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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
STORAGE FOR APPLES.
Conditions and Precautions Necessary
Retard Decay.

Conditions and Precautions Necessary to
Retard Decay.
The Orchardist who raises fruit ex-
tensively for market can afford to build
apartments suited to his needs, but the
average farmer. who only seeks to have
liberal supply for family use, must
depend upon cellar or garret for stor-
age. The proper conditions for retard-
ing decay are: an even, cool tempera-
ture "a few degrees above freezing
point), and then abstain from handling
the fruit. Moisture in connection with
heat always hastens decomposition, but
a moderate amount of the former in
conjunction with a low temperature
preserves the fruit plump and juicy,
and perhaps retains the flavor. When
the crop Is spread out thialy on Slated
shelves, one may notice the premon-
itory symptoms at once, and removeall
such without delay. Handling the sound
specimens is thus avoided. and as one
rotten apple will soon convey the COR
rupting influence to its neighbors, the
supply OF good fruit can be retained
much longer by weekly inspection.
Wrapping each specimen OF valuable
varieties in soft paper unquestionably
tends to preserve them and retain the
beautiful tints. but it prevents one
from examination OF their condition as
they approach maturity. Josiah
Hopes, In n, \, Tribune. :,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
LEGEND OF A WATCH.
Servants Were Afraid of the Time-Piece
and Tried to Drown 1t.

Servants Were Afraid of the Time Piece
and Tried to Drown 1t.
For years DIR. Allan, the Scottish
physician, was suspected of being a
wizard. an opinion which was consid-
cred all but confirmed when, in 1850,
he provided himself with silver watch
of the regulation size and style. Chanc-
ing to stop with neighbor over night,
as it was rather cold he laid the watch
near his body and covered it with the
bed quilt, SO that the chilly weather
would not affect the works. Next
morning he arose rather abruptly and
left the house without removing his
treasure from its cosy nest in the bed.
In fixing up the room the servant
discovered the Internal chattering
thing" and Immediately concluded it
must be the old Doctors familiar
spirit" conclusions which she hardly
arrived at before she had fled wildly
from the room. Other servants were
called and the whole array charged
the ''chattering thing" in the bed.
Clubs and tongs were freely used, but
the case was strong and the thing still
chartered detiantly.
One of the girls, more courageous
than the others, finally agreed that she
would take the tongs and carry the
thing to the moat and drown it, pro.
ceeding fraught with danger, but at
last decided upon. The others followed
at respectable distance with hoes,
clubs and shovels, with which they
proposed to pounce on the thing should
it attempt to attack the heroic girl
When the old doctor returned for his
watch he was informed of what had
been done, one of the servants leading
the way to where the thing had been
drowned. 1t was found hanging on a
bush on the bank of the moat. The
failure to beat or drown the creature
to death fully convinced the servants
that it was in reality the old wizards
spirit, and they could not be persuaded
to touch it.-Jeweler's Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
VOCAL TRAINING.
DIR. Mackenzie Thinks 1t Can Hardly BE
Begun Too Early.

| DIR. Mackenzie Thinks 1t Can Hardly Be
Begun Too Early.
Two questions in connection with
the training of the voice are to be dis
cussed, viz: when it should be COM
menced, and whether it should be In
terrupted during the so-called "crack-
ing" period. With regard to the first of
these questions lam strongly of opinion
that training can hardly be begun too
early. OF course, the kind and amount
of practice that are necessary in the
adult would be monstrous in "a young
child, but there is no reason why, even
at the age OF six or seven, the right
method of voice production should not
be taught Singing, like other arts, is
chiefly lenrned by imitation. and it
seems pity to lose the advantage of
those precious early years when that
faculty is most highly developed. There
is no fear of injuring the larynx or
straining the voice by elementary in
struction of this kind; on the contrary
it is habitual faulty vocalization which
is pernicious. The sooner the right
way of using the voice is taught the
more easy will it be to guard against the
contraction of bad habits, which can
only be corrected at a later period
with infinite trouble. Many of the
finest voices have been trained almost
from the cradle, SO to speak. l need
only mention Adelina Patti, Christine
Nilsson, Jenny Lind and Nine. Albani;
but there are numbers Of other queens
of song who owe a great part of their
success to the same cause. AS for the
other point, am still an obstinate dis
senter from the orthodox" teaching
of singing masters on the subject.
have already more than once expressed
my belief that there is no reason why
training, within certain limits and un-
der strict supervision by a competent
person, should not be carried on when
the voice is in the transition stage of
its development from childhood to
adolescence. The stock argument, in
variably advanced to prove the neces-
sity of suspending the education of the
voice till it has passed through the
'breaking" period, is that, as the parts
are undergoing active changes, they
therefore require complete rest. This
would equally apply to the limbs, and,
in some degree, also to the brain. Yet
/ am not aware that it has eyer been
proposed to forbid growing lads from
exercising their bodies, even in games
involving considerable muscular vio-
lence, or to interrupt the education of
the mental powers till the brain has be-
come fully formed. Over-pressure there
may be, no doubt, in voice training as
in other kinds of instruction. All
voices are not capable of bearing the
same amount of training. Each case
must be dealt with according to what |
the doctors call the particular 'fndica-
tions'' that may arise. My thesis holds
good only as a rule, to which there |
may be many individual exceptions.
A judicious teacher will, however, have
no difficulty in deciding as to the best
course to adopt in any given instance.
Sir Morell Mackenzie, in Contempt
rary Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
oEvREs PORCELAIN.
rhe Conception and Development OF n
Profitable Art Industry.

fhe Conception and Development OF Q
Profitable Art Industry.
The famous factory was first started
at Vincennes in 1850. A certain Sieui
de st. Etienne is said to have discoverd
the art of making paste which would
passably initiate the Chinese kaolin OF
hard paste some time toward the end
of the seventeenth century. He was q
potter at Rouen, but appears to have
been satisfied with the beautiful faience
or earthenware which he made and to
have handed on his discovery to some
other manufacturer. and the first
European porcelain was produced at
st. Cloud. The soft paste, it is well to
remember, is only relatively soft--that
is to say, its consistency is as hard as
that of Chinese porcelain, but it will
not bear so great heat and the surface
glaze is easily scratched. When it was
found that true kaolin existed in
Europe the soft paste was no longer
used; hence the rarity and value OF
this earliest French porcelain. Apart,
too, from this, it was costly to make
from the beginning, and we read
that, when Louis XIV. gave Prin-
cess Marie Joseph of SaXony two
little pieces, a cream jug and a sugar
basin, they cost % louis. A single
plate, from a service ordered by Cath
crime H. of Russia, lately fetched 6, 400f.,
or more than E250 The manufac-
ture was carried on at Vincennes till
1856, so that many of the best examples
now eXtant must be correctly described
as "Vincennes ware" rather than
"Sevres," at which latter place it as
sumed its title of Manufacture Roy
ale de la Porcelaine de France" every
piece being thenceforth marked with
the Kings cipher. The sales in 1856
1853 we are told, amounted respect
lively to the value of 100000 and 274-
900 livres. In 1850 the King became
the sole proprietor, and for time all
went well. Efforts were constantly
being made to discover the secret OF
the German hard paste, and workmen
from Meissen were bribed to reveal it.
No kaolin of good quality was, how
ever, found in France until 176S, and
during the interval the French artists
were able to compete with the foreign
hard paste only on account of the
extreme beauty of the objects they
produced in the inferior material.
When the necessary beds of kaolin had
been discovered near Limoges, hard
paste was introduced, but the soft
paste was in its highest perfection just
at this time, and it was not finally
abandoned till 1890 Meanwhile dis
honest manager had nearly ruined
Sevres. but Louis XVI. made strong
effort to keepit going, and the National
Assembly included it in the royal
Even after the fall of
royalty the Convention decided that
the manufacture was creditable to
the country, and intrusted the man.
agement to skilled hands. In May,
1900, the famous chemist, Brongniar,
the management, and tho
soft paste from that time was abar.
loned, and the very secret of its COM
position has long since perished. Sat
lrday Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
SAVING FOUR MEN.
The Heroic Deed of Courageous ant
Humane Young Miller.

The Heroic Deed of "a Courageous and
Humane Young Miller.
In February, about the year 184S,
there was great ice freshet in the
Schuylkill river at Conshohocken, and
it was extremely dangerous for boats
to venture on the river. At that time
there was a store kept by Davis
Mccain. Four men slept in it, in
Guiding McCann himself. While they
were all sleeping the water rose and
washed away the store along with the
occupants. The men finally managed
to get out of the building, and clung to
an old canal boat which had lodged in
the trees, and there they staid for
hours in the intense cold, calling for
help, but although many persons stood
on the bank, all were afraid to venture
out to save the men.
Benjamin Harry, who owned small
grist mill where the Albion Print
Works now stand, came upon the scene.
and as the other persons stood with
blanched faces, took small row. boat.
and in the darkness Of the night and
the intensity of the cold. with nothing
to guide him but the cries OF the men.
made four trips without any aid and
brought in the men one at a time. Mr..
Harry said that the ice dashed against
the sides OF his boat and threatened to
break it to pieces at any moment. The
men were helpless, MS they were nearly
frozen through. They all finally re-.
covered, but some OF their fingers and
toes were amputated. Davis McCann
died few years since from gangrene
in his feet. brought on by the expert.
ences of this terrible night. The hero,
Mr. Benjamin Harry, died about one
and half years ago.
Any old resident OF Consh hohoclren or
Spring Mill can vouch fer the truth OF
the story Philadelphia Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
A Strict Constructionist.

Colonel Bland-Why. Harry. my boy,
how are youp haven't seen any thing
of you for long time; but watch your
career closely, and you know l am
deeply interested in your future.
Harry-Thank you, Colonel. l know
you are. Was just looking for you.
Am in tight place, and want to know
If you could let me have two hundred
by noon to-day.
Colonel Bland-Well - er = Harry,
you see, am 30 solicitous about your
future, ! can't even consider any prop.
osition relating to the " esent. Pretty
day.-Puck. ~
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
PUNegNT PARAGRAPHS.

The man with the detective cam
era is doing as much as anybody to
break up the matrimonial market
Washington Capital.
NO Money In 1t. "Hullo,
Sharppe! How's Christian Science
gittin' alongp" Sharppe.-"O, I've
give up Christian Science, an gone
back to plain bunco Puck.
Dime museum managers should
inaugurate search for woman who
can play cards an entire evening with
out asking whats sp"-Mer-
chant Traveller.
--Gudness (solemnly) Young man,
you are burning the candle at both
ends" Swift-"I know it, but that's
the only way to get much light out of
candle. ."-Time.
-Towne-"That's zoo bad about
Dingley, isn't itP" Browne-"H "Howp
What's thatp" Towne-" Joined the
silent majority" Browne - What!
Deadp" Towne = mo, married. ~
Lincoln journal.
-Oldbeau = "Yes, my dear Miss
Dashley, they say, you know, that
every man of forty is either fool or a
physician. Miss Dashley-'And yet
did not know, Mr.. Oldbeau, that you
had ever studied medicine. America.
-Wife-''If you don't quit flirting
with the servant girl I'll leave the
house for good and ALL" Husband
'You have promised to do that time
and again, but there isn't bit of re-
lance to be placed in what you say"
Texas Siftings.
"A man in Pennsylvania did not
believe that his hired man kept
good watch on the stables, and so
he disguised himself, went out and
began banging around, and the first
thing he knew he had charge of shot
In his leg. The hired man was on hand.
-Grumley-"Hello, there goes Win
ters; quite fellow, guess. His wife
told mine that he had been of great
service to the State for ten years."
Brownies, just so; he's been MAX
ing shoes; sort of forcible service at
the State penitentiary. ."-Kearney En-
terprise.
-"How much does young Snifkius
earn in the Government servicep asked
one of that gentleman's friends of
department chief. 81 beg your par
don" was the response, "but you mean
to say, How much does he receive?
do you notP" Washington Capital.
Judge" "Do you know the prisoner.
Mr.. Jones"' Jones-"Yes, to the bone
Judge-"What's his character?" Jones
Didn't know he had any," Judge
"Does he live near youp" Jones-"So
near that / know he has spent less than
five dollars for frewood in eight years."
IN. Y. Sun.
Daughter - "But, mamma, you
ought not to object to Charley on ac-
count of his poverty. I'm sure he has
as much money as father had when he
married you. I've often heard you say
you were as poor as church mice when
you married." Mother-"You must re.
member, my dear, thatyour father had
a good deal of horse sense, which Char
ley hasn't. ."-Terre Haute Express.
MY hands are awfully cold," said
pretty girl suggestively, on the last
quarter of starlight sleigh-ride.
"Why didn't you bring muff with
youP" asked the practical young man
prosaically. II didv' she snapped,
but she wouldn't explain where the
muff had gone to, and he has been
wondering ever since just what she
meant. nt.-Somerville journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
THE SrLKWORM,S RIVAL.
A Large Brown Moth Which Produces
Very Large Cocoons.

Large Brown Moth Which Produces
Very Large Cocoons.
We are accustomed to consider silk
solely as the product of the well-known
silk worm, which feeds upon mulberry
leaves, and has been so widely domes-
ticated in Europe, and even to some
slight extent in this country. But the
truth is that there are many other
varieties of caterpillar which furnish
the same product, and that in India
alone fifty different kinds of silk-bear-
ing insects are known. The most i'm
portant of these, the tussur moth. feeds
upon more than thirty different species
of plants, and the caterpillar weaves a
cocoon about four times the size of that
of the mulberry silkworm. Great at
tenton is paid to the rearing of the
tussur, and very religious ceremonies
are employed in caring for it. The
large brown moth, which has four
transparent eyes upon the wings is
venerated, and only people of a certain
caste are permitted TO approach it. 1t
has been domesticated in India for
thousands of years, while the cocoons
of all the other species are collected
wild from the jungle. One of these
feeds on the castor-oil plant and spins
white cocoon. In China also the silk
from several varieties of worms is used;
and in Japan, besides the ailanthus
caterpillar, there is species which
until lately was reserved for the exclu-
sive nse of the Mikado, the exporta.
tion of the eggs being an offence pun
ishable with death. Some of them, how
ever, have been carried to France,
where an attempt, which promises to
be successful, is making to cultivate
this species. IN. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
LOVES SEASONS.
SPRING.

SPRING.
I dreamed dream OF q dear, dear love
And future Of perfect bliss.
OF useful life, and darling wife
10 cheer me on with kiss.
And straghtway out OF my dream there rose
countenance pure and sweet;
with voice full of love, and In notes OF dove,
She sang as lay at her feet.
gave her my life, my heart my all,
And vowed that with heavenly aid
I'd be loyal and true our whole life through,
And sincere were those promises made.
SUMNER
We met by chance on summers day,
Near the shores of the sparkling lake,
Like q flash came the theme OF my youthful
dream
Ger my mind, and my soul was awake.
For before me there in mortal frame
Was the face which my dream let me see,
And my heart gave bound, for l knew had
found
The one Heaven had meant for me.
lived in bliss through that happy day
And hoped that with me she could know
or the perfect love which is sent from above
To make perfect union below.
AUTUMN.
We have lived our life In blessed peace
Which naught but true love can bestow,
And we've tried our best, trusting God for the
rest
To live as He lived while below
And we felt it then as I feel 1t now,
That our union was made above,
And to show on earth what we're really worth
We must know the Angel of Love.
We believe that God in His love will bring
Every one to this blessed plane,
He will show you the heart in the worlds great
mart
Which was made for your soul to gain.
WINTER.
In the winter of life alone 1 sit
And wait for the happy day
When I'll be with my love forever above,
When all sorrows are taken away.
The life which we spent together below
Was sweet as the odor of spring,
For we tried to fulfill our Masters will,
And be like Him in every thing.
The souls which were given to us to train
Are patiently climbing the road
Which, though narrow and straight, brings to
all who await,
An eternal abode with their God.
Cleveland Leader.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
Time Changed His Notions.

Mrs. Youngwife (three months after
marriage)-Charlie. dear, let me shave
you some time. will your
Mr.. Youngwife-No, my darling.
can't trust you with razor; you might
cut your dear little fingers.
Mrs. Youngwife-(three years after
marriage)-Charlie. let me shave you,
will youP
Mr.. Youngwife-No. old woman,
you'd be sure to cut my throat, let
alone spelling the razor. Take tho
carving knife and go practica on the
butter. Epoch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
LIABILITY OF HEIRS.
An Interesting Case Decided by the Courts
of Ohio.

ONO.
About eight years ago A and b be-
came sureties on the bond of o as eX-
ecutor and trustee under the last will
and testament of his father. One of
the provisions of the will required o
to retain the sum of $1,000 of his
fathers estate during the life of the
widow of the deceased, and pay her
the sum of $50 per annum, that being
the probable interest which that sum
would produce during that time. In
January, 1885, A died. An admins
traitor was appointed Immediately
thereafter, who settled up the estate
within tn e eighteen months allowed by
the statute. Each of AS heirs received
some money from his estate and they
partitioned his real estate among them.
About four years after AS death o was
called upon to account for the money
in his hands. and it was ascertained
that he had spent the $1,000 and had
not paid the widow her annuity for
five years. The question asked is as
to the liability of AS heirs upon that
bond. "Any creditor of deceased
person whose right of action shall
first accrue after the expiration
of the time in which an action
can be brought against the
executor or administrator of such de-
ceased person, and whose claim shall
not have been presented to the court,
or if presented shall not have been al
lowed, may recover the same against
the heirs, widow as next of kin, and
next of kin of the deceased, and the
devisees and legatees under his will,
each of whom shall be liable to the
creditor to an amount not exceeding
the value, whether of real or personal
estate. that he or she shall have re
ceived under the will. or by the
distribution of the estate of the de.
ceased" 1t is not necessary to &C
into the question as to whether
the liability of A and b had ac.
crued so that an action could have
been maintained on the bond within
the time allowed for tho settlement OF
AS estate or not. b is still liable upon
the bond, and when he has paid the
amountdue thereon he will have right
of action against the heirs of A for con-
tribution, and they will be liable under
the statute cited above. b and the
heirs of A are liable for the amount
that the court found that o should
account, with interest thereon from
that time, but they are not liable for
the payment OF the annuity TO the
widow beyond the amount now due.
The $1,000 that you will have to pay
will be used to produce the amount TO
be paid to the widow.-Ohio Farmer.
1t is said that Puget Sound has
! 800 miles OF shore line, and all along
the line, miles and miles farther than
the eye can reach, is one vast and al
most unbroken forest OF enormous
trees. The supply is so vast, that al
though the sawmills have been work.
ing up $1,000, 600 feet of lumber talkep
Dut Of the forest every year for the
mast fan ynapa tho euanaa mada h,, |
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16

"A man who has been pretty thor
oughly corned gets on his eur easily
Merchant Traveller.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16

In the race OF life ths undertaken
overtakes us all st JOHN Globe
The morning news., 1889-05-07
the ffo1tsa-

In the House to-day number of bills of
n local nature we're introduced, but the day
was mostly consumed in filibustering over
the bill 10 extend the powers a duties of
the railroad commission. All sorts OF
measures we're resortsd 10 10 delay second
reading, aid the House sat until 2.30
o'clock adjourning theu only half an hour,
but at q O'Clock the reading was finished
and n motion 10 strike out the enact.
ing clause was killed by vote
Of 81 20 g. This bill obstructsd
the House business all last week
All breathe easer since both OF the big
hg ts are over, but the victors are mag
unanimous and the vanquisbed good natured.
As only about twenty working days Of ths
session remain, there will be lots Of business
left over, and the solOns are on the ragged
edge about certain little bills
The question of annual sessions OF ths
legislature is becoming more prominent.
and an arendmsnt tc the constitution TO
that effect will be submitted.
Gov. Fleming got IN his first veto this af-
ternoOn on the bill establishing a criminal
court OF Lake county. His reason was un-
constitutional powers granted the county
solicitor. This affects the offlco Of county
solicitors in all ths county criminal courts.