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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-04-13

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
East Hunter street. John II, Rudisill, past
or. Public worship Mt 10 n. m. and p' IN.
sunday School 2 p. IN. Junior Lc que 3 pm
EpwOrth League p. M. Glass NEE tings a.
IN. Prayer meeting Thursday u. m.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

While silly legislative enaetments CT.
municipal ordinances on theatre-hats
have accomplished little of reform.
much has been done through the force
of public sentiment aroused and
through the good sense of the women
themselves. The reform is spreading
to the churches. too It has been
heard from in Rochester, Chicago, and
other cities. and it has been given such
start Ia Indianapolis that uncovered
heads in certain churches bid fair to
be fashion. against which, of course.
&c woman would rebel. II had its IN
centiye in the Indiana city through the
action OF the Woman's Circle OF the
First Baptist Church, the members de-
Gliding, after an animated discussion.
to remove their hats at the next Sun
day service. To the amazement of the
congregation they sat with barred
heads. and the incident has since been
the topic OF discussion among the wo-
mea, the comment generaIy being in
favor. This is due, in some degree to
the relation Of the sensations felt by
the pioneers in the movement. They
felt bit awkward. of course, at the
outset, and wrere troubled by the re-
Election Of appearing unduiy conspic-
uous- But all that was more than
compensated by the comfort of being
freed, in crowded church on warm
day. from the weight Of the large and
oVer-trimned hats which fashion now
prescribes, and the comfort also of
having an unobstrueted view OF the
clergyman's face. In this latter par
ticular these pioneer Indianapolis wo-
men now have some idea of the unholy
thoughts that ranked in the minds OF
their chErchgoing husbands as they
sat behind an uneasy mass of ribbons.
feathers and flowers. What Will aid
the reform most will be an encourage
ment OF this feeling of emancipation
on the part OF the women. There Is
no more reason why their heads should
be covered in public places than there
is that their faces should be shielded
from public gaze, as in Oriental coun-
tries. The one is perhaps survival
Of the other. 1t may be, too. that
when hats will no more he exhibited in
public places they win change from
articles Of mere adornment to their
legitimate character as a protection
against the elements. To this result
the bicycle is largely contributing
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
Legal Point Involved.

The attorney for the defense had
just concluded a strong plea for lenien-
cy. He had eonclusiyely proven that
his CLIENT had been made drunk byl
some cornwall companions and was, II
not loaded, at least staggering under
a great weight when the crime was
committed. OF course the assault was
acknowledg ged, but then
With ceuntenance ashine with hope
Of victory, the defendants attorney
pulled from his pocket flask of Ken
lucky mountain dew and said;
Please, Your Honor. wish to in
troduce in evidence this bottle OF whfs-
key, which was found ON the person
of my client soon after his arrest.
expect to prove by it that he was in
an unaccountable frame of mind when
the assault. which we do not deny.
was committed. AS to the quality of
the liquor the jury can pass judgment
upon it by tasting
Il objecti" thundered the district at
torney. 1.-THE admission of this bottle
is enirely irrelevant. the evidence
sought to be adduced by 1t incompetent
and immaterial, and further, it is
doubtful whether the jury can determ-
inc the quality of liquor, since here
arises the mooted question Of fact and
law
(which the Court should always de-
eide smiled the judge. as he bent
eagerly forward Sheriff. you may
pass that bottle to the Court!"-N. Y.
Journal
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

Senator Vest has fish story which
he tells with a good deal OF gusto, and
seems to enjoy it hugely himself at
each repetition.
IAN old darkey, fishing in the Mis-
souri,, caught a big catfish. weighing
about five pounds. He tied a string
through its gills, and, fastening the
string to a stake on the river bank.
left the fish swimming about while he
went further down the river to find
another good fishing place. A small
boy, who had also been fishing, came
along with a one-pound catfish. Spy
ing the string. he pulled it up, and lost
no time in exchanging the little fish
for the big one, promptly leaving the
scene for home.
soon after the old darkey came
back and pulled up his fish to take it
home. He beheld with astonishment
the size of his catch, and as soon as he
could find his voice he calculated:
g 'Bress me. but dat ah catfish am
shrunk powerful Washington Post.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
SLEEP

With warm dark garments braided over
with stars.
And jewel-sandaled feet whose airy tread
The charmed silence neither breaks nor
mars.
He stands beside each snowy piIIowed
bed.
de lays his slender hand upon each head
Lulls thought away In wild fantastic
dreams:
Pale are his tresses, like the moonbeams
spread
His dark eye, deep and tender ever
beams
Into the quiet of the passing day
lie comes. blessing to the young and
old;
lie calls the rosy infants from their play
And wraps them in his mystic mantle's
fold
All through the night he floats seraph
form,
Waving his shadowy wings over ali;
Breathing oblivion OF lifes steamer storm
Whispering peace amid wars trumpet
call.
Pale are his tresses with the moOnbeams
crowned.
Deep are his eyes, like living wells Of
light
And he is hailed the whole grand world
around
A. sleep, che angel of the dreaming
Florence W. Miller, in Baltimore Ameri-
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
Virtue Rewarded.

It occurred in a wild, western Sec
tion. Wild and western as it was,
however, and also region where wool
was proverbialIy prevalent, attempts to
pull that commodity oyer the eyes Of
the inhabitants usually ended in fail
nre.
The man on trial for horse-stealing
was well. aware of the fact just mem
toned. SO he was ihwardly debating
the point as to whether he should
plead guilty Or not guilty.
Suddenly his reflections were inter-
rupted by the sharp. decisive rap with
which the Judges improvised gavel--
consisting OF the butt of a revolver
convgned the court No one removed
his hat, because in that court the
wearing OF hats did no. constitute con-
tempt
The prisoner was informed of the
charge against him and was called up
on to plead. He stood up, and in a
clear, steady voice responded.
'Jedge, acknowledge the corn"
Then you air discharged" said the
court; for, In case of horse stealing,
II the accused acknowledges the corn
be is held to be entitled to the cob"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
No Room in This state.

Senator Caffery is very proud OF the
length and breadth OF the Mississippi
river when 1t confines itself to its pic
ture frame; and Senator Aldrich is
fond Of discanting on the great COM
monwealth and sovereign State" OF
Rhode Island. The other day the
heavy downpour and the closeness of
the atmosphere in the Rhode Island
senator's committee room evolved
some marvellous tales about trout. Sem
ator Caffery spoke OF superlatiye
catch in which he estimated his fish at
pounds. Mr. Aldrich went him one
better by putting certain catch OF his
own at forty-one inches long.
Where did you catch him r. inquir'
ed Senator Gallery. obviously.
..In Rhode Island"
Him" said Senator Caffery; there
isn't a river in the State long enough
to produce such a fish. w Washington
Times.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
HE WANTED NO WEEPING.


A Clear Understanding on This Point Be-
fore Engaging His Typewriter.
She was dainty little thing, and
the old gentleman appeared to be pre-
possessed in her favor right from the
start, but, says the Chicago Post.
there was evidently something that
made him pause.
Look here" he said in his blunt
fashion, i like you. and your refer
ences are all right. You run the type
writer as il you knew all there is to
know about it, and you don't look like
girl who would be sick every third
day and want to get away an hour or
two early all the rest of the time; but
before | engage you, want to have a
clear understanding with you on one
subject"
Yes, sir, she replied. looking at
him inquiringly.
"Of course" he explained II expect
you will be perfectly satisfactory, but
il you are not there must be no doubt
about my right to discharge YOU"
Certainly not
"If / want you to go, I'll just have
one Of the clerks put a note on your
desk or leave it with the cashier for
you, and you're to take that as final. :"
Naturally, she said looking at
him in some surprise.
You're not to enter any protest or
file any objections" he persisted; and
most of all you're not to weep"
Why suppose can ask you why
--''
You cant ask me thing he broke
in. II you get a note saying to quit,
you're just to put on your things, and
walk out without a whimper or ques-
tion Of any kind. Is that understood" 2"
1T is. she replied.
Have your promise to live up to
that agreement"
You have. But It is such an extra
ordinary request that FL
Young woman. said the old man,
impressiyely, I've been in business
here for fifty years, and up to the time
woman got good foothold in the
business world, was in the habit of
engaging and discharging clerks as
seemed 10 me best from the standpoint
OF my business. In an unguarded mo-
ment, however, was induced to hire
young woman to run a typewriter for
me, and after I had found that she
wasn't satisfactory to me, it took me
over eight weeks to discharge her. I
left a note on her desk, and she
promptly came in and wept on mine.
1 turned the job over to various subor-
dinates, but each time she came into
my private office to do her weeping,
and inside of week she had the whole
force wrought up to a point where bus
inn l.afr1 <.<r1o nd oh.
still drawing salary just the same. Wo-
man in business may be all right, but
when it comes to getting her out Of
business somebody else can have the
lob. However. if you'll make a solemn
promise to 60 without single weep
If you don't suit, I'll try YOU
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

Not all skins bear exposure to sun
and wind with like impunity. II only
good coating of rich brown ~tan"
results it is something to be proud Of,
for the nut-brown maid is having
her innings; but when the skin glows
fiery red for days together. or free
kles pepper it over in motley shades.
it becomes of the first Importance to
alleviate this condition, and to take
such precautions as win mitigate the
evil
Such skins really need the protection
Of harmless powders when exposed to
sun and wind, and the use Of certain
lotions and creams viii in some cases
render the skin less sensitive. The
protection and care must begin with
the bath. for absolute cleanliness Of
the whole body must be foundation
tenet in all rules for the care Of the
skin as well as for health. If the skin
be rough and coarse it is all the more
important that the bath water be soft
ened with borax, OF with the dainty
perfumed bags Of almond meal. orris-
roat and oatmeal These bags are made
of cheese-cloth, about four inches
square, and the powder to I'll them is
prepared in the following proportions:
Two pounds Of almond meal. three of
oatmeal, one Of orris-roct. and half
pound of old CASTLE soap, seraped TO
powder. mix thoroughly and fiji the
bags lightly don't stuff them as yen
Would pincushion They are 10 te
tossed into the bath and used like =
sponge. After the 1esh Is we'll lather
ID from rabbing with the bag, gentie
friction Of the Face with canel'a haIr
complexion brush viii be beneficial q
course and oily skin. and sitter
urush can always hs 4zsed to ad fan 1a&s
WeF the whole body De11<r =
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

Ii is said that a certain English por-
trait painter has almost as great rep
dtation for joking as for taking excel
emit likenesses. One evening he waa
speaking of beautiful young girl
whose portrait he had just finished.
'.f1er features are exquisitely mould
ed. have heard said friend, who
had seen neither the portrait nor the
original
beautiful forehead and eyes, re-
turned the artist, concisely; hand
some nose. fine chin. mouth like an
elephant"
Mouth like an elephant's?" ecnoed
his friend, in dismay. What ter
rible misfortune. Do you mean that it
is SO enormous and-what do you
mean"
only that it is lined with superb
ivory, madam" returned the artist,
with his usual gravity lid Bits.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

"And now, my brave fellow" said
the man who had collected a hatful of
money from the passengers on the
train and presented it to the hero,
here is a slight testimonial Of our
gratitude for your having saved our
lives. Your discovery of the tree some
miscreant had felled across the track
and tagging the train has prevented a
serious catastrophe. One of your eyes
seems swollen and infamed. Have you
been hurt?"
mot much" said the hero. TITS
just where chip few up and hit me
in-I mean it's cinder got in my
eye"
And the villain who attempted the
foul deed was never discovered. De
troit Free Press.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
WOULD HAVE IT PATENTED.
Too Busy to Consider the subject His
Ruling Passion.


Too Busy to Consider the subject His
Ruling Passion.
A blue line train was making blue
streak through the New Jersey air,
with the cowcatcher Of the locomotive
pointed toward New York city, and a
drummer was talking right along
ahead Of 1t as easy as bird flies.
Il want to say to you, gentlemen,
he was saying, that Thomas Edison
is the greatest inventor In the world
not only in the quantity of his inven-
tions. but in the quality of them, and
every new thing he turns out he gets
patent on it before 1t Is dry. Sensible
man is Tom, and great snap is Z
patensr when the monopoly in it is
yours. gentlemen. / know what In
talking about. for I had one once that
was lcc-loo, only it wasn't big
enough. Elt I'm getting away from
my tale. as the dog remarked when he
barely get his hind legs from under
the car-whe els. was in Edison's
towns the her day and l heard a new
story on III New to me, anyhow Man
over there nat | sell goods to. and
won't lie except when the fishing sea-
son is on, toll ne. as an illustration
how absorbed Edison is in his business
and that one day Mrs. Edison came to
her husband II great glee and announ-
ced that the taby had tooth.
Very well. my dear replied her
husband. never stepping minute from
his work. ] haven't got time to bother
with your affairs You just run along
and get pa ent on it. and have it
charged to M account New York
Sun.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
RULES FoR GUESTS
Valuable Information for Those Who
Stop at This Hotel.

Valuable Information for Those Who
Stop at This Hotel.
They were sitting ip the lobby alt
Murphy's. talking about the striking
pecularities Of some Of the hotels they
had been up against in the course Of
their travels.
In the party were red headed drum.
mer from Arkansas. travelling rail-
road man ard spindle shanked man.
who sells oil out of Pittsburg. The
deal got around to, the man from Ar
kansas, and what he had to say was
this
I've had to stand for some queer
rules and regulations in my time, but
the most unique code of rules govern
Ing a hotel ever had sprung on me
was at the Tallewanda hotel, in College
Corner. Ohio. remember each and
every one OF them distinctly to this
day. They We're posted in this order:
1. Board $50 a week, meals extra.
q. Breakfast at FIVE, dinner at six,
sus per at seven.
3. Guests are requested not to speak
to the dumbwaiter
A. Guests Wiling to get up without
beslg called can have self-raising flour
to- supper.
5. The hotel is surrounded by a
be 4utiful cemetery. Hearses to hire,
ty enty-fve cents A day.
s. Guests wishing to do a little driv-
II will find haAdmer and nails in the
& set.
z. Ii your room gets too warm open
III window and ses4he fire escape
3. If you-are fond of athletics and
Ike good Jumping, lift the mattress
aid see the bed spring.
70. II your lamp goes out take
feather out Of the pillow; that's light
enough for any room.
10. Any one troubled with night
mare will fad a halter on the bedpost.
II. Don't PICK a quarrel with the
clerk. His brother is the chief of po
lice. and his father the mayor of the
town.
II. Don't worry about paying youi
bill The house is supported by its
foundation. I" Exchange.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
A wife worth Having.

A Sharpsburg man who had been
drinking too much liquor for his OWE
good was induced to sign the pledge
the other day. His wife was delight
ed. She took the document and said
You must let me have it. ! will
keep it for YOU. y.
So the paper was eonfided to her
custody. On the next day the man
was drinking as freely as before
How is this p asked a friend. You
signed the pledge yesterday. and now
you are guzzling whiskey again.
It's all right, replied the pledge
signer in unsteady tones. i don't
have to keep that pledge. My wife
says she'll keep it for me. That's the
kind of a wife to have. old fellow.
E6ts take drink Pittsburg chron-
icle.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
He ADMiREs HIS WIFE.
This Kentucky Editor Tells Why He
Calls Her "His Better rseven-Eighsi.s.

This Kentucky Editor Tells Why He
Calls Her "Ezis Better seven-Ei gh3i1s.'s
Many Of my friends have asked me,
and a few strangers had the curiosity
to write and inquire, Why is it that
yau always speak Of your wife as your
better seEen-eightss" In this brief ar
ticle / will endeavor to explain, and /
nse the personal prOnoun that the read
ers Of the Herald will the better under
stand me-
In Christian fortitude she is as q
fortress capable OF withstanding any
fusilade; l but rife pit with many
unguarded gaps in comparison. Her
faith Is that Of healthy tree in full
foliage and fruit; mine like tree
blasted, with an occasional sprout that
lends hope of fruition. but so fraiI
that the first cold wave of despondency
deadens and withers it. AS neigl1bor
she embodies those qualities expressed
in the words Of the Master: .'Do unto
others as you would that they should
do to you" am content to do by him
as he has done by me. and too fre-
Quently fall short Of that standard
As nurse she is a sister OF charity
reared in the garden Of Gethsemane or
in nunnery Of Nazareth, shedding
sweet sunshine through the sick room;
/ both impatient and irascible. En-
dowed with almost superhuman ener-
gy. she is living tpye Of the busy bee;
!, not so enriched, am too frequently
drone of disappointment The day
is never SO dark but the bright light
beyond beckons her on as beacon OF
hope; dependency darkens my vision
and obscures from view anything fa4-
orable the future might show. Thus
in ali the nobler attributes of life she
towers above me as the forest pine
above the stunted fig bush
During a continuous c0mpanionship
of over twenty-five years have been
sensible to these superior qualities. and
have been always honest enough I'd
say SO. She combines characteristics
quintuple in quality, and in her af-
fectiOns assumes the place of mother,
wife. sister, friend All ia all she il
the apple of nay eye, my best beloved
in whom am well pleased Such is
my wife as I see her and have known
her all these years. She eondones my
faults, finds excuses for my errors.
sympathizes with me in sorrow and
strengthens me IN adversity. Hence
I say our better seven-eights; such
she viii ever be to mei-Hazel Green
Herald
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
stan, ps IncIosed.

Mrs. Comeback was bemoaning the
loss of a beautiful little silk purse
which had recently been presented to
her by a friend. Il tell you, Algernon, =
she walled piteously, IT was the dear
est little thing | ever saw. A perfect
beaatv--regular little jewel; in short,
IT was poem in itself and although
1t contained only a few stamps
Never mind, my dear, said Mr.
Comeback in a reassuring tone, II II
was poem. and Was accompanied by
stan,us. it will doubtless be returned
ii due time. -Up-to-D Date.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

Don't you think" said Senior Tawk-
fasta to Senior Bulfite, that in view Of
extensive preparations for war in the
United States. Spain had better not
maintain truculent attiude?"
s.What preparations for war has Am-
erica made?"
"The details are lacking, but the pre-
parations must be on very large scale
for | notice that the Governor of the
single State of Georgia has just COM
missioned eighty-one colonels. Think
Of the number of soldiers that means,
and remember that Georgia is only one
state out of forty-fye. Pittsburg
Chronicle telegraph.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

sBlinks had an awful row with his
wife to-day
did her,
YES. He was arguing that writer
could find poeticaI material in any
thing. He was hanging picture at
The time and just then he pounded his
thumb"
sWelI?.
g And she asked him why he didn't
write a poem about it."-New York
Press
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

E1fa-You know l have only just
arrived and haven't learned the ropes
yet You must tell me everything.
Now, at what heur in the morning do
the girls go In bathing?
Stella That depends on the one man
here; whenever he happens to get out
on the beach.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19
Rose to the Occasion.

professos-If ii you used a little energy
fou could find plenty of work to do.
Teetery Tomkins with dignity Sir,
any one conversant with the first prin-
ciples of physics knows that the expen-
ditnre Of energy lessons the ability Of
4 body to perform work sUm ah--
here's a dollar
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

sDo YOU mean to say" thundered the
co,Irt. that you hold any human au-
shorltv higher than the laws OF the
mo. stammered the timid witness
.sexcent wh6h I'm at home. NY wife
makes the iA#s there. Detroit Free
The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-19

CHARLES Fl. BUTCHER.
~ COUNSELLOR AND ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SOLICITOR AND MASTER N CHANcERY
Once over ths store II Aaron L. Aarcns. in the
Ellis Building. adjoining the Court Honses
FRREHOLD. NEW gKDsEy.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-12-10
RIcos Y PoBREs

mehlo Pero somes nosotro los ncos quo no no,amos
ese NAL ique mporta que exsa? pagare vueso senc
al mmo peco 81 querfa pagar reveacones
como la comadrona calase la seilora de (orbea con
titud: ~ e c'h-
eusases oferta para evitar una desorco. acantad
la mia con'el mismo fin ;QnerGis? f
j Nc sehora! No quiero recibr NADIA de yys Noss
10 que hare pero consultar6 mi conciencis
eos parece POGO 10 que ofrezco. Doblar6 Ia suma
Ia sonora flrnn hzo un gesto de de-,recio unrmu6;
luando desgraciada necest6 rue cusndo do,sta
haber alberto vuestro bolsillo Alemss aunoro
m nay gen ademas de que puede reyear yuestro
lo hechos que conoeios solo de nosoros A6s
feiofa NJ quera que arrepnais de vuesros seta
Era hitil inssr
La sehora de Corbiere 10 comprendi6
IA 10 pensareis s-diio dsponendosc sslr.
La comadrona movie Ia cabeza.
Fara que?- contesto entamente. la vista del
oe esoy asutaua de la sltuacon que vuestra avaca
vust-o orsno han creado mas que una sia
-sCua?
rs tan horrible que no qniero nj pensar clio
La eondesa Sc eAtremeci6, pero aiado todavfa:
-Nuestro slienco puede savarlo todo.. :.
i rs posbe pero sola paabra de puee perder
10 toto.
de quien quereis hablar?
Del descoDocldo que Ia Juscl Dies pueie encargar
de vuestro eastgo do comadrona los oos
al tccho.-A Adi6s, seiora
la conde-a salio trasornads
Necestaba respirar
Las dnras yerdades que acababa de DIR la sofocaban.
Al Bosque orien6 al eochero.
E coche om6 por la ca del Cuatro Septembre por
los boulevares
Recostada nc6n de eup6 iba sus re-
lexiones.
En- preguntaba que debia bacer.
Como parar aque golpe lie la suerte?