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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
THE FENCE QUESTION.
An Eastern Farmers Comment on TIL
Perennial Subject

An Eastern Farmers Comment on This
Perennial Subject
Undoubtedly, as an exchange sug-
gests, the best way to manage breachy
animals is to have the kind of fences
| that they can not throw down or jump
over, for bad fences make unruly stock.
Cattle reared on farms where the
fences are poor are apt to be trouble
some ever after, bat If they can be kept
from jumping until four or five years
old it is surprising how slight barrier
will keep them within bounds. 1t is
therefore important that cattle should
be kept from contracting breachy
habits while young. What kind OF
fences man can most economically
build and maintain will depend upon
his locality, the scarcity of timber, etc.
In regions where chestnut or some
other durable timber il plentiful the
old Virginia worm fence possesses some
advantages. 1t is easily built and
readily moved when necessary to
change the shape and size of fields
But there is no economy OF timber in
the worm fence and at the best it
requires constant care and attcn-
tion. a good. solid post-and-rlil fence
requires II better class of timber
and more labor TO build, but it will
last many for years. with little or no
care. and if made five rails high is
about the most ''unjumpable' thing
that breachy animal is likely to at
tempt. On farms encumbered with
stones, stone walls, if well-laid up on IL
foundation below frost line, will last Il
long time with slight repairs, but Or
dinarily the work is done in too much
OF hurry, and poorly built stone
wall is only nuisance. 1t is ques-
tion whether in most cases the stones
could not be disposed of to better ad-
vantage in some other way. An old
stone wall that has been staked and
ridered is about the most untidy and
ugly n combination in the shape OF Il
fence that one can imagine. The
barbed wire fence, in spite of its draw
backs, is rapidly growing in popularity.
Its comparative cheapness and the ease
with which it may be kept from becom-
ing u harbor for weeds and other foul
growths are in its favor. There is
tendency to do away with the long and
dangerous barbs that were first intro |
iuced, and to make them just long |
enough to act as reminders. An ami |
nal soon learns to respect a fence with |
oven short barbs on it. Still, the wire
fence, even in its modified forms, is far |
rom being perfect one. The best
'ence is still thing of the future.
Perhaps Yankee ingenuity will some
lay furnish us with II cheap, portable |
md durable stock barrier that win not |
DO a terror to the man who wishes TO |
20 across lots, or TO the toiler who |
,earns for rest on the top rail at the
md Of his row. -Pniladelphia Press !
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
HUMANITY TO HORSES.
Downright Cruelties Perpetrated by Other
wise Kind Farmers.

Downright Crueltfes Pcrpetrated by Other
wise Kind Farmers.
Without check rein horses are con-
stantly nibbling at tall weeds or any
thing they can reach before the plow,
or if standing they will put their heads
to the ground, getting the lines under
check should, however, be loose
enough so MS to not interfere with pull
ing or free action, and SO tight that they
can not drop their heads low enough
to eat any thing. have seen horses
before the plow with heads drawn
up tight to make them even. This is
downright cruelty; besides the flies
have pretty much their own way with
them. There ought to be societies in
the country, as well as in cities, to
prevent cruelty to animals. l have not
a word to say in favor of the overcheck;
this is shameful and cruel.
Old horses may sell very cheaply, or
else be gi zen to poor or heartless men
to get rid of them. The remnant of
their lives is thus driven and whipped
out. This is IL crying shame. An old
or damaged horse, If the owner is too
poor or stingy to keep him in idleness.
should have vein in the neck opened,
when he will part with his life and
sufferings together without pain. AS
the cold weather comes bits should be
covered with new, strong muslin and
sewed on tightly. If you trust to
breathing on them or dipping in hot
water it will be oftener neglected than
attended to. Some object to covering
the bit for fear of carrying disease,
but as horses should wear their own
brides there is small danger here
s.. M. Palmer, in N. y. Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
MONEY IN HORSES.
Senator stockbrldge's Success rs a Breeder
of Fine Stock.

Senator stockbridge's Success rs a Breeder
of Fine Stock.
"Rnising trotting and running horses
Is not very Improbable business, y
said Senator Stockbridge o few days
ago, as he leaned back in an easy chair
in the room of the Senate Committee on
Fisheries, OF which he is chairman.
The Senator had just returned from
Michigan where he spent delightful
day on his stock farm. 1t is situated a
few miles from the beautiful little city
OF Kalamazoo, where the Senator re-
sides, and is one of the finest pieces Of
farm property in Western Michigan.
al had not been out to the farm for
some time" said the Senator. 80 one
fine day / arranged with my partner,
Mr. Brown, who is manager OF
the place, to go out and look over
the stock and take sort of inventory
Of 1t. We started about nine in the
morning, and when we arrived at the
farm the horses had all been fed and
groomed and were feeling and looking
in frst-class condition. We got out the
pedigree book and then carefully eN-
amined every young animal on the
place. Many of them / had never seen.
Mr. Brown would tell me the name OF a
colt, and after we had gone over his
good points / would put his value down
on my inventory book and then let him
run off into the field. We spent
several hours in this pleasant oc-
cupation, and ! tell you it was quite
a treat to see the young and frislIy
beauties scamper off, kicking their heels
in the air. Well, after i had entered
all the horses and set a very moderate
value upon them, in no cases exceeding
the price which they would bring in
any open market, found that we had
just $l03, 900 worth of horse-Aesh. Now
see what n nice profit that represented.
We bought the farm three years ago
and organized a stock company with Il
capital of $75, ZOO. We owe few thou
sand dollars for running expenses and
things of that kind, sbut all this is more
than offset by the value OF the farm.
So that, deducting the amount of cap
ital we put in, the profits in three
years, without any particular effort to
run the farm as u money-making con-
Germ, were more than 100000, which
you see is more than a Senator's salary.
Some horses raised on this Kalamazoo
stock farm have turned out to be very
valuable and very fast. Bell Boy,
which was purchased of Senator Stan
ford for $4,000 and sold as 4 two-year-
old for &35, 600, has just lowered hor
record, so that she is now in the 2:20
class, and she is only three years old
n. Y. Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
UNNECESSARY WORK.
1t Can be Avoided by Systcmstizinl
House and Kitchen Duties.

1t Can be Avoided by Systcmstizint
House and Kitchen Duties.
The amount OF unnecessary eXertioI
! given in this country to the accom-
plishment Of any task has long been /,
subject of comment among wise men.
Individuals SO seldom choose the quiet
| systematic way, allowing each detail
of their task to follow the other il
| regular order till every thing is done
In no place is want of system so sorely
| felt as in the household. The erratiC
housekeeper is responsible for more
than half the ills usually attributed Il
unframed servants. The II 1t that serv.
| ants in this country are sadly un-
| trained is u reflection against their
mistresses. 1t requires large amount
Of patience to take green girl and
train her to the work of n refined
household. The reason so many girls
give up their work in anger
Us hopeless task is that
they are taught without system to
go from one thing 10 another.
and can never feel that the tasks OF
the day have been rounded each to
completeness. The worker who does
not feel some pleasure in II success
full accomplishment of well-done
work must have low, british ma
ture. 1t is the unnecessary steps the
girl takes usually that weary her, and
these the careful housekeeper always
seeks TO save her from. Uneducated
people are often very obstinate, but il
they are once shown or made to com
prehend system by which all their
work can be done in order and time
saved for themselves. they will usually
prefer it. 1t is certain that in method
ical households the servants usually
remain longer and there is less som
plant than in easy-going homes where
rules and hours are scorned. In one
house the servant knows every hour of
the day what is expected of her. There
Is but slight variation in the work
from week to week. The servants
time to herself may be limited, but she
is always sure of that time. 1t is not
taken from her on trivial pretexts,
while she in her turn knows too well
that any appeal to set aside the allotted
tasks will be ,f no avail. There are
few housekeepers who can not remem-
ber Kitchens whore no large amount of
work was done, yet every one was for
ever in a hurry, rushing "thither and
yon," and the tasks of the day seemed
to be forever undone; and others where
an immense amount of work was ac-
by the same number of
hands, yet the kitchen was cleanly,
and the quiet manners of the workers
hardly gave sign OF what was being
done. II there was extra work. it was
planned out and ordered by
the kitchen clock. Is there any reason
that n girl trained to the easy way of
systematic household should not prefer
IL to the disorder and drudgery OF 'gc-
easy homes. IN. Y 1riDuae.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
The Worlds Fuel Supply.

Periodically certain journals attempt
to produce the impression that there is
danger OF the fuel supply OF the world
becoming exhausted in the near future.
Some attempts as estimates are made
to give q show of plausibility to the
position assumed; to this is added the
intimation of calamity to follow when
this rapidly narrowing limit OF supply
has been reached, and the available re-
sources in this direction exhausted. In
these statements narrow extent of
coal-bearing territory is taken into
consideration, and conclusions are
drawn from premise established with
out special reference to existing facts.
It is claimed by those who have given
careful consideration to the matter
that there are yet large bodies OF un-
developed coal territories In Germany,
Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Bo-
hemia and Russia, amounting, at the
least calculation, to over 10000 square
miles, while China, Austria, Spain,
Italy, Greece and Japan will contribute
fully 120, 900 square miles of coal-bear-
ing territories. in which some OF the
veins are reported to be ninety-fve
feet in thickness. On the Western
Continent, from British America to
Patagonia, including Australia, there
are coal fields which will add 10000
square miles, and this estimate includes
none OF the present working fields OF
North America OF Africa. Mining Re-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
REPORTING For PAPERS.
Advice to n Young Man Thirsting TO,
Literary Glory.


Literary Glory.
One of the greatest essentials Of sue
cess for u reporter on q city paper is a
thorough knowledge Of the city and
general acquaintance with the citizens.
Men OF ordinary ability who possess
extended knowledge of points for gath
ering news and familiarity with
noted local characters, are often OF
more value to newspaper than men
capable of writing brilliant and highly
polished articles, who are comparative
strangers in the locality. A reporter
must get all the news. II acquainted
with every thing and every body in
town, he gathers his items and writes
them up in o crude manner, perhaps,
but they contain the one point of news
wanted and the city editor revises the
item TO suit his fancy. Under these
circumstances young man from the
country, unused to the atmosphere and
surroundings of q city life, has very
small chances of becoming reporter
on a city newspaper, and If he should,
his limited acquaintance would prove
u drawback which it would take years
to overcome. The only exceptions to
this are the large metropolitan daily
newspapers, where the work is as
signed. There, each day, the city
editor makes out an assignment book,
containing memoranda of all the
principal events of that particular day.
Opposite the various notes of events
IRE placed the names of reporters de-
tailed to look after them. Each
reporter signs his name opposite the
detail to denote that he has gone in
search of the item. After securing
the news in his assignment the
reporter returns to the office and writes
it up. after which it is handed to the
city editor, who generally culls all
supernuous words and attempts at
padding" leaving only the bare skel-
eton of the article, so condensed that
it tells in terse form the exact points
of the news. The reporter is paid by
''space wori"-that is, so much g col
umn-hence the cutting down Of his
article. There have been instances
where young men from the country,
possessing talent and newspaper abil-.
ity, have been very successful on me-
tropolitan papers, without an extended
knowledge of the city, but they are
rare; and of the thousands OF weary re-
porters writing against space on the
New York dailies, only q favored few
make more than miserable existence,
earning scarcely enough to keep them
alive. At best, reporters billet is an
unenviable one; and il you have a
talent for any other calling, it would
be we'll to cultivate it, Us the chances
of success in the literary field are all
against you, and even after you have
gained the top round OF the ladder,
you will find that you have struggled
in vain and are bound for life to a call
ing which requires harder work. Ion
ger hours. more anxiety and unceas-
ing trouble, for less remuneration finan-
cially and less satisfaction over per-
sonal efforts, than any other profession
you could follow. If you are deter
mined to leave the country and be-
come identified with life in the city,
turn your attention to commercial pur-
suits and let newspapers alone. Toledo
RInde
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12

AT Pennsylvania medical convon-
ton recently, it was declared that
hydrophobia is myth. Three of the
members, while on the way home after
the convention adjourned, heard q cry
of "mad dog" One of them darted up
an alley and split his coat from preface
to finis trying to get over board fence
six feet high; another climbed n lamp
post, and the third crawled into an
empty store-box and began to say:
Now l lay me-" etc. Hydrophobia
may be myth, all the same. brakes
Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
LUCK IN BIG NOSES.
Famous Persons who Havo Prominent
Nasal ProtuberanCes.

Famous Persons Who Havo Prominent
Nasal Protuberances.
doctor, my nose is too big and too
fiat. It spoils my entire face I'll pay
you any sum II you will tell me how to
reduce its size and change its shape!'
And ayoung heiress Of gilded Murray
Hill sank into an easy chair in the Office
OF the old family physician and began
to pout.
"Bless me, what notion! Ny dear
child, are you crazyP Do you think
that we doctors go around with our
saws in our hands, ready to shave peo-
pie down to just the proportions they
may choose for the momentP'
"But, DOCTOR" petulantly resumed
the pampered pet OF an old millionaire,
1--WE read In some newspapers that
doctors now cut out the cartilage, or
whatever you may call it, of the nose
and then by putting on a plaster cast
it can be made to grow into any shape
desired"
physicians do great many things
when necessity compels them, and
noses have been cut when disease made
it compulsory, and, as you say, plaster
casts have been used, but no sane per-
son except yourself ever came to q ply
sician on such an errand. It's prepos-
ferrous, little one, really preposterous.
Run off for a walk and don't bother
your pretty head about such trifles."
And as Miss Murray Hill Hounced
out of the Office the long-headed old
doctor took out his book.
"For professional advice about nose to
Miss Murray Hill, $685." and in due
time it will be added to papa's bill.
The gamy miss who wanted her nose
made over again probably didn't know
that big nasal appendage is one of
The sure indications of mental shrewd-
ness.
"Tve never known of man with a
big nose who wasn't smart" said a
professor in Bellevue hospital college
when spoken to on the subject.
Tha great Napoleon's nose was big.
Gladstone's s nose is big, but it ends in a
sharp point. Bismarck has big nose,
that is, however, almost fiat on the end.
General Grants nose was not too large,
but it was large enough to be promi-
nent. Blaine's nose is very prominent,
and all his children, including his
daughters, are easily distinguishable
by the same large protuberance. Jay
Gould is possessed of large nose. So
are Russell Sage and Cyrus w. Field.
President Cleveland's nose is u trifle
above the ordinary size. Dan Lamont's
nose is very prominent. The late John
Kelly had fiat pug nose. General
Harrison's nasal organ is quite large,
but not SO prominent as that of Levi p.
Morton or the Old Roman. Joseph
Pulitzer and Charles A. Dana both
have large noses. Pulitzer's is very
prominent. Governor Hill is an eX-
ception to the rule. His nose is quite
small. DR.. Talmage and DR.. John
Hall, both famous pulpit orators, have
large noses. So have Secretaries
Bayard and Whitney. Ben Buffers
nose is quite small; SO is Henry Wat
terson's; but George w. Childs, AustiL
Corbin, Chauncey M. Depew, Lawrence
Barrett, and scores OF others who are
prominent before the public have thei,
full share of nasal organ.-N y. Mas.
n,,H EJ.nrosS
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
KING OKO JUMBO.
David Ker Tells How an African Potter
tate DOctored Himself.

David Ker Tells How an African Poten-
| tate DOctored Himself.
King Oko Jumbo of Bonny--in whose
august company Mrs. Ker and myself
mad the honor of being shipwrecked
ipon the west coast of Africa in the
summer of lS85-was said to be bit OF
q humorist in his way, but We saw very
little trace of humor about him in the
course of that disastrous voyage, dur
ing the whole of which he was probably
the most wretched man on board. In
deed, what with his chronic internal
malady, the ceaseless rain that prevent
him from coming on deck, and the
prolonged sea-sickness which, like
Death in Shirley's famous poem, lays
its icy hand on kings" the poor King
might we'll be weary of life at sea.
Nor were these his only troubles.
Having never been out OF his own
country till the trip to England from
which he was returning, he had natu-
rally very hazy ideas of geography, and
doubtless imagined his little kingdom
on the Bonny river (Which he was
pining to see) to be somewhere at the
other end of the world, many long
months away from him.
But one night (the very night before
the shipwreck, by an ominous coinci-
dence) we at length got him out upon
the main-deck; and it was fine sight
to see our stalwart captain supporting
the old mans S tottering steps, and help
ing him on to the cane lounge set for
him upon the after-hatch. The sick
man frightened up wonderfully be-
meath the influence of good Captain
Porter's CHEEKY talk about old times in
West Africa, and did his best to eat the
food that we brought him; but no per-
suasion could induce him either to take
medicine or to see the ships doctor,
who unfortunately happened to be a
very yonng man.
Medicine no good" said the old
warrior, disdainfully; doctor no good
no sabbee nothing One time / sick
at home; no can sleep two night. i
make send for white mans doctor from
English factory. White doctor come
young boy, smooth face, no sable
nothing. say: No can sleep now
you make me sleep Doctor say,
'Spose you take this bottle of sleep
stuff; you drink ten-twelve drop one
time, ten-twelve drop other time, you
sleep good take sleep-stuff; 1 drink |
him all up one time, sleep five whole |
day, five whole night! En-, CaptainP
me sabbee better than doctor that time!
Ha, ha, hal"
And the King exploded into such
boisterous laughter that all the features
OF his queer old face seemed to change
places, and to dance kind of insane
quadrille in and out of each other. as II
q hairs breadth escape from death by
an overdose of laudanum were the
finest joke in the world. But could
not help thinking that there are not a
few Kings, in far more civilized re-
gions than Bonny. who are just as use
ful and intelligent when broad-awake
rs poor Oko Jumbo was during his five
days. nap.-Davia Ker, in Harper's
Weekly.
The electric lights in Willows, Cal,
can be seen by the naked eye from the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
Pleasant JourneYe.

Pleasant journeys can always be had via
the Wisconsin Central Line. The employees
are courteous and obliging; the sleeping
and dining cars and day coaches are peers
of any in the Northwest The leaving hours
at principal terminal points are convenient
together It is the most desirable route In
either direction between Chicago, Milwau,
kee, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Ashland and
Duluth. Try 1T AND BE CONVINCED.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12

Mistress of the House Daddy
Cuffy, nave you seen any thing of the
missing spoonF Uncle Cuffy-No,
ma'am; / sarch eb'ry place, an las
night i eben bin to de fortune teller
She say you don't respicion any er de
family, you dunno who to respect
Detroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
-Philndelnhia Girl wonder whi

Philadelphia Girl wonder what
is the luckiest day to be married on?
Chicago Girl-Oh! Wednesday, by all
means. "Are you sureP" ''Yes, in
deed. My ma always gets married on
Wednesday, and every time she gets
divorce, with ever so much alimony."-
Philadelphia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12

The franchise of easy sydigestion-one Of the
most valuable in the GIFT of medical science
can be secured by any person wise enough
to use Hostetters Stomach Bitters, either
TO suppress growing dyspepsia, or to uproot
1t at maturity. Bilious, rheumatic and fever
and ague sufferers, persons troubled with
nervousness and the constipatcd, should
slso secure the health franchise by the
,Sme means,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12

-"She Stoops TO Conquer was
classed by q Topeka editor among
Shakespeare's magnificent comedies"
That is not so bad, however, for a city
in which a distinguished legislator,
calling attention to the Kansas motto,
said: "Them words is Latin. Fin
poria (Kas.) News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12

USED one bottle of "Mother's Friend" be
fore my first confinement. II isI tcOndcgW
rcnedv. Looked and felt so well afterwards
friends remarked it. Would not be without
"Mothers Friend" for any consideration:
Mrs. Jos. b. ANDERSON, Ochoopee, ia.
Write Bradfeld Reg. Co, Atlanta, Ga, for
further particulars. Sold by all druggists.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12

THAT tired. .,uIu loc.lI. (, ..nd dull head
ache is very disagreeable. Take two of Car
ter's Little Liver Pills before retiring, and
you will find relief They never fail to do good.