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Nice. I believe there is also a good
one at Havre, where those who are worn
out from the ocean may recuperate be-
fore entering upon the scene in Paris. But
these are distinctively for persons who are
thin, weak, nervous, debilitated and amaze
mic-bloodless or poor blooded persons
who must be built up by natures food.
But Vigorous young woman has no need
for milk She should eat vegetables, drink
wine, water, weak tea, and when she needs
a stimulant a small cup of black coffee.
If she takes eggs at her breakfast plenty
of sweets and starchy foods for her lunch
and good roast for dinner she will have
all the nourishment her system requires
If l had to work hard--and wanted to
Keep my figure at the same time, l should
eat chocolate, drink cocoa, and between
meals l Should nibble nuts and raisins
l can do better work upon chocolate, which
is meat and drink, than upon the best din
ner ever ate.
L think it was Lady Somerset who made
study. of girls lunches She wanted to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12

ings and higher spiritual truths stand re-
vealed The book in it's entirety is not un-
like the gorgeous Moonlight Cross of the
Gnostics," for to be fully appreciated 1t
demands consideration, and its many beau
ties are only discovered by careful reading
The style of the author Is fascinating, full
of dignity and stateliness of thought, yet
impassoned and full of energy and fire. AS
is nearly always the case with ardent, sin
cere lovers of nature. Mr.. Watts-Dunton's
dction is characterized by a vivid, intense
discrimination, which burns his thoughts
into the mind of the reader His imaginative
power is emphasized by his poetical fancy
which lends an appealing power to his de-
scriptions and fills his picturesque scenes
of nature with charm and delight His
mastery deineation of character will make
"Aylwin" a favorite with large number
of readers and place the book in the ranks
of masterpieces of prose.
PAUL PRY.
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SHOLTER APPRECTATED~
aY MARoARoEr PULLING.

Christmas presents. Don't laugh at me- Tt
made me happy for week or two. 1t did
indeed"
The thing struck me as about the most
pathetic happening I had met with for a
long while But L laughed and slapped
Shelter on the back.
"Sholter," l said, suddenly inspired at
would like to bet that you won't have to
play this merry, but expensive. game an
other Christmas"
That's easy for YOU" he said. "You have
only to send me case of wine, some
thing next Christmas"
II won't send you anything"
I '"Then you'll tell someone else to send me
something"
mo, 1 won't. I'll simply take my chances
on what know"
Shelter smiled obviously, but I got him
to take the beta new hat.
He bound me to secrecy about his pres
ents for not less than year, and have
kept the bond. But 1t was not two months
after this memorable visit that I met a
young woman-one of several women
whom I knew and whom Shelter also knew,
though he and they always seemed mutual
ly afraid to improve their acquaintance.
Now, your friend, Mr. Shelter. for in
stance" she said, as we were talking about
the difficulties in the way of bringing the
woman and the contemporary man to-
gether. HE seems to always stand on the
defensive against our SEX"
cultivation of masculine attributes" said,
sententiously.
LAS how"
''Your ideas about that man are just what
any man-unblest with the feminine gift OF
intuition-might have. AS matter of fact,
Shelter is the loneliest man know, and he
is shy But of all the men who long for
feminine society"
1 left the sentence unfinished But 1t was
enough. She stared at me then. Some time
after that she and her chum got Shelter to
come to a studio tea. He told me after
wards that the thing was revelation to
him.
Well. Shelter is, at the present writing,
stlll a bachelor. But one thing is certain;
he will receive genuine Christmas presents :
this year, and they will come from persons
not of his sex. Also, another thing is prob
able-that he will not much longer remain
a bachelor
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12

to me the other day complaining about her
embonpoint. She tipped the scales at 200.
what are you doing for it?'' l asked,
81 am practicing the side motion daily"
said she, land l massage with great regu-
larity."
''Give up your motions and your mas
sage, said I, land use your arms
In a week I had her able to lay face
downward upon the fooor, sustaining her
weight entirely upon her arms She could
lift a chair from the floor with her hand
by clasping the chair firmly around the
leg She could lift very heavy weights
by the motions of the arm only, without
using the back, and l never saw anyone
able to swing dumbbells more swiftly.
l began it by allowing her to slap her
hands together over her head and back OF
her. She did this regularly four times a
day. Gradually she performed the exer-
else with very light weight dumbbells, and
so she kept on until she had developed her
arms and chest surprisingly Meanwhile
she had forgotten all about her abdomen,
which had decreased in wonderful way
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She was soon complaining that her belts
were too large for her, and her husband
was annoyed because of an entirely new
outfit which he was compelled to purchase.
French girls, who are noted for their
very slim figure, are also remarkable
for their strength. l never saw, not even
in England, where the Princess and her
daughters are noted for their athletics,
have seen girls as strong as the French
girls. 1t is almost startling to note how
quickly young French girl will lift her
self by her hands and how nicely she car
rles the heaviest packages. That is the Sc
cret of French grace to me-the easy way
the women have of carrying their burdens.
American women pay too much attention
TO exercises of the waist. They are firmly
impressed with the idea that they can be-
come slender by difficult and tortuous
movements. And they bend backwards,
bend sideways and roll over in painful po-
sitlons, when they might just as well do
peasant arm reaching exercises which
would bring the same results and better
ones.
1here is a gymnasium in every house in
Parls, or If there is not the schooolroom
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Sumter County Items

Livingston. February n.-(special.)-A
interesting race for the nomination for
mayor is on here. The primary will occur
Monday, the 18th. The candidates are
John H. Norvlle and s. o. Hardness.
AT Cuba last night Miss Annie Lewis
Ward was married to 10y Blanks.
By a recent act of the legislature jurors in
Sumter county court are dispensed with.
Sumter's new road law which provides for
a superintendent of roads is meeting with
much favor. There are several candidates
seeking the appointment.
The Bigbee river is reported to be very
high at Gainesville and there Is danger OF
overflow.
f. Bowden, who was recently burned out
at Epes left last night for his old home
at Washington, d. c.
A large number of citizens are preparing
to visit Birmingham the 18th and 18th.
Sumter county roads are in worse condi-
ton than they have been in ten years.
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THE BOOK OF THE
HOUR in ENGLAND


1t is stated authoritatively that Mr.. The
odore Watts-Dunton's recently published
book, "Aylwin," has been written some tnir-
teen or fourteen years. That, in fact, 1t
has been in type, and that a few of the au-
thor's privileged friends have been permit
ted to read it. The reason for this con-
tinued delay in publishing a volume which
has been so anxiously awaited is said to be
from the fact that prominent men in Lon
don have been portrayed in the book, and
that as long as any of them lived the au-
thor hesitated in giving the book to the
eager public. The well-known poet, Theo-
dore Watts-the hyphenated name of Dun
ton having been added that he might be-
come the possessor of a fortune-has been
terms of intimacy with many of the
most illustrious men in the history of Vic
torian lterature-Tennyson, Browning,
William Morris. Meredith, Rossetti and
Swinburne. Some of these men have stood
for their portraits In the pages of 'Ayi-
win their habits and surroundings having
been ingeniously worked into the portrayal
most notably in the character of Darcy,
said to be Rossetti
OF the author Rossetti said that a long
while ago he Stunned publicity as persist
emily as other men sought it, and those
who know the inner history of some of his
volumes of verse say that Mr.. Lane wres
tied with Mr.. Watts-Dunton for the works
as Jacob of old wrestled for blessing.
His volume of poems entitled 1.-The Com
ing of Love-" consists of number of SON.
nets and lyrics, and many of the themes
which were handled in this volume we also
find in his novel, 'Aylwin.' His same DOM
inant love for nature and his sympathetic
portrayal of the passion of Georgia." or
Gentle, for gypsy girl, and his wondrous-
ly unique use of the Romany's belief in the
|Dukkeripen."
If the dominant thought of the entire
work could be summarized by a few words
possibly it could best find expression in the
quotation on the title page, which is as
follows: BOLD is the donkey driver, o
Ka'dee! and bold the Ka'dee who dares
say what he will believe, what disbelieve-
not knowing in any wise the mind of Allah !;
not knowing in any wise his own heart, and
what 1t shall some day suffer-" As the out
ward expression or exponent of thought,
"Aylwin" seems to be an artistic treatment
of the difference between materialsm and
mysticism, or spiritualism, and the conse-
quent conflict between the two in the heart
of man. Yet 1t is impossible to classify
the work. It is of no school. Its form is
new: its ethical message is prophetic rather
than tangible. The book seems to possess
a vein of personal Renaissance, for in ad-
dition we feel throughout the pages the
poetical temperament of the author his
rapt and close commune with and passion
ate love for nature and the noble intellect
uality of his mind. So strongly does the
reader feel these characteristics that the
romance reads like the heart history of a
living soul, and 1t is consequently pecsua-
sive. appealing and aIl-compeliing. Thus II
presents themes and possibilities for con-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12

Paris, January 2.-They say on this side
the water that the fine figures of our Eng
fish and French women are due to the
fluids they drink. French girls drink wine
and English girls drink tea. Before they
are out of the nursery they slipping
wine and tea, and I have known of girls
of IA who did not remember drinking water
at the table. 1t
In America they give their growifie girls
milk; and that without doubt influences
their figures later on. Milk is peculiar. 1t
seldom develops the face or the arms, and
never pumps out the neck; but it gives
woman a big stomach and full bust and
in this way destroys the figure. Except in
cases of Illness I am opposed to the free
drinking of milk; and unless there is Some
nervous disease should never advise the
drinking of milk by the glass
/ do not intend to discourage the cele-
brated milk cures of Toulon or Toulouse
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12
EXERCISES FOR LENT.....
Bulucns KNIGHT Of Eu1a lucum

give poor girls a hot lunch; but how to do
1t cheaply and agreeably she could not de-
termine. They refused beef tea and would
not take beef in pellet form. So her lady
ship consulted a physician-an expert on
food matters. This worthy told her that
a bowl of hot sweet chocolate would prove
sufficient nourishment for a working girl
at noon. Upon pint of this substantial
drink she could easily work until her din
ner hour at night. For five or ten cents in
your money you can get nourishing lunch
of this drink.
But this is aside from the matter of a
good figure about which I started to write
and from which l have diverged. although
the topics are kindred ones.
Women think too much about their abdo-
men and too little about their arms.
A very fashionable French woman came
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12
IN THE FIRE-LIGHT

Oh, the hearthstone bright,
With the red freight!
And the shutters tight
On a wintry night!
Tho the wind wall wild,
Like a little lost child.
And the rattle and roar
Round chamber and door
OF the storm-steed's tread
Thrill the heart with dread;
Round the fireside warm
Sit we safe from harm!
Chou art here, my own,
Tho the grass, long sown,
Grows merrily there
This many a yearD
Let the circle close
Round the flame that flows
From the redwood heart
As it glimmers and CLOVIS
And bursts apart!
There's a vacant chair?
Not so! Not so!
For the eyes of love
Look far and long.
And their gaze Is strong!
There's form that grows
From the empty space
With the old-time grace,
And the tender charm
OF his laughing face,
With the locks above
Half brown, half gold
See! the red lips smile
With their coaxing guile;
And his eyes, so true,
So sweet, so blue,
Look love at mel
All, look and see!
On his strong young arm
/ lean me, old
And tired and worn;
And a whispers borne
To my listening ear:
IT love you, mother-mother dear!
As I loved you there,
I love you -hereW
Julia Nicely Finch.
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Definitions

From the Boston Traveller.
Bobby-Is oxygen what oxen breathe all
day?
Papa-Of course; and what everything
else breathes
Bobby-And is nitrogen what everyone
breathes at night?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12
A CARSIyAL BALL

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat of
1898.
Rome has a long line of Caesars
London its kings and it's queens;
Paris has just what you please
Hers a nation of scenes.
New York an exclusive four hundred
That fortune surrounds with a wall;
New Orleans has only her roses
And sunshine and Carnival.
A king, after all, is human;
The dust of q Caesar is-air;
The life of a titled four hundred
Is but delusion and snare.
They've lived only half of lifetime
Kings, queens, Caesars and all
If they've known not the mystic illusion
And charm of Carnival ball.
Oh. the ride in the starlit night time
Through the heart of the "Vieux Care"
To the old French Operas portals,
With carriages blocking the way;
The crowd agape the banquette,
The stairs, the latanier tall
The door swings back, you find yourself
A guest at q Carnival balh
Oh. the simmer and sheen of satinl
The words in accents sweet
BY tongues that are halfway Latin;
The sibilant glide of feet;
The women with eyes like angels
Archangels, each and all
Their voices like nuns-what more could
you want
On earth than a Carnival ball?
The men In the black coats idle
And chat in the gay foyer,
We here serve, with the grace of courtiers,
Louis and suave Joe Rey.
There they talk, or sit and gossip;
If old, their youth recall,
And grow young again once more
Sometimes at a Carnival ball.
Then wait for the rise of the curtain,
When the girls they dream about
Those most uncertain certain
Maskers who've called them out.
Can it be Raoul or Edgar
Will, Allen. or best of all?
And blush spreads down her shoulders,
Barred for the Carnival ball.
How the fans of the ladies flutter
When Paoetti plays
70, the thoughts those fans might utterD
Sousa or "Navarraise;"
But the house is still and breathless-
You could hear pin let fall
When the captain rings the curtain up,
Up at the Carnival ball.
And then the applause-the clapping
OF ladies' hands in Gloves
The muffied, musical Tapping,
Like wings of a thousand doves
That of the men, like whirlwind,
Echoes from hall to hail.
When the curtains up and the fun hesin~-
Begins at the Carnival ball.
Are you living today or tomorrow,
Or yesterday? AS you dance
Across the floor you wonder
Life seems like a wild romance.
Witches and devils and angels,
Testers giants tall,
Or elves galore. as runs the theme,
That night of the Carnival ball.
Oh the powder. the paint and the patches
The smell of the gas 1t flares,
And. between the music, snatches
OF talk caught unawares.
"Je t'aime"--"My waltz''--"A door,
Just look at that maskerl''-"rhat fall'r-
miss Bonds Of New York"-and more
You'll hear at Carnival ball.
May the maskers never grow weary,
Or the custom grow too old;
Did one tell of its JOY forever - s. l5
The half of 1t never were told. -sa
Time holds for us all I'm the future
The ages quiet thrall
But hearts shall rise and sti1 dance on
For joy at a Carnival ball.
Jenny wilde.
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is converted into one and the little French
girls play like kittens upon the floor.
English women are so very fond OF sports
that they hardly have a chance TO grow
thick in the waist lines. But walking does
not always keep down fat, ana Ior those
who really want to get thin 1 would advise
a course of dieting.
Rise from the table before you have quite
satisfied your hunger, take plenty OF arm
exercise and you will preserve your figure.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12

From the Washington Star
who is that?" asked the schoolboy's ia
Their as he glanced through the text book.
why, that's Atlas He was supposed to
hold the whols world on his shoulders"
HIN! He wasn't up to date. II he had
lived later In history he would have or
ganized a few corporations and tried to put
It In his pockat"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12

From the Boston Traveller.
Mrs. Nagleih-I suppose you are satisfied
now that you made a mistake when you
married me?
Mr. Nagleigh-I own that I made the
mistake, but am not satisfied.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-12
A DEEP SCHEME

From the Chicago Record.
Together by our fire we sat,
Her hands were clasped In mine,
And in her musing face was that
Which spake a thought divine.
She turned q fearless glance to me,
Which proved her trusting soul,
And then she breathed this subtlety:
my dear, we're out of COAL"
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From the North American.
"At last we have a united country
Omitted! With Massachusetts and thu
Philippines at swords points?"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-30
One Headquarters Boys Chidrens Wear

Mrs. Will Moore and little daugh-
ter, go to Columbus Saturday where
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have rented a
house and moved their furniture
from their Cleveland home.
Read the descriptive article on
the origin of the "Passion Play" In
another column of this issue of the
DEMOCRAT. AT Rempel's Opera
House next Monday night.
LOST-On Main Street between
the Court House and High Street
two five-dOllar bills rolled together
Finder report same to this Office
and receive liberal reward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bowen OF
Indianapolis, following their visit in
Athens and Ironton are again the
guests of Mrs. Bowen's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Sunderland.
Miss Frantz, OF Lincoln, Neb., who
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. b. K
Tritsch, will render some supert
readings at the Calico Carnival, a
I. 0. o. F. building this evening.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-30

Mrs. Henry Lutz is in Springfield,
where she was summoned because
of the death of her little grand
daughter. AS the city is under
quarantine restrictions because of
scarlet fever, she can not return at
present.
The "Passion Play" illustrating
the passion and death of Christ, as
produced by the peasants Of the
little German village of Ober-Am-'
mere au, every ten years will be
attraction at Rempel's Opera House
next Monday night.
Miss Tena Juergensmeier, who
has been visiting relatives here for
some time, returned TO Homer, ILL.,,
Tuesday. She was accompanied
by her cousin Miss Hattie Juer-
gensmeier, who will spend some
time in Ill. with many friends and
relatives.
DIR. z. ". Raney has recently fit
ted up his Office with the latest ap-
pliances and materials for the
practice of first class dentistry.
With his thirty years of experience
and all the latest operatives, he isl
thoroughly equipped to do the most
skillful work that can be done by
any dentist. He is citizen among
US, has lived here for years, and
deserves ard holds the patronage
of the community. His work with
his modern appliances is proving
lnarvelously successfully, and he is
ena bled to make the charges for
his work very reasonable.
Miss Clara Boory the accomplish
ed and most courteous trimmer
with the Mrs. Thornburg Millinery
emporium, is receiving many COM
pliments at the hands of the Logan
ladies in her artistic display Of
talent in her Easter hat trimming.
She personally deserves much
praise for the success of the grand
Millinery opening that Is being
held at Mrs. ..Thornburg's store, in
that her talented touch has put be-
fore the people the most beautiful
display of Millinery ever brought
to Logan. Miss Boory and Mrs
Thornburg and daughter are max.
ing many friends by their cultured
and c0urteOus treatment of the
people who call on them, and ir
the face of the inclement weather
the ladies of Logan are delighted
to visit their Millinery opening
which will last the remaining days
of this week. Misses Bess Rose
and Clara Ambrose are assisting
at this opening.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-30
j. T. Tobacco II
15c per Plug
Saturday, April 1,
FraSch Bros.

Mrs. Rhodes aged "a, mother of
Mrs. John Bagley, died at the
home of her daughter Tuesday
Morning. Funeral services at the
Nj. E. Church today at 2 O'Clock p.
M. n
We are glad to sec our old friend
Col. Sands able to be down In the
Rempel House Office again. He
has been confined to his room
several weeks by severe attack OF
rheumatism.
To introduce them you can for
the present buy the Aurora Belle
Summer Corset At 50cts. There Ia
not to our knowledge as good a
corset on the market for 75cts
Ask to see them. STIERs 4 Co.
You will laugh at Emerson Poston
in the famous bar-room scene. You
will weep with poor, down trod.
den Mrs. Hard-Caske. You will
smile and be exceedingly glad wher
you see the other choice selections
ON the program to be given witt
"She Stoops to Conquer" by thu
Juniors on April 7th, at RempelI
Opera House. Admission l5 and q
cents. Tickets now on Sale.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-30

the eHonCo OF the o
-
Receipts
Alata showing
GENERAL EXPENSE FUND.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-30
Annual Statement
OF THE a
Receipts and Disbursements
OF THE 8s
Village Of Logan, Ohio,
FOR THE
Year Ending, March 10th, 1899.

LOGAN, OHIO. March Goth. 1899
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-30

GAS WELL BONDS.
When Due.


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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-30

''s AH IL tTsnsfsr nom Sanitary sewer.
~ lsos Augustus,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-12-01

Gfaidr railway. is one OF the
ilm at hays on The coast, where
.fe fishing is unsufp
harpoi, s,f ii,e Silver King"
we'll as all tie finest food fish
abound here, and he supply of
oysters is nnexcelIrd. This BAY
vas exempted from The slate
law against taking oysters in
summer. because they are evrh
better here ia sumter than in
winter. and are eaten The year
around.
Much more might be said of
the advantages Of this region
hui any who are Interested
should come and investigate
70, themselves. They will tind
all represented. besides 10
prove 10 then that This valley
needs only The Investment OF
ca pital to develop the fertile
lands of the T. xas coast.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-12-01

and substantial brick 6dildinRs.
the residents and business
houses
The climate here is especially
beneficial tor those affected
with pulmonary troubles, ahd,
with modern hotel TO accom-
modale goo or more guests,
would soon becorat a leading
winter resnri. Oie Of The Chief
attractions is the hunting near
This plar9. The inlrts and la
goons are evey year the resort
OF thousands Of the finest ducks
and Wild turkeys, quail, plcyrr.
cEiachaiacas and other game
birds, as we'll as deer and ~iia
hoaFs, abound here, making il
a vegitable spoftsnian's para
lies.
Al Point isabel, only %
miles distant, whicf is connect
div toll Bro@1svillp by The lilo