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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-12-08
1TAzX R.AT1IS N'DR i $685.
lorlcE TO TAX PAYERS OF HocklNc COUNTY, oHlo.
Rates Levied by rown-llro,o,
chin. Cor. and School. 'otul
Rates Levied b. County
Commissioners.
Rates Levied oy Stutet
Autllprlfips.

hereby PAYERS said County
Mills one Dollar Valuation
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K.O.T. NJ. QUEEN CITY TENT, No. $40.
Meets the first and third Monday nights OF
each month at G.. A. II. Hall. Chas. Young,
Com, A. ID, Green, Record Keeper,
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CHURCHES.


4 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Corner of
Hunter and Market streets. Rev. David r.
Moore, ID. D., pastor. Preaching services at
1880 u. m. and 1900 p. m. Sabbath School at
900 a. IN. JInior G. e at 2:30 p. m. and C.E.
at $500 p. M. Prayer Meeting Wednesday
evening ut O'clock.
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COURT OF HONOR, No.-Meets In q, A.
X. Hal second and fourth Thursday evenings
Of each month. John #. White, Chancellor
+, NJ. Mckay, Recorder.
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TOWNSHIP CLERKS.
CORPORATION CLERKS:

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Iogan :. ............... Jas l.. Martin
Iaurelville e.................... -. Jas s. Steel.
durray City ............. David Hogan
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g, A.R.,J Rochester Post No. 1926
Harvey. Stultz Conn.,. Thomas Collins,
AdJutant Meets every Friday night at g.
X. Hall Centennial Block
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HOOK -HOCKING COUNCIL, No. 20, II. d
=. NJ Assembly chamber James building
Stated assembly first Tuesda ay In each month.
Hon w. II Wright, T. 1. M; O. H.
Keynes, Recorder
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SOCIETIES.

LOGAN LODGE No. III X, of P-Regular
meetings Castle Hail. Wednesday evening of
each week Richard Hart, G. c.; j. w..
StrentZ. X. orr. IL s.
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EASTERN STAR, Venus No 76-Meets
second and fourth Thursdays of each month
Kate Bowlby, MatroE Plessa NJ. Mauk
Secretary,
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p o. s Of A, Camp No. 77.-Meet on
Monday evenings. Hall In James Building
~ Fultz Pres q. V sters, Sec'y.
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HOOKING VALLEY LODGE, No 2i2. -
Meets every Tuesday evening at l o. o. +.
hall. +, p. Starcher, N. G.; j T. Sander
son, Sec'y.
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CATHOLIC, st. JOHN'S.-North Market
street corner North. Rev. Il. A. Powers,
pastor. Sunday services, low mass a. M,
high mass 1000 a. m. Catechism 2 p. m.
Vespers and benedlction 1880 p. m. Week
day services, low mass 500 a. IN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
DOG WITH FALSE TEETH.

At the Kennel clubs show in London
there is modest and aged littlo Schip-
PEI Ike, exhibited mot for competition"
but because he is the only dog in the
world with complete set Of false
teeth. His owner. e. Moseley. is a
dentist. The teeth have been cleverly
modelled and the tiny creature eats In
all comfort. and appears perfectly hap
by in possession Of his unique distinc-
ton, while he is evidently used to hav-
ing his mouth opened. az he endures
the most intimate inspection with
quiet and patience. He Is obviously
very old, and his master. who previ-
ously achieved another feat In canine
surgery in providing a dog who had
lost q limb In an accident with an
artificial leg which It could use, gave
him this set to replace those Of failing
nature.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
The Pork Barrel,

AS the time for hog killing ap-
breaches, the pork barrel should be
put in condition for the new crop.
Every particle Of last years pork and
brine should be removed, but the brine
after boiling thoroughly will have its
impurities removed. Then after
thoroughly washing out the inside with
some antiseptic, the barrel should
be filled with boiling water and have
this repeated at least once. But even
with these precautions barrel that
has once held beef should not be used
for pork. We have scalded out beef
barrels so thoroughly that it was sup
posed no faint could remain. Yet be-
fore the pork was used UP more or
less of it would be tainted.-American
Cultivator.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
HAS A PERFECT EAR OF CORN.
Pennsylvania Farmer Makes q Find
Which Might Bring Him $1,000.

An ear OF corn which Patrick Cullen
believes to be worth small fortune
10 being carefully preserved by that
individual, who recently found his
prize ON Farmer Upright's place at
Merton Square, Montgomery county.
To the ordiary city mnn there Ia real1
ly nothing remarkable about the ear of
corn. It's kernels are not Of solid gold.
nor are there any diamonds concealed
about the cob. It's value lies In the
fact that somewhere ut some time or
other some agricultural society offered
n reward of $1,000 to anyone who
would find a perfect eur Of corn with
tho kernels growing In an uneven
number OF rows. It has always beer
found that the rows are even. say ten
twelve, or fourteen to n cob. Thu
ear which Patrick Cullen found how
ever. shows thirteen rows arounu the
butt and eleven around the middle OF
the cob. Many farmers to whom Gull
len showed his prize assured him that
the car was as perfect ma
II could be and that IL was
really n y curiosity. Cullen
Is now looking for tho agricultural So
ciety which offered the $1,000 reward.
Philadelphia Recoru.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
Fattening Yearling Lambs.

Both sheep and lambs are much
higher than a year ago. Hence there
is less inducement for farmers to buy
sheep and lambs to fatten. With so
good prospects for wool it is likely
that sheep and lambs will be dear for
some time to come. Still those who
like spring lamb will have it, no mat
ter what the price, and the fattened
lamb a year old is quite as good as
that dressed when only three or four
months old. 1t requires more care
full feeding to keep these yearling
lambs in fattening condition than it
does three or four-year-old sheep. But
the lamb when well fed will gain twice
as many pounds per week as the sheep
and the gain in price per pound will
be considerably higher.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
WHY THE HORSE DIDN'T WIN.
Mistake OF the Jockey Riding the Ami
nal Spoiled Fixed" Race.

After the days racing at Benning
otrack the other evening a number OF
horsemen were swapping hard luck
stories, when old Bill Jones Clipped in
one. 9TH toughest luck in me life
that ! ever run up against was long
bout tn season OF "a or 'S5, / think IL
was. Thet year | had tome four or
five in trainin' and while they was all
good enough, somethin' or nuther was
all tn time THROWN me down. When
tn horse was fit tn jock treated me to
pull, an when tn boy tried all right
tn horse would quit an chuck 1t up.
An when tn jock was giyin' me ride
an the horse was 1T there was always
one or two in tn field leetle filter.
That's tn way things went long till
bout tn close OF tn season. when /
was bout all out an long. hard win
ter starin' in me face.
We'll. as you may 'spose. was
bout desperate like, an was undecided
whether to sell out an quit tn game
or part with tn top OF me head by
means OF shotgun, when long comes
50 me OF tn boys one day an proposes
to give me pull-off. There was a
steeplechase on the card for the next
day an they tells me TO put old Skin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
Cream Raising in a Well.

VI C<IiI iStlI0Lh5 al a. w Clis
1t is established that no system with
out the use Of separation or ice has yet
been discovered by which a perfect re-
covery may be secured but If the herd
is too small to justify the expense Of
separator or ice is not available, q
good method Is to fit up we'll cream
cry A well four feet in diameter will
care for the milk of ten COWS: but If 1t
were six feet it would be better.
Fit out a sufficient number OF
common shotgun cans to hold the milk
of three milkings. with loose-ftting,
deep-rim covers, and stout balls so ar
ranged as to hold the covers firmly in
place when suspended. Provide a
pulley and one-half inch rope OF suf-
ficiently length to let each can when
filled with milk into the water until
/, floats.
1t should remain undisturDed. ex-
cept by the addition Of the next milk
ing. for "a hours, when it can be raised
and SKINNED.
Dy lnls nelnou dn tHecbiSe CIedm-
ing Is secured: the milk is free from
all contamination Of flies. dust and
doors. Further. the well affords a
perfect place for the ripening and care
Of cream for the churn. as well as for
the proper storage Of butter until mar
keted.
II this well creamery system be
studied and faithfully carried out, It
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
GREwsoME GOLDEN WEDDING.
All the Male Guests Present Were
Public Executioners.

From the report Of the celebration
of the golden wedding OF William
Reidl and his wife Of Magdeburg, Ger
many, and the silver wedding OF his
son Frederick and his wife, II Is to be
inferred that hangmen are not held
In such disfavor by the women OF Ger
many as the fair sex OF other countries
evince toward men OF this profession.
At the celebration there were present
500 men, whose occupations were the
same-the execution OF criminals--the
majority OF them being accompanied
either by a wife, sister or sweetheart.
Tho elder Reidl Is chief executioner OF
the domains OF Kaiser wilhelm, while
his son Frederick Ia also a public exc
cItioner CT long service, The eldest
son OF the latter Is a soldier In tho
German army. but his father declares
that as soon as he Is discharged he win
secure him a piece where his work will
he OF exactly The same nature IA his
fathers Ths old gentleman Ia only
7S years OF age but no BOASTS that no
uStS WHY clNNSH HNIt ptOplt w nilHA
up on the scaffold In order to have
made tho record OF sending 1000 per-
sons into eternity by his own hands.
Tho son has a record of little more
than one-third OF this number.
Although brought together for the
purpose OF doing honor to Germany's
chief executionc and his son. the as-
semhly Of exeeutioners actually turned
itself into n convention Of hangmen.
The various new methods Of killing on
murderors were unanimously con-
domned and the old-fashioned hanging
method was pronounced the one most
satisfactory from every stnndpoint,
Tho men came from every part Of will
helms empire and included all the ex-
eCutioners OF note, The wives ana
sweethearts intend to organize q club
for tho purpose OF aiding the widows
and orphans Of the men their hus-
bands hang,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
STOWAWAYS SCARCE,
investigation Proves He Is u Common
Sort of Individual.

Tho stowaway has been embalmed
III literature as n romantic iigure-~the
lad, you know, who runs off from
homo all for love of a sailors life ON
the blue sea, In q drab world like
ours 1t Is always pity to spoil pret-
ty idea, but Pm bound to declare that
| found precious little trace of q ro-
mantle stowaway A gentleman who
has had long experience of ships and
seamcn said.
Il don't rccolloct within my expert
ence any instance Of lad becoming
stowaway in order that he might be n
full-blown sailor. No doubt there have
been such instances, but with none
have ! become personally acquainted,
and at least that shows them to be
rather rare"
He appealed to colleagues only less
experienced Lnan himself in the ship
ping world and they confirmed him
the stowaway Of tho sea romance was
profoundly scarce.
The nearest ! got to the real thing
was Il youthful bootblack, who, grow
ing tired Of the old country, wished TO
try his fortune and his polish some
where else. Accordingly he hid him
self on board sailing ship outward
bound to the Pacific coast. In the
course of the voyage the ship caugnt
fire and the crew had TO leave hef.
Before that disaster the bootblack mad
OF course. been discovered, and indeed
he had become quite n favorlte On
board A point of detail to which have
been leading up Ii that he insisted on
and succeeded In, saving his boot
backing utensils from the burning
craft. OF his further career there was
no echo. only you can judge that he
Will be shining leather In some other
corner Of the globe.
As might be supposed, II Is the SHIPS
going TO the British colonies and to
America that are most pestered W tie
stowaway. Before vessel sails eyeIy
likely hole and Granny Is searched Tor
the unbidden guests. III discovered
''iss oA V huhhlph hsloiN az o1NCt hih a
great many are 30 discovered
ITS a regular game" ! wls old,
between ships officers and the
stowaways. Sometimes the latter ha, g
luck, or exceptionally good hiding
places, thanks, perhaps, 10 collision
with member Of the crew"
IL is not difficult TO understand that
sailor who has signed for voy-
age may have confided TO shore ac-
quaintance. I'll do what | can to help
you"
When the vessel is fairly In green
water the stowaway knows that he
may emerge into daylight. The hard
ships OF being In hiding are consider
able. unless a man is physically strong.
/ heard Of one fellow who cheated the
best efforts Of ships doctor, the main
reason being, however, that he had
crawled on board in Ill health. IL
stowaway cannot be promptly landed
he is Invariably set TO work. On a
steamer he will be put TO trim coal.
and 1t Ii the steamers which have to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
SEARCHING FOR ANDREE.

November 3 a whaling steamer was
despatched by the Norwegian govern
ment from Tromso for spitzbergen TO
search for Andree. The story the de-
spatches tell Is that fishing boat re-
ports hearing humanlike cries oil Dau-
mandsoeren, SDItzbergen, In Septem-
her, and It Is thought best to inyesti-
gate them. This seems slight basis
on which to send out ship, especially
since experienced explorers like Cap
tain sverdrup Of the Fran think the
noises were made by Ice or by birds.
But anxiety 10 felt about Andree, and
the desire to get some news OF him Ia
becoming urgent. 1t will be remem-
bered that he said. when he started,
That II he was not heard from at the
end Of three months II might easily be
a year, and perhaps two years, before
he made his way back. He also recog-
nized how possible II was that he
might never return. Harper's Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06

which there is a little bran and ten
per cent beef scraps. II they are de-
prived Of bran entirely, they may not
eat so we'll and lose instead of gain in
weight. Half grown ducklings crowded
into small pen learn the vice of
feather pulling. They pluck and eat
the juicy pinfeathers from each
others bodies, to their Disagreement
and injury. This may be avoided by
putting less number in a pen or by
giving them range on grass. Grass
must not be given them, however, the
last week before they are dressed, as it
makes them look too yellow. The mar
ket demands white skin in a duck
or goose. Those not we'll fattened at
the proper time are thrown out and
fattened again but then their bodies
always have plenty of pinfeathers.
Early in the season when the price
is high, they are sold when they
weigh nine pounds to the pair dressed,
but usually when they are ten weeks
old and weigh ten to twelve pounds to
the pair. Sometimes they are kept
longer than ten weeks before they are
killed. They should be dressed as soon
as they reach the proper degree Of fat
ness and when the skin is free from
pinefeathers. At eleven to fourteen
weeks Of age their bodies may be
covered with pinfeathers. After the
sixteenth week they will be free from
them, unless they have been forced to
lay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
Apple Trees by Roadsides.

The owner of land through which a
highway runs is also the owner Of the
land, and is entitled to make any use
of it that will not interfere with the
right of the public to travel on it. 1t
is not generally practicable for farm
ers to crop land beside the road bed,
though sometimes patch of corn or
potatoes beside road not much used
will give paying crops. Perhaps the
best use such land can be put to is to
plant it with apple trees or other fruit
trees, protecting the young trees while
small from attacks of wandering stock.
Isolated trees planted where they have
plenty of room to spread and plenty of
sunlight, often yield more fruit than
do apple trees in closely planted Or
chards.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
AN ANCIENT PRAYER.

OLD John Ward, who was plllorIai
by Pope In the "Dunclad," and who
actually stood In the pillory In the
year 1877, when he was said to have
been worth 100000. was nevertheless,
q pious man. He had large estates In
London and Essex, and did not omit
to pay for their welfare In the fol-
lowing manner: 20 Lord, | beseech
Tho TO preserve the two counties of
Middlesex and Essex from fire and
earthquake; and as have q mortgage
In heltf'rdshire, beg Of Thee like
wise to have an eye Of compassion ON
mat county, and for the rest OF the
counties deal with them as Thou pleas
est. "--Household Words.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
1908. .. Min tn:
five horses In

entries Clos ", ~ ftye horses In
for that race next day, Old Skintlint
wasn't much, but tn others were all
right and ON paper tn race looked like
to be a great one,
"of course, We kept tn deal dead
quiet an when tn odds went up tn
eookies chuckled when they wrote 100
to l ag'inst old Skintiint, But they
didn't chuokle half as much as me an
other fellows. III race was crooked
an dried all right. tn understandin'
hetn' tibet tn other four would pull out
an so wrong or tn jocks fall of an
let old Skintilut finish lone. Well, tn
boys sends into tn ring a few dollars
ON me horse an rakes together a
hundred, tn bookies givin' me tn
laugh as they takes me stuff an then
makes 1t 200 to against old Skinflint.
They never tumb.,~ to 1t, of course,
specially as l had sort OF crazy
stable boy ON me horse, an wild me
tickets calm fur $4,000 l he'd visions
tibet amt to be he'd outside a pipe
joint. Well, we started. old Skintlint
trailin' fifteen lengths behind, an af-
ter clearin' tn second jump tn two In
front was pulled outside tn flags so far
tibet they couldn't git back In time, an
at tn next jump tn leader bottled aG
right, tn jock slippin' or an lettin'
his horse go. Thet left only old Skin
flint an tn fourth horse In tn rsce,
an with only one more jump to git
over, tn remainin' one ag'inst mo pull
ed 50 tibet went wrong by an eighth of
mile,
"Old Skinfint got over tibet last
imp all right, an, when he struck
into tn stretch, tn next horse to him
was a quarter Of mile behind. See
in tibet, me boy pulled him down an
walked him IN, an was just leavin' tn
scales when tn next horse finished.
followed some forty or fifty lengths
back by tn other two tibet he'd pulled
up an then gone tn right course. |
was doin' tn chueklin' act then me-
self, although was a leetle uneasy
bout tn slowness OF runnln' tn num-
bers up, an l almost he'd a stroke OF
pAIalysis when tn numbers did finally
so up an seen they hednt put my
number up I all.
Jedges, says |, calm their atten-
ton to tn mistake. they've got tn
wrong numbers up. win. you know
" Not at all, says the jedges; TIL
numbers Is all right. Tibet horse Of
yonrn didn't finish
well, gentlemen, you could hey
struck mo dead an wouldn't have
knowed it; but they was right, all
right; fur, durn me. Of me stable Jock
hednt pulled up an dismounted afore
he crossed tn wire. Washington
Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
Weaving Foals.

FoalS that are about to be Weaned in
the fall OF the year should, prepare
tory to the time of isolating them from
their dams, be taught To eat freely OF
grain, pulse and other highly nutri-
tive food. The loss of the dams milk
is a severe check to their constitution
and growth which even an abundant
supply of hay or grass will not wholly
compensate. A variety Of food is not
only permissible but to be advocated,
although grass or good hay and corn
should form their staple diet. Too
many different sorts Of food can hardly
be tried, says high authority on the
matter, but of course they must be
given judiciously at various times and
in small quantities. Should the
bowels act too freely by the use OF
succulent foods, or from any other
cause, recourse must be had to small
feeds of barley or old split beans
care taken that the latter are per-
fectly southland hay should be sub
stituted entirely to the exclusion of
grass The contrary condition of the
bowels should, of course, lead to diet
OF succulent food and bran mashes.
The condition of the foal's bowels
should be carefully watched for some
time after weaving. The sudden
change from relying principally upon
his dam to entire dependence on other
sources OF food supply not infrequently
leads to arrangement Of the digestive
Organs, which, with care and judicious
feeding. is usually not difficult to cor
rect.-Live- Stock Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
The State Aids the Hen.

The state of illinois has voted an
appropriation of 81 900 per year for two
years, to be devoted to the advance
ment Of the poultry interests Of that
state. The money is to be placed in
the hands of a state poultry associa-
ton, and subject to their control. and
will be offered in cash prizes at the
winter exhibition for the best exhibits
OF thoroughbred poultry, the best
specimens of dressed fowl, and the
best exhibits of eggs. This shows that
the law makers there appreciate the
Importance of the poultry interests,
and such appreciation is more en-
enlargement to poultry growers than
the prizes will be.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
Manuring Potato Ground.

The past wet summer rot was most
prevalent in ground that had been
heavily MANFRED. Yet nine times out
OF ten if the potato ground is MANFRED
with stable manure the fall before the
crop will be benefited and will be free
from disease. BY manuring before
inter most Of the SOL
manure will be thoroughly mixed with
the soil. The manure will act as a
mulch in winter, causing the soil to
hold more moisture, which, in most
seasons, is what the potato crop
chiefly needs to make it d success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
BISMARCK NOT DEAD.

London, Jan. 3.-T'he report that
Bismarck was dead is authoritatiyely
denied. There is no doubt, however,
that Prince Blsmarck's health has been
rudely shaken In the last few days.
owing TO his insomnia, which il due to
want OF open air exercise and the
agony which he suffers from govt DR..
Schweinger has ordered Prince Bis
marck to abstain from all mental en-
ertion.