The Cedarville Herald, Volume 23, Numbers 1-26

WfMre 5 * * L *M» m* mb HdWlMf“tUf PUMUM' , »tlJW w k**H m mm « * w tmttmiM M Nt5tt# rtw i»M« tihiilliwi A* fla t. Hr if jtmimv * ftlraM jrjMM ijnw f t k f ma»Am rrill b* Mdt ttf jm far t i ('•*(«, 'Cedarville Jterald. I t o in * a<ivcrtiffrg MiMtfoift i* tim e* County. I fa Joh lMpntumt ever; psrKcyljir, AejtlUng f am *fc*w»l>t laW m tho i$rg»ft fib fciii prim*# mm arJyfic ir^nser. Vv* u-ifohfi»i»an MBit**** ward i» cay telnegs to U e fi, TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 9. An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interest o f Gedarville and Vicinity .’ GEDARVILLE, OHIO, FEBRUARY 24, 1900. PRICE $1.00 A YEAR. * The All-important Subject For Men N O W , TH T H E s p r in g SUIT, that mu8tpurchased> BiflNJtP0$$iW« duality . [ C H A V I S O V E R C O A T and where to mirchase ■ * ' v * pu . Eoweri possible price. OR T R O U S E R S , them. The clothingf we make represent the Stylish,Comfortable, Serviceable, flatter & Furnisher. AModMt Minister.—Our limited Vocabu­ lary,—Other Pungfint Parrgropbs. FACTS AND r A N a E S S a ^ £ ± S ^ fc’ Aud the man with the grasshoppers was told to “ give castor oil and rub their gums with a bone.” *** : - • - From one of our. exchanges we clip the following item. I t is an old joke in a new form, hut As usual it is On the country fanner: , An old funner who had been in the city was describing to his friends, the splendor of the hotel he stayed at. ■Everything was perfect,” said he, 5‘only that they kept the light burn* iug all night'in tny| bedroom—a thing I ain’t used to.” “Well,” said one of them,” Why didn’t you blow it out?” “Blow it out!’’ said the former; “How could I? The blessed thin Was inside a bottle!” Ministers are perhaps the most modest men on earth when it comes to . claiming fees due them for their pro- fessional service; but a minister in a little town in Wiscongin seems to have been an exception to. the rule. He lias entered suit against two young ,<men of the town for $4 each, due him for performing the double ceremony of marriage, when the two young men wedded sisters. This suit will demand the utmost consideration of the court, as it will be decided for the first time whether a preacher can col* iect lees iu this wny and the amount that can be collected. , We would advise, though, any young men of Cedarville, who are thinking of getting married, to try and fix it. up with the. minister in some way as we imagiue it would be a very trying position both for the minister and the young men. Bid it ever occur to you how few words the average person uses in con­ versation? People who have given this subject some attention state that the ordinary -vocabulary is composed of only 500 words. But. some of these we use over and over again. A ’ man in Philadelphia who has token .an interest in this subject gives us -aprae interesting facts about the word “ the”. He counted the repetition of this word on the editorial page of a Philadelphia paper and it amounted to 157 in 1628 words or over 10 per ceut of the words were “ the’s”. One thing can be said of Washing* ton's birthday as a holiday, that can not be said of other holidays, and that it is observed in the right spirit, when observed at «jl. Nearly all the other National holidays are given up to sport and fun, a great many of the people scarcely ever thinking why they are observed. Notice for a minute how we spend our holidays. Decoration day is given up to picnics and a general good time, a few of the old soldiers only taking au interest in decorating the graves of their fallen comrades. The Fourth ofJuly is given over to hone racing and other Sports, and for a great many people, to drinking and a big fight. Even Thanksgiving Bay, a day which at first was set aside as a day especially to be spent in rendering thanks to the Creator for his good­ ness unto his people, is spent in’ feasting and the college game of foot­ ball. Not even is Christmas held sacred, but the day is spent with never a thought of Him whose birth it cole* biates. But the American people still have too much respect and veneration for the father of our country to desecrate his birthday* We never hear of an extraordinary amount of drinking and carousing on that day. One reason for this is that it is observed more by our public schools and the pupils have inculcated in them a respect for the day that lasts them throughout their lives. May this ever be so. May the American people always have this veneration for the man who laid the foundation stone of this American re* public. Editors have troubles. One of these men who presides over the de* tinies of A western newspaper is mourning the loss of two subscribers. One wrote asking how to raise his twine safely, while the other wanted to know how ha might rid his orchard of grasshopper*. The answers went forward hy mall, bat hy nocMent the editor put them into the Wrong vetopee, m the* the man wftk the twin# itm ited the anaamr: “Caver Ham mwfnWy and It, * » * » « • * P** COGITATIONS The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf- Aiop's Fables. -After She, Too, Was of a LargeFamily. At a little informal married wo­ men’s luncheon out in Eckington the other afternoon, given by the hostess in honor of her "guest from the West,” a dainty, languorous, black eyed woman under 80, the conversa­ tion switched to the subject of large families. It appeared that most of the limchers came from prolific fami­ lies. Each appeared anxious to give her family’s large tribal record for a considerable distance back, and none noticed the alarmed countenance of the hostess as the talk progressed. The, hostess made many ineffectual efforts to signal the conversation to a standstill; likewise, she unavnilingly endeavored to side track the- large family theme. But it was no go, and it wus finally up to her “ gueBt from the west” to set forth the numerical contributions of iter ancestors to pre­ vious censuses. When the question was put her directly, she exhibited nary a flinch, but suitling languidly,, remarked: “ I am the youngest of 12 daughters and 18 brothers.” “ Impossible!” exclaimed all of the women except the hostess, who con­ templated the figures on hep fan with a drawn, drenry smile. “Not at all,” replied the guest. “ You are perhaps unaware that I was born and reared in Salt Bake City.” . “ Old” blankly exclaimed the other women, “Quite so!” Then the hostess experienced no difficulty in shifting the current of talk into the weather channel.- Washington Poet. Rev, Thomas McClary* Rev. McClary, the lecturer, ap­ peared before a goo 1 audience a t the opera house last Saturday night and delivered his lecture. “The Mission of Mirth.” To say that the audience was delighted would be putfiug it in mild terms. Although the lecture was over two hours in length no one was wearied in the least, all wished it was longer, Mr. McClary told us why wo should laugh, what we should laugh a t and then made us laugh until our sides ached. I f as he said, laughter is the enemy of disease, his jokes and fun will injure the doctors’ business for many days to come. Although Mr. McClary is a hum. orist of the first order yet that wasn't the finest thing about bis lecture. Every sentence that lie uttered con­ tained some important truth. This was the last feature on the course And many said that the com* mittce had saved the best until the last. The lecture course this year has been Asuccess iu more ways than one. The people have patronized it better than ever before. The enter­ tainments have been above the custo­ mary And last but not least the course has paid out. I t was with many fears and misgivings that ^the two literary societies determined to bring a number of good entertain* merits this year. Former committees have bad to go down into their pock* eto to make up the defSeeney. But instead of that there, is a neat little sum left, which will be divided be­ tween lb# two soristis* The eow* mittea wadies to extend ito thanks to tfcMt who have inawy way aided thaw I t (Mir There was a hoy who took a job of sheep herding. HewaBareal smart boy, and as the days passed on, he grew.continually smarter. So it came to pass that oue day he had ft very bright thought, and he thought to himself, “ I will have some fun. Those fellows who loaf around the tavern are all retired farmers, and are not nearly as smart as I am.” The boy had been raised in town by a inan who thought his were the only childreu that ever came down the pike, and when they grew up, they refused to go to school or do anything else they should have dmie. The man had moved to town to educate his children. , They received an education, but'of such u character that it wasn’t avail­ able on the market. That was why he was herding sheep. When the shepherd hud made up his mind to be facetious, he said to himself again, “ I will cry out ‘wolf, wolf,’ and when the old farmers come ruuniug, I will give them the merry ha, ha.” And he did so. He cried “ wolf, Wolf, and the farmers came running with pitchforks and clubs and weapons to destroy the wolf. But when there was no wolf, how the smart young man, whose father had moved to town to give him an educa­ tion, did laugh. HA said in his glee, “Bo you see any whiskers on the moon, O hayseeds; yokels, where did you get that hut,” and all sorts of funny things like that. That was a part of the education he got by his father taking him to town. But it was not all. He knew some more things, so he did not quit when the laugh was his way. But the next day, just as the formers sat down to dinner, he cried out once more, “ the wclf, the wolf’ and again they ran to his assistance, only to find out that they had been blooming idiots. Only they •didn’t know what they Were till the smart young boy from town told them. That was where he had the advan' tage. He had gone to school. How­ ever there was one thing the boy had not learned, and that was to quit when he had enough. I t is better to know when you are well offthan any­ thing else in this world, and this boy, who got his education by moving to town and smoking cigarettes, had not caught onto this. Not knowing a good thing when he saw it, he said “wolf, wolf,” yet a third time, and this time the wolf thought it was about time for him to take a h.nd, and he really came. That is the fable says he did, although we never actually believed it, but it is not our business to decide whether he came or did not. We shall let some­ body else settle the point. The farmers heard him, but they just laughed up their sleeves three Or four times till the sleeves of their blouses were chuck full of laughter, but not a peg did they move to help the boy. So lie was devoured and also bis herd; and the wolf and his family had mutton for Sunday dinner. Morals When you get gay, don’t make fun of a farmer. 0 InrelWWWmnl KwlW} The Philadelphian Literary Society has at last found a medium of com­ munication with the outside world* The editors of the Herald have kindly offered us space in their newsy paper each week, and we will try,to keep the public jmsted on all matters per* tabling to our work. Many thanks to the Herald Considering the unfavorable con­ dition of the weather, a large ait* diene* was out last Wednesday even­ ing to hear the eases of “ Ebeneaerl Wiggins” and Mr, R«!>b Harper, }Tfc* farmer was ehargad with NMilIng water melons from ibe “Deacon Job Moses.” The evidence went to show (hat “Ehenezer” had been courting Miss Jones in the “Beacon’s” melon patoh and'that the “Beacon” caught him there waiting for her. As there wus but one melou left in the patch, the “Beacon” suspected that Ebe- nezer had stolen his melons aud had him arrested. Upon the arrival of “Hulda Moses” the “Deacon's” wife, it developed that the “Beacon” had a very poor memory and had forgotten,, that on the dny before, he lmd gath­ ered all the melons save one, and stored them away in the burn. “ Hulda” proceeded to break up court and chase the “ Beacon” home. At. the close of this trial Mr, Mc- Cown favored the audience with a solo aud received a hearty encore. Miss Zeiuer, of Jamestown then followed with a reading, which waB very .much appreciated. She has the talent for. ithe making <jf a good speaker. Next, Robb Harper was arraigned for stealing a guinea from Mr. Mi­ chael McCarty. . Walter Condon acted us prosecuting attorney. Harry Oweus was employed as lawyer for the defence but it seems that he “got next” (?) that the whole tiling was u put up job and -failing to show that the jury was in any way disqualified, picked up his hat and left the ac­ cused without a lawyer. After a few minutes Mr. E. O, McCown agreed to take the case in spite of evidence Mr. Owens had given, that the jury had been instructed before hand, and suc­ ceeded in bringing about a .disagree­ ment of the jury. .Many say that it was the bumest jury they ever saw. Since nobody asked for their money back, we take it for granted that everybody was satisfied. Sodol Gathering. The home of Mr. J . H. Wolford, on Xenia avenue was the Beene of a very pleoring. social gathering of a number of the college students, on Thursday evening. I t was intended. in3 part, to celebrate Washington’s birthday, and so after refreshments were served, each one was given •pen cil and paper ami asked to draw a picture of tho fattier of our country and write a sketch of his life of less than fifty words I t was intended to publish the prize biography in the Herald, but Miss Belle Winter and Mr. Wallace Iliffo were chosen as judges and they awarded .the first place on biography to Miss Belle Winter and the place on portrait to Mr. Wallace Iliffe. As a majority of those present felt that this was in un­ fair decision, it has been decided not to publish it. AWonder in 'for Way. A Dmw-Jus«y owned by Arc Smith at the Infirmary holds the rec­ ord about here for raising pigs. Last week she farrowed nineteen pigs, all of which lived but one, a litter ot remarkable size. This is not her first maternal achievement, however. She is four years old, and her first litter numbered twelve, the second, four- teen, third, seventeen, and now she eclipses her former - record with eighteen living pigs,—Lebanon Re­ publican. t . ... "'•"■ Senator Albert J. Beveridge. Senator Beveridge in his famous speech in the United States Senate, told one side of his experiences in the Philippines. Tho other and more personal side-f-what he saw and heard of “The American Soldier in the Field,” he will tell exclusively in an early number of the Saturday Even­ ing Post, of Philadelphia, Mardi GrasRate!. Reduced rate tickets for Annual Mardi liras Festivities will be sold this year to New Orleans and Mobile, February 19th to 25th, inclusive, good returning leaving those points not later than March 15th* Any­ body may Inks advantage of the low rates, and any Pennsylvania Lines Passenger or Tkksfc Agent will far. nWi foil parikiikrs upon application. THE PRIZE LETTERS. F. 0 .. Ross Wins Against a Large field in a Letter Writing Contest. Quite a happy company of about 50 persons enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs., T. B. Andrew,, ou the eveniug of February 22, in commem­ oration of .Washington’s birthday, The feature of the evening was a con­ test among the gentleineu for the best letters to he written to Mrs. Martha Washington. The prizes were a sterl­ ing silver trimmed whisk broom for the first and a hatchet for the last prize. Mr. W, J . Tarbox was nwarded the hatchet and F, O. Ross eceived the first prize for inflicting the following scrap of doggrel upon the compuiiy. Cedarville, 0 , Feb. 22, 1900. Mrs. Martha Washington, Dim Unknown, .Somewhere. Bear Martha: Bead and gone before, I fear I’ll see your face ,no more Tosee you I would travel far, But fear ’tis too hot where you are, Tis said your husband never lied, A real good reason why lie died. : He never swore. Bnt you, by George! Lived with him after Valley Forge. Enjoying household peace eueh day— He did his fighting while away— If of our countryjhe was pa, You should be called its mother-in- law, Had you but lived in Cedarville You could not have been Bick nor ill, For all disease is put tD flight By the faith healer, the Bowieite. But I must close this newey letter If it should rain it will be wetter. When you lived little lmd you reck­ oned The present joys of Feb. twenty- second: Were you alive, you would be old,* Your birthday never would bo told. Well I must close, the hour is late, lean no longer ruminate My muse deserts. I know not why, 3oMartha, I must say good bye; For-words to write I find a loss So ends tho letter of F„ 0 . Ross. An Editor’? Resolution. The editor of the Pocahontas Her­ ald,with spirits somewhat buoyant in keeping with the opening of a new year, resolved that he would as a grand climax to his reformatory reso­ lutions begin to attend church. But the melancholy result of the editor’s good intentions may best be told in liis own words; The editor went to church receutly. Directly iu front of us were two hats somewhat smaller than a washtub, and in front of these and between them was another of the same kind, only more so. We presume there was a minister in the pulpit, ns we could hear a voice in that direction, but as for seeing we might as well been in the next township. A hat the size of a cartwheel and decorated with plumes until it looks like an exaggerated feather duster may be “a thing of beauty,” but not “a joy forever,” to the individual who is obliged to sit back of it in church, and It has a tendency to provoke thoughts not in keeping with the so­ lemnity of the occasion. AProminent lawyer Of Orcenville, 111.* Mr. 0, E. Cook, writes: “I have been troubled with billiousness, sick headache, sour stomach, constipation, etc., for sev­ eral years. I sought long and tried many remedies, but was disappointed until I tried Br. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. I can cheerfully recommend it to any suffering from above com­ plaints.” (J. M. IlidgWny, druggist, TeaCent'sWorthol Preventies. If you are subject to colds, the very best thing you can do is to keep your system in as open and perfect con­ dition as possible. I f you do this you are much less liable to take cold, l)r. ( aidwell’s 8yrnp Pepsin is as pleasant to take as puie maple evi np aud is the nwst effective stomach remedy to 'ha had. Trial aire*. 1»¥ (lO dore* 10 «t«U tarf* sires, Miaamt | 1 . *tU, M, RWfwav. drnjrjri*. Philosophic News. Iu order to create more interest among the citizens in literary society affairs, the Philosophic society has been granted the privelege by the publishers, of the Herald, of space for society notes. . At the opening of this term it was decided by the society to have a meet- iug every Monday, evening instead of every two weeks. The society under­ took this with some misgivings, but their fears have not been realized, ns there has been far more iuterest man­ ifested in society work,£the programs have been better, and more spirit shown everyway. The following program was ren­ dered last Monday evening: Essay—“Life”,.....Miss Faye Lackey Declamation—1 ‘So Did Fred”........... Miss Echo Sterrett Essay—“Minerals”.... .......................... ................ 1........Miss Corneliu Filson Oration—“Our Country”............... . ..................... ............. i .Wallace Iliffe Piano Solo...........Miss Louise Smith Debate—Resolved: that Solomon did not write the book of Ecclesiastes. Affirmative, Homer Henderson. Neg­ ative; Calvin Wright, The debate was one of the most interested and spirited that has ever been given iu society. The judges decided in favor of the negative, the house in favor of the affirmative. The business meeting was lively and interesting, drill in parhmentary law beiug the order of the hour. A’ cordial ■invitation is extended to everyone to be picsent at our meet­ ings, every Monday evening. KYME &TJIE, 18 S. Detroit St„ Xenia, O. D iam ond s , ~ W a tc h e s , C locks, Jew e lry . 9 ..Fine Repairing Solicted.. A CRY FROM NATURE. A Warning That Should'be Heeded by Every Sufferer. . Nature sooh rebels when the human machinery is out order. ‘ Her appeals for help should be quickly answered. Life is too short and denr to tis to neg­ lect our health. When the system becomes run down the blood impure, the liver torpid, nerves all ou a quiver, and the stomach refuses to do its work, then nature utters her warning note. It may be a sick headache, nervousness, dyspepsia, catarrh, loss of appetite, insomnia, languor, constipation, hut it is nature’s signal of distress,- The human, machine should be at­ tended to without delay. The system needs building up, the impurities must be driven from the blood, the liver made to do its work and the stomach placed in a natural, healthy condition. Kimx Stomach* Tablets are a new combination of vegetable remedies compounded hy one of the best chpm -TJIE- + Arcade Photographer ^ Is th e most re lia b le and S tric tly U p -to - , da te A rtis t in th e c ity— Sp ring fie ld , O . Engagement Brok«n OB. A girl in Montgomery brake her engagement with one of the wealthiest young men in the county, because he had indigestion go bad he was a men ace to her happiness and no good to himself. What a relief just one bottle of Dr* Caldwell’s Syrup Pep­ sin would have been to that man, and what a boon it is to-day to many A household, where it .keeps all the fam­ ily in a state of health tlmt warrant* true love, Confidence and liappinete in the home. Try it yourself at C. M. Ridgway, druggist. —When iu Xeiiia take dinner W ith Grices’ in their “New Home,* No. 19 Green Street. A F r lg h t M B lt t t a Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen'a Arnica Salve, will kill the pain and istsin the world; and are guaranteed promptly Heal it. Cures Fever Sores, to build tin the. whole proforn. Tlie.vi Ulcers, Boils, Corns, al t il up t e l system. They do not act ns a stimulant, hut are a satoaparilla in a tablet form, contain­ ing twice the medicinal properties of any other combination of remedies known. They give health and strength to the entire body aud im­ mediately relievo indigestion and positively cure dyspepsia, A single box will prove their power to cure chronic invalids and make them strong, healthy men and women. If unable to secure Knox Stomach Tablets of your druggist, send fifty cents to the Knox Chemical Co., Battle Creek, Mich,, and a full sized package will he sent,”postpaid. - Sheep dip of oil kinds at C. M. ltidgway’s. all Skin Erup­ tions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only 25 cfo. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Ridgway &Co., druggist®, AreYouComtipatMl? Bo you have that tired feeling? Bo you feel sluggish, hillious and out of sorts generally? Bo you have rick headache? I)o you have pimple#, eruptions, blotches, ulcers, sores or other results of constipation? The sewer of the body must he kept in an active, healthy condition and nothing dors it so well as ILiloy's Laxative Tablets. Their use brings ou a clear, rosy, beautiful complexion. A tab­ let or two taken at night makes you fed fine in the morning* 10c package* contain 20 tablets, and fill in 25c packages, Tablets chocolate coated, —The top of the heap is Pratt's jThe written signature of W. J . Bailey Poultry Food because its the only true | on each package. Sample free, They and tried regulator for poultry Hold:promptly relieve and then euro con* by Andrew Bros. & Co. jstipation. Sold hy Ridgway A Co. New Clover & Timothy Seed Now on kind* Monoy o<l Uy Luvint? funm. Only sfrMh jtun\ rWti mi M By R . ST E R R E T T .