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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-28
I'll Were Fair.


If had little hands and slender feet.
IT to my cheeks the color rich and sweet
Tame at a word and faded at a frown;
II had cllngng curls OF bnrnish' Il brownl
II | had dreamy eyes aglow with smiles.
Aud girlish limbs. and pretty girlish wilcs-
n were fair, Love would not turn aside.
Lifes path. 50 narrow, would be broad and
wide.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
INTENSIVE EARNING.
rho Kind of Cultivation Which Assures
~. Good KcSults

Tho Kind of Cultivation Which Assures
Ae~ Good Results.
As the agricultural areas gradually
grow less in proportion to population,
not only must better systems be APP
piled, but more thoroughncss in all de-
partnent3 Of ,:n6. cultn"e to obtain the
H.s. results Th,; wolld imply smaller
ia-,..s wi.A larger proportion of
profit. A w"iter upon the subject, re-
ferring particularly to the south, says,
all over the country we see farmers who
arc considering the advisability of rid
ding themselves of the large farm and
its attendant cares and expenses, and
devoting their energies to the better
cultivation Of fe wer acres.
This is a move in the right direction,
especially in the older and more thicllly
settled regions of the country. In many
places farm lands have reached value
where it is extreme v difficult to make
the staple crops pay net return an
acre that will equal the interest upon
the investment. Such branches as will
give higher return an acre are being
looked to, such as gardening and fruit
farming, high-class dairying, etc. The
only trouble with this new movement
is that some of the men who go into it
think that these branches can be con-
Quoted on the same broad lines and
principles that they have applied in the
management of the general farm. This
is grave error, and almost always
leads to disaster If the farmer who is
thus changing his plans cannot make
up his mind to change his methods and
practices also-in fact, to begin at the
beginning and study the new agricul-
ture which is comprehended in the
phrase ''intensive cultivation"-he had
better turn the management of things
over to one of the new generation
Send the oldest boy to the agricultural
college, and when he comes home lei
him take the helm.-Weste Rural.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

WHEN and how to water the team is
not well understood by all. Too much
water at one time and not enough at
another is cruelty. The team should
be watered whenever the animals are
thirsty, especially during warm wealth
er, and they will not drink TO excess.
ONE of the chief leaks in stone fruits
is potash in the soil. This is especially
true of peaches, which are supposed to
do better on sandy soils, where potash
is usually deficient. Liberal dressings
with wood ashes or muriate of potash
are preventive of, if not a remedy for,
the yellows.
EDUCATION among farmers is pro-
crossing rapidly. 1t is now known
that farmer may be a scientist with
plenty of room on his farm for obser-
walton and experiment. The best farm
ers not only aim to make discoveries,
but they read with interest of the work
done by others.
IT has long been recognized that the
yield of milk is materially affected by
the nervous condition of the animal,
but only within the last few years has
it been demonstrated that the quality
of the milk is more affected by nervous
changes than is the quantity given
Prof. S. M. Babcock.
BTILETIN No. 13 of the Utah station
of Logan gives an account of expert
ments in feeding horses by Prof. San
born, which show that cutting hay and
mixing grain with it has no advantage
over feeding them separately, and thai
cutting hay for feeding has no advan
tage over feeding whole.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
GOING TO SLEEP.
How to Woo the slumber That Is So Often
Elusive.

How to Woo the Slumber That Is So Often
Elusive.
To all, whether they are workers, or
those who merely lead a butterfly eX-
istence, certain amount of sleep is es-
sential. Sufferers from insomnia know
only too well the irritable state into
which the nerves quickly fall, and the
utter want of physical and mental
power they experience. Nothing that
has ever been discovered can take tho
place of natures sweet restorer," and
without it the health of the body cam
not possibly be maintained. The over
Jealous brain-worker frequently en-
deavors to cheat nature of her due by
reducing his hours of repose to an in
sufficient number, but she will be
avenged sooner or later and will de-
mand high price for his folly. 1t has
been reiterated by those who ought to
know that nine hours out of every
twenty-four should be spent in sleep If
we would be healthy both in mind and
body. Children from five to fifteen need
from twelve to ten hours sleep, but as
| old age comes upon us seven or eight
hours are sufficient. How few men and
women in this hurry -scurry age, where
night is turned to day, realize the inn
portance of rest. They wear themselves
out before their time and are content to
snatch sleep when they can, not unfre-
| quently making five hours suffice in
| place of nine. If once the habit of late
| hours becomes a fixture it is by no
means an easy matter to WOO the slum-
ber we have spurned; she eludes us
then. and we are victims Of our own
making. There are many simple and
harmless means by which sleep may be
induced without the assistance (?) of
narcotics. For instance, a pleasantly
warm bath, into which some soothing
compound, such as eucalyptus oil, has
been mixed, or II cup of hot milk, sweet
ened and favored plentifully with
freshly-grated nutmeg (the sedative
properties of which are well llnown), or
a wine-glass full of homemade cowslip
wine, taken the last thing before COM
posing oneself for sleep, will often be
found as efficacious remedy for in
somnia as strong drug. 1t is said by
scientists to be fact that all our senses
do not slumber simultaneously, but
that they fall into happy state of in
sensibility one after another. The eye
lids take the lead and obscure the sight,
the sense of taste is the next to lose its
susceptibility, then follow smelling,
hearing and touch; the last named be-
ing the lightest sleeper and most easily
aroused. 1t is curious that, although
the sense of smell is one of the
first to slumber, it is the last to awake.
Hearing, after touch, soonest regains
consciousness. Certain muscles and
parts of the body begin to sleep before
others. Commencing with the feet the
slumberous influence works its way
gradually upwards to the center OF
nervous action. This will explain the
necessity of having the feet comfortably
warm before sound sleep is possible ---
v ANn,.11
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
The Evils of Poor Roads.

The evils which arise from the pres
ent system of country roads are greatly
enlarged by the fact that the roads are
worst at the very time that the farmei
has the time to supply the public de
mands. During the summer, when the
roads are at their best, he is busy at the
work of cultivation and reaping In the
meantime he has not marketed his sur
plus winter stock, because the roads
were well-nigh impossible and only
the richest of them have help enough
to keep the market wagons running
while the summer work is on. Tn.
fall duties are only a degree less exact
ing, and with them come rain and early
snow to change the roads into mud
banlfs again. --Rur9l World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
pRCElrARlE SELLING.
IA Important to Agricultural Success AZ
Thorough Cultivation.

AhiAhNhhiuhs
Selling of the various products and
stock TO the best advantage is Of as
much Importance as growing of them.
Often the farmer that sells well will
be able to realize Il profit where an
other will not With quite number
of products the difference of few
cents per pound or bushel will often
determine the question of profit or loss.
OF course, appearance and quality are
important items, and judgment as to
when it is best to sell must always be
used. One can keep posted as to the
probable supply and demand by read
ing the papers, and this will be great
help in determining whether or not ii
is best to sell and when. In fact, an
intelligent farmer cannot afford to
farm without u good newspaper, so
that he may keep posted not only as to
methods of farming but also as to the
condition of the markets for his various
products. The risk of loss in selling is
too much for the average farmer to
take. as there are many buyers always
ready to take advantage of a sellers
ignorance, and failure to get all that a
DTOUUGt Is NOIbll III bllS ulli htu 10 ~ vi
rect loss that should always be avoided.
With the majority of products, whether
farm or stock, the time to sell is when
the products are fully ready. 1t is only
in exceptional cases that the average
farmer can afford to run the risk OF
loss by holding or storing for an ad.
vance in price. Yet, at the same time,
every farmer should be able to sell
every product at the best price obtain
able.
| Grow the best and then sell for the
best price is the way to get the worth
from the farm. Send the stuff to market
in the form that will command the best
price. Take every advantage to sell
well.
If il is deemed best to storc arrange
so that there be us little waste as pos
sible in handling and in storing, SO thai
the risk of loss as damage will be
lessened as much as possible. In stor
ing, as in selling, Judgment must be eS
ercised. No rules can be laid down a:
to the best times or manner of selling
There are so many conditions tina
must be considered that the owne
must use his own Judgment, and it i
the exercise of this that determines the
ability to sell well.-St. Louis Republic
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
DRAMA OF THE MAIL.
The Postal Law Breaks up Plot of Di
honest Men.

honest Men.
A letter once mailed no longer be.
longs to the sender, but is the property
of the person to whom it is addressed.
Such is the postal law, but it is a law
often violated by postmasters in small
places where correspondents are likely
to be personally known to the post
office authorities and sometimes leads
to curious complications in large ones
where this is not the case.
Important business interests have
been affected by the same law. A firm
which had long been really insolvent
had succeeded in keeping the knowledge
from the public and continued to re-
ceive money from investors, which the
partners employed dishonesty for theil
own advantage.
1t was their intention to raise one
more large sum of money, part of which
was to be contributed by business
| friend of one of them, and then tC
| leave the country with their spoil, anC
| let their creditors shift for themselves
| But the wife of the business friend ant
| the wife of the man who meant tC
victimize him frequently correspondec
| with each other, and the latter wrote 6
gay, gossiping letter to the former, il
which she mentioned that her husband
had been in poor health lately on ac
count of business troubles, but that sh,
trusted their approaching trip to Canad;
would restore him.
Remembering too late that her hus
band had asked her to mention neither
of these facts, and fearing to veX him
she went to the post Office to recall he
| letter.
The postmaster refused to give it up
She could give no good reason for de
manding it, and become petulant anC
irritated when he continued to refuse
He remained firm, and the letter wa
sent.
The receiver showed it to her hus
band, whose suspicious were aroused
He made an investigation, and as a con
sequence the dishonest firm was broker
up, and both the partners arrested AM
punished.
Intercepted letters have long been
theme of drama and romance. A lette
| which could not be intercepted, but hat
to go in spite of the scnder's express de
sire and cntreaty, might offer an inter
| estinp yariety.-N. Y. journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
A Icl,-,Nitted rravelor.

A French traveller in Corsica found
himself pursued by band of brigands.
He soon tumblcd upon the border of the
lake. There was no path around it, it
was impossible to swim across, and the
brigands were behind him. Necessity
quickened his wits. He hastily cut with
his knife one of the long, hollow reeds
that grew on the shore OF the lake Then
he stopped up his ears and nostrils with
wet clay from the margin, took the reed
in his mouth and waded out into deep
water, where he remained submerged
with upturned face, just allowing the
upper end of the reed to project above
the surface. On came the brigands,
following the travellers track to the
waters edge. The men remained watt
ing on the shore for some time, but no
sign of the traveller appeared. They
concluded at last that he was a sor-
cereI, who had caused himself to vanish
into thin air. Then they disappeared,
and the Frenchman, who had been un-
der water all this time, breathing
through his tube, came out He managed
to keep under cover and make his way
to Ajaccio in safety Boston Budget
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
The OAK CHEST.
A Relic of Primitive Luxury Much in De-
rDRnd Nowadays.

mand Nowadays.
Every one who pretends TO have
little taste nowadays lays out some
money in buying genuine old oak
chest-that is to say, an oak 'chest
which he believes TO be genuine-and
the blaclSer IL is the more confident
does lie feel that he is the possessor of
the genuine article. II, moreover there
be date on the chest, then his conf
dence is complete. The dealers know
exactly what he wants, and they manu-
facture dates and blacken the chests
they make to meet his requirements.
1t is fraud TO date the chests, but a
buyer has no reason to complain If he
gets Il copy of "a good antique. He has
but to take his pen-knife and try the
| wood, and he can easily convince him
self whether the article be new or old
Two hundred years passing over an old
chest or old cabinet harden the wood,
till the pen-knife blade will make no
impression on it; whereas that of the
modern antique is fresh and soft and
when n chip is removed the dye is shown
to be but slin-decp.
The oak chest is the most primitive
of all articles of furniture, and it served
a great many purposes. 1t was the re-
ceptacle for clothes, for money for
every kind of valuables; but it was
also seat, table, Il bed and even a
coffin. And as the oak chest is the most
primitive and necessary of all articles
of furniture, so has it been one of the
first to have attention devoted to it to
make it ornamental. Every maiden
and every man must have had his chest,
to contain her and his treasures, and
not treasures only, but garments as
well: and in the long winter evenings
what more natural than that each
should endeavor to decorate the ex-
terror of his or her chest, according to
taste or fancy, and thus impart to it
an individual character? 1t is not like
ly that a girl would carve the oak OF
her chest, but it is extremely probable
that she would exact the ornaments
tion of it with craving tool as repay
ment for her needlework on the gar.
ments of men. Nevertheless some ot
the decoration may have been the worl
of women, notably that which is pro
duced by hot irons. Smaller boxes GER
tainly were made beautiful by the
hands of their mistresses, and many o1
these remain incased in white satin
richly embroidered or decorated with
beadwork. The maidens chest con.
tanned the linen she had spun, linen
that was to serve for the house ovei
which on marriage she would become
mistress In Tyrol to the present day
the bride is brought to the house of hel
husband seated on top of her chest in a
wagon, and that chest is filled with
sheets and many ellis of linen that she
has woven during her spinster days
Cornhill Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20

1t destroys the delicate sensitiveness to
the bit which is most desirable in guild
ing a horse. Dr. Kitching says: IF a
horse pulling a load has his head held
in by a checli-rcin, he cannot throw his
weight into his collar, and is hindered
from giving his body that position
which is most natural and effective"
He goes on to speak of the consequent
strain of his limbs and muscles, and
the injury caused by the constrained
position of the head, whereby the
breathing and circulation are affected,
and the horse made restless, irritable
and uncomfortable. He says: 1.-The
check-rein inflicts unceasing torture
upon the animal in another way. BY
holding the head upwards, it puts the
muscles of the neck on a constant
strain. They become painfully uneasy
and tired, If the horse cannot bear it,
he rests the weight of his head upon
the rein, and his mouth is violently
stretched Thus he only exchanges one
torment for another. TO sum up in a
word, the chcclI-rciu lessons a horses
strength; brings on disease; keeps him
in pain; frets and Injuries his mouth,
and spoils his .emper."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
Food for Aroaltlne Hens.

Linseed meal is one of the best II
foods for moulting hens. 1t is not only
rich in nitrogen and mineral matter
but its oil hastens the process of drop
ping the old feathers and promoting th .
growth of the new plumage. When
moulting feathers the hens sometimes
become debilitated, owing to the severe
drain on their bodies in supplying new
feathers. A gill of linseed meal, once
a day, to five hens, win be found of
much benefit to them during the proc
ess of moultipg.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
Low Rnte Harvest rrcursIons.

Tho announcement that the Norlh-W estern
Line, comprising oyer 5000 miles of thor
oughly equipped railway. has arran Ced torun
two low rate Harvest Excureions during the
months of August aud September will be
gladly received by those who are Interested
in the development of the great West and
Northwest, as well as by those who desire
to visit this wonderfully productive region
at a season of the year when exact demUn-
straton can be made of the merits and ad-
vantagcs it offers to home seekers and those
in search OF safe aud profitable einvestments.
These excursions will leave Chicago on
August Both and Sept 27th, and tickets can
be purchased at the very low rate of one
fare for the round trip TO points in Iowa,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Ne
braska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho
and Montana. They will be strictly first
class in every particular and will be good
for return passage at any time within TWEEN
ty days from date of purchase. Full infor-
nation concerning rates and arrangements
for these excursions can be obtained upon
application to any coupon ticket agent, or to
w. A. Thrall G. p. II. A, Chicago a. North
Western Railway, Chicago.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
sulphato of Copper solution.

Dr. Jabez Fisher bulletin No. II of
the health experiment station, Massa-
chusetts, is of the opinion that u solu-
tion of sulphate of copper in the pro-
portion of | pound to 800 gallons of
water is ordinarily safe and sure for
spraying fruit trees and vines. Exper-
iments at the station showed that COW
ering grape terrace with an awning,
so as to keep off dews and rain, made
the space under the trellis IAN oasis OF
health in the midst of a desert OF
fungi" To develop the spores of fungi
they must have moisture.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
Cheap Excursion to Montreal.

The ever popular Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton r. R., in connection
with the Canadian Pacific railway, will
run grand excursion to Montreal and
Quebec, via Detroit and Ottawa, Leav-
ing Cincinnati and indianapolis, Thurs
day, September s, at extraordinary low
rates. The rate from Cincinnati or In
dianapolis to Montreal and return will
be $3.50, and but $1,000 for the round
trip to the picturesque and historic Que
bee. The tickets will be good return
ing until September %, making an in
teresting and cheap twenty days out
ing. The trains will run solid with
sleeping-cars, chair cars and coaches
from Cincinnati and Indianapolis to
Montreal. There will be no change OF
cars whatever. This is the grapdest
excursion of the season. For tickets,
sleeping-car accommodations, etc, call
on or address any c. II. & d. agent, OF
e. O. MCCORMICK, G. P. & T. Ag't.
Cincinnati, o.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
FRENCH BANK BILLS.
Elaborate Precautions to Avoid Theft and
CounterfeitinR.

Counterfeiting.
All French bills are issued by the
Bank of France, which carries on the
wh ole process of manufacture, includ-
ing even that of the paper on which
they are printed and the ink used. The
paper factory is at La Fertesous-
Jouarre; where linen rags are so treated
as to produce a paper of peculiar
quality.
The special paper is made inspected,
cut into sheets and shipped to Paris
under the care of two of the bank
officials, who are held resposible for
every sheet The sheets nre packed in
bundles of one thousand in each, and
are printed in the basement of the bank
building in Paris.
AS with the blank paper, the bills, in
every stage of fabrication, are in charge
of some official, who must account for
every one which has come into his
hands, either by showing it, or a receipt
given for it by the official to whom he
has handed it over. AS the bank has
sometimes printed 100000 bills day.
and at such periods employs about 400
persons in the printing department,
strict accounts are necessary to prevent
loss, and an elaborate system of hum
bugging and checking is used
A series Of lists consists of 1000, which
are numbered from 1 to 1000, and
twenty-five series, lettered A, B, c, ETC.,
and tied up toge ther under the name of
an alphabet After each operation,
the bills are verified by women who sign
| lnt,. tI1 V,I
the bundles. AS there are nine oper-
ators there must be nine verifcations,
and the final verifcation is repeated by
fresh set of inspectors, so that moth.
ing can be overlooked.
After the bills are completed they are
delivered to the secretary of the bank,
who examines them and gives receipt
for them, discharging the head of the
printing department from further re-
sponsibility. They are then placed in the
vaults and are withdrawn for issue only
by order of the governors of the bank
The principal difficulty in regulating
the accounts comes from the defective
bills. No bill is allowed to pass the in
spectors which shows spot, an un
even margin, a defect in printing oi
any other imperfections, and the bills
thrown out must be recorded in the
books with quite as much accuracy as
those which pass successfully to The
final stage.
Every bill rejected by the inspectors
is stamped and its place in the series
filled by check, The stamped bills
go to the secretary of the bank, who
puts them under lock and key, and new
bills, corresponding to the checks, arr
printed, and credit is given to the pape,
manufactcry for the paper necessary t.
make these.
The accounts of the 'faulted" bill
, are carried through the books, and fo
verifcation the stamped bills them
a selves are kept for five years. AT tn
end of that time, if there has been NJ
, question about them, the regents o
! the bank, the secretary, the examiners
the chiefs of the printing department
! and the chiefs of the department of bill
\ accounts join in signing an order, il
n pursuance of which they are taken from
}, the vaults and destroyed. lie Geni
Il. Civile.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
A LIGHT pouLTRY-HoUsE.

show how easily large portion of the
house may be composed of windows.
If such house is used in the summer,
the windows at the ends and the lower
window in front may be removed and
wire netting substituted. For winter
the glass should be returned. This
house is not as expensive as it appears,
and is very cheerful to flock during
winter, when it may be necessary to
confne the hens for months. Farm and
Fireside
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
Gold bullion

is attractive, but its hue in the skin and
eyeballs is repulsive, and indicates bilious
ness, u malady, however, easily remediable
with Hostetter's Stomach Blttcrs. Nausea,
sick headache, pains through the right side
and shoulder blade are manifestations of
liver complaint, dismissable with the Bit
ters. which also banishes malarial, rheu-
matte and kidney complaints, nervousness
and constipation.