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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
MECCA, THE HOLY CITY.

4 Town Beloved OF Every Faithful Fol.
lower of the Great MOhammed.
Mecca, sometimes called Om-el-kora
(the mother of towns), lies in narrow
sandy valley running north and south,
among barren hills from two hundred
to five hundred feet in height, about
forty-six miles from the Red Sea port of
Jedda. In Burckhardt's time the town,
including the suburbs, occupied the
broader part of the little valley, eX-
tended up the slopes, was not more than
three thousand five hundred PAGES in
length, and had an estimated stationary
population of thirty-three thousand; the
permanent residents are probably now
about forty-fve thousand. 1t is de-
scribed by Burckhardt as handsome
town, the streets broader than usual in
Oriental cities. The houses are built of
gray stone, many of them three stories
high. with windows opening on the
street; many windows project from the
wall, and have elaborate,y carved and
gaudily painted framework The houses
are built, as usual in the east, about
courts, with terraces protected by par
apets, and most of them are con-
structed for the accommodation. of
dodgers, so that the pilgrims can have
convenient access to their separate
apartments. The town, in fact is great
ly mod flied to minister TO the needs of
the great influx of strangers in the an
nual Hadj. Ordinary houses have apart
ments for them, the streets are broad
to give room for the crowd of pilgrims,
and the innovation of outer windows is
to give the visitors a chance to see the
procession. The city lies open on all
sides; il has few trees, and no fine
buildings except the great mosque. 1t
is not we'll supplied with wa GER, and in
the hei9 at of the pilgrimage this fluid
becomes scarce and dear. The wells arc
i0rackish and there are few cisterns for
collecting rain water, 1t is true that
the flow Of the holy well Zem-zem IN
The mosque is copious enough to supply
the town. but there is prejudice
against using the water for common
purposes, and besides it is heavy and
bad for digestion. The best water is
brought in an acqueduct from 'thc vi
cinity of Arafat, six or seven hours dis
tant, but the conduit is L. bad repair
yets low. The streets are unpaved,
and MS the country is subject to heavy
rains, alternating with scorching heat
they are always either excessively
muddy or !ntolerably dusty, The fer
vent heat of the town is always con.
trasted with the GOODNESS of the elevated
city OF Medina. Mohammed said that
he who had endured the cold of Medina
and the heat of Mecca merited the re,
ward OF paradise Sudden and copious
storms of rain frequently deluge Mecca:
sometimes the whole town is sub
merged, houses are swept away and
lives lost, and water has stood in the
mosque enclosure as high as the black
stone In the Kaaba. Although Burck-
nardt says that he enjoyed his stay
there and was very comfortable (the
Hadj that year was in November) his
experience is not that of most pilgrims
Charles Dudley Warner, in Harper't
Magazine
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
AMONG THE POULTRY.

A VERY little salt in the soft food is
beneficial.
GIVE the fowls all of the range and
exercise the weather will permit
IF closely confined twenty-five fowls
is as many as should be left in flock.
DURING the winter raw meat can be
fed at least once a week to good advau-
tage.
AS THE weather becomes colder it
will be necessary to feed the ducks and
geese more literally.
IN nearly all cases it will pay now to
feed the turkeys that are to be mar
keted all that they will eat.
THE poultry quarters should always
be warm enough to keep the combs of
the fowls from freezing A hen with q
frozen comb will not lay well.
IT will add much to the comfort of
the fowls when the weather is severely
cold to provide them with a warm
breakfast as soon as they fly down from
the roosts.
BY watching the markets now and
having the fowls ready to sell at any
time, it is often possible to realize much
better prices than if no care is taken in
this respect. st. Louis Republic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

average, 8; heads to each plant, 6SS;
flowers and seeds TO each head, II;
total number of seeds to one plant,
$3.50; average number of seeds to the
spuare foot, "a, 7GS; and per acre, the
enormous number of 1924, 453, 1870!
"When we bear in mind the fact that
each one of these numerous seeds, as
in it's near relative, the dandelion, is
provided with copious pappus which
is sufficiently buoyant to enable it to
go with the wind anywhere, we can
better understand its rapid spread and
promised extension.
THE remedy for it is simpler than in
the case of the wild carrots and bur-
dock. Twice or more times consecutive
cuttings with scythe or hoe at this time
in the year, when the plants are at q
good height and are not yet blossom
ing, ought to eliminate them wherever
started Once cutting at the proper
time will destroy the plants growing,
but the liability to find others the sue
ceeding season must be remembered.
GAS stated before, this cutting should
be done before the plant has begun to
ripen it's seed, and the safe time is be-
fore bloSSomlng
"Ths is the year to begin to fight
this weed, while it is yet confined to
roadsides and waste grounds and be-
fore it has spread to remoter portions
of the farms of the state.
''It is not likely to be SO troublesome
in titled lands, but there is danger that it
may invade all pastures and fence rows
and become veritable thief, adding
its depredations to the already numer-
Gus weeds OF the state"
The plate is reduced from one in the
Society's Journal for Septem Der, 1900,
drawn by Miss f. Detmers.
1t shows branch of the flower clus-
ter with flowers; at b a section of stem
with the characteristic leaves; and at
d the seed or achenium with its pap
pus. ohio Experiment Station Re-
MORT
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
JAY GOULD.

After all Jay Gould died Of con-
sumption. The doctors said he had
neuralgia and Jay offered a million
of dollars to any one who would
cure him of his trouble. 1t turned
out that he did not have neuralgia
at all, but simply consumption.
Don't you make this same mistake.
If you feel that your lungs are weak
or that you are subject to colds and
coughs, or if your throat be sore
and tender, get bottle of Reid's
German Cough and Kidney Cure
and take it freely. It contains no
poison and it is the only cough
remedy on the market that minis
tiers to all of the excretory organs.
The small bottles cost twenty-five
cents, large size fifty cents. Every
druggist has it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
FARM AND GARDEN.
PRiCKlY LETTUCE.


IL Threatens to Become One of the Wurst
Of American weed Pests.
The following description of what
promises TO be one of the worst weed
pests of Ohio is by Prof. August d.
Shelby, secretary of the Columbus hor-
ticultural society;
"Pric.Iy lettuce (Lactuca Scariola)
10 one of the many examples of intro
duced plants which thrive well here.
1t is Ia fact, tc be put among our
troublesome weeds. 1t is composite,
as are tho oS-cye daisy, ragwced, this
tie, etc, und grows from 4 to 6 feet in
height 1t is biennial sometimes an
nual, with very leafy stem at this
period OF It's growth, the lower part of
stem and lower surface of midrib of the
leaves besct with pricklcs The leaves
are alternate. to inches long, rarely
exceeding one and three-fourth inches
in width ut widest part, clasping at
base with conspicuous ears extending
backward. and are wider toward the
end. The edges arc irregular and
prickly-toothed. The leaves, though
not so large, in shape and color strong
ly resemble the Cos varieties of culti-
vated lettuce. The plant is closely re-
lated to the cultivated lettuce o.. Sativa),
which was formerly referred to this
species as a variety. Once carefully
note the appearance and shape of the
leaves and it will be an easy matter for
one to recognize this weed.
"The flowers, or heads more proper
ly, come in branching clusters in July
and later, are small aud yellow, con-
tanning on an average to y separate
flowers.
THE plant is introduced from Eu-
rope a~I first made its appearance in
Ohio at Toledo in 1878. it appeared at
Painesville in 1879, and was first OBJ
served upon the university farm at
Columbus in 1882. In the edition of
Gray's Botany bearing date of 1867, it
is mentioned as growing about Cam
bridge, Mass.
''From personal observation I can
state that it is becoming introduced
everywhere in Franklin county, and
reports from other parts of the state
indicate the same state of things else.
where. There is scarcely another plant
that has spread so rapidly over the
country. 10 show how rapidly it is
capable of spreading, Miss Detmers, OF
the Experiment station, last summer
made an estimate from the plants
growing at the corner of King and Neil
avenues, this city, with the following
startling result: Plants to square foot
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
COMPOSITION oE MILK.
A study which No Progressive Dairymau
should Neglect.


should Neglect.
The more have to do with milk as
an animal product and food constitu-
ent the more respect have for IT,
The A B G studies of the medical stu
dent are devoted to the science of his
tology, or the subject which treats of
the minute organisms going to make
up the human body. by the investiga-
tions in this science IL is found that liv-
ing microscopic cells form all of the
tissues of the body. With this truth
thoroughly impressed upon the mind of
the student he can as future physician
intelligcntly treat those tissues when
they become diseased In the care of
milk, although not II living organism
but simply a perishable animal secre-
tion, the Importance of knowing well
its superstructure is Us vital to the i'm
terests of the dairyman as knowledge
ofelementary anatomy to the physician
You can't make sick or diseased milk
well, not by any means, although some
manufacturers are so foolish as to keep
trying it, but you can attack the cause
and prevent lacteal ailments. Always
keep the fact in mind that milk is an
emulsion, as it were, of butter glob'
ules suspended in serous fluid
Realize that it is perishable emulsion,
not like cod-liver oil that can be bot
tied up and preserve its quality
for years, A fact so apparent how
ever, is entirely lost sight OF
by those who handle milk as they
would an inorganic fluid like water.
Water is better xlian milk in some
! cases, but it is fraud on both Gle
ments to mix the two together. Milk
contains two very prominent constitu-
ents, butter fat in the form of oil
globules and casein, butter being the
product of the one and cheese of the
other. Now all of the butter fat that
can be entangled in the meshes of the
coagulated casein to form cheese does
not hurt that product bit, in fact it
makes it more rich palatable and sala-
BILE, but right here results good rule
that only works one way.
The casein has no business to get
mixed with the cream and incorporate
itself into the butter. Being allowed to
follow natures law it would never get
there by it's own gravitation, but
through the ignorance or carelcssnes SIS
of poor butter makers it is constantly
creeping in to the detriment and often
ruination of butter quality. If the
butter maker thoroughly comprehend
ed the minute formation of milk he
would know that casein in the churn
and firkin was foreign element, and
foreign elements in dairy work always
cause mischief. This casein appears as
white speclIs in the butter and, decom-
posing there, gives rise to rancidity.
Rancidity, as every consumer knows,
is the ruination of the butter quality.
You who have anything to do with
milk in any form carefully study its
composition and characteristics and the
world and yourself will be the gamer
there reby.-George L. Newell, in Prairie
| Farmer
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
TIE OLDEST oE TRADES.
Manufacture of Flints for Guns OF various
SIgaa.

Manufacture of Flints for Guns OF various |
Sizes.
There are in all twenty-three different
kinds Of flint made, but it requires some
ingenuity to stretch them out so far.
For instance, to make up the list you
have gray muskets and black muskets
where difference is not at all in the
workmanship but in the alleged quail
ity Of the flint Setting aside minor
kinds, the main classes of flint are for
the common gun, the pocket, and horse
pistols, the musket, rifle, and carbine.
From the narrow point of his fake
the workman chips diminutive flint
for pocket pistol, though not so many
of these are required as of larger size
for horse-pistols. But the flints most
in request are the neat and well-shaped
ones used for rifles, and the biggest
Of all are required for carbines.
There il also continuous, though
not very considerable, demand
for strike-a-lights, meant for the use of
travellers and sportsmen who have had
experience of damp matches AS each
of these has its own shape and size,
which must be accurately reproduced,
it will be seen that the knapper at the
anvil has task demanding both skill
and judgment. Yet its execution has
become so much habit with him
that he talks and chips away as il
by instinct. At every sharp pop down
drops gun fliut--which he takes in
his hand and let's the hammer play
round till the sharp edges are blunted
and the size made exactly what is re-
quired The speed at which he works
may be inferred from the fact that each
man calculates to turn out on an aver
age three thousand day. In time of
pressure knapper hes been known
by commencing very early in the morn
ing and working to q late hour at night
to make nine thousand. But that is
deemed an extraordinary and prodigious
! days work,
The employers as we'll as the men
reckon that, taking all the year round,
u third of that number represents the
! output of a man. This means about
twelve thousand week, for it is an old
custom in the trade to make Saturday
and Monday holidays-the former is de-
voted to play and the latter is given to
| UOOl sharpening huADpllS Cdu NOV DS
done unless the hammers are in perfect
order, and it is said that the only
smiths who can put them right are a
few in the ncighborhood of Brandon
who have done the work from infancy,
and know to nicely the face and tenn
per required.
1t is very difficult to calculate the
gross number of gun Aints made annu-
ally, as the work is in more hands than
one, but in all England there are GER
tainly not thirty men who can shape a
flint Business used to fuctuate very
much, and in dull times some of the
operatives were obliged to seek employ
mont elsewhere. From half 4 dozen to
dozen knappers havo constant work,
however, and, while they do not make
fewer than four millions annually, they
must be very busy to make eight.
Braddon is the chief, but not the only,
seat of tho manufacture. Gun flints
are still made in small quantities al
Malaga, for example, and specimens
are to be seen in the British museum. -
Longmans Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
suelIed Heads and Exes.

A majority of the inquiries received
by us are in regard to blindness,
swollen heads and eyes and ratings
in the throat Nearly all of these diff
culties are due to drafts of air on the
birds at night, usually from overhead;
but nail hole or crack in the wall is
sufficient to cause Il whole flock to be
ILL., Fowls can sometimes endure cold
weather, but currents of air are injuri-
GUS. The remedy is to prevent the
currents, and to anoirt the eyes and
face with few drops of mixture of
one part spirits of turpentine and two
parts sweet oil, and also to force ten
drops down the throat in cases of
hoarseness. Farm and Fireside.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

The dress of the last century survived
to within living memory. DR.. Gregor,
the venerable minister of Pitsligo, thus
described to me his mothers prepara-
tions for church: "On her head she
placed a skull cap to keep the hair up,
and over that fine linen cap, lying
quite fat, followed by a broad ribbon
going round the he ad and fastened be-
hind. Over all came a band of thin
cambria, drawn into a ruching on the
top, and having broad, fiat border,
showing the hair on the edge. Her
outer dress was red cloak with a hood,
and made of fine wool. Her ordinary
errand-going cloak was duffle or
bluish-gray My father at kirk and
fair wore long coat, with brass but
tons, of blush CLOTH and for working
dress, homemade clothes, with smaller
coat of home-spun wool. On all occa-
sions he wore knee brooches. Black
woods Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
ROYAL
Best Baking Powder
The official Government Reports:

The Offlc1al government Reports.
The United States Government, after elaborate
tests, reports the ROYAL BAKING POWDER to be Of
greater eavenng strength than any other (BHI-
ettn 13, Ag. Deb. +. 5o9)
The Canadian Official Tests, recently made show
the ROYAL BAKING POWDER highest of all in leaven-
ing strength (BnAletin 10, f. 16, Inland Re0 DGb)
In practical use therefore, the ROYAL BAKING
POWDER goes further, makes purer and more perfect
food, than any other.
Government Chemists Certify:
"The Royal Baking Powder is composed of pure and
wholesome ingredients does contain either alum phos
phaes other injurious substances.
edward G. LOVE, PHI. D."
"The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest
and reliable baking powder offered to the public.
"HENKY A. Mort, NJ. D., PHI. D."
"The Royal Baking Powder purest in quality and high
strength any baking powder of which have knowledge
"WSL McIURTR1E, PHI. D."
The Government Rebort shows all other baking
bo1vders tested to contain alum, lime
or SuLohnric acjd
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the unders gned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
ont any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo. O., Walding, Kiunan IL Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 15c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
SIN getting tired of this injustice" said
the trigger 10 tho barrel. you are the one
who gets loaded, and then | get pulled on
account OF it"-Gndiauapolss Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
oSAGE ORANGE FENCE.
Heartily lndorSed by n Number OF Emf"
nent Agriculturists.

Dr. Chamberlain, writing in the Ohio
Farmer, gives his hearty Endorsement
to the Usage orange hedge as
permanent farm fence. This ac-
cords entirely with my own eXpe-
rience. The Usage orange is objection
able in that it is naturally y tree and
not shrub, so that the hedge, if neg
lected, grows quickly beyond bounds.
But when properly cared for it makes
not only very attractive barrier, but
the cheapest and every way the best
and most secure it is possible to have.
1t is safe for stock of all kinds, and
secure. They seldom try to jump it,
and never break through. 1t does not
blow down in storms; it does not wash
away, and practically it never rots.
The only two objections ever urged
against it are the ground it occupies
with it's roots and the trouble of trim
ming. Where cultivated crops are
worth so little as at present, one would
think a slightly increased margin
along the roads and permanent lines
would not entail much loss Indeed, q
margin of six or eight feet round every
field in cultivation, well set IN blue.
grass, would probably save more in
time and labor in tending and gather.
ing the crops than it would cost in rent
of land. The trimming of an Usage
hedge is not an expensive matter, if at.
tended to in proper time. DR.. Cham.
bertain says: "a mile of hedge re.
quires on the average about three days
per year to keep it in beautiful com
pact condition" And the time is the
only expense; there are no outlays for
materials. But don't plant hedge
and neglect it. Unless you can and
will give it the requisite attention to
keep it in order you had better have nc
fence at all.-Colman's Rural World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
If You Leave Chicago at 9 p. NJ.

for either St Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha or
ST. Paul Railway, an excellent supper will
be served in the Dining Car. on can then
enjoy fragrant cigar and "sw"p lies"
with your fellow travellers in the smoking
room, or read a novel by the light of the
electric berth lamp. nnd then go to bed in
steam heated apartment car with a sense
of comfort and security that all travellers
desire. In the morning you are at your
destination ready for breakfast and bust
ness For further particulars address Geo.
Fl. Heatford, General Passenger Agent Chi
cago, Ill.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

How often has the Cry been uttered In
vain! But there is help for sufferers from
liver complaint and constipation, those eX-
ceedingly prevalent disorders. A course of
Hostetter's stomach Bitters will completely
remove them. The malarious, the rheu-
matte, the dyspeptic and the nervous also
derive unspeakable benefit from the great
remedy
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

The hens will be benefited if given
ensilage or cooked roots as portion of
their diet. Such foods assist in keep
ing them in condition and promote the
appetite. One of the causes of failure
to get eggs in winter is the sameness
of diet. The hens like a change, and
show their appreciation by their egg
production. All kinds of vegetables
will be highly relished by them, and
will lessen the cost of the food.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

CLEANLINESS, exercise, and diet are the
cardinal virtues of good health. Take care
of the first two and if you know what and
how to eat you need never be i'll 1t IL
claimed that Garfield Tea, a simple herb
remedy, overcomcs the results Of wrong
living.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
a Child Enjoys

AThe pleasant flavor, gentle action and sooth.
4ng effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need of
n laxative, and if the father or mother be
costive or bilious, the most gratifying re
suits follow It's use; so that ii is the best
family remedy known and every family
should have bottle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

THAT'S Why He Was Hard Hearted
Kind Old Mani Hard hearted man, did
you ever have u youth2' Stranger-"Yes 70;
] have several OF them. '-YanEee Blade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

No SAFER REMEDY can be had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of the Throat
than "Brotpn's Bronchial TrochEs." Price %
cents. Sold only in bOTeS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

"SUPPosE l gave you five rabbits and
then another rnbbit-how many rabbits
would you havel" "SeVeu." "Seveni How
do YOU make that outl" because I've
rabbit o. ma ain ut home. "-The Million.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

''JREHIE, do you know what a miracle isl'
"Y0s'm. Mn says if you don't marry our
new pastor it will be miracle. ."-Brooklyn
Life.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

BoLsToN-"I will take you down to my
own tailor; i know you car trust him
Hubbard-''That's not It. What want is
to find some one who viii trust me. Inter
Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

Do Bible says, deah breddern, dat
eff va bring up child in de way he
should go, wen he's old he will not de-
paht from it; an l might add dat de
same rule holds good only in Il stronger
fashun, wen va bring him up in de way
dat he shouldn't go.--Plinll PUNK.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

"OUu gardener would make good villain
in n melodrnma." why soF Because
he is always laying out plots that amount
to nothing in the end. ."--Bostou Gazette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24

Nail a board across the handle of n
wheelbarrow for a seat, and nail some
legs to the ends of the seat to keep it
from tipping and it is ready for use
FayetIe Ingraham, in Farm and Fire.
side.