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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-02-18
Elks and their invited friends went

to the Rempel House, where an ele
CANT banquet was served. Hon
j. F. White was toast master
Judge Wright giving the only toast
of the evening, his subject being
"The Ladies" He handled his
subject in his usual happy and
masterful spirit. Hon. S. Weldy,
who was to have talked on "Oul
Order" was unable to be present
on account of sickness. Mrs. Frank
Blasius sang several selections,
which were of the most enjoy
able features of the evening. The
company then repaired to the Red
Mems Hall where dancing was en-
gagged in, the music being furnish
ed by the Speelman Orchestra. The
halls and dining room were beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion.
About eighty Elks and their friends
were present, members from Straits
vile, Corning, Columbus, Athens,
Nelsonville, New Lexington and
Macarthur being in attendance.
KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN.
The Knights of st John gave an
informal card and dancing party
at their rooms ON last Monday eve
ming.
On last Sunday the installation
of the officers of the Ladies Auxil-
iary and Cadets of the knights of
st John took place at their rooms.
The installing officer was Mr.. AL
bert from Columbus. The Ladies
Auxiliary commenced with mem
bership Of 115, the following being
those holding offices Spiritual
Director, FIR. Powers; Pres, Mrs.
Henry Kessler; V. Pres, Miss EN-
ma Downey; 2nd V. Pres, Mrs.
Will Kessler; Recording Sec, Miss
Rose Anderson; Financial Sec.,
Miss Joanna Noonan; Treas, Miss
Mary Beck; Trustees, Mrs. Nick
Till, Mrs. Nick Eberst, Mrs. j. j.. |
Mrs. r. j. Shannon, and
Mrs. Lewis Green. The officers of
the Cadets are:-.Pres., Arthur
Riff; V. Pres, Fred Shively; 2nd
V. Pres, Joe Shrader; Correspond
ing and Recording Sec., Don Kess-
er; Financial Sec., Carl Judy and
Treas, Charlie Ucker.
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Lodge News.
6. A. R. AND RELIEF CORPS.

q. A. hs AMI RELIEF COhfSs
Don't forget the big CHECKER
dinner to be given by the Woman'
Relief Corps ON Monday Feb. %
Washingtons Birthday. A goot
dinner for 25c. Everybody come
The w. R. G. held Memoria
Services for our late sister Mary
E. Taylor and comrade Will
Martin on Saturday eve February
13. About so members of the Post
Corps, and friends of the deceased
were present. In addition to the
beautiful and impressive Rituals
tic services, Mrs. Laura McCor-
mick delivered the address on Mrs.
Taylor, and Conrad Wash Dollison
the oration ON Comrade w. Fl.
Martin. Bothpaid loving tributes
to the deceased.
Through the noble efforts of
Mrs. Mary E. Chase patriotic In
structor) and the w. r. c., II
flags, flag for each School Room
will be presented ON next Friday
afternoon. Presentation speechs
by Members of Womans Relief
Corps.
RATHBoNE SISTERS.
The following members of the
Rathbone Sisters attended the con.
vention at Lancaster last week:
Mesdames Clara Ruble, Lucy Mill,
Myrtle Gano, Rosa Brown and Miss
Claire Montgomery.
At the meeting on Tuesday eve-
ming, the report of the convention
at Lancaster was received from the
delegates. After the business OF
the evening was transacted, a lunch
was served.
REBEKAH.
The Rebekah's on last Friday
evening initiated one candidate,
Mr.. John Petit, into their lodge.
B. p. o. ELKs.
On Monday evening, the Elks
gave a reception, banquet and |
dance to celebrate their fifth ami
versary. These annual entertain
ments of the Elks arc always one
of the social events of the season,
and this year everything which
would make the evening an enjoy
'ble one for their guests, had been
provided. A reception was held
n the club rooms in the early part
u the evening, after which, the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-02-18
TIME OF CONVENTION.
Fixed by the Republican Congression-
al District Which rIet Here
Tuesday.
IAthens Journal,

IAthens Journal.I
The republican committee Of
this congressional district met
here Monday and decided to hold
the next republican convention in
this city Tuesday, March 1st. All
the members of the committee
were present as follows:
Athens county, John Finster-
wald; Fairfield county, H. b.
Peters; Hooking county,. A. G.
Sands; Meigs county, t. F. Dye;
Perry County, George. T. Drake;
Ross county, John. p. Phillips:
Vinton county, o. E. Wallenweid-
er. ,
A. 1. Vorys, of Lancaster was
selected chairman of the conyen-
tion and G. w. G. Perry, of Chilli
cothe, secretary. 81
General G.. H. Grosvenor enter
tanned the committee at Hotel
Berry Other prominent republi-
can politicians here Monday to see
the General were, Albert Douglas
and Alex Renic, Chillicothe, Judge
J. Z. Bradbury, j. L. Carpenter,
). F. Smith and Sid Cee, Meigs
county, Mr.. Martindale of Me-
Arthur and D. II. Foster of Corn
Ing.
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Japs Lost None.

Nagasaki, Feb. 15.-The vessels
that comprised the Japanese fleet
which attacked and destroyed the
Russian cruisers Variag and Korietz
at Chemulpo on the 9Th inst, were the
cruisers Naniva. Takachico, Akashi
suma and the Asama. The Japanese
did not lose a man.
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Notice of Appointment.

Estate Of William Wharton deeeased.
The undersigned has been appointed and
qualified as Administrator OF the Estate al
William A. Wharton late OF Hooking county
deceased. Dated this 18th day OF January
A. ID. lgO4.
Il. A. Wharton,
Feb S,Sw AdIninlstrator,
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Acker's Blood Elixir positively
Cures Chronic Blood Poising and
all Scrofulons affections. At all
times q matchless system tonic and
purlher. Money refunded If you
are not satisfied. SOC. and $l.OO.
b0rtACo.
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JARS USED STRATEGY.
To1pedo Boat Attack at Port Arthur
Succeeded Through Teint.

I
Tokyo. Feb. 16-A detailed report
Of his battle at Port Arthur has not
been received from Vice Admiral
Togo by the navy department, and the
public is as yet without the full par.
ticulars Of the engagement. A letter
from one Of the men who participated
m the naval fight says that the tor.
pedo attack succeeded through q
clever feint. The majority of the YES.
sells composing the torpedo fotilla
maneuvered in front Of the Russian
line and held Its attention while the
rest of the torpedo boats worked
around to the rear and got close TO
the enemy before being discovered.
Then they fred their destructive mis-.
siles and scurried away from danger
as quickly as possible. No further
news OF the Russian vladivostok
squadron has been received here. 1t
Is thought to have returned to the
port of vladivostok in preference to
risking fight or exhausting its fuel.
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Mistaken for jap VesseIs.

Chefoo. Feb. 16. A reliable au.
thority says that three Russian tor.
pedo boats have been sunk by the
guns from the forts at Port Arthur
They were mistaken for Japanese YES.
sells.
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Battle Ia On.

chefoo. Feb. ia steamer arriy.
ing here from Port Arthur reports
that heavy firing was heard in the
Straits Of Pechili at midnight Satur-
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Hundreds Reported KlIIed.

Nagasah. Feb. 15.--Six Norwegian
steamers charted by Russian naval
contractor have been captured. The
vessels are the Lena. Activ, Sentis,
seirstadt. Argo and Hermis. They
carried coal cargoes. The Hermes ar.
rived here under convoy of a cruiser.
IL Is rumored that 1,S00 Japanese sol.
diers have been killed, presumably
by the sinking Of transport. Dis.
turbances are reported In Seoul.
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Japanese Yessel sunk.

London, Feb. 13.-Baron Hayashi.
the Japanese minister here. has re-
ceived dispatch from Toxic an.
nouncing that on Feb. II two Japan.
ese merchant steamers. the Naka-
noura Maru and zensho Maru. while
on their way from Sakata to Otaru
ton the island of Pokkario), were
surrounded and shelled by four Rus
sian warships, presumably the
Vladivostok squadron. off the coast
OF Herunshi (okushir). The Naka.
noura Maru was sunk, but the Zensho
Maru escaped and arrived safely at
Fukuyama, island Of Hokkaido.
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A Hindoo grandmother, with a red
LIES story recently to 100 Chicago
mothers who had gathered in a little
room in Handel hall to hearit.
It was a story that might have been
told in Neros court while Christians,
burning like candles in their jackets Of
tar, were Illuminating the gardeps-it
might have been told then because the
flames would have made a perfect setting
for the story of Sukhiva Vannerjee. This
Hindoo grandmother's hair was as black
as ebony and her eyes were the eyes Of
youth with the fire of hope burned out.
The mothers who heard her story were
white-haired, many Of them.
Twenty-one years ago Sukhiva Van
nerjee was married. She Is now q years
old. The man who took as his bride 4
girl of six was over 30, was prosperous,
and belonged to midas high caste, as did
the child wife.
The woman told her story in broken
English. Now and then she was prompt
ed by Miss Josephine Holmes, a Los
Angeles woman who brought her to
this country to arouse sympathy in
America in the movement to abolish the
child wife practice in India.
Here is the story that Sukhiva Vanner-
jee told:
She was six years old when her par
ents announced that husband had been
selected for her. She did not see her
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A BACHELOR TEA.

Buny's my dog-and every DAY we,
With my three boy-dolls. take afternoon
tea:
Rob Roy 10 gay in his tartan plaid;
Bobby Shafto's not bad. as sailor lad,
And 'Jack-the midshipmite. trim and neat,
Is under the table. in lowly seat
Now, as dolls are not really alive,
Buffy and have to eat forthe five:
But We play so hard and romp about
That both our appetites hold out;
Sometimes we've bread with cur cambria
=. tea, - &
Sometimes nursey brings nice things to ne;
But If it's crackers, or just a bun,
We eat it all up and have lots of fun.
Buff wags his tail and smiles at me;
tell him my secrets and pour out the tea.
Lillian Palmer Powers. in St. Nicholas.
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BOY KEPT HIS WORD.
Good Habits Formed I'm Youth Made
Charles Gray a Prosperous
City Business Leader.

"Charlie! Charlie!" clear and swee,
as a note struck from silver bell
the voice rippled over the common.
That's mother!" cried one OF the
boys, and he instantly threw down
his bat and picked up his jacket and
cap.
Don't go yeti" "FIave it out!'
Finish the camel '"Try it again."
cried the players in noisy chorus.
II must 60, right off, this minute ]
told her that I'D come whenever she
called"
But I wouldn't be suc1l a baby as
to run the minute she called" said one.
II don't call it babyish to keep ones
word to his mother. I call that man
ly, and the boy who doesn't keep his
word to her will never keep 1t to any
one else-you see if he does," and he
hurried away to his cottage home.
Thirty years have passed since those
boys played on the common. Charlie
Gray is a prosperous business man in
a great city, and his mercantile
friends say of him that his WORD
is a bond" We asked how he &C
quired such reputation. His reply
was: .."I never broke my word when
a boy, no matter how great the tempta-
ton, and the habits formed then have
chung to me through life. baptist
Chronicle,
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WHY TORTOISE WON,
Old Brother 1errapin Gives True
yersion of = Race of Which All
Children Know

Did you ever hear the true story Of
the race between the Hare and the Tor
toise? Old Brother Terrapin told Il to
me one Gay as lay On my back in the
grass by the pond.
{ Never heard the real truth of that
victory Of mine, did yer?" he squeaked,
as he crawled up to me.
mo, never" said l; "how was it?'
well" he laughed, you see, they al
ways suppose that l won that race by
keeping on plodding along at my usual
gait, while old man Rabbit frisked
along and fooled and wasted his time
showing Off before the spectators
but it was nothing of that sort. Let
ale tell you at the start that all the plod-
ding in the wogld without a little
throught and common sense will never
win anything.
you see, had little bone to pick
with that 'yaller' dog at Bill Sykes.
cause one day when was asleep he
turned me over on my back, and I
didn't get my footing for two days and
was nearly starved, to SAY nothing Of the
work brought on the old lady and the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10
Making the Deaf Hear.

DR.. Marage, of Bourg-la-Reine
France, has made experiments on de-
veloping the hearing of deaf mutes, and
his results have been. communicated
to the Academic de Medicine. Twenty
four stone-deaf children were divided
by lot into two parts, and those of one
group were submitted every day to the
vibrations of a vowel siren," which
he has invented for this massage" OF
the tympanum, or drum of the ear.
At the end of six weeks all the sub
jects could hear sounds of musical III
struments for the first time, three
heard phrases spoken near the ear and
two heard conversation carried on over
yard distant in the ordinary voice.
The siren also enables the hearing t1
be measured with precision.
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three children. So when Mr.. Rabbit and
started on that race that you have read
of, knew at the start that I had no
chance to win without some little game.
Just then along comes Bill Sykes 'yal-
ler' dog.
Mornin',' says he, nice day for the
race
Yes says I, an. if you want to see
the start. sit right down where you are
and you'll see great show.
$50 down he sat on his yaller tail and
opened his yaller jaws and let his red
tongue hang out. One, two. three, go,
says the starter, and just then saw my
chance and grabbed Mr.. Dogs tail" be-
tween my Jaws. He gave one yell of ter
ror and surprise and set off through the
woods toward the goal at lightning
speed, pulling me through the air after
him. N.Y.! but we did fly. And when
We got near the goal let go and walked
the rest. Mr.. Dog was so scared he ran
on home. Served him right for turning
me over But won the race. tell you,
brains count" saying which he ambled
off into the wooGs.-St. Louis POst-Dis-
patch.
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PULLING TIGERS TOOTH.
Courageous Dentist Braves the Beast
In Its Cage and PerfOrms Maz.
ardOuY Operation.

It was noticed that Charlie Croker
captive tiger in New York, was mop
ing and irritable. His ill-temper, it
was found, was due to the liberation
| of broken tooth. A dentist, with q
sufficient accident insurance policy,
was at last found who would run the
risk of taking it out. The tiger was
made harmless by being bound with
strong ropes, and then the dentist went
at his task, as set forth in the Boston
Evening News.
The tigers mouth was braced open
with a piece of two by four scantling
and his lower jaw we'll saturated with
solution of cocaine and another pain
+ destroying drug. The dentist got his
forceps on the tusk, but they slipped.
He made two other attempts aud each
time brought away small piece Of the
tusk. The tiger lay remarkably still.
He pulled on the ropes that held him,
but most of his strength was spent on
the piece of scantling between his
jaws.
The dentist said: I'll have to use
hammer on that tuslz, the forceps
won't do"
He braced three-foot piece of a
plank against the tusk and struck the
other end of the plank twice. The
plank split at the end that rested
against the tusk. Then three-foot
iron bar was used. 1t took two blows
Of the hammer on this bar to loosen
the tusk. The tusk broke and was
taken out piece by piece.
= Proprietor Beck, the keeper and The
dentist left the cage, the ropes were
taken off the tiger and he jumped to
his feet. He shook himself and
growled few times to make sure he
was still able to. He didn't seem to be
any the worse for his experience.
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Opa1, Now Tn High Favor.

In spite of the old-time superstition
there seems to be a grave doubt about
the ill-luck attaching to opals in tho
minds of the girls Of to-day, for opals
are very much worn. There is hardly
a more beautiful stone than the opal.
and jewellers say that if they continue to
win their way in popular favor they will
become more costly. Hitherto they have
been cheaper than their beauty led one
to expect they would be, but that was be-
cause the superstitution about their ILL
luck bringing powers made people fear to
own them, and thus the demand for them
was comparatively small. An opal sur
rounded by smaller brilliants makes
charming setting for ring. The dia
monds reflect the rainbow tints of the
opal, and the combination Of stones is
one which shows the beauties of both to
best Observation-Disclosures News.
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A HANDY BOOK RACK.
1t Solves the Problem of How to Dis
pose of the Magazines Which
Come In the HOuxelOld.

What to do with the magazines and
illustrated papers that find their way in
increasing numbers into nearly every
household these days is considerable Of
a problem, particularly if space is at a
premium and the ruler Of the home does
not approve of having the tables Uttered
with reading matter. In order to meet
the demand for convenient, handy re-
ceptacles newspaper and book racks Of
all sorts and sizes are brought out every
season by enterprising and ingenious
manufacturers and many of the new
contrivances are very satisfactory and
oftentimes decidedly ingenious. One OF
the latest productions In this line is here
pictured. 1t serves the double purpose
of use and ornament, for an article OF
furniture such as this Of polished mahog-
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PRETTY DUTCH DESIGNS.
In High Favor just Now for the Dsod
Grafton Of Lamp Shades, Boxes
and Cushion FriezeS.-

Those we'll known Dutch designs (rep-
resenting sturdy little Hollanders. ami
mails, geese, ct cetera) are so striking
as freizes upon cushions and decorative
boxes that it is pleasant to find them in
still another form.
From France comes the suggestion OF
using them upon lamp and candle shades.
Not until the results of the plan are seen
does one realize just how clever q choice
it is.
Of course the material used in the
shades must be of a character appropri-.
ate to such treatment. Heavy carbon
paper or cardboard without glaze is a
good choice. So are denim and other
heavy fabrics.
Some women will be able to do original
work in applying the design. Those who
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10
.. s'.l.
IN ABSENCE.

'tGod lead thee, dear!' The sunrise light
Steals softly through the gray Js~
The dream and darkness Of the night
Are lost IN perfect day. 4 F. j
1 smile and whisper tenderly: ""''
God lead thee. dear, alway!"~
God help. thee, DEAR The noontide hour
Is golden. glad, and gay;
The world smiles upward like flower
To meet the suns warm ray.
I pause and whisper earnestly:
God help thee, dear, alway!
God keep thee, DEAR" The sunset hush
Kisses the dreaming day,
And in the Wondrous holy hush
The whole world seems to pray.
kneel and whisper lovingly:
"God keep thee. dear. alway!' 49,
Alice E. Allen, in Good Housekeeping. p
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in life are full Of interest and excite
ment for him. He wants to be in every
thing that goes on. He and Toodles
are not exactly friends, merely acQuaint-
ances, and would not trust them alone
together very long for fear that one OF
the other would Insist upon settling the
question Of which was the better fighter
Toodles is well on in years, dig
nified, fat and Indifferent; Binkie
young, slim, and always ready fol
play. They are both very set-cou'
tanned and vain.
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.OODLES is the horse, Binkie, the
passenger Toodles doesn't like
being a horse much, though; 1t is
so humiliating to be tied up to cart,
and especially so if you have to pull
about another dog you know you can
whip If you can only get the chance.
Toodles looks peaceful enough, and ne
ID gentle and affectionate with his hui
nan friends. The dogs are the play
mates of a little New York boy, says
the Detroit Free Press. 6inkie is a
very lively youngster. and most things
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10

any, handsomely inlaid, is welcome
addition to the sitting room, library Or
den. A special feature is the divided
compartment underneath for illustrated
papers which are usually too large to fit
conveniently on the same shelf with
the monthly magazines. For ones fav-
orlte volumes of prose and poetry, as we'll
as the periodicals that one likes to have
at hand such rack especially commends
itsef.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Eex Stains ON Napery.

In washing label linen, or any cloth
stained with egg, avoid putting it in
boiling water. which will set the stain.
Put the cloth in cold water, and the stain
can be very easily removed. The same
rule applies to eggcups and any dishes
stained with egg. If they are set with
the other china into hot dish water, the
stain will harden, and it requires con-
siderable patience to remove it. Egg
stains 1c.ne ou. easily in cold water.
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DELFT LAMP SHADES.

have no gift in this line can transfer the
colors with transferring fluid.
A very postery decoration is obtained
by the new application method CT fancy
work. Here, the rough sketch or out
line of the picture is drawn in with soft
pencil, the various divisions being after
wards cut out of cloth, cardboard, ct
cetera, and pasted on.
In this way, if the Dutch gamin is
wearing a dark blue blouse, traced
pattern made over the sketch is cut out
of dark blue flannel or carbon paper.
This fits exactly into the sketch. 1t Is
neatly pasted in with gum arabic. Sabots
can be shaped from heavy yellow paper
or cardboard. and any other portions OF
dress or figure added until the picture is
complete.-St. Paul Globe.
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To Put Ont Burning Oil.

Burning oil cannot be extinguished by
water. The water only serves to spread
the flames. The right thing to do is to
throw down -four, sand or earth. Thus
the area of conflagration is limited, and
the fire extinguished.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10
A. Erx PoachinR Hint,

Add little vinegar to the water in
which you poach eggs, to prevent the
whites from spreading. Breaking each
into a cup about quarter of an houl
before it is to be used will also helm
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Audience to Ne Feared.

Hes q great public speaker, isn't hs
He's invincible before a vast audience,
and"
Eyes; but you ought to have seen him
quail the other day when was there
and his wife asked him to go in the
kitchen and stre the cook 4 lecture. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10

1t requires good deal of nerve TO con.
tnue to do one thing well all the time
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Cleaning Curtains Mt Home.

CIeAhfnH CuFtuIHS NJ HOme.
A professio cleaner says that the
best method of cleaning lace curtains at
home is to make q suds of warm water,
If the curtains are very dirty scrub them
gently with soft scrubbing brush. Lace
curtains should never be rubbed between
the hands. This stretches the mesh and
Is very likely to tear holes in it. When
quite clean rinse in clear water to which
little borax has been added, squeeze
between the hands, but do not wiring, and
drv in q sheet,
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HINDOO CHILD WIVES.

Grave, Is One of Unspeakable
Horror and DegrndatiOn.