Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1897 — Page 6

1?I g e w*Ai>* After.... Taking a course of Ayer's Pills the system is set in good working j order and a man begins to feel , that life is worth living. He who has become the gradual prey of constipation, does not realize the friction under which he labors, until the burden is lifted from him. Then his mountains sink into .molehills, his moroseness gives 8 place to jollity, he is a happy man’ again. If life does not seem worth living to you, you • mav take a very different view | of it after taking AjLil U UiiUliilllv I hidl j Hie Great j.:i f in a* a Show Ship. The last iliiys oi the Great Eastern W( re errtai '■ iy sad, coiisiileriug the purpose i'.a- which. she was designed and the great v- ■ i'k.she did in cable laying. ■ For some time before she was broken j up on the mud of the River Mersey, near Liverpool, she was on view as a ; show ship. One firm of Liverpool cloth- i iers hired her for a season, and in addi-. tion to using her for its advertising purposes made use of her for catch pen-1 ny shows. In the large cable circus was fitted up, and performances | given at so much a head, while other, exhibitions of the Coney Island type were spread all over her deck.—New York Sun. Where the Trouble Was. -c “Brother, ” .said the minister, “you ; < -.-should try to be content with what you ) “ " ’-’have. ’ ’ “I am,” said the brother, who had been grumblim:.“lt is what I ain’t got. ...te that I.s i di- satisfied about. Cincin- * nuti Euquii v. Int’ vi 1 :i bl a €on clus i on. A philosopher thinks that a 5 cent cigar is as good as one costing three ■ times as much, and keeps-eh improving: in phfiosephy-rmtil he believes tiiat be-; /loarl • □ n o« ernnd P.O liv’vicf , ,

The Oldest, the Largest and the Oast. incorporated. ' - Capital $12.5,000 ■X’OmTG-E’S ftfeK SnraiHl loslffls. No. 107 Colhoun Street. a:J J, W. YJOUISfiE, JH. i President American Association Medical and Surgical Spe^i^list o . ' -THE- ■' ' »' ' Ablest Specialist in the Country,* v* JLI. Hg.; THE BUM HOUSE, . , Mondaj, sjy q. I®. ’ J’r. ’f'-u; t-eased more cases o| .:z--v. Cluernc i;i ,t iai , m.iy on er tliie.- ' ip<:torsi " ' - | We can cure Epilepsy. ’ TWENI.Y-FJLVE YEARS EXPERIENCE. DR IGI A i rE h>is'rented ...ver 40,000 patients it: the Slate of Indiana since .1872, and with pniTecl success in every case A Strong StStCment ~ P r - Itas tlnpoHited One Thousain’i ;i,r> i:i «h»» i>i.uk as a lorreit that .lie has treated more cases of (.bionic iti:*- ■•i»es and perform; fl mure remarkable cures than any other three the.statr-ud Indiana. New methods of treatment and new remedies used. All Chronic Diseases and Deformities treac-d success! ill' --.lei, as diseases, of the Brain, Heart, i.inius, Throat, Eye and Ear. Stomach, Liver, Kidneys ißright's disea-e,, Bladder, Rectum Female Diseases,-Impotency, Gleet, Seminal Emissions, NTfmus Diseases, Catarrh Rupture Piles, Stricture, Diabetes, etc,, etc.,' ' A. ’ ’ Consumption and Catarrh can be Cured. L Cancel's and all Tumors Cured without pain or use of .knife 1 As God n- i.repmvn al i antidote for the sin-sick soul, so has He prepared antidotes for a diseased-siek body. , Ifese can be found at the . .. Yonnge’s idical and Surgical Institnte. After an examination we will teif .you just what we can do for you If we mmi benefit or e.nre yjm. we will I rmmly and honestly tell ymi > (1 . p a i j ( .„ fs 'm/i,', successfully at Write for examination and question blanks ' FSa-strw.4*„, u direct to the Institute. Call on or address d1 « streetcars ■ J* W- YOUNGE, A. M., M. D., President. N-B. SMITH, M. D., M. C., Manager. No.-,10 7 Calhoun St. FT."WAYNE, IND

SOMETHING ABOUT BEETLES Their Strange Habit*, Instinct* and Means of Getting Food. I You are all familiar with the common black beetle known as the tuniblnfiug, and perhaps may have seen it rolling a ball with its hind legs, pushing it backward. The ball contains the egg of the beetle, and the creature is taking it to a place of safety. A green, beetle spotted with white is called the tiger beetle. Hois a clever fellow and very cunning in his manner of securing his prey. He will dig a hole I a'foot in depth and then crawl to the i top 'and form himself into a bridge | across the chasm, burying his head in i such a manner as to appear like somei thing inanimate, but he will be on the , alert for the unwary creature that I makes an attempt to cross on his back. I In an instant the bridge will give way i and the prey will be precipitated into the hole. The beetle will follow and quickly dispatch the game, when he will return, reform the bridge and allure another victim. Old fashioned furniture is often completely ruined by the larvae of a beetle called the anobuim. A peculiar sound like the ticking of a clock is made by these beetles when they call to each other, the, nois" being made by striking the jaws a", i’ist their resting place, and often in rid filled with old fur uitnre II: ■ - ..;>rrsi itious. when they hear this pt- u mind, imagine the place to be h: i. ■ i. Am ■ he 1 b etle is found in dark eel lavs, wlrt o* d Items upti dus; ami trash. J: is so tn, ieuit to ex’i-nni . ■ it that it is iei ;i-i i •it as ■< meti>:e ■ v.n- , canny, am. * m ig. nunt regard its pt esj ence as an i.i c.;ncn. The sacred beetle of Egypt is not unj like out own common b< lie, ami tl.e female lays her egg in the same way, wrapped in a substance which is to pro : feet it and ierfiish food. She rolls it up. into a ball v ith lu r fore legs, sometimes , carrying a long distance upon hir head; < a hole in the earth, deposit,s her egg laden ball, covers it up, and leaves it to attorn its perfect develop; ' ment. The sextdn beetle is a curious creature. -He has a thick body and powerful | limbs and a most acute sense of smell. No sooner does a small animal die than . the sextons gathor%bout the. body and ' begin to prat.earth upon it. In a few hours the (lead animal has been covered and the bet ties Jmve laid their eggs in 1 the carcass, which is to nourish the larvae. | A remarkable creature is the bombardier beetle, and it is provided with i a strange means of defense. It lives in ; a community under stones, and whe t i I disturbed discharges a fluid of a very- ; I penet*ting oiler, much likens, whibb I explodes as it copies in contact with the air and passes into vapor. Eighteen ex- ! plosions can be fimde in succession by j one bombardier, and while these arp | being thrown oil like a volley of artillery the been l ' etii cts its escape. The fluid is like nitric acid to the taste. I. I causes a sharp pain if pmeed. tippft th ' tongue ami leav s a yc-lhu./di 5t...... — • 9ur Animal Friends.

I CONVENIENT HOG TROUGH. i It Prevents Climbing Into the Feed and Has Other Advantages. , The customary V shaped hog trough is probably 'he most practical, cheapest . and easiest made device for the purpose, and with a few changes ciui bo made much more convenient than the narrow little spout which we find on many IMPROVED TROUGH. farms. One of these improved troughs was recently illustrated and described lin Farm and Fireside. 1 In the first cut is shown a trough | made of two 2 inch oak planks. Iho ioneon tho sidj from which the hops ! feed is 8 inches inches wide and the . other anywhere from 15 inches upward i —the wider the better. The end pieo s are also 2 inch plank, and to fit. the .1 whole tiough lightly between the sid, s ■ of tee pen the wide plank sl:< uld be : notch ;l so t -it the upt’i r part is jd-t ! own v. ith tl outside of tb.e <ml pieces, i see a, a. A wide board is fas.tem d by means < f a < uple of cleats, b, b, t..i k< d i to the sidosTif the pen in a slanting poi sition, as sh 'wn in the cut. In la e : pea it would be Letter to use a 2 inch plank ft r file latter. : The advantages of such a trough are i these: The narrow spout ishoreclta.ugt d | into mi epeniug the whole, length of :.:e i troug.ii, eu..cling tin’ feeder to scatter the feed to accumihodate any uuinbcr vs hogs. This is especially convenient when feeding apples, potatoes, corn er any other kind of grain. It prevents all fighting, pu-hing and jamming to see which can get nearest to the spout when boiug fed. ..... . The slanting board, c, prevents hogs from climbing into the trough, and while it does not interfere or .infringe | upon the space of the pen, it nmk '.s i'. . j <\ feeding alley j \ /O roomier, whi'h it ' < sip a bnildmg of , I limited size. In ’>">l / emptying thi« vt'X ■ -i - is i ' I . -a ' advan- j .t.■ It allows! CROSS WTfION OF fhe/nmj ytO be i ■ TKOi i it. / ff.j- p elt almost bottom side v.p, as i.. s en by the cross section shown in the sc- : <1 cat. The’tror..'.di^sr J f is all.that is ir l<d for a partition. .Ii ran oas .iy me.ved : in either directie . a !:, nail or two.; driven-through c.gch;-lw of tnop< s i, the end pici es will held -te . cme y in its place wliorcvt r it is c . ir: d. Another importaut pcim ai out a bogpen, but one which is g' i: ■ —■■■■ ■( j. ed, is a bridge or ei. -y.?:isv ■ y irom j. the pen to the yard. For ti. ■ h. .ten « f./i the stock it i; nrceyity to giv" ; fii?e across to pure air ami a <•!-. .w oto | keep their ped clou a A small y- <1 i- j sufficient for this, gad thobridgej nould , .be level with die pen floor, ot easy j grade, ami s. at.ted or olh. r- i-e rig • o ; to prevent ’loy-i from slipyxiig when passffig,imuiu.,ui.,. — KaOir Cilrn. In experiments coi'..uu''ied at tho Kansay. station the largest, yield so far obta.’iKd .of' li-rffir com 'Was with r d Kanir...cgui,, ffii,T of, su:ed- urnh 12. A) tiuis.cf foddi r ps-r acre. Oil -ib j tri.iLplats the re- s varied from 16 to 32 inches and 'lie plants from ! o S; inch; ■in th' row. The'la.ygi si; y l -id <-f , . -gmnw,ms o-hnnttettw ri-h-pihtt t’ s 4-fcrlir- i apart in 32 inch tows, imp:-ri> i' ids ; have, shown th:.i :i con; ami w all other crops are ci nipletc fuilar. s, Kaffir com will yield a .fair cd-opof.; forage. At this station red Kaffir is pro- i ferred,to white. It grows 6to 9 inches ; tdiler, ripens earlier, docs not shell in J handling, has a juicier staljc ■ and the j head a! ways pushes clear of the upper shoal h. The set d of yvliite Kaffir corn is liked’better by stiX'k. Tho black hulled white lies been grown the past season only. It is very promising and may surpass the red. Potatoes In Minnesota. In a Minnesota station bulletin notes and tabulati d data arp given on 45 varieties of potatoes tested at the station farm, 23 varieties in Lyon county and 16 varieties in McLeod county. Among ' the largest yields per acre are the following:, At the” station farm, Rural New Yorker No. 2, 388 bushels; Lee Favorite, 849 bushels; Early Everitt, 343 bushels; Early Oxford, 328 bushels, and Irish Cobbler, 325 bushels; in Lyon County, World’s Fair, 551 bushels; American Wonder, 528 bushels; Irish Daisy, 510 bushels; Early Oxford, 470 bushels, and Pearl of Savoy, 467 bushels. In McLeod county tho highest yield was given by Summit, '227 bushels, Montana’* Wool. According to the statistics fnrr.ishcd by the American Woolgrowers’ association, Moiitanu leads all the states and territories of theXrnion in tho number of her sheep and in the quantity of wool produced during the last year. In addition to this, thq wool of Montana is pronounced to be of Superior quality and higher grade than that "produced by any other of the newly created western states. Tlje number of shdßt> assessed throughout the st:*tcof Montana for tho year 1896 was 2,812,829, which showed an increase of more than 210,500 over the number assessed in 18&5. . ... n ' , '

THE CRANBERRY. E*tabll*h>ncnt of a Cranberry Hog— Cranberrlea a* a money Crop. j The establishment of a cranberry bog requires time, expense und patience, | but once in good form there is little j outlay in keeping it in condition. A moist soil is necessary. Experience has ; proved a poat or muck soil, free from I loam or clay, is required, clean sand for I covering tho poat ami arrangements whereby tho vines can be flowed when necessary, and finally thorough drainage. In the colder part of the country the vines are flooded in winter to protect them from frost, tho usual time being from late October to the Ist of May, 18 to 24 inches of water being considered sufficient, according to The Orange Judd Farmer, authority for tho following; In preparing swamp lands bushes and stumps must be removed and tho surface coated with 4 to 8 inches of sand. When properly drained and ditched, the land is ready for the vines. The sand is essential in order to choke the growth of weeds and grass. Clay and loamy sand should be avoided. On soils thus prei pared tho best method of planting vinos ] H to place them in rows marked out 14 inches apart, two vines at each point, 14 inches jipart in the rows. The plants are pressed into tho ground with the I roots close to tho muck below. Another method sometimes employed in Jersey is to spread the vines evenly over the surface of the meadow, cover about an inch det p with sand, (lie young sllbots later coming up as thick as wheat and making an exi eiient growth. Si’tne sue- * • ci i d by sowing cuttings, tne vines being passed through a straw cu. nr and chopped into jfie. es about an inch long. | These are sown early in spring and t n : prepared ground t.nd harroxted in. Much r.tientleft ioust l e given to <1 •aiit.t, and this goes fur to make or mar (he , . work. I CrnnbeiTws are gathered in Soptcm- \ her and Ocroix r ami will ordinarily ■ keep well in places suitable for storin;.apples or other fruit, with as low a j temperature as possible to avoid ffet. ing. Thorough ventilation is very essen- i tial. A successful Cape Cod grower, in , | estimating the cost of harvesting and ' marketing cranberries, places this at about $3.25 per barrel. This figure does not take into account the outlay of time and money before a cranbeny bog is in bearing, nor interest on permanent investment. Prices are governed no? only by the j size of the commercial cr<>p, but also by I the abundance or scarcity of ofiier fruits. ; ! A J'ear ago good to choice berries sold ■ "at $2.50 to $4, but in tho reasons of ■ great plenty, as the present one, the price ! is much lower, frequently down to $1 Jto §2 per bushel. In considering crau- ] berries,as a money crop semi' growers j who have had wide experience claim I the profit is small and uncertain, The Luuiric.•. -ifi small, consum’Hipn- does noi ‘ move at home and efforts to introduce cranberries abroad have amounted to! little up to' the present .time. .Winter Workrooi.u i : The aer oaipiiiiy ieg cm ci the work- ; room of a, 1 .isincss gardemr is from | Dxter's I <k, “Vegetables Under! Gia s,” mu! furnishes a valuable sugg. !;< .i t-> . •/ .:<r.-; as yet unprovided wifi; a < oh. : ri .'ble we.iT.' com. The room is well lighted sind has j, toth water and heat. The floor is ce- ■ meMed, with drainage under the wa.ihz ; y T z yLATfAW [I Oaone!! I=| WKSW : 1. ?te fi u I BUSINESS GARDENERS’,WORKROOM. ,■! ing Lox. The market wagon is backed i into tho same apartment and stands a ' few inches lower than the cctmejitcil • floor. A wooden platform is provided I for storage of baskets, crates, etc., while, a stairway leads to another story or loti. There is a door both and back, and , the Worktables can be put wherever | desired. The cement floor makes it possible to “scrub up” frequently, and there is no: danger of ths floor baxmiing rotten. Agricultural Brevities. Kaffir corn is adapted to all soils and to regions too dry for corn. In tests with tomatoes at the Minnesota station the largest yield was obtained from the Early Advance, Belmont ranking nc>xt. The largest percentage of good fruit (95) was produced by Landreth No. 1. „ - At the Minnesota station French Chevalier proved to be tho best out of 34 varieties of barley, followed by Odesisa, Champion of Vermont, Highland Chief, Black Hullcss and Salzer. Tho acreage of alfalfa will steadily increase in Oklahoma. It has proved to be one of the most profitable crops that can be grown in the west. In Washington and Oregon extensive tests of sugar beets have been made under tho auspices of the state stations. The report is, that “there is no doubt about" the ability of vast areas in both these states to produce beets as good as those in California. Tho same is true in largo measure of Mother sections of the arid west. ” < Sixteen varieties of potatoes/are reported as above the average in yield, at | the Ohio station—American Wonder, Columbus, Caiman No. 1, Early Northern, Forest Rose and Irish Daisy leadj lu 8- '

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C W W w wyyy w w w jy w w w W w WWW W W W W " e Erie ’Dines Schedule In effect May I 2. 1897. Trains leave Decatur as I follows: WEST. N 0.5. vestibule limited, daily fori Chicago f 12:33 p. m I No. 3. Pacific express, dally fori Chicago f 1:48 a. m | No. 1. express, daily except. Sun- | day for Chicago f 11:06a. m I No. 31. local, daily except Sun-I I day f 10:10 a, m ■ i No 13. Wells Fargo Limited Ex-1 press, dally except Monday • 6:17 p. in. I and day after legal holiday ) EAST I No. 8, vest ibule llmit id. dally for I New Y-ork and Boston.. f 7:57 I I No. 2. express, dally except Sun-I I day for New York ( 2:00 p. tn | ! No. 12 express, daily for New l I i York f | ;3U a. m I j No. 3u. local, daily except. Sun-' B day. ...i f 10:10a. m I ■Through conch s and sleeping ears to New I I Yot k and B< >si on I i T rains! and 2si op at;i 11 >1 a t ions on the O I DE. I vision. I I ; Train No. 12 carries through sleeping Cars H I to Columbus, Circleville, t liiilicothe. Waver- I lv. I'ortson>ut li. Ironton, and kenova. via I Columbus. Hocking Willey & Toledo, and I Norfolk t Western lines I .1. . Dili.Ong. Agent W. t T P.A.. Huntington, I — ■ " l.n I I NORTHEBH OHIO RAILWAY Niagara Falls EXCURSION. MAKE YGUR ARRANGEMENTS TO CO ON THt OLD RELIABLE ■ ...NORTHERN 0H10... i NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION ; During the First Week in Augiiwt. I Exait date later. C. F. DALY, (•t ncr.il Passenger and Ticket Agent. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. I