The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-22
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1t was in d case before the SUI
preme court of Maine. A party had
sued the Boston and Maine railroad
to recover damages for personal in
juries. -'lhe company's attorney,
Mr.. Ieaton, was examining the
plaintiff, rather illiterate man
from one OF the rural districts, and
was endesvoring apparently to con-
fuse him.
"Did you say an abrasion of the
tibia!" he asked.
The witness stared helplessly at
his questioner.
II say" again ventured the at
torney, "wss there confusion of
the selma Z"
The witness was ready to collapse
when his attorney, LAWYER Cope
land, who had a voice like a mega
phone, cried out, "He wants to know
did he bark his shinw
spoiled child usually has well disci-
plined parents,
One point Of advantage that death
has over taxes Is that it never comes
but once.
The brains OF some men seem to have
sort OF Incubator attachment for the
Matching out OF schemes
II man had the dishes TO wash, Whist
snap women would call ii!
A woman may be proud OF her hus-
band or only just proud Of the wife Of
her husband.
Sometimes an impatient man il
tempted to saw child's head open and
see where all OF the questions come
from.
IL every day were holiday, where
would pay day come In?
How a Man should Use His Powers.
A man has not the right to do as he
pleases with his powers and posses
siOns, even IL he does not abuse them.
He must use them for others and not
only for his own Improvement. They
were not meant for himself alone, re-
gardless OF what should become Of his
less favored fellow men.-Rev. w. Ii.
Nicholas, Lutheran, Allegheny, Pa.
A Tried Soul.
However delightful Is youth. and 1t Is
delightful in its freshness and fullness
| Of promise. it does not yet have the
mellow glories and the refined texture
of the soul which has successfully
| borne the heats of trial and in the soft.
! ened peace OF trustful autumn looks
back TO work well done.--Itev. 4. NJ,
| Campbell, Presbyterian, st. I.euis.
Valuation of Man.
| A new valuation of man has arisen
from the teachings Of the Bible. Man
| Is no longer thing. The intense real
! ism of the age Is reflected in realistic
fiction and painting of modern authors
and artists. 1t is the duty OF the mod
ern preacher TO learn Of life from life
| itself and know God at first hand
Rev. III. II. Paine. Methodist, Worces
J ter, Mass.
Christian Fragrance.
The Christians fragrance should be
as the OdOr of spices that men may
know that he rooted in the garden OF
the Lord. His branches shall spread
Expansion is growth. True religion
will manifest Itself in the open. II
leads believers to come forth and open
ly. profess Christ before men. His
branches are acts aud examples that
are seen in the family the prayer meet
ing, the house OF GOd.-Rev. Dr. j. T.
Al. Johnston, Baptist, st. Louis.
Half PROFIT sharing.
So long az labOrers are men aud moi
machines brothers and not serfs. siuc,
capital is as dependent upon labor a.
labor is on capital 80 per cent of The
net gains OF the business ought TO 81
into the hands of labor. Men who hay,
dividing the surplus with the paid la
borers who have enabled them to earn
it have tried to fix the thing by dis
tributing the surplus over the world il
large blocks OF benevOlence and hav,
been placarded for it clear around tn
globe and mOnumented with antemOr
TEN obituaries. When such holder O.
large properties comes TO interpret b!
the light Of the gospel the relation o
the man who employs the brother MAJ
who is his employee he will realize tina
the whole OF the surplus earned by hi
business Is not his aud that when h,
donates II In charity he is giving ava,
a good deal OF what does not belong Il
hin.-Rev. DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst
Presbyterian, New York.