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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

A Montana stockman related to us
recently some of the troubles which be-
set his business. He said that four
years ago he made a shipment of 100
horses intended for an eastern market,
that the road which accepted the con-
signment kept these horses for 1O7
hours without water during the heat of
August weather and that when they
were unloaded and watered 3G5 Of
them died inside of thirty minutes,
while the rest were utterly ruined. A
suit Is pending to recover the value of
the horses, which were simply slaugh-
tered by the company in direct viola
ton of the law which requires stock to
be unloaded, fed and watered every
twenty-eight hours.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

For all of the country north of the
fortloth degree of latitude Oct 10
should be adopted as "seed corn day."
the day especially set apart to go into
the fields and secure the supply of
seed corn needed for planting for the
next year. On this day the corn
should be gathered and hung up to
dry and when dry be placed in either
attic or cellar, where frost will never
reach it during the winter. This day
could well be made a farm holiday
and all hands, father, mother, children
and hired men, all contribute to the
doing of this one of the most important
things connected with farming in the
great corn belt. Remember the date,
Oct. 10, and see that this job is at
tended to. This done there need be no
worry about poor seed corn next May,
or any fields to be seen with only half
a stand of corn or worse.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

we noted an old lady the other day
busily engaged in gathering wild
grapes from vines which she had train
ed along barbed wire fence on the
side Of grainfleld. She had large
basket full Of this delicious Jelly fruit
and was gathering it with the great
est ease. 1t suggested very useful
purpose to which wire fences might be
put, for If they do not form support
for grapes they are sure to carry creep
ers and bindweed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

If one can find the right kind Of a
hired man for the farm-a careful,
thoughtful, industrious fellow who will
take proper care of stock and tools
n matter of 81 or SO month in the
wages should not be considered. Such
men, especially where much stock is
kept, are simply invaluable, for the
careless man can by careless practices
easily cost the man who employs him
twice the amount of his monthly wage.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

We want to say word about buying
seed corn away from home. None
of our cereal grains is as respon-
sive to the question of latitude
as corn. Differently from wheat or
oats. 1t adapts itself to different de-
grees Of latitude by enlarging or con-
tracing its growth and development.
The farther south 1t is grown the longer
the season will 1t take to mature and
the taller Will the stalk grow, while
the farther north 1t is grown the small
or and shorter will be the stalk and
ear until we reach a point Of north lat
itude where, II planted, it will only
produce little scrubby fodder and no
ear at all. Now, there is constant
temptation for the corn grower of
the north country to be trying to grow
the corn of the south country, and we
have never yet known anything but
failure to result from the experiment;
therefore 1t is all right to get seed
corn from the country north of you and
hardly ever right TO get 1t from that
south OF you, and right here we will
say that even so small distance as
100 miles OF latitude will often make
the difference between a well matured
crop and one OF soft ears. Usually
type Of corn which has done well In
any Iocallty is the best type to select
seed from. for 1t is sure that more
improvement can be made in this crop
by selection from corn well adapted to
Its environment than by tie importa-
tion Of any new varieties from other
sections Of tie country.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28
. @*$@$@
: THE GOOD SOLDIER AND CITIZEN
: PEFUsES TO BEND THE KNEE TO THE BOSS

At least 25,000 Ohoans personally acquainted Win
crera s. r. Hurst of Chlcothe hundred thousand rec
ognze him by sight and almost all the rest above lS years
of know of him, and what strong honest earnest and
patriotic citizen he has always been and what brave ana
; gallant soldier he during the Civil war
They know that he has been chosen to high places
county, city, state and the grand and was the per-
sonal friend of Lincoln Garfield and Mckinley and enjoyed
the confidence each of them He has always been Repnb
lcan of the straest sect and too good Republican, as
well good citizen, yoke up with boss Here are
the he gives why he not and Will not vote
: for the reelection of Governor Myron I. Herrck
1. No decent will agree to be "bought sold,
, grated dominated or bullied"
. 2. "Boss government in party is an outrage"
g. Where the boss regns 1t Is not party but "a gang
of sposmen and Doodle eaters unpatrioc, yena greedy
selfish and ignobe"
A. To convert the Republican organization into an in
strumen to create of the BOSSES for the
bosses and by the bosss will destroy the Republican party
for all time"
Republicans who love their party should help expel
the bosses and restore the party whose methods would be
clean and manly and her ambitions patriotic and high
&. The denomination of Governor Herrick 'by una
Of predetemning bosss open defiance of all honest
and decent Republicans
T. "Bosssm throttes manhood in every party and es-
pecay in the party in power and its have been
great within the last years. that Republican leaders
be taught the lesson that corrupt money but in
coupble manhood is the only true glory of political
: party"
e 3 a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

Down in woodland dell by the side
of little creek we came across large
bunch of cardinal flowers the other
day-thosc rare carmine floral beauties
which are TO vegetation what the car
Ginal bird is to bird life. Tho cardinal
flower in rcd, tho gcntian in blue and
the goldenrod in yellow represent ma
ture's best work in these colors.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

The great advantage which The town
boy has over the city boy lies in the
fact that he is taught TO work just as
soon as lie Is able, and this Is Il kind of
education which has much to do with
making n man of him. The city boy
learns to loaf instead of learning how
to work, and it Is this sort of cduca-
tion which so often proves the undoing
of him.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

That man who has his small grain
well stacked and all his fall blowing
done by the middle OF September has
settled one important factor in good
farming in very happy and practical
way. 1t is pity that so few follow
this plan
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

We are asked how to make q certain
quarter section more productive. 1t Is
of naturally good SOIL has been skinned
by tenant farmers for several years,
does not know what dairy COW or u
clover plant looks like, has some wet
spots which, while cropped, usually
grow nothing but weeds. If we owned
the farm we would do this: Would look
for good tenant who would take the
farm Tor five or ten years; would put
on 1t q dairy Of twenty-five cows;
would tile drain all the wet spots, get
forty acres into clover just as soon as
possible and would SOW twenty acres
of clover each year thereafter; would
sell no grain or hay from the farm, but
instead feed it all out and buy some be-
sides, and just give the COW, the steer,
the hog and the hen entire charge OF
the place. Will guarantee this plan to
double the present income.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

Not all countries are so favored, but
it is fact that there are parts of Illi-
n0ls and Iowa where sixty bushels of
corn may be found growing to the acre
and down II hundred feet miners are
taking out coal which nets the owner
of the farm $400 per acre royalty.
This comes as near to eating the cake
and having it, too, as any agricultural
proposition we have ever come across.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

1t quite frequently happens that q
man finds himself when working for
other people In position where there
Is little too much work for one man
to do and not enough for two, and 1t
is right here that he will largely settle
the question of whether he will be all
his life toiler for others or rise to an
Independent position and be boss
himself If, finding that his work is
more than should be properly required
Of him, he hangs back and does Just as
much as lie Is paid for and no more, he
Is quite likely to I've worker for 9th
ers as long as he lives, while if he
bravely tackles the extra work he GER
tninly lays the foundation for future
promotion. An employee In large
concern was asked to do a small job.
He refused on the ground that II was
not part of his work, that another
hand was paid for doing it. In looking
for q man to fill better position this
man was passed over and justly, too.
A mans reward for cheerfully doing
extra work very often comes in a bet
ter place and higher salary.
one farmer writes us that the agita-
tion on the seed corn question has done
him positive injury, for he got such
good seed that his corn is too thick and
Is all stalks and no ears. Pretty hard
to help some men.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

1t is corn cutting time. The wise
man will cut up the corn and sell his
hay the other fellow will feed his hay
and let 80 per cent of the value of his
corn crop go to waste in the field.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

A pretty good and up to date farmer
made this complaint to us the last of
August He said that he had Joined
thrashing circuit with lot of his
neighbors; that he was well down on
the list; that his grain was getting
badly bleached with the rains which
greatly hindered the work of the ma
chine; that his two three-horse teams
were standing idle in the barn when
they ought to be at work doing the fall'
plowing; that the weeds were making
a great growth in his stubble fields and
needed turning under the worst way;
that the little he saved in lasor in the
matter of thrashlng from theE Ej,hock, in
stead of stacking the grain, was a mere
bagatelle compared with the loss which
he sustained in other ways. He has
got his eyes open and won't get caught
this way any more. There is only just
one man who can afford to thrash from
the shock, and that is the renter who
must get his grain ON the market as
quickly as possible.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

Poorly built haystacks appeal on
nearly every farm for better knowl-
edge Of how to build good haystack
This seems to be almost lost art
A case is this where man had fifteen
acres Of as fine clover hay as we ever
saw cut. There was none too much
hay to make one good stack, but he
put the crop in seven stacks scattered
all over the field. Moreover, lie built
them broad and low and topped them
off fiat. OF course we can all guess
just what happened-the rains came
and wet the stacks from top to bottom
and just about spoiled the crop. This
crop should have been all put into one
stack, should have been built high and
well topped out with wild hay. Then
this man would have had a stack of
fine hay next winter. With the mod
ern hay derrick and hayfork there is
absolutely no excuse whatever for this
sort Of work.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

We stood as near to the track as we
dared the other day and watched the
passing Of n fast mail train--four mail
cars trailing behind one Of these mod
ern fast engines, eating up mile of
track every minute and leaving n trail
Of black smoke and newspapers be-
hind 1t. 1t Is probable that nothing
which the inventive genius of man has
evolved so well represents the triumph
of modern civilization as this fast mail
train. a few tons of cheap soft coal,
water which is as plentiful as air,
mechanism of a marvellous sort in
steel, a Vulcan to feed the greedy
demon and man with nerve of still
finer steel to guide it. Up and down
the grades, Indifferent to the winds
and the storms, never halting on its
wild chase, it makes the west mere
suburb of the great city Of the lakes.
Hats off to the fast mail!
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

When a man starts out to borrow
money he doesn't find who are his
friends so much as he finds out who
are easy marks.
Charity begins at home, but reform
is more generous. 1t begins with the
fellow at the other end OF the block.
The best laid schemes OF mice and
meu very seldom succeed in connect
ing with the cheese.
Yes, the race "a to the swift provided
he Keeps going.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

Here is 4 fertilizer item which will
bear often repeating: Every load Of
barnyard manure put on the land Is
worth not loss than 81 to the man who
does It. A rotation OF clover of two
years is worth In fertilizinG value as
much as ten big loads OF manure to the
acre. and the man who sows II has a
profitable crop while doing It besides
II one has yellow corn on the hills, It
means that the land is calling for
clover or manure and perhaps both.
The feeders OF beef cattle will this
winter be able to get corn around
30 or 35 cents; the price OF beef next
summer is likely to be about the same
as this-from 81 for the poorest to
$3.50 for the best. On this basis feed
ers should be bought around $3.25 TO
insure a profitable winters feeding. 1t
is true that roughags- hay, straw and
stalks-will be cheaper this winter than
usual. being in great abundance. Still
we would not want to pay over SO for
feeders, expecting to come out ahead In
the deal ~
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

"IIe has just returned from the Klon-
dixie, bringing untold wealth."
Just throw a few drinks into him,
and it won't be untold long"
Typical
"Wnat do you call your little girl.
auntieT
II calls 'er vaseIlne. thank you,
honey
"Yaseline? Why. isn't thnt rather
peculiar name for child7"
Law, no, honey; she Is just SO
smooth and slick and kinder soothing
IKE 4 sis' nts err
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

We know of one forty acre field of
corn tiled out last year upon which is
growing a crop Of corn good for seven
~ bushels an acre, or a surplus above
the average crop Of other farms liz the
community sufficient to pay at 3J cents
a bsshel the entire cost OF reclaImIng
the land.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28
HOW GRAF TING LOOKS
IN PLAIN FIGURES.

in 1890 the Sixtynnth general assembly, which
Democratic body contained las members look after the
sweeping dusng cleanliness lighting general of the
two halls and to perform the necessary clerical work. AZ
poyes engaged They literally paid and received
$2l57655 for the regular session and session
In 1904 the Seventysxth general assembly, Republican
body and the sixth in succession contained 43 members.
The work to be performed the in 1890 Yet there
were 124 clerks and employees given positions This al
most three times many required They paid
$44,37920 for single session
Of this $4,000 graft pure and simple taken
out of the state treasury and bestowed George
henchmen.
These facts and figures auditors and the
legislative reports for 1890 and 1904.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

Exempt.
Where " did you catch that string Of
fsh?"
didn't catch 'em. I bought them Of
boy"
"Weli. suppose you didi You didn't
nave to say 80. A fisherman Is not
Obliged to incriminate himself"
Nothing New.
Tainted money is no modern in-
yention."
''How do you make itY
"pidn't Hbakeapeare say WAC ateala
nv nufae AteaIa itunh p :,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-09-28

There is no use in trying to dodge n
lie; 1t knows more lodges than you
do.
Some people seem to be cut out for
the sole purpose of waiting, and glor-
iously fulfill their destiny.
Reading maketh man full, but not
reading the bill Of fare.
You don't think so much OF the man
behind the gun when he is a holdup
man.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
BIG EXPORTS TO ORIENT
Have More Than Doubled With China
 and Japan This Year.

Washington, Dec. 26-No feature of the export trade of the United States in 1905 has shown larger growth than that of the trade with China and Japan. In the ten months ended with October exports to China are more than $50.000,000 :. in value, against S20,O00,00O in the same pannths of 1904 and $13,000,000 in the cores bonding months of 1903; and those to Japan are $46,500,000 against less than $22, 100000 in the corresponding months of 1903. Should the rate of growth continue until the close of the year the total exports from the Uni ted States to Japan in the calendar year will be practically ten times as much as decade ago, in 1895, and those to China fourteen times as much as in 1895.
 To China the growth is especially marked in copper, cotton cloths, four, sewing machines, locomotives, paper. canned beef. manufacturers of tobac- co and lumber, though cotton cloth and copper are by far the most im- portant of those items. To Japan the growth occurs in flour, carriages and other vehicles. raw cotton. electrical machinery, sewing machines, locomo- tives. leather. paper, canned beef, to- bacco and lumber.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
MULE KICKS EDITOR.

Laughable Incident at City Mission
 Christmas Tree Exercises.
 New Haven. Dec 26.-It is said that animals of the equine family never ap- pear to regard a man susplci0usly un. less there is some cause. If this Is so Frederick R. Haight. city editor of the Register. had best beware, for he iig- ured recently in a scufiie with a eer. tain mule In which he got far from the best of the argument
 The whole hateful" thing happened at a Christmas entertainment held by the City Mission. Santa Claus entered the room. borne, not by the traditional reindeer, but by a mule. This latter cavorted about the star~ wildly and drove all but Mr Haight to the back ground. Our hero was brave and hat ing to be beaten. allowed the animal to get in close proximity to him It is alleged he tried the fayorably reputed plan of staring the beast in the sye to produce suhiectiOn, but failed.
 The villain paid no attention and let out his on hind foot. which landed sduarely upon Mr Knights antatOmy. Over went chairs promiscuOusly and Mir Haight was fellet to the floor in disgrace. The hatefulness of The mule was much abhorred by the man agement. but it was taken as a fair exchange for some Of the -knOcks' the victim had been handing about
 Mfr Hafght was the chief speaker at the entertainment and his remarks were well received by those present with the exception of His Muleness.~ z But there's no accounting for what frzctious animals will do.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
BLACK JACK DEAD
Man Who Committed More Acts of Violence Than Any Other
 Person in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 26-John Thomas Gal lagher, known in police and labor circles as Black Jack, the Slugger," and accused of more acts of violence in strikes than any other one man in Chicago's labor industry, died at his home yesterday. Stomach trouble, superinduced by the strain and worry resulting from ceaseless prosecution, was the cause of his death.
 Gallagher was 22 years old, and in appearance was as different from the popular conception of the professional '.slugger' as could be imagined. He took great pride in his appearance, and was very seldom, if ever, under the influence of liquor. While he only weighed 90 pounds at the time of his death three years ago Gallagher weighed 1S0, and he was able to strike blow that would render his victim unconscious instantly.
 When arrested by the police in con- neetlon with some crime, no amount of sweating" could make him talk. On more than one occasion, his friends say, he was submitted to rough treat ment by the police. but he always maintained dogged silence.
 Although frequently arrested by the police and on at least one occasion kept in jail for several weeks, he was never convicted of crime.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
BATTLE COMING Big Six and the Closed
 Shop. $l5O,OOO FOR FIGHT
Union Will Struggle to the Las, Ditch and the Battle Promises to be a Most Bitter One
 Monday the Day.

New York, Dec 26.-Final prepara- tons will be made this week by the typothetae and Typographical union No 6 for the fight over the closed shop and the eight hour work day in all book and job offices which is expected to begin on January 1. A representa- tive of the union said yesterday:
 "The only demand we made is the eight hour work day, the nine hour rule having prevailed up to the pres ent. The employers have refused the eight hour demand and will try to in reduce the open shop. The fight will !, .e bitter one. We are not afraid of she result We have more than $780,
 DO available now and can raise $5OO,- ln Do if necessary
 = The Periodical Publishers associa- n has decided to stand by the typo atae, and members of this associa-
 on which have their own printing lants will refuse the demands.
 William Green, president of the New York typothetae, says that its members are prepared to install com petent non-union machine operators and other printers in the various com posing rooms.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
MINISTER SUES FOR DIVORCE
Former Chester Clergyman Charges
 His Wife With Infdelity.

Deep River, Dec 26.-The Rev Dwight c. Stone, Congregational clergyman, at present supplying the pulpit of the Stonington church, has filed in the superior court for Middle sex county an application for a divorce from Mrs Ila H. Stone of Chester.
 MT and Mrs Stone were married April 3, 1899. Mrs Stone had been pre- viously married and divorced. They went to Chester in the fall of 1899 and Mir Stone was pastor of the Congrega- tional church there for three years, but the people did not take kindly to Mrs Stones way and 1t ended in his resig- nation in 1902. For year thereafter the couple were in England and Scot land, Mrs Stone meantime having fall en heir to a considerable fortune.
 Mir and Mrs Stone lived apart for two or three years. Infidelity is charged against her in the complaint, Franklin W. Tyler, a son of Postmas- ter R. c. Tyler of Chester, being named as the correspondent, and the specified dates being February 1, 1903, and that of the issuance of the com plaint
 After Mrs Stone returned from abroad she erected handsome resi- dence in Chester and resides there. Mir Tyler has made his home in the same house since it was built. Wilcox & Pelton are Mir Stones attorneys.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
TROOPS IN PURSUIT
President Morales of Santo Domingo Left the Capitol for an Un-
 known Destination.

San Domingo, Republic of Santo Do mingo, Monday, Dec 25.-Following
 the announcement to-day that the pres ident of the republic. General Carlcs F. Morales, had left the capital for an
 unknown destination, troops were sent in pursuit of the chief magistrate. What took place after that cannot be definitely determined, but it Is known that fight took place about ten miles from here and it is supposed that Gen. eral Pimentel, the rebel commander,
 was attacked by the government troops.
 The whereabouts of the fugitive president is not known. It is general ly supposed that he endeavored to gain the coast and embark in board sloop
 with the object of reaching Puerto Plata, on the north coast of Santo Do- mingo, and there join Governor Perez, who has been dismissed by the gov ernment from the post of governor of Puerto Plata, but who refuses to sur render his office. On the other hand there are those who believe that the Santo Domingo by land and reach Monte Christi, on the north coast and west of Puerto Plata, from which port it is not far. distant.
 Senor Juan E. Sanchez, the former foreign minister of Santo Domingo with the American special commission CTS, Commander Albert c. Dillingham; and former Minister Thomas 0. Daw- son, and Frederico Velasquez, minister of finance, on January 20 last signed the agreement between the United States and Santo Domingo providing for the fiscal protectorate of the United States over Santo Domingo.