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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
Thincs rarmers Tell One Ano4hep.

The best varieties and species of buckle
berry, says A S. Faller, of New Jersey,
may be grown In every garden where
~blackberries and raspberries are cult
waited. Plants found growing on high
dry ground can be taken up with les
labor than those growing IN low ground
and usually with a ball of earth abopl
their roots. There is no risk in moving
such plants. A huckleberry plantation is
very much like an asparagus bed as TO
permanency, for with ordinary care either
viii last a lifetime.
P. B. Crandall stated before the West
ern New York Horticultural society that
grapes, picked and vilted, then buried in
stone jars three or four feet below the
surface, will come out with stems green
and fruit plump and bright in the spring
A. c. Hammond, secretary of the Illinois
Horticultural society, reports most excel
lent results from spraying his orchard
with London purple. He recommends
using a pound of purple to three barrels
of water and applies with an ordinary force
pump.
A. w. Cheever claims that grass can be
grown much more economically in rota
ton with other crops than if the attempt
is made to grow it continuously on the
same land for a long term Of years,
IF we do not raise crops of one sort toe
long we will always find that the intro
duction of deep rooted crops will benefit
the soil, says DR.. Goessman-
The director of the Massachusetts Elk
pertinent station favors spreading out
barnyard manure on the surface of the
soil as soon as possible, 1t does not gair
in value by being kept, and it is unhealthy
for stock to have it stored under them
The total exports of apples from the
United States and Canada for 1878 were
COS, $50 barrels, as against Sl1 ,410 barrels
for 1867 About one half the shipments
were made to Liverpool.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

ese, white Cf1mean, Egyptian nj maIan
--grew vigorously In the fall. but were
not sufficiently hardy to Withstand the
winter. Extra early Oakley proved too
tender for this latitude. The Diehl Med
%iterranean, a bearded variety, stood thick
on the ground; no smut or rust; was ready
for harvesting July l, the berry being
plump and hard. The McGhee white
showed some rust on the leaves, but no
smut, ripened unevenly.
Missouri experiment station reports:
The Crimean, a coarse wheat, mostly win
ter, killed. The Indian and Egyptian
wheat, all winter, killed. The Diehl Med
iterranean stood the winter well and gave
a good berry. The Genoese, a failure. The
McGhee white gave a moderate yield of
most beautifully of light color, with
a pearly luster, and ripened June 10. From
Pawnee county, Neb., the Sheriff wheat is
reported as badly winter killed,
The New York experiment station re-
ports the Diehl Mediterranean is well
adapted to this climate. Martins amber
is first class. Genoese, white Crimean
and Egyptian are failures.
The Pennsylvania state college reports
all the imported varieties, white Crimean,
OOhOOoO1 Icy pllhh ohN DNA"i AhbO
killed. The yield from n quart Nc
Ghee seed was % pounds; extra early
Oakley, % pounds; Diehl Mediterranean,
60 pounds; Martins amber, 10 ounces
ALI suffered considerably from the fly.
South Carolina experiment station re-
ports the extra early Oakley a very early
variety, and an admirable sort for this
latitude. Yield, about 20 bushels to the
acre. MeGhee's white is a week later and
a good southern wheat. The Diehl Medi-
terranean rather late, but made a fine
yield the Sheriff too late for this latitude;
the Egyptian, Crimean and Indian all
killed by cold; Martins amber about halt
killed.
Virginia, Hampton School reports: Red
Mediterranean seems to be the only wheat
at all sure here.
The southern states generally report
but little wheat sown, as it is not as sue
cessful as in higher ATTITUDES and is al.
most invariably injured by rust.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
pURAsL.E TlMseR.
Tho Chief Of the Forestry Division Tells
How to TreaI Timber.

How to Treat Timber.
In a bulletin recently issued from the
forestry division Of the agricultural de-
partmeut at Washington occurs the fol-
lowing advice on treating timber so as to
insure It's durability
Early winter telling Decemberl should
have the preference Always remove the
bark from felled timber to aid seasoning,
but not from the standing tree If winter
felled, shape the timber to size within q
fortnight after telling and have it placed
on blocks. away from sun and rain as
much as possible, as it ought not to dry
too rapidly Sufficiently thorough season
ing for most purposes Is obtained III from
twelve to eighteen months, while for
special work, according to the size, from
two to ten years is required
When timber is cut in the leaf 1t Is ad-
vantageous to let the trees lie full length
until the leaves are thoroughly withered
two or three weeks) before cutting to
size. With conifers this is good practice
at any season, and, If it can be done, all
winter felled trees should be left lying to
leaf out in spring, by which most Of the
sap is worked out and evaporated.
The best method Of obtaining proper
seasoning without costly apparatus in
shorter time is to immense the prepared
timber in water from one to three weeks
to dissolve the fermentable matter near
est the surface This Is best done by run
ming water-if such is not at hand, a bath
may be substituted, the water of which
needs frequent change. Timber so
treated, like raft timber, will season more
quickly and is known to be more durable
If practicable the application Of boiling
water or steam is an advantage In leach.
ing out the sap
Never apply paint or any other coating
to green or unseasoned timber. Ii the
wood is not well dried or seasoned, the
coat will only hasten decay
Good coatings consist of oily OF ~resinous
substances, which make a smooth coat,
capable of being uniformly applied; they
must cover every part, must not crack,
and possess a certain amount of Elasticity
after drying. Coal tar, with or without
sand or plaster or pitch, especially II
mixed with oil of turpentine and applied
hot (thus penetrating more deeply
nswers best A mixture of three parts
coal tar and one part clean, unsalted
grease, to prevent the tar from drying
until it has had time to fill the minute
pores, is recompended. One barrel Of
coal tar will cover 300 posts Wood tai
is not serviceable because it does not dry
Oil paints are next in value Boiled
linseed oil or any other drying vegetable
not animal-oils are used with lead Of
any ether body dixie pulverized charcoal
to give substance Immersion in crude
petroleum is also recommended.
Charming of those parts which com,
into contact with the ground can be con
sidered only as an imperfect preventative
unless a considerable layer Of charcoal il
formed, and if it is not carefully done tn
effect is often detrimental, as the process
both weakens the timber and produce
cracks. thus exposing the interior to fer
ments.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12


The need of harder varieties of roses
than we now have is made apparent oyer
a large part of the rich p~rairies west and
northwest of Lake Michigan, where no
variety less hardy than the yellow Harri-
son can be grown unless more care Is
given in the way of winter protection
than is usually bestowed by the average
owner of a prairie homestead. Professor
Budd closes his letter with the remark
that the professional rose growers should
take up this much needed work" The
editor Of American Garden heartily in
dorses the professors remarks and calls
attention to the new variety, Nine.
Georges Bruant, and Mr.. E. S. Carman's
success in the same line, as sufficient en-
~couragement to induce our rose growers
70 systematic efforts in this field of prom
Use.
The experiments of Mr.. Carman on the
grounds of The Rural New Yorker have
resulted in sixty hybrids between Rosa
rugosa with pollen from many different
roses. One of the first of these to bloom
this season is, explains the editor of The
Weekly World. a hybrid between R. ru-
goSa and Harrison's yellow. The flower
Is a surprise; it has twenty petals, and
the color is far from that OF either its
father plant yellow or it's mother plant
"a light pink. The color is almost that OF
Gen. J~acquemfnot.
The hybrid rose depicted in our cut,
Nine. Georges Bruant, is the result of 6
flower Of r. rugosa fortified by the pol
len of Sombreuil. The plant is said to
inherit the hardy constitution of the
mother plant, and having foliage much
like that of rugosa, while in the flower it
resembles a tea rose; the flower is white,
semi,double and fragrant, and is particu.
.arly attractive in the bud.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
Late FAN or Winter Cabbage.

For late fall or winter cabbage, where
land is cheap, the plants are set in rows
three feet apart each way. This, says
Joseph Harris in American Agriculturist,
requires 4,S40 plants per acre. The land
is marked out with q common marker
both ways, the plants are dropped where
the two rows cross, and a careful man
sets them out. They are set deep enough,
so that the lower leaves stand level with
the surface. The great point is to press
the soil firmly around the roots and not
merely around the upper part Of the
stem. Mr., Harris plan, after marking.
out the land both ways, is to drop about
two tablespoonfuls Of fertilizer or a good
handful of pulverized hen dung where the
two rows cross, and then run a narrow
horse hoe up and down each row both
ways.
The favorite varieties and the time Of
planting vary considerably in different
sections. The usual time of planting
these varieties for late fall and winter
use Danges from the Goth of June until
the 10th of July. Much, however, de-
Ponds on the land and season. When the
soil and preparation are all that could be
desired, these varieties can be frequently
planted safely until the Goth of July, and
occasionally until the 1st Of August.
The after management of the crop con-
sists merely in keeping the land clean and
mellow by constant use of the cultiyator
and hoe. Simple as this is, it is where
many cabbage growers fail. In two or
three days after the cabbage plants are
set out it is well to run a cultivator be-
tvee1 the rows and follow with n hoe and
break the crust round the wilted plants
und draw q little fine fresh soil round
them. If any Of the plants are dead, set
out others in their place. In two or three
days cultivate again, and keep on cult
waiting until the cabbage leaves cover the
ground. 1t is one great secret of success.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your ap-
petite Is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are fdgity, nervous and
brace up. Brace up, but not with stim-
ulants, spring medicines or bitters,
which have for their basis very cheap
bad whiskey, and which stimulate you
for an hour and leave you In worse con-
dition than before. What you want is
an Alternative that will purify your
blood, start healthy action of Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality and give
renewed health and strength. Such q
medicine you will find in Electric Bit
ters, and only 80 cents a bottle, at Dur
bin, Wright Il Co.'S Drug Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
SHAKING TOMATO PLANTS.

Each plant is trained to a stake four to
FIVE feet high. The plants are trimmed
closely at first, leaving only q few
branches for carly fruiting. Later he does
not trim, but simply ties the vines to the
stakes until the top is reached, when they
are allowed to hang over and fruit until
killed by the frost. In training he makes
about three tyings to q stake, leaving only
the main vine to grow. The shoots or
~laterals are cut back to one leaf, The
grower quoted from is convinced that
leaving sufficient foliage to protect the
fruit from the direct rays Of the sun,
and at the same time not so dense as to
exclude light and air too much, will pro-
duce the finest fruit.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
aware News.
.JulI

NAVARRO, July 9.
Mike Fisher, of Justus, was before
the mayor Saturday morning, and was
fined $4.20 for ~intoxication and dis
orderly conduct on the streets.
The Edwin Southers "Davy Crockett"
Company is billed in our town for to-
night and tomorrow night, playing the
"Railroad of Life" and "Dayy Crock
ett." He carries with him a pack of
wolves which he produces in his plays
on the stage.
Mrs. H. d. Carver returned Saturday
from a five weeks visit with relatives at
Canal Dover.
Quite a number of our young bloods
took in the base ball game at canton
Sunday.
Mrs. B. McPheters and children, of
Leesville, are visiting with Mrs. Axe.
Postmaster Archinal and wife, of
Canton, were in town Saturday.
John Ellis, Esq, of Massillon, was in
town Saturday.
G. S. Lucas and wife, of Canton,
spent Sunday in town.
j. B. Pocock and family Sundayed at
Massillon.
Z. E. Zintsmaster is on the sick list
Miss Eva Corl is visiting at Massillon
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

San ever since tibet c~ussedness I've laid
ter get yer cold,
An now's the time, my fghtin' saint,
when you'll jest loose yer hold;
Fer I'll help We on yer journey ter the
land o. Holy Writ,
Whar 1 hopes yen find o pRriah, and .
halo thatu it."
They say Their sight wur splendid' EheO
both war, full O. sard;
Thet Principle said fire" In a voice o.
deep command;
Thet the boys war quite excited thar ad-
mirin' ole Binks,
An tibet when the thing war ended he
ordered up the drinks.
An Ferguson wur honored with ten
candles at his head;
An the parson preached his sermon an
eulogized the dead;
An he said this wur a case, Josh, o Ticker
an profanity
Which had struck a sort o. snag in mus.
cular Christianity.
A. f. UNDERHILL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
A DITCHIN0 LEVEL.

This leveling instrument, according to
the authority given, may be made Of a
board FIVE feet, eight inches long, six
inches wide, and one-half inch thick.
made the shape of A, B, a pointer c d.
made exactly five and a-half feet long
turning on d, a foot D, slotted and bolted
on the board at c, At the end A of the
board A B is a graduated arc divided
into spaces ne.sixteenth of an inch
each. On the pointer C d is a level
L. The upper edge of the pointer
should be parallel with the edge of the
board A B. To use it drive a stake at
the lower end, where the outlet of the
ditch is, exactly the same height as the
board is at A. Sight the edge A B to the
top of this stake. Push the pointer C d
down Tor up as the case may be) until It
is level, and the point should be at zero
of the arc. Then read the number of six.
teenths from zero to the pointers end.
This will give the fall per rod AS the
pointer is FIVE and a half feet long a vari.
alton of one-sixteenth Of an inch will
equal three. sixteenths of an inch in fall
per rod. Two.sixteenths. equal to one
eighth of an inch, will indicate a fall of
three-eighths of aninch per rod; and eight
~sixteenths, equal to one half inch, will
give one and a half inch fall per rod, and
an on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
RipeninC

Tomatoes ripened on the vines are
much superior to those that are picked of
partly green and laid in the sun to rtpen.
Many persons, in order to get early fruit,
tie the plants to stakes and pinch off the
ends of the vines as soon as enough fruit
has set. The best soil for tomatoes is o
sandy loan, and they will not do well. on
wet OF too highly MANFRED lands,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

Ole Boggs an Colonel Principle wuH
slingin' all the style,
An pacin' off the distance with q weird
do~n't-touch-me smile.
They wuz handlin' the shooters, and
arammin' down the wads,
An alookin' high IN mighty like q pair
of heather gods
An Parson Binks war standin' with q
sermon in his hand,
All ready fer to preach 1t when the victim
bit the sand.
GOSH He he'd the look o. angels in the
corner o. his eye,
An wuz doin' holy horror with an amen
sort o. sigh.
At last Jim Gleason ho1lers: 1.-THE deweE
lists is comet"
We looked; an, cuss my peppers, Of we
wuzn't all struck Dumb
Fer the costume thet they sported wax
the durndest lookin' thing
This bloomin' yairth hez witnessed sincO
hg-leaf suits fer Spring.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
WHEAT FOR DIFFERENT SOILS,
Interesting Information Furnished by In
telligGnt Observers.

telligGnt Observers.
II is quite well known that varieties that
srcceed we'll in some sections Of the
country prove unproftablein others under
different conditions of soil and climate.
New varieties are also being constantly
introduced, and it is desirable to learn
when and whera they succeed or fail in
order that rs little loss as possible may
be sustained by making Unnecessary ex-
periments with sorts not adapted to ones
own locality. Some, interesting informa-
ton of this kind is furnished in the re-
ports of intelligent observers to the agri-
cultural department at Washington,
The Michigan Agricultural college re-
oorts that the imported yarieties-Geno-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
Agricultural Notes.

The Friday following thu first day ~
Hay in each year shall hereafter be known
throughout New York state as Arbor day,
3g proclamation of the governor.
New York's appropriations for agTi-
culture and kindred purposes, available
litter Oct. /, 1883. make a total Of $685.
424.11,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
A Desirnble nrhrid Rose.

Professor Budd, of the Iowa state agri-
cultural college, thinks that the question
of the possible improvement of the beauti-
full foliaged Rosa rugosa ought to be
agitated. He writes:
80 far as yet tried all of it's forms from
China, Japan, Poland, north Silesia and
central Russia are perfectly hardy and
perfect in foliage on the great prairies of
the west and northwest, where, under
common cultivation, nearly all the varie-
ties grow at the east either fail on ac-
count of severe winters or imperfect foil
age and flowers in hot, dry summer air,
Some of the red and white varieties Of
east Europe have already developed all of
their stamens into petals, and there are
good reasons for believing that i~udicious
crossing and selection would soon give a
list of varieties uniting the grand foliage
Of the rugosa with the beauty and per,
fume of bloom of some of the favorite old
varieties"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

At last he stopped, an pointin' with hin
papers in his hand
To them two German chromos, he sen in
accents grand:
II ken to see a shootin', an ter order up
the hearsA
Ter preach the fun1 sermon, an ter sing
solemn verse;
"An', by the great sombrero Of the MexL
can Saint Ami
I'm goin' ter do this business If Thave ter
shoot ther man.
Do We hear me2 Pm q buzzard an my
plumes are lied with paint,
I'm a carmine hue dispenser, ct l am a
Christian saint"
Then Ferguson iumpt suddin' to his feet
and seq: my friend,
You'll remember I'm ashoutin' n I'm
heeled from end to end.
I hev hearn thet ice the Ticker here wuz
stopped by your burned talk,
You wuz preachin' high O. temperance.
an DRAWN lines o. chalk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

In the figure annexed is illustrated the
principle on which an instrument can be
made that will, says q correspondent in
Rural New Yorker, enable the most mex
perienced to determine the proper grade
in ditching.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
McDEs or AGRICULTURE PRAcTlcED
BY PROGRESSIVE FARMERS.

An Illustrated Description of How Hay
IL Stacked in the Field by Farmers
III Northwestern Iowa, Where wild
Gftss Is Largely Grown.
A correspondent in Prairie Farmer gives
the following illustrated description Of
how hay is stacked in northwestern Iowa,
where wild grass is mostly grown and
where it is STACKED in the field.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
We Are Rxceedinrlr Fine.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Canton
DEMOCRAT has been changed to the
NEws-D DEMOCRAT, enlarged and is look
ing exceedingly fine in a ntw dress,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Pri 20
cents. Sold by Weber Bros.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

Both men wur fixed with breast-platea
like mattresses o. hair,
An ther neck wal wound with paddinA
SOS jest ther chin wuz bare;
Their arms wuz out, but covered with a
quilted chammy skin,
An dark green iron goggles shut both
Their eyelids in.
''The h--l" SEE Boggs, as this yer
thing q Prussian dress paradei
Is Dutchmen at a premiumS Does Texas
choose the bladeP
Yer won't take shootin'ironsl Ye're
skeeredS Ye both say no?
Wat boys, then let EN- carve 'emselvest
1 give up this yer showP'
Then the faces of tibet audience showed
solemn with disgust;
Some sot sarcastic silent, an some gotup
an cussed;
An Binks, our bald-head parson, he paced
a narrow path,
Aquotin' bits O. Scriptur ter smotherdown
his wrath.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
OUR FIGHTING PARSON.
THE DUEL AT oow.LloK HOLLOW
A Realistic Picture OF Life on tAa
Frontier.
(CopwbM 1881

Frontier.
(Copyig1 1881
Hev ye hearn about the duel in Cow-Lick
Holler, Josh?
They say u war quite excitin' like-ther
shootin' fine, b'goshl
Their fracas war a "stand-up" atween
them Dutch galoots,
An all the boys war slick on hand, ye bet
yer yaller boots. 4
The challenge it war given o. Sunday In
the shed
Whar Parson Binks war preachin' an
bobbin' his bald head;
Hans Zweitzerkase gev Pretzel some mama
like Sauerkraut,
An Pretzel says: "GottI Himmell" an
calls his rival out. a
At five o. Monday morning the boys wuR
on the ground,
AM fust-row seats wuz sellin' at prices
fat'en round;
The audience war awaitin' for the circua
to begin,
on who 'ud win.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
Ono Method of Training Tomatoes.

A leading market gardener of PennIyl-
vania describes in Popular Gardening
his plan of training tomatoes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12

w. Il. DAY.. AUSTIN LYNCH.
DAY & LYNCH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW-Rooms 9-1o-1l, cassidy
Block, Canton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
W. II. DAY.

JOHN LOEW,
NOTARY PUBLIC-Navarre, Stark County, Ohio.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-22

MRS. JANE G. REEVES VERSUS A. 8.
CALDWELL, EFT AL.-No. 173. In