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Democratic messenger., 1895-10-26
Equine Honesty.

DO You not realize the fac, that there is
mighty effort on MI sides today 10 get
money without earning it: That i the
curse 81 all the cities. il j. the curse Of
Amcrica-thc effort To get money without
earning it--and as other forms of stealing
are not respectable they go into these
gambling practices. preach this sermon
ON square old fashioned honesty. have
said nothing against the horse, | have said
nothing against the turf have said cy-
eryihing against their prostitution. Young
men, you ~ into straightforward INDUS
tries aud you will have better livelihood,
and you Will lave larger permanent sue
cess than ynu can ever get hy n wager, but
you get In with some OF the whisky. rum
biotchcd crew which see going down on
the boulcvards. though | never bet, will
risk this wager, 50, 900, 900 To nothing. you
will bo dchauchcd and damned
Cultivate the horse, own him il Won can
afford to own him, test all the speed he
has. II hc have amy speed in him. but be
careful which way you drive. You cannot
always tell what direction Il man is driv-
ing In by the way his horses head. In my
bnyhood, vc rode three miles every Sab
bath morning Ia the country church. We
We're drawn by two fine horses. NV father
drove. He knew them, and they knew
him. They were friends. Sometimes they
loved TO 20 rapidly. and hc did not inter
fcrc with their happiness. lie had all Of
us In the wagon with him. lie drove TO
the country church. Tho fact Is, that for
81 years he drove in the same direction.
The roam span that speak Of was long
ngo unhitched. and the driver put up his
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KEROSENE EMULSION.

This formula for kerosene emul.
non was given by professor in ono
Of our agricultural colleges some years
'go, and was requested to experiment
with 1T on greenhouse plants. i did
80, with highly satisfactory results,
writes Ebon E. Rcxford, in tho Ladies'
domo Journal. 1t is made us follows ::
Two quarts kerosene, ono part slight
iy sour milk. Churn together until n
anion of milk and oil results. Whom
they unto white, iolly.like substance
will DO secured, which will mix readily
with wntor. Dilute this jelly with
eighteen or twenty times its quantity
Of water, and shower your plants thor
oughly. Soft lcaycd plants, like be-
gonias, primroses and gloxinias arc
frequently injured by it, if applied in
tho strength advised above; therefore,
1t is well to dilute tho application by
nsing Ut loast thirty parts of water to
ono of the jelly.
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"DingI,ats.n

Tho Boston Journal gives various
theories rs TO the menning of tho
word "dingbats." One writer, who
spent his boyhood in Maine, thinks it
means to spank, because his mother
when getting ready to use the slipper
threatened to put the "dingbats" on
him. From Wilbraham Academy
comes the explanation that it means
the breakfast biscuit, which tho
students dispose of by sticking it to
the under side of tho table, throwing
it at the heads of other students or
eating it. A Connecticut pupil states
that to receive punishment Mt the
hands of the teacher is known MS
''getting tho dingbats." Two Phila-
dolphians agree TINT it means money,
as in the sentence "I've got the ding
bats for it," But New Hampshire
agrees with Maine that it means
sparkling, and SO the majority appears
to side with tho maternal slipper. 1t
sfrom such s'little acorns" that tho
tall tree of our almost cosmopolitan
language has grown. We got "blizzard"
from the West, "ku-klux" from tho
South, 'tboom" from the ambitious
cities, "crank" from the eccentric
minds in every part of the country,
"pantata" from Italy, and "chalitza"
from Russia. "Dingbats" is going to
be great convenience.
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RICE cnoQuErrEs.

Take half n cup of rice, ono pint ole
milk, two tablespoonful of sugar,
three eggs, little grated lemon peel,
ono tablespoonful of melted buttor
and tablespoonful of salt. Soak tho
rice three hours in wnter enough to
cover it. Drain almost dry and pour
IN the milk. Stew in ono saucepan set
in another of hot water. until tho rico
is very tender. Add tho sugnr, buttor
and salt and simmer ten minutes.
Whisk tho eggs to " froth and add
cautiously, tnliinS the saucepan from
tho fro while you whip them Into
tho mixture. Return to tho stove and
stir whilo they thiclson, not allowing
Thorn to boil. Remove tho saucepan
and add tho grated lemon pool, then
tnrn upon n woll-gronsod dish to cool.
Whom cold and stiff, flour your hands
and roll into pear. shaped balls, dip in
beaten egg, thon in fine cracker
crumbs and fry in lard. Croquottes
shout be made some hours boforo
they are fried. Now York World.
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CONSUMPTION OF WHEAT.

The use of wheat for stock food
complexities the difficulty of determine
ing the consumption of this grain. 1t
is calculated TINT in tho West forty
per cent. of the hogs arc being cup
piled hisgrain and that it is being also
fed in largo quantities to all other
classes of stock. The practice is
spreading i'll the East in many sec
tions, so that it would appear that tho
farmers have themselves solyed the
question what to with their surplus
wheat.
Wheat certainly is superior to corn
for growing animals, as it contains
about thirty per cent. moro protein,
or tissue-building matter. thpa corn.
On the other hand, corn produces fat
and is the better food fer finishing off
animals. Tho two grains are not
really rivals. Tho one serves as n
complement OF the other. Mariners
will do well to study the feeding ques-
ton and learn how wheat can DO IN ost
probably converted into animal pro
ducts.-New York World.
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rEED1No porAroEs TO SHEET.

There is no doubt of the value of
tho potato for feeding t. sheep, but
ms this animal has but weak diges-
ton, it will be advisable to cook
tho potatoes for them, and add bran
to the food. Tho starch of the potato
is very indigestible When raw, and, MS,
by cooking, the cells in which the
starch is contained dro broken, and
tie starch granules are swollen and
turst by tho expansion caused by the
heat, tho food thus prepared is fully
and easily digested. There is more
to be learned by experience in the
management of sheep than from
science, for this animal is peculiar and
always will be, and thus the results of
feeding other animals upon certain
foods do not apply to sheep. So that
it is wise, when ono has got q good
feeding ration for flock. to avoid
changing it, unless by the most care
full preliminary experiments. But ex-
perienco has shown that potatoes,
boiled until they are moaly, in conso-
quenco of tho rupture of the starch,
cells, and fed with the usual ration Of
bran "a pound for each full grown
sheep-with quart of potatoes not
broken up, have been both digestible
and nutrltious-New York Times.
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rho uas,,ne uus or pe,,ls.

Tho melancholy superstition which
saw in the case oe an ep!leptic a mani.
festation of the living power of tho dew.
II. and which has been the cause of so
much misery during tho last 500 years,
was then ut Its depth. And tho Chris.
uun fathers, 1t Is TO be feared, were but
too ready to mako use of this supersti.
ton to enhance "the glory of God.a
That they all unhesitatlngly believed
In tho superstition may save their NOR.
ais Mt tho expense of their intellect.
Eut 1t Is remarkable that while they
claim for tho name Of Jesus an exor.
cislng power. they allowed n similar
power to Jews and Gentilcs. Now, II
the Gentle and Jewish cxorcists were
impostors, what becomes Of tho Chris.
tion cxorcists, who arc placed by tho
fathers upon neither higher nor
lower level2 Nor do tho moro intelli.
gent heather writer's recognize any DIFF.
ference.
In the eyes Of Luclan and Ulpian all
eyorcists, Christian and heather alike,
nre jugglcrs. And when to this testi.
mony we add n critical knowledge OF
the nature Of tho miracles themselves,
we shall not DO inclined to differ from
I.ucian and Ulpian. Wo hcnr OF Bac.
TRAN camels exercised by the monk III.
larion; of devils bowling, contrasting,
and even preaching: of certain odoi
proceeding from tho clothes of men bv
which pious men could tell to what par
tlcular demons tho patients wero sub
lect On tho spthcr hand, 1t Is worthy
of notice that these wonderful deeds
were generally done by lnymen, who
nay easily havo found the profession n
lucrative one. and that no sooner did
tho church take them In hand itself
than they decreased and gradually dis.
apprenticeship Westminster Review.
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pRorEor1oN For SMALL ANIMALS.

If largo and small cattle or hogs aro
fed and housed together tho smaller
animals will hardly thrive. They will
be whipped away from the trough and
got less than their share of the food !;
and they will be driven around or
from the shelter, and tho largo ami
mails will scarcely profit from the mis-
fortunes of their smaller fellows, as
driving tue others from feed and
shelter will "work off good part OF
tho flesh from tho extra feoo. Some
times tho smaller animals are seriously
injured; and in tho larger animals is
developed quarrclsome disposition
that is not desirable, to say the least.
: Yet other considerations mako it q
bud plan to confino small and large
animals in the snmc enclosure. Much
better results will be secured by put
ting only few animals in tho Same
enclosure, and those of the Same size.
New England Homestead.
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AN ALPENA MIRACLE.
Mrs. JAS. II. TODD. OF LONG RAPIDS,
DISCiRDS yIIsI, CRUTCIIES.
In nm Interview with IL ltoportcr sho To-
vicws Her Experience and Tells
tho RouI Cause OF tho Miracle.

In nm Interview with II Reporter She ne-
vicwa Her Experience and Tells
tho Roul Cause OF tho Miracle.
(From tho argus, Aipcnn, Mich)
Wo havo long known Mn. Jas. NJ. Todd,
OF Long Rapids, Alpcna Co., Mich. 5ho hns
boon sad cripple. Many OF hcr friends
know tho story OF hor recovery; for tho bono
III of those who do not We publish IL to-day
Eight years ngo sho was takon with nor.
vous proslritilon IN in few months with
muscular AMI inilammatory rheumatism. II
affected hor heart, thon hor head. Hor foot
bocamo so swollon eho could wonr nothing
on them; her hands wcro drawn nli out OF
shape. Ho, oyoJ woro gwolien shut moro
than hnlf tho Tins, her knco joints terribly
swollen and for elghtocn months she had to
DO held up to bs drossel. Ono limb became
entirely helpless, and tho skin was 80 dry
anil cracked that It would bleed. During
these eight years sho hal boon trcntod by q
score OF physlcinns, mi hns also spont much
tImo at Ann Arbor under best medical advice.
All said hcr trouble waq brought on by hard
WORK and that medicine would not cure, md
that ro5t Wal tho only thing which would
case hor. After going to 1.-Two with her dRugh.
tor sho became entirely helpless and could
not oven raise her arms to cover herself Of
night. Tho interesting part OF the story fol.
lows In hor own words:
III was urged to toy DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Palo Pooplo and Mt Inst did 30. IN
thrco days n'tor comment6d taking Pink
Pills coull sit up and drcss myself and
after using them six woeks wont homo and
commcncoi wording. continued taking
tho pills, until now begin to forget my
crutches, and can 60 up and down stepe
without aid. an truly n living wonder,
walking out OF doors without assistance.
Now, II can shy anything TO induce
those who lavo suffered ~ have, TO try
Pink Pills, shall gladly do SO. n Other
like sufrcrers will try Pink Pills according TO
directions, they Will hsyo reason to thank
God Tor creating men who are able 10 con.
qucr that torri6lo dlseaso, rheumatism. ]
have in my own noighborhood recommended
Pink pills for tho after Objects OF Ia grippe,
aud weak women with Impure blood, and
with good results."
Mrs. Todd Ia worry strong In her fifth in the
curative powers OF Pink Pills, and eays they
have brought q poor, helpless cripple back to
do her own milking, churning, washing. sew.
ing, knitting and In fact about oil OF hor
household duties, thanks 70 DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain Isl tho ole-
monts necessary to givo now lifenn richnose
to tho blood and restore shattered nerves.
They AFRO for sale by oil druggists, or may be
had by mail from Dr. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y, for COO. Der
box. or six boxes for S2.6o.
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lowed to dry in, will cause irritation

lowed to dry in, will cause irritation
and produce gals.
The collar should fit closely, with
sufficient space at tho bottom to admit
your hand a collar too small obstruots
the breathing, while one too largo
will cramp and draw tho shoulders into
IN unnatural position, thus obstruct-
ing tho circulation.
Never allow your horse to stand on
hot, fermenting manure, rs this will
soften tho hoofs and bring on diseases
of the feet, nor permit tho old litter
to lie under the manager, as tho gases
will faint his food and irritnte his
lungs rs we'll as his eyes.
Do not keep tho hay over tho stable,
as the gases from the manure and tho
breath of the animal will mako it un-
wholesome. g.
Kindness will do moro than bru.
tally; therefore do not uso harsh
Language to your horse, or lash or kick
him. Bear in mind. that ho is very
intelligent and sensitive, willing sor-
want, aud deserving of your kindest
treatment and thought.
Remember that horses aro made
vicious by cruel treatmoMt; that it is
speed which kills; that moro horses
arc lame from bad shooing than from
oil other causes; That careloss appli-
cation of tho whip has blinded many
horses; that more fall from wenriness
than from any other cause and TINT no
animal should ever BIO struck upon
the head.--New York World.
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LEAP OF THE SALMON.

Wonderful Powers of Thnt Grcnt Fish
In Making High Jumps.
A few years ago Ind occasion to say
something about tho lcnping powers of
the Atlantic salmon. aud whnt 1 sud
was criticised by n elllinown angling
authority, says n writer\ln Forest and
Stream. mentioned thAt 1t was re-
ported TINT salmon In Norwegian rlv-
ers had jumped up and over nM>obstruc
ton sixteen feet high. My friend and
critic cOntended That salmon could
not jump to exceed six feot.
i then brought forward evil.
dcnco from number of ang.
lcrs, fishing inspectors, fish commits.
sloners. etc, in this country ana In Eu-
rope, to show that salmon Ind mndo
leaps ranging from ten to sixteen feet,
aud still my critic WINS not convinced.
Under date OF Oct. %, 1904, Prof. A..
Landmark, inspector of fresh water
fisheries for Norway, writes to me from
Chrlstinnlh about his experience In
marking salmon ana sea trout for tho
purpose OF observing their migratIons,
and he has this to sny about tho lcnp of
the salmon:
Concerning the height that salmon
can Jump under favorable circumstan.
ccs there Is In ono place In Norway un.
dcniable evidence that salmon some
times hive made perfect clear jump
of sixteen feet (perpcndlculnr heighD.
No doubt jump of the snid height ia
quito unusual, but having myself exam
fucu tho SDOt where tho opp,ttrcurc I'm n
taken place. and heard the evidence of
persons who have witnessed It, can
not doubt the fnct"
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Tho Poultry Monthly tells of man
who paid 1926 for one pair of pigeons
recently.
Warm wator two OF threo times n
day in tho coolest weather helps solve
the egg problem.
There is hardly breed of fowls to.
day that docs not have its counterpart
III the bantam class.
An old horse dealer says: elf you
want to buy "a horse, don't believe
your own brother"
Don't wait until you build tho big
barn before sheltering the cows Build
the shelter for them and they will
help you build tho barn.
Breed well, and when you have a
hcifer calf MS tho result of such brood
ing feed well and tain properly, and
You will have good COW.
Don't regard mich cattle solely Ms
machines, but remember TINT thoy
have some flesh and blood about them
that merits appropriate treatment.
There is no better crop for tho win.
ter feeding OF sheep than oats and
peas mixed. 1t is very nutritious,
md is eaten with avidity by the
sheep.
Feed milk to the swine warm, and in
troughs that nre free from ice or filth.
Add something to make up tho loss of
butter fat, such rs littlo corn or
barley meal.
Give carrots, turnips and other
juicy root feeds to horses plentifully
inwinter. They will vary Che monot-
ony of equine hard tack and they aro
excellent for the digestion.
Give tho fowls some litter to scratch
in. They will amuse themselves if You
only give them the necessary play
things, and busy hen generally
means healthy and laying one.
A pig is n pig till it is year old.
Then it becomes a hog. In classifica-
tion of fairs, however, when premium
is offered for SOW and pigs, it is I'M
derstood that tho pigs are to be under
six months old.
The exact temperature for loosening
tho hair from tho skin of pig nj
butchering is $50 degrees. The pig
should remain n full minute in the
water at this temperature to give
time for the hair to DO loosened.
Tho swine will respond in profit
able way just rs promptly 10 good
treatment Us do the COWS to good care.
If, OF the Same time, tho pigs hayo
dry, warm, healthful quarters. they
will grow as fast as in summer on
clover.
PORK represents money, just tho
same us butter does, and if there is n
chance TO make it out of the casein OF
milk, it should surely be done. With
this in view, don't let your skinned
milk freeze, nor let it sour or ferment
in filthy tub or barrel.
In the East, at least, tho pig pen is
n natural concomitant of the dairy.
Through the utter neglect given to
these animals on many farms, pigs
cannot be successfully bred, and
every spring thoy must DO purchased
Of more paiustaking breeders.
The bearing of few berries out of
the season does not entitle fruit TO
the name of overwhelming, yet most
ever bearers seldom do more than
this They are dolusion and dis.
appointment tho ever bearing rasp.
berry and strawberry for instance.
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cnoo,I1Na FOR T1rE COWS.

Horses have much moro often been
made pets than COWS havo boon. Sc
far as grooming goes the average COW
gets very little of it except whit she
can do herself by rubbing her shout
ders and neck against the sides of'the
stable in which she Is confined. Try
n curry comb and brush on tho COW
rs we'll rs on the horse. Unless the
COW is very thin tho curry comb will
be liked even better than tho brush.
Tho dirt in II COW s hair is always liable
10 got into tho milk p nil, rs it is
brushed out when the mixer ruhs
nSninbt the animal in getting out of
the narrow stall. Boston Cultivator.
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TIE oxA1Is.

Plants continually in blossom and
requiring the least care give the most
satisfaction, especially when they
bloom during tho dreary months of
winter. says Mrs. g. T. Underwood.
The oxnlis is tho most usoful, all round
window plant in cultivation, being SO
hardy it requires but n short rest and
its bright green clover-like foliage is
seldom injured by sudden changes of
temperature. If partially frozen, a
dash of cold water will restore it's
beauty. The mammoth oxalis has
SNOWY foliage but not the hardy quail
tiles of tho smaller variety and has
less profnsion of bloom. The beauti-
fnl, delicate, star-shaped flowers
surprise one daily. They delight in
sunshine and turn toward it and for
this reason are frequently used as
window hanging plant. Its dropping
stems nre graceful on small stand ns
sitting room ornament. The pink
blossom is more common, tho puro
white and yellow being rare. For
soil, chip dirt fertlized with common
liquid manure, or rich garden soil, is
adaptable, the tubers being planted
an inch below the surface. Give fire.
quent showorings. The common wood
sorrel is similar plant, easily ported
and mado to thrive, and hard to dis
tinguish from the cultivated variety.
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
nrrr1n ALMOND PARTIES.

Blanoh one-half pound of almonds.
dry them on dish in the oven and
chop them fine. Beat tho whites of
three eggs to o stiff froth, add tho
yolks OF two eggs aud heat again, then
stir in cup of powdered sugar, add
most of tho almonds, reserving few
TO scatter over the tops. Limo littlo
Patio pans with puff paste rolled very
thin, I'LL them with cracker crumbs
aud bake. Whilevery hot, tip out tho
crumbs and fill with the almond paste,
sprinkle some almonds over tho top,
and bake in slow oven half an hour.
boston Cultiyator.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A little salt in tho starch will usunl-
ly prevent its sticking when you go
to iron.
Always remember that silverwaro
whom used to lift or as receptacle
for eggs will turn black, and n most
obstinate black to got off, too. Only
silver polish will remove it.
10 glaze pastry, beat tho yolll of nm
egg to froth, and when tho pastry ia
nearly done, brush with tho yolls and
return to tho oven TO set tho glaze,
but be careful not to let it stay too
long, as it will brown it unduly.
There is really uso for old lemon
skins. After squeezing FREQ of juice,
they nro used to clean old brass and
copper. Rub them with soap and
then dip in iino ashes or polish. Rub
dry with n dry WOODEN cloth or piece
of chamois.
Plaster casts in thoir natural state
are best freed from dust by covering
them with thick layer of starch.
When tho starch is dry, brush
thoroughly with stilf brush, and it
will be found that tho dust has boon
removed with tho starch.
A burning thirst may be curod by
taking good bath iikowiso it often
cures headache, rests tired foot lind
sweetens n sour temper. Add to this
change of linon and Of dress, and
you often find now creature. There
is no civilizer like tho bath.
Zinc bath tubs and nll copper and
tin kitchen utensils can BIO kept
in pristine brightness by occasionally
washing them with n hot solution Of
salt and vinegar. They must be thor
oughly rinsed IN clear hot water I'M
mediately after tho vinegar applica.
ton.
Tea tablets aro ono of my lady's re.
cont luxuries. Each tablot makes n
cup of tea strong enough to plense
any one. Nearly fill n cup with boil
ing water, drop in tablet, sugar and
cream if you wish. Tho result is de-
lightful, and is no trouble whatever.
Few things arc moro directly con.
ducive to cold than tho chilling of the
feet, and to guard against it provide
the crochcted bedroom slippers for
each child. 1t takes vigilance and
constant reiteration to teach them to
wear them every time their shoes and
stockings are doffed. Warm and dry
feet in winter are the best preventive
of colds that has yet been found
Worry few children are born blind.
but that it WINS usually broughtaboutb by
carelessness and ignorance. Ohildren's
eyes are exposed to tho bright light
all too soon. Everybody has got to
see tho baby, and it is usually held up
in tho glare of sunny window or n
light and admired at length. Measles
have time and again been tho death OF
eyesight and also neglected inaamma-
tions.
An approved way to mako blnck cot
Zee is TO put four tablespoonfuls Of
pure pulverized Mocha coffee in d
warm, dry eoffeo pot, and pour over
it gra0uallya pint of boiling water.
Stand tho pot in balm Marie, or in q
saucepan of boiling water, so that,
though the coffee gets thoroughly hot,
it still does not boil. When this COT
fee has been poured through n strain
er it is ready for se.-New York
Telegram.