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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
A Relative of tho nsar.

That the raccoon is the smallest rep
resentative of the bear family is a fact
very well known to naturalists and
generally set forth in dictionaries, but
the average hunter refuses to recognize
the relationship. There is one hunter
in New York state, however, who now
believes the statement. He was hunt
ing rattlesnakes, from which he ex-
tracts the oil, when his bull-terrier
treed raccoon. The hunter had no
gun, and was obliged to climb the tree
to oust the coon. This he did, and
then sat on bough, thirty feet above
the ground, to watch the sport The
terrier promptly seized the coon by the
throat, and the shaggy animal, which,
by the way, was larger than the dog,
made a desperate effort to release him.
self. Failing in this, the raccoon stood
upon his hind feet, and, throwing its
strong fore legs around it's enemy's
body, gave him n deadly hug. The
dogs eyes bulged and SO did those of
the hunter in surprise He went rapidly
to the rescue, but he was too late. The
raccoon was gone and the terrier was
as lifeless as could be imagined. The
squeeze of the little bear had been more
than his seasoned frame could endure,
and his hunting days were over.--
Golden Days
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
puNozNr PARAGRAPHS


--Doctor-"Your case Is bad one.
Do you smoke tobacco?' Patient mo.
cigarettes. "-Philadelphia Record
my tailor has made very serious
charges against me" "What are they" :
$3.50 for an overcoat and $500 for
dress suit "--Harper's Bazaar
-Madge-"Did you select this route
because of the beautiful scenery" Ma
bel-"Pooh, no; but there are SO many
lovely tunnels. Inter Ocean.
Poor BiplSin isn't expected to i've
through the night" Nothing conta-
gious, is it?" mo, the doctor told him
he wouldn't charge him any thing for
his visits. Inter Ocean.
Short Lived Bother-Mrs Peep
(sorrowfully)-"o, Reginald, my ca
nary is dead 1t must have been sick
when you bought it." Mr.. Peep with
suppressed joy)-"No matter; will try
to getanother one-just like 1t. Puck.
Doubted Gush. - Nephew - "How
are you, uncleP Delighted to see you'
How is dear aunt? And those beautiful
children, too! Do you know, l think
you have the finest children"
Uncle producing checls-book with a
sigh)-"How much is it this time,
John?"-Truth.
-"Do you like that pie, dear?" asked
Mrs Mcbride of her husband at the
dinner table. THAT is quite fair pie"
replied Mcbride. still, it's not at all
up to the standard of the pies my
mother makes. You should get her to
show you how" "Fm afraid your
mother doesn't make as good pies as
she used to-" "Why?" "Well she was
here all day, giving me instructions,
and that identical pie is the one she
made herself. ."-Harper's Lazar.
"A mother, indignant to find her
little daughter low in her class at
school, exclaimed, wrathfully: "Pm
out of all patience with you, Mollie 1
should just like to know why Sallie
Jones is always ut the head of her class,
and you always at the foot?" Mollie
hesitated for a moment and then, look
ing her mother squarely in the face,
said demurely: "Ycu seem to forget,
mamma, that Sally Jones has very
clever parents"
"A Penny Saved is Penny Earned.
MIR. Pettypull (at railway ticket
office) is the fare to Buffalo?"
Ticket Agent-"Eight dollars" Mr..
Pettypull - "What is the excursion
rate?" Ticket Agent-"We have no
excursions to Buffalo" Mr. Pettypull
mo? Well, what are your special
rates?" Ticket Agent (exasperated)--
1--WE have no special rates Herel Do
you want ticlket?" Mr.. Pettypull-
80, no! have pass there, and 1 just
want to know how much it is saving
me n-PnclS
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
DISTINGUISHED NOSES.
The Kind Possessed by Celebrities of Pa.
Ages,

The Kind Possessed by Celebrities of Past
Ages.
William of Orange, we know, had a
Roman nose and the artist put old
Nassau's hook-nosed head on poor
Hneas' shoulders" instead of the Tro-
jan nose which he probably possessed.
Perhaps, the correct or Darwinian the
ory is that Eneas, by freak or sport
of nature, really had Roman nose
Hence he was better fitted to survive
than the other Trojans, and he handed
the nose down to his descendants, the
the Romans On any other theory it is
hard to discover why the Greeks had
straight noses, while those of the Ro-
mans were hooked. Nor, after all, are
we quite certain that the Greeks really
had Greek noses 1t may have been a
convention of their art. The future
generations, if they only possess Mr..
Burne Jones' and Mr.. Rossettis works,
will come to very erroneous conclusions
about British chins.
We learn that the nose of Socrates
was not Greek, but such as Greek
artists usually assigned to satyrs. Oc-
casionally, as in a beautiful group of
satyr playing dice with nymph on a
bronze mirror, they gave satyrs another
kind of nose. The noses of the ladies'
in the Tanagra terra-cottas are of all
agreeable orders of nose, not necessar-
lily Greek. The chances are that the
Greeks varied as much as we do in their
noses, while the tradition of their art
preferred the conventional straight
nose. In the same way the kind of
Romans who had their portraits done
on coins and gems were just the sort of
energetic, conquering people who have
Roman noses everywhere, like William
of Orange and the Duke of Wellington.
Milton, it seems, had Greek nose in
youth; it afterward became Puritanic
nose. A habit of turning it up in mo-
ments of indignant morality would af-
feet the contour and expression. OF
Cleopatra's nose, on which, according
to Pascal, hung the fate of the world,
we really know nothing. Ono coin
makes it an exaggeration of the nose
with which Mr.. Du Maurier commonly
equips his duchesses In this shape it
may be called too long, even beaky;
but we may hope that the coin is not a
good likeness. Saturday Review
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08

so that can see you; have only q
question TO ask"
She obeyed-knelt down and put her
hand in his, bending her head lower
than before.
you came before-days ago." De-
vereux said, in his slow, half hating
tones; ''when they said was dying. l
knew you were here. Why did you
Gomez" =
She flushed scarlet,
ITO save your life," she said.
"You! you saved itl'
She turned her head aside; her dry
lips moved mechanically.
at was your one chance-if some
one could be found to give of their life
blood to you. That is all. Now let me
go, You bade me come, and came
answer you, and obeyed. l have had
enough Of torture-let me go"
Darling, come to me-"
The strength of child in his clasp,
but she yielded to it helplessly; let him
enfold her, and draw her head to his
breast, with no heart and no will to
gainsay him. She cried silent, passion
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ate tears, and he kissed them away,
and hushed her prayers for pardon.
"How can l forgive?" he whispered.
you have given of your life to save
mine. You have atoned Kiss me and
stay with me now and forever"
Doctor" said Devereux, an hour
later, 81 do want to live now"
"Ah! thought you would. I kept
my promise, didn't -"
"Yes God bless you for all your
kindress"
"oh, that's nothing. Now will you
try and sleep?"
IF you'll make me two promises"
Lets hear them. You're getting
mischievous, DevereuX-a good sign
that"
ASK Dorothy to come and sit at my
side so that l can see her when 1
wake" said Devereux, smiling; land
promise you will give my bride to me
when the time comes"
you dear grateful fellow, with all
my heart" And so he did before long,
and sent the two away together to be-
gin the life they had SO nearly missed
But woman who loves is sure to
come back to the right track" Dew
ereux says; "it's we men who lose it
forever You women, my darling, have
always fund of devotion somewhere"
Dorothy looks at him softly-"And
you men," she says, sometimes for
give before the wrong is confessed"
"The confession came with the atone.
ment," he says, gravely, and draws her
close. Doubly she has given her life to
Ia;
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
HOW TO PRONOUNCE HAWAII.
"Ha-vah-ee" Is Correct According to a
High Native Authority.

"Ha-vah-ee" Is Correct AGO. srdInR to a
High Native Authority.
How do you pronounce the name of
the island kingdom which want. to be
annexed to the United States?" is a
question frequently propounded and
variously answered nowadays The
most commonly accepted pronuncia-
tion, and the one authorized by Lippin-
colts, Worcester's, Webster's and the
Century's dictionaries, is, for the name
of the principhl island Of the group.
"Hah-wi-e," the second syllable &C
cented, and the "p' pronounced as In
pine" The same question was once
asked by New York man Of high
cast Hawaiian lady, we'll educated in her
own and the English language. She
answered.:
"The proper pronunciation is Hah
vah-e-e. There is no W. in our alpha.
bet, and no letter nor ombination of
letters which take the sound of W., as
in English. The missionaries who
first translated our language found it
difficult to pronounce or express the
sound, which is, to my ear, correctly
conveyed by the letter W softened
and made full. Our "a" is pronounced
broad, as you pronounce it in fall and
our II is like the English e. The rule
is to pronounce every vowel, and as the
exception to the rule does not affect the
double II in Hawaii, you will see that
the word is 'Hah-vah-e-e'
These are the twelve letters in the
Hawaiian language, with their pronun-
citation; A (ah), (a), / (e), (oh), o
(oo), h (hay), k (kay), Qah). m (moo),
(noo), p (pay), way. There is no
sound of ~ as in the English language,
except where "ai" follows "w," or as
the Hawaiian lady would insist "v."
There is great difference in the Ian
guage as spoken by the high and low
caste of Hawaiians. The low caste
speak with a succession of explosive,
staccato gutturals; the high caste with
a liquid flow that makes 1t beautiful
language. The instance upon the "v"
instead OF the wv" sound is considered,
even by some of the we'll educated and
all OF the uneducated, as something of
an affectation, and one hears "Hah-
vah-e-e' on the island instead "Hah-
wah-e," about as often as ''vahse" in :
stead OF vase" in American society. -
New York Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
A TRAIN OF EXlLES.
One of the Most Depressing sights Seen II
Siberia.

One of the Most Depressing sights Seen In
Siberia.
"All travellers in Siberia desire to see
something of the criminal exiles. When,
therefore" says writer 81 was in
formed that u detachment was on its
way from Tomsk, l took conveyance
and drove out to meet it.
1--WE had driven considerable dis.
tance without seeing the slightest signs
Of life on the deserted highway, when
suddenly on the crisp frosty air dis.
tinguished faint, distant sound, so
peculiar and wierd thet it at once at.
tracted my attention, az it was evident
Iy approaching us.
st was not unlike the noise which
would be produced by hundreds OF
small birds singing al at once, yet !
could see nothing of any sort anywhere
on tie vast plain. AS we'll as could,
with my limited Russian voca bulary ]
drew my drivers attention to it To
him it was neither novel or interesting:
he knew what it was at once
'"The arrestanti are coming he re-
marked briefly; and shortly after on
ascending a rise in the road which had
concealed them from our view, there
came in sight a big body of men coming
slowly along, and | discovered that the
strange noise which had so impressed
me was produced by the heavy chains
they wore.
but then, alas! all preconc eived illu
sions vanished, for it was loathsome
and depressing sight, rendered doubiy
SO by the bright sunshine.
''Ihere was about it absolutely moth
ing of the p?etic, such as had been lod
to expect. 1t was simply huge crowd
of what looked lilse-and probably was
the very scum of the earth, for all
races seemed to BE- represented, making
as villainous and evil-loolting lot OF
men as one could possibly see. Yankee
Blade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
An InvnsInn of lions.

A particularly desirable place of resi-
dence for biologists, small boys who
love the circus, and all who like spice
of excitement in their lives, must be the
small town of Murtali, in Cape Colony,
South Africa. In the early part of Ian
uary troop of lions visited the place,
and evidently finding that it offered
advantages as residence, took up
their quarters there Among othar
misdemeanors they ate three mules at
tached to cart and then procec ,ed to
crown the feast with IA horse and a
donkey. People were unable TO go out
at nights, and efforts to shoot or scare
the lions had, at he date of the report,
been unsuccessful. -Harper's Young
People,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
OLD FRIENDS.
OHIO.


There are no friends like old friends,
And none so good and true;
We greet them when we meet them,
AS roses greet the dew;
No other friends are dearer,
Though born of kindred mold:
And while we prize the new ones,
We treasure more the old.
There are no friends like old friends,
To help us with the load
That all must bear who journey
Ger LIES uneven road;
And when unconquered sorrows
The weary hours invest
The kindly words OF old friends
Are always found the best
There arc no friends like old friends,
Where 'er we dwell or roam
In lands beyond the ocean,
Or near the bounds OF home;
And when they smile to gladden.,
Or sometimes frown to guide,
We fondly wish those old friends
Were always by our side
There are no friends like old friends,
TO calm our frequent fears,
When shadows fall and deepen
Through lifc's declining years;
And when our faltering footsteps
Approach the Great Divide,
Wen long to meet the old friends
Who wait the other side.
David b. Sickcls, in Banner of Gold.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08

was some cause for his breakdown be-
sides the frightful hardships he has
been thruUgs. in America. Do you
want me to let you see him?"
Mono! l want you to tell me if
he must def il Is true that there is
but one chance for 5Nm-if | can give
him that chance! But he mustn't
know" She sprang 70 the doctor aud
laid her hands on his srm; her voice
was choked with sobs.
''It was all my fault, doctor! He
was true; it was my madness that
parted us You must let ma atone
give my life for his if need be-but he
must not see me; must not know who
has saved him! The humiliation would
kill me! | want to do this for him and
then go!''
''Do you know what his one chance
is?'' said the doctor, gravely "a dan
gerous operation rarely practised-
dangerous to both the persons operated
ou-what we call TRANSMISSION of blood.
/ have been seeking some one who will
run the risk, and iave failed"
~ VIII run the risk" said Dorothy,
with her eyes flashing. ~ broke his
heart-I sent him into these hardships
that have shattered his health ] will
give him my health-my life l have
none to gainsay me, whatever happens.
am accountable only to myself. Esric
need not know"
"My poor child" said the physician,
in deep pity, "he win know nothing
he is almost entirely unconscious.-bu
] have doubts about this"
"You must have nonem cried the
girl, passionately. Don't You see it
is all can do? Can ask him to for
give Ito take me back-I who have so
cruelty wronged him? Could things
ever be the same between US if did?
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MIa Very GentIe Kick.

a Washington man who devotes a
good deal of time to economic problems
stepped into restaurant
II want dozen raw oysters"
He got them and received a check for
quarter.
That is remarkable" he said, after
some thought "Ua-ess am mistaken
che price Of an oyster stew is quarter. 4"
Yes, sir Nothing strange in that. F"
YES, there is cannot, sir, conceive
Of healthy state of affairs under which
the raw material costs quite as much az
the finished product 'Yashingto4
Htan
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08

night, and the physician looked up in
some SURPRISE; but as doctor receives
all sorts of people at all sorts of hours
he said
"Show the lady in, please" and
rose as a slim young figure glidcd into
the room Her face was covered with
veil; her garments were black, but of
such perfect cut and texture that the
doctor saw at once his visitor was no
common person. She came forward
quickly.
"You are Dr. Hall?" she said,
eyes, am. May l ask"
81 will not keep you many minutes"
she said. Her manner was agitated,
her voice almost tremblcd. You have
patient in your care-Mr. Devereux.
A little distantly Dr.. Hall said again:
eyes"
The girl-she was plainly no more
suddenly threw back her veil, revealing
a pale lovely face with delicate fea-
lures.
"You want to know who am" she
said, and by what right l ask these
questions. l have no right, but l beg
of your mercy that you will answer
me. 1t is for your patients sake l ask
not my own. l heard of his illness
that he has grown worse day by day
that you almost give him up. Is that
true?"
eyes, it is, said the doctor, gently.
He began to understand.
"AIy name is Dorothy Clifford" said
the girl. A flush swept over her cheek
as the doctor gave a little start. You
know my Nance" she faltcred.
From my patient" said DIR. Hall;
nothing he has told me-simply the
name he has repeated unconsciously.
She turned aside and grasped the
back of the chair placed for her.
Then perhaps you guess" she said,
m low voice. 81 am that Dorothy
ne speaks of. A year ago we were
lovers-engaged. I thought had rea-
son to accuse him of unfaith. 1 need
not go into details, but appearances
were against him; he had only his word,
and l would not believe that We
parted"
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
Where Daughters Arc nrlsrortunos.

In Sicily a daughter is not regarded
as an unmixed blessing In fact, the
advent Of baby girl is looked upon as
such a misfortune that black flag is
hung from the window to proclaim the
sad event The reason is purely fnan-
cial They have to be maintained at
the expense OF the family until their
marriage, when they have to dover
Their husbands Boys, on the other
hand, increase the family wealth both
by their labor befons marriage and bv
the young lady's fortune whom thew
marry. Still the girls are said 10 ba
kindly treated Chicago Tribune
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
AFFlxING A STAMP.
Right and WrspK Ways of Doing This
simple ThiRs.


1t has become n custom, which all
thoughtful people invariably observe,
to place the stamp on the upper right
hand corner of the envelope. But few
people have ever stopped to think
what is the reason for this choice of
position.
The canceling stamp and the post
marking stamp are fastened side by
side on the same handle, and if the
stamp is correctly placed one blow
makes both impressions. II, however,
the stamp is on the lower right-hand
corner the postmark falls ON the ad-
dress, and both are ille9ible; while if
the stamp is on the lefthand side tho
postmark, which is always at the left
of the canceler, does not strike the en-.
velope at all, and second blow is
necessary.
So, If the stamp is anywhere except
in the upper right-hand corner it
makes just twice HIS much work for the
clerk, and this, where he is stamping
many thousands of letters every day, is
no small matter There has been in use
for some time in the London general
post Office n most ingenious machine
for canceling any postmarking postal
cards, which differs from others in
greater rapidity of us work. Two hum
drsd cards can be placed in at once, a
crank is turned, and click click! they
fall into basket all stamped. Wash.
ington News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
Follow Anything.

Old Gentleman-Nice little dog you
have. Isn't he hunting dog?
Small Boy-I don't know what that is.
Old Gentleman-Will he follow "a
scent?
Small Boy-Yes indeeey. JUS roll
ons Good News
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08

-Punster's Little Daughter" Papa,
do yon know why / am like a win.
dow9' Papa-"No, my pet Why?"
Daughter'-"Beeause, have a pain in
my sash IN, Y. Journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08

-Edith--"Now, Uncle Henry, what
did you think of the light opera this
evening"" Uncle Henry-"We.l, seems
to me it would have looked heap bet
ter in the darR"-Inter Ocean
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08

his memory pictures of Farragut with
his wind-blown garments urging for
ward the flagship at Mobile Bay, of the
the opening of the civil war and of
sven earlier scenes The faces are
of Norsemen, Swedes, Danes, Dutch.
Germans, Canadians, rarely an Irish
man, Frenchman, Italian, Spaniard or
British limo juicer.
OF the native Americans, some are
black. The forecastle of an American
man-of-war is perhaps, as yet, the only
bit of United States territory where the
color line is not drawn. The black man
here Is friend and comrade He stands
upon his merits and is cordially ac-
cepted If he comes up to Jacks soma-
what peculiar, but mainly wholesome
standards OF manhood
Every man must sign the book or
make his mark Fewer take the latter
alternative than at any previous time
in the history OF the United States navy
Most OF the men can read and write,
some in several languages Those who
can do these things well, and who are
masters of their craft, are sure to be-
come petty officers The clerkly sailor
may become ships writer, even though
he lacks some nautical accomplishments
necessary to other petty officers. He
looks after accounts and records for the
executive officer, and might perhaps
some time ship as paymaster's clerk, a
place that gives man seat at the
junior raess table, or evon perhaps In
the wardroom. Sucn thing would not
come 70 writer as matter OF course
In the regular order of promotion, since
the paymasters clerk Is q civilian, ap-
pointed only for the cruise and wItn-
out official relations TO either officers or
men IN. K. Sun.