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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

There has been considerable revival of
the old war between sweet and sour
cream butter advocates since the new
extractor came into the field. This new
war has led to some excellent results.
Men have been experimenting to find
some way to prevent the alleged loss of
butter in churning sweet cream, and,
according to Professor Meyers, of the
West Virginia experiment station, if the
sweet cream is churned at 81 degs
Fahrenheit it will come within forty
minutes, and with no greater loss of but
ter in the buttermilk than occurs when
sour cream is churned at 62 degs. Fab
renheit. There is still the custom of
marketing the two kinds of butter. The
commission merchants set their faces us
flint against sweet cream butter, but
at the same time they accept butter
made from cream that ten years ago
would have been called sweet by any
butter maker of those days.-American
Agriculturist.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
A Hen Story.

One day last summer when was picnick-
ing near an old farmhouse the lady who
lived there told me this story about one of
her Leghorn hens: The hen had been very
troublesome. She would insist upon hatch
ing eggs and, rs her owners did not want
any chickens, suppose she got reckless
and thought, "Well, il can't hatch eggs,
I'll hatch something else. l don't care
what it is, so long as it Is n bit like eggs
But I'll not give in to them and give up al
together sitting on something" So she
roamed about on the lawn, and all at once
she came upon what looked to her very
much like two green eggs. These were APP
pies that had fallen, off the tree over her
head; but hens' mental capacities are lin
tied, as you know, and she never thought
of that, but cacEled away as If to say,
Good gracious, how very fortunate am!
1t will be nice TO see what comes out Of
green eggs that have little black dot at
one end aud a tiny tail Mt the other" She
thought the stalk was tail, and admired
it very much. And there she sat, day afber
day, as sweetly content as hens can be, AMI
If the apples had not got bad and beer
taken away | dare say she would be sitting
on them still, poor thing!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
wheat and Rye Compared.

The agricultural editor of the New
York World says:
Wheat hourishes best and is most
productive on calcareOus soils-that Is,
on soils that contain more or less lime
Rye grows well on soils much lighter
and drivr, and although it does better on
lands containing some lime, it does not
require it necessarily to the same extent
that wheat does. Farmers sow rye on
soils they consider too poor for wheat,
and therefore rye fields will usually be
found occupying the poorest soils Of the
farm. Rye endures cold better than
wheat, and is a common substitute for it
on soils that will not grow the latter
grain with certainty and profit. Rye
sown us a green crop in the fall may be
used for winter pasture or for sOiling in
the spring, in either case furnishin
green food, which no other crop will SC
we'll supply at the same season. Wher
harvested for the grain the straw of rye
unlike that of wheat, Is a valuable part
of the crop for sale, being extensively
used for packing and bedding material
but on account of its toughness anC
coarseness it has but little value as aui
NAL food.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
Tho Language of FIowers.

The language of flowers is a study at
once interesting and innocent, cultivating,
as it does, a taste for the works of nature,
filing the soul with the sweetest emotions,
and presenting to view one Of the most en-
chanting phases of beautiful world full
of wonders. Following are few of the
best known flowers and the sentiments
which they represent:
Sweet alyssum, worth beyond beauty;
apple blossom, preference; bachelors but
ton, single and selfish; balm, sympathy;
barberry, sourness; candytuft, indiffer.
ence; carnation pink, women's love; Chi
nese chrysanthemum, cheerfulness under
misfortune; clematis, mental beauty; col
umbine, folly; red clover, industry; dahlia,
dignity; white daisy innocence; faded
leaves, melancholy; forgetmenot, remem-
brance; jonquil, affection returned lily of
the valley, return of happiness; myrtle,
love in abse .ce; pansy, you occupy nv
thoughts; moss rose, superior merit; red
rose, beauty; white rose, l am worthy OF
love; sunhower, haughtiness; yellow rose,
infidelity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

During the approach and continuance Of
winter the earth throws of by radiation
each night more heat than it absorbs in the
daytime. While this goes on the tempera
ture Of the surface of the earth must COD
tinue to fall, and the cold of the atmosphere
must penetrate deeper and deeper daily
into the ground. AS spring approaches
the condition changes, and each night less
heat is radiated than is absorbed during
the day. The average temperature of the
earth is therefore steadily rising instead of
falling, and opportunity is given to the
latent heat OF the earth 10 manifest it's in.
flueRce; for, next to the primal source of
heat-the sun-a very important source is
found in the heat of the globe itself. While
the surface is still frozen, therefore, and
has not yet absorbed "A sufficient surplus Of
heat to overcome the effect of the nightly
loss by radiation the ground may yet bC
thawing rapidly and perceptibly from be
low through the influence Of the earth's
latent heat
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
E1IN9YEiTT55EEz = :
THE TOO FAMILIAR FRIEND.
An Interesting Talk ON Matters of h
hayior In Every nav IIfe

An Interesting Talk on Matters of be
havior In Every Day Life.
In a "home talk" in Housekeeper's
Weekly Marion Harland touches as fol
lows upon familiarities which people some.
times unthinkingly indulge in:
The etiquette of the table Is supposed to
be so thoroughly rooted and grounded into
our children from infancy, and is, as a
rule, so we'll understood by all ladies and
gentlemen, that the visitor, though a fool,
could scarcely err therein. But this Is not
the case. At my own board, a man of the
world, accustomed to excellent society, told
me that he saw no mustard on the table,
and as he always liked 1t with his meat he
would trouble me to order some; while an
other man, brilliant scholar, asked at a
dinner party, "If would please tell my
butler to bring him glass of milkT'
With these men, the sandpaper of parental
admonition or the flowing varnish of early
association had evidently been neglected
Intimacy and even tender friendship may
and do exist between men and women who
are bound to one another by no family tie.
Familiarity can never decently enter into
such a relationship. II you, as a refined
woman, have a man friend who slaps you
on the back, squeezes your arm to attract
your attention, holds your hand longer
than friendship ought to dictate, and, with
out your permission, calls you in public or
In private by your first name, you need not
hesitate TO drop him from your list of init
mates. He is neither gentleman nor does
lie respect you as you deserve. He may be,
in his way, an estimable man, but 1t is not
In your way, and he belongs to the rank of
very ordinary acquaintances.
II man asks you to call him by ais first
name, and your friendship with him justi-
fles it, do not hesitate to do so; but If he is
the finished" article, he will not imagine
that this concession on your part gives him
the right to drop unbidden the Miss" or
"Mrs." from your name.
A true gentleman does not speak of a
lady, even his betrothed, to strangers with
out what boys call "the handle" to her
name. Nor should woman mention men
by their last names only. When young
or elderly woman speaks of "Smith," /"
Brown" or Jones'" you may make up
your mind that the last coat of varnish was
neglected when she was Finished"
Always be cautious In making advances
toward familiarity, BE certain that your
friendship is desired before going more
than half way. Not long ago l heard a
woman say gravely Of an uncongenial ac-
quaintance whose friendship had been
forced upon her;
"She Is certainly my familiar friend We
can never be intimate"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

Every nation has its prejudices in fa-
vor of the horses of their own country MS
the best in the world; they get educated
up to that standard type. In Scotland
they think the Clydesdale the best draft
horse, while the English are equally as
sure that the Shire is the great model
draft horse for the world, Across in
Belgium every one from peasant to the
king and queen believe that the Belgian
draft horse is best of all breeds, while
the Frenchmen think there is no good
draft horses outside Of France. America
finds much to admire in each of these
breeds, which are being so extensively
imported and crossed upon our native
mares and from which the American
draft horse is being eyolved--the best of
all.-Western Agriculturist.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
Rnys, Clnthinr.

Two ways of dressing small boys are now
in vogue. One plan adopted by many
mothers is that OF keeping their boys in
dresses until they are three years old, then
having them wear kits with jackets until
they are five or six years of age. The other
plan--which Is in much greater favor with
the bOys-is to use kits earlier, and put
little fellows of three or four years into
trousers. Tan cOlors are fashionable for
toys clothing in the popular tweedS,
Scotch cheviots, and homespuns. NiCuna
cloths are also used in stripes and checks
and there are many soft yet rough surfaced
woods of natural colors, entirely without
dye. Boys of four to nine years wear two
piece suits of checked cheviot, cashmere
and fancy mixtures.
Three piece suits with separate vest} are
more used for dress than school by boys Of
four to nine years, and are made of fine
creped cloths, black worsteds, brown or
black plain cloths, or else of tricots Boys
of ten to fifteen years wear school suits CT
cheviot or hOmespun made with double
breasted jacket, with or without vest
and knee breeches. For the larger boys
there are also three buttoned cutaway
coats with vest of mixed goods for every
day wear, and of plain cloths for after
moons or Sunday. Boys of twelve years
wear shirts like those worn by men. Fol-
younger boys who like TO wear standing
linen collars, a compromise is found in {
shirt waist without u collar, but supplied
with a neck band to which the collar cal
be buttoned. Long trousers are put OF
boys when they are thirteen or fourteen
years old. With these are worn sack coats
either double or single breasted, with ves
to match, msde of the stylish dark brow
cheviots or navy blue or black diagonals
Harper's BazRr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

DR.. Arthur Ransome contends In The
Medical Press Gnat consumption is both
curable and preventable. He says:
From my own observation, both in pri.
yate practice and at the Manchester Hos.
pital for Consumption, have arrived at
the conclusion that, where all the neces.
sary conditions of treatment can be ful.
filed, consumption is decidedly a manage.
able disease, and although there are some
constitutions so feeble or so vulnerable by
the organism that the disease spreads
through the body after one infection, yet
in the large majority of cases fatal issu,
Is brought about, not by one or two, but
by repeated invasions of the bacillus de
rived from the unhealthy environment il
which these persons are obliged to live
With regard to the preventability of the
disease we have also a strong basis for ouI
assertion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
A DRAWING OF TIE REFORMATION

framework and hinged to the wall so l
can turn them up instantly while sweep
ing the platform. They are left in this
position from morning, when | clear the
boards, until after the last feeding
when / turn them down.
But the arrangement of all this does
not tighten the work Of roost cleaning
The box shown above the perches is the
real wizard in the operation. The COrnu-
cOpia shaped affair coming out Of its
bottom is sleeve of cloth four inches in
diameter and three feet long. The box
is filled with dry sawdust from the up
per floor or it is shoveled into window
just over it. A false bottom Indicated
by the dotted line) throws it all to the
sleeve. never allow myself to unhook
the perches for the hens until | have
first taken the sleeve off the hook where
its free end rests and sifted a sprinkling
of the sawdust over the platform. Then
the next morning light sweeping will
easily do in one minute what pick and
shovel would work at an hour.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
Prepared Chalk.

To prepare chalk The Jewellers Circular
directs as follows; "Pulverize the chalk
thoroughly and then mix it with clean
rainwater, in the proportion Of two pounds
to the gallon. Stir we'll and then let it
stand about two minutes, In this time the
gritty matter will have settled TO the bot
tom. Pour the water into another vessel
slowly, so as not to stir up the sediment.
Let stand until entirely settled and then
pour off as before. The settings in the
second vessel will be prepared chalk, ready
for use as soon as dried Spanish whiting,
treated in the same way, makes a very good
cleaning or polishing powder, Some work
men add little crocus, and we think it an
improvement; 1t gives the powder mica
color at least, and therefore adds TO its i'm
portance In the eyes of the laymeR."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

How to Treat AN Ingrowlng Nail, Corns,
Water Blisters, Proud Flesh, Etc.
The first consideration in the care of the
feet Is clennliness-absolute, unfailng and
systematic, says Harper's Bazaar, which is
authority for the following method of
securing freedom from corns, proud flesh,
tenderness, etc.:
If thorough going over" is given
three times a week, hasty ablution
nightly will be sufficient; but good wash
before retiring is never out of place. Three
times q week warm water with a little
ammonia and little Indian meal should
make a foot bath in which the feet should
be soaked, then rubbed with quick light
friction, taking the foot between the hands
and rubbing quickly back and forth. Now
manipulate every joint precisely rs mas
sageuse would do. Then examine the con
dition of the nails. These should he kept
Just as short as possible without ever cut
ting to the quick, an accident apt to he
serious with the toe nail. They should be
pared just to the edge of the toe, and the
sides carefully looked after,
An ingrowing nail Is almost always the
result of q tight or badly shaped boot or
shoe, When there appears the first symp.
tom of such pare the edges carefully, rub
bing with vaselipe or some emollient, and
II IL develops into n serious case iC must be
poulticed and bathed frequently in hot
water. Next in your pclicuring opera
| tions examine the toes carefully for soft
corns, which come between them. Con
| stant rubbing In the bath will ward these
| off and generally remove them. In spite
of long established tradition we would rec
ommend never applying the knife to a soft
| OF hard corn, even, unless as a last resort.
| 1t almost invariably induces a return OF
the trouble. If you will thoroughly soak
the foot in hot mustard and water, rubbing
the corn all the time, you will find in near.
| ly every case it can be picked out from the
heart, an application of strong aromatic
vinegar assisting the operations; while, II
| obstinate, touch with iodine every other
day, never neglecting the nightly bath
| Lint dipped In some soft cream or vaselinC
should be placed between the afflicted toes
| and a light bandage put to hold it in place
While working for a cure an easy shoe ol
boot must be worn. Many suffer with
| water blisterS. These can be treated by
opening them carefully with sharp scis
sors, but do not cut away the loose skir
until for day or two there has been
light application of simple cerate on n sof
rag while new cuticle is forming Nor il
1t wise to cut too freely the proud or ca!
lous flesh which comes on the sole and hee
so often. Rubbing with pumice ston
after the bath will nearly always remov
this and prevent it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
SIruntnrnl Irnn.

The increase in the use Of structural iron
in the northwest is one of the most inter
esting points in the marvellous development
of the section, and Is by no means confined
to the two or three cities therein which lay
claim to metropolitan distinction. In near
ly all public buildings and in private enter
prlses of the more permanent and substan-
tial character, whether they are In towns
OF 100000 or 1000 inhabitants, more or less
architectural iron work Is used, and ex-
perienced builders say the proportion COZ
sumed is quite as heavy in the northwest
according to population, as it is in the east,
says Northwestern Mechanic.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
Wigs for Woman.

Nine out of every ten women wear more
or less false hair; sometimes it is only a
bang or fringe, again it is braid or switch
and sometimes wig that covers the Ell
tire head. The newest wig Is made Of
waved hair with slight fringe on the
forehead and large coil ut the back fall,
ing low ON the neck. 1t is q charming wig
and would reconcile anybody to the idea OF
growing bald. Another rnovelty-what they
call a t0upee-consists OF small fringe
mounted on a wire spring made to fit the
forehead, with just a small portion OF
waved hair on each side. 1t is intended
for those whose hair has merely grown Il
little thin on the temples Fringes are get
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
Electric Bithers.

and go popular as to need no special men
tion. All who have used Electric Bltters
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and II Is guaran-
teed TO do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidnies, will remove pimples, boils,
salt rheum, and other affections caused
by impure blood.-Will drive malaria
from the the system and prevent as we'll
as well as cure all marilarial fevers.-Bor
cure oflheadache, constipation and indi-
gestion try Electric Bitters.-Entire satis-
faction guaranteed, or money Refunded
Price 80 cents and 81 per bottle at Durbin,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
A TIME SAVING DEVICE.

A Reformation In the Poultry House
Which IL VIII Pay Farmers to Adopt.
Some day look into half dozen poul-
try houses when you are driving out and
BEE how few, even of the improved ones,
are kept clean. This one piece of work
is the great bugbear in the business.
Why? First, it is a dirty job, becoming
still more disagreeable by neglect; second,
it takes so much time that it is put off
1t is easy and not unpleasant to keep the
roosts clean, if il be done every morning
and in the right way, affirms a CORE
spondent in the Philadelphia Farm
Journal, who writes about the matter in
this way
By watching things | found that my
chicken roosts took more of my time
than all other poultry affairs, so / just
set about correcting them. give you a
drawing of the reformation. / first built
smooth droppings board and then
nailed trough just under its outer
edge. These are stationary Then got
Il soap box and put it under the end OF
the trough. The perches are built in a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

volving motion so that it shall make a
complete turn before being caught The
centrifugal force developed by the rcvolu-
ton of the plate will hold the napkin ring
in its place as firmly as II it was glued
there, and plate and ring will return to the
hands of the eXperimenter in the same
relative positions with which they started.
The experiment may be varied by placing
the ring at the edge Of the plate, outside
the axis Of rotation, when it will invari.
ably fly off from the plate when thrown
into the air. The first trials of this expe.
riment are likely to be failures, but the
necessary skill is quickly obtained by q
little practice.
Another beautiful illustration of centrif
ugal force can be shown by attaching a
light metallic chain to n piece of string
about foot long Gig. 2, Az. On twisting
the string so as to cause the chain to re
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

being used extensively for useful gowns.
More feminine ia its nature is blue
grounded cloth from Paris, with broad
black braid interviewer like tucks, and
headed by rows of beads; while another
has interviewer black fringe all over it on
pink and other colored grounds.
The three-quarter coats are popular in
New York and are becoming to tall 6guren,
In the cut is illustrated n costume Of
brown boucle cloth trimmed with coquJ
feathers, arranged to simulate pointed
tabliers. The waistcoat is fastened invia
IDLY, and the fashionable three-quarts
coat is also trimmed with coque feathers
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

A great many persons who have found
no relief from other treatment, have been
cured of rheumatism by Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. Do not give up until you have
tried II.
1t Is only 80 cents per bottle. For sale by
Durbin, Wright a Co., southeast corner
public square; L. Sollmann, "a North
Market streets II. II. Ink, "a East Tuscar-
was street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

used three bottles of "Mother's
Erienu,' and when | was sick | never
went to bed until 80 and my boy was
born at a. IN. with scarcely any pain. /
will do all can in recommending it to
expectant mothers. Your thankful
friend, Mrs B. +, WALTERHUs,
Marion, Ohio, Sept. 1890.
Sold by Weber Bros.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

TRUAHT JUST CAPfURED-AFTEE THE BATH.
license If he still declines to 90 to school
he turns up at the truant school again rs
sure as eggs are eggs. The sketches which
appear here we're made at one OF these truant
schools, and help to explain the history Of
many of these little fellows. When they
are captured they are dirty and ragged
But soon all this is changed. Their hair
Is cut, they are put into bath and nice
clean suit of clothes given them, consisting
of II pair of corduroy trousers, n shirt u
blue serge blouse, n pair of socks and
some stout boots. What difference the
bath and clothes makel The brute be.
comes human being. And the brute
seems to feel this as he gives himself "A
sort Of shake and walks off TO join his fel.
low truants.
From 0 o'clock in the morning until s
at night the boys are actively employed,
with short intervals of rest. "You must
keep them at it," says the governor. ut
is part Of the punitive discipline" Up,
wash, dress, make beds, fold clothes,
prayer, exercise, breakfast, school, drill;
dinner, school, drill and so on. The house
work Of this large establishment is done
by the boys. They help the cook with the
dinner, and when dinner is cooked they
clean the kitchen. They give hand to the
laundress, starch, iron, and turn the man
gle. There is wood chopping TO be done,
and many small household duties to per.
form, each OF which teaches the boy the
elements of law and order, which are 1,
great aid to him later on in life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10

EXPERIMENT WITH CHAIN AND STRING.
volve rapidly, 1t will rise to a horizontal
position, open out into RUG and revolvc
in circle with the supporting cord, gi ing
The appearance shown in Fig. 9, b. Ii the
chain cannot be obtained, loop of heavy
cord, or even pencil suspended by one
end, will answer almost as we'll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-10
Tho ramnle-swift Comet.

The comet found by Professor Barnard,
of the Lick observatory, says Science,
proves to be the long looked for Temple
Swift comet. 1t was first discovered by
Temple In 1867 and by Swift in 1880. 1t WAS
not until the latter date that it was settled
that q new short period comet had been
added TO the list.