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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
SHEEP ON FARMS.
They Should Never BE Fed Large Quan
tlty Mt One Tine.


tity mt One Tine.
No infallible rule can be given for
feeding sheep on the farms that can be
considered applicable under all condi.
tions. They need good variety, and
this can be readily secured with little
care on the average farm. Hay fodder.
II bright and clean, oats, bran, some
corn and oil meal will make up u good
variety, If properly managed. Breed
ing ewes especially need good care at
this season, in order to secure the best
results with the lambs A light ration
OF bran and oil meal can nearly always
be given the breeding ewes now with
profit, especially If early lambs are ex-
pected. In raising lambs for market
earliness is quite an item, and to secure
this in a majority of cases it will be
necessary to push them from the start,
and one of the best ways of doing this
is to feed the ewes literally with a ra-
ton that will enable them to supply
their lambs with plenty of milk. This
is one advantage in feeding oil meal
and bran; combined they make an ex-
cellent ration, and with clover,
10y "AN OduS ~ Is easy hOl
only to keep the ewes in good,
thrifty condition, but also maintain
steady growth with the lambs. There
is no advantage in stinting the feed
either for the lambs or the wool. At
this time, while the weather is so
ehangeable, care must be taken to keep
dry Sheep need considerable exercise,
and do not bear confinement well, yet
it is not best to allow them to remain
out in windy or stormy weather, but it
is very important at the same time that
the shelter should be dry under foot
Sheep should never be fed a large guam
tity at one time. Better results can be
obtained by giving n small ration at
feed and feeding oftener. The profit in
sheep is in the early lambs and in the
wool, Both of these depend largely
upon the feed and care given during the
winter. A difference of few days in
marketing the lambs and few pounds
difference in the weight of fleece will
make considerable difference in the
profit that it is possible to realize.
Provide plenty of bedding to keep the
shelter clean and dry, a good variety of
food and plenty of it to keep in good,
thrifty condition, and sheep can be
made proftable.-St. Louis Republic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
BOTANY IN WINTER.
Cold and snow Need Not Interfere with
the Study.

Cold and Snow Need Not Interfere with
the study.
One of the best means of awakening
the young intelligence and cultivating
the observing powers is the study OF
botany. 1t Is generally thought possi-
bic to teach IL only in summer, and as
the summer term is short, the merest
beginning Is made; just about enough
to discourage rather than arouse the in
terest Here is what a writer says
about the study of botony in winter:
81 feel convinced that, if the teachers
were not opposed to it, the subject
would ere now have been more widely
taught; and shall therefore say few
words in anticipation of difficulties. 1t
has been said that materials would be
scarce in winter. Not at all. Let the
children be familiarizcd with the OBJ
servation and comparison of the
peculiarities of sprig of holly
as contrasted with one of ivy; or
let them be shown how different
are the buds and leahess shoots of the
beech from those of the oak or a horse
chestnut. Show them how to obscve the
bud-scales, how to infer the leaf arrange
ment from the scars, how to notice the
color, roughness, markings, etc, OF the
periderm. Or give them Introductory
notions as to the nature of hyacinth
bulb as contrasted with the potato tuber,
confining their attention to points which
they can make out by observation.
Every nut or orange or apple that the
child eats might be made interesting If
teachers would dare step over the traces
of conversation, and introduce such os-
tensibly dangerous articles into class
work-and why not? The doctrine of
rewards and punishments is applied
more crudely than this in most chill
dren's schools" - Popular Science
Monthly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
Not a nomestIo Animal.

The profound decision of the county
commissioners of the State that the dog
is not to be considered domestic ami
NAL, might easily become the object of
the funny mans" wit and the dog
lovers sarcasm, were no ready explain
alton at hand. The question of the
exact status of dogs has arisen under
the statute relating to the damage done
by them, and the vital point lies in the
first clause, which reads as follows:
"Whoever suffers loss by the worrying,
manning or killing of his sheep, lambs,
fowls, or other domestic animals by
dogs" etc. Under cover of the phrase
"other domestic animals" claims have
actually been brought in this State for
damages done to one dog by another,
and the county commissioners have in
their resolving" simply given an en-
phatic slam to door that might lead
to host Of abuses under this bene-
fetal statute.-Springfeld tAdass.) Re.
publican.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
FIG. L.

90, p, Q, X, Y, are plant stakes repre-
sented only 10 inches high, to save space, in
which holes are made with brad awl for the
reception OF the wires, BA, CB and DE. The
hole A, in stake o, is supposed to be punched 8
inches from the lower end; in q, 81 inches and
so on. When bent in circle the end Of the
wire is placed in tho hole A; B in b and
so on.
circumference of the pot, and string
the stakes upon them and then, bend
ing the wires in the form of cylinder,
stick the stakes in the pot and you have
light, substantial trellis with an out
side surface three times the diameter
of the pot multiplied by the height. A
hollow trellis like this. six inches in
diameter, is eighteen inches around,
and one two feet high would allow
twelve spiral turns of German or
English ivy, or eighteen feet in length.
Fig. shows how to bore the holes so
the wires will ascend in spiral direc-
tion from top to bottom. The second
series of holes is three inches above the
first, and so on. Making the wire en-
circle the stakes in spiral form gives
less formal and more pleasing appear
ance to the hollow column or trellis
than if the wire ran around horizon
tally.
From this simple hollow column
form, which can also be made by bend
ing a piece of wire netting such as
plasterer's serves are made of, into a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
MaThe Foot of a Horse.

The foot of horse is one of the most
ingenius and unexampled pieces of
mechanism in animal structure. The
hoof contains series of vertical and
thin lamin@ of horn, amounting to
about five hundred, and forming COM
plete lining to it, In this are fitted as
many lamin@ belonging to the coffin
bone, while both sets are elastic and
adherent The edge of auire of
paper, inserted leaf by leaf into anoth-
er, will convey sufficient idea of the
arrangement. Thus the weight of the
animal is supported by as many elastic
springs as there are lamin@ in all the
feet amounting to about four thousand,
distributed in the most secure manner,
since every spring is acted on in an OBJ
lique direction.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

TRELLIs HOUSE PLANTS.
How 20 Develop tho Incompatible Beaut,
of Climbing Vines.

How 60 Develop tho Incompatible Beauty
of Climbing Vines.
II is rare to find any climbing vine
among house plants given half chance,
or so treated as TO develop 1.-THE of the
beauty that might be secured If fur
nished with suitable trellis and prop
erly trained thereon. The ordinary
trellis as manufactured for the trade is
about as insufficient, worthless an ap-
ology for what it is intended for as any
thing could well be-a simple fiat lad
der. 1t takes only a short time for the
plant to reach the top and then there is
no chance to support the growth unless
the vine is turned unnaturally down
ward or led off on to something else
What is wanted is large amount of
surface exposed to the light and air
with chance to train the growth
horizontally for u definite length of
time
The simplest form is to follow the
example of the gardener or hop grower
and have pole, only it should be a
skeleton and as large as the inside of
pot. 1t is easily made by taking six
plant stakes and making holes through
them with a brad awl three inches
apart. Take wires the size of the
holes, and about as long as the inner
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

cylinder form and attaching it to short
stakes to stick in the pot, it is but a
step to the balloon form, section of
which is rudely shown in Fig. 2. To
bend the wires in the right form, take
a piece of board and draw balloon
shaped outline upon it of the desired
size. Then cut the heads off of some
six-penny wire nails and drive them in
the board at intervals of two or three
inches along the outline mark. Then
bend wire in the line of the mark,
giving it one turn around each
nail. These loops are represented in
the drawing at A, B, G, ID, E and f. To
make the trellis, take three such wires
and crossing them at the apex stick
them in the pot and connect them by
horizontal wires put through the loop
holes. A perfect globe trellis may be
made in the same way. A collection of
climbers upon handsome hollow trellises
might be made very attractive, having
the trellises of different forms and sizes
to suit different kinds of plants. A
free growing climber like the German
ivy or Madeira vine can be made to
cover trellis as big as an oil barrel in
few months, if properly grown. If
ladies would study little upon their
collection of house plants and get a
little out of the beaten path they might
perhaps get little better return for the
coal consumed in carrying them through
the winter. For semi-climbers, to grow
in five or six-inch pots on balloon trel-
lises eighteen inches high and nine
inches in diameter, nothing is prettier
than the ivy geraniums. There are now
more than twenty varieties double and
single) of these cleanly beautiful
plants, and a collection of them would
adorn any sitting-room.-L. b. Pierce,
in Ohio Farmer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
The Richest Man i'm America.

Men in position to judge of the for
tunes of the wealthy men of the coun-
try are beginning to agree that Mr..
Rockefeller is the richest man in the
United States, and consequently in
America. The collective wealth of the
Astors or Vanderbilts is greater than
his, but it is averred that no individual
Astor or Vanderbilt is as wealthy. Jav
Gould is reckoned many millions below
him in actual riches. Judge Stevenson
Burke, the Cleveland attorney, capital
list and railroad man, told me recently
that Mr.. Rockefeller was the richest
man in America. The Judge was
formerly an attorney of the Vanderbilts
and has had dealings with Jay Gould, SO
that he is in position TO judge. He
thinks that Mr.. Rookefeller's yearly IN
come is now nearly 81, ,OeO,O OO9 per year.
1t has all been made out of the Standard
Oil Company, of which great monopoly
Mr.. Rockefeller is the principal stock
holder.-N. Y. Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
ItIa uorrl,l Nulsnnon

To be nervous. Starting at the slightest
sound, uneasiness by day and fitful slumbei
by night, unreasonable apprehensions, ode
sensations, constant ntrestlessness-the are
among its diabolical symptoms. Dyspepsit
Hostetter's Stomach Bltters, and the food
is assimilated, the body nourished, the
aleep grows tranquil nervousness vamoses
The Bitters subdues malaria, constipation
liver complaint and kidney affections.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

Suspected It.-Weary Citizen Ito
young man next door)-That seems to
be a very fine violin. ] have heard you
playing it great deal. 1t is quite a
valuable one is it not? Young Man
Yes. Been in the family over hun
dred years. Fiddles away.] Weary
Citizen-May 1 ask what it is worth?
Young Man stopping his tiddling a
moment)-It's worth about $4,000, |
guess. Fiddles away.l Weary Citizen
(eXploding)-What do you think you're
worth, young man? Young Man (un-
ruffied)-Me? Amt worth a darn.
riddles away. Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

81 can not permit it." said the mis-
tress; you must not bring strangers
into the kitchen" strangers? Why,
Mr.. Locusts not stranger! I knew
him before he got on the police force"
Philadelphia Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

IF not above being taught by mon, take
this good advice Try DObbins' Electric Soap
next Monday. 1t won't cost much, and you
will then know for yourself Just how good it
Is. Be sure TO get no imitation. There are
lots Of them
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

1t Depends. Harry-I see it stated,
Miss Dora, that London ladies are al
ways in terror of being sun-klssed
That terror does not extend to this
country. Dora (shyly)-well, it depends
on the son.-Inter Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

Not So Bad.-"You advertise that
you are selling wine at original prices,
and yet you are charging double what
any one else is asking" THAT is what
there is original about it" "-Fliegende
Blatter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

The Burlington Route, c., d. e. Q. r. r.,
from Chicago, Peoria Il st Louis, is now
completed, and daily passenger trains are
running through Lincoln, Neb., and Custer,
8. D., to Deadwood. Also to Newcastle,
Wyoming. Sleeping cars TO Deadwood.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
wRE-HooPED BARREL.

VAhhA INVITED bAhhEb' boc o Fax.r foo4 -
No. or 0 annealed iron wire he can,
with the use of a pair of common pinch
ers, readily make a hoop. AT one end
of the wire form a neat loop; measure
the length of the old hoop, add two
inches to the length, which will be the
dimensions of the wire required.
Place the opposite end through the loop
already formed; bend back to and
around the main portion of the wire,
where a hoop is formed with "a connec-
tion similar to that shown in the en-
craving. 1t is placed over the barrel,
tub or other vessel, and driven on as
firmly as possible, retained in position
by small tacks driven upon the top or
bottom side as required, or better still
make few wire staples with sharp
points. These are driven over the hoop
and hold it firmly. The barrels as well
as the wire hoops should be well
painted. For pork barrels, well painted
wire hoops have been known to outlast
wooden ones.-American Agriculturist.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
"A Western editor was recant1

"A Western editor was recently re-
quested to send his paper to distant
patron, provided he would take his pay
in trade" At the end Of the year he
found that his new subscriber was a
coSaa maker
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

ACCEPTING tho philosophers theory that
money represents trouble II is surprising
70 see how many people are willing and
anxious 10 borrow trouble. ashington
Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

THE ETHRoAT.-"Bro,Un's Bronchial Trochesn
act directly on the organs of the voice
They have an extraordinary effect in all dis
orders of the throat.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

THOSE who wish to practice economy
should buy Carters Little Liver Pills. Forty
pills in vial; one pill dose.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

MANY people, who believe In "business
before pleasure" still seem TO take pleasure
In other folks business.-Utica Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

WOMAN can't throw a stone straight to
save her SOUL but she can sit In an easy
chair and epchant a man 80 that he will go
and throw 1t for her.-Somerville journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consump
ton. Cures where other remedies fail. 25c
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

THE punster is cruel when he makes some
poor, weak word carry double.-Texas Sift-
tnQs,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

CoBBLEns are eligible for medical dlplo-
mas, because they are skilled in the art Of
heeling.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

PAIN from indigestion, dyspepsia and too
hearty eating Is relieved at once by taking
one of Carter's Little Liver Pills Immediate
ly after dinner. Don'tforget this.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

CHECK Colds and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horeh0und and Tar
Pike $ Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

The very best products of the farm
have the least competition.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

OlT Is not advisable for bank cashier to
read nautical tales; the practice might in
spire him TO become "skipper. ."-Boston
To,trIar
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

TIE young man who wishes TO go TO the
front In his vocation, and stay there, should
secure position as Btreet-car driver
Norristown Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
WIRE-HOOPED BARREL.

1t VIII Outlast Ten of the Kind Usually
Used on Farms.
The expansion of the barrel slaves as
well as the decay of wood and rust of
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

A PRETTY girl doesn't object TO reflections
on herself when they come from q looking
glass.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14

w wv tbiiNt L ttoO vi
iron causes a vast
d e S t r uction of
hoops each year,
necessitating of
the taking of the
v e Ell to the
cooper shop for
+ e h o o p i N G /;
Iyharaac if nna
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29
everyone present acknowledges but
the five foolish virgins-the oilless
T.anfnrn
THE Party OF LINCOLN.

Cclored brother, it behOOves US that
we see that we do fully our part next
Tuesday in holding up the old Repub-
lican stars and stripes, the flag that
made your and my old gray headed,
slavery-ridden mother and father free.
The enemies of the Republican party
have told us from the summit of every
mountain and from the banks of every
ripping stream that we did not get
our freedom and citizenship by the
party of Lincoln. This we admit.
Neither were the Israelites delivered
from Egyptian bondage by Moses.
Now in turn the enemies of the Re-
publican cause are historically bound
to admit that Moses was the instru-
ment that the Almighty used in carry
ing out His wise purpose in that re-
spect and to that extent. And so it
was with Lincoln and the Republican
party. Having received holy mes
sage from on high they betook them
selves hastily to sunny Dixie and there
broke the letters and chains from the
limbs of four million sons and daugh-
tiers Of Ham and led them out of the
wilderness of superstition, ignorance
and servitude into the sunlight of
freedom and American citizenship
"He that changes his condition out of
impatience and dissatisfaction, when
he has tried new one wishes for his
Old AGAIN"
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29
Stock Car Cruelty.

The overlooking of stock cars is be-
coming too prevalent to be passed any
longer unnoticed. These creatures
should be more comfortably provided
for and cared for when they are being
hauled across the continent, and at
least such number only ought to be
put into the cars as to give II of them
standing room. In goodly number
of the cars there is not even standing
room and the result is the weaker ones
lie down to get rest from the press oil
the stronger and heavier ones and they
are not able to get up again, hence
they are well nigh trampled to death
when they have reached their destina
ton.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29

AS a special correspondent, story
and sketch writer, Mr.. r. w. Tyler
has sprung with one bound into
national favor. His letters over the
nom de plume of Larph have gained
for him wide reputation, and de-
servedly too. Mr.. Tyler's writings,
perhaps, command greater compen-
sation than any other writer of the
race at present. While his success
seems sudden, yet he has been laying
the foundation for this success for
some years. Mr.. Tyler has for the
past four years been private secretary
to the proprietor of the Columbus
(Ohio) Evening Dispatch, one of the
most prosperous white daily papers in
Ohio. He is an all-round newspaper
man, and can figure on advertisements,
write editorials, manage the business
department, keep books or do special
correspondence with equal facility.
He is thirty years of age, having been
born and reared in Columbus, where
he received his education. His arti-
cles and stories are always accepted
by leading publishing houses In the
country, and at good prices. Recent
~ he was rendered political position
but declined for the r.. = - ~ he rar
make more money in Journalism. and
because journalism is his ambition.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29

Max O'Rcll, the French critic and
traveller, has written new book which
is entitled, a Frenchman in Ameri-
ca" Max O'ReIi is the happy possess
or of the rare skill of breaking long
English words up into short ones and
of connecting phrases and clauses
softly and smoothly, but he sprinkles
his work too heavily at times with
French terms and clauses for the or
binary English reader.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29
STARVING RUSSIA.

One of our exchanges says the Rus
slams are starving by the millions.
Twenty millions are in actual want of
food. On post mortem examination
rags and earth were seen in the stom-
achs of several children. The govern
ment is doing much to relieve the
hungry subjects, yet it has not come
up 10 the mighty demand of the
famine stricken people.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29

st. Paul Dispatch: The total public
debts of all the nations is, according
to the figures quoted by Mr.. Williams,
and there is no reason to doubt their
correctness, $24,OOO,OOO,OOO, and the
total wealth of the United States is
S67, 5OOOOO,OO0. So that if the United
were to assume and pay all the debts
Of every nation her wealth would still
remain greater than that of the Ger
man empire, with Holland, Belgium,
Norway and Sweden added.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29

The Santa Fe railroad, alias the Re-
publican party, addressed the people
on the political issues of the day at the
court house last evening, through
their parrots and mouth pieces, w. nj.
Mitchell and @. @. Grouse. This gang
has had too much to do with tour po-
litical issues" already to suit the far
mers aud laborers.-Ft. Scott Lantern
Come off, neighbor Lantern, and "a
and trim and fill your Lantern with
Oil, for it has gone out on you again
a better set of fellows than w. Nj
Mitchell and @. @. Grouse has never
broken the bread of life. Those gen
tlemen talked right to the point and
carried the crowd with them, which
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29

w. III. Biddle Of Butler county has
been dressed in monkey suit and put
upon the Farmers Alliance music box
as their president. Of course he
knows enough to sit upon the music
box and turn the crank and gaze at
the amused auditors.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29

Colored friends, we will never be
respected as a race BY our progressive
Anglo-SaxOn neighbour until we learn
to take right hold Of Legitimate race
enterprises and support them.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-29

Correspondents will please write on
but one side Of their manuscripts.
Our printer is not a swearing man,
but he says it makes him feel like il
when he has to handle copy that i
written on both sides.