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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
THE EDITORS CALLER.

Ho Dealt Out Too Much TaTy to he a
Profitable Customer,
Stranger Ito editor)-I dropped in this
morning to sec you in regard to placing
an advertisement in
Country Editor Clubbing his hands,
Yes, sir; be seated, sir.
Strangcr-I like your paper I like its
| principles and the bold stand it takes on
the subject of temperance, and
Country Editor-You will find our
rates for advertising as low as
Stranger like its independence, it's
attitude respecting the sacredness of the
Sabbath, its fight for the poor and lowly,
and its fearless denunciation Of the rich
and the mighty, its
County Editor-Yes sir, an ad'
| placed in our paper will be read by
Stranger-In excluding from your
columns, SIR, every thing of sensation
al nature or that which can not be read
by every member of the household with
out bringing the mantling blush of
shame, you set an example, sir, to the
newspapers of this country that can not
| but bear fruit, and
Country Editor-Well, about that ad-
vertisement you were--
Stranger-The mission Of your Jour-
nal, sir, is noble one. Upward and
onward" is q glorious sentiment In
putting aside all sordid thoughts of gain
and battling for truth and justice alone
you elevate your paper, sir, to the high
est realms Of journalism, and
Country Editor-About how much
space will your advertisement occupy
Stranger-Well, am not quite pre-
pared to say this morning. happened
to be passing through your beautiful
little town. and thought would step
in and get your rates. If you will
kindly state in your next issue that Mr..
Obadiah R. Tomlinson, prominent cit.
zen of Cityhurt spert few hours in
town last week and made us pleasant
call, and send me marked copy of the
paper, l will be very much obliged tc
you, Sir. Good morning. g.-Tit-Bits
The income derived by French peo-
pie who rear fowls. according to official
returns, is 3S7 100, 900 francs, of which
1853, 500, 900 francs represent the value oi
flesh and 1888, 600, 600 francs that of the
eggs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Hold 1t to the Light.

The man who tells you conf
dentially just what will cure your
cold IS prescribing Kemp's Balsam
this year. In the preparation of
this remarkable medicine for
coughs and colds no expense is
spared to combine only the best
and purest ingredients. Hold Il
bottle of Kemp's Balsam to the
light and look through it; notice
the bright, clear look; then COM
pare with other remedies. Price
soc and 81. Sample bottle free.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Too Visionary.

"YOur father refuses his consent
to our union, Myrtle? 2" he de-
spOndingly asked.
"He does, Harold"
"NOthing seems to be left for us,
then, except elopenent! Do you
think" said the young man, swal-
lowing Il sob, "that you could leave
this luxurious home, forfeit all the
enjoyhents of wealth, Danish your
self forever from your parents, and
go to the West with IA poor young
man to enter II home of lifelong
poverty?"
~ think could, Harold"
"Theu you are not the practical
girl have always taken you to be"
said Harold, with deep detection,
as he rose up wearily and reached
for his hat.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
A COLONY OF CATS
End Of a Very Singular Aggregation of
Pnris Pusslea.

End Of a Very Singular Aggregation of
Paris PUSHES.
by tho abolition of the Halle-aux-
Bles at Paris to make room for tho new
building Of the Bourse de Commerce,
the curious history of colony of cats
hes been brought to an end. Twenty
years ago the millers who frequented
the old Halle-aux-Bles, or grain market,
found their sacks of wheat destroyed
terribly by rats Traps and other sys-
TENS of determination were tried with
out avail, and at last few cats were
introduced.
They succeeded in putting the rats to
Mght, but reproduced themselves with
such amazing rapidity that the millers
found them greater nuisance than
thsir old enemies. To get rid OF the cats
that had eaten the rats tho administra-
tion OF the Halle hired Ave or six bull
dogs, but the numerous specimens of the
feline tribe were able to climb into COR
ners and crevices which tho dogs could
not reach. Next the authorities tried
to starve them This also failed, be-
cause all the old ladies of the quarter
fed them with crusts
Instead of diminishing, the colony in
creased, and the administration then
lodged formal complaints at the dis
tgict police office against the cats. 1t
was forwarded to the Prefecture OF Po-
lice-the Scotland Yard OF Paris-and
afber due inspection and the requisite
foPmAlities an emissary was sent to the
Halle armed with packet of poison
from the Municipal Laboratory, which he
spreld upon bits of horsefiesh and sum
moned the cats to eat. They declined
the Allurements of the police-prepared
dainties but the bulldogs did not, and
their speedy death proved the excel
lence of the poison provided for their
opponents.
Recourse was then had to firearms.
Constables armed with pistols proceeded
TO the Halle and fred at every cat they
saw, soon reducing the colony to meagre
proportions Some of its member fled
to the roof, and there they led pre-
cariOus existence for some months.
Leave the building where they were
born-their fatherland-they would
not. At last the pickaxes of the labor
ers who demolished the Halle drove
them from their refuge, and a colony OF
twenty years duration came to an end.
London Telegraph.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
"I think | could, Harold"

Bristow-Funny thing about that
moose. He was at least II mile
away when I plunked him, and j
hit him within an inch Of the spot
| aimed for.
Gordon-Was he standing or
lying?
misunderstanding.
Gordon-rhere's the tremendous
difference between you and the
moose Charlie-Life.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
BY All Odd S

The most generally useful medicine is Ayers
Pills. As remedy for the various diseases
of the stomach, liver, and bowels, these
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causes them not only to be easy and
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medicine, Ayers Pills are, also, unsurpassed
for the use of travellers, soldiers. sailors,
campers, ana pioneers In some Of NE
most critical cases, when all other IC4Aetlits
have failed,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

-"Some timo ago." said Mr.. ]. j.
Carly, in paper read to tho Now York
Electric Society, "Mr. Preece made some
experiments to determine the effect of
the great Deptford 10, 900 volt altornat-
ing current dynamo upon neighboPing
telephones. and he came to the con-
clusion that whom this dynamo was
working, Rll of the telephones in Lon
don would be interfered with. owing to
their connection with tho earth. At
that time pointed out that, by means
of dynamo properly connected with
the earth and set Of telephones, be-
sieged garrison might communicate
with relief party by signalling through
the earth itself Similar signals might
be sent with the aid of q telephone from
ship to the shorS. or from one ship to
another.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Geo. Heine, Prop.
100 Ladies Wanted

And 100 men to call on any drug
gist for IL FREE trial package Of
Lanes Family Medicine, the great
root and herb remedy, discovered
by DR.. SiIas Lane while in the
Rocky Mountains. For diseases
of the blood, Liver and Kidneys il
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ton and clearing up the complex
ion it does wonders. 1t is the best
spring medicine known. Large
size package, 80 cents. AT all drug
sits.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

Some workingmen digging on road
in Jersey City Heights, N. j., found at
depth OF fourteen feet box containing
over $4,000 in old State Bank currency.
it had probably been hidden there years
ego by some unknown miser. The notes
bRYe No yalpe pOw,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

Additional train tNo. l0) leaves Nelsonvile
at fi:l0 Il. m, for Columbus, arriving at $3.50
y. M, passing Logan at 5;0i and Lancaster at
$3.50 II. III.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Ayers Pills

prove effective.
"In the summer OF 1864 | was sent to the
Annapolis hospital, suffering with chronic
dlarrhea. While there, / became so re-
duccd In strength that could hot speak ami
was compelled to write everything / wanted
u say. l was then having some 20 or 20
stools per day. The doctors ordered medi-
clue that l was satisfied would be of no
bdncG. 70 me, l diu not take 1t, hut per-
SGldel my nlrse TO get me some of D-.
Ayers Pills. About two O'ClOci, Ia lle after
noon ] took six Of these pills, and hy mii-
night began to feel better In the morning
the doctors came again, and after deciding
tnat my symptoms were more favorable gave
nc different medicine, which did not use,
but took four more of the pills instead. Tie
next day the doctors came u see ue, and
thought was doing nicely, (and so did u.
then took one pill Il day for week. II the
end of that time, | considered myself cured
AMI that Ayers Pills had saved my life.
was then weak, but had no return of the
disease, anl gained IN strength as fast rs
could be expected. -. c. Luce, Late Lieut..
seth Regt, Mass, Vol. Infantry.
"Aycr'S lillS are
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Boots, Shoes ana slippers 1rODipf
ty repaired.
CUSTOM WORK.

The best shoCmakcrs of Logan
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

The income derived by French peo-
pie who rear fowls, according to official
returns, is SS7, 100, 900 francs, of which
1853, 500, 900 francs represent the value Of
flesh and 1888, 600, 600 francs that of the
eupA
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
SOUTH HOUND.

Trains marked Daily, t Except Sunndy
Meals
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19

the leaves to turn yellow, the fruit to ap-
pear to ripen month in advance of the
season, and in two years time the tree is
dead. The source Of these pests is not
yet ascertained. The remedy applied is
both powder and a liquid. This spring
Mr.. Hanson has had as many as fifteen
hundred trees affected, but he applied
the remedy, and now there is no trace of
the disease. The other gentlemen named
have had similar success.
Unfortunately, the remedy comes too
late to be OF general help this year, and
the enormous crop expected must be
much reduced, while much inferior fruit
will be put upon the market by unscrup-
ulous growers. There will be a large
yield of peaches, notwithstanding the
scourge, but it is materially reduced by
the most unfortunate appearance of the
dreadful yellows. -Aassachusetts Ploso-
man.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
c1rRoN PRESERVES.

Peel and cut up the citron in square
pieces; weigh and cook in boiling water
until you can pierce with q straw, then
pour out into colander and drain we'll !;
pour this juice back into the kettle and
allow as many pounds of sugar as you
had citron. Boil and skim until clear.
Put your citron in and cook slowly twenty
minutes. Crate in the rind of two or
three lemons, or slice in the whole of the
lemons taking out the seeds), before put
ting the citron in it. Put in small jars,
seal With white paper, fastening the
edges with white of egg, then brush
over the top with white of egg. When
dry cover with double paper, tied on Sc
curely--New York Obseroer.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
BEES H1v1Ne THEMSELVES.

Whoever has kept bees has counted as
chief among the difficulties in the busi-
ness that of making them take to their
new homes naturally. After most per-
sistent efforts and often pain from bee
stings the swarm will often fly away to
some hollow tree and be lost. A New
York man is said to have invented a
self-hiyer. When the swarm leaves the
hive it is arranged SO that it must pass
through perforated zinc cages with holes
large enough to pass the workers but
not the queen or drones. The cage is
connected with passage to an empty
hive near the one from which the swarm
issues, and into which the queen bee
soon makes her way, accompanied by a
few workers who never leave her. When
the swarm finds it has no queen it re-
turns and makes its way readily into the
new hive, and the job is done, while the
first knowledge the bee keeper has of
the swarm is seeing it at work in its new
home. The self-hiver can be easily at
tached to different hives in succession,
as they are found to be ON the eve of
swarming .-Boston Cultioator.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
THE PEACH TREE scoURGE.

The mystery that has all these years
attached itself to the peach tree scourge
seems likely soon to be solved. No one
has yet fathomed it. The Departments
of Agriculture have sought earnestly for
a solution, and now the Chief Depart
ment at Washington expect to tell the
world that insects and worms are the
actual cause of the yellows, and that in
this assurance there is remedy for
further destruction by this agency.
The insect discovery is claimed by
Captain Joseph Bonsail, Thomas P. Han
son, and Cornelius Saxton, and they
claim TO have cure that is ef6cacious in
every instance. The insect is descnbed
as little black bug, smaller than pin
head, which buries itself under the bark
aud absolbs the sap. Meanwhile white
worm an inch long is extracting the sap
from the roots. Their united efforts cause
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
GRADING EGGS FOR MARKET.

Extras, irsts, seconds, thirds and
known marks comprise the classification
of eggs decided upon by the Boston
Chamber of Commerce.. Extras comprise
the best qualities, fresh-laid clean eggs
in season, put up in the best manner.
Firsts comprise fine marks of eggs, such
as come in carload lots, or smaller lots,
and are packed in fine order, fresh in
season and reasonably clean, such stock
as gives satisfaction to most consumers.
Seconds comprise all stock that is mer-
cantable and inferior to firsts. Thirds
comprise all poor stock in bad order,
rotten, etc.; stock not considered really
merchantable. Known marks comprise
such sorts that are well known to the
trade under some particular designation
or mark, of such quality as those familiar
with the mark generally understand it
to be in the season in which it is offered.
Extra to pass at the mark must not lose
to exceed one dozen per 100 dozen and
firsts not more than two dozen per 100
dozen, or one and half dozen per bar
rel, if sold in barrels.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
VEGETABLE HASH.

The vegetables were chopped sepa-
rately and rather coarse. They were
then mixed together in these proper
tions: one pint of cabbage, one pint of
potato, half pint of turnip and one
gill of beets. They were then seasoned
with salt and pepper. They did not re-
qulre as much salt as they would had
they not been boiled in salted water.
Half an hour before luncheon time two
tablespoonfuls of corned-beef fat were
put in frying pan. The pan was placed
on part of the range where it was
moderately hot, and as soon as the fat
was melted the vegetables were added,
the pan covered and the hash stirred with
a fork frequently. About five minutes
before serving time the pan was drawn
forward to the hottest part of the range
and the hash stirred continuously for
three minutes It was then turned into
hot dish and covered. One of the Sc
crets of success with this dish is that it
shall be served very hot. sometimes
use two tablcspoonfuIs OF butter instead
of the corned- beef fat. Farm, Field and
Stocknaan.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
PAcK1Ns BUTTER FOR WINTER.

In packing butter in summer for winter
use considerable care is required in Sc
curing good, clean, and sweet tubs if
wood ones are to be used. Ordinary
wood contains considerable dried sap and
gummy matter, which gradually works
out and into the brine, and is liable to
faint the butter. To prevent this the
tubs should be soaked in hot brine made
with pure salt for three or four days be-
fore they are used, Professor Arnold, who
is probably one of our best authorities on
all dairy matters, says. The practice of
the best dairymen in using frkins is to
take out one of the heads and cover the
other with salt half an inch to an inch
deep. Then the firkin is packed nearly
full and perfectly solid SO as to have no
air spaces at the sides of the package,
leaving room on top of the butter to put
on layer of salt equal to that on the
bottom head. A circular piece of fine
bleached muslin, having diameter half
an inch greater than the top of the but
ter, is wet with brine and laid over the
butter, which should be even aud smooth.
Then with wooden tool shaped like
gouge, with thin edge, and with cur
vature corresponding to the side of the
package, the edge of the muslin is neatly
pressed down between the outside of the
butter and the cask. The package is
then filed with salt and set away in
cool cellar, and the end having the mus
I'm on is turned down. In the head now
up small hole is bored and saturated
brine of pure salt turned in to fill any
space that may have been left in the
frFin, after which the hole is plugged.
Where only a small quantity of butter is
is made from week to week it may be
packed in frkin or smaller tub and
each layer as added covered with cloth
and brine, the object being to exclude
the air. Only well-made butter will
keep in good condition from summer un-
til the following winter, and it must also
be stored in cool place.-Nes0 York
Sun.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
sTEwED CABBAGE.

Cut small head of cabbage in halves
and soak it in very cold water one hour.
Shake it as dry as possible, then chop it
fine or shred it as for cold slaw and put
it in deep pan, covering it with boil
ing water. Let it boil very rapidly, un-
covered, twenty minutes, drain it in a
colander turned into heated dish and
pour over it sauce made as follows:
Melt, in stew pan, one tablespoonful of
butter, stir In one tablespoonful of -four,
and when it froths add slowly half a
pint of milk, stirring until it boils. Take
from the fire, add salt and pepper to
taste and pour it over the cabbage
Boston Cultioator.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
A Bone Shedder.

DR.. Bel, of Parrottsville, Tenn, re-
ported the case of woman who sheds
her bones, and showed some of the speci-
mems before the East Tennessee Medical
Society. He said: "The patient is
seventy-one years of age, seemingly in
perfect health, we'll preserved woman
of medium height, average weight, and
normal in every other respect. Twenty
one years ago the exfoliation of bone be-
gan in her fingers, and has during the
succeeding years continued until she has
twice shed ulna and radius, humerus,
scapula, and part of inferior maxillary.
This shedding takes place spontaneously
without pain, hemorrhage, suppuration,
infam nation, OF inconvenience. On one
occasion when churning she shed the ra-
dius. There is no deformity, sapination,
pronation, extension, fexion, and cir
cumfexion being perfect. The bones
shed (about six hundred pieces) were,
on careful inspection by the society,
found to be entirely natural. She has
given about one hundred pieces OF bone
away as souvenirs. The woman is con-
scious of the pending expulsion of bone
about ten minutes before it takes place,
and perfect bone is always left in its
stead. The bone makes its way out, al
ways on the posterior side, and the
wound heals by first intention, though
at the 'exit of the bones were numerous
small scars. She has always been in
comfortable circumstances and is cheer
full, very interesting fact, as showing
the power of the mind to adapt itself to
extraordinary circumstances.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN,
GRASS FOR A MOIST MEADOW.

A moist meadow may be made very
productive without draining, if the right
kinds of grasses are sown on it. 1t de-
pends on the condition of moistness,
however. If this is wetness, and water
stands on the surface for any length of
time, the case is different and no good
variety Of grass will do we'll until the
stagnant water is removed. Sow ten
pounds of timothy, twenty pounds of
red tops, and twelve pounds of Alsike
clover per acre.--Neso York Times.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
GROWING CABBAGE.

Cabbage is SO easily raised, AYERS a
New Jersey farmer, that no vegetable
garden should be without at least enough
for the family use. AS cooked veg
etable it is very generally used, and in
winter and spring head Of crisp, raw
cabbage is to many persons as good as
celery. Cabbage makes its growth so
late in the fall that it can often be
planted after early potatoes have been
harvested. I have also raised it between
the potato rows without any injury to
potatoes or cabbage SO far as can dis
cover. By making the potato rows
slightly wider apart than usual can see
no objection to setting row of cabbage
plants between them where one has not
the ground to spare elsewhere. The
potatoes will be harvested and out of
the way by the time the cabbage is half
grown, if the late varieties are the ones
transplanted. Every farmer should raise
his own cabbage plants, and there is no
good reason why any person who has a
garden should depend on buying them.
A little seed sown on few square feet
of good soil will not only give all the
plants wanted, but they will be on hand at
the exact time when taey are wanted, and
can be transplanted at once with but lit
tie check to their gowth if done imme-
diatsIy after a rain. In the neighbor-
hood of towns cabbage can be sold in
considerable amounts, so that it may be
made profitable to give more attention to
its cultivation than it commonly receives.
Then persons who raise fowls in runs of
limited space should raise enough of this
vegetable to be given them for green
food when they cannot obtain supply
from grass by running at large. -Neo
York World.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-19
MANIA FOR BoB-TA1L HORSES.

The mania for bob-tail horses is o
silly one, and illustrates most forcibly
the power of example on weak minds
when it comes from the rich and titled.
The clipped tail is cruel deformity, and
yet is adopted by its devotees IN the
same spirit that Swiss Alpine peasants
regard the horrid goitre that adorns SO
many necks. And yet these American
families that follow this horrid fashion
consider themselves as possessing superb
tastes. Massachusetts, Plowman.