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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
A Un!Quo Tpgt.

What n dreadful cold you havov'
exclaimed one Of tho sweet girls.
1T is rather severe" replied the 9TH
er. But l doa't mind 1t. l caught 1t
In a good cause"
Did you have to 60 out in the rain
after a doctor?"
No. 1t wGs scifsh experiment;
but 1t is osslcting me in a manner so
important that l don't mind it."
What is it helping you to do?"
"Decide question on which my fu-
ture happiness depends"
Goodness me-"
Yes. Fasher said that as soon as
the weather got cool enough to have
the furnace going, Herbert would be-
gin coming to the hcuee three or four
times week instead Of only once. He
said that he didn't think there was any
heat in Herbert's hall bedroom. and
that he came here because it's a nice
warm place to cit. So last night when
ne called had the heat turned off from
the pRTlor. 1 got very chilly, but
stcod 1t better than Herbert did, for l
knew what TO expect and dressed ac-
cordingly. l told him that we didn't
expect to have that room heated all
winter, because We used it so little. II
was q dreadful ordeal, but / shall not
regret it, for it will silence my doubts
forever. II Herbert comes back now.
| will know that he really and truly
loves me."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
sHH HELD TIE TRAIN.
Apd pcfod tho Conductor TO Mako Her
Cot Out OF tue Way.

Ard polod tho Conductor to Mako Her
Cot Out OF tue Way.
"Before came to this part OF the
country | was an engineer on rail-
road down South" said q railway man.
we used to make a long run and we
were. pretty slow about 1t. While on
that line l had some very odd expert
ences. l remember one day when we
reached the junction station woman
came up TO me and asked me to hold
the train for five minutes. She said
that her daughter wanted to take the
train to the city. l told her that 1t
| was impossible for me to hold the train
| for her.
don't see why che expostulated.
l think you might do little thing
like that
Il tried TO explain to her that trains
ran on schedule time and, like time
and tide, wait for no man, or woman,
either for that matter But she
wouldn't have 1t, and finally, just as
VIC were about to start, sac shouted
Indignantly:
Well, I'll just SEQ about that
Il laughed, but soon l ceased to
laugh. For what did that old woman
do buG get right on the track about
three feet in front of the engine. She
sat herself there, firmly grasping hold
Of the rails with both hands. The
conductor signaled for me to go ahead,
as our stop was over. But l couldn't
DO 1t as long as she remained on the
track, fer l would kill her certainly. l
called to the conductor, and he i'm
patient ct the delay, came up. / ex-
planned the situation to him. lie was
as mad as | was, and going up to
the woman told her to get off the track.
1 just won't she replied, until my
daughter gets ON board your train
He pleaded with her some more,
and finally declared that he would be
compelled to use force.
just you dare? she cried. I'll sue
you for damages II you do
This opened a new complication,
and we reasoned with ourselves wheth-
er we had better remove her by force.
Just as we had determined upon a
course CT policy, her daughter came up
and, seeing the old woman on this
track, kissed her good-by and got on
the train, while her mother called to
her:
Go ahead, Mary Ann. You have
plenty OF time, though, for 1 will sit
on the track until ycu get on beard
land then, when Mary Ann was safe
ly on board and We were about ready |
to run over the old woman If necessary
she calmly and slowly got lip and wav-
cd me q goodby, calling, as we pulled |
cut Of the station:
hope I've teached you 3ellers a |
grain OF perliteness. '"-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05

II seems TO be clearly proved that we
cannot make ourselves thin with im.u-
nifty. Nature creates the fat and tie
lean, and IL Is the part of wisdom Tor
one and the other to resign themselves
to their condition. Iiut just here hu-
manity seems to fail. aud IL Is 10 hc
feared that the most r,ous discover.
les, as we'll as the most dangerous a,i
vertisements, will fail TO prevent people
who are too fat Irom making them.
Selves thin, no matter how.
Why did not Prof. luxembourg. p.
stead OF discovering the oanger~cs
chemical properties of the remedies FOR
obesity, try to discover that obesity was
graceful, and more beautiful than the
opposite state? Upon this condition
alone would his advice be needed. And
after all. who can prove the aesthetic
superiority OF the thin over the rpI?
That's but q matter of fashion, The te-
suit of new taste That may change
from one year to another. In it not
time to honor the ancient ideal OF rat
beauty2 Would 1t not prevent the dis
nstrous effects OF all the remedies for
obenity f-German Medical Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
FACTS AND rICUREs.

There are I've roie cGnylc,s 10 oUS
female convict in English prisops.
The n''or2Ce cost Of = cri1l!n; PROS.
ecntion in Great Britain is at p. eser,
Sl66.
TIE eclectic medical Schools of the
United states have an after dance oI
women cqualicg 1917 per cslt. Of the
whole.
Nest o. the shoes worn IN Japan are
made OF straw or wco', II the whole
country there = but orc fact jry where
leather t1otW.ar Is made,
The crocrs is one Of the ~ >5t ancient
of rcrHl names. II WIS use ry Theo-
rhTHstrs, BON about S12 3. .. He gives
vle namo rs Of Chaldecu or gin.
Within the last decade The popula-
tion OF Europe has iiGrsas d by abou.
10 001,0G0, Of whom I.ug5iG contributed
l2,5io,000 cnl France only $1,000.
Spain Is In the same pos Il ion with re.
gard to Cubn as tho man Who has lost
million dollars IN blcE - shop and
10 just going to throw another million
collcra af,cr It.
Soan has been n urH For 1900 years
ana is twice mentioned in tha Djblc A
'eW wears ego n soap 30 leT's chop vas
discovered In PoH pei, having Lecr
buried beneath the terrible rain oi
,ohes hat fen upoi4 that city 20 A d.
NEe soap founG in the shop hat uol
lost al IL cGlcacy, although 4 na6
aseo buried 1900 yeaga.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
John II. McLean'S
Great NeWsDaDer.

I Without single exception, there
is beyond doubt no greater or more
popular newspaper in the United
States than the Cincinnati Enquirer
or a more successful publisher than
its proprietor, Mr.. John r. Mclean.
The old-time prices for the Daily
Enquirer have been maintained, and
its circulation largely increased each
year; hard times and cheaper Jour-
mails failing to arrest its onward march
and high appreciation of the public
for its true worth and merit.
The Weekly Enquirer at beginning
of the campaign year was offered at
SO cents year, and its circulation
increased by the addition of over
200, 900 new subscribers; the most
substantial and coveted testimonial a
publisher could desire.
When asked for the secret of such
success, Mr.. Mclean frankly answers /:
The Enquirer has no opinions to force
upon its patrons, it simply prints the
facts and tells the truth that the reader
may form his own opinions. BY
maintaining the price Of the paper.
more news and greater variety can be
furnished, and every class of business
Interests catered to, which a cheaper
journal cannot afford.
The very liberal support given the
Enquirer by the public at large, makes
1t incumbent upon the management
to serve it faithfully with zeal and en-
terprise in minor matters as well as
those of greater magnitude.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
THIS AND THAE.

In esiaping from a fire, creep OF
crawl along the room with your face
TO the floor.
Thereafter" said tho scho oimaster
as he walloped the unrlly hoy, you
will remember that Il is better to give
than to receive"
New Orleans hae 1ust giNJn up an
other cherished institution, the street
cur mule, electricity having entirely
superseded that uGeful aIEsmal.
No man can put his nclghbor's hat
on the owners head pro E?erly. ND YOU
ever notice it7 The wler o. the title
always replaces it to suit himself.
Misc Bclleileld (re'atinF IN acc:dcNb
Then l dropped my voice, and-S!r,
Harket untcrrupting)-T hat woui9n't
hurt 1T. Yours Is such q soft voice.
you know.
The average woman can't help wish
Ing that she know Just what the men
were Saying when dead silence falls
us she comes into the room, observes
the Somerville Journal.
The lawyers are the govern ing pro-
fession OF the world. The ne wspaper
men have the last word. Thus the do
mestic relations OF siYihEation ere d.
vidcd.-Adams Freeman.
A hardware dealer IN a Western city
closes nm advertisement as allows:
Carpenters in tho corrty wish Ing to
purchase kit Of tool~ will plcai Gend
Tor one OF our cltGl yUes."
There q on cTb:hGicn in n Pitts
Aeld, Me-, drug store n brick bce ring
tho imprint OF baby foot, made in tho
soft clay sixty-iour r3ars ago BY Sam
uel Walker. n well. .lowu rcsldero.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
"The City OF Dreadful Delight

This Is what Mr.. Henry James. the
famous novelist, calls London. But
though London is so dreadfully delight
iul she Is yet, continues Mr.. James, 80
| clumsy and brutal, and has gathered
| together so many OF .he darkest sides
OF life, that 1t Is almost ridiculous to
talk of her as lover talks of his sweet
heart, and almost frivolous to appear
to ignore her disflgurements and cruel
ties. She is hike the mighty ogress who
devolrs human flesh"
Tho ugliness, the "rookeries," the
Orutalities, the night aspect of many
OF the streets, the glnshops, and the
hour when they are cleared out before
cloeinS-there are many elements of this
KIND which have to be counted out be-
fore a genial picture can be painted.
AT any rate, the impression of suffer-
ing IL q feature Of the general view;
1t is one of the things that mingle with
all the others to make the sound that
is supremely dear to the consistent
London-lover-the rumble of the tre-
mendous human mill. This is the note
which. In all It's modulations. haunts
and fascinates and inspires him. And
whether or no he may succeed in keep
hls tne misery out OF the picture, he
will freely confess that the latter is not
spoiled for him by some of its dusk!est
shades.
Excess Is Iondon's highest reproach.
and 1t Is her incurable misfortune that
there is really too much of her. She
oTerwhelms you by quantity and num-
ber-she ends by making human lie.
by making civilization, appear cheap
to YOU. Wherever you go-to parties
exhibitions. concerts, private views"
meetings. soiiludes, there are already
more people than enough In the field.
How 1t makes YOU understand the high
walls with which so much OF English
life Is surrounded, and the priceless
blessing OF park in the country,
where there is nothing animated but
rabbits and pheasants and. for the
worst. the importunate nlghtingales!
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
DETncrroNs OF MURDER.
They Are Sometimes Discovered In MOST
Peculiar Manner.


nfurderers are sometimes discovered
in most peculiar manner, and the fol-
lowing cases, illustrative OF this, may
be quoted from the many on record.
workman in brewery quarrelled
with one Of his fellows, and struck him
such blow that he died Immediately.
AS they were alone he picked up tho
body and threw 1t under a boiling vat,
where 1t was soon consumed. On the
man being missed the following day
the murderer coolly observed that he
had seen his fellow-workman in a state
of intoxlcation and that he had prob
ably fallen from bridge on his way
home and been drowned
The crime remained undiscovered for
a period of seven years, but at the end
of that time the true facts of the case
| wre brought TO light in q rather re-
markable manner The murderer WAS
talking one night in his sleep, AID
! workman with whom he slept over
heard him say, ut is now full seven
years ago."
His curiosity being aroused he ask
ed What was 1t you did seven years
ago?" and the unfortunate man renliad,
i put him under the boiling vat"
This confession was associated with
the tragedy, which was not quite fer
gotten, and the workman was arrested
IN consequence. At first he assorted
his innocence, but subsequently, &C.
Rnowledged his guilt, and suffered in
due course.
Another murder. committed at
FRANKFORT early in the present century.
was discovered under somewhat ludic-
rous circumstances. 1t appears that
woman, whose husband was soldier
imagined that he had been killed in
battle, and sought solace in the arms OF
another.
Her first Husband turned up, hov-
ever, to claim his wife, and SHE receiv-
ed him with every mark of affection,
and Kept him in ignorance respecting
phe second alliance. Cn the errant one
retiring to rest the services OF husband
number two were secured by the wo-
man, and between them they stranylod
tn unfortunate soldier.
Then they put the body IN q sack
and carried 1t to the river Oder, but the
sack burst during the journey and one
OF the mans legs protruded through
the opening. The woman stitched up
the rent, but in doing so also sewed |
In the skirts of her accomplice's coat, |
so that when he let the body fall into |
the river he was dragged in with it.
The result was that when the wo- |
mans cries for help brought some |
peasants to the spot, they rescued the
drowning man, and discovered the dead |
body hanging to his coat. In conse-
quence the man and woman were
charged with murder and, on making
q full confession. were handed over to
the officers Of Justice.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
CURIOUS SOURCES OF MUSIC.
A Tavern-Kccper Who Entertained Guests
with Queer Instruments.

Tavern-Kccper Who Entertained Guests
with Queer Instruments.
A tavern-keeper named Dalntt>
fourished In the last century, was able
to play tunes upon the most lncongiu-
GUS articles. and his category OF instru-
ments included such kitchen utensils as
the grioiron and frying-pan.
A writer who was entertained by an,s
musical genius says thrt he took .
caee-knife, and applying the edge OF 4
to his mouth, treated tho company to
IN Italian solo. He then took two
clean tobacco pipes, and after having
slid the small ends of them over the TO-
ble In most melodlous trlll. fetched
tune out OF them, whistling to them
at the same time In concert" lie con.
fesscd, however, that in bringing this
piece OF music to perfection he had
broken SUCH quantity OF pipes that he
had almost broken himseif.
He next manipulated an old frying
pan In such manner that as he whist
led an accompaniment the music thus
produced could scarcely be- distinguish
cd from bass viol. Then he suggest-
ed that friend should sing. and he
would accompany ON the tobacco pipes
put the vocalist selected the frying-pan
as an accompaniment, and between
them. We arc told, they made most
extraordinary concert" He informed
the writer referred to that he had put
down the tongs and key some years
previously "as being unfashionable."
This man was also capital whistler.
and could initiate various birds to a
nicely. When performing like a lark,
would ascend by proper scale of notes
and then fall to the ground, as it were,
IN q regular and easy manner.
Another publican, named Price, who
kept the Green man." formerly known
MS the "Farthlng Pye House," at the
top OF Portland Row, ST. May-le-bone,
could accompany the violin exceeding
~ well with a rolling-pin and a salt
box. In another case, man who used
TO frequent the public-houses In the
City was In the habit of treating the
company to somewhat peculiar music.
He would blow out his cheeks with his
breath. and then beat tune upon them
with his fists. and this he could do
with great facility.-Tit-Bits
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
rho Hichest Woman In soat,, America.


The Croecus Of South America is a
woman. poaa I5adora Copsino, OF San
tiGGo, Chill, ard there are few men or
worica in the world richer than she.
There Is no cnd to her n.oney, and no
limit to her c"tcaYagance. and the peo-
Pie call her the Countess of Monte
Criato.
She traces hcr arrcs.ly back to the
days of the Conquest. She has MILL
Ions oi acres 0f land, millions of NOM
cy f@oi,s CId herds that are numbered
Ay h, hurGreds of thousands, coal.
ccTer, ard silver r!re1, acres OF real
os pte in he oi les OF Santiago and VAL
par9iao, Gee; OF ircn steamships,
emo';irg - -, - 'lway, ana various
o'hor IriGcs IN thG iCy Of productive
qrGpcrty. wh!Ch y.tid her an enormous
income that sl;e tries very hard to
cGccd, and urdtr lie circumstances
succeeds as well ms could he expected.
From hcr coal mines alone Sonora
Co0;slno h73 an IN onla OF sixteen
UhcllGand rc&nds 3, meath, and there Is
no rencon Why this should not be per-
rc!ual, as hey are the only source in
South America from which this fuel
cen be obIa;ned. These who do not
buy OF her have to import their coal
from Greet Britain.
She has fleet os elght iron eteam-
ships. OF capeei;ies yorylng from two
thousand TO three thousand tons. In
addition 10 he" lenicd properly and
her mines, she owns much city read
estate, from which her rentals amount
TO great many thousands a year. She
Is also the principal stoakholdor In the
largest bank In Saa,loG1. Not long
aGo she presented he people OF that
city with 4 park Of one hundred acres
and n raeaecurse adjoining 1t.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
CHICAGO PEOPLE AND THINGS.

"I lived in Chicago three years" "In.
feed! How does it feel to be sand
| Lagged ?"-Puck.
Chicago Girl-Would you marry him
IL YOU were in my shoes? New York
Glrl-If I wanted to keep house in
lhem.-New York Town Topics.
This is my x gallery" said the Chi.
cago woman, pointing to row of pic
tures. "Ah, X rays?" mo; ex-hus-
ands."-Philadelphia North Ameri-
san.
The Chicago River contains the only
water in the world into which you can
stick your finger and leave a hole when
you pull 1t out agaln.--Cincinnati Com
nercial Tribune.
Chicago secTns 'H lie en- overwhelni-
ln6'y sound-iDoDey city, but anyhow
they cant deny that they maintain an
atrociously U1scund river up there
Kansas City Journal.
Chicago officials l.ove notified con-
sumcrs that water should be allowed
to run few micutcs before being
used" We We're nader the impression
that Chicago water on!y craWled.-
Kansas City Journal.
A Chicago Genti2t knocked out Chi
ago broker in glove con es. last
week ard won 500. Ii Chicago teeth
are like Cnica:o feet the dentists rain.
Ing was OF kind to develop arr pow
er enough to focr "a e!ephaut---Kan-
sas City Times.
p Chicago salCon-Eetrcr haa \ ter
rife s'rugg!o w!th an ima5r,ar.- alnna-
mon hear the Other day. IN viow Of
the location o. tho combat It. is difficult
to decide whetAtr It, w9S super induced
ty Chicago 6rinEluI WG'er or jus plain
Observation-Disclosures Conme. cia- Tri-
bnpa
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-05
AIphouso ISarr's Polite Revenge

Alphonse Karr, the humorist, owned
an estate in the southern part oil
France. His neghbor Yves an elderly
Italian count who owned n well-stock-
ed library. Cne day the author, who
mad never met his neighbor, the count,
sent his servant with q card request
ing the loan of book The count re-
piled in polite note. saying. that he
was sorry not to be ablo to oblige Mr..
Karr, but with him it was n matter of
principle never to lead locks outside
his house. At the same time he invit-
ed his neiShbor to come to his house
at any time and his library would be
at his disposal all day. Karr availed
himaeH OF the privilege and became
friendly with the count, who not long
afterwards, sent to his literary neigh
bor TO bcrrow lawn sprinkler. Karr
replied: Il dco9fy regret tho impossi-
bllity OF obliglng you with the loan OF
sprinkler, hut, rs n matter of prin-
ciple, l coald not possibly allow my
sprinkler TO Ee used outside OF my gar
den; hut II ycu desire to use 1t on my
own lawn l cAa!l gladly place the
sprinkler at your Disposal all day."
National Prculiar!tlcs In Saving.
Talking Of TIE sale CT jewellery,
FTerchran ssys that as q prrcha a7er
the American stands TTc alcinently
first In favor. He (sas throe i:Ht-rotc
qualties--fle goes s;reisht to what he
wants, re rays ca2h down, AID ile NV
er bargaine
One DAY leading Jowcler Lad the
rlascure Of selling necklace to an
A7,-c c,fi0 fCr o. l.r1 - a
francs for money down or the counter
Without being asked for the smallest
discount or rc4uctioa-hcw nUch he
would give bad he been asSed, the Par
le!cn tracosfnan does roI say.
Next 10 the American onpts the Rus
sian, who makes very large purchases,
but rot quite IN SO reckless q manner;
then tho gp2nard and then the Brit
isher, who, we should have thought,
would have been placed thi"d. Tho
other nations suffer BY comparison.
Tie German, no doubt, has not much
cash laft eIter series OF military bud
gets; tho DUtchman Is too frugal, and
the Italian Is too much accustomed to
bargain, regarding q d'GcoGnt of fifty
per ceat. as IN the nGtuIal course OF
thDTa at home.
But oVen the Iiallen Is wclcHne IN
coH'N9ri2Gn with the Frenchman from
the country. The provincial, even
when rolling IN morty, viii avoid the
great establishments and Geek the
small oaes whioh cannot afford to send
a customer awsy, lie will drive ou,ra-
Geously herd bargains, and will go
eway end return day after day until
the tradeGman viii let him have what
he wanta at almost any price to get rid
OF him.
Tho American wi.heut vanity, or tho
BritisAer who dlsil;cs tro@blo would
evidently DO wcll TO oaaploy a French
man frcm the coun rs, even at a heavy
percentage 10 Go d:s barg aiming,
The record-union., 1897-11-28
SSc8Mos&NoMaMS@
kH6A:l4lClz3SRziEl RziElgs[lE

banks of the Rhine, at the command OF
Emperor Tiberius, for use on his table.
Beans have a history, both long and
curious. Pliny says of them: The
pod is TO be eaten with the seed evi-
IDENTIFY speaking of what we know as
string beans
The Egyptians used the bean as a
common article of food till their relig
ious ideas concerning it caused them
to desist. They believed the bean to
be created of the same elements as
man, and, like man, possessed of a
soul which was subject to the laws CT
transmigration. The Egyptian priests
were not allowed to either eat or look
at the bean-a fact which Aristotle eX-
plains by saying that the bean was
used as common means of voting, and
the prohibition was laid on the priests
to prevent them from in any way med
ding with the political affairs of the
day. The Roman priests also had
their superstitions concerning this veg
etable. believing that the blossoms
were marked with internal letters re-
ferring to the dark spots on the wings
of the blossoms
Herodotus writes that in his time
(4o0 b. c. there was on the great pyr-
amid an inscription telling of the 16.-
900 talents which had been expended
for onions, leeks and garlic with which
to feed the builders Of the pyramid
The record-union., 1897-11-28
Our Toy Bazar.

Is dream of splendor and delight
for the children. We have made a
permanent fixture in THE BIG
STORE by fitting up a spacious,
well-lighted, warm room on our
first floor basement for that pur-
pose. Down q broad. easy flight Of
stairs, in the corner of the first
aisle to the right of entrance,
you'll find Toy Land and Doll
Town-everything that heart could
desire, from the smallest tin toy to
a complete line of wheel goods, in
gEttering array to delight the lit
tie folks. Juvenile books and
books for older heads, games,
blocks, puzzles, etc., in variety and
quantity equal to the greatest de-
mand. Bring the little folks, you
who can, and get an idea what
they would choose for their gift.
Make your selection early, while
yet the stock is unbroken, and
avoid any possible disappointment.
The following list is merely a
suggestion of what we have in
that line:
The record-union., 1897-11-28
WOmen's TWO=piece
Suits.

Ladies' Jersey-ribbed extra heavy
heece-lined Vests, high neck, long
sleeves; drawers to match ankle
length; color, ecru. Price. per
garment, 25c, 35c and soc.
Ladies' Jersey-ribbed Cotton and
Wool-mixed Vests, high neck, long
sleeves; drawers to match ankle
length; color, natural and white.
Price, 75c and 81 per garment.
Ladies' fast-black Jersey-ribbed
Wool Vests, high neck, long
sleeves; drawers to match, ankle
length. Price, 81 25 per garment.
Ladies' plain natural Wool Vests,
high neck, long sleeves; drawers to
match, ankle length. Price, 81 to
81 25 per garment.