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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
woMAN's WORLD.

Mrs. Emeline @. Taylor, who died in
Atlantic City the other day, was the
last OF the Girard annuitants.
A soulful Kansas woman has recent
ly secured a divorce from her husband
on the ground that he is TOO practical.
Queen Victoria now rules three hum
dred and sixty-seven million people,
greater number than has ever betGre
acknowledged the sovereignty OF eth
er king, queen or emperor.
Professor-Do you know madam,
there was time when men wore cor
sets, but they found they we're injuri-
GUS to health, and So Mrs. Wrong
righter-Yes, and SO they gave them
to their poor, weak, helpless wives and
daughters New York Weekly.
Statistics of life insurance show that
in the last twenty-five years the aver
age woman's life has increased from
nearly forty-two to nearly forty-six, or
more than eight per cent; while man n's
life-average has increased from forty
two to forty-four. which is five per
cent.
Mrs. Stannard, the author OF Boot
less Baby" was once introduced to Sir
Morell Mackenzie at a London enter
tainment by her writing name OF John
Strange Winter" The doctor, who did
NOT keep up with current fiction, look
ed somewhat dazed, and repeated the
name wonderingly, whereupon the au-
thor remarked, "Oh, yes, I'm Bootles's
Baby" Sir Morell retreated, marvel
ling still more, and, drawing friend
aside, confded to him that he had
Just met poor demented lady, who
was introduced as man and thought
herself a baby"
Princess Maude Of Wales has a curl.
GUS hobby for collecting ivory. At
Marlborough House she has quite col
lection of ivory curios. She has the
tusks of elephants shot by her father
and uncles. The Emperor of Russia
has enriched her museum by sending
the teeth Of wild boars which have fal-
len to his guns. There are also In the
Princess's collection the "lvorles" of
wairuses, lions, tigers, sharks, seals,
and alligators. When the Duke Of Ed
inburgh was q midshipman he assisted
In capturing a monster hammer-head
shark, the teeth OF which are now in
the Marlborough House Museum.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
Where viii YOn sp nd the winters

During the season when the
winds blow shrill and cold from the
North, and the Forests are yellow
with the sere leaves of Autumn
when the Lakes and Rivers are
fringed with ice and the birds have
winged away into the dim southern
horizon, a natural and longing de-
sire arises to go where flowers are
in bloom. where the sun shines
every day, and the air is ever
balmy. We have country not
far away where you can escape all
the disagreeable elements of u
winter season and where life is
really worth living. at is Cali
f0rnia." Perhaps you know all
about that glorious State, and the
salubriOus climate of which it is
celebrated, but do you know that
the Buckeye Route in connection
with tn, Santa Fe is the quickest
and most direct route from all Ohio
points. The time consumed is three
and one half days. Fast trains
carrying elegant parl0r ears, Pull
man sleepers and first class coaches
make direct connection in the same
depot in Chicago with trains Of the
Santa Fp Route, composed Of
palatiai Pullman Buffet Sleeping,
dining aud parlor reclining chair
and tourist sleeping ears, through
to l.ns Angeles, San Diego and
San Francisco without change. IfI
you want to know all about Cali
fornia, time of trnins, prices OF
sipeping ear bprths anl other in /
formation on this subject, you will
save money and MAKE y"rr journey
one Of pleasure AMI y oft. nv writ
ing anv Agent, g IT, V, e r. Ry
or w. III. Fisher, G.. p & y. A, CO.
lumbus. Ohio. Tourist tickets at
exceedingly low rate of fare going
ono way an returning nnnthr
are on sale during tn" entire year
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
BITS OF INFORMATION.

Eleven thousand brass bands play
| for the Salvation Army.
II is said twenty-one bicycle fac
tories failed up in June.
Politics make strange bedfellows,
and this year there seems to be a good
many in bed.
WHY. are some people like eggs? Be-
cause they are too full Of themselves
to hold anything else.
Why Is It that the fellow who starts
out to paint the town red never Gets
farther with his decorating than his
nose?
osruitoes have appeared this se"s n
in England. 1t Is supposed they made
their way across the Atlantic in a car
go Of lumber.
Are the tramps on the increase? The
inconceivable number Of arrests made
thus far, this season. would Suggest
this calamity,
- The young man who thinks he could
'try just little. The Asulting surprise
will have salutary effect.
1t Is estimated that OF the two hun.
'd-ed and forty thousand domestic SER
wants In London, at least ten thousand
s,re always out Of employ ment.
There Is one queer thing about all
these men who get nonliseted for high
political Offices" "Wha is it?" "They
are always so happily married"
Education is not to fit a man or wo-
man to fill a certain position In life,
but Is the making OF the boy or girl
to be what lie or she ought to be in
1ife.Ss ,y
Soil was brought up from depth OF
three hundred and iTwenty-six feet,
from coal mine in Belgium. and from
1t sprouted weeds Of a species unknown
To- the botanists.
Chinese writer's claim that the cuti-
walton of wheat was introduced into
the Celestial Empire by the Emperor
Shinnung twenty-seven hundred years
before Christ.
The interior OF gold bearing rock
was inspected In IN Oregon town by
OF the Roentgen rays, and veins
of auriferous metal were as plainly
visible as II they were on the surface.
Mohammedan depositors In the post
office savings banks are cnriching tho
British government. as their religion
forbids them to receive interest They
insist ON taking out no more than they
put In.
Glasgow has a new chimney four |
hundred and slxty-eight feet high. bur
trained steeplejacks think no more OF
climbing 1t than of scaling wood
shed. thouah 1t mek"s lockers on sbud.
dor.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
OUR NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

| There are holidays and HOLIDAYS.
Christmas and New Years are cosnic-
I politan-arc the property of no partic-
uar people, but yet are joyously oh-
served by many. But Thanksgiving IL
purely an American holiday, original
] in conception and growing from a smnll
! beginning until il has reached the dig-
nifty Of a national event. Its first eel
,cbraticn was by the Plymouth colony
in 1G21-thosc sturdy pioneers whose
,p.ety was as pronounced as their pluck.
who honorcd themselves by honoring
their Deity. The custom soon became
more general, spreading over oil the
New England states. After the revo-
linton II gradually extended to the mid
die states and later to the west, grow
ing more slowly In the south. In 1861
the patriotic Lincoln forever estab-
lished It in the list of holidays by pro-
claiming day Of Thanksgiving, his
action being promptly followed by tho
individual proclamntions of the goverp-
:ors of the states, who named the same
day. Since then. by common consent,
rthe first announcement OF the day is
found in the presidents proclamation.
and the, day so named is also named by
4 he states.
In many ways. snys the American
Agricuturist. Thanksgiving, Is one OF
our most delightful events. It Itcomesat'
n time when the rigors of winter are not
'yet at hand. We have Mt our disposal
,nll the varied products of the soil, nnl
the time for n season Of partial rest for
lthe farmer sat hand. Ono Of Its most
delightful features. which hos become
quite general. is the gathering together
under the old rooftrec ofHall the scat-
tered sons and daughters on this day.
Two. three and sometimes four Gcnera.
tions thus meet around the festive and
hospitnblc table sof the old homestead,
and thus fratcrnnl ticsare strengthened
and fllinl piety encouraged. ~
Another and not less. s,.commendnble
fratnre of this holiday is q practical |
bencvolrnce which hns become very no |
table. Poor people. to whom good din |
ncr is n rarity. are hunted out. and In an |
transformations wny -nre helped 10 prop
erly observe the day, so far MS it's festive |
features are concerned The sick un.tl
suffering nre remembered In yarfona [
ways. The homeless arc. for the .dny. I
mHde members of some hqspitabIoI
household, where they can Join IN its
pleasures. Altogether. this is perhaps
its best feature. There Is no pleasure
so lasting. none which affords etsch reaI
JOY, ns that which comes to us from the
knowledge that we have donesa' rerI
kindness to some of the suffering chill
drcn OF carth--in some way aileviute,i i
their sorrows or cascd their pains. L.
Last. but not least. the devotional
'pirlt which is the impelling motive OF
The day. is encouraged md developed,
VIC learn to he more contcnte.l with our
lot, thankful for what we have and
hopeful for the future.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
a Rrlrht nrsincsS Nnn.

l'hs always hi, wis ainut him
aud Knows h2W Ia do tie lishi
hing he right way. The wrnng
WAY wastes muney and wastes time,
which is M item "f tXpesu not
appreciate Il. The business man
ana Commercial I Traveller will nl.
waNs do ih' ri.h thiug The ,ight
way In purchasing - BuckeAe In
trrrhsngeaillr Mileage 1icKet of
he Columbus. IIork ing Valley aud
Toledo Railway Co.'S i+Snr. They
ire now heing honored for passage
over the Big Fcur RsilwHV, The
Moron Route, The &. II d ID. r.. r.,
and the Baltimore anh Ohio Sunth-
western Railway and fif.v other
transportation lines. You will lnt
waste money or'linc in investing
In suca mileage ticket as they aie
always ready and iust Mhnt
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25

"whero DO clio weeds Como FROM ?"

Many boy has asked this as, for the
Fourth or fifth time in the season. he
mas bent over the onion or strawberry
oed, and taken out every one that show
ed its head above the surface But
they won't s,dy pulled up. In a few
aays another crop Is ready to try the
! patience OF the young gardener. No
wonder many people have thought
weeds We're in some mysterious way
created In the soil. But we know that
every one comes from a seed which IN
some manner has found its way into
the earth, and waited, sometimes Cor
| years, for a favorable time to sprout
| and send up plant to provide another
| supply of seeds. 1t is wonderful how
these inanimate things, having no pow-
er to carry themselves, manage to trav-
ell to new homes, even to emigrate to
new countries. The dandelion, the this
tie, and other seeds furnished with
Nowny appendages, ride upon the wind,
and may be carried miles before find
in,' resting place. Some seeds, like
those of the burdock, and cookie, have
strong little hooks ready to lay hold OF
the first man or rather noaters, and the
currents in the streams and even of the
ocean bear them safely to foreign
lands The seed pods or vessels of some
plants are made so that they fly open
with snap when the seeds are fully
ripe, and scatter them over the ground
The seed of the Sand Box Tree is con-
talned in a sort of spring box, which
cxplodes with n bang like o. musket,
and sends the seeds flying in every di-
rection. Some seeds are strongly af.
fected by moisture and dryness, when
dry they are curled up, when wet they
straighten out; this gives them O roll
ing motion which moves them at el-
most every change of weather. Tie
animated oat, and the species OF gera
mum called "Stork's bill," are examples
of this kind. The birds swallow many
seeds, and deposit them uninjured .
new places in this way some plants
md their way TO distant Islands. When
we find 80 many ways in which seedA
may be carried about, and when it is
remembered that many of them may be |
for years buried In the soil, and yet
retain their life, we need not wonder /!
that they spring IN almost eva.-v:..era !
If the boys will pull up all the wceo- !
in the garden before they 60 to seed. ,
they will not only keep their own prem /
ises pretty clear, and have less work tc /
do each year, but they viii, also help !
their neighbors, and thus be doing some |!
good in the world.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
Hogs ard Fad Weather.

Hogs are always more rcjtless
than usual on the approach of bad
weather, and when these ami mails
run to and fro with moutifuls of
straw, leaves or branches, tln indi-
cation is for very foul wco ;Tcr. In
their native state rigs probably
made their own beds, and wien bad
weather was coming pep .J,s gath
cred larger supply OF ~ ;nw or
leaves than usual to servems q pro
tcctlon against the rain.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
,rvon wit. ,,,e ,,a'tor.

I Poetic looking Young Man -'"Tve
with this manuscript"
Clever Comic Editor-"Shove It in
the waste paper basket, please. I'm
very busy now and haven't time to do
It my SELF
.'Poetfc-Iooking Young Man throw
fng the manuscript in the waste paper
,basket)-"I've come from the ----Thea-
tire. and the manuscript have just
thrown In the waste paper basket is
uNur comic drama, which the manager
b, gs me 10 return TO you with thanks
mn nv thanks. lie suggests you should
sch lt to an undertaken, to be read at
a ft T. Tal."
IL ) poetic-looking individual. gently
smi lg.--London Tid-Dits.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
SOME GEORGIA NUGGETS.

A rainy day Is great time for q
man to think OF notes due.
The world Is not near as old as some
people who are hobbling OYER it.
The middle of the road is desirable
but some men do nothing but raise dust
In 1t.
The sun is bright enough for all the
world, but there are people who insist
on lighting candles at midday.
Animals know when Storm is com-
ing and get out ot irs way. hut men
meet 1t on the h'ghrnan after they have
lost their umbrellag.~-Atlanta Cousti.
tuition.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25

For years we have sup
piled the people of Logan
and Hooking county with
their winter wear at fair,
honest and living prices,
and we expect to continue
to supply them for years
to come, because we have
the Best Goods at the Low
est Prices. We do not ad-
vertise a Two-Dollar Shoe
at Fifty Cents to catch the
unwary, but advertise on
the square and deal on the
square. Call in and see us. F.,
-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25

fn low ing agents; A. }. Rirhter.
Dist. Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohi 1.
w, Bucknasitr, City Pass. Agent,
Columbus, Ohio, or any agent at
tn" G. IL. ". d T. Ry, for ticket,
and full pariiruI rs. w II. Fisher,
G. p. g. 7. a., Columbus, Ohio.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
It,s Lo.r.inn.

"Ah. for a lame back. presume?"
inquired the druggist, suavely.
mo" replied the callcw poet, who
aad asked for porous plaster, "for
writer's cramp."
"Pardcn me- but how can you supply
1t to your wrlst?"
ut ism. my wr!st-.its in my stom-
ach. Truth.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25

Buckeye interchangeable milo
age tickets are now good over the
BIZ Four, B. & 0 s. w, C. II. & d
l. NJ. A. & @, Is. d q hetwoen Co.
lumbus and Cincinnati, O g. Lima
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
Cots Moro Than his Share.

II only wish they'd conflne Thanksi
giving to one day"
"Well, don't they?"
Not at my house. TIL have TO eat
cold. minced. deviled and croquetted
turkey all next Chicago Rec
ord.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
ThonlysrivIny.

All summer long the barnyard heard
Tho turkeys brag and boast,
Ard they're glad that bumptious bird.
On all sides gets a roast!
IN. Y, World. ,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25

Herhert.-I like Thanksgiving dinner
the best of any in the year.
Aunt Janc-How Is that?
Ilcrbert-Because II Is so good that T,
never want the dessert first.-Truth.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
Novcmhcr Sentiment.

In blessings shPrtd with humble lots
Tho truest Joys we trnce:
Who Glvc9 the frecst charity tf.
Gives thanks with fairest grace.
kansas City journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
MARKET REPORTS.


Ecer-F Family. 50 50d11 90; extra mess,
81 30; packed, SS 00Gt0 o. Cut meats-Plck-
led bellies, 4A6ifMc; picked shoulders, Ia
4hc: picked hams, Sn0c. Lard-Western
steam. "a IL. l'ork--Old mess. IS 2JtlS 10:
family, $40 50et11 90; clear, So 1910 80.
lIuiter--Westcrn dairy, SGIl3c; creamery,
13il9t23c; do factory, T@I2c; Elgns, 23c;
imitation creamery. 1l6r17c. Cheese
state large, TlaHi1nM. rmal!, 7;zdt1Ohc;
part skins, 3l4MIc; fun skins, 2hGr3c. Eggs
State and Pennsylvania, 2Uli25c; western
fresh, 1J1am21c.
Whcat-D.aac. Corn aSlac. Rye-i4G4Cc.
Onfs-.elc
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25
Boston.

Wool--Ohio and Pennsylvania MN. 22c;
NN and above. 2ht21c: y, 1Slfloc: No. J.,
.iM22c; No. =, .cr; line unwashed, 136i
iic; unnerchantabc, l5ulCc; Ohio combine
No. /, KMH, blood. -.Si3Jc; No. = a blood,
2;ic; Ohio dclnire, 2On2lc; Michigan y and
above, lUhm17c; No. !, lie; No. 2, 21c; fine
unwnsed. 12lGGi13c; understandable. 130i
1ic; Michigan comb!ng No. ], M6fi9 blood,
21c: No. =. a blood, 2Oc: Michigan dclalnc,
1Hc: Kentucky. Indiana and Missouri comb.
Ing, X blood, 1dlaGi1TIac: do. u blood. 10h
GtlT9e; do braid, IGlkmiTi4c; clothing. y
blood, 1GisM1Tc: -. u blooc. 16Ia@lTc; do
coarie, IULtptT>.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25

Cuttlc--primc, 81 5OaiI 30; good. 81 25l
= 81; :idy butchers - U0tiI 20; fair. $3 10
Si3 50; common. 50 0r6t3 30; feeders, SO 20
ui o.; bulls, stays mi COWS. 81 O0gi2 40.@
IIogs--lrinc pigs, So o,mt3 90; best light
Workers, s.; 5pSi3 80; Fictiums, 50 1908 80;
heavy. 50 3Oaia 80; loushs 81 25Gi3 OU.
Shcpp-Rrmc sheep, So GDlfj 10; good,
81 3O6i3 30; fair. - T5Gi3 IL; cnlls and com
mon, 81 OOqi: 30; choice lambs, s5 OOdL5 25;
common to good lambs, 50 75Q4 %; veal
calves, SO O0dIG 90
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-25

ArgWnont "a :iuniGD IIss-.
Washington Dtc. 21.-Argument was
heard In the supreme court in the pro-
ceeding Of the government VS.. Joseph
r. Dunlop, publisher of the Chicago
Dispatch, charging him with sending
obscene literature through the mails.
He wes sentenced to Imprisonment for
two years and to pay fine of $4,000.
WI Observe Christmas.
Liverpool, Dec. 21.--The Grain Ex-
change win be clcsed next Friday, Sat
nrday and Monday in celebration Of
the Christmas holidays. The Proyls-
ions Exchange VII; observe ncS: Fri
:Ay and Saturpay as Chrir,.ns5 roli
days.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-08-06
PETS THE PARK SQUIRRELS.

A venerable looking man with snow
white hair and beard is q regular
morning visitor at Mount Morris park,
in Harlem. He always enters the
park at Fifth avenue, walks quietly to
large tree, and taps against it with
his cane. At the same time he calls
softly. In few moments sharp barks
of delight are heard among the
branches and one or two gray squir-
rels are seen to run down tho trunk
of the tree. The old man smiles and
coaxes and pretty soon the squirrels
have jumped from the tree to his
shoulders and have begun an explora-
ton in search of pockets.
The gray pets always are rewarded
by finding some nuts, which they car
ry off to the branches of the tree and
eat. Sometimes they make two or
three trips down the tree and Chamber
over the old man and search his pocK.
cts until they are sure the supply of
nuts has been exhausted. There are q
dozen squirIels In the northwest cor
ner of the park who are on the best of
terms with their venerable visitor, and
are apparently, on the lookout for
him every day.
"a squirrel makes a nice pet" said
the old man, "and have some great
friends among them, both in this and
Central park. 1t takes quite little
time to make them understand that
you do not mean to harm them, but
after they once put confidence in you
they never lose it. l usually attract
their attention with little call which
resembles their bark SO nearly that
they can hardly tell the difference. 1t
probably means good morning, or some
pleasant greeting IN squirrel language,
for / am a firm believer in their chat
ter being perfectly understood by one
another. l have also number of
bird friends in the park. They fly to
me at my call, and always expect n
piece of cake or cracker.
"After all, said the old man, san
imals are about the truest friends a
person can have in this world. They
stick to you through thick and thin.
New York Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-08-06
How the Queen Rides.

A rider with black boots, waxed hat
and short hunting whip on a trotting
gray horse; few yards behind him
a modern landau; on the seat beside
the coachman, Scotchman, wearing
a black hat decorated with buckle,
in which is a feather standing like an
aigrette; in the landau, two women in
deep mourning, one small, aged, COM
pact, her head hidden in poke bon,
net with thick veil; the other tall,
thin, blonde ;opposite them are seated
two boys in sailor dress with wide
blue collars; then comes another car
riage; then victoria, wherein is an
old gentleman wearing decoration
such is the spectacle of England's
Queen taking her constitutional, every
'day ride, with Princess Beatrice and
her sons at Nice.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-08-06
{ EE(!SlS}'',lbliildr rStS;Sl@gso so1umD(

felt compelled to express my dis
belief in them in tho absence OF per-
sonal proof of their veracity, and she
therefore requested me to accompany
her to her room, there to receive such
evidence as would satisfy my doubts.
went and stood with her close to
her open window and she called the
mice by the names, "Jim," "Tom,
Jack" and 80 on, to which she rs
serted that she had accustomed them,
and saw them come, one by one, to
the window ledge, where they ate
bread out of her hand, and subse-
quently out of my own, not timidly,
but as if in full assurance of safety.
On the afternoon of the same day l
had small tennis party in the garden
on which this bedroom looked. My
cousin whose Christian name is jim,
was playing tennis, and several OF the
party, including myself, were sitting
in the garden beneath the mouse win
dow, when afternoon ten was brought
out to us. aud called loudly, "Jim !
Jim !" several times to communicate
that fact to my cousin.
At the third or fourth call some
thing ran across the path, and one OF
the party threw his low hat at 1t, and
killed what we found to be mouse.
The mouse tanner was not present,
and knew nothing of the occurrence,
to which, inde,|, none of us attached
more than passing importance. The
next morning, however, still III lgnor-
ance of the incident, she informed us
that her little "Jim," had disappeared
from her family, and that although
the others came as usual Mt her cal, he
remained absent and | know that he
never re-appeared.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-08-06
TANNING WILD NICE.

An uncommonly good mouse story
is given by correspondent of the
London Spectator. Almost incredi-
BILE as it sounds, it appears to be well
vouched for. 1t offers another proof
of the power of persistent kindness.
A lady living in my house in the
country announced to me one day that
she had tanned family of mice, con-
sisting of father and mother and
seven young mouse children, who had
made their nest in the PARTIALLY de-
cayed sash frame of the window in her
first floor bedroom, which \had an
opening on the sill outside.
She further stated that she ! could
identify the members of this fa4ily,
and could induce them to come toNhcr
call and feed out of her hand. ThAc
statements appeared SO incredible THY