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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
TREATMENT OF COWS.

How tn Preserve tho Flavor and Body OF
Milk from All Contamination.
Any harsh treatment that excites the
COW lessons the quantity and Injuries
the quality Of her yield. Cows should
be allowed an abundant supply of
wholesome, suitable food and as much
pure water as they will drink. A sup
ply of salt should be placed where they
haver access to it every day. Cows
should not be allowed to drink stag
nant, impure water or to eat cleanings
from horse stables, leeks, turnip tops
or any thing that will give the milk an
offensive taint. All milk vessels should
be thoroughly cleansed, first being
we'll washed, then scalded with boiling
water and afterwards sufficiently aired
to keep them perfectly sweet. The
COWS should be MIXED with dry hands
and only after the udders have been
washed or we'll brushed.
Milking should be done and milk
should be kept only where the sur
rounding air is pure and free from all
Objectionable and tainting odors.
Milking in foul-srelling stable or
yard imparts to milk an injurious taint.
Sour whey should never be fed. nor
should hogs be kept in a milking yard
or near milking stand. Tin pals
only should be used. All milk should
be properly strained Immediately after
milking, and for that purpose de-
tachcd strainer is preferable to strain
er pail. Good ventilation for milk
house, milk cellar or dairy room is most
essential. and may be provided by lead
ing an air drain underground for say
two hundred feet. Through it q sup
ply of pure, fresh. cool air may be ad-
mitted. The foul or warm air may be
allowed to escape through the ventila-
tors or windows in or near the ceiling.
Cream should invariably be removed
from the milk before the milk Is sour
The cream for each churning should be
gathered into and kept in one vessel,
and the whole should be we'll stirred
every time fresh cream is added. In
summer it should not be left longer
than three days before churning. The
best churning temperatures are be.
tween fifty and sixty degrees during
the summer, and between sixty and six
ty-four degrees during the winter. But.
ter can be more thoroughly washed
free from buttermilk while in granu-
lar condition than after it is gathered
or pressed into roll. Only the best
pure salt, of medium and uniform fine.
ness of grain should be used, and from
three-quarters to an ounce OF salt per
pound of butter will be found satisfac-
tory for the summer. The utmost clean-
illness in milking, in utensils and in all
surroundings can only preserve the
flavor and body of milk. cream, butter
and cheese from contamination.
Y. Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
THE DAIRY.

Under the new law, II q farmer, or
large manufacturer in cities, clandcs-
timely manufacture oleomargarine or
sucne, not only the machinery. but the
farms, lots and buildings are forfeited
to the vernment.-Prairie Farmer.
"A daryman says: "'To keep butter
fresh, work 1t until solid; make into
rolls. Take two gallons of water, one
pint Of sugar, one level tablespoonful
Of saltpetre; make the brine strong
enough to bear an egg; boil and skim.
When cool. pour over the butter, and
keep under brine with a weight But
ter will thus keep for year rs sweet
as when churned. "-Fnrm, Field and
Stockmdn.
Under the new order of farming
dairying has become, with the aid of
cooperation In butter or cheese facto-
ries, or both combined in one. as one
of the "chores' rather than labors of
the farm, the milking being done at
morning and evening, and not usually
interfering with the farm work, and as
the revenue thus gained is likely to be
nearly as much as other farm opera
tons combined, the advantages Of
dairying can be readily SEEM Boston
Post.
The farmer who would plant and
well cultivate enough cnsilage and
other corn to feed his stock all the
forage they need, without relying upon
much grass hay, would find his farm
as fertile, even If he sold hay. as under
present general management; and If he
would invest his hay money, If he can
do no better, in more improved sto ok,
he would. soon have larger income
from the earnings of his cattle and q
more valuable farm.-Hoard's Dairy
man.
Weighing the milk Is the best
means Of registering the capabilities
and particulars of COW and her yield.
If done one day each week and noted
down, the table so constructed will be
most efficient guide to the total quan.
tity yielded, the rate of increase, the
average or seasons yield, the time of
calving. the time of going dry, the ef-
fects of particular food, etc., while a
sudden decrease is the first symptoms
of any disease or trouble. We can con-
fidently speak from experience as to-
the benefits to be derived from even az
roughly kept register of the produce. -
american Ddtryn1Gn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Great Snakes.

BosroS, Oct. 1s.-The twenty-nins-and.
one-half foot python which recently got
away in City Hall Park, New York, again
escaped this morning while being trans
ferred from his box to cage at q museum
here. Crawling under the stage, the
snake broke away several boards, entered
the cellar, got into the cold-air box of the
furnace and burst open its sides, the bricks
flying in all directions. Four men seized
him, and after terrible struggle, lasting
an nour and a half, they succeeded in
caging him. During the fight the python
wound himself around two thick joists and
snapped them as easily as II they were only
pipe-stems. He bit one man in the wrist,
and squeezed the breath out of another by
aiming him against the wall.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
OF NO EARTHLY USE.
The English Sparrow and tho Boboiinhs
Pests That should be Exterminated.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-The material is
largely In hand In the newly organized
division Of economic ornithology of the
Department of Agriculture for a series Of
bulletins upon the relations Of several COM
mon species of birds in this country to agri-
culture. The evidence collected will have
a strong tendency In some cases to upset
widely prevalent notions respecting the
habits and value OF certain birds, In others
to lead to organized efforts for the miti-
cation or extinction of pests which threaten
destruction to. valuable branches Of
agriculture. In the latter category
division. places the English sparrow. as
chief This bird was imported with a
flourish of praise some years ago, as an
agent for the protection of shade trees
from the ravages of caterpillars, inch
SO multiplied and developed among its
new surroundings as to become, DIR. Mer-
riam thinks, a vast greater sccurge than
the one 1t was expected to counteract.
Its present rate of increase is enor-
nous, and the new territory which it
invades is estimated at more than
10000 square miles annually. 1t is
essentially a town bird, Nesting almost
exclusively about and upon the projections
Of buildings, but it takes long vacations
uuTiuS Juc iIulG-BIOWluk bchSOho,
wreaks its fastidious appetite upon the
largest and juciest of grapes and the
daintiest Of tree fruits, in which work of
destruction its aggregate of damages is
almost incompatible. How best to prevent
its further increase and curtail its raw
aging propensities is an unsolved prob
lem. 1t may be shot or poisoned, or 1t may
be despoiled of its nest but neither plan
promises permanent relief. 1t is wary
and suspicious creature, readily learning to
avoid places where any of its fellows met
their fate, while, as il in anticipation of
future necessities, it has within the last
year or two begun to study and practic, ,
the art Of nest-building in trees. The
bobolink of the North (the rice bird OF
the South) has been receiving mucn
closer attention from the ornitho.-
ogist and his correspondents. This cheer
full creature is found to be rather
helpful to the Northern grain-growers, an
examination of its nav disclosing the fact
that it does not care for the growing grain,
but lives upon the seeds of destructive
weeds and equally destructive field insects.
But it SO times its annual migration as to
pass about three weeks in the rice fields Of
the South, at the season when that grain
is in the milky state, and there its ravages
are enormous. The estimated annual loss
to the rice planters from the deprcdations
of this bird is between $4,000 and $4,-
QUO, ,0UU
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
A WIDESPREAD STORM.
Farther Details OF the Disaster at Sabine
Pass.

Farther Details OF the Disaster at Sabine
Pass.
ORANGE, TEX, Oct. A. Details Of the
destruction by the storm at Sabine Pass
and Johnson's Bayou come in slowly and
are yet indefinite, though all agree that
there has been a great loss of life and
property. Two brothers named Pomeroy
were picked up by the schooner Andrew
Baden In Sabine Lake. They had been in
the water thirty-sx hours, clinging to
their capsized yawl. Their mother and
sister and Mrs. Captain Junker, her son and
little girl Of the party were lost. The
Pomeroys report that 30 lives were lost at
the Porter house, where the people had
collected as the best place OF safety. 1t
went to pieces at q o'clock. Many persons
are missing Still greater loss Is reported
from Johnson's Bayou. Whole families
were swept away: Not house. was left
ties were organized last night and left on
the steamer Lamar and Emily p. with pro-
visions and bedding.
LAKE CHARLRs La, Oct. 14.-The loss Of
property along the Cameron Parish Gulf
Coast, and for some distance west Of Sa-
was fearful. The mai boat from Cameron
Parish reports that the. water at Gallo
casieu Pass was eight feet deep at the
lighthouse, and that the entire country
east and west was submerged tuesday
night drowning thousands of cattle and
ruining crops. News from Pointe la Hache
and points below shows that the first ac-
count of the damage was rather under than
overestimated. There has been almost a
total destruction of crops of all kinds from
Pointe a la Hache to Fort Eads on the east
side of the river. The schooner J. &SJ. lumber
laden, was driven on the levee, thirty five
miles below the city, and left high and dry.
Two unknown luggers shared the same
fate. What oranges there were on the
trees were torn off The damage between
Pointe u la Hache in rice gardens. cattle,
horses, poultry, houses etc, is estimated
at 500, 600. No loss of life is reported.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA Reports Of disas.
ters from the storm are coming in. At
Chicago trees and saplings were twisted OF,
and houses demolished. Twenty mine
houses at Buffalo, N. Y, were totally de.
stroycd and a number Of persons killed.
The wires throughout Michigan are almost
all down, caused by the storm. The storm
was pretty general through Illinois, 1ndi.
ana and portions of Kentucky and Ohio.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Torn to Pieces by Hogs.

MOUNT STERLING, ILL, Oct. 15.-Mrs.
Greenwell, widow, aged seventy years,
left homel on Tuesday afternoon between
three and four o'clock to visit Mr.. McWil-
liams, distant about three-quarters Of q
mile. She did not return on Tuesday
night, but nothing strange was thought
Of that; but anxiety came when
her, and search was made, and after
a time the bones and pieces Of her bloody
flesh were found surrounded by a drove Of
hogs, who were fighting over her remains,
which were identified by scraps of clothing
that the old lady tainted, and that the hogs
attacked her before she regained conscious
ueSS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
NecroIouy Of Conuress.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE death Of SEN
ator Pike makes the death roll of the For
ty-ninth Congress eight in number already.
Mr.. Duncan, of Pennsylvania, who was q
member Of the Forty-eight Congress and
reelected to the Forty-ninth, died before
the close of the Forty-eighth.
Mr.. Ellwood, Of Illinois, died before the
Of Wisconsin, came here dying, and was
the third on the death roll. Congressman
Hahn, of Louisiana, was next; then Mr..
Cole Of Maryland; then Mr.. B ach, of
New York. In the Senate Senator Miller,
of ca ifornia, died during the session, and
now Senator Pike. The number Of deaths
in this Congress is good deal above the
average rate of mortality in Congress.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
In Spring Grove Cemetery.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-THE remains Of the
late Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase arrived
from Washington by special train this
morning, escorted by members of his
family, the Chief Justice and his associates
on the Supreme Bench, and a committee
pf the House of Representatives. Memo
rial services were held in Music Hall, where
the remains were received by Governor
Foraker on behalf of the citizens OF Ohio.
Addresses were then made by Ex-Governor
HOadly and Justice Stanley Matthews.
Rev. DR.. John Hall delivered the prayer.
The remains were then carried to Spring
Grove Cemetery for interment.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Costly Work of ths wind.

KANKAKEE, ILL, Oct. 14.-The water
works tower at this place which was COM
pleted last week, was blown over to-day,
crushing the barn Of H. H. johnson and a
portion of the residence of Joshua Aldrich.
Aldrich and his wife were in another por-
tion of the house at the time aud were un-
injured. The tower was 1876 feet high,
twenty feet across was of boiler iron, and
cost $4,000. The wind blew down trees
and chmneys and tore of roofs. No lives
were lost.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
A MILLION-DOLLAR FIRE.
The Town Of Salisbury, Nd, Being swept
Out by the Flames.


SALISBURY, Md, Oct. IA fire, which
started in a small frame stable about
o'clock tonight, swept over the entire bus
mess portion of the village. A brisk wind
from the southeast spread the flames rap
idly, while the inhabitants stood by power
less to prevent the destruction, as the dry
frame buildings burned too fercely to be
checked by the small apparatus. Assist
ance has been asked from Crisfield,
and Wilmington, Del, but at q
late hour tonight it looks as though the en-
tire village would be DESTROYED. 1t is i'm
possible to enumerate the property lost at
this late hour, but rough guess places the
contents were licked up by the flames, and
the streets tonight are full of people whose
homes have been destroyed. At midnight
the fire is still burning fiercely, and there
seems to be no hope of staying its progress.
No lives have been lost so far as can 10
learned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Mad With Thirst.

BEAUMONT, TEX, Oct. ia new dam
ger seems to have s"rung up in the vicini-
ty of Sabine that has scared the searchers
for the unfortunates. The cattle have O.
come da gerous W Id animals. The water
ing pools have been fill with sea ter
and he cattle ar wild with thirst. Satur-
day ening stee chased three men who
were ak ng along the edge of the bayou
and would probably have killed en if
they had nol succeeded in re ch ng their
boat. When the seer saw he was foiied
he SCENE to b come IN re furious. rlough-
ing up hs sand with his horns and below
ing loudly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
A Bad Dakota judae.

PIERRE, OAK, Oct. 15.-Judge McCann,
one Of the most prominent mon of Sully
County, has suddenly disappeared, aud it is
reported that he has fed to Canada. The
Judge has appropriated a considerable
amount of money belonging to other par
ties entrusted to his care. Mccormick
Reaper Company and others are interested.
McCann's Office was declared vacant yes
terday and another appointment made.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
The Death List lncr q asinu.

BEAUMONT TEX, Oct 17.-It is estimated
by persons who have been over the scene of
the disaster at Johnson's Bayou, Sabine
Pass and Taylor's Bayou, that the death
list will amount to two hundred and fifty.
Eighty-five bodies have been recovered and
buried at Johnson's Bayou. fifty-four at
Sabine Pass and about seventy white and
Pass, alone. Hundreds of thousands of acres
are still submerged, rendering the search for
the dead verydifficult. Over sixtypeople still
remain to be accounted for at Johnson's
Bayou. 1t is thought that many of the
dead have been carried out to sea by the
tide.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
The Storm In ireland,

BELFAST, Oct. 1S.-The low-lying dis
sricts of Ulster are submerged. The gale
on the Irish coast continues unabated,
compelling all vessels to seek shelter Linn
erick advices say the Malcair river drain
age works burst, flooding the adjacent dis
trict and destroying valuable crops. Much
damage was done by the urricane on the
ers were compelled to postpone their de-
M rfura
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Mammoth Butterins Factory,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct 1.-THE Duquesne
Dairy Company, of this city, and the firm
of G. H. Robinson & Co., of Chicago, have
consolidated, and will commence the man
ufacture Of butterine in Pittsburgh next
month. Natural gas advantages bring the
factory here. 1t will be one OF the largest
thousand firkins OF butterine per day, and
will pay internal revenue taxes of $3.50, ,0J0
year,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
His Innoc enoe Estahllshed.

NEWARK, N. j., Oct. A.-Ten years ago
Charles Smith, treasurer of Kearney Town.
ship, near this city, was accused Of robbing
the township Of S25,000. He claimed that
he had refunded $4,000 worth of bonds,
but the cancelled securities had been stolen
from his Office. Proceedings were begun
against him, but they were discontinued.
Wednesday workmen discovered a strong
box buried in the ground some distance
rom Mr.. Smiths house. 1t was found to
ontain $4,000 of cancelled bonds of Kear-
ney Township. Smiths innocence is thus
established
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
The Storm at Erie, Pa.

ERIE, Pa, Oct. 15.-The gale which struck
Erie last evening prostrated the wires and
Erie was isolated until this morning. Tho
water rose in the bay to the hight of FIVE
feet and destroyed number of hshermen's
houses and large amount of property.
The only lives lost were those of Samuel
Oxer and Clayton Roger, who. during the
first gale, drove in front of train and
were killed outright. The storm was the
worst known in twenty wears.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
National Ordnance Factory.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE work of trans.
forming the Washington Nsvy-yard into a
naval ordnance factory will be commenced
in q few days. The old buildings will be
ones, suitable to the new kind of industry,
will be built. The Secretary of the Navy
intends to place this new naval ordnance
shop as speedily as possible in condition
of the most efficiency. 1t is expected that
within sixty days 800 men will be employed
in the shops, and that ultimately more than
5000 will be at work there. Appropriations
have already been made to establish the
plant.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Fall Of a Brewery BUILDING.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1.-THE Keystone
6rewing Company's four-story brick ware.
house, on South Thirty-fifth street, fell with
q loud crash about daylight this morning.
The bu ilding was completely wrecked, and
a large amount of beer stored in kegs in
the structure destroyed. The loss was
forty-thousand dollars. No person was in
jured. The accident was caused by the
foundations giving way.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
CANADA ALARMED.

Something Must BE Done to Protect Her
Against American "Tourists."
OTTAWA, ONT, Oct 1.-THE enormous
influx of United States forgers, defaulters
and swindlers into Canada within the past
month or SO has reused the authorities to
taking further action in urging upon the
British Government the necessity of ar
ranging extradition treaty with the United
many of the crimes and :criminois min o Who
under the present treaty, are beyond the
reach of the law
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Bold Bank Rot berry.

ASHLAND, WIS.,, Oct 1.-two men enter.
ed Wilmarth's Bank about 10 o'clock this
morning, and compelled Mr.. Wilmarth to
enter the vault at the point of their revolv-
ers While he was in the vault the robbers
secured "a 600 in cash from a small
safe and made their escape. The police
and posse of citizens are on the track Of
the robbers, who took to the woods.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
The Sabine Pass Disaster.

BEAUMONT, TEX, Oct. 15.-Reports from
Sabine Pass state the destruction Of life
and property there by the recent deluge
is terrible. The list Of missing is over
one hundred, ninety of whom are known
to be drowned. The pecuniary loss is esti-
mated at half a million. The town was
wiped out of existence.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
THE CHECK RETURNED.
Editor Dana Refuses to Allow the Grant,
to Pay That Bill.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Colonel Fred. Grant
has written letter to the editor of tho
Sun, saying that while the Grant family
regards the bill Of Holmes & Co., the under
takers who embalmed the Generals
body as unjust, they did not wish to see
fore encloses Mrs Grants check for $500,
the amount of Holmes & Co.'s bill. To
this, Mr.. Dana replies that as the Grant
family regard the bill as improper, there
10 no reason why the Sun should be reim-
bursed for its payment of the same, and
the check is therefore returned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Gypsy Emigrants Denied a Landing.

NEW YORK, Get. 1s.-Commissioner Of
Emigration STAIRS to-day refu ed to allow
fort. three Gypsies who arri ed to-day on
the Nethe land steamship w A. Sch l.
ter, from Rotterdam, to land, and ord red
them Sc tback to the t amer. The Scha :
ter will now have to '.oard and kel p them
until she returns to Rotter am.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
worId', Chamujonshiu Ball Games,

CHICAGO, Oct. lS.-The first game of
series of seven, between the Chicagos,
champions of the League Association, and
Browns, of st. Louis, champions Of the
American Association, for the champion
ship of the world and 1000, was played
here this afternoon. Following is the score:
Chicagos, g.; st. Louis, 0. There were be-
tween three thousand and five thousand
people present at the commencement Of the
ON
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
One Thousand Deaths a Dav.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17-Privato advices
still raging fiercely in Corea No idea can
be formed of the extent of the scourge. 1t
has more than decimated the Capital,
where out Of population of two hundred
Thousand the death rate runs at the fright
ful average of q thousand day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Hewitt Accepts, with a ProvIso,

NEW York, Oct. 14.-Abram 8. Hewitt
has accepted the Tammany Hall nomina.
tion for Mayor of New York, provided the
balance of the ticket is good one. Tn O.
dore Roosevelt has been nominated for
Mayor Of New York by the Citizens Com.
mittee of One Hundred.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23

The Smith family was largely rep
resented in the army of the Union, and
at one time there were upward of six
hundred in the Army of the Potomac.
On one of the regimental rolls in the
Teutonic division, which gave the names
and birthplaces, were entered, ''Glo-
yanu Smith, Italy; Juan Smithas,
Spail Hans Schmidt, Holland; Ivan
Schn thiweski, Poland; Jean Smeets,
France; Ion Skimn..tfon, Greece" and
twelve John Smiths born in this coun-
try, besides one whose native land was
sweet Erin. of whom it was recorded,
'named Patrick, but says that he is
called John for short "--Ben: Perley
P0Ore.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Ate mpt 10 Burn 4 Town.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Oct. 1.-THE east halt
OF Stockton, Utah, was burned to o-day by
supposed incendiary fires. The loss will Ls
e25,DOO; insurance about one-third. The
suspected party is Mrs. Provost, who
threatened few days ago to burn the
town unless the saloons quit selling liquor
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Terrible Dssd Of \ Mathsr.

LONDON, Oct 17-Mrs. Leader, wife of q
butcher doing business In Camberwell, a
suburb Of London, after quarrel with her
husband left her home, taking her five lit
tie children with her. She went to the
Thames river at Fulham and threw herself
and the five children into the water All