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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
REMEDIES FOR SMUT.
Valuable Hints Furnished by tho Ontal
Experiment Station.

Valuable Hints Furnished by the Ontario
Experiment Station.
The common forms of smut most
troublesome to farmers are bunt or
sinking smut and common or loose
smut of wheat and corn smut. 1t is in
furious to feed smutty corn to cattle, as
it acts much as does the ergot of rye, and
passing through the animal system
does not destroy the life of the spores,
consequently they are ready to spread
when put on the field in the manure.
Corn smut should be destroyed by burn
ing, as the spores ripen if thrown on
the ground. The remedies given for
smut by the Ontario experiment sta
tion are TO SOW clean seed, or steep the
seed five minutes in solution of copper
sulphate Il pound to gallon of water),
stir constantly, then spread on floor
to dry or add some plaster or slaked
lime to dry the grain. Ore gallon is
enough for bushels. Another remedy
is to soak the grain for day in 8 gal
Ions of water to which has been added
1 pound of caustic potash. Brine strong
enough to float an egg does well if the
grain is stirred occasionally and al
lowed to soak several hours. Putting
the grain in water at 1876 degrees f. for
five minutes or 132 degrees for fifteen
minutes will not injure the grain and
will kill the smut spores, but a temper
ature Of 5 degrees either above or be-
low fails. The seed may be put in a
coarse sack and dipped in any of these
solutions. Farm and Home.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
COURTESY IN STREET CARS.
The DeplorabIe Display of Selfshness o
the Part of Men,

The watchful traveller in city cars, or
wherever his fate may guide, is more
struck by the general courtesy than the
occasional discourtesy of the gentler
SEX The observable phenomenon in
city transit is the resolute, aggressive,
conscious selfishness of man hiding be-
hind newspaper with an air of uncon-
sciousness designed to deceive-that is,
to lie-or brazening it out with an un-
easy aspect of defending his rights.
This is the spectacle, and not super
cilious assumption on the part of the
shop girl The courteous refusal to
take seat or courteous acceptance of
it, is more familiar than the courteous
proffer. Cato the younger suggests
that it is wrong that seats should not
be provided, and holds that the COM
pany should be compelled to furnish
the accommodation for which it is paid.
1t is Daniel come TO judgment, a
wise young judge, but how shall it be
done? Shall men keep their seats un-
til by sheer shame and in Difference to
indignant protest the company does its
duty? But would the shame and indig-
nation be due to the consciousness that
the accommodation paid for was not
provided? Would they not arise rather
from the consciousness that it was a
peculiar wrong that the gentler sex
should be so incommoded? And, if so,
while the accommodation lasts, what
but the selfshness of men devolves it
upon women? But if men should agree
to surrender their seats that women
should be first accommodated, is there
any doubt that the wrong would be
speedily righted? And to what would
this be due but to the fact that tho
selfshness of men would insist upon the
comfort of which, while the incommo,
dation lasts, they deprive women?
Indeed, if all men in crowded cars
should resolutely keep all women stand
ing, the wrong would not be righted,
because women would submit with un.
selfish patience, and because corpora
tions have no souls. The better plan,
therefore, is that all men shall refuse
to see woman stand, because if men
are really discomforted by their own
courtesy they will compel redress. -
George William Curtis, in Harper's Mag
| Rzine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
COVERING CORN.
A Lending Cause of Failure to Get a
Good Stand.


Good Stand.
AS rule early planted corn needs
less covering than that which is planted
later. That planted in loose, loamy
or sandy soil needs more covering than
that which is planted in stiff clay or
hard pan. Planting early when the
soil is wet and cold, and covering too
deep, is leading cause of failure to
get good stand. A certain degree of
moisture and heat is essential with
all seed, and If they remain in the
soil any considerable length of time
when the conditions for termination
are unfavorable the seed will rot. Then
it is often the case in the spring that
after the seed is planted heavy rain
will come and run the surface of the
soil together; followed by hot sun the
surface will dry in n hard crust through
which it will be difficult, if not impos-
sible, for the tender plants to pene-
trate.
In determining the depth at which
the seed should be covered the season,
the character and lay of the soil must
all be considered. In stiff soil planted
early shallow covering will give the
best results. As the soil becomes
warmer and more settled deeper cover
ing can be given. At almost any time
a deeper covering can be given light,
loamy soil than in a clay. Generally
two or three inches is plenty deep in a
stiff soil If planted early. AS a rule,
with later planting, the depth should
be increased until the required moisture
| is obtained.
Later planting in loose loamy soil
may need to be at least six inches deep
in order to secure the necessary mois-
ture, and at times, whether planted
early or late, it is necessary to secure
sufficient moisture to induce good
termination, and this, with the heat in
the soil, should in great measure de-
termine the depth. Many consider
that deep planting is the best on the
supposition that the roots being deeper
in the soil are less liable to be injured
by dry weather. But too deep covering
early in the season will nearly always
prove more or less injurious Corn is
naturally of tropical nature and needs
considerable warmth in the soil to gen.
crate and grow well, and the more
thoroughly this is applied the better
will be the stand secured and the more
vigorous start to grow. In many cases
a good plan with corn is to get the soil
all ready in good tilth and as soon as
the soil warns up sufficiently to germi,
nate readily, push the planting as rap.
idly as possible. st. Louis Republic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
Labelling and Registering Trees.

Many orchardists and owners of fruit
gardens have set out fruit trees to
some extent during the past autumn;
the labels giving their names being ex-
posed to wind and weather during the
whole winter, have either become de-
tached or defaced before another year,
says the Country Gentleman. Some
times the names are neglected for a
few years, and when the new kinds
begin to bear, then for the first time
it is discovered that they are gone.
There are two easy remedies for all
this trouble: Register the names in a
common account book, which you fire.
quently turn to; and put on zinc la
bells, which we have described on some
former occasions, consisting merely
of a narrow strip of sheet-zinc, a few
inches long, with the narrow end passed
once around the side branches. The
name, written on the slightly rusted
face with common lead pencil, will
last a life time,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
EARM ANIMALS.
The Value Of Those I'm the United states IL
62,33O,OOO,OO0.

&H,33O,OOO,OO0.
The value of the horses and mules,
milch cows and other cattle, sheep and
hogs on the farms of our country, ac-
cording to the report of the department
of agriculture for January and Febru-
ary 1891, is 81, 1880, 100000.
There are 14.026,750 horses in the
United States, 1926, 532 mules, 16. .019, 561
milch COWS, 80, $40, ,64s oxen and other
cattle, 43,431, 1876 sheep and 5O,G25, 100
hogs, and all these animals are on the
farms of the country, not counting those
in the cities, towDs and villages.
There are no mules in the six New
England states, but they appear in all
the other states and territories.
Texas claims 1,512,3 1856 horses and
heads the list Illinois is next with
1.123, 073. In valuation Texas claims
1913, 1893 and Illinois S79,214, ,8O9
Rhode Islands horses are valued per
head at S107. 13, the highest in the list.
In New Mexico the value per head is
S31 OF, the lowest.
Ohio has 779, 1928 horses, valued at $780,
529,0s5, or s7767 per head Kentucky
has 304, ,4S3 horses, valued at S29, 340, 700,
or $74.39 per head; Tennessee has 300,-
| 174 horses, valued at S21, ,2O7, ,O56, or
S7065 per head; Alabama has 1873, 457
horses, valued 80, SOS, ,262.
New York heads the list with 1 $50, ,s19
milch cows: then comes Iowa, with
1,27S,612: next Illinois, with 1,O93, 922;
Ohio, 0s3, ,403; Kentucky, 317,O93; Ten
nessee, 8G6, ,40S; Alabama, 3OS, 1857; and
values go from S37 in Washington to
$13.75 in Arkansas per head.
Iowa owns 1921, 100 hogs; Illinois,
4,994,25S Missouri, 1856, 400; Kansas,
3,144,324; Nebraska, 2,8O9,779 Ohio,
2,741 1866, and six New England states,
342, 036. Tennessee has 2,2S7, ,O59; Ken.
lucky, 3,30O,2O4. The hog-producing
states are in the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys.
The fifteen old slave states have on
their farms, 22,39G,675 hogs, valued al
$4 Is per head. The average price pei
head is highest in Massachusetts,, 1921
and the lowest average price in Arkan
sas, $2.19, notwithstanding Arkansas
has 1,679,90S hogs on its farms. Tn,
average price in Iowa is $4.9S, with it
nearly 1000, ,000.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
AN AUDIENCE OF ONE.
And That One Was Being Paid for
Listening.

And That One Was Being Paid for
Listening.
The visitor to Paris, if at all inter-
ested in the matter of literature or edu-
cation, is more than likely to pay a
visit to the National library or some of
the half remote audience rooms of the
college of the Sarbonne. Here, if he
waits sufficiently long upon those days
devoted to professional lectures, he may
see dapper little gentlemen with a more
or less learned look mount the lecture
platform and for exactly sixty minutes
hold forth on various topics. The size
of the audience will depend upon the
fame of the professor or the character
of his subject, as is natural. These lee
turers are the honorary professors be-
longing to the institutions, and when it
comes to the turn of those whose spe-
cialty, for instance, may be the theory
of Chinese grammar or the origin OF
Tartar roots there is seldom any partic-
ular crowding and pushing on the part
of pupils to hear them.
Recently one of this class, on taking
the stage to go through the lecture, was
surprised to see single hearer, who
appeared to be the very soul of patience
and attention. The surprise came in
that at his last three or four lectures
nobody had been present at all. The
sign of increasing interest, small as il
was, encouraged the professor, and he
never delivered more impressive OF
profound discourse. He had not given,
however, some of his best points when
the inexorable hand of the clock pointed
to the moment of concluding.
"Our time is up, SIR" he remarked,
addressing himself to the scholar, "but
if you will bear with me for another ten
minutes or so / think l will be able to
make the matter clearer to you still"
80, that is all right, professor" was
the other'sreply; fire away. The longer
the better, as l always charge by the
hour"
The professor looked more closely and
saw that the single auditor was the
hackman whom he had engaged to
! drive him to the college. e.-Philadelphia
Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
DEPRAvED APPETITE.
In Most Gases 1t Is Due to Some Irrita
tion of the Stomach.

In Most Gases 1t Is Due to Some Irrita-
tIon of the Stomach.
A Minnesota subscriber wants to
know what to do for his cattle that are
tearing his stable down for the sake of
eating the boards.
This unnatural appetite is due to
some irritation of the stomach which
deranges digestion and causes morbid
craving. There are various causes for
this irritation. Pregnancy, disease of
the liver, tuberculosis and the presence
of foreign matters in the stomach
balls of hair and other concretions of
indigestible matter, stones, nails-will
produce this result.
Treat the disorder as ordinary indi-
gestion by giving pint doses of raw
linseed oil and dilute nitro-muriatic
acid as solvent of the concretions and
tonic. Give two drachms of the acid
in pint of water daily just before
feeding.
If the animals are hidebound, have a
dry, rough coat or show other evidences
of unthrift for want OF proper nutrition,
give even the most nutritious food in
moderation in order that perfect di-
gestion may be secured. Bran and
linseed mashes, cut roots with corn
meal and other good, wholesome food
should be provided, but given in light
rations. If roots are fed, be sure that
they are free from dirt.
Sometimes this lumber-eating habit
is caused by sand in the stomach, taken
in with grass which has been washed
by floods, or from light, sandy soils.
In such cases feeding fine middlings
with moistened cut hay or green fod-
der will help to relieve the stomach by
carrying off the adhering sand. Farm,
Field and Stockman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

AS to manures, onions are great feed
ers and like something to select from.
l advise applying at least ten cords of
barnyard manure per acre, or its equiv
alent. Farmers in the vicinity of Bos-
ton use twenty cords of stable manure,
but 1 think it better to use half the
quantity of manure, and the other half
in commercial fertilizers, or, cheaper
yet, to use all fertilizer. The latter
can be applied at any period of growth,
but there is danger from using phos-
phate continuously. In Bermuda the
onion growers use part sea manure and
part commercial fertilizers One of my
neighbors uses ten cords of mixture
of barnyard manure, sea manure and
night soil, q very concentrated manure,
probably equal to double the quantity
of ordinary barnyard manure. 1 rec
ommend the application of three hun
dred pounds of nitrate of soda per acre
just as the crop begins to bottom; or, if
the crop looks feeble, complete fer
tilizer may be used. In all farming a
good deal of manure seems to be misap-
piled, and l suggest the use of less
manure and more of commercial fertil-
izer.-J. j. II. Gregory, in Farm and
Home.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
APRIL WIDE AWAKE

Is noted for its great variety OF
contributions, from the frontispiece
of white lilies to its amusing
end-page drawing by Bridgman.
"The Mysterious Choir Boy" is a
beautiful story full of the Easter spirit,
by Henry Kirke White, Jr. The jolly
April First story, "Chollemyisses' AT
ficted Holiday" is by the author Of
Cape Cod FoHs; "Hong Wings Sea Voy-
age" the fanciful tale by e. Cummings,
offers the too-curious boy lesson in a
pleasant shape; "a Lost Story" by
Anna Leach; 1.-THE Story of My Bank
Book" by Louisa Trumbull Cogswell,
and 1.-THE Cock of Sebastopol," are adj
mirable short stories. The young peo-
pie in Margaret Sidney's serial, Five
Little Peppers Grown Up" constantly
get into all sorts of interesting trouble.
The hero of 'Cab and Caboose," Kirk
Munroe's serial, shows his "clear grit"
"Marietta's Good Times are unique.
In the line of articles, there is Egg
rolling at the White House" on Easter
Monday, by Prof. Mason, with picture
of Baby Mckee; "Easter Day Beyond
the Sea-" by Amanda B. Harris; "a
Black Prince" by Walter Hough, of the
Smithsonian Institution; Concerning
Bats" by Grant Allen; Mrs. Claain's
outspoken "Margaret-Patty Letters"
Miss Runners "Figure Drawing for
Children" and "Men and Things"
There is also a beautiful Mother-song,
by Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Blake, and a
Tuscan StOrneW by Mrs. Cavazza, with
an exquisite picture by Irving r. Wiles.
WIDE AWAKE is S2.4O year; 20 cents
single number. D. Lothrop Company,
Publishers, Boston.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11


then tied them in common single
knot, as seen in Fig. 4. He then re-
duced them about one-third more and
passed strand over q and under and
q, then over the next strand and under
the next two strands Then put q over
and under and 2, then repeat. Then
he changed the rope and took out
strand of rope A and place in strand
of rope B, and cut and fastened as he
had just done with strand and q. He
now had two strands left, 1 and &C,
which he cut and fastened the same as
the others.
My snap rope not being quite long
enough, he fastened on a short rope by
the short splice. He untwisted about a
foot of one end of each rope this time
and interloclxed them as for the long
splice Gig. 81. He interwove them some
thing like this: q over and under 2; g
over and under 8; 2 over 3 and under
1. He cut away about half of each C,
u and and interwove them again.
Then put say l over q and under 2; 2
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
Low Rate Excursion.

A low rate excursion is announced to
the wonderful city of Middlesborough,
KY, on April 81, 1891, via the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton e Dayton Railroad. This
excursion will go via Cincinnati and
Lexington and return via Louisville and
Cincinnati. 1t will be a grand oppor-
tunity to visit one of the marvels of the
New South-a city but few years old,
populous, with millions of capital and
growing faster than ever. For rates
and descriptive pamphlets address
George j. Clark, Excursion Agent, To
ledo, Ohio
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
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BowLINE KNOT.
FIG. a
SHEEP SHANK.

BoWLINE KNOT. SHEEP SHANK.
pulley and whifIletree he put the "sheep
shank" Fig. 2, which will not slip and
is easily undone.
After working few days we broke
the rope, and, to save me trip to town
and the expense of new rope, he said
he would put in a long splice. 1t worked
all right and it would be difficult to
find where the splice was. He untwist-
ed about three feet of each end at the
break and interlocked the strands as
shown in Fig. 8. He then UNFINISHED
one strand y of the rope b, and in the
vacancy made placed strand of rope
A, twisted hard, until he had it all in
but about foot. He then untwisted
this foot of strand and cut away about
a third of it, and then twisted the re-
mainder hard again. He then cut of
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

No breeder or farmer should believe
or accept as fact that any breed of
swine or any individual animal lis per-
feet, says the National Stoclkman. The
force or strength of the meaning of the
word Thoroughbred" increases with
the improvement of the quality of the
animals. No one realizes the worth of
the adage that "the best is none too
good" with more force than the true
fancier and breeder. He is always look
ing for his ideal higher type and when
found will pay fabulous sums for it,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

His Fathers Son.-Mr. Greyneck-
Well, Johnny, l hear you have been
over to my old friend Edgely's, playing
with his little boy. Johnny-Yes, sir
Mr.. Greyneck-Did you see Mr.. Edgely'
Johnny-Yes, sir. Mr.. Greyneck-What
did he say to you? Johnny-He said he
guess'd l was a chip of the old block
head.-Boston Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

His Name is Legion.-First Passen-
ger.-"How beautiful the snow is; don't
you think SOP" Second Passenger.-'No,
hate the sight of it." First Passenger.
.-"You do, eh? Who are you, anyway"
Second Passenger.-"I am the author
of Beautiful Snow. Yankee Blade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

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 eflectually, 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 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
| LOUISVILLE, KY NEW YORK. nv
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

all Dub aDOuJ q
foot of the long
strand q that he
had just ia k C n
out. He then un-
twisted this foot
of strand and cut
away a third and
twisted it hard as
he had just done
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

ALL 1t Was Worth.-Customer.-"I'll
give you dollar for that book. That's
every cent it's worth" Clerk. Il
l." Customer, Gnterrupting)-"A dol
lar or nothing" Clerk.-"Very well,
sir. Thanks. Cash! / was trying to
say that the retail price of the book
was seventy-fve cents, but you wouldn't
allow me to-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
papa,s ideas pIdn,t Suit Him.

George-I find it very hard, Ethel, to
respect your fathers opinions they diff
fer so from the rest of the world.
Ethel-In what respect?
George-In regard to loving loverl
Life.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11
FARM AND GARDEN.
soME useEuL KNOTS.

n Few Practical Pointers on Using and
Repairing Rope.
] hired an old boatman to assist in hay
ing, and he gave me few pointers on
using and repairing rope which / found
useful; TO fasten the whifflctree he
used the "bowline knot" Fig. 1. After
passing the rope through the eye or
clevis he put the rope in the shape as
seen in the solid part of the engraving
and then the short end as in the dotted
lines. One of the yarns was smaller
than the other, and to take up the
slack of the rope between the first
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

Sir Nouels Free, will be sent by Cragln e.
Co., Philada., Pa. to any one in the U. s. or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt OF 20
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
of novels on circulars around each bar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

--"Jane, the biscuits were like
Jumps of lead this morning." ''Yes'm,
know that, but then heard you say
the master had to have heavy break
fast before going to his business. -
lester
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

AcToRs, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hales Honey OF Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

The Season Over.-Chollie (singing)-
Glow can leave thoel" Ethel (coldly)-
"rhe front door is still doing business at
that IN " Herald
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

If the horse is compelled to stand in
hot manure and does not have the feet
affected, his owner is in great luck,
that is all
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

A NEW remedy for bruised ball players
has boen found to take the place of arnica.
1t is called base balsam.-W Washington Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

Donor suffer from sick headache a moment
longer. IL is not necessary. Carter's Little
Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, one, little
pill. Small price. Small dose. Small pill
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

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, 1891-04-11

TESTED BY TIME. For Bronchial affec-
tions, Coughs, ETC., BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs have pro1ed their efficacy by a test
of many years. Price 25 cts.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

The man who is lonesome and wants to
talk, nearly always meets the man who is
tired and doesn't want to talk.-Atchison
Globe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

By the time man realizes that he is a
fool it is usually too late to realize on his
realization. indianapolis Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-11

THE woman with train is sure 10 have
her dress described lat great length" BY
the society reporter Bulletin.