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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
Care of Forest Trees,

A large number of fine trees meet
with an early death on account of rot
ting in the center. This rotting is
brought about in all cases by stumps of
broken branches. When these rot, the
decay soon permeates the whole trunk
No stump should ever be left on a tree,
whether the branch be cut off with a
saw or broken off by the wind, says
Meehan's Monthly 1t should be taken
away clean to the trunk and the scar
painted over SO as to prevent decay, un-
til the wound is wholly covered by the
new growth Of wood and bark. When
trees commence to fail, many persons
imagine it is owing to some trouble at
the roots, and if the tree is much valued
the earth around the roots may be dug
up and disturbed. 1t is good practice
to apply fertilizing material, even to an
old tree, as an abundance of food helps
it to sustain its vigor, but all this is of
no avail as long as dead stumps are left
to decay the center of the tree 1t is
chiefly ON this account that SO much in.
jury results from cutting back large
branches. In large number of cases
the stump dies, with the results already
enumerated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19

A Connecticut grower increased his
strawberry yield 1875 per cent and sold
the fruit for cents per basket more
than others because he employed hy-
draulio ram irrigation.
A promising new black cap is named
Waters Success.
Among deciduous trees that thrive in
limestone soil are white oak, bur oak,
in fact all the white oak family; also
hickories and walnuts. Among ever
greens are the spruces, frs and arbor
vitae.
The Quackenboss plum is Of fair
quality and a great yielder. 1t is large,
dark purple, with dense bloom.
The Eldorado is a new and most
promising blackberry.
Ferns require shade and plenty Of
moisture at the roots
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
The Munson system.

Grape trellising, according to the
Munson system, has proved so success
full at the Oklahoma experiment station
this year that Professor Waugh unhesii
tatingly recommends it for adoption in
general vineyarding. According to this
system, posts stand six feet out of the
ground. AT the top cross piece two feet
long is nailed, and at each end of this a
wire is run. A third wire is run through
the middles Of the posts eight inches
below these two, SO that the three wires
set in a sort of broad V shape, nearly
six feet from the ground. This great
height is an essential feature of the sys-
tenn and should not be modified. On
this trellis the grape vines spread out as
they do where they grow wild in the
woods. This furnishes shade for the
fruit. At the same time the fruit is SO
far above ground as to be safe from the
intense reflection rays of the sun,
which caused more damage in Oklahoma
vineyards this year than all other causes
combined The trellis also has many
other advantages and only few disad-
vantages. Farmers Review.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
How to Winter Geranium..

A cellar that will winter potatoes
safely may usually be depended on to
protect strong plants of geraniums. Let
the plants remain out and ripen as thor
oughly as possible, protecting them
from the earliest frosts by blankets or
newspapers. When hard freeze is i'm
minent, take them up with good balls
of earth trim off about half the foliage
and plant them about by inches
apart in old boxes, provided with few
auger holes in the bottom for drainage.
Pack the earth we'll around the roots,
water moderately and place in light,
airy part of the cellar. They should be
frequently inspected and be gradually
allowed to dry out as they become dor
mant. Maintain the earth as dry as pos
sible, but at any signs of shriveling a
little water should be given, says a
Rural New Yorker correspondent. Old
plants frequently winter well if hung to
the joists and allowed to dry out, but it
is better to keep the roots in earth con-
tanning some moisture.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
Harvesting Pears.

Theswell known rule for gathering
pears when the fruit will readily sepa-
rate from the tree when lifted half way
up is an excellent rule; but, as Country
Gentleman explains, there is usually
less difference in the time OF ripening
than with apples. Pears which ripen
early and in medium season should
always be gathered some days before
ripe. Choice varieties may be packed in
drawers or boxes and will become more
delicious at maturity than if ripened in
the open air and on the tree. This is
particular important with early pears,
and wrapped in flannel and allowed to
remain some days they will be greatly
improved, and those which have a
slight blush naturally will redden into
real beauty when matured. Late aur
tumn or winter varieties require less
care and may be treated more like win
ter apples, bat at the same time they
should be carefully and well secured in
ascooland . siform temperature.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19


large (from four to eight inches in
diameter), double and of distinct
shade Of color. For the purpose of
American growers the American varie-
ties are in general far superior to those
of foreign origin.
Among the new varieties Of last year
the best for commercial purposes at the
Cornell IN. " station were Eugene
Dailledouze and Major BonnaffoD, yell
low; Mayfower and Marie Louise,
white; Mrs. E. @. Hill and Laredo,
pink, and Charles Davis and Ingomar,
bronze
The best flowers are obtained by
bench culture, although good market
able blooms are more cheaply raised on
solid beds.
1t is advised in bulletin from this
station that some study be given to the
insects which infest the plants, so that
the helpful ones may be readily distin-
guished from those of injurious charac-
ter. The leading injurious ones are
black aphis, green fly, mites and thrips.
The plants are kept free from insect
pests by using either pyrethrum pow
der, kerosene emulsion or tobacco, the
last to be applied in the powder form or
in frequent light fumigation.
As the premature decay of the flower
buds is probably due to external injury
greater care should be exercised in dis
budding, allowing the buds to attain q
good size before commencing the opera
tion
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
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TREE PLANTING.

Conditions That Warrant Success When
Trees Are Set Out For the Fall.
With each recurring season the ques-
tion is asked, Which is the better time
TO set out trees, the spring or the fall9
The answer to this must depend upon the
the nature of the tree or shrub, the part
the country, condition Of soil and eli
mate where the planting is to be done,
For example, in the extreme north or
the open paririe country where the
thermometer may go extremely low,
and, what is worse, where harsh, dry
ing winds may prevail most of the win
ter, all but the hardest trees and ever
greens are decidedly safer planted in
the spring than in the fall. If, how
ever, plenty of roots are taken, and,
what is even perhaps of more impor-
tance, a goodly lot of soil is taken with
the roots, allowing no undue exposure
of them to the air, tree we'll planted
in the fall is perfectly safe.
Aids to success will consist in evenly
distributing the roots in the new earth,
in compressing the soil well about the
roots, and if the trees are large enough
to be acted upon by the wind, in placing
stay wires to keep them snug and in
place.
In warm countries where the frosts
amount to nothing the fall is the time
to plant, or just as soon as the plants
have come to state Of rest. Here root
action at once sets in to repair the dam
ages of removal, and by the time spring
time comes the newly planted trees are
fully equipped for a new start.
Nurserymen Of the north usually re-
serve the planting Of their young stuff
until spring-a pretty good evidence of
where success lies. AS stuff has to be
dug or is received from outside sources
in the fall instead q being replanted at
o9cs they are tlaid in by the heels"-
that is, they are placed ip rows in the
ground nearly horizontal instead Of up
right, where they are easily protected if
necessary by few boughs to keep off
the drying winds Of winter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19

canvas is usually 40 feet across in the
form Of an immense saucer, the center
about the tree coming down to the
ground. Above this is the hood, about
10 feet square, highest in the center.
When this is adjusted about the tree,
the branches are shaken and the apples
find their way down to the ground in a
pile at the base of the tree.
!, When it is desired to pick, not shake,
the fruit from the trees, other devices
are furnished. American Gardening has
illustrated 9 simple affair which any
one with small amount Of mechanical
ingenuity and at very slight expense
can make. 1t consists of small bag Of
muslin or other fabric held open by a
wire hoop, which, being bent together
like the spout of pitcher, gives the
operator chance to catch the fruit and
twist it off the branch. Several such
devices with handles of different lengths
to suit the size of the trees will come
handy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
When to Move a Rose Bed.

Large rose plants suffer least by a re-
moval in early spring while still dor
mant. II it be more convenient to trans
plant them in the fall, it is best done
early in October They should be care
fully taken up, preserving the roots as
far as possible, and two-thirds of the
branches cut away. If they are then re-
planted solidly and well mulched after
the ground freezes, they will probably
come through the winter in safety and
soon establish themselves the follow.
ing spring, says a correspondent OF
Rural New Yorker.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
What Cheese Is.

Not long since an article appeared in
prominent Journal which set forth
the claim that certain results could be
obtained in cheesemaking from milk
of certain test of fats, from the fact
that the solids, not fat, amounted to SO
much, and the resulting cheese would
reach such corresponding weight.
There was one fatal error in the state
ment, and that was in assuming that all
the solids in milk could be retained in
the cheese in the making. No process
of coagulation of milk has yet held two
Of the solids captive, the albumen and
the sugar. Sugar is the most abundant
of all the milk solids, and cannot be
fixed by the action of rennet. In most
published analyses Of milk casein and
albumen are classed under the one head
of casein, but the rennet action does not
hold the albumen perfectly, only
small per cent, possibly 10, and the bal
ance escapes in the whey with the sug-
ar, SO at last the full cream cheese has
only about IA pounds Of casein to 8
pounds of fat, and the balance of the
weight of the cheese. 32 per cent, is
made up of water. The composition of
a full cream Worlds fair cheese was as
follows: Fat, 8618 per cent; casein,
81. 10 per cent; water, 8170 per cent !;
ash, 2.97 per cent. To see how good
cheese rates, as compared with best sir
loin steak, the substance of the latter is
given Water, go per cent; fat. 30 per
cent; albumen equivalent Of casein),
10, or 80 per cent Of food solids, against
63.57 per cent solids in cheese, and while
the cheese is practically all digestible
which shows the great value of good
cheese as an article Of diet and econo-
my. Practical Farmer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
A POPULAR ORCHID.

strong, we'll established plants for 81 or
50 or less where we had to pay formerly
from 80 to $40 for inferior and smaller
plants; 6 - ~ ~ g@aS
Any one who is moderately successful
with other house plants of any descrip-
tion will succeed in producing good
specimens of cypripedium or Cologne
or dendrobium. q
As to the treatment Of such orchids
as will flourish under the conditions re-
ferred to, the beginner should try the
most hardy species first and acquire a
knowledge of their wants by degrees
Nearly all orchids require an abundance
of moisture during their growing season
and should not get real dry at the roots
In order to maintain an even moisture
about them the advice is given in Amer
ican Gardening, previously quoted, to
take an ordinary window or veranda
box filed with sphagnum moss, into
which the pots are to be inserted up to
the rim. If only three or four orchids
are wanted for trial, few small
palms or ferns or begonias and vines
will help to fill up the box and present
an admirable appearance. The moss
will retain the moisture far better than
earth or sand, and one watering will do
for "a hours. If, however, the day has
been very hot and dry, light sprin-
king over the foliage toward evening
will be beneficial There should be sew
eral inch openings in the bottom of
the box SO that no water may remain
there, as that would certainly injure the
plants.
Most amateurs begin with Cypripe-
dium insigne, one of the best known,
most popular and easiest grown of
orchids.
1t grows best in pot in mixture of
peat fiber, sphagnum moss, potsherds
and charcoal, but it is not nearly SO fas-
tidious in regard to its roots as some
varieties A sunny position in the win
ter, with a temperature of DO degrees,
will suit it, It flowers in November and
March. The flowers are large and shin
ing in various shades of green, brownish
purple and white and are very lasting,
often keeping from six to eight weeks
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
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Recent Varieties That Are Valuable Addi.
tions-C -Chrysanthemums For Commerce.
Many of the more recent varieties of
chrysanthemums show marked improve
ment. The advance is perhaps most no
ticeable in the stems, which are dwarf,
stout and erect and we'll fupished with
luxuriant leaves to the Alse of the
flower. And the blooms in many cases
are of larger size and improved form
and better filled with forets of the best
texture. Considerable progress has also
been made in providing good types Of
the most desirable colors to bloom at
the various seasons--early, medium and
late. Mrs. e. @. Hill and Mrs. Fl.
Mex. Twombly, for example, are in
valuable additions to our earliest varie-
ties, as are Eugene Dailledouze and
Titan of the midseason set and Chal-
lenge, Laredo and Mrs. George lis to
the late Towering sorts. Niveus in all
essentials comes nearest to the Ameri-
can ideal Of perfect variety.
Varieties for commercial purposes
should have dwarf stems (from three to
four feet high), strong and erect, fur
nished with luxuriant foliage to the
base of the flowers, which should be
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
Shading For Greenhouses.

A Massachusetts correspondent writes
that he has tried various means of shad-
ing greenhouses and finds white lead
and kerosene, applied with brush, is
best of all. 1t covers well, rain does not
affect it, and it comes off quite easily.
The editor Of Gardening, commenting
on this, says: Excellent. Make thin
whitewash and apply it with broad
whitewash brush, reaching the top OF
the greenhouse from the ground by u.s.
ing long pole handle to the brush,
which can be put in or taken out at
pleasure -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
The spltzenberg Apple.

The Spitzenberg apple brings better
price per barrel than others, and the
question is why more of them are not
grown. Some say that the reason why
it is grown at all is that it comes into
market at time when other varieties
are scarce, while others contend that
the peculiar flavor SO grateful to most
tastes is what gives it more apprecia-
tion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
RICHEST SIX WOMEN.
SONORA coUsINo SUPPOSED TO LEAD
THE LIST WITH 5000, 100000.

They All Got Their Money by Inheritance
or by Marriage, but They Are All Said
to BE Right Lively Business Women
Too.
Compared with the wealth OF certain
South American widow named Isadora
Cousino the great fortunes which will be
inherited by either of the daughters of
John ID. Rockefeller sink into insignifi-
cance This woman owns countless herds
Of cattle, vast expanses of land, fleet Of
eight steamships, silver, copper and coal
mines, railroads and many houses, besides
personal property in the form of splendid
jewels worth millions and the reputation
of being what she probably is--the richest
woman In the world. Just how much all
her wealth amounts to no one knows,
probably not even Sonora Cousino herself.
From her coal mines alone, II Is stated,
her income is $4,000 a month. From
her silver and copper mines she receives
the larger sum of 800, 600 net and uses
the refuse from the coal mine to smelt the
ore from the mines Of silver and copper.
Then her stock farms, whereon she breeds
thoroughbred horses and cattle, and her
ranges yield about as much as all her min
ing property put together. Besides these
sources of income there are others of vari-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
Notice Of Appointment.

Assignment of Louise c. Won Kanel.
The undersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified as Assignee in trust, for the benefit Of
the creditors of Louise G. Won Kane of Stark
assignor will make immediate payment, and cred
itors will present their claims, according TO law,
duly authenticated to the undersigned, for allow.
ance
Dated this 4th day of September, A. D. 1895.
CHAS. SEEMANN, -,
sepigt-wkly2t Assignee.
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FRUIT GATHERING DEVICES.

Patent Apple Catcher For Fruit That Is
Shaken Oh--A Fruit Picker.
When apples are grown in large guam
titles, the problem of picking them is a
serious one. Many contrivances have
been devised for facilitating and cheap
ening this work, but for some reason or
other have never come into general use
Numbered with recent patented inven-
tions is Fingarr's apple catcher, which
attracted some attention last season. 1t
is made in two parts of canvas or any
other strong, durable fabric like burlap
or sailcloth. The lower part or main
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
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ORCHIDS AS HOUSE PLANIs.
Many Pleasing Varieties Are Easily Grown
as Window Plants In Winter.

as Window Plants In Winter.
The belief so general that all orchids
require excessive heat and costly glass
structure for their successful develop
ment is a mistake. Many members of
the orchid family will in the winter
months flourish in moderately heated
dwelling house near the window where
they can get light and little sun part
of the day, and in summer they may be
set in partially shaded spot or on the
piazza if only properly watered
Another mistake is to believe that
all orchids are very rare and conse-
quently very high in price, but owing
to immense importations Of desirable
and popular varieties the high prices
have come down, even in the formerly
rarest kinds, SO that we can now buy
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
Notice of Appointment.
sepigt-wkly2t

The undersigned has been duly appointed ad-
ministratrix with the will annexed, Of the estate
of John Samuel Weber, late of Stark county, Ohio,
deceased.
Dated the 3lst day of July. 1885.
ADELE WEBER,
Administrative. with will annexed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
A PLATE or norssocK PEARS

A PLATE OF BoUssoCK PEARS.
autumn varieties. The tree is thrifty
grower, and it bears good crop Of good
fruit year after year, being good both
as q dwarf and standard. I"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
Notice Of Appointment.

The undersigned has been duly appointed ad-
late of Stark county. Ohio, deceased
Dated the 9th day of august. 1895.
JOSEPH SCH0TT,
jy29dw Administrator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
LEGAL NOTICE.

pardon will be filed with the state Board Of, Par
dons at their meeting to lie held in October 1895,
for the pardon of one John w. Owen, who is now
confined in the Ohio State Pententiary, and who
was sentenced to the same on the 7th day of Feb
ruary. 1894. from Stark Co Ohio. sep5dt
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
The Doyenne Boussock Pear.

The editor of Gardening, comment
ing on plate Of Boussock pears from a
dwarf tree, says:
THE Doyenne Boussock is one Of the
largest, best and most deserving of our
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
Saturday, September 2ath, 1895,

at one O'Clock p m, upon the premises the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in the town.
ship, Of Lake, Stark county, Ohio, to-wit: The
property and fixtures. in the village of Union
town. the same being appraised at sl,5S5.75.
Also the undi ided one seventh part of the
south half said lots Number 55, 56 and
81, in the village of Uniontown, the same being
appraised at Eighty Dollars.
Terms of sale-0ne- third cash in hand one third
in months. one third in one year. with interest;
deferred payments to be secured by mortgage on
the premises sold.
GEORGE f. HUMBERT,
- Assignee of George Lamberson.
WILLIAM j. PIERo. Attorney.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19
LEGAL NOTICE.
Assignee's Sale.

In pursuance of an order of sale, issued to 10
by the Probate Court Of Stark county, Ohio, WI.
offer for SALE a. public auction, on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19

in 0snaburg township, miles southeast
of Canton, on Mapleton road; 20 acres
OF which is timber and about "a acres Of
coal. Good water and pleasant location.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-01
KILLED BY ALLEGED ANrLroxnE.
Rrcoklyn Girl Dies In Awful Agony Afte1
the STUFF Is Injected.

Rrcoklyn Girl Dies In Awful Agony Amer
the Stun L. lntected.
NEW YORK, April la fuid supposed
60 have been anti-toxinc was injected into
the left arm Of Bertha NJ. Valentine, IL
years old, Of Brooklyn, to cure slight at
tack Of diphtheria The girl died in aw-
full agony in less than ten minutes. DR..
J. L. kortright, who injected the duid,
said: When the anti-toxine was pre-.
pared In Germany some powerful poison
must have become mixed with it by mis-
take. sent the girls father for the
preparation and when he handed me the
wooden box containing the vial it was SO
tightly sealed could scarcely open it.
when opened the box and reached
the vial, which contained between two
and . half and three drachms, 1t was
tightly corked and sealed. The fluid was
pinkish, Of the same color as the other
anti-toxine have used. Almost rs soon
as had injected the fluid into Miss Val.
entine's arm she became uneasy. Then
she complained Of ticklish sensation in
her throat and all over her body. She
was. then seized with commissions, and
never before in my life have I seen such q
horrible death"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-01
Says Her Cure Is . Miracle.

FLINT, Mich. April Mrs. Charles
Dennis. who has been bed-ridden with
consumption for a year. announces that
she has been cured as by miracle. For
several weeks she has been unable to lif {
her head from her pillow. Thursday night
while alone, after spending several hours
in prayer, she says she heard a voice com.
handing her to arise. Without an in.
stant's hesitation she got up from her bed
and walked about her room She is now
free from all pain. able to walk all about
the house, and gaining steadily in
strength