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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
LOCATION FOR APIARY.
some Excellent Advice from an Expert.
enced BeekeeDer.

some Excellent Advice from an Experi-
enced Beekecper.
If | were at liberty to choose loca-
ton where l desired, and could find
such one, it. would be in place
where the land sloped gently to the
southeast, with pasturage as follows,
says Mr.. Doolittle in American Bee
Journal: Some willow to stimulate
early brood rearing, with sugar naples
to follow; then apple blossoms, as an
insurance of plenty of honey from ap-
pie to white clover, which should be
abundant. Next, l should want plenty
of Eastwood, and that on hillside or
mountain, SO as to prolong its bloom,
and lastly where buckwheat was
raised. OF course, if asters and golden
rod could be plenty in the fall, it would
be still better. But most of us have
other ties beside the bees to fix our
location, and SO we have to put up
with such a one as we have, and the
man is to be honored that can be con-
tented and bring about good results
with only limited bee pasturage at his
own home where duty calls him to
remain. If could have but one of the
above named sources of honey would
select Eastwood first, clover second,
and lastly buckwheat. From all
sources of information / can gather,
:basswood is the greatest honey pro-
'ducer in the United States, for the
length of time it is in bloom. The lay
ofrthe Land is not of 80 much impor-
'tanee as the forage, for tight fences or
belts of evergreen can be placed around
the beeyard to protect it from high
winds. i would have the hives face
the south or east, if possible, as the
bees start earlier in the morning than
when they face the north and west;
also our prevailing winds are from the
direction last mentioned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
WITH The Busy BEES.

If the bee keepers's supply of honey
Us small, he will do better to sell near
home
IT is said that bees will sometimes
fly distance of six miles for white
clover.
LOCATE the bees near the house
where they can be heard when they
swarm.
USE sawdust under and around the
hives to prevent grass and weeds spring.
ing up to annoy the bees. Some use sand
or gravel for this purpose.
HONEY can be extracted, IL the work
is carefully done, without the least in
jury to the comb, which may be re.
placed in the hive to be refilled.
MANY swarms and large yields Of
honey will not be obtained during the
same season. Tho one will be de.
veloped ut the expense of the other
To SECURE the greatest quantity OF
pure white combs remove the sections
as soon as filed and replace empty
ones with starters of comb foundation.
TnE Italian is the most prolific and
best all-around bee. With it's long
tongue 1t is able to go right to the bot
tom of the flowers, as the black bee
cannot.
The apiarist should give his personal
attention to Grating, grading and ship
ping his honey. An inferior, soiled
package often ruins the market of his
entire lot.
ITALIAN bees are said to be larger,
more beautiful, more prolific. swarm
earlier and oftener, work earlier and
later, gather more honey, are less in
clined to rob, and are less disposed to
sting than the native bees.
If you have no shade for your bees
plant fruit trees among them. They
will not only supply the bees with
pollen and honey in blooming time but
will prove an acceptable shade SO es.
sential in summer. Then too the bees
will fertilize the bloom and cause the
trees to bear plentifully.-Orange Judd
Farmer
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
THE NORTHERN VENICE.
The City Of Amsterdam and It's Surround
ings.

The City Of Amsterdam and It's Surround
ings.
In respect to domestic life, the Dutch
are more like the English than the
French. They are more, much more,
clean and more simple than the French.
From the Hague travelled on to AM
sterdam, the northern Venice, as it is
SO often called. Certainly there are a
great many canals. The houses are
very picturesque and possess, like those
of Venice, considerable Artistic merit.
The canals are, however, very inferior,
that is, from the artistic point of view.
First and foremost, there are no gon-
dolas, and secondly, the water, though
far from clean at Venice, is abominably
foul at Amsterdam. 1t is difficult to
admire scenery while standing over an
open sewer, and I have been inside
many an underground sewer that did
not smell as foul as the open canals Of
Amsterdam. Nevertheless from little
distance they are very beautiful.
Many of the canals have embank-
ments wide enough to have on each
side of the water row of trees. Thus
we have for the center of the thorough
fare, water people with bargemen and
bearing barges and craft of all de-
scriptions. Then, on either side, q
handsome row of trees, the whole en-
closed by lofty, quaint Dutch houses
with their gabled roofs and varied
shapes and designs. Undoubtedly, it
is town that would delight many an
artist; and it has this great advantage
over, for instance, Paris, that there is
no monotony due to uniformity. The
same may be said of the people in the
street. In Holland, at least, national
costumes have not yet been abolished.
The Dutch women still dress with
iheir brass headgear and strange and
large jewelry. The fishermen from
the Zuyder Zee still wear breeches OF
wonderful and appalling proportions
Though more than half yard wide.
these wonderful garments only reach
just below the knee. Then the head is
covered with such a strange cap.
These dresses add much to the interest
and picturesque aspect of the streets
Some idea of the peculiar aspect OF
Amsterdam may be gathered from the
fact that the numerous canals cut the
town into no less than ninety islands,
which are connected with each other
by about 800 bridges. The ground on
which the houses stand is composed OF
loan and loose mud, but there is SC
much water around that this ground
offers no solid foundation for building.
1t is necessary to drive piles down
sometimes to depth of twenty feet to
And foundation sufficiently solid to
build upon. But then the wood worms
attack these piles, and they gradually
give way. Thus many houses are out
of perpendicular, fact which, If II
does not contribute to the comfort and
safety of the Inhabitants, further in.
creases the peculiar and interesting
aspect OF the Observation-Disclosures Tcle.
graph.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
spiders Eat Their Mothers.

One of the most unnatural things in
nature, If the expression is allowable.
is the manner in which the young OF
the common wolf spider, found every.
where in this country, treat their
mother. After the little creature has
laid her eggs she envelopes them in a
sillcn covering, SO us to make ball
about the size of pea, and this she
carries about with her wherever she
goes, ana will defend it with her life.
When the young are hatched, they
climb on her back, giving her mon
strous appearance, and ride about
until nearly half grown, and as soon
rs they discover their strength they
fall to and dcvour their mother. AS q
rule the maternal relation is rccog.
nized in the animal and insect world
only as long as the necessity for pro.
lection exists, but instances Of the
young actually devouring parent by
main force and common consent are
extremely rare. --Loudon Nature
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than otherc and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fcvers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
What KIND of Hoes to Rsi.e.

The breed can be selected to suit your
idea of hog, but in order to raise any
breed with any degree of success for a
term OF years it is necessary to contin-
ually select each year and separate
from the other pigs, at weaving time,
such sows as you wish to breed from.
and never breed them until they are
matured, or If you do you will get too
fine bone and weak-constituted lot
of pigs All sows that have matured
that a .'e not developed as they should
be must be fattened, or else your select
ing will avail you nothing. And then
breed to full-blooded sire, and in this
way you will not only make more dol
lars but will enhance your product
Colman's Rural World,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
THE GAME OF PELoTE.
A Sport Which Is Much Enjoyed by the
Basuucs of France and Spain.


There is in use among the Basques n
sort of basket, often circular but often,
also, narrowly oblong in shape, in
which women generally, and also men,
carry small burdcns--as of fish-on
their heads. These baskets, it may
fairly be conJectured, suggested to the
Basques and to their Spanish neighbors
across the Pyrenees the game of pelote
the long game" or the basket
game, "as it is commonly called. Or 1t
may be that some innovator suggested
the use of basket work instead of the
stiff leather used in trinquet
Be that as it may, the basket game is
played with n long curved thing of
wicker attached to the glove in the
same manner OF attachment as the
leather. The basket is not unlike the
wicker protection which in England is
fitted over the wheel of the dog cart TO
keep lady's dress from contact with
the mud on the tire. This pelote is
quite different game from trinquet.
1t is played in the open air. There is a
front wall on which the ball has to be
served and returned, but there are no
side walls.
The court is often $50 yards or SO in
| length. and its lines are marked as are
the touch lines of football ground
| The server serves the ball as in blaid,
| bouncing it on slab of marble, which
can be set at the angle most agreeable
to the server, and striking it with his
bare hand against the wall. 1t is re-
ceived either on the volley or the first
bound by one ofthe strilsing-out side in
his basket, and returned against the
wall BY this time the server will
have resumed his glove-his basket
and is ready to take his part in the
game.
Four or five a side are common num-
bers, and villages compete with such
keenness against one another that it is
usual for each village to have one man
who has been trained from childhood
in the art of serving. Large sums are
bet upon the games, and if stranger
desires to get up match between the
best players of the Frence and Spanish
Basques he will probably have to offel
rs an inducelnent no less sum thar
fifteen or twenty pounds
There is no line on the wall above
which the ball must strike, but they
have a system of chases. The ball is
sent swiftly along the ground from the
wall toward the chase mark, and if the
side defending the chase can field it be
fore it reaches the mark the chase il
off, if the defending side fail the chase
is won.-Blaclwood' Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
The object In Plowin.,

The object in plowing is not merely
TO stir the soil or to turn 1t over. 1t is
to pulverize it SO that the plant food
elements can be made soluble by the
action of sunshine and rain, frost and
heat, and also that the roots of the
young plants can easily penetrate II in
search Of these elements. This the
plow cannot do when the soil is wet
and only packed more closely together
by the pressure OF the plow against it.
The only hope for success then lies in
the future pulverization Of the soil by
the action OF large amounts OF manure
plowed under and fermepting there,
pulverizing it w chemical action.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

Syrup

Boschee' German Syrup is more
successful in the treatment of Con.
sumption than any other remedy
prescribed. 1t has been tried under
every variety of climate. In thu
bleak, bitter North, in damp New
England, in the tickle Middle States,
in the hot, moist South-every.
where. 1t has been in demand by
every nationality. 1t has been EN-.
ployed in every stage of Consump,
ton. In brief it has been used
by millions and its the only true and
reliable Consumption Remedy. q
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
Rye GOOD for poultry.

Sow patch OF rye, If only half an
acre is grown. 1t is green later In the
season than grass, and grows earlier in
spring. 1t is not valuable as food, SO
far as the nutriment contained Is con-
cernea, for green rye Is watery, and
may cause bowel difficulty, but IL used
Us a portion of ration It will aid in
preventing disorders arising from the
use OF too much grain. IL affords q
change in winter from the dry diet,
and AS the hens are partial TO it the re-
suit will be beneficial In many respects.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

shown a still more desirable shape, as
once seeded to grass it cannot get out
of order. The mower and rake also are
not hindered in their working, but
perform as we'll going into and out of
the ditch as when on level. b is
especially suited to meadows very wet
in spring and fall and dry at harvest
time.-Hollister Sage, in Farm and
Home
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

An old lady, who at the best was
certainly not very musical, attended
church one morning little while ago.
During the service an anthem was
sung by the choir, during which II GER
tain Mr. Wood rendered solo. When
returning home the old lady remarked
to friend Dear, dear What a mess
they make of that anthem, to be sure.
Why, if it had not been for Mr. Wood,
they would have broken down entirely
in one part. ."--London Tit-Bits.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
G. A. X. Encampment.

Indianapolis. September to s. The
c. II. & d., will have tickets on sale
september Sd. 4th and 5th at one cent
per mile, good returning until Septem-
Der l6. From indianapolis low rate>
will be made to Chicago. enabling al
to take in the encampment and the
Worlds Fair at one trip and at a mini
mum expense.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
Wllllux to Help Hun QUE,

seedy Samuel-Sir, am in a little
trouble and should be very glad 4,
you could help me out,
Mr.. Is. u. Day--Certainly, certainly
Which way would you prefer, the doo1
or the window?--Boston Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

81 like you very much, Charlie, but
l couldn't marry you. l don't think we
could live happily together" But,
my dear Maude, reflect, After we were
married ! wouldn't be home very
much. Tit Bits.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
BURIED ALIVE.
Not So Many People Meet This Fate as Is
Often Supposcd.

Not So Many People Meet This Fate as Is
Often Supposed.
SO defective are many OF the ordinary
evidences of death that medical science
has given the subject great deaf Of at
tentiou.
1t used to be supposed that people
were often buried alive through acci-
dent, and writers of romance have
dwelt upon this species OF horror with
much JUNCTION. During the war many
soldiers were said to have been inferred
while living who were merely in a
le,hargy or stupor arising from loss of
blood, exhaustion, cold and fear. Bodies
have often been found turned over in
collins. as if the occupants had walked
up and tried to get out. In numerous
other eases of a similar sort the tongue
has been discovered protruding from
the mouth, as if from sutfocation. and
there have been stains rom bleeding
on the burial clothing.
Now, such facts us these We're amply
sufficient in former days to convince
the most slieptical that the persons con-
cerned had been inferred alive. But it
is now known that such phenomena
are exhibited by dead bodies under
conditions wholly normal. The turn,
ing of II corpse in its coffin is brought
about by the expansion of the gases of
putrefaction. The projection of the
tongue from the mouth is an effect of
the same cause. Bleeding often occurs
after death. In fact such n hemorrhage
is known to have taken place eight
days after the demise of the individual.
In this instance the bleeding was from
wounds inflicted during life.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
4. .xcursion to Michigan Resorts, Angus,
81, 1903.

The c. II. & D. will run an excursion
to Petoskev. Bay View, Traverse City
and all points on the I. A. A. II N. NJ.
and &. K. II l.. railroads between Cadil-
lac and Bay Niew-only $3.50 for the
round trip from Cincinnati. tickets
good going August 3lst, good returning
September 10, 1873.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

"WHAT makes you so sure that Wrighter
is going into fiction! Has he ever done any
thing in that linel" mo; but he's planning
to spend two weeks on fishing trip. "-Buf-
falo Courier,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

You say water was his ruin?
Flooded out? mo: flooded others out.
Put SO much water in the whisky he
sold that his trade all left him."-Buf.
falo Courier,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

Do NOT allow the farm buildings to
lack paint The cost is covered by the
saving in lumber which results and the
improved appearance y worth some-
thing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

MANAaER-"That young friend of yours is
a sleepy sort of fellow. What shall l do
with himl" Merchant-"See if you can't
find him place in the night shirt depart
ment."-Tid- Bits.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

SHE WANTED THE RuDpER.-"Ethel, will
you row with me down the river of lifer
"No, Clarence; but wouldn't mind acting
as coXswain. ."-Brooklyn Life
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26
SHAPE OF pfrcHEs.

Some That VIII Withstand Pressure of
Water and Frost.
1t is bad blunder to make bitches of
a shape that will fall in by the percola-
ton of water or heaving of frost. In
stead of making the sides perpendicu-
lar, or nearly SO, let them slope from q
top 4 feet or more wide to IS inches at
the bottom, as in Fig. A. At Fig. B is
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

CusroMER--"Do you suppose you can take
good picture Of mel" Photographer--''f
shall have to answer you in the negative,
sir.'-Vogue.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

MAMMA-"L,ttle Robbie Jones always asks
to be excused when he leaves the table, and
you never do. Why is itF' "Well, l guess
it's cause he's ashamed of eatin' so much, ]
don't know. ."-Inter Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

'THAT,' said the rapid young man. as he
pointed to his steam yacht, "is my floating
indectedness.n- ashington Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

POSITIVE, wait; comparative, waiter; su-
pelative, 90 aud get It yourself.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

HALLS CATARRu CURE IS liquid and is
taken internally. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

The difference between tight window
and "tight' man on railroad train Is ,hat
one you can't open and the other you can'e
shut up.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

THE great danger Of looking too much up
on the wine when it's red is that one may
begin using it for paint.-Philadelph
Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

SILENCE is golden, but you have neve.
realized how golden until you have to buy il.
-Atchison Globe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

KEEP the pores open is essential to health
Glenns Sulphur Soap does this.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SO cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-26

THE fat man in the side show is lying in
wait for his victim. Galveston News.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-10

GEORGE WILLIAMS, ALIAS wooDFoRD.
lection it affords there have been some i'm
portant robberies, most of which, however.
have been the fault of careless statesmen.
A salesman for the New York house of
Max Freund e Co.. while stopping at
the Palmer House in Chicago in 1873,
went to dinner one day leaving his trunk
~unguarded in his room. 1t was filled with
jewelry, watches and diamonds. valued at
So, 900, but when the salesman's dinner
was over it was empty. This robbery,
which was committed by George Williams,
Paddy Quincy, Johnny Meaney and Ed
ward Quinn, was the first after the forma-
ton of the union, and it served to bring
the organization so prominently before the
trade that nearly all the wholesalers in the
country became members. Williams was
arrested; and all the stolen property was re-
covered The other thieves left the coun-
try until after Williams conviction.
Another notable robbery was that of q
Maiden lane salesman in Baltimore in
1881. Those who committed it were Walter
Sheridan, alias Stewart, alias @. Ralston;
Dave Cummins, alias Little Dave" and
Tom Biglin, all noted professional thieves.
There was nothing to show positively tina
they had lone the deed, but the Pinkertons
got private information that they were
concerned in it. Still it was impossible to
get evidence, and President Alling in
structed the detectives to keep track of the
thieves until they could be caught in some
other crimes and thus be ultimately pun
ished.
This policy finally led to the arrest of
Sheridan within a year in Philadelphia for
"pennyweighting" d~iamonds-that is. ex-
-. orx rn~,, 4, Co., t1, roa1 laval. l.,
O tray in a store. He was convicted and
sentenced to five years in the eastern peni-
Tertiary. Dave Cummins was followed
clear to Wisconsin, where he was caught
robbing a hotel in Geneva Lake, and he also
got five years. Biglin fled to Europe, and
before the union had an opportunity to
catch him in a csime he died. Sheridan, or
Ralston, as he was perhaps better known.
was finally arrested in Canada fortrying to
''sneak'' a bank vault and diedin Jail while
awaiting trial. ,g.'"a. ,''%a.