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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
LIVE STOCK
MARKtr REPORTS.

EAST RUFFALo-Cattle: Export. good
to choice, $5 00Q5 SO; shipping steers,
81 1904 rs; butcher cattle, $3 0O@4 70;
heifers, SO 00G4 90; cows, 81 26QS 60;
bulls, 81 25Q3 rs; mixers and springers,
SIS oO9s5 O0 Sheep and Lambs-Good to
choice yearlings. So OO@6 70; wetners. 81
IS 50Q5 rs; mixed $5 50Q5 rs; ewes. IS 20
as SO; spring lambs, Sc O0@7 SO. Calves
Best, 81 50@S 90. Hogs-Heavies, IS 1O@
Is; mediums, s5 10; Workers. IS 00@
6 o5; pigs, SIS 90; roushs, 81 oo@4 5O
CLEVELAND = Cattle: Steers. choice
fat, 81 5O64 IS; coarse and rough, SO 20
"a l5; heifcrs, SO 2543 so; cows, 81 0OQ
3 rs; bulls, 81 50Q2 rs; mixers and
springers, SIS OO@50 90. Sheep and
Lambs-Good to choice lambs 81 10 culis'
s6 OO06 so; wethers, s5 0o@5 SO; mixed,
"a 5O@5 2s; ewes, 81 25@5 co. Calves
~ 90 down. Hogs-Mixed weights, IS O5@
s 10: Workers., IS 00@5 O5; medium heavy,
IS 10; pigs, s5 90; stays and roughs, "a 90
"a 35.
chIcAoo-Cattle: Common to prime
steers, SO 25Q6 40; cows, 81 1904 90;
bulls, 50 Oo@4 25; stockers and feeders,
81 1904 90; heifers, "a 50@5 90. Sheep
and Lambs-sheep, 81 Oo@S 20; lambs
IS 25@7 50, Calves-s2 00@7 25. Hogs
Choice to prime heavy, IS 1905 Is; medi-
um to good heavy, 81 95@5 05; light, S. 10
66 Is; good to choice heavy mixed, 81 80
as O5; packing, 81 so95 90. Wheat--No.
1 red, Ss@91c. Corn = No. 3, 46@46kc.
Oats-No, ?, so@3oAc.
PiTTsBURG - Cattle: Choice, IS rs a
so; prime. IS oO05 20; tidy butchers
81 1904 so; heifers. 81 5000 80; cows,
bulls and stags. 81 OO@3 so; fresh cows
Sa5 oO@5O 90. Sheep and Lambs-Prime
wethers. IS 25q5 SO; mixed, 81 1905 90
lambs, IS 0o@7 so. Calves-s6 oO@S co.
Hogs-Prime heavy, IS 20Q5 25; medi-
ums, $5 10; heavy Workers., SIS 05@5 10
light Workers., IS OO@5 O5; pigs, IS ooQ
sos.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: No. 2 red, SS :,
s0c. Corn No. mixed (new), Fkc
Oats-No. 2 mixed. S212c Rye-No. 2. 7Sc
Lard--$6 CO. Bulk meats. 81 37h. Bacon
S8 rs. Hogs-$4 O0Q5 Is. Cattle-$2 0O@
4 60. Sheep-sS O'G4 rs. Lambs-s4 so
OF 35.
NEW YoRk-Wheat: No. 2 red, 99& &C.
Corn-No. 2, 62c. Oats-Mixed, SO to 3.
lbs, 3Bc.
TOLEDo-Wheat, SOC; corn, 49c; oats
s2he: rye. 72c: cloverseed, IS OF.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
THE woOD FIRE.

There is no fire like d wood fire.
Neither gas, coke nor coal furnishes n
fuel which has as many good qualities
as wood. They are all allied with the
generation of pestiferous gases and
noxious odors, while the burning wood
has fragrance all its own and sug-
gestive of grand old trees and wood
land growth. In the wood fire we see
reflected the summer sunshine of a
hundred years. the budding and leafing
out and the autumnal splendor of for
est foliage. The open wood fire is full
of delightful sentiment, which a coal
stove, with its gas and bad smell, can
never command. Then when one comes
to cooking only a wood fire will ever
broil n piece of meat and give it that
delightful flavor so palatable to oil.
Forced as we are now to use coal Tor
all domestic purposes, we look back
with regret to the early days when our
fathers raided the magnificent forests
of the country and piled the wood in
heaps to burn 1t to get rid of it. Here
in lies one of the most regrettable and
ineXcusable economic wastes of the
whole country, because millions of
acres Of land worthless for any other
purpose than for timber growing have
been ruthlessly cut and burned over
only to provoke floods and droughts.
While the reclamation Of the. desert
areas of the country is great work,
we still think it is second to the work
of making an effort to reforest the
waste places of the country. To this
end the government can well afford to
lend its moral and financial support.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
A life Of Frances Willard has been
translated into the Tagalog language.
Tracing a Murderer.

Some years ago an aged woman
was murdered near Carlisle, in Scot
land, for the sake of the little sum
of money in her possession. There
was no clew beyond a footprint
marked in pool of CONCEALED blood.
The notable feature Of this print
took the form of two peculiar in
dentations near the toe. News Of
the clew got abroad, and when the
police pounced upon an engine driv-
er whom they suspected they found
that there had been withdrawn from
the toe of one of his boots two nails,
the positions of which corresponded
with the marks left in the impress
sion. They searched until they
found those two nails, hidden be-
meath newly turned earth. And
upon those two nails was woven a
chain of evidence which hanged the
man, who confessed that the sem
tence was just.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
pressing the Door.

She who has need to keep door
closed which leads from one room to
another no longer gazes desparingly at
the unfriendly woodwork marring her
wall, nor hides 1t by portiere for in
quisitive hands to push aside. On the
contrary, she covers the door on one
side with piece of burlap with lin
ing of brown paper, tacklng the burlap
tightly round the cracks between the
door and its supports. Then across the
little alcove between the joints she in.
serts shelves for books and bric-a-brac,
perhaps running silken curtains across,
but often leaving the books exposed to
view. At the foot of the now disguised
doorway she may place drop piece
of fancy burnt wood, which, opening
outward, portfolio-like, holds photo
graphs and prints nicely.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
MISS MAReAnrr Asron cHAN1nR.

vision. She knows every animal and
fowl on the place, from the splendid
Jersey cows to the little brood of espe-
cially fine Plymouth Rocks and Leg
horns.
Although ull the farm apparatus and
everything connected with the work are
of the best make and material, there is
nothing fancy about them. Miss Chan
ler is Il thorough, old fashioned farmer
and viii have no fads connected with
the work.
"This is a farm" she says, "and not
an experimental station or a modern
lied labor saving agricultural enter
prise. We are farming, and In the
good, old fashioned way"
In fact, 1t is model farm in every
way over which Miss Chanler presides,
and it's productiveness is largely due
to the skill of the woman who prefers
farmers life to the gayeties of the
high social set to which she belongs
PHILADELPHIA North American.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
A Cheerful colored Parson.

The visitor in the south was Of
fering his sympathies to the old col
ored parson.
Its a shame, uncle,' said the
visitor, ''that the congregation
should drop buttons in the plate
when you were collecting your sal
ary."
''Dat doan mattah, sah," replied
the old man, with luminous smile.
"Ah kin use dem on dat old path oh
trousers de kernal glib me-"
"Well, they dropped nails in the
plate also"
Gust what l need, sab. Yo' see,
Ah'm guine to build cohn house,
en- Ah'll need de nails to drive in de
shingles"
"But the lead nickels. What are
you going to do with them, throw
them away?"
mo, sab. Ah'm guine to make
sinkers foh nah fshin' lines. Glory
halleluyah !"-Chicago News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
About Aprons.

Why do many girls dislike to wear
apronsi A gingham apron made with
band to it the waist with bib and
shoulder straps Is pretty and becoming
when nicely fitted, and somehow every
boy and man seems to have weak.
ness for seeing a woman or girl In an
apron, perhaps because 1t suggests
cooking, and we all know ''the surest
way to mans heart" etc. An apron
Will save good dress and hide an old
one and In any case VIII save launder-
Ing the dress TOO often. All sorts and
kinds Of designs and materials are
used for aprons--pretty colored ones,
rounded at the corners, with rufiies ali
around, for afternoon wear or light
work; white, prettily trimmed ones for
piazza work; plain glnghams, with
big pocket, for the housework and
great gown-like ones for covering the
whole dress. to be slipped OF over ones
costume, while getting the tea ready
Tor serving when entertaining.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
~

The introduction of the farm sepa-
rator is working out complete revolu-
tion in the creamery and dairy bust
ness all through the west. With the
farm separator it is easily possible to
secure high grade of cream from the
average farm, something which is NOT
always or even generally possible
where the cream is raised by the grav-
ity process. The new methSd has made
unnecessary the organized creamery
company and the erection of an expen-
siye plant and made possible the TAX
ing up of the dairy business by any
man anywhere who is within reach of
a depot or cream receiving station.
The shipment of-cream by express to
the city creameries has become one Of
the big lines of business and is grow
Ing every day. This is probably true.
However, the butter product OF such a
creamery is not Of quite so high a
grade as where the milk Is delivered
at local creamery and separated, but
because Of the plan being SO very
adaptable in its workings to so large
a number OF people 1t has evidently
come TO stay.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
VALUE OF ISrnRuanAN RAILWAYS.

A good many farmers are not proper
ly alive to the Importance of. the inter-
urban railroads as affecting the valua-
tion of their farms, and in many places
offer a good many distractions in the
way of building such roads by asking
exorbitant prices for the right Of way.
The time is soon coming when the fin
est homes in the country will be found
along these interurban railroads. Men
from the city will seek to acquire a few
acres of land adjacent to such roads,
where they may enjoy for themselves
and families all the advantages of pure
air, abundance of room and the almost
unattainable fresh ana wholesome prod
ucts of the farm. Wherever there is O
movement on foot to build such a road
every man whose land it crosses could
well afford to donate the right of way,
as the building of the road will surely
add from 80 to IS per cent to the value
of his farm for the purposes above In,
dicated
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
A Silence Club.

Some time ago a curious club was
formed in London. 1t was called
the Silence club. Its membership
was limited to ten, all of whom were
season ticket holders ON London
suburban railway, and the subscrip-
ton was sixpence weekly. 1t was
established simply and solely to en-
able the members to read the paper
on the way to town, the only occa-
sion during the day on which the
club met. The revenue derived
from subscriptions was handed to
the guard every Saturday morning,
and in consideration Of this he made
a point of reserving carriage for
the members.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
Only a reeausion.

He (in the conservatory)-Why
did you lead me on to proposal if
you intended to refuse me?
She--You do me a great injus-
tice. What have | done to make
you think loved you?
Hem every waltz with other
men you kept them almost at arms
length, but when waltzing with me
you leaned your head ON my shoul-
der and let me almost carry you.
She-That was to keep my feet
off the floor so you wouldn't step on
my toes.-New York Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
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EXPERT DAIRY FARMER.
Miss Margaret Astor Chnnrcr IL q
Practical Young Woman.

Miss Margaret Astor Chnn1cr IL q
Practical Young Woman.
Acknowledging bobby, but not a
fad, Miss Margaret Astor Chanler Of
tue famous New York house of Astor
is devotiug herself to practical farming
and dairying.
II is not of her arlstocratic and
wealthy connection that she is proud,
but of her farm, her cattle and her
pigs.
At Barrytown, N. Y, she may be
found three-fourths Of the year roam
ing over her broad acres, directing the
farm work and supervising the strictly
scientific methods that prevail in her
splendid dairy, which has such an en-
viable reputation that milk from it
sells readily above the market price.
No bit of work on the entire farm
escapes Miss Chanler's personal super
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
Using 81 ncnilntnrv.

"Every genuine depilatory is caus-
tic, and its first effect is to bite
through the hairs just below the skins
surface" says physician who is not
above giving beauty hints to his pa
tients. "Brt this does not destroy the
roots; bepee the hairs grow again.
BY using the depilatory daily for many
weeks you may kill the roots, but un-
less you are careful you are likely to
get only one result-namely, a sore
face If the hair is pulled out with
tweezers before the dcpilatory is ap-
piled it has better chance of getting
at the roofs"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
The DcospeI of Flannel,

Now as to the great gospel of flannel.
Let us clearly understand that the In
aispensable character Of any garment
worn next the skin is that 1t be alb.
sorbent. 1t does not matter where the
warm-that is, badly conductIng-layer
is placed SO long as the layer next the
skin is absorbent This property de-
pends not upon the material, but upon
its texture, and wool may be woven
into nonabsorbent form, while other
fabrics may be woven into perfectly
absorbent forms. Different makes Of
cotton wool vary widely in this regard.
as every surgeon knows. There are
flannel garments which are totally un-
fitted for wearing next the skin or
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
EncinI Gymnnsticr.

Facial gymnastics as a habit are both
unbecoming and injurious. They show
lack of repose that is associated with
caste, and they affect the good looks
of the future. Fuckers and frowns,
contractions and expansions and dis
tortions too prodigal in youth mean
premature wrinkles and crows feet
and burrows. Elasticity Of muscles is
a thing to be husbanded, not over
strained. No chronic facial mannerism
is admired except by the prejudiced.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

anywhere else. since they are almost as
incapat1e of absorbing moisture or Of
permlHing ventilation as is india rub
ber These facts are beginning to be
yecognized, and could name quite n
dozen firms which now make n point
Of supplying linen, silk and cotton un-
dergarments which are perfectly alb
sorbent and far more comfortable than
wool 10 sensitive skins.-Pall Mall Ga
zette
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
Fevers.

All fevers, simple, severe and deadly,
that are met with in this country are
strangely alike in their symptoms at
the outset; hence, while feverishness
should not alarm, it may not be treated
with Indifference. In all cases the fol-
lowing simple procedures may be
adopted: Give the patient a tepid bath,
the temperature of the water being
about GO degrees Il. When the bath is
finished and the patient dry give a
saline draft. A seidlitz powder will
answer If the dose is proportioned to
age. In mild cases this treatment will
satisfy all needs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
Work AnrOnH.

An apron invaluable to the woman
who does her own work is the house
work apron, made of white rubber
sEeeting and bound with wash ribbon.
This apron is just the thing to slip
over ones dress when cooking or when
washing dishes. 1t is cut circular and
made slightly full at the waist. Then
there is plain bib, with straps which
fasten to the narrow belt at the back.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
Bathing n Child.

A child should never be left in
bath to exceed five minutes, and three
is better. Some children cannot stand
daily bath, and unless it is discontin-
ued they become weak and exhausted.
In such cases tepid sponging is best,
twice week or oftener, till the child
improves. Alcohol or sea salt can be
added to the water with good effect.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

When the farmers of the country
get so that they can work harmonious
iy together they will become one of
the most effective organizations in the
country and will be able to so inhu-
ence legislation that many of the eco
nomic evils which beset us will be
remedied. With every other business
interest of the country fully organized
for its own protection and advance
ment it seems strange that the farm
crs have been so slow to avail them
selves of all the benefits of organiza-
tion aud concentrated effort. 1t is
not that the farmers do not kick as
1t is, but they need to all kick toge her
and yell together, and just as soon as
they do this it will be kick ard a
yell which Will be heard In every leg
islatiye hall and commercial and trust
counting rocsl In the whole country.
United they stand. divided they fall.
THE VIEW OF THE CONSUMER.
There is u general and growing de-
nand on the part of the farmers %
the country in favor of such reclproci
ty legislation by congress as will tend
to enlarge the foreign markets for the
agricultural products of this country.
There Is a side to this question which
Is not often presented, and that is the
rights and interests Of the nonprodu-
GERS aud consumers Of this country who
relatively greatly outnumber the farm
ers, there being 100000 OF the for
mer and but 3,00o.O00 Of the latter.
The bread and butter question Of 15.-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
Gold Furniture.

Gold furniture should only be wiped
Off with dry chamois. AS the gold is
extremely thin, it would be sure to
wear off on the edges if rubbed too
often with n cloth. Never use any
water on gold furniture, for the gold
on the FURNISHED parts is liable to come
off il it becomes wet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

A friend of ours owns n good farm
and was lucky enough recently to Sc
cure as a tenant Dutchman with Il
good husky wife and thirteen children.
There is not the least. doubt that in
this case the farm will be well taken
care of and both parties do well. The
care of thirteen children would seem to
be quite domestic and economic prob
lem, but 1t is one which Dutchman
can solve much more readily than the
average American. Lc.,t
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28
what She Mems.

When married woman says she has
all the rights she wants what she real
ly means is that she has a good hus-
band. In America most men are go
much better than the law that most
women never find out how bad the law
is.-Woman's Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

There are two places where the
pocket gopher seems to work the most
industrlously-in the clover field and
along the rights of way of the rail
roads, these latter being honeycombed
for miles at stretch with the bur
rows of the pest.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

A warm horse shed at the rear of a
country church looks better to us as in
dicating the religious zeal Of the mem
bership than large subscription by
them for the heather without it. No
real Christian can afford to give money
for a heather in Il warm country when
the old mare that brought him to
church stands outside of the building
shivering in Il bitter winter wind.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

December blue grass is forage
proposition worth more consideration
than many give it. Allowed to grow
unfed from July till winter it makes
an admirable winter pasture, especial
ly for sheep and horses.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

We saw a man this fall carefully
covering up a lot of Gamma roots in the
garden, where they grew last summer
in latitude where the earth usually
freezes to the depth Of two feet. He
ignorantly made q mistake, for nei-
ther the cauna nor dahlia roots and tu-
bers will stand any degree of frost, be
ing lust like potatoes :" t,....----vs-ra5ect. a,
sr..xp----sr~-e-cnf =. they must be dug before
the ground freezes and be stored in a
dry cellar packed in sand.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

The Kherson oats, recent importa-
tion from central Russia, are making
q good record in Nebraska, where they
were first introduced, and in Iowa
these oats are yielding fifteen bushels
an acre over other varieties. This
grain is worth looking up.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

Get the wet acres-the acres which
were broken up during the dry seasons
and which in the wet seasons bring
nothing but weeds-into timothy and
alsike clover as soon as possible and
keep the plow out of them until they
can be properly tile drained.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

The dried blood, byproduct of the
packing houses sold under the name of
tankage, is II most valuable poultry
food used with other rations. This
tankage is rich in protein content and
fed during the winter season furnishes
the hen with food specially suited for
egg production.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

The milk COW is always badly out Of
place in stalk field in winter. To
make her pay in winter the warmest
corner of the barn, the best early cut
hay and generous ration of chop feed
are simply Indispensable. Then do not
fill her up with ice water once day.
She is no boiler.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

The Chinaman may wear pigtail
and his shirt outside of his pants and
be altogether an unlikable human prop
osition, but there is this to be said for
him, that no weeds are ever allowed to
grow on any land which he cultivates.
He would have fit If he could see
some of the cornfields of Iowa.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

Farming without weeds is not thing
of itself TO guarantee good type Of
agriculture, for the land may be al
lowed to become so worn that even
weeds will not grow.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

Black oak or Flemish oak and all 9TH
er furniture finished with what is call
ed wax finish should not be cleaned
with the regular furniture polish, but
with wax polish.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

All through the stock sections of the
west hay is so plentiful and cheap that
the letting of the stock feed from the
stack is the rule rather than the excep-
ton. This plan saves lots Of work, If
il is waSteful
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

The sowing of about two pounds Of
rape seed to the acre in a ccrnfield at
the time of the last cultivation proves
to be good preventive for the loss Of
stock when turned into the cornflelds
by the so called cornstalk disease. The
green food which the rape affords
helps to balance Yqz.sst : -.--rr-Tvry I'M
-baianeed ration without it. We have
never heard of any one losing cattle
from this disease where little rape is
growing in the cornfield.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

Rub kerosene on the zinc under the
stove once day, and it will always
look bright.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-12-28

All over the corn belt of the country
a wonderful interest is being taken in
the Improvement Of the corn plant
which is being studied as never before.
Four years ago such thing as a corn
show or a corn judging school was I'M
known, while today it is difficult to find
a county anywhere in the corn belt
which is not promoting such enter
prises. 1t is resulting in the greatest
of good. Better types of corn are being
distributed for seed, and much valuable
knowledge is being obtained and dis
seminated relative to seed corn, meth
ods of culture and preparation of soil
for the crop. This work is bound to be
reflected in larger general yield of
the corn crop all over the country.