Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-01-24
eLEAEIEGS
In India 1000 acres Of the bes, land
are planted with the poppy.


A New Hampshire farmer accuses
red squirrels OF robbing birds nest.
An aseen; of Mont Blanc was made
recently by a girl named Qaenessen,
aged l6.
An English newspaper reminds US
that United Sqics Trtamry bouds to
the amount u. 25,OOO,O0I era held by
three persons. the Du4s of Sutherland.
Sir Thomas irassey, snd the Baroness
Burdett-C Coutts.
Very few people appreciate the
amount Uf labor and thought which con-
scienlious eel i"r< give to their editorial
work. and. ny the way. very few peo-
pie care. S'we might rs well drop
the suhjrc! right here.
A young f,'li,w who went up TO the
roof of N,'w York French fat ex-
planned 10 -ervant who accosted him
that he was iooking for leaks. Shortly
afterwar,is one of the tenants discovered
that all the jrweiry of his wife, who
was ab.cni. naI been stolen.
A great American institution is max
ing astonishing headway in Russia. 1t
is American drinks" They are sold
everywhere and everywhere in demand.
A joke is often perpetrated at their ex-
pense Il feel that | am getting,
Amerieanised." remarked tipsy Rus
sian.
At the beginning OF the Franco-Prus-
sian war wealthy farmer, expecting
some important disclosure, asked Won
Moltke what he thought ofethe outlook.
We'll" replied Moltke, 1.-THE wheat
looks very nice. indeed, but l am afraid
the potato crop is failure.
Sick-headache patients are recon-
mended three glasses of lnke-warm wa
ter, to be swallowed in rapid success
ion, and to be followed Immediately by
glass of hot mustard water. the ef-
feet is at times. ndds the Troy Times,
'very beneficial and quite astonishing
to the uninitated."
There is farmer living less than ten
miles from Hoopeston, H., who has q
boy about fourteen years of age with 3
weak spine. He has tied y straight
stick to the boys back, extending the
full length of the spine and above the
head. The boy is strapped straight to
the stick and works right along.
The most valuable bristles used in
brush-making are white, and the breed
of hogs that produces them is every
year growing scarcer. The best bristles
come from Kamtschatka, the next in
grade from Russia and Germany. They
pf tnt
inches, and cost as high as $3.50 a
pound. Nothing yet in use wholly takes
the place of bristles.
The Germantown Telegraph says that
it is pretty generally believed that tho
rag-weed, which is more or less present
on every farm, is the cause of bitter
milk, whenever it appears. 1t is one oil
the worst weed pests upon farm. 1t
covers. when it gets start, everything.
1t is even believed that the pollen from
the blossom produces the hay fever. in
directly, if not directly. There is no
other way to get rid of it except toplow
it under.
City Solicitor Hayman, of Reading,
Pa, has been mourning the loss of a
gold watch worth Sl50 for the pasttwo
years. 1t was stolen from him in Q
crowd on the occasion of great gath.
ering. One night recently, as Mr..
Hayman entered his office he found the
time-piece lying on the desk wrapped
in piece of old nepspaper with this
address: Wayne Hayman's watch.
1t is supposed that the thief was con
| science-stricken or merely stole it tt
make q loan to bridge over a temporary
financial difficulty.
A black and tan dog belonging to tht
daughter of rich Chicago parents wa!
accidentally killed in New York las
week. The body was placed in sati1
| lined walnut coffin and sent to Chicago
for burial. '.For heavens sake dom
sav anything about il, said the under
taker who had the job in hand. to I
reporter, ''or we shali he swanped will
.Eat sort Of bus ness. 1t is growing al
the time. No such thing as a dog
funeral was heard of few years ago
but now we have about two dozen o.
them a year"
A specimen of the "monkey-facet
owl" q rare-bird, was recently capturet
by Captain Pitts, Of Orlando, Fla. !,
the Everglades. It is described rs bo
ing somewhat smaller than the hootin!
owl. The plumage has the soft, fur!
texture of the owl family, hut ting
of orange enters into the color. Th
head and face are those of baboon
the face being white, while the eyes an
much smaller than those of an owl O
the same size. ooal-black, and some
what almond-shap d, opening and G. os
ing with lids like those of an animal
In fact they more nearly resemble tn
eye of an etter than q bird
The Onio Farmer says: Farmer
should study grass more. Ascertain
what species grow naturally on the farm
and study their character. Observ
which stands drouth best, which prefer
dry or wet soil. which stock like bes
and which they thrive on best. There
no doubt that we lose much every yea
by neglecting to cultivate those grasse
naturally adapted to our soils. Owe
900 species are cultivated in England
while we contine ourselves to dozen s
most. Timothy, red top, blue grass ON
orchard grass and Glover make the e1
tire list Of grasses cultivated on min
farms out of ton. While these AZ
superior kinds, as a general rule. ther
are soils and conditions where 0the
grasses would be more profitable. An
in permanent pastures they would ais
increase the amount and quality. an
prolong the grazing season."
Simon Ferguson, an iliterate negr
coal miner at the Campbell Cree
minas West VIRGINIA. told Mr.