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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
BRAIN AND MUSCLES.


The Two Indispensable Requisites to suc-
cess In Farm Work.
Farming is laborious occupation,
requiring good general health, and
considerable strength. Hard work is
not easy. and the city resident who
moves to the country and engages In
farming expecting to have light work,
good pay and an easy time will surely
be disappointed. Those writer's who
are constantly asserting that the farmer
should not be drudge, and need not
be one, but can do all his hard work
with brain, don't know what they are
talking about. or have worked their
own brain SO hard that they have be-
come weak, and will never more be of
much use to themselves or anybody
else. After taking advantage of all
labor-saving contrivances and imple-
ments of husbandry, the strength OF
animals and steam-power, there is still
an urgent demand for the exercise of
muscular strength and physical en-
durance. Plows, harrows and cultiva-
tors must be got out, loaded on the
wagon or stone-boat, taken to the
field, brought back and put into the
tool house. Flowing is easier than har-
rowing, but either will fatigue man
who follows it twelve hours day.
Grain, even when cut with the self
binder, must be carried together,
shocked, pitched OH the wagon, and
pitched off again into the NOV. Hay
has to be raked, cooked, pitched on the
wagon, and even when pitched off with
a horse-fork, it is very hard work to
NOW it away. Potato digging and
drawing, corn husking and drawing,
fax pulling. threshing hay and straw
pressing and hauling, handling bags of
grain when threshing, are now, and
probably will always remain, laborious
and exhausting operations, no matter
how much judgment and skill are
used by the workers.
The exercise of Judgment and COM
mon sense are as necessary in farming
as in any other occupation. Good
planting is good thing, but you
might as we'll talk about the strong
man in the circus show, or John L..
Sullivan in the prize ring, working
with their brains instead of their
hands, as to talk about the farmers
working with his ''brains." The fact
is, both the prize fighter and the farm
er must use all the brains, all the sci
enee, and about all the strength they
have to win the battle. 1t is greatly
to be feared that some OF the writer's
who are continually talking about
farmers working with their brains, :"
and ''manuring their" fields with
brains," have IL little brain trouble
somewhere, or perhaps have been too
generous with the small quantit Y that
nature bestowed upon them, and in
trying to furnish brains for newspa-
pers which did not need them, have
parted with more Of the article than
they could prudently spare.
No more dangerous and harmful
heresy could ever be taught to young
farmers than that successful farming
can be done with brains. Profitable
farming must be done chiefly by hard
work. 1t is true now, as it WIS imme.
diately after the fall, that Sin the
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread" Auth ors, inventors and spec
ulators may do their work mainly with
brains, but farmers, from the nature
of their business, must use brains and
muscles both, and especially the mus
| cles.-COr. Ohio Farmer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
An Atroclous Memory.

\ The conversation hH' turned ON the
Husbands shortcomings.
\ "You have q bad memory, Maria
Jan atrocions memory" said the hus'
Iband, wrathfully.
y "A bad memory, JohnP" replied the
lwife. show can you say SOP You know
III never forget any thing, and you know
every word have said Of you Is true.
There isn't woman alive with q more
memory than mine.'
s'That's the trouble with 1t, Maria,
Replied John, as he jammed his hat
iown over his eyes and started down
towMp through the pelting rain. "you
Gremember millions and millions OF
||things you ought to forget. Darn such
Ii mem9ry!"-,Ckicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
FARM AND FIREsiDE.

If the boiled potatoes are done a
little too soon lay towel over the ket-
tie or dish, but do not put tight cover
over them.
when stung by a bee or wasp,
make u paste Of common earth and
water, put on the place at once and
cover with clotn.
-Hayseed swept from the barn floor
is O good thing to throw into chicken
yards. The birds scratch 1t in, and
when 1t grows UP it is good for the
stock
The black walnut tree will cut q
figure on our farms in the future. 1t
can be made rs profitable as the apple
tree in localities where it will thrive at
all.
TO set delicate colOrs In embroi-
dered handkerchiefs, soak them ten
minutes previous to washing in a pail
of tepid water, in which a dessert-
spoonful OF turpentine has been well
stirred.
The best method Of destroying
moss on lawns is an occasional dress
ing OF freshly slaked lime, which may
be mixed with small quantity of SCOT
to make its whiteness less conspicuous.
Both should be sifted through u fine
sieve.
Tomatoes trained to stakes give
the sweetest fruit and remain in bear
ing longest, though many cultivators
who grow for size and quantity only
believe they have the best results when
growing them on the level ground.
Lime may be made from shells, and
such lime is the purest kind. The
shells may be put up in round heaps
upon u quantity of fine wood, which
may also be mixed in layers through
the heap. No covering is needed ex-
cept some earth around the sides to
moderate and lengthen out the heat,
which should be kept up for three days.
The general belief is to the effect
that hard woods should be cut in June,
July or August and left untrimmed un.
til the leaves have drawn the sap from,
the trees. III cut in June, the newly.
formed wood is arrested in its growth
and the bark becomes separated from
the solid timber and loosened so that il
is easily removed. The wood hardens
, and dries so that the wood-eatino
beetles will not attack it and the
timber is thus freed from this Injury
which is known as "powder pest. '
| Timber thus treated seasons with grea
| rapidity and is most durable.
Rice Cream: Coil two ounces o
| fine rice in water for five min
utes, strain it in quart of new
milk and boil until tender. Rui
tho rice through sieve to a pulp
and add to it any milk not alb
sorbed in the boiling. Add one-hal
ounce of gelatine soaked in milk OF
water, to pint of the rice and milk
Stir over fire until mixed. Sweetel
and flavor to taste. Stir the cream oc
casionally until cold, then lightly mi,
in the whites of two eggs beaten to ;
stiff froth. When on the point of set
| tinr NIT IL into A. mold
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
$93 SRVjDg Machine Free !!

We wan, in village. town and township to
keep rim their homes line OF ANl sAMflEs to those
who will simply show tesr to those who call.
will send, the Sewing Sluchne manufactured
world, with ali the hmcns This machine made
the SiSGH patents wh h have eSprel Before the patents
ont this l" machine with the attachments was sold for
S!r,: sells so Header may you the most
WONDERFUL THING ON EhsiI but You secure Of
these machines ABSOLUTELY iREr provided application
locality aud will keep In
hume and show those who CALI oi elegant and un
tqualed samples We donp nsh to show these
Piles than months and then they become
property The art samples sent ~ ABSOLUTELY
FREE ofcot How lo nll his.A.lt enough! We often
much s2sU S1J In radu from small plze,
samples have remained where could be
amon OF two We need person in ca, locality all
the nnl take this
Those who write will the best
Sewing Machine manufactured aud the finest
works of high howu together All
particulars FREE by return nn Write at postal card
which TO rite will but and after
know NIL, should conclude further, why
done Nond, rfl need cnpAlal is
Address at once. True u co, AUGUSTA, MAINE.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
a PRISON ORCHESTRA.
Extraordinary Concerts Given Daily In n
Pennsylvania Penitcntiary.

Pennsylvania Penitcntiary.
At the Western penitentiary in Penn
sylvania there is a nightly concert given
by what is probably the largest orches-
ira in the world. 1t is composed of at
least three hundred players, who never
see one another. The music begins pre-
cisely at six o'clock every evening, and
ends at the stroke of seven. Within that
hour the convicts are permitted to make,
each Independently, as much music or
discOrd as he pleases.
This prison is, perhaps, the only one
in the United States where the inmates
are allowed to cultivate the art of music.
and the privilege is deeply appreciated
by them. just before six o'clock they
may be seen by the officials, sitting with
their instruments in readiness. AS the
hour strikes, they begin to play, and
rattle off tune after tune during the APP
pointed time. AS may be imagined,
with several hundred instruments play
ing at once, it is impossible to distin-
guish any one of them from the rest, or
to tell one tune from another. As the
waves of sound rise and mingle, the
listener can only be reminded of a wind
bowling in the distance.
"They look forward to this hour with
great pleasure" said one of the keepers
to a reporter. ''NIusic is the only thing
that varies the monotony of their lives,
and taking an instrument away from IL
prisoner is about the severest punish
ment we can inflict.n
AS they were talking, there was a
moments silence. 1t was few minutes
before seven, and a man began playing
"Home, Sweet Home" on a violin. His
neighbor accompanied him on guitar,
and in short time they were joined by
flute, cornet and mandolin. The pris-
oners in the upper tiers of cells seemed
to be waiting for the beginning of the
favorite melody, and one by one caught
it up, until all We're playing the tune.
The sounds ceased at the stroke of
seven, and quiet. reigned supreme. -
Youths COnlDa2liOl.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

Pleasant journeys can always be had via
the Wisconsin Central Line. The employees
are courteous and obliglng; the sleeping
and dining cars and day coaches are peers
of any in the Northwest. The leaving hours
and the depots are centrally located. Al
together it is the most desirable route in
either direction between Chicago, Milwau-
kee, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Ashland and
Duluth. Try 1T AND DE CONVINCED.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
Three Bo,t,es Curo Cn,arrl,.

ELI ROBBINS. Ruiydn p. o., Columbia Co,
Pa, Gays: My daughter hnd .catarrh when
.;age's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro.
cured bottle for her, and soon saw that ii
helped her; a third bottle effected q perma.
neIit c,lre She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

FREEl A 3-fort French Glass, Oval
CHANTS Ants ONLY ONLY. r. W. TASslLI Il Co. Chicago
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

Geppert Medicinum, Cincinnati, cures
throat, lung, nerve diseases; Oxygen cure,
pneumatherapy, physiological massage,
medical baths, electricity, homeopathy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

IMMACULATE as alabaster is the complex.
ion beautiiied with Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, soc.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

ONLY a sober man should attempt to
walk tight rope.-Pi tsblJgh Chronicle
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

IT is when boot is new that there is
music in the sole.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

The mosquito is no prohibitionist he is
dead set against closing the bars.-Terds
SiftinUs
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

A FooT-NorE-please use the mat.-Mcr
c1ldnt Iruvetgr,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

In matrimonial co-partnership most
men think If they furnish name for the
firm it's enough.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use Dr. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it.25c
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07

SYMPTOMS OF CATNWNH.-DuI1,
heavy headache obstruction of the nasal
passages, discharges falling from the head
into the throat, sometimes profisc, watery,
and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody and putrid; the eyes arc
weak, watery, and inilamed: there is ringing
in the ears. deafness, hacking coughing to
clear the throat, expectoration of offensive
matter, together with scabs from ulcers; the
breath is oiIensivc; smell and taste are i'm
paired; there is sensation of dizziness. with
mental depression, q backing cough and gen.
eral debility. Only few of the above named
symptoms are likely to be present i'll any one
case. Thousands of cases annually. without
manifesting half of the above symptoms. re-
suit in consumption, and end in the crave.
No disease is so common, more deceptive and
dangerous, or less understood by physicians.
By ITS mild, soothing, and heailng properties,
cases of Catarrh, "cOld In tho head,O
COryza, and Catarrhal Headache.
Sold by druggists everywhere; 80 cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
"Untold Agony from Ca,arrn.,

Prof w. HAusNER. the famous mesmerist.
of Ithaca, N. l., writes: "SoDc ten years ago
/ suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. My family physician CAV" mo mp as
incurable, and said | must die My c,i-" was
such bad one. that every day, towards SUM
set, my voice would become so hoGrsC could
barely speak above n whisper In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
almost stranglc me. BY the use of Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, in three months was wen
man, and the cure has been permanent"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-07
"Constan,ly Hanwking and sp!ttimg.,,

THOMAS ]. RUSHING, Esq, 2902 Pine Street,
81. Louis, No, writes: ~ was u great sufferer
from catarrh for three years. AT times could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting, aud for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nos.rils. !
thought nothing could he done for me. Luck.
i!v, i was advised to try Dr.. Sagc's oatarrh
itonedy. and am now n well man. believe
& - ho the only sure remedy for cot"""', now
ni",,ntactirrd. md one has only to enc it q
i,.. 4ri.. - L. .,eriencc astounding results and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-14
Baccalaureate at St. Marks.

A large congregation filled ST. Marks
church on Tuesday evening, the occasion be
ing festival service by the choir and the
baccalaureate sermon before the graduating
class of ST. Catharines Hall by the Rev. A
w. Little of Portland. One candidate fol
confirmation also received that holy ordinance
at the service, making 30 in all confirmed
during the year, % in the church and in
ST. Catharines chapel. The music, consist
ing of the usual choral evensong, with an
them settings of the two evening canticles
magnificent and Nunc Dimittis, and special
anthems by Farmer, Mendelssohn and DR.
s. S. Wesley, was admirably rendered by
the choir under the sklful leadership of Mr.
Hyde, the organist of the church. Mr.. Lit
ties sermon was very able and earnest one
addressed directly to the young lady gradu
ates, and full of sound practical advice ant
lofty sentiment. The text was taken from
St. John. II %, the words of that pattern OF
christian womanhood. the Blessed Mother OF
our Lord, pointing all souls to Her Divine
Son as the Master and Lord of all their &C
tons, Whatsoever He saith unto you, dc
it." The sermon was an admirable treat
ment of the subject, lighted up by abundan
illustration. and was listened to with grea
interest to the very close.
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that vessel and again it went straight back to
Toms house, but more slowly than il went
over the vessel. Wall, twenty -years passed,
and the light each year had grown DINNER
and more irregular, and people tailed to see
it until it would get ont into the hsrbor But
oae day this village was set whirlin' by q
letter that Toms old wife received It
was from Tom. He was sick and
dyin' and wrote her that he killed
Jack Welch and throw'd his body overheard
in the harbor and that he had been haunted
by Jacks ghost until he could live no longer;
that he killed Jack to get her and deserved
the awful punishment which he had received.
He said that he was so sick that he could not
live and didn't want to live. He asked her
forgiveness and that of the rest on us.
When the people heard this news it complete
ly upset 'em. At first they could not be-
lieve that Tom had been a murderer. But
there was the letter and there was no getting
round it. Toms body was brought home
here and is buried in the grave yard yunder.'
but asked, how about the light, is that
seen now"
Yes" he said, "though only on the dark
est nights, and last night was one on EN-"
"What is this Light" What is it," he
replied, sit is the ghost light. Can't be
nothin' else. It's been chased and shot at
and fooled with by city chaps who've beer
here cunning and fishing, but it's the same
light and nobody has ever frightened it,"
Leaving my fisherman friend, went to
my boarding place and then related what l
had heard but to my surprise found that the
people believed in the ghost As much as in
anything else. To my inquiries why had
not been told Of this in season to watch for
the light, my hostess said that strangers
thought the people superstitious and made
fun Of them for believing such things.
tried to learn still more about this ghost
light but could not engage many in CONVEX
sation on the subject. They did not want
TO say much to strangers about it," go was
compelled to come away with the story As
told me by the old fisherman of Pond Cove
Harbor.
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Personal.

Bishop Nicely left for Portland yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. p. o. vickery is now stopping at
Ocean Point.
f. w. McFadden Esq, of Fairfield was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. o. w. Turner returned to Bowdoin
yesterday afternoon.
Hon. J. II. Manley left on the Yankee"
yesterday for Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Bennett are soon
to go to Ocean Point.
Mr.. Jas. A. McMullen of the Saco Water
company was in the city yesterday.
Railroad Commissioner A. w. Wildes Of
Skowhegan was in the city yesterday.
Hon. j. L. Stevens of the Kennebec
Journal leaves this morning for the Chicago
Convention.
j. A. Tuell, Esq, delegate to the Portland
convention from East Machias, was in the
city yesterday visiting his son, o. A. Tuell,
Esq.
Mr.. E. W. Freeman of Portland has just
graduated at the Harvard Law School. re-
ceiving the degree of L. l.. b. Mr.. Free
man was admitted to the Cumberland Bar in
April last. Mr.. Freeman is graduate of
Bowdoin College in the class of 1885.
Col +. n. Dow, member of the State
Committee from Cumberland County, is en-
titled to great credit for the admirable man.
ner in which he arranged the seating of the
convention, and the details connected with it
The delegates were seated by counties and
towns, and Col. Dow's labors were arduous
and perplexing, but he performed his duties
to the entire satisfaction of the convention.
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GARDINER.

The closing exercises of the Highland
avenue intermediate school occurred yester-
day afternoon and were very c.mmendable
at the close of which the scholars presented
their teacher, Miss Chadwick, with an ele
giant hand painted vace and other presents
The closing exercises in the grammar school,
will be held this afternoon and the hgf
school Friday afternoon at the Coliseum anC
the reunion of the graduates and members
Friday evening in connection with the re
ception.
J. r. Bailey and wife of Portland, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones of Providence, r. l..
were at the johnson House yesterday.
Gen. Stephenson, of Togus, was in tn,
city yesterday.
Morrison exhibits some watermelons ant
California peaches.
The preparations for the Fourth of Jul!
celebration are progressing rapidly, and the
committee on solicitation have done goot
work meeting is called for tonight to b,
held at divers Hall for those interested il
the fantasies. Those having the matter il
charge are making special effort to hav,
the celebration grand success.
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Rarely if ever has there been seen in our
streets such comcal runaway as occurred
yesterday forenoon on Water street. The
grey horse driven in one of Longfellow &
nunts store teams, seeing little colt stand
ing with its mother started for it. The little
"" ran on ahead keeping just out OF the
each Of the old horse. Down the street
~ey came lacking from one side to the other.
an Old dog meanwhile took part in the chase
'1kins vociferously. Occasionally 8 car
mage would be struck by the wagon of the
runaway. team. When opposite the
!'s'ofhce some one tried to stop the
-0fse but the old grey was too busily en-
nsed in playing tag with the little colt to
A1e any heed of anything else. Running
y little farther the colt turned about and
1e Old horse did likewise, fortunately with
- o'erturning the wagon. He had gone
~ short distance ON the return when he
- stopped having done no material damage.
y ms time the streets we're lined with
1ecsason and a. the little colt trotted up
~ down vhinneying for his INA" he called
.~@ much praise especially from the ladie'
resent.
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Among the many incidents that occurred
1t the Portland Convention was one that
exhibits the hearty, well conditioned nerve"
that Kennebecker can exhibit on &C.
caaion A gentleman with a ticket, accom-
panied by friend without one. appeared at
the door of the Convention. The
gentleman with the ticket presented tito the
doorkeeper, and without giving it up turned,
with the ticket in his hand, which he held
oehind him, and inquired for his friend.
ms friend ,grasping the ticket.replied, Here
iam,' and they both passed in. The first
gentleman had a seat check for A. His
friend told the usher that his check was for
D. but he had lost it on the stairs, adding,
Hany one picks that up you'll know where
ne got 1t and keep him out of here" In
rev minutes in came the rightful owner OF
"e seat. but he was uncerimoneously hustled
10 smother part of the hall by the busting
usher.
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HowDo1NHAM.

The graduating exercises of the Bowdoin
ham High School occurred Tuesday night al
the Town Hall. The parts were uncom
monty fresh and attractive. Music on both
piano and organ was literally interpreted
The decorations were profuse and appropri
ate. John A. Cone as principal has closed
. very successful years work and the town i.
indeed fortunate to secure his services. At
the exercises party of fifteen from Bruins
wick we're entertained at the residence o.
T. VI. Fogg.
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at is queer fact" says the Hartford Times,
but we find it is fact that large part of
the common field beans used in Boston and
other parts of New England and other Sec
tons of this country, are imported from
abroad mostly from Germany. One would
think that if our farmers could find any east
ly raised crop that would pay" it would be
beans. Home beans bring 90 to 1925 a
bushel; German beans, $3.50. What will
Boston do now that the prestige of her Sui
livan and Boston beans has been knocked
out by foreign competition?
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Memorial Day exercises will be observed
1t the National Soldiers Home, Togus, Sat
urday, June IS, under the auspices of Cutler
Post. G. A. X. The procession will form a
$50 P. NJ, and march to the cemetery
where the services will be held.