind beasts sufficient to feed up
or BY the same people the month
vas named afterward Aefter- Yule-
nat is, After Christmas. it is rather
odd that while abandoning the Saxon
names of the months we have retain
Cd those of the days Of the week.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

ls-Jas. e. Young, Bel Air, Md, has in his
store large stock Cantons. like you bought of
him last season, cheaper then ever.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

ES~ Farm for Sale.-FOrty-two Acres OF
land all well set in grass good Apple Orchard,
Water in every field two miles from Rocks,
Highland and Pylesville stations, on Balti-
more and Lehigh Railroad. For terms apply
to J. B. Stansbury, Clermont Mills, Hartford
Co., Md 23dec2t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

~Wanted.-IIighest price paid for Wal
nut Trees, Standing. II. s. Robinson, Fall
stOn 30sep
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30
Examine the Pensioners.
From the New York Sun.

FROM the New ] OK sun.
What has any worthy pensoner to fear from
such an examination? Why this howl all along
the line about injustice to the old soldiery
Valuable, also, is Mr.. Bayard's suggestion that
the Pension Office be compelled to have the
list Of pensioners published in each neighbor-
hood, so that each neighborhood can see who
;sproperly or improperly drawing money from
the government. What has any honest veteran
and worthy pensioner to fear from the publ
cation to his neighbors of his name in such a
licfS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-30

-OIange Judd died in Chicago, on
Tuesday, aged seventy years. He ORR
ginated the crop-reporting percentage
system now in use, and brought from
Europe the seed that led to the estab-
lishment of the sorghum industry in
this country. The international Sun
day-school lesson system was his ere
alton.