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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
A GOPHER TRAP.

deep, which is dug around the land to
be protected. The ditch must, of course,
be wider than the cans. Gophers travel
at night, and, on trying to come into
the inclosure, tum BILE into the ditch and
run along until they drop into the cans.
A Smoker" or sulphur gun" is some
times used. This is sort of rude
pump made of two pieces of stovepipe,
for forcing the fumes of sulphur into
the gophers hole. Bisulphide of carbon
is also used. A piece of cotton half the
size of ones fist is saturated with the
liquid and thrust into the burrow as
far as possible, the opening being care
fully stopped. This should be done
when the ground is damp. We are also
told of an ingenious trap for catching
jack rabbits. A piece of ground about
fifteen feet square in locality infested
by rabbits, is surrounded by a board
fence high enough to prevent their
jumping over. On one side a plank
runs from the ground, with an easy
slope, to the top of the pen, and pro-
jects a foot over the inclosure. Above
the projecting end, and just far enough
in front of it to cause the animal to
reach, lose his balance, and fall into the
pen, is hung some tempting bait A
little bait is scattered along outside the
pen and along the plank to attract the
rabbits
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
: RYE FOR STOCK.
IL 1t, or Is 1t Not, Proper Food Tor
breeding Animals?


Breeders of all kinds of stock are Civ.
ing more and more attention to the ele-
ments Of food as shown. by analyses.
The grains possessing '.arge proper
tion of the constituents desired at any
particular period of growth are noted
we'll by progressive men. While feed
ing for growth and for the block is an
important question, it is more impor-
tant to know how to feed young stock
intended for breeding purposes. OF
late, much interest has been aroused by
the claims of intelligent men in regard
to rye grain Tor meaD for young stock.
While rye is highly priced for furnish
ing variety in the food of fattening
hogs as we'll as part ration for work
horses, there is, occasionally, man
who feels confident that rye grain is
dangerous in any form to feed breeding
stock. Just now the young things on
the farm are taking to the oats, etc.,
and 1t is a serious question with all who
have rye whether this grain should be
kept away from all except those not in
tended for breeding.
The editor of this department Is in
doubt on this point, while entertaining
grave respect for the opinions of those
who oppose the use of this grain in such
cases. The presence Of ergot may at
times affect females after conceptions;
but ergot is found in all of the grains to
a greater or less extent. So on this ac-
count the rye is not necessarily the
prime cause To have broader grounds
for conclusion we invite brief expe-
riences from our renders who have had
five years or more experience with this
grain and breeding stock. Publication
of the names of writers will @ with
held when requested, and only an abb
stract of the opinion of any one is like
ly to be used. Any one, therefore, who
has conviction for or against the use
of this article of food for breeding
stock, will confer favor by writing it
in as few words as possible, giving also,
in brief, his theory for the faith ex-
pressed. We are willing to be convinced
to the contrary. but wlN state our be-
lief that the rye itself is not hostile to
fertility in any animal If fed in ex-
cessive quantity it may, in view of it's
richness, affect the provocative organs.
The same result may follow the use of
corn, wheat, beans, peas, etc. In such
cases, however, the fault is with the
excessive use and not with any insid-
ious quality in the grain. All must ad-
NIT the richness of this article of food,
and the boys and men about the barn
must know that much smaller part Of
rye is to be used than of the ordinary
grain. Now, for other practical expe.
riences. Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
DAIRY MISTAKES.
Some Things That Dairymen ought Nc

Some Things That Dairymen Ought Not
to DO.
The disheartening prices of 1890 for
butter and cheese will very likely
have a demoralizing effect upon farm
srs engaged in this branch Of farming.
Let me urge you all, says writer in
the Ohio Farmer, not to show the
white feather for a moment or lose your
grip ut all. 1t will be a better business
in the near future. Now is the time to
review the work and see where mis-
takes have been made. will point you
to one or more things to consider.
think it is very bad policy to let a
veal calf suck a dairy COW five or six
weeks and have ali the milk in April or
May, to make three to four dollar
veal carcass. You might just as well
make from seventy-five cents to one dol
lar per week of butter from the same
milk and feed the skim milk to the
calf, slightly warmed, and when eight to
ten weeks old 1t will then bring more
money than the veal calf does at from
four to six weeks old, and you come out
from five to eight dollars per head
better, for the reason that COWS will
give more milk right along If the
calves are never allowed to suck them
at all after the milk is good.
This advantage, together with the ex-
ira butter made, will amount to fully
that sum. Farmers that send milk to
cheese factories are the most apt to
commit this blunder. If butter COM
mands the very low price it does to-day
;,1,% &c nd h,,x,
ing hundreds of pounds of it from mer-
chants at that price this week-it is far
better for the farmer to buy some good,
large, clean, pork barrels and fill them
with good strong brine about one
third full, and as fast as they make the
butter not let it be exposed to the air
at all, but make it into rolls and wrap
it in thin, cheap cotton cloth, SO the
rolls will not stick together and put
them into this brine and keep fol-
lower with stone weights on to press
it down under the brine all the time,
and your butter will keep in the best
condition from early spring to winter.
Packing in crooks or wooden tubs can
never be made to do as well as the above
plan. You can then hold your butter
safely until the hot weather prices are
over and get more money for it later
on. If it is ever made fit to eat it will
be good for many months. These bar
rels should be placed in some good, cool
place and as free as possible from any
unnecessary stinks. The butter will
not absorb any too much salt from the
brine. This reform is possible for every
family to observe, and especially where
they keep only one or two cows; if they
will manage the business as above
stated they can keep up their own sup
ply of butter and not feel forced to sell
cheap in hot weather and pay dear for
it in winter months.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
Filling up Nall Holes.

The following method Of filing up
nail holes in wood is not only simple,
but said to be effectual. Take fine saw
dust and mix into thick paste with
glue, pound it into the hole, and when
dry it will make the wood as good as
new. Frank Christian, Jr., in Stove
and Hardware, says he has followed
this plan for thirty years with unvary-
ing success in repairing bellows, which
is the most severe test known. Often
by frequent attachment of new leather
to old bellows frames, the wood be-
comes so perforated that there is no
space TO drive the nails, and even If
there was, the remaining holes would
allow the air to escape. Glue and saw
dust paste do the work, while lead,
putty and other remedies often fail
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

Hi The year aonnA, you may
rely upon DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery to purify
the blood and invigorate the
system. It's not like the
sarsaparillas, that are said to
be good for the blood in
March, April and May. The
"Golden Medical Discovery
works equally we'll at all
times, and in all cases of
blood taints, or humors, no
matter what their name or
nature.
It's the cheapest blood-puri-
fer, sold through druggists,
because you only pay for The
.gooa you get.
Your money is returned if
it doesn't benefit or cure you.
Can you ask more!
"Golden Medical Discov-
cry" contains no alcohol to
inebriate, and no syrup or
sugar to derange digestion.
It's a concentrated vegeta-
BILE extract; put up in large
bottles; pleasant to the taste,
and equally good for adults or
children.
The Discovery" cures all
Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections, as Eczema, letter,
Salt-rheum, Fever-sores, White
Swellings, Hip joint. disease
and kindred ailments.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
THE PENSACOLA CRUISE.
An Expedition which Cost a Great Denl
md Accumulated Nothing.

An Expedition which Cost n Great Deal
and Accomplished Nothing.
The famous old man-of-war Pensacola
has reached home after voyage to the
coast of Africa, having conveyed thither
q party of scientists, who under the
stimulus of a Congressional appropria-
tion, intended to make observations Of
the total eclipse of the sun, which was
curious story which is told of the cx-
periences of the distinguished gentle
men, who were under the lead of Prof.
David p. Todd, of Amherst College. In
the first place the expedition did not
stop ut Loando, where the eclipse was
visible, and thus, although the Govern
ment has spent more than 5000, 900 on
the trip, its results are practically nil.
If some of the officers of the Pensacola
are to be believed, the attainments Of
the scientists were not precisely the
kind to command the highest respect.
For example, on the way out one learn
ed professor volunteered the informa-
tion in lecture that waterspouts were
nothing but optical illusions, the truth
of which remark was not otquite apparent
to the sailors, whom bitter experience
had impressed with a belief to the con-
trary. The experiments Of the scientists
with toy balloons are described in de-
tail, and there is charming collection
of snake stories which would rehect
credit on the most inventive genius in
the world. What will most astonish the
uninitated, however, is that one of the
professors was so wrapped up in his
scientific work that for three
whole days he failed to notice the pres
ence on his back of an immense fly
blister. The report says:
''The doctor made an examination
and found and enormous blister, highly
inflamed. I don't see any way to get it
off except to give it a quick pull, said he
Very well; whatever you think
best said the professor. The doctor
got hold of one corner and pulled. The
professor was lifted clean off his feet,
but the blister came off, and so did eight
inches square of the patients cuticle."
Such delightful little incidents as the
foregoing served to relieve the monet
ony of the trip. But of serious work
there was none, that is to say, there is
nothing to indicate that the expedition
accomplished any thing. This was part
ly due, however, to the thick banks of
clouds which obscured the dew at the
priced moment of totality. The fact is
not undeserving of mention that the
linguist of the expedition mysteriously
disappeared as soon as the Pensacola
touched the African coast, and on the
return voyage there was a serious mis-
understanding arising from Prof. Todd's
refusal to designate which of the seven
teen members of the party were the ten
whose expenses could be legally paid by
the Government 1t was not until the
Captain of the vessel went to the res
cue that the important problem was set
tied. Altogether the cruise of the Pen
sacola was memorable one, and were
it not that it involved the waste of
nearly quarter of a million dollars
would be glorious subject to joke
about and laugh at.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
Women na Nonax-Snen, ,lcra.

No woman, at least in America, has
any such talent as man has for spend
ing money. She spends for what she
believes to be beauty-for raiment,
books, jewels, decoration, furniture. pic
lures, marble--rarely for what does her
serious harm. He spends most for his
vices, for the things that hurt him
greatly. He is apt to gamble; to specu-
late. to bring evil to Others from his
love of pleasure or Of gain. He will get
rid of more money in month than she
would in years. She would, however
ignorant of it, be appalled, by the sums
he dissipates. She is constitutionally
conservative. big statements of any sort
are likely to alarm her. Unless desper-
ate or frenzied she invariably stops short
Of extremes. She trembles and
turns pale, whe he, in the flush OF egot-
ism, moves undisturbed. Nearly all the
talk of women's carelessness of money
is really idle. The opinion can not be
sustained. 1t is mainly the echo of mis-
apprehension. Where she Is even par
TALLY enlightened on the subject she is
prone to be very cautious in its use. Her
temperamental tendency is to the op-
posite of carelessness. Ladies' Home
journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
STANDARD OIL MAGNATES.

They Seem to Have n Fancy for Resi-
dcnces on Long Island Sound.
Nearly all of the Standard Oil million
aires have followed the lead of one of
the senior members of their trust and
built magnificent residences on the
Sound. Two or three of them go to the
main Office of the Standard Oil Company
from their residences every morning on
their yachts, though Mr.. Flagler,
though he likes sail as we'll as any of
the other millionaires, still patronizes
the trains. The Flagler place, near
Larchmont, occupies a peninsula, and
is one of the most magnificent country
seats on water fronts in this country.
Just off Mr.. Flagler's private dock lies a
huge steam yacht, and beside it big
1OO-foot schooner. Both of these crafts
are fully manned, so that whenever the
Standard Oil millionaire likes to take a
sail he has only to stroll down to his
pier and step aboard ono of his yachts.
Mr.. Starbuck, whose place is four or five
miles beyond the Flagler house on the
Sound, rises in the morning, takes his
bath, steps aboard his yacht and break
fasts on the way to New York. BY the
time he has finished his breakfast and
has smoked his cigar on deck he is ready
to go to the Office of the Standard Oil
Company and arrange few more twists
for the innocents. One Of the Rockefel-
lers lives further up the coast of the
Sound-at Greenwich-and his yacht oc-
casionally indulges in race with Mr..
Starbuck's. The other Rockefeller
comes down the Hudson to business on
his steam yacht. Taken all in all, the
Standard Oil millionaires enjoy the
luxuries of life as thoroughly as any
similar group of financiers in the world.
N, Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

AVOID large, overgrown or stunted
apple trees, which have short roots mu-
tilated by digging.
THE Fameuse, in its best estate, is the
finest eating apple in the world. 1t is
tender, fine-grained, fne-favored and
juicy.
THEY say you can kill burdocks eff
fectually by cutting off the crown II
the plant and putting on a large spoon
full of salt.
SEVERAL onion-growers are bearing
testimony to the value of sod ground
for this vegetable. This is somewhat
in opposition to previous ideas in onion
culture.
THOSE lands which in Continental
Europe are devoted to the grape and
produce the best and most costly wines
are remarkable for the great amount Of
phosphoric acid they contain. The soil
of the renowned Clos Vogeot vineyard
in France contains four per cent
Mr.. G. w. GARFIELD, of Grand Rap
ids, says Michigan Farmer, cuts four
hundred dozen lunches of asparagus
from an acre of land. To that acre are
applied thirty-two tons of stable ma
nure each autumn, and eight tons of
refuse salt from leather tannery every
spring.
The Country Gentleman says the
Lawrence, a late autumn and early win
ter pear, of fine quality, but not equal
to the best, is only partially melting;
but 1T has the good quality of never be-
coming scabby, is always fair, and the
tree holds it's foliage late in autumn un-
til the fruit is we'll matured. 1t is
good market variety.
PROF. FERNALD reports that an ant
hill near house, which was doing much
damage to the lawn, was exterminated
by making holes in the hill fifteen
inches apart with small stick and
pouring two or three teaspoonfuls of BIZ
sulphate of carbon into each hole, after
which the holes were closed up and the
earth pressed down by stepping on it,
ORCHARDS that have been long un-
plowed and have a tough sod will usual
ly have their roots near the surface,
says the Cultivator. If they are to be
plowed at all the work must be done
early while the buds are dormant. If
the roots are cut up much later in sum-
mer while the trees are in leaf it may
prove serious check to old trees,
though with young, vigorous trees on
rich soil it may be just the treatment
needed to set them to fruiting, rather
than growing an excessive amount of
wood. If plowing is done early it will
not injure trees, provided care be taken
not to injure their trunks by rubbing
against them.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
Gopher Trap.

Mr.. f. l.. Washburn, the entomolo-
gist of the Oregon experiment station,
writes to the Rural New Yorker that
the trap shown herewith has proved very
successful in catching gophers in
California. In the last bulletin issued
from the Oregon station good deal is
said about killing gophers. The pic
ture needs no explanation. The trap is
set at the bottom of the gopher's hole.
1t Is doubtful If he knows ''what struck
him" after the trap springs Another
method is to sink five-gallon oil cans
about one hundred feet apart in ditch
q spade wide and about sixteen inches
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
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BROKEN wrEDERs AND rRowELs urr1-

BROKEN wEEDERs AND TROwELs UTII-
lied.
will stand more prying, although there
is danger of prying too hard. What is
needed is similar tool, no larger, but
of thicker steel. Would it not pay the
manufacturer to put such one in mar
ket? The Hazeltine hand-weeder is
another very useful tool, but for several
purposes (such as wedding or stirring
the soil among plants in the center Of
cold-frames, hot-beds. etc., 1t may be
much improved by removing the origi-
nal handle and substituting small
broom handle. 1t Is also of advantage
to form V-shared notch in the end Of
blade, as 1T will enable the operator to
easily catch on to the plants, and as II
prevents slipping when wedding or thin
ming out plants that are growing close
together. This may seem little thing;
nevertheless, the extra amount Of work
accomplished will be considerable In
the long run.--W. @. Jennison, in Popu.
lar Gardening.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
Cb,c,yo and RETURN Only s7.OO,

Via c. II. g. D., and Monon from Gin
cinnati and one cent mile from all
points south of Deshler. Occasion Of
the Patriarchs Militant and I. o. o. r.
meeting. Tickets on sale August 9Th,
and 9th, 1890, good returning until
August II, $780, Fate of one fare for
the round trip will 90 made to Chicago
from same points, and tickets sold
August I'd, Sd, and 4th, good returning
until August II, 1890. For additional in
formation apply to your nearest agent Of
the c. H. s. ID. r. R. e. o. Nc CoRMIcK,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

AN otherwise unsightly old stump, If
sawed off rather low, says contempo-
rary, may be transformed into some-
thing quite pretty by placing on it a
box filled with earth and planted with
ferns and Tradescantia or almost any
trailing vine If something brilliant is
wanted fill the box with scarlet gera-
NUNS and let nasturtiums trail over the
edge. The box can be painted green or
be covered with bark tackled on to rep
resent a ustio basket.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
NotbInr Without It's Sting.

And that, too, in the shape Of the heartburn
(most abominable Of aciditiesD after eat
ing, If indigestion, in its chronic form, has
you in its clutches. Neither, If it has, can
you long expect immunity from biliousness
the hideous trio vieing each with each to
render your life more miserable. Get Hos
Stomach Bitters at once-insist
upon the genuine in glass-and use it with
rational persistence.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

A Use for Broken Trowels and Woeders.
Knock out the old rivets Then level
off the lower end of small broom ham
die and rivet securely to plate as shown
in illustration. This makes very USE
full implement for digging out plants
from the center of cold-frames, hot
beds, ETC., also for lifting plants any
where in the flower garden. Could 1
have but one trowel would prefer the
above to one with short handle. 1t
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

opcr1porked ,comen to tighten her labor is GER
tainly benefdctor. Cragin & Co. surely
come under this head in making Dobbins
Electric Soap so cheap that all can use it,
You give it q trial.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
"I'M not in it," was the proud remark of
the Lemon, with scornful gluncs a. the
circus lemonade.-Loweli Citizen.
Worth Hundreds of Dollars.

My wife used only two bottles OF
ment Says she would not be without it for
hundreds of dollars. Had not half as much
trouble as before. DOCK MILES, Lincoln
Parish, La. Write The Bradfeld Regulator
Co., Atlanta, Ca, for further particulars.
Sold by all druggists.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

-Lawyer--If any body asks for me
this afternoon tell them i am called
away on most urgent business. Office
Boy-Yes, sir. (Half an hour later. }
Stranger-Is Mr.. Quill in? Office Boy
No, sir; he's been called away to the
baseball game on most urgent business
-.Rar,lra
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

ONE Of the penalties great man must
endure is having every thing, from ba-
bies and short-horns to new potatoes,
named after him. Secretary Rusk has
had all these testimonies offered him,
and an Ohio man adds to the list by
naminga newly-originated strawberry
the Early Rusk. according to q acontem-
porary.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

Maher & 'Grosh, Toledo, Ohio, in this paper
and previous issues2 If not, better do so.
They sell good goods awfully cheap, are
perfectly responsible, and will do just as
they promise every time
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

If the boys do not kiss the misses, then
the girls will miss the kisses.
Leader.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

WHY don't you try Carter's Little Liver
Pillsa They are a positive cure for sick
headache, and all the ills produced by dis
ordered liver. Only one pill dose.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

IT is positively hurtful to use ointment for
skin diseases Use Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

ANY one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are so very small. No trouble to
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

j, A JOHNSON, Medina, N. Y. says "Hall's
Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by Drug
gistS 75c,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

81 ACKNOWLEDGE the corn" SAID tho hen,
"but it sticks in my crop. p.n-BinRhamton
Lender.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

No ODium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail 25c.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

IT is the man WHO is too full for utterance
who never knows when he is loaded-Bos-
ton Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

PoL1TENEss is characteristic of lawyers.
One of their chief delights Is to say pleas
Binghamton Republican.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

MANY q man who never speculates in
leather frequently takes flyer in harness
ON the road
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

AN umbrella Is q remarkable paradox
from the fact that 1t is at its best when
used up.-Philadelphia Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02

THE youth who wakes up fresh as daisy
is likely to go to bed tired II he keepsup his
freshness all day.-Puclt.