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Morris tribune., 1895-03-06
NOTES FOR GARDENERS.

MAKING a hot bed is not a very great
task and it advances the season weeks
sometimes, when the spring happens to
be late.
WITH good garden there is health
and variety of food, both very desir-
able, not to speak of the saving In
household expenses
PUT an extra coat of soil, or what is
better, coat of coarse manure, over
the potato and turnip pits before more
severe weather comes.
IT does not hurt cabbages that are
buried to freeze once, but if allowed to
freeze and thaw and freeze again, it is
spoiled. After the ridge is frozen
through, cover it with straw and it
will not thaw out until spring.
A WE'LL KEPT garden is an ornament
to any farm and tells the passing
stranger that the owner is proud Of his
profession and who believes in hav-
ing the comforts of life when they can
be gotten as easily as supply of gar
den stuff can.
If sods are cut into squares a foot
eachway and placed upside down on a
hot bed or cold frame and seeds planted
in them the plants, when large enough
to transplant, may be lifted with the
sods and set in the garden without
stopping growth. In this way we have
transplanted beans, cucumbers and
many other things that are not usually
transplanted. Springfield (O.) Farm
NouS
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06
How to GROW Cabbages.

In my experience, cabbages are most
economically grown by giving only a
moderate manuring of farm-yard ma
nure, and then applying repeated dress
ings of nitrate of soda. This can be
most cheaply and effectively done by
dropping small quantity near the root
of each plant, where l cwt. per acre
will do as much good asa cwt. sown
broadcast or along the drill. This
should be done as soon as the plants
have thoroughly begun to grow, and
should be repeated at intervals of three
or four weeks, until the crop thorough
ly covers the ground. In this way you
may economically expend from cwt. to
cwt. of nitrate of soda per acre, and I
think you will find it more profitable
than depending on the dew.-Rural
World
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06
FIG. 8.

top attached, to draw it up. Fig. 3
shows this valve more clearly. After
the pipe is full the opening of the cock
starts the water to flow as siphon.
and it will continue to flow indefinite
ly, as long as the air is excluded from
the pipe, until the well is drained, but
subject to the will of the operator in
opening the stopcock at G, or closing it.
A device of this character, where
possible to operate it, is equal to a run
ming spring and better than a wind
mill. Persons once in possession of
such watering conveniences in their
stables are 1oath to even thiEls Of do
ing without them. They become a
practical part of their profitable opera
tions and add hours of real pleasure to
their daily labors. -Ohio Farmer.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is 9
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. It was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years and
the best topcs known com NIB ne With the he
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
of the two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials, Free
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills, Is cents.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06
DEER ARE FOND OF TOBACCO.
The Only Bit of Information Prof. Gill
more Got from Hawthorne.

The Only Bit of Information Prof. Gill
more Got from Hawthorne.
Prof. j. Fl. Gilmore says: SIT was
my privilege to meet Hawthorne at the
White mountains. He was there with
Pierce and Loring and Spofford, and I
saw considerable of him. shall never
forget the whimsical appearance of the
man as Pierce was trying to get him
to go into the parlor of the hotel. He
was quite averse to it.
"There were clever people there
from all over the United States who
had heard of him, and were proud of
him, but he did not want to mingle
with them at all. Pierce insisted upon
it, and he complied, and after five min
utes he made his escape, and found
him out on the veranda smoking
cigar. He did not want to
make friends, apparently, but he
made an exception in my favor.
I had been spending several
summers there, and knew the wood
craft very thoroughly, and he found
out that he could get from me the in
formation he wanted.
He would ask me question and my
reply would be followed by another
question:: 'Why?' For instance, he
asked me, which way would you fish
a trout stream?' I said: Down stream
Then he asked me why. was COM
peeled to answer that a trout when
wounded runs up the stream, and that
if were fishing down the stream he
would disturb the trout below. On
one occasion I referred to the fact that
the grain of the wood of certain tree
was twisted. At first he questioned the
fact and asked: What makes you think
SOP said to him: If you will go with
me to the woodpile will show that it
is so.' I thus satisfied him of the fact,
but, as to the reason for it, l
could only give a theory that it was
caused by the winds. think that
while he was there he found out all /
knew, and found out very little from
him. There was one thing that he
knew that did find out.
Zone day we were looking at pet
fawn. He said: DO you know that
every animal of the deer kind is nat
urally fond of tobacco?' was taken
all aback, because had been taught
that only man and certain loathsome
green worm, the vilest thing the Crea-
tor made, would touch tobacco. To
illustrate the matter to me he put his
hand into his pocket, for he not only
but chewed, took out piece
Of tobacco, and handed it to the fawn,
and she ate it as though she liked it,
and while l was waiting to see her fall
down dead she was nosing around
Hawthorne's pocket for some more to
baoco. Chicago Times.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

one pair higher than the other, similar
to common wagon. This truck was
more used upon the farm for most Of
the hauling than the ordinary wagon,
because of it's broad tire and low plat
form.
The most attractive feature we have
to speak of we found in his COW stable,
directly in front of his cows. This was
watering device that is novel and
useful. 1t is not possible for all to ar
range such a convenient continuance,
yet very many can, and hence shall
illustrate the plan and describe it.
The whole arrangement is nothing
short of a siphon from his house well
to the barn, and it works like charm,
the bottom of the well being some two
feet higher than the point of delivery
in the stable. A pipe one inch in di-
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

The Canadian minister of agriculture
has ordered that all cattle entering
any of the quarantine stations shall be
subjected to the tuberculin test. One
valuable bull was found to be affected
with tuberculosis, and the owner was
given the alternative of having him
slaughtered without compensation or
returning him to the United States,
whence he came.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06
Portland's Water supply.

Portland, Ore, has just completed
system of water works at cost of 3d.
100000. The supply comes from Bull
Run river, which rises in the Cascade
m untains, and is brought distance
Of forty miles.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

PlTH AND POINT.


Modern education too often covers
the fingers with rings, and at the same
time cuts the sinews at the wrists. -
Sterling.
lis George getting on well with
his French?" Eyes, indeed. Why he
can translate the most difficult parts
of 'Trilby. Judge.
-Figg-"S Suffrage is the shield that
protects the American people" Egg
Yes; but a shield with too many
boasts. Boston Transcript.
How could you conscientiously
tell Miss Elder that she is the only
woman you ever loved?" SIT is fact.
Compared to her the others were mere
girls. Boston Budget.
$50 Rusher has got a job at last,
ell? wonder if it is that one with the
sleeping-car company?" II guess not.
At least he told me he'd struck COM
Portable berth?"-Buffalo Courier.
Nervous Old Lady Ito deck-hand on
steamboat-"Mr Steamboat Man, is
there any fear of danger?" Deck
hand (carelessly)-':Plenty of fear,
ma'am, but no danger. "-Demorest.
Mrs. Houser-"Have you any idea
what speaking terms means, Mr..
Houser?" Houser-"Certainly, madam.
Anywhere from fifty dollars to two
hundred dollars per night, according
to the prominence of the lecturer. -
Buffalo Courier.
An Easy Way Out of It.-Fathor-
"He says that he loves you, but can he
support you in the style that you have
been accustomed top Daughter
Gwen better, father. dear, if you will
furnish the money; that is all that dis
courages him."-Chicago Inter-Occan.
II hope you don't find the amount
unreasonable" said the landlord. "Oh
no." was the reply, the amount is very
reasonable. What want to know is
how many months do you give me pay
it in? Of course, l want a reasonable
time to pay a reasonable bill."-Texas
Siftings.
Easily Remedied. Hardy Upton
.'Say, Mrs. Skinner, it's awful, these
cold nights, to lie on this mattress with
only sheet over one. Can't you ar
range it differently?" Mrs. Skinner
certainly! Lie on the sheet and pull
the mattress over you. Portland
Transcript.
Abraham. the wine merchant, called
at the advertising Office of a leading
paper and inquired if the big adver-
tisement of Traubel, the liquor mer-
chant, which that day figured in the
81 cod ,oor,or xx,oc roino fo
appear again. "Oh, yesr' unthinking-
ly replied the clerk. sit has to be
kept in for a month" SIN that case"
said Abraham, twill you please insert |
Immediately below it the following an
abraham Isaac Jacob,
wine and liquor merchant, supplies all
the wines named in the above adver-
tisement 10 per cent cheaper. y
Gaulois.
story OF himself: He left London at
midnight in a sleeping-car for the
north. In the morning when he was
awakened he saw a stranger opposite |
him. Excuse me-" said the stranger,
''may / ask if you are rich?" Some |
what surprised, his lordship replied
that he was tolerably well-to-do. |
"May / ask continued the stranger,
show rich you are?" "Well, if it will |
do you any good to know" was the re-
ply, II suppose have several hundred
thousand pounds" "Well," went on
the stranger, ''if 1 were as rich as you
and snored as loudly as you I should
take whole car, so as not to inter-
rupt the sleep of others
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06
when Objection should Cease.

Whenever township has plenty of
gravel, or can get it cheaply, it should
improve its roads. The objection to
road improvement on account of great
expense should not be carried to an
extent that will prevent road improve
ment when it can be done at little ex-
penss-
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

THE Queen & Crescent Route is the best
equipped and shortest line to Florida. Solid
vestibuled trains and through sleepers.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

"No MAN." says a loquacious wife, lever
when she's girl and he's engaged to her."
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

To NEW ORLEANS the Queen & Crescent
Route is the direct line; go miles shortest
from Cincinnati. Solid vestibuled trains.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

s.DocToR, do you think my wife will re-
cover?'' ''Oh, yes. 1 told her already had
wife picked out for you in case she didn't
get Well.n
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

Too often go together. Refrain from
swearing if you are suffering the fortunes
ter's Stomach Bitters, which will expel the
rheumatic virus from your blood. Kidney
and malarial complaints, dyspepsia, consti-
patton, neuralgia and biliousness are all
relieved by this sterling and comprehensive
family medicine, which should be kept al
ways on hand for emergencies.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

IT is curious how o woman who screams
at a mouse is not startled at a millinery bill
that makes man mble.-Texas Siftings.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

'sTuERE's bonnet" said the EDITORS wife,
"that is perfect poem" "Yes,' he re-
piled, absent-mindedly, "but we never pay
for poetry. "-Demorest's
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

SORROW is a kind of rust of soul which
every new idea contributes in its passage to
scour away ohnson.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

Teeth inserted without gas,' as the fell
low who owned savage dog inscribed on
q board outside his garden gate.-Tit-Bits.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

"THERE goes an old fame of mine !" as the
sun said when the comet came into perihe-
lion.-Puck.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

TAKE the Queen & Crescent Route to-
Knoxville and Asheville. Only through car
line Cincinnati to Asheville.
Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

ELLA-"You ought to have seen Jack
when he proposed" Stella (meanly) -"Oh,
I've seen him. Boston Courier.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
Birds That Get Drunk.

"A strange result of eating the ber-
ies of the China tree, which grows in
the lumber regions of Texas. is that the
birds get drunk and stagger around as
helpless as man on jag" Such was
the interesting story told by Lloyd G..
Harris. President of the Lumbermen's g
Exchange.
The large yellowish berry of the China
tree is a favorite dish for these visitors
from afar, for just what reason cannot
be imagined. unless they like them for
the after effects. No other creature, not
even hogs, will eat tho China berry, and
the sickly, Shiny smell is nauseating to
. human being.
But they make the birds drunk, and
this seems to be the great attraction to
the robins. They perch themselves on
the boughs Of the trees and there eat un-
til they can not fly, and make poor
showing at hopping around. By the
time the robin comes there are no leaves
left on the China tree. Just how many
berries it takes to make a robin drunk
Mr.. Harris did not know, but he says
that after few hours the ground un-
der the tree is almost covered with birds
that are so helpless that person may
walk under the tree and pick them up
without trouble. They skip around
and attempt to fly, but are too drunk to
help themselves.
After an hour or two they manage to fly
to neigboring tree, where they arrange
their feathers and act much like drunk
ard after tear. Strange to say, the
experiment does not keep them from
the use Of the intoxicating berries.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
A Quiet Wedding.

"Did you attend the Bircher-Jacklone
wedding out at Billy-bee Dam last night.
Ike?" asked the able editor of the Haw-
vile Clarion.
"Aw, yes!" answered Alkali Ike.
YEARLY; Il was thar"
>"Of course there was a lively time.
and all that?"
"Accordin' to how you looked at it. I
called it mighty slow. Outside of the
regular routine and the eatin'. nuthin'
happened worth mentionin'. To be
sure, the preacher and groom got into
row because the divine wanted his
pay in advance; but that is a common
occurrence. The Rev. Mr.. Harps is
too old bird to take any chances. OF
course Jack Howcome, the fiddler, had
had too much, as usual, and this time
he fell off from the table and broke his
bow arm; Jack always was more trouble
than he was worth. The brides moth
er, who didn't like the groom anyhow,
Jumped on to the poor feller's neck jest
before the ceremony with a rollin'-pin.
and it took half dozen of us ten min
utes' hard work to tie the old lady fast
IN rockin'-chair and carry her few
hundred yards out on the prairie. Dur
In the rumpus somebody stole the feed,
and we never saw hide nor hair of it
all the rest of the evenin'. They ac-
cused me of it. but was as innercent
as lamb. I hain't that kind of a man;
and besides, I had a private snack of
my own. That was every blamed thing
that happened, except that a deputy
sheriff slid in and arrested Coyote Pete
for horse-stealin' or a little suthin' that
away, and some feller had q fit
Shucks! Weddin's hain't NOWADAYS
what they used to be few years ago.
Lord! Them was the timesi But now
everything is gittin' to be too much
like it is in the East. "-Harpey's Maga-
zine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
The wild Ride.

Ihear in my heart. hear in its ominous
All day. the. commotion of sinewy. name
All night, from their cells, the importunate
tramping and neightng.
Let towards and laggsrds fall back: but alert
to the saddle,
Straight. grim, and abreast. vault our wealth
With stirrup-cnp escS 20 the one gracious
woman that loves him.
The road Is through dolor and dread. over
craGs and morasses:
There are shapes by the way, there are things
that appal and entice us;
What odds2 We are knights and our souls
are but bent on the ridingi
Thoughts self is:avanishing wing. .andjoy Is q
And friendship flower in the dust. and glory
sunbeam; :
Not here : our priae. nor. alas. after these
our pursuing.
A dipping Sl,dI Of plumes' tear. shake Of the
A passing s.lats to sh,. world. and her pitt
We hurry. with never word in the track Of
our fathers.
hear in my heart. I hear In its ominous
All day. the commotion OF sinewy. name
tossing horses.
All night, from their cells. the importunate
tramping and neightng.
We spur TO land Of no name. outracine the
storm wind:
We leap 20 the infinite dark, like the sparks
from the anvil.
Thou leadest, o God, Ans we'll with thy
troopers that fol1owl
Louise kmogen Quincy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
THE oUT.To.plNNER MAN.
No Knows why He Is Invited and Think.
He Paws His Wax

NO" said the cynical bachelor to the
n. Y. Tribune man, "it's not because
am tremendously popular that get in
vltations and don't consider it such an
honor to be invited to dine somewhere
every night in the week, with half a
dozen or more invitations a week to
spare. Why in the world do you sun
pose they invite mep Well, Pm a. good
deal like the fellow who is taken On a
ship and made to work his passage. He
pays for his voyage with work. 1work
my passage at the dinners. Oh, yes, /
DO. There's no use in being vain about
these things. You see. I'm not mar
rled. and there's always some young
woman, or old woman for that matter.
who has to be taken care of. Now, a
married man is at discount at a din
ner. Of course, he takes a woman out
to dinner. but some man has to be pro.
vided for his wife.
Tm just useful at dinner and that's
why I get invited. I'm not good look
ing and never said a bright thing in
my life but l can talk streak of stuff
and nonsense that is necessary to keep
> dinner going. I'm good-natured and
amiable. like rybody and SO 1 get
along comfortably with my neighbors.
In mild sort of way, / suppose, 1 am
amusing. And then I'm good lauphen
laugh at all the good things that are
SAID and at many of them that are not
SO good. l get in my own little Jokes
when the time comes and so we row
along through the dinner, working nv
passage and my hostess smiling ap-
Provsl on me.
ooh, no; it's not bit damaging to
my vanity. simply know it's so and
accept it cheerfully. can't dance for
shucks; so I'm of no earthly use at a
dance: 1t were a good dancer I'd
probably come in for all that, too. NV
strong point is dinner, and SO I'm
wanted there and not at a dance. It
doesn't wound my vanity a bit. / en-
JOY the dinner. Having a lot of pretty
women around the table and listening
to them and talking to them is lots
more fun than sitting alone in a club
with only lot of ghostlike walters to
amuse you: It's perfectly fair bar
gain. talk and am sweet-tempered
for my ferriage, and get on the ferry
. good dinner and enjoyable surround
ings: That's all there is to it, and as
for the honor of the thing and all that,
there's no more honor in my being in
vited to dine out every evening Ghan
there would be in going out to fiddle
for party at regular price. / talk
and get my dinner and pleasant COM
pany. The other man gets his IS or
$!o' or Whatever the price is, and fid-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
TAsLg CUSTOMS M SWEDEN.
Help Yourself the General Rule Through
out the Entire Meal.

Table methods in Sweden differ from
those in most other countries. An in
stitution which exists everywhere and
precedes all meals is the so-called
"smorgasbord, says writer in the
Philadelphia Telegraph. This is high
table in every restaurant-room spread
with small appetizers such as shrimp
anchoves, cold roast meats, radishes
timed fishes and an abundance of bread
and butter. To this the guest walks up
and helps himself to his satisfaction at
the same time ordering of waiter
what be desires for his next later course.
When he has finished his standing meal
he takes seat and is ready for the
main meal, which is very like what is
to be had in other countries. The Wis
itor will be impressed with the fresh
milk, cream and butter, which are set
on the table in lavish quantities, a cir
cumstance which is easily explained
when it is remembered that Sweden
and Denmark provide Great Britain
and some other parts of the world with
great part of their dairy products.
The system of helping yourself often
extends to the entire meal as at rail
way stations where halt IS made for
dinner. A great table set with an
abundance of the most excellent viands
is placed unguarded at the mercy of the
guests, who each for himself walks to
the soup dish and dips out what he
wishes and takes it away for silent con-
sumption at the small side tables near
by. When the soup is finished he casts
his dish aside, takes new one and goes
to the fish salver and so on throughout
the meal. When he has done he walks
up to the cashier reports what he has
eaten and pays the BILL which is never
extravagant
A feature of the table in Sweden is
the so-called "fiadbrod," or flat bread,
which stranger is not apt to like. 1t
occurs in the form of a thick wafer ex-
tended to about the circumference of a
bucket top. 1t has hole in the mid
die, into which one might almost poke
his head and adopt the thing as a new
mode in collars. 1t is mostly very
dark and is made variously, usually
from wheat or barley, and mixed often
with mashed potatoes and peas. In
the far north it is sometimes made of
bark. 1t is very brittle,
cracks under the teeth like nothing else
on the bill of fare, and tastes at times
like coffee. at other times no worse than
a left-over-from-last-C Christmas cracker.
1t is set on the table ten or fifteen thick
nesses high, a joy to those who like it
and pest to those who do not, and who
would like TO see the space filled up
with something else.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
Streets of the Town Burned Up.

"It is not often a man is a witness to
burning streets in a town, but I had
that pleasure few days ago." said G..
W. Douglass of Ell Paso. "The citizens
of the village of Las Cruces, N. NJ, are
in the habit of grading their streets
with the accumulations of barnyards.
They had done this till the sand, dust,
and manure had become thoroughly
mixed, the manure predominatine. It
seldom rains in that part of the country,
and the manure was dry as powder.
From some cause it caught fire in the
western part of the village just as one
of New Mexico's typical sand-storms was
rising. The wind soon became strong
gale and the fire spread rapidly. In less
than twenty minutes the whirling wind
had carried the fire into all parts of the
main streets which had been graded
with stable stuff. Dense clouds of
smoke rolled over the buildings and out
on the plains. The whole heavens were
darkened, and it was grand sight to
see the great columns of smoke, fire.
sand, and dust surging, whirling, and
darting away toward the mountains
Had the town not been built of mud it
would certainly have been DESTROYED.
The storm swept the streets of all barn
yard grading material, and the Las
Cruces villagers will have to regrade as
material accumulates. = ST. Lou,s
Globe Democrat.