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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

bic use. We cut our cornstalks with a
big fodder cutter All of these machines
are run on the west barn floor, which
necessitated putting up A feet of hori-
zontal shafting.
Under the old timbers and boards at
the right we store our ice. 1t was
stacked, in the first place, 12 by 13 feet
square and 10 feet high, leaving the
spaces between the cakes Of ice open, so
that they would come out easier. 1t
keeps just as we'll this way and saves
time and labor. We put one load of
sawdust on the top and covered the rest
at our leisure it was four or five weeks
before this ice was entirely covered. A
space of 10 or 12 inches was left be-
tween the boards and ice, in which saw
dust was put and packed down hard
Ice was used twice day from April 20
sufficient to run a four can Cooley
creamer, and there will probably be
some left over.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

The month Of January is rich in the
birthdays of eminent men, and no other
single month can show such an array.
OF statesmen and orators, we find the
names of Francis Bacon, Edmund Burke,
Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris,
Gouveneur Morris, Alexander Hamilton,
John Hancock, Albert Gallatin, Thomas
Paine, Richard Henry Lee, Daniel Web
ster, Charles Sumner, Millard Fillmore,
Caleb Cushing, James G. Blaine, Chief
Justice Chasesand Governor william Nc
sKinley.
OF soldiers there are Frederick the Great,
General Wolfe, Marshal Ney, Robert f.
Lee, Stonewall jackson, Mad 3Anthony
Wayne, Ethan Allen and Israel Putnam.
OF sailors, Stephen Decatur, the most
daring Of American oommOdores.
q OF poets, Moliere, Burns, Byron, Poe,
Bayard Taylor and Paul Hayne, the
"southern laureate"
OF artists, Dore and Bierstadt, and of
musicians, Mozart and Schubert.
Then there is a long list of others,
wherin may be found Emanuel Sweden
borg, founder Of the Swedenborgians
Charles o Conor, the eminent lawyer
Henry J. Raymond, the brilliant journal
list; John c. Breckinrigdge, once vice
president; General Fremont, the path
finder" and many more equally well
known. Chicago Times Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

DR.. @. G. Miller, Marengo, Ills, has
the following to say in The American
Bee Journa! on queen rearing:
It's very hard matter to find any set
of rules that bees invariably follow, es-
pecially as TO the matter of queen rear
ing. Sometimes they'll tear down cells
when you don't expect them to, and
sometimes they'll build up cells when
you don't expect them to. Generally it
is not necessary to cut out the cells that
the bees have started themselves, unless
indeed the cells are older than the cell
you give to them. Sometimes. the bees
destroy all cells in a nucleus as soon as
the young queen emerges, and some
times they wait until they are mature.
1t isn't a bad plan to cut out all sealed
cells when you give cell, and it has
been said that the cell you give will be
more certain to be respected if you put
1t in the place where you have cut out
one Of their own cells.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

The senate yesterday got down to real
business and real patriotism, and dis
oussed the question: "Why emit the
people have some of these bonds that are
to be issued to protect the gold reserve,
instead Of having Wall street bankers get
them ALP In discussing this question,
the senate came close to what the psople
Of this nation are thinking about. The
former bond issue made millions for mil
Honaire bankers. We have no complaint
against bankers or millionaires or capital,
yet in this instance we believe that the
bonds ought to be advertised and sold to
the highest bidder or bidders instead Of
dealing them out to a select list Of Wall
street men. If advertised the people will
have a chance at them, and what is more,
the government will make hundreds of
thousands of dollars by the process
United States bonds selling at III will
bring more than 1906 il advertised.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

London's newspapers, in their discus
sion of the Venezuelan question, have
consulted opinions entirely English. One
newspaper, the Chronicle, at last oonclud-
ed to send staff correspondent to this
country and ascertain first handed the
public feeling. The correspondents first
letter to his paper is intensely interest
ing. He says that the English people
must disabuse their minds.that President
Cleveland's message on the subject was q
political move. He further tells his paper
and his people that America means bust.
ness; that the Monroe doctrine may be
something purely ephemeral and of no
application TO the dispute but granting
It is, Cleveland's message is to the point,
and applies TO the case at hand. The
English correspondent tells England that
America will have peace If war follows,
and he ventures the opinion that Lord
Salisbury will have to come off his perch.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Stark and Guernsy County.

Down in Guernsey county the citizens
committee, that has been investigating
extravaganza in the management of
county offices, published twelve or fifteen
columns Of very severe criticism of over
charges in almost every direction. We
printed some long extracts from these
reports. When the committee came to the
subject of the annual report OF. the county
commissioners, it took an unqualified po-
sition in favor of detailed statement,
which should supply the names and items
witt sufficient minuteness to enable tax
payers to follow clearly the proceedings
of the commissioners. While the report
cost something to publish, the committee
WAS clearly Of the opinion that it was
money well expended, as it was about the
only check taxpayers had on these Off
cials. There were good many derelic-
6ions on the part of the commissioners of
Guernsey county pointed out by the COM
mittee, of which ax.payers were ignorant,
for the reason that nothing but a skeleton
report had been published. The law re-
quires detailed report, and this year,
for the first time, the people of Guernsey
county secure it. What will Stark county
tax -payers get?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
SORGHUM CULTIVATION.
As Conducted on the Red Beds of Central
Kanaaa.

As Conducted on the Red Beds of Central
Kansas.
In Barber county, on the red beds Of
central Kansas, the soil is especially
adopted to sorghum, and it may interest
some readers to know what has been
achieved with this crop. The bulk of
cane the last five years has been grown for
the sugar mill here, but owing to loss of
bounty from the United States and the
state of Kansas, this promising industry
has been totally crushed for the present
Apart from manufacture, there is, how
ever, great value in sorghum as a good
and reliable crop, in every year, in this
district, extending over wide area on
every side. A woman farmer who in
1890 planted so acres in this cane in
creased the acreage every year until in
1894 she had 200 acres. Half of this
was hauled to the sugar mill, the rest cut
up and fed to stock of all kinds. Six hun
dred steers have been fed entirely on
this cane and have come through the
winter in splendid shape. Writing in
The Irrigation Age she says:
Five years ago If sorghum yielded 10
to ~ per cent sucrose it was considered
rich; now it has to be / 8 to 30 per cent
to be satisfactory. Experience teaches
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Dark Day in England,

Sunday was dark day in England :the
darkest that grasping country has known
In long time. And while England is
disturbed the situation abroad interests
the whole civilized world.
The pclicyof the English government
has always been to gather In all the terri.
tory possible and to relinquish nothing
except when compelled by force. This
policy is seen in the Venezuelan incident
and in all quarters CT our continents
John Bull, however, received a notice to
go slow from President Cleveland This
was treated rather lightly at first now
more seriously. Right on top of the
presidents Monroe doctrine message Ger
many sends curt and sharp note to eng
land. England was invading lands that
Germany thought should be let alone.
True, England disavowed the invasion,
but duplicity and deceit are part of the
ways English statesmen work on behalf
of their grasping policy Germany, how
ever, will tolerate no foolishness. It is
worthy Of note in this connection that
German statesmen have greater regard
today for the spirit of the Monroe doctrine
than they did a fortnight ago.
The situation for England is quite
alarming. Germany protests. Russia
has been longing for years for some OF
Englands' possessions. France has Bit
Ger hatred. 1t looks very much as II
these three powers had an understanding,
and thai the secret alliance meant the
humiliation of Englands' long estab-
iished, grasping policy. The interna-
tional complications of the day are very
interestingand furnish to the close OBJ
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
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SEEING ONES OWN BRAIN.

An Experimenter Tells How 60 Proceed
In This Apparently Impossible Feat.
The experiment of "seeing ones own
brain" Is an Interesting one taken from
Professor Loyd's work, "The End Of the
World"
Tho experimenter provides himself with
a lighted candle and enters a perfectly
dark room. He stands before black cur.
tain or wall or any other dark fiat surface
so that details cannot be seen by the can
dies feeble Hight. The candle is moved
laterally to and fro in front of the eyes,
keeping It about six inches from the face
and just below the tip Of the nose. In q
few minutes something, as II thin mist,
seems TO grow before the eyes. 1t becomes
more definite and gains outline. Soon one
can distinguish the venation and the di-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

1t used to be thought that much of the
value Of manure left ON the surface was
washed away by rains in winter and
spring and evapOrated during dry wealth
er i'll summer. Farmers have learned bet
ter now. Except ON land which is over
flowed and while the soil is frozen there
is no waste Of manure from washing
away. The rains which fall dissolve
what is soluble, but they carry this fer
tility into the soil, where it is taken up
by particles Of earth. The more thor
oughly this is done the greater good
will the manure do A dry clod of ma
nure buried in the soil in early spring Of
ten does not receive moisture enough to
do any good the entire growing season.
Leave it over winter ON the surface of
grass land or winter grain and the fer
tility in the lump of manure will be
washed into the soil and thoroughly in
corporated with it, Top dressing does
most good when applied to winter grain.
1t not only helps the grain crop, but it
insures good catch Of clover, the seed
terminating under the manure and soon
getting strong root hold in the rich
soil beneath it.-American Cultivator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Cane Rust of Rasphsrriss.

In bulletin from the Minnesota sta
tion cane rust or anthracnose of raspber-
ries is figured and briefly described, and
from its successful use at the station in
combating the disease the following
treatment is recommended:
In the spring before the canes start
spray them with solution of sulphate
of copper (blue vitriol) made by dissolv-
ing pound Of it in / 8 gallons Of water.
Later spray the new canes with bor-
deaux mixture, probably about three
times at intervals Of about two weeks,
commencing as soon as the new canes
are one f,ot high. Care should be taken
not to get the bordeaux mixture ON the
leaves of the fruit bearing canes, as they
are quite liable to be burned by it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

All persons interested in the welfare of
the human family should rally to the sup
port Of DR.. Mcneil, the state pure food
commissioner. The only objection urged
against the commissioner is that he at
tends too closely and honestly to business.
This is fault when certain interested
parties are pinched. Certain grocers are
after the scalp of DR.. Mcneil, because he
enforces the law and will not allow them
to sell impure and adulterated goods. Lots
of canned goods on the shelves colbred by
acids are no longer seen. The commits
sioner has compelled dealers to discon-
tinue the selling. The people are pro-
foundly thankful that such conscien-
tious Official serves the state, enforces the
law and preserves the health. We trust
that the legislature will have too much
regard for the welfare Of the masses to re-
move Dr. Mcneil, simply because he does
his whole duty and that duty happens to
tread on the toes of dishonest dealers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

A FAMOUS SLED.

mortise two blocks, each inches high,
to it in such way that side pieces to
drag will fit on outside of them. These
are a feet long and make the frame Of
a drag rack They are framed together
at each end and drawn by chain con-
Meeting the forward crosspiece to the
sled's kingbolt. Plenty of stake holes
should be bored and low shoes fastened
TO the hind end of the drag rack as Of
ten as they wear out.
No lifting Of logs will be necessary,
because the rack is on the ground. The
sled can pitch and dive without exciting
the rack, and If the road be sideling the
hind end slides around down the hill
and braces the load so it never topples
over 1t glides serenely over mudholes
and logs where a hind bob would get
stuck forever. It also climbs upon and
goes over deep snow better than any
other rig, turns easily and goes around
any tree past which you can get the nose
Of the Sled For all these reasons heav-
ier, larger loads can be averaged and
for shedding out manure in winter il has
no equal. When hauling sap or manure,
put on bottom boards.
When saving wood from the tree or
desirous Of raising large log or the
whole trunk Of tree, no little home
made machine can supply so much pow
er in a small compass as the Samson for
saving. The Farm Journal, which orig
inally sketched the sled already de-
scribed, illustrates a convenient fulcrum
(see Fig. in the second cut) for a tre-
mendous leverage and will hold log
waist high for saving, so the hard work
Of prosecuting is obviated. Saw off two
pieces of 2 inch plank 6 feet long. 1t
should be 10 inches wide. These are
bolted together at each end, except that
a strip of the same thickness and
inches wide holds them apart. Half
inch or five.eighth inch bolts are none
too strong. Next bore two rows of three
quarter inch holes through botlf planks
and have the rows five inches apart, as
in the engraving. Put an iron bolt in
each row Of holes. Let it be as large as
will slip i'll and out easily if the plank
gets wet. These two pins alternately
act as fulcrums.
A lever of hickory or other strong
wood, s feet long, must be shaved to go
between the planks, and must have a
link suspended from it by band of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
HOW THE WIND MAKES A WOOD PILE.

TnaU the richer in sugar the better the
feed, and it cures we'll in proportion to
the pure and select seed used Cattle do
not like unripe cane as well as the ma
ture sweet stalks. On the other hand,
it does not do to let it get overripe, dry
and hard. In planting mixed seed the
varieties differ so much that in time of
maturing they do not ripen together,
green ones ferment, overripe turn sour.
Amber, Folgers, Colman and Collier
are all the varieties needed, and in order
named from early to late. The same or
der applies to quality and ability to
stand drought, though there is not much
choice between the three last named.
This field has been planted the last
five years in sorghum, giving an average
Of IL tons per acre and 20 bushels of
seed. The gleanings ON 90 acres kept
over 100 hogs most of one winter. Sec
ond growth gave pasture for cattle and
horses, and not once in the five years
have we had sick animal from eating
this cane, although the COWS, as cows
will, have broken through the fences
and gorged themselves on the stuff in
all stages, on first and second growths,
green and dry hay.
As green food our stock show no pref
erence for cane over the nonsaccharine
kaffirs, ETC., but in the winter and
spring they will hunt through a stack
or tear any old roof to pieces to find a
stalk of sorghum. In dry weather it is a
patient plant, waiting day after day.
The leaves will dry up and blow away,
and yet when a good rain comes in the
fall the plant rises again, sends ont new
growth and seed heads and yields of its
abundance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
WinterinR Bees.

An authority in all matters pertain
ing to bees tells, in Gleanings In Bee
Culture, that there is probably no bet
ter place to winter bees than in good,
dry cellar, While this is not absolutely
necessary for safe wintering in many
sections; yet the authority quoted says
There will be great saving of honey
to the apiarist, as we'll as better chances
Of successful wintering, even as far
south as all but the most southern tier
Of states. If the cellar has variable
temperature, it will not be as good for
the bees as would one in which the
temperature could be kept as nearly at
45 degrees as possible, yet il the tenn
perature does not go above 80 degrees,
nor go lower than 30, it will winter
bees much better than to leave them ON
the summer stand unprotected. If the
cellar is Of more variable temperature
than this, the bees would be doubtless
better off out of doors. -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Hay Losing Prestige,

AS Fred Grundy puts it in COM
munication to Rural New Yorker, "NIr.
Hay is losing his prestige" That is q
bad thing for humbug to lose, and it
must be admitted that Mr.. Timothy Hay
carries many of the ear marks of hum
bug about with him. He exhausts the
land good deal more than Glover, is
worth one-third less for feeding, vet
manages to sell himself for at least 80
per cent more in the city market. He
does this "on his shape" having kept
up the old tale that his big, coarse stalks
were the only safe roughage for horse
food. His time is coming. Mr.. u. Maize
Corn has always had just as much to
him as 7. Hay. The trouble was that
Corn didn't have any shape about him.
His new tailors, Messrs. Husker g.
Shredder, have fixed him up SO that peo-
pie begin to recognize his shape. In a
few years Mr.. Hay will be called upon
to take back seat, while Corn will Ego
up higher.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
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LETTUCE PLANT GROWN IN TWO INCH POT.
long time, an advantage that is much
appreciated by retail dealers 4. As soon
as a plant is removed from the bench its
place may be Immediately filled with
another potted plant, so that the entire
bench room is kept constantly occupied.
The method may be briefly outlined
as follows: The bench, six inches deep,
is half filled with we'll rotted manure,
over which is spread three inches of
soil. The soil is made Of one part by
measure of manure to three parts Of
rotted sod. Should the sod be from
heavy loan it is made lighter by adding
one part by measure of sand to three
parts of sod. The plants are transplant
ed but once, and that is from the seed
flats to 9 inch pots. The pots are
plunged into the soil on the benches so
that the tops are covered with nearly
half an inch of soil. The distance be-
tween the plants on the bench yaries
with the variety, but is usually ten
inches each way.
As to the care of lettuce under glass
it may be said
The house should be kept at COOL
even temperature, running q few do.
grees above 80 in the day and remain
ing at 80 or little below at night.
Sudden fluctuations from high to low
temperature or vice versa should be
avoided. The plants should have plenty
of fresh air, especially on sunny days,
when the temperature is high outside.
When the plants are watered overhead,
it is best to select a time when the foil
age will dry quickly. Avoid watering
so late in the day that the plants will
not dry before night.
The following varieties of cabbage
lettuce have Jared well at the New York
station Big Boston, Salamander, Drum
head, Henderson New York, Golden
Ball, dwarf, Golden Queen, dwarf.
Varieties forming loose heads that force
we'll, are Grand Rapids, curled; Han
son, curled; New Iceberg, curled; Prize
Head, curled.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Mineral Wool.

Incredible as 1t may seem, says "Infor-
nation, a soft downy mineral wool Is
now being manufactured out of rock
sandstone AID blast furnace Stag. Tha
process Is simpler The rock or Stag is
melted In a largo cupola, and as it trickles
ont at the taphole in somewhat sluggish
stream high pressure steam jet, directed
upon It, atomizes it, blowing 1t in fieeoy
clouds into the storage room provided for
1t, where 1t is collected after settling and
serves for variety Of useful purposes
when placed upon the market-a sound
deadener In floors and walls, means OF
freproofng and nonoonducting covering
for steam pipes and cold storage parti-
tions. Mineral wool is as soft and delicate
as the animal fiber.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
BANK ELECTION.
The Annual Meeting Of the George ID.
Harter Bank Company.

The annual election of,the Geo. d. Harte
bank was held Monday evening in the office of
the bank at $3.50 o'clock. The report of the
years business was read and was satisfactory.
IL was adopted. The election Of directors re-
suited as follows; +. Herbruck, Austin Lynch,
H. W. Hartor, II. r. Jones and c. ID. Bachtel.
reduced from FIVE to three and the committee
elected consisted Of the following gentlemen:
Geor Deuble ]. M. sarver and William j..
Piero.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
A Point For Irrigators.

The following is an extract from a
letter written to Rural New Yorker:
When we first tried to grow potatoes
in the desert country where we were
ranching, we were all "tenderfeet" to-
gether, and having been successful farm
ers in the east thought that we would
succeed there. We planted in good,
sandy loan, and abundantly irrigated
tho whole season through. Result, a pro-
digious growth Of vines and almost no
potatoes at all. The following year we
employed q native Mormon and gave
him charge of the irriRating He seemed
in no hurry about planting the potatoes,
but along in May he watered the ground
thoroughly and then plowed and planted
in the moist earth. After the vines were
up suggested watering them, but he
only laughed and said, "Not yet. I"
They really became very dry, but he
was obstinate and would not water un-
til they were in blossom. Then he wa
tered abundantly and did not thereafter
let them get dry until the crop was
made. 1t was magnificent yield. do
not think that he knew why he did as
he did, but / never argue against sue
cess. Afterward we always treated our
potatoes in that way and never failed to
have good crops.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

Sheriff Doll should not forget that the
people look with fright at the record OF
escaped prisoners during his term OF
office. The last escape may have been no
fault Of the turnkey and yet if the prison
rules had been obeyed, desperate Grim
inal would still be behind the bars. If
the sheriff cares for public opinion he will
let no measures pass to recapture this last
man who escaped.