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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

to the turf, cut the strips loose, while
other men rolled them up and carried
them away. These tools can be
made by any blacksmith. The cut
ting parts, in this case, were made of
saw Steel
The more common cutter Gig, ~
was also used, but not considered as
efficient as a. 1t is more useful as
trimmer of walk edges. A handy tool
of this kind can be made from an old
hoe by getting a blacksmith to
straighten the shank and cut off the
corners of the blade. Then sharpen the
edge on the grindstone. The advantage
of sod over seed is in giving a firm turf
the first year, while the work can be
done much later in the season-in fact,
at any time when good sod can be OBJ
tanned, provided it is kept well watered
until new roots have formed. Country
Gentleman
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
MATRIMONIAL MlsHAPs.
Humorous Blunders Made by Bashfu
Brldegrooms.

Humorous f3lunders Made by Bashful |
Brldegrooms.
Ministers declare that in nine cases |
out of ten brides are much more self |
possessed than are bridegrooms when
the marriage cermony is being per-
formed
A shy, modest looking little creature
robed in white will stand perfectly erect,
looking the minister calmly and square
ly in the eye without for an instant
losing her self-poise, while the big,
blunt six-footer of bridegroom by her
side is pale and nervous and trembling.
His fingers are likely to twitch nerv-
ously, and he may even hitch at his
trouser legs or twist u corner of his
coat skirt.
was once"best man" to a stalwart,
middle-aged bridegroom, noted for his
courage and feats of daring, says a
writer, and when the time came for us
to go downstairs to meet the bride and
her attendants, he nearly had fit, and
he looked like walking corpse all
through the ceremony. had to keep
saying, Brace up, old boy" and Come,
come, you've got to go down." TO get
him started at ALL and at the door he
was idiotic enough to clutch at me and
say:
"Say, Fred, how would it do to have
Mary and the preacher slip in here and
have it all over with before we go down
at all? can't go through it before all
that crowd"
"Idiot!' said briefly and pointedly
enough to leave no doubt as to my
meaning, MARY won't come in here,
and you will go down this instant"
! He got through at last without doing
or saying anything ridiculous, in which
respect he was luckier than another
stalwart bridegroom of my acquaint-
ance, who was so dazed and overcome
that he held out one of his own fingers
for the ring when the minister said
"With this ring l thee we'd"
Another bridegroom know lost his
head to such degree that when it came
time for him to say, 81, Horace, take
thee, Annie, to be my lawful welded
wife," he said, in an unnaturally louC
tone, 81, Annie, take thee, Horace, t.
be my lawful welded wife" and whe1
the time came for him to introduce hi
bride to some of his friends who haC
not yet seen her, he did it by saying
awkwardly, "Ah, er-Miss Carter, thi
is my wife, Miss Barton" calling he
by her maiden name. ....E
Few men say my wife" easily anC
naturally the first time they use tn,
words in public.
A funny case was that of badl!
ratified bridegroom who stared blanlSl!
at the minister until asked if he tool
this woman to be his lawful wedde,
wife" when he started suddenly an,
hastily, and said, in the blandes
manner:
"Ah! beg pardon, were you speaking
to me?"
A village preacher said that he ono
, married rural couple at the home c
the brides parents in the presence of
, large company of invited guests. Th
| bridegroom was a big, bony, red-face
, young fellow, who looked as though h
could have felled an OK with his fis
but he shivered and turned pale at tn
: beginning of the ceremony, and at il
close he fell down in a dead faint, t
! the manifest annoyance of his brid,
who had been as cool as a cucumber.
t Philadelphia Call
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

ground, and fill the hole with salt
When empty, refill. This will make
white oak as durable as locust post.
Use an augur if the ground is free from
roots or stones. Medium-sized posts
are best. Some of our farmers are
driving the posts with sort of pile,
or rather post driver. They say it is
practical and expeditions.
have made an Improvement, I think,
in the jack, by using good pine boards
and spilling and boiling together, as
indicated in description. Anybody
can make one on this plan. The lever
should be good hickory or ash. There
can be one made where two men work
it by simply having a IL by 9-inch
piece, ~ inches thick, B and T and L.
This makes light and convenient
jack, one man holding down the lever
while the other puts under the corner
piece.
B is the base, feet long, II inches
thick at rear end, inches at front end,
inches wide at rear end and s at front
end. r 4, uprights, 3 feet II inches
by d inches at top and 0 inches at base
to be nailed on and set in 4 inches on
CdCh Ctlp6 VI anu DOlJCu plkGIl Oh
each sideof,D, with holes one foot from
B, and at 6-inch intervals for fulcrum
pin. T, toe or lip, inches deep and 8
inches long, spilled on each corner of
front end of B, to catch and prevent
the jack slipping back when under
pressure. g, standard, with hook pins
to hold l. down when fence is elevated
spiked on rear end of b, 2 feet IL by 3
inches, with hooks or pins with u
downward angle of 45 degrees. Lever
(L) is or 10 feet long, 219 by 4 inches,
heaviest at fulcrum-pin notches, where
the greatest stress is, tapering to rear
end and front end, with point turned
upward, SO fence will not slip off. l.
is not fastened, but can be taken out at
pleasure or shifted on pin at will on it's
notches. @ G, two braces on each side
of ID and b. as r. II are put on. d,
brace 219 feet, IL by inches, that
holds Gin contact with fence, to pre-
vent jack from rising up at rear end,
and to stay fence. d, piece is inches
long. by 4 inches nailed on side of
d flush with the end.-J. w. Il. Smith,
in Country Gentleman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
Penurious Won Moltke.

1t is related of Yon Moltlse that, after
the capitulation in Paris in 1871, he
went to Colmar and meaning to stay
there few days, did not disdain to ask
for billeting order. Mile. r., how
ever, upon whom the marshal was to
have been quartered, would have moth
ing to say to him, and Moltke was fain
to lodge and feed himself at a hotel-of
course, at the lady's expense. He asked
for four rooms on the first floor, in
vited people to breakfast and dinner
and treated them to champagne-in
short, the Teuton hero lived like fight
ing-cock. But at the end of three days,
the landlord, who hated him, quietly
took leave TO remind his excellency that
the term of the billeting order had now
expired. Moltke replied with a dry
cough and demand for n small room
on the second floor. During the re-
mainder of his stay he dined friendless
and champagneless at the table dhote.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
How to Manage Unruly Sheep.

See that the fences are well put up
before the sheep are turned out. If
they form the habit of getting out of a
certain pasture it is not an easy matter
to stop them, but if those same sheep
are moved to pasture where they
are not acquainted they will very often
lie quiet. A brush, rail, board or wire
fence 3 to 80 feet high, if made close
enough, will usually stop sheep. but it
will generally be necessary to tpp-pole
a stone wall if it be feet high. If
sheep are not kept on both sides of the
wall the poles should not be placed
over the center but towards the ride on
which the sheep are kept. This will
make IL much more difficult for them
to climb over. If fences be properly
attended to and in season there Will be
very little trouble with unruly sheep.
u. ID. Avery, in Farm and Home.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
FARM, AND GARDEN.
HANpY. FENoE JACK.
Ho One Man Can Improve Long Line

How One Man Can Improve Long Line
of Fence In Day. ttl .
We practice mixed farming; fences
are u necessity. In breaking an old
sod field, it needs often TO be partly re-
fenced. We place the fence out, so we
can plow the old fence row, thus clear
ing out brambles as well us getting u
very fertile strip for tillage. We al
ways place large 4-foot pieces of wood
under the corners to keep the rails up
from the ground, placing old rails
under to stop out the pigs, etc. The 4
foot pieces make more fence than a
rail, and much cheaper.
This spring we intend to take the
Johngee fence jack, as per drawing,
and raise several good fences that have
settled until the rails are on the
ground, and put new pieces under the
corners, thus making the fence about
a foot higher and preventing the loss of
good rail.
With this machine one man can inn
prove a long line of fence in day.
You need only to throw off the riders
before you lift the fence. Prepare your
posts, if you build board, wire or
paling fence, by boring an oblique ~
inch hole in the end that goes in the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
Hogs and Poultry at Large.

Some kinds of farm manure are
available soon after they are dropped
by the animals, notably that of sheep,
hogs and poultry, says writer. Sheep
in winter soon defile the sheds horribly
and the manure is troublesome to load
up and haul Off Hog manure is the
most filthy but of high grade, while
that of poultry is pure guano. If all
this stock is turned into orchards and
fruit patches at different seasons, the
manure is so evenly spread as not TO be
dangerous to trees, from its concen-
trated form. Besides this both hogs
and poultry will keep down ali sorts of
insects, worms, etc, and fruit will
grow better and have less drawbacks
from natural enemies. During all the
year up 20 fruit gathering time hogs
and poultry are ben eft.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

"A curious story was told on the
streets by one John Sellers, represent
ing himself as living in the Trinity bot
TOMS about fourteen miles east of Ennis,
writes an Ennis, Tex, correspondent
He said that last Wednesday a colored
woman living along the river bank lost
her two-year-old child, boy just able
to walk, and search was made, but un-
successfully, and the mother gave it up
for lost. Further, that some fishermen
while returning from an excursion
found the babe, alive and well, perched
on some driftwood drifting placidly
toward the gulf, about twenty miles
down the river; that it took the fisher.
men two days to discover the mother
and restore the babe to its home.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
THE BEST SOCIETY.
a Safe Resort for the Conntry Boy In the
City.

\ Safe Resort for the COuntry Boy In the
City.
When boy starts out from his country
home to try his fortune in d great city,
he needs most of all to take a good stock
of principles with him. He must brace
mp his courage as if he were going into
battle, for he is sure to have fight of
it, and he will need all his moral forti-
tude to stand out against the temptations
which will wreck his career beyond
peradventure if he yields to them.
What he seeks he cannot get except in
the fierce competition which results
from the struggle of many thousands to
obtain the same prize. If he slips,
there are multitudes around him to take
advantage of his mischance and to leave
him far behind in the chase. He must
keep himself always in training, both
moral and physical, and waste none of
his resources. He will require every bit
OF his energy and every atom of principle
in him will be put to the test. He must
be prepared to help himself, for he will
get very little help from anybody else.
The first thing for a boy coming to "
great city to do is to take pains to start
with right associations. In every suck
town there are innumerable circles c.
society. The community is too large for
everybody to know each other, and
therefore it divides up into many circles
of common ac6uaintances, and in each
of these the members are as we'll known
to one another as are the inhabitants o.
village. They are good and bad, evil
s,,a -, tlo,
tone and spirit, or salutary and helpful
Where, then, shall the country boy go
for society? The best place is to a
church. In these days city church is
the center of many social no less than
religious activities, 1t is a life of in
dustry in which men and women engage,
so that something is going on ceaseless'
ly, something to interest and to give
scope for the ability of young fellow
and to satisfy his social instincts and de-
mands. 1t is community in itself and
nobody can belong to it for any con-
siderable length of time and exhibit
sympathy with it's ambitions and pro-
iects without fitting into some place
where he can display his capacities and
win due consideration because of them.
He will make friends and useful friends.
lie will have tie social life end the
social surroundings necessary for him,
He should go to church from the first
and regularly; make himself known to
the pastor; and then without putting
himself forward take a hand in all the
undertakings of the parish, If he is
patient the reward will come.
Even apart from merely religious
profit, such association will be of in
estimable advantage to a youth who
goes TO town stranger. There is much
talk in these days about rings" and
combines" for evil purposes; but there
is one ring which is always good and
benefcent in its objects, and it is the
circle of the church. Inside il young
man forms the intimacies which most
contribute to his practical success, to
say nothing of his spiritual health. =
Theodore Temple, in the Chautauquan.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
Il
FIG. /.

large area of the sod. which was now
in beautiful condition, and could be
used in other parks of the city. This
was sllillfully done by Foreman Sand
ers and his men, and we have had
sketches made of the tools employed.
A section of turf was lined off in strips
IA inches wide one way and 80 feet
the other After the line was set, D
man with a tool a Gig. y cut along it,
pushing the cutter before him, then
setting the line over and cutting again.
After cutting both ways, two men
with tools like Fig. 2, standing sidewise
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
TOOLS FOR SoD-CUTTING

Handy Implements That Can BE Made
from Worn Out Hoes.
Two years ago the park east of the
the capitol. Albany, which had lain
waste since the building was begun,
was graded, sodded and tagged The
sodding was carefully done and well
cared for afterwards. This spring Il
new appropriation having been made
for work on the capitol, preparations
were begun to lay the foundation of
the grand approach to the front AS
this extends into the park nearly 175
feet, it became necessary to remove a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
PURPOSE IN READING.

How to Get the Full Value of What We
Read.
To read indiscriminately and heed
lessly, as most men read newspapers,
is a sheer waste of time. The purpose
of reading is twofold, to acquire facts
and to stimulate thought. You can do
neither one nor the other without an
intense concentration of the faculties.
TO imbed facts or words ineffaceably in
the memory requires patient and un-
wavering attention. followed by the re-
peated rehearsals of the information
gained. To form the habit of independ-
ent thinking, it will not suffice to read
another mans ideas, but these must be
weighed and sifted, and tested by an ex-
ploration of their promises and conse-
quences. In word, to read profitably
one must read slowly and thoughtfully.
From hastily perused volume one car
ries away a vague recollection only of
its contents-a gain of no more practi-
cal knowledge than in such and such a
library may be found such and such a
book. Many so-called learned men are
helpless when they are away from their
book.shelves. Their pretensions would
be utterly exploded were they subjected
to the test imposed in China on candi-
dates for a literary degree, who are
shut up for days together in cell con-
tanning nothing but pen, ink and paper
1t is one thing to know that somebody
else knows thing, and another thing
to know it yourself. To know where to
look for thing is not to know it, Only
Il fact producible at moments warn
ing from within the four walls of your
skull is veritably your possession, and
only n thought which you have struck
out for yourself can truthfully be called
your OWN. Y. Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
rhc sweet.scented MasnelIn.

When train reached Mobile the 9th
or day, the air in the cars became
freighted with the odor of bananas, yet
there was not one in sight. Out of doors
one saw the dogwood blossom, the ja-
ponica in bloom, and here and there
magnolias and wistarias in flower. The
smell was of none of these flowers. Its
source was mysterious. 1t was
discovered that the people have
habit of carrying poclSetsful
of the aromatic blossoms of
the magnolia fuscata. They look like
the blossoms of our Towering shrub,
but nothing that we know of in the
north has an odor at once so powerful
and so sweet. This was what perfumed
the train for two hundred miles.-N. Y,
Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have ic oa hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

--"Does the court understand you to
say, Mr.. Jones, that you saw the editor
of the Cornet intoxicated?" mot at all,
sir! l merely said had seen him fre-
quently so furried in his mind that he
would undertake to cut out copy with
the snuffers, that is all"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20
A Chnnce AcnnnIntnnce.

''Did you say Congressman FlouleT
has spoken to you?'
"Yes; bout three hours at one time,
at perlitical meetin' over TO Phillips
corner -llarper's Bazaar
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

smoking allowed in this building" Small
but Competent Boy IL amt smoking
aloud N-Soston Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

'CRrBDfNs takes good deal of interest
In his business" "Never less than ten per
cent" replied Charlie Cashgo, with
sigh.-Washington Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

THE time Is coming in which tho man
who earns his bread by the sweat Of his
brow need not work very hard in order 10
do it.-Richmond Recorder.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

Do NOT purge nor weaken the bowels, but
act specially on the liver and bile A perfect
liver corrector Carter's Little Liver Pills.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

ALL disorders caused by bilious state Of
the system can be cured by using Carter
Little Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or dis
comfort attending their use. Try them.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

"A Deadwood rancher shot a bear
fourteen times before vital spot was
reached.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

IT Is hard for the young man who is just
learning to ride tho bicycle TO lead an up
right life. e.-Somerville journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

Pat-Why are you taking down the
shutters, Mike?
Mike-To let out the dark, to be sure.
Texas Sift,ugs
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

IT Is only when he brings in his bill that
the physician declares himself in favor Of
high Washington Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

No SPECIFIC for local skin troubles equals
Glenn's sulphur Soap.
Hilrs Hair and whisker Dye, 80 cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

LIFE is as uncertain as a penny-in e-slot
and YOU may get left-N. Y. Herald.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-19

manded Minnesota troops III the field,
the Savior of the Northwest from an In
dian massacre, and in every department
a brave, chivalrouS, honorable gentle
man. The grand old man has been
gathered to his fathers. The genera
tions have passed by him, while he still
lived, and went in and out unblamably
among us, loved and revered by all, and
waited with Christian resignation the
call to come up higher. And now that
Gen. Sibley'5 gray head will sleep under
the sod, Minnesota Will weep over the
trueSt friend with the brayeSt heart she
ever had.
1t is fortunate that the biography of
Gen. Sibley was written during his life
time. for his career is the history of
Minnesota from the birth Of the terri
tory down to the present day. 1t is fur
thermore fortunate that this task has
been performed by one so capable and
d. D., whose intimacy with the general
has enabled him to obtain the most ac-
curate information, and is all the more
valuable for having been submitted to
Gen. Sibley's revision before it went to
press. Those who know Gen. Slbley's
modeSty will appreciate the following
extract from the authors preface:
ITO secure the utmost accuracy, the
following narrative. so far as relates to
events under his immediate observation.
has been submitted to the criticism of
Mr.. Sibley himself. The statements
made can be relied upon as historically
just. Authentic documents vouch for
the rest. For whatever commendation
of the deeds, person, or character of the
subject of this sketch may be found in
the course of these pages, the writer is
alone responsible, needless Of many a
protest forbidding the same, and pur-
4 re0uired at his hands,"