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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Calico Ridge.

Cold, you bet; fine wea ther, and
so on to the end of the chapter is
the expressions you hear on meet
ing neighbor.
Christmas passed quiet on the
ridge as usual.
Fred Hengst is visiting on the
ridge during the holidays.
Mrs. Wilda Wyskiver and chill
dren are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Jane Snider.
Cyrus Shultz is on the sick list.
Mr.. j. j. Shaw and wife spent
Christmas with Squire Shultz and
family
The fur buyers are out looking
up the catch now and paying fair
prices.
The village blacksmith at the
foot of the ridge is kept busy shoe
ing horses since the cold weather
has set in.
The show at school house No. IL
was very we'll patronized by the
ridge people but it was not up to
expectations, and therefore not
very satisfactory to the show going
people.
Solomon the old ragman and also
old iron man made his regular trip
across the ridge last week.
Thos. Craig and wife of Shawnee
were Christmas visitors at Cecil
Shulrz's the past week.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
THIS SETTLES 1T.
The Question as To the New Century'a
Beginning.

The Question as To the New Century'a
Beginning.
The Sun has received so many evi
dences of confused .linds regarding
the beginning of the twentieth cent.
ury that it will present a proof that
twentieth century begins after the
year 1900 is ended, in the shape of
little conversation:
Question-What is a year?
Answer-Three hundred and sixty.
five days.
What is a century?
One hundred years.
When did the year No. 1 end?
December 81 of the year 1.
When did the year No. begin?
January 1, of the year Q.
When did the year SO end?
December 81, A. d. SO.
Did that complete a century?
No.
When was the century completed?
At the close of the year following
so; or at the close of the year 100.
When did the second century begin?
January l of the year / OF the
second century; that is, January /, A.
d. 101.
When did the nineteenth century
end?
At the close of the nineteenth hun.
dreth year, or at the close of 1900.
@. When does the twentieth CEN
tury begin?
A. 1t begins on day No. of the
year No. of the twentieth hundred
years-that is, on January 1, A. D.
1901.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
The Confidence Of Youth.

"And now that you are through col.
lege, what are you going to do?" asked
friend of a youthful graduate
II shall study medicine" was the
grave reply of the ambitious young
man.
But isn't that profession already
overcrowded?" asked the friend.
Possibly it is,' remarked the know.
ing youth, "but l propose to study
medicine just the same, and those
who are already in the profession will
have to take their chances. Chicago
News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Notice..
Advance Representative.

Notice is hereby given that there
will be meeting of the Hooking
County Agricultural Society at the
Office of A. III. Brooke, on Monday
Jan. Srh, 1900, from one O'clock p.
m. until three O'Clock p m. for the
purpose of electing five directors
for the term of two years.
GEO. Fl. SHAW, Pres.
q. w. cox, Sec'y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
A Amusement
Irene Taylor Company Next Week.

The Irene Taylor Company. one of
the few recognized repertoire organ
izations, will be the attraction at the
opera house three nights next week.
The Company is making feature of
grand productions of great plays, as
each and every one of the various
bills will be presented on great
scale. The repertoire includes many
of the past seasons successes. The
Company Is fully adequate to the
requireme ents of this line of plays,
while many speeialties will be intro
duced throughout each performance.
q. A. SUMMERS,
Advance Representative.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Battles and Rain.

1t is curious fact. well known,
however, to weather experts-that
heavy firing will generally cause rain.
even though the sky was clear before
hand. At Waterloo rain came down
in torrents. So it did in several of
the big battles of the civil war-Get.
tysburg, for example. The tremend-
GUS concussion shakes the little glo.
bules which are always present in.
visible in the atmosphere together,
and SO brings them down.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Washington Township.

This End of Nineteen hundred
prompts your humble tyro to call
once at your sanctum and report that
at this time we are having some zero
weather and that Jack Frost has no
mercy on fingers or toes, ears or
nose, yet we think this lovely
winter, and admire this much more
than rain, slush and mud, while all
stock if properly fed, housed and
watered must surely be doing well.
The protracted meetings here
abouts are moving along nicely, and
several accessions are beng made
and these should prove steadfast if
! they who make this vow, would but
stop to think what and to whom these
solemn pledges are made; trifling
with your own conscience, deceiving
your best friends and making a
mockery of religion, are things
which when carefully considered no
truly honest and upright person will
dare be found thus frivolously pro-
Tossing themselves christians.
Mrs. H. H. West is very sick at
this time with typhoid fever and will
need careful nursing and good nedi-
cal skill to bring her through and we
trust such may be done with speedy
and certain results. Mr.. VIM. West
has just recovered from the
dreaded Typhoid fever; and we are
too glad to know such is the fact as
VIM is an useful and pleasant fellow.
Mr.. Geo. w. Amarine who has
been suffering most severely from
the effects of dreaded cancer is now
slowly recovering, with good hopes
of again reaching his usual good
health.
Our capital town Ilesboro is hay
ing one of the best country stores
ever had here and the owner VIM.
Moore of Gibisonville, may rejoice
in his efficient clerk, Chas. Miller
who greets all in gentle and bust
ness way which meets approval.
Having had one cf the finest aut-
umns for doing all fall work and but
little corn is left in the field and less
or none should be out now; the
wheat crop of this section is far from
promising as a number of fields are
nearly eaten out by the Hessian fly
and white grub worms, while almost
every field of wheat is more or less
injured already and what may fol-
low in Spring cannot yet be estimat'
ed.
One of our former citizens Mr.
Joseph Blackston of near Hamilton
Mo-, has lately returned with his
family to live with and care for his
father and mother, James Blackstor
and wife near Smock P. o.
Mr.. VIM. Blackston of Hamilton
Mo-, is here visiting his parents and
relatives in vicinity of Smock, OHIO
bat Will soon return to his home.
The District Schools of our town.
ship are progressing finely thus fal
and as the first half is now complet-
ed with success, why should not the
last move off just as well, however
we were shut'off for. some time In
several schools from the presence OF
smallpox but thankful no spread Of
this much dreaded disease was had
Married at the residence of Coon
| GhilcOta Sunday Dap 2lst 1900 l,v
Jno. w. Schaal, j. p. Mr.. Noah
Woolever and Miss Bessie Higgins
all of this county, Wishing the
newly welded couple success, happi-
ness and a just share of this worlds
treasure, i remain ZEPHYR.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
SPECIAL NOTICE

We have a fe v subscribers that
are back in their subscription. We
have put our price down to "a cash
basis, and if you can not pay the
small pittance of soc per year you
can not have the paper. The cost
of blank paper has almost doubled
itself, but we will not increase the
price of subscription, but insist on
the price being paid that we ask
We will mark this notice 80 you
will be sure to see it and If it means
you, come in and pay.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Marriage License.

Dec. 2s, Okey O. Bartholomew
and Minnie T.. Wycuff.
Dec. 2s, Charlie A. Pleukharp
and Ivy Mount.
Dec. 2s, Henry Adams ani Eliza
j. Ensley.
Dec 80, James @. Woodard and
Margaret Inboden.
Dec, 80, Noah w. WooIever and
Bessie Higgins.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
A Disappointment.

II came mighty near tryn, to enlist
in de Transvaal army said Mean.
dering Mike.
"You might nave ter work." said
Flooding Pete.
Fur minute was willin' ter take
chance. l was deceived by a typo.
graphical error De paper said de
Transvaal was chock full of Beers, an
had ter read half a column before
got convinced dat 1t only meant
Beers" s."-Washington Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Probate Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the following
Accounts and Vouchers have been filed Ia
the Probate Court Of Hooking County. Ohio.
for final settlement l.. ID. Vickers executor of
the estate OF Vina NJ Wright and the same
will come on for nearing on the 9th day OF
January 1900 al 10 O'Clock. A. M or as soon
thereafter as may be convenient
j. Il. RIAS0N,
Jan. 4, 3-w. Probate Judge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Live on Straw.

Thousands Of persons in Germany
live literally ION straw" making it up
into blankets, panniers, boxes knick-
knacks, hats, bonnets, &C. Profession.
al schools have even been founded
where the trade is taught in all ita
varieties.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Made YOnup Again.

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again. writes ID. H.
Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They
are the best in the world for Liver,
Stomach and Bowels. Purely vege-
table. Never gripe. Only 25c, at
Harringtons Drug Store.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Worse Than War.

France loses every year by infec
tiols and contagious diseases 240, 900
lives, or nearly double the number Of
lives lost in the Franco-Prussian war
of 1870.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
aeemlnaIx lnoredIbIa.

"What! A man with a nose the
color of yours expects me to believe
that he has lived on water for three
months?" said the lady at the door.
"Yes'm," said the tramp; you see,
I'm sailor just ashore"--Yo Yonkera
Statesman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Distinctions.

She's the best matchmaker In our
town"
"Ahl Matrimonial or plain SUI
phur2 Philadelphia North American
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04

WANTED SEVERAL BRIGHT AND
w HONEST persons TO represent us as
Managers In this and close by counties.
bona-hde, no more, no less salary. Position
permanent Our references, any bank Ia any
town. IL IL mainly Office work conducted AZ
home. Reference. EpoIose scli-addressed
stamped envelope. THE DoMINIoN COM
PANY, Dept, ., Chicago.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04

In China an inferior on horseback
meeting superior dismounts and
waits until the other has pessed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
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Legal Notice.

Lewis Glass residing at
-CoyingtOn Kentucky, will take
notice that on the 4th day of January 1909,
Emma Glass filed her petition in the Court
OF Common Pleas OF Hooking County, Ohio,
praying divorce from said Lewis Glass on
the ground of gross neglect OF duty and that
said cause will be for hearing on and after
February 10th, 100.
EMMA GLASS,
Jan 4. 4-w Carl III. Buerhaus her Atty
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20

that way, and wouldn't it be true?
Would the fact that Boise was be-
coming CALIFORNIA; banker, be, to
the Statesman, sufficient balsam to
heal the wound felt in knowing that
its own citizens had not enough
faith in their city to risk an in
vestment there, but preferred to
send it away from home? Which of
the two would be best fol BOISE? Does
not the whole thing, which tickles our
neighbor journal so, seem to indicate
that modern business risks are not to
be considered III it along with the
gold plan of creating great national
debts simply for the convenience of
investors who want absolutely no
chances, and will be content with
less return for money where they
can get human security?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20
SOMEWHAT INQUISlTlVE.

The Statesman rejoices that certail
wealthy financiers in New York hay
made another foreign loan, Thi
further evidence that we are becom
ing the worlds banker" is yer,
pleasing to our contemporary at the
state capital At the same time W.
would like to ask it, of what benefi,
Is all this to the people at large
What good accrues to this country
How does it upbuild? Does the
Statesman prefer that money should
go abroad to draw it's grinding interest
from the peasantry of Europe for a
few individuals, than to see it in
vested in home enterprises that will
increase our greatness? And does
the fact which the Statesman re-
]oloes over not signify that great
accumulated capital, squeezed from
the common host by unjust legisla-
ton, law-juggling and commercial
conspiracy, feels safer while draw
ing three per cent abroad, but with
the toll of the millions of WORKING
hosts in the old world as the security
tor the payment of interest and prin.
clpal, than when it takes its place in
new enterprises here2 Is the sta
bility of our home resources. our
property interests 50 insecure that it
Is preferable to send the money be-
yond the sea at those terms? How
does it speak for the raw elements of
wealth, which we proudly point to as |
yet untouched? What of the West?
What OF Idaho? How many rail
roads do we need? How MANY ca
nails? How much land to reclaim
w hat OF the thousand and one great
openings Tor big things which we
offer? If those men in Boise. who
have put their money into the new
ive-story Idanha hotel, had, instead
preferred to loan their capital at five
per cent to some syndicate in Cali
lorna as safer investment, would
'he Statesman have rejoiced? Would
nat not have given, at least, the ouip
modest to all the Statesman's claims
egarding the value of investments in
bolseY Would not outsiders see /
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20
The sinker tunnel at Silver City is
now in 2S4O feet.


General Botha is reported to be advis-
ing tne Beers to cease their useless re-
sistance If The report is true. it shows
the general has some sense left Men Of
sense know there is time to fight and a
ume to stop. Statesman.
Why would it not be more sensible
for England to stop. 1t is easier for
any country to draw back from Cd.
pressing another people than for
people fighting for their own soil to
yield to brutal oppressor. The eff
fort Of England to possess the gold
mines of Africa is costing her more
than it does the Beers to defend il
IL has already cost England over
Il, 1000 dead, with probably 10000
more sent home sick or wounded
BESIDES this, and, what is considered
OF more value than blood, it has cost
900 million dollars in money. Still
= certain class of papers insist that
the exercise of ''sense" on the Boer
side only is tenable.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20

POSSIBLY the truest standard nv
which to judge a play is to watch the
impression upon an audience. While
an author naturally desires the an.
proval OF a critical few, it is the
verdict OF the many which makes or
mars Measured by the rule of the
majority, W. 4. Hankevile's "Hu.
MAN HEARTS" which will be presented
at the Opera House, Dec. 21st, is a
successful play and is destined 70
i'nger in measurable memory
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20

brought that country out of the
depths and gave the people there a
100 per cent protective tariff which
carried Mexico from the point
where piece of mining machinery
could not be purchased within her
boundaries, to where she made all
the machinery used how from a non
manufacturing country, she pro-
crossed until she canned the goods
she consumed; in ginghams and
print goods she quit purchasing and
commenced an export trade with adj
joining silver using countries; made
soap, candles and other things used.
The way in which size handled silver
set her wheels of trade going,
brought her good times and swelled
her producing power until she was
enabled to fill the Pacific ports If
Mexico and cut off the trade of gold
using countries, and placed her in
a position to invade the markets Of
the west coast of South America in
competition with England and Ger
many. While things were crashing
in gold countries around her, rewards
OF labor falling of, agricultural pro-
ducts depreciating and farm properly
falling SO per cent in twenty years,
Mexican securities advanced in value
IN spite of the sneers of gold blather-
sixties; her revenues steadily grew,
and while we in the United States |
were suffering from a treachery
against our constitutional
money, the level of prices held up in
Mexico; corn, beans and -four brought
IS much as in former years and the
cost of the various articles making
Up the expenses of a family fuctuated
'ut little, so that there was no suf
erlng there and every body moved
happily along. The abundant supply
II silver which everybody could
ret and everybody could spend
made those people more cheerful,
vercame their natural laziness and
nduced them to become harder
'orkers and brought more peace aud
rider than the Tribune lays to the
ersistent chasing of bandits. Mex
20 may not have another Diaz, but
be can cling to the policies of his
me and thereby enjoy an ever in
Teaslng reward from the fact of
aving granted scope to his forceful
over and craftsmanship. But in
oeaking OF him why cannot the Tri- @
lne step into the parlor and man to I
an speak Of the truth as it exists
stead of skulking around the barn n
I'd whisking straws with averted t
atures? p
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20
Christmas Menu
From IL to 8 o'clock -. m.
Mexlcan Prauns. Marmalade.
Soups-Consomm ROYAL. Chicl,a, G.,

mexican Prauns. Marmalade.
preme. gu
Onves. Sailed Peanuts. Celery.
d'Hotel. "ai're
Boiled Eastern Ham, Champagne Sauce
W hoasts-Prime Ribs of Beef, au Jus.
Young Turkey with dressing. Cranberry
ing. Wv" uress-
Chicken Pot Pie, family style.
BErazed t'illets of Veal. Mushrooms
pineapple Fritters. Rum Sauce.
rotate Salad, Hoandaise; I,obstar
Salad, Mayonnaise.
mashed Potatoes; Baked Sweet Pota-
toes; Green Peas; Asparagus in Cream
Home made Mince Pie; Lemon Cream
re; Pumpkin Pie; English Plum Pnd'
aing' Brandy Sauce; Vanilla Ice Cream.
Assorted Cake. "Ni'
Cheese anu SWISS
Mixed Candy; Fruit; Nuts.
lea; Coffee; Chocolate; Milk.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20
Help is needed at once when a

Help is needed at once when a
PERSONS life is in danger. A neg
lected cough or cold may soon be-
come serious and should be stopped
at once. One Minute Cough Cure
quickly cures coughs and colds and
the worst cases of Group, bronchitis,
grippe and other throat and lung
troubles. DAVIS DRUG Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20
BOND SALE AND WEISER'S FUTURE

| DOND SAIE AND w EISER > FUTURE
Weisers water works and electri,
light bonds, in the sum Of $45, 600,
have been sold to Mason, Lewis &
Co of Chicago the bonds are to
be delivered and money received MOI
later than Jan 18th, 1901. The
delivery will be made sooner if the
necessary preliminary arrangements
and signing of bonds by mayor and
clerk can be completed before that
time. The council voted to accept
the proposition of Mason, Lewis &
90. because of the fact that this
company gave the city ten-year OPP
ton, a premium of 1915 and filed the
required check for S1125, as a
guarantee Of good faith. This was
considered very good bid by the
mem bers of the council, in view of
the fact that it was made on twenty
year bond with a ten-vear option.
besides giving the premium of 1915.
better than any other bid made In
TACT this was the only bid received
that complied with the provisions of
the published notice of the sale of
bonds, and this fact, taken together
with that if the favorable conditions
OF the bonds, led the council to ac-
cept the proposition of this firm.
Now that the bonds are sold and
work on the water works and electric
light plant will soon commence
Weiser's future is brighter than ever
before; another arc light has been
hung out on her highway of progress,
and splendid record in advance
nent for the coming year is assured
In putting this plant in a large
number of men will be employed, and
nus large amount of money will be
'ut into circulation here. This will
work its way into various channels
md all lines of business will thereby
'e benefited.
when this proposed syste m is COM
'leted, our city will take on, to a very
extent, appearances
ute metropolitan, and assume a
egree of the dignity which BELTS a
lace possessing these very beneficial
uollc utilities. Mark this: Weiser's
ar of hope will ascend rapidly to. J
ara It's zenith and shine more 6
lightly than it ever did in the past
er real estate will be materially en-.
'nced in value and the CITY will
arch steadily along in the process.
on OF civic industry and progress j
lie is destined to become great
inter-, and nothing short of maxine
+ the metropolis of Idaho will
'lsly the progressive people of
Is growing city where enterprise and
sh are among the principal char Y
teristics.
May progress be the watchword of n
cry person who has the welfare of n
place at heart. Let us sneak
rood word for Weiser at everv on.
rtunity and leave nothing undone
make her what she should be-a
roughly metropolitan place.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20

W. E. Beardsley, pioneer weaver
Is now ready to make rag carpets.
All parties wishing carpets, please
call at my house, Weiser, Idaho, or
write. O
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20

lne most effective little liver pills
lnaoe are T, DeWitt's Little Early Rls-
Ms Ihey never grippe. DAVIS
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20

Washnurn guitars, haujos, man
doIins, flutes. pianos and everything
in the m usic line at Walls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-30
ST. PAUL GRAIN.

These quotations are furnished by Loft
tus & Kerwin, wholesale hay. grain and
-four merchants
oats-JReceipts, 6 cars; No. 3. 241fkc; No. 8
white, 212025c.
,Corn-No. 9, 381zassc; No. 8 yellow. 39A@
Feed-Granulated corn meal in cotton
No. l feed, $15
Bran and Shorts-Bran In bulk. 81 25;
bran in sacks. 2te lbs, $12.25 bran In
sacks, 100 lbs, 275; shorts in bulk, $12;
shorts in sacks. geo lbs. $13; shorts in
sacks. 100 lbs. $13.25; middlings -four, bulk,
s14; middlings, 200-Ib sacks. SIS; middlings,
100 lbs, 1880
Hay-Stronger; good demand for tino-
thy and upland; receipts y cars;
shipments cars; upland, choice $40;
upland, No. l, $S.75@9. 20: midland, SCAT;
medium, IS 50@6; timothy choice 81 so;
timothy, No. / $1,000
Rye straw, Sc; wheat and oats straw,
$45C95.00