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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
FooLlsANEss OF SHEEP.
Devoid of Even the Instincts of Self
PreseryatiOn.

Devoid of Even the Instincts of Self
Preservation.
mo animal that walks on four feet
is as big q fool as sheep" says sheep
raiser eve have to watch them every
minute, and if vigilance is relaxed for
an instant the entire flock is likely to
practically commit suicide. In handling
most animals some degrees of self-help
or intelligence can be relied on to aid
the owner in saving their lives, but
sheep seem to set deliberately to work to
kill themselves. If caught in a storm on
the plains they will drift before the
/ wind and die of cold and exposure
rather than move one hundred yards to
windward to obtain shelter in their cor
raj. To drive sheep against the wind is
absolutely impossible. l once lost over
one thousand head because l could not
drive them to corral not two hundred
feet away. In the corral they are still
more foolish. If storm comes up they
all move down wind until stopped by
the fence Then begins the proceeding
so much dreaded by sheepmen, known
as 'piling.' The sheep will climb over
| each others backs until they are heaped
up ten feet high. OF course, all those
at the bottom are smothered. Not one
has sense enough to seek shelter under
| the lee of the fence, as horse or a dog
would do. Again, if a sheep gets into
quicksand it's fate teaches nothing tC
those that come Immediately after, but
! the whole flock will follow it's leader t.
! destruction. No more exasperatinglN
stupid brute than a sheep walks. m
1 V Tribune
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
AeouT SPOTTED EIELps.
How to Make Every Acre on the Farr
Produce Its Beat.

How to Make Every Acre on the hurm
Produce Its Bcst.
There are to be found on almost
every farm what may be termed
''spotted fields" BY this are meant
fields which have defective places in
them, where the crops have made a
poor return. In this oat field there
may be found a spos where the straw
was short and on the stalks no heads.
In that cornfeld Is place where the
ears failed to set and where there was
scarcely any growth of stalk. Out in
the meadows are thin spots where the
grass forgot TO grow, and yopder bar
rem knoll in the pasture is evidence in
itself that ii is not doing as well as it
.3hould.
1t Is well to consider these significant
hints furnished by the fields and patch
up the deficient places. Some one has
said that he who farms poor land
should always go about the place with
clover seed in one pocket and gypsum
in the other. This fgurative express
sion may be taken quite literally by
almost every farmer Immediately after
harvest, for the farms-particularly IN
the east-are few upon which no un
productive places are to be found. Il
needs not the chemist to analyze the
soil to tell what these places need
Two things may be given as the rem
edy on nine-tenths of the farms, viz
manure and drainage. Let the barrer
spots be well covered with manure o.
fertilizer of some sort, and if the opera
tion is repeated again in the spring 81
much the better Let the wet places
be drained and thus convert waste int
productive land. Tile is good invest
ment on any land that needs 1t, for th'
land is virtually worthless without
If intensive farming is to be the mos
successful farming in the future, thel
every acre and part of an acre must b.
made to produce it's very best We
places must be reclaimed, half pro
ductive spots must be made to bear full
crops, and wide brier hedges along tn
fences must fall before the bush hook
Rocks perhaps appear in patches, en-
dangering plowshare, reaper an
mower. They should be picked up an
carted off. They are commonly heape
in some corner or along the edge of
field, where they are still in the way
instead of being hauled on the bad rut
and sags in the road, where they ar
out of the way and useful America
Agriculturist
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
G,s;!hlA A.@.


work of testing milk. The method,
similar to those now in use, consists in
mixing a measure of the milk to be
tested with enough alcohol and sui
phuric acid, and rapidly whirling the
mixture to separate the fat Fig. 1
represents only one of a number of
very cheap and simple machines, which
anyone can make, and only one way of
attaching it. In this the test bottles,
while being whirled, are supported in
a piece of 2x4-inch scantling, fifteen
inches long, centered on the upper end
of the shaft. This is made of FIVE
elghths-inch rod iron, eight inches
long, with upper end squared and
slightly tapered to fit into a square
hole in the center of the whirler. The
shaft turns in 81 block at the side and
through a hole with tin bearing) in
the top of the table. A small pulley on
the shaft is connected by band wit
the wheel at the left, turning on a bolt
through the leg of the table One turn
Of the wheel makes about ten of the
whirler, which should make about SOC
per minute while testing. The capaci-
ty of the whirler is easily increased by
making two crosspieces, and still
further by continuous wheel. The
cost of the machine is about fifty cents
The work of making test is brief
ly as follows: Amyl alcohol is added
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
Wide Awake for November.

It is worth everybody's while to buy
the November Wide Awake, for three
notable features: "The Boyhood of
Hawthorne" by his relative, Mrs. Rich
ard Manning of Salem, Mass, which is
full of family anecdote and gives a
photograph of the first portrait painted
of Hawthorne; the closing chapters of
Margaret Sidney's famous serial, Give
Little Peppers Grown Up" and
"Nolan," a ballad by Mrs. Laura E.
Richards, giving the tragic story of the
bearer of Raglan's dispatch to Lord
Lucan's Light Brigade" when they
made the famous 'charge" at Balals-
lava; sure to become n favorite with
boys for Defamation Day. Margaret
Spencer has capital story, "Gladys
| McDean's Halloween Party;" Mrs.
Kate Upson Clark has a Thanksgiving
tale, "Mistress Esteem Elliott's Molas-
ses Calxe;" "Old Adams, the Bear-Tam
err is bit of Western biography by
Charles Howard Shinn. William Zach
ary Gladwin has q good story of q
plucky boy, called johnny O'Dowd's
Chance" "Men and Things" is rich in
anecdote, and readable poems and
articles are contributed by Mrs. S. M
b. Piatt, Amanda B. Harris, "M. L. B.,
Mrs. William Clahin, Clara Doty Bates
| Caroline Hunt Rimmer, l.. j. Bridg
man, and many others.
Wide Awake is 81. 40 a year; 20 cent
a number. A specimen (back number
will be sent on receipt of cents. D
Lothrop Company, publishers, Boston
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
ORIGIN OF COLORS.
Substances Which Are Used in Their Mar
ufaeture.


ufaeture.
The cochineal insects furnish a great
many fine colors Among them are the
gorgeous carmine, the crimson, scarlet
carmine and purple lakes. The cuttle-
fish gives the sepia. 1t is the inly fluid
which the fish discharges in order to
renderthe waterOpaque when attacked.
Indian yellow comes from the camel
Ivory chips produce the ivory black and
blue black. The exquisite Prussian
blue is made by fnsing horses hoofs
and other refuse animal matter with
impure potassium carbonate. This
color was discovered accidentally Vari-
Gus lakes are derived from roots, barl<s
and gums. Blue black comes from the
charcoal of the vine stalk. Lampblack
is SCOT from certain resinous substances.
Turkey red is made from the madden
plant, which grows in Hindoostan. The
yellow sap of a tree of Siam produces
gamboge; the natives catch the sap in
eocoanut shells. Raw sienna is the
natural earth from the neigh borhood OF
Sienna, Italy. Raw lumber is also an
earth found near Umbria and burnt.
India ink is made from burnt eamphor.
The Chinese are the only manufacturers
of this ink. Mastic is made from the
gum of the mastic tree, which grows in
the Grecian Archipelago. Blister is the
SCOT of wood ashes. Chinese white is
zinc, scarlet is iodine of mercury, and
native vermillion is from quicksilver
ore called cinnabar. american Drug
PiSt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
MATCHING HORSES.
1t Is An Accomplishment Which but Fe
Men Possess.

1t Is An Accomplishment Which but Few
Men Possess.
Matching horses for market is prof
liable field for effort, says Galen Will
son in Practical Farmer, to those who
have natural inclination that way and
have taken pains to learn all about
horses that they can. Probably not more
than one in several thousand can tell
whether two horses will match or not
by only seeing them separately. Still
there are others who can do it To
qualify one for this, long and close OBJ
servations are necessary, as also to
learn the anatomy of the horse and to
study all the available horse literature.
Such was the man who furnished Pres.
ident Cleveland with that famous
''seal- brown" team.
There are plenty of horses in the
country which can be bought for 5000,
$500 or $500 singly, which, when
companies, wealthy men and to Cubans
for from $1,000 to $1,000, and many
dealers are doing it now. But the
dealer should be able to match without
putting the animals together Should
he take horse with him and match
another in the hands of its owner the
latter would most likely put on a price
which would be way up in the pic
lures"
To commence the study of horses,
first learn to be a correct judge of theiI
dimensions, their height, length, dis
tance from knee and gambrel tc
ground, from the former to top o;
withers, and latter to hip joint anG
| spinal column, width between the eyes
length of tail and weight of carcass
circumference of barrel behind wither.
and at flank, length and breadth O.
hoof. These and a thousand othel
points are to be considered.
Learn from books what full deHel
opment or otherwise of the various
points mean. A handy tapeline SHOULD
be carried in his pocket and animals b'
weighed as opportunity offers. Some
horses naturally carry their heads higl
and some low, some in and some out
A team may match well in every othei
respect, but if they do not carry theil
heads and tail alike it is a mismatch-
Judging horses correctly is "a trade
to be learned, but when acquired it is 1
valuable one, provided it is put in prae
tice for profit.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

every cent you've paid for it, if it
doesn't benefit or cure you. A med
icine that promises this is one that
promises to help you.
But there's only one medicine of
its kind that can and does promise it..
It's DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's the guaranteed remedy
for all Blood, Skin and Scalp Dis
eases, from a common. blotch or
eruption to the worst scrofula. 1t
cleanses, purifes, and enriches the
blood, invigorates tho system, and
cures Salt-rheum, letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas and all manner of blood.
taints from whatever cause. Great
Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
its benign influence.
It's the best blood-purifer, and it's
the cheapest, no matter how many
doses are offered for a dollar-for
you pay only for the good you get.
Nothing else is "just as good" as
the " Discovery" 1t may be better
for the dealer. But he wants
money and VOH want help.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

Pure mutton tallow is one of the most
useful and inexpensive of medical
agents. For that class of sores and
wounds where a cooling, healing appli-
cation is indicated, its value is beyond
compare. Many an obstinate sore or
ulcer has been healed permanently by
pursuing the following simple method:
Wash thoroughly, but gently, once or
twice a day, with warm water and
CASTLE soap, dry with soft cloth, and
cover with coating of the tallow.
This should be spread upon piece of
linen or cotton, the tallow being suf-
ficlently thick to prevent the cloth
backing from adhering to the wounded
or diseased surface. The Importance of
the utmost cleanliness in dealing with
all troubles of this nature should by no
means be overlooked. Good House
keeping
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

A lady's bonnet in Chilli costs from
$50 to 500, dress silk from So to $50 a
yard, and the modiste will charge you
from $50 to $50 for making it. In San
tiago l paid $l2 per dozen for linen
handkerchiefs of small size and ordinary
quality, and Sfs for a pair of button
boots which at home would have cost
about $3.50. am informed that gen
tleman's suit of common clothes costs
from $50 to 500, a pair of pateut-leather
shoes from SIS to $50, and a silk hat not
less than $95 Breadstuffs are corre-
spondingly high and far beyond the
reach of the poor Rotos. st. Louis
Chronicle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

-'I am so anxious for it to be fine
tomorrow" said Mrs Tomdig to Capt.
Eastlake, who is something of q
weather prophet. ~You don't think it
will rain, do you, captain?" We'll
ma'am," replied the gallant captain,
after comprehensive sweep of the
horizon, ''the only thing that can
mar perfect weather for tomorrow is
an adverse meteorological condition. -
+Oh, thanks replied the grateful
woman, much relieved. "Then it is
certain to be fine, isn't it?"-Epoch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31


and the bottle shaken vigorously until
the curd is dissolved, and the contents
become hot solution of light brown
color. The neck is then nearly filled
with weak acid equal parts of strong
acid and water), the bottle placed in
the whirler and whirled for about half
a minute, or until all the fat appears
as a clear yellow oil within the gradua-
tions of the neck, from which it's per-
centage is read at once. The time re-
quired to make test is about two
minutes, and the cost for chemicals
about one-fourth of cent. Cream,
slkimmill1 and buttermilk are tested in
a similar way, if fair sample can be
obtained with the pipette. For cream
a pipette delivering 45 grains is used,
and the reading multiplied by three for
the per cent. of fat. One hundred tests
require about one-half pound of alco-
hol and five pounds of acid, both OF
which may be obtained from any drug
gist. The pipette costs twenty five
cents, the bottles fifty cents each. An
accurate milk tester of some kind
should be used by every farmer who
has much milk to sell or butter to
make. Its use will enable him to form
an intelligent idea of the dairy value
of his cows. = American Agriculturist.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
FARM AND GARDEN.
SIMPLE MIX TESTER.
valuable Information from Prof J.

valuable Information from Prof j. H.
Hutton, of Connecticut.
One of the prime elements of success
in dairying at the present day is n
knowledge of the commercial value of
the milk handled. 1t is generally con
ceded that the value of milk for ncar-
ly every purpose is in proportion to its
percentage of fat, and many attempts
have been made to devise a satisfactory
method of testing milk on the basis OF
the fat contained To be of popular
use such method must be rapid and
simple, as we'll as accurate and com
paratively inexpensive. The principal
methods that have been tried are lack
ing in one or more OF these require
ments.
The machine and method here de
scribed are the result of an effort tc
cheaper and simplify still further the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

-Manager-I want you, Mr.. Chisel-
ler, to prepare a monument for one of
my freaks that diedyesterday. He was
giant, of splendid proportions, and
seven feet six inches in height. What
do you think of an appropriate inscrip-
ton for monument to such man?
Mr.. Chiseller-Um! Let me see! Why,
gone to his long home" of course.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
BuTcHERlNG DEVICE.

A Simple, LabOr-Saving Coatrivanee Any
one Can Make.
A subscriber sends to the Orange
Judd Farmer the following simple de,
vice for elevating beef, or any car
cass, when butchering: Spread apart
the hind legs of the butchered and
dressed carcass, and keep them spread
by stick put across above the gam
brel joints. Through the gambrel
joints run strong pole, or iron rod-a
crowbar will do-letting it extend a
foot or two on either side. Attach two
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
Landsonns Gardening.

Some of the most conspicuous effects
that may be realized from group
ing and placing trees are: 1. The for
nation of distinct groups of the various
species and varieties. 2. Planting ever
greens with view to forming a dis
tinct winter scenery. 3. To gradually
blend evergreen and deciduous planta-
tions by pleasing connections, A. To
place certain trees in conspicuous posi-
tions. 5. To plant with reference to
individual beauty, as also with regard
to the resulting from combination of
forms. 8. TO produce pleasing sky
outline to all heavy masses or distinct
groups. Z. To plant with regard to
autumn coloring and the introduction
of Towering trees. All of these effects
may not be obtainable on the lawn,
but iudicious selection and planting
will combine considerable number of
them. Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
HANDY BUroHERINa DEVICE.

ropes to the beam overhead, branch
of tree, or whatever forms the sup
port, as far apart as the carcass is wide,
as shown in the illustration. To the
low ends Of each rope, which should
hang to within about three feet of the
ground, attach stick two or three
feet long, at its middle point Place
the rod, running through the gambrel
joints, on the ropes next to the short
sticks. Revolve the sticks about the
rod. This will wind up the ropes, and
raise the carcass from the ground. Any
boy sixteen yeacs old can do the work
with ease. When raised high enough,
second rod or a board should be
placed between the ROT IS and the ends
of the sticks, as shown in the engrav-
ing, to prevent unwinding. Both ropes
should be so wound that the sticks will
tend to turn the same way.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the sys-
tenn effectually, yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently cure habitual con-
stipation, TO awaken the kidneys and liver
to q healthy activity, without irritating or
weakening them, use Syrup Of Figs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

A coRNBR in onions Is a hard thing TO
make. They give themselves away when
gathered in any large quantity.-Texas
SiftinEs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

ALWAYS avoid harsh purgative pills They
first make you sick and then leave you con-
stipated. Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate
the bowels and make you well. Dose, one pill
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

to a test bottle
Gig. p to a
depth of one
f o IL r t h of an
inch; the pip
cite Zig. 81 is
then filed with
the well-mixed
milk, and it's con-
tents delivered
into the bottle.
Strong sulphuric
acid is added up
to the neck of the
bottle, a small
cork held firmly
In Hhn nn4l.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
The Only One Ever Printed--Can You Find
the Word?

There is 3 inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word The same is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places "Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

AN amateur sailor calls his yacht "Old
so on board. .-Binghumton Republican.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

The sheep is being improved each
year, and more wool and more mutton
Is the result, each annual shearing Civ
ing heavier feeces, while the carcasses
Of the mutton sheep are increasing in
weight also.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

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, 1891-10-31

-Ethel-I am sure now that George
thinks me an angel. Maud-What
makes you SO positive? Ethel-He
asked me to fly with HMM. Y. Her
aid
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

CHECK Colds and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

The bass drummer in parade may be
perfectly honest, Notwithstanding the pop
ular impression that he beats his way
Yonkers Statesman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

THE jockey manages to live luxuriantly
on back ay.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
g August,
Flower

to no purpose. At last a friend
RECOMMENDED August Flower. !
"took it according to directions and
its effects were wonderful, reliev-
ing me of those disagreeable
stomach pains which had been
troubled with so long. Words
"cannot describe the admiration
lin which I hold your August
Flower-it has given me new
"lease Of life, which before was a
"burden. Such a medicine is ben
"efaction to humanity, and its good
"qu alities and
wonderful mer- Jesse Barker,
"made known to Printer,
everyone suffer Humboldt,
"ing with dyspep-
sia or biliousness Kansas. %
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, ,WOOdbury,N,J.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31

MILK can be tested cheaply as it is
received at the creamery and you should
insist that it should he done
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-06
A FIREMAN'S WIFE,.
Burned to Death in a Fire Where He
Husband Was Working,

Burned to Death in a Fire Where Her
Husband Was Working.
New YORK, Oct. 6.-Three persons were
burned to death early this morning in a fire
in a five story brick tenement house in the
city and two others were fatally burned.
The dead are Mrs. Murphy, Joseph Ryan,
aged 5, and Johnnie Toohev, a young son of
Mrs. Murphy by her first husband. Three
policemen discovered the fire and immedi-
ately broke in the doors of the house. The
tames and smoke drove them back. The
only Stairway in the house was on fire and
1t was impossible for the inmates to escnne
that way. Nine fumilics resided in the
house and each family had m average of
three boarders, an aggregate of nfty persons.
The policemen fastened to the fire es-
capes on ths frontof the building and aided
men, women and children to descend. IN
this they were assisted by fremcn who
quickly the alarm. The firemen
rescued Matthew Ryan and his three Young
children, who were almost ~oyerpowered by
the smoke and unable to help themselves.
One fireman on duty was Matthew Murphy.
husband of the woman who was burned to
death: he found his wife burned boyond
recognition. Little Josephine RYAN. tho
dead woman's niece, died soon after being
removed from the house. Miss Kate Dunn,
was overcome by smoke and burned to
death.
The fire broke out in an u%noccupied
wooden house, in tho cellar, and the police
believe 1T was of incendiary origin.