The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

f V A TEMPERANCE NOTES. HIS F IRST SPREE. It I.OS8U1I Taught Him » , .Wholesome Wlih-li Ho Never Forgot. Protty Mary .Owens! How sweet she looked that balmy May evening. Fair, modost, innocent, yet as' proud and solf-a. . reliant in her bearing as a young queen. * This evening In question she seemed troubled and perplexed. ‘ ‘Marry mo now, ,Mary;,J said the handsomo young man at her side, “Time is precious, anil I may ipse«you, yon know. True, the ’marriage must be kepfcsooret for awhile ■forreasons I can not explain. As wo love one another, what matters it, though?” "1 have never told- you I loved you* ■sir,’* said Mary, coloring to the roots of her hair, and flashing an angry glance from her tender blue eyes! Yet the troinbling. lips told too plainly that tho heart was interested. “No, dear, not in ,,so many words, I know; hut women are very transparent, .andmen of the world keen-sighted, and :all that. Don't4 got angry. You know you lovo mo, little Mary, and I simply adore you. One kiss, now, before wo part.” 5 , . “You are insolent, James Lee) Some­ thing is the matter with you. I per­ ceived it the moment you opened your .mouth to-night. , Ypu have been drink; ■ingi” , • ! “Not enough liquor has gone into my mouth, little one, to drown a mouse. Only" a small bottle' of wine to cele­ brate the' birthday of a friend; but I tellyou, Mary Owens, your cruelty will drive me to drink two more on my way home. Your conscience ought to' trouble you a t . tne thought of that.” And James Lee smiled sarcastically, Showing his. handsome white teeth, whose beauty was lost on Mary, sraell- ing/as she did, tho fumes Of his wine- luden breath. “It would kill your mother, James, if she knew it. • You know what you ■promised her when you left homo to -come here.” ■ “How you can harrow a fellow- when you have a mind to, you little mite of humanity! Why bring my mother in at this time? Blessed old soul! Never mind! Good-bye, petite—you'll feel in better humor, I hope, when I call to­ morrow evening.” And James “Lee turned on his-heel and strode down the path, but not before he heard the tear­ ful yet determined voice of Mary say: “I shall not be at home to you, James Lee, until you prove yourself'a man of your word! As I mean never to bo the wife of a drinking man, your coming would only be wasted time for us both.” James Lee strode on with unsteady -steps and"a hot pain throbbing at his temples, until he reached tho saloon where ho had loft his friend. “What is the matter with you, Jim? you look shaken up,” said the latter. “Don’t ask me! Y e t I might as well tellyou.- l am a fool; yes, worse than 51 fool* I have lost the sweetest girl that ever drew thq breath of lifo, and . all for that accursed .stuff over tbero. She saw mb in liquor, and" sho won't have me,” „ “Cheer up, old follow," •said Sam Howe, who with friends had boon cole-'' bratlng his twenty-first birthday. •“Good riddanco, say I, Think of marry-. ingber and losing your blessed lib­ e r ty ” ' “Another bottle of wine for liberty* sweet-liberty!” and the rbvol went on, Meanwhile Mary* uneasy and heart­ sick* crept early to her little chapnbor, excusing herself to her anxious mother and two sisters. She read a chapter in the Bible and prepared to retire, and it was not until she knelt down by the side of her little white bed that tho floodgates of her -sorrow opened; and then she wept as if her heart would break. ’ . “Lord blc-is and cave him I lore,” was the import of her fervent prayer, i ,before she slept tho sleep of Innocence.. The faint streaks of the golden dawn -dyed the fleecy clouds ere the revellers started for home, after borrowing a tin born and two old flags from the land­ lord. _ .# - ~ ' 'tWuiiiy-uUBf~ i iu- inCVIty-outil Hurrah for liberty,” screamed out tJafnuel Howe, staggering along, “Let’s go past Widow Owens’ cottage, Jim ; We’ll let *cja know what liberty is.” “No, Ham, I won’t do that,” said James, who still had some shame left; “butwe’ll godowit through the field back of the ljouse and cut across lots," WidowOwens, whowas an early riser, was dressing, when ' she was startled by a fearful din at “the back of the house, as also was “Ben,” tho old bull, who had been turned out early by tho hired -man to get his breakfast in the field. Mrs, Owens pitied the young revellers •(not recognizing them), but Ben did more than that. lip was mortally of* fended at thoir encroachment on his domain. The flags were bad enough, but the tooting of the tin horn as an ac­ companiment to: “We won’t go home till morning,” made him mad with rage, as with head down and hoofs pawing the ground, he made for the Intruders, There was a maudlin cry, then a shriek, then ono man was scon running for dear life, having stumbled over tho fence,' whiio the other lay white and still on the ground, his life-blood stain* jng thogreen grass below! Mrs. Owens saw it all fromher cham­ ber window, which waa in the hack of the house; and going down softly, with* ws waking Mary, bade John, the hired was, after securing the bull, to bring the sufferer into the house. ‘,'Uis James Lea, marm. lie 's pretty badly hurted, hut he knowed me, and begged -me not to bring him in bore.” “Never mind, John; bring him in, with tho help of the stable boys; lay him in the spare chamber, and then go for the doctor." . Jamos Loe, being badly cored by tho mad bull, lingered a long while in ag­ ony, but ho did not die. Mary did not see him until ho was .out of danger, tho doctor 'fearing tho consequences; but ono day in tho early autumn ho asked her tho all-important question: “Will you be my wife?’,’ after signing tho pledge of total abstinence* and with tears in bor tender blue eyes sho consented. - “I have had a terrible lesson;" ho "said, “It was my first spree, and it shall be my la s t ” He kept his word.—National Tom- ppranco Advocate. HEA THEN A W o rt AND LIQUOR . In W h ich th e Good M en o f All XutlODS Gan U nite. We copy, with-satisfaction tbeMoUow- ing,paragraphs, which we find fn a late number of tho ■Christian •Standard oi Cincinnati, They speak well for the cause of humanity: ,lt is encouraging to know that thero is in Great Britain a committee (of, which the puke of Westminster is pros; ident) whoso object is prevention of the demoralization of heathen racos by the ' liquor trafllo. Christendom has discov­ ered that lt is not only highly profitable \to sell rum to the thousand millions of our race .which are still under the bond­ age of appetite, but also that the,easiest w<ay to defraud them of. their posses­ sions and destroy their spirit of inde­ pendence, is to make them drunk. The committee- presented a memorial to Lord Salisbury requesting that it bo presented by the British representa­ tives to tho Brussels anti-slavery con­ ference. The memorial urged that, with reference to all 'the native terri­ tories, the laws and customs of which prohibited the manufacture-and- impor­ tation of intoxicating -liquors, any Eu­ ropean government which assumed the. administration or protectorate of tho territory should take all due steps to maintain and strengthen laws so bono- flcial, and that lit •native countries where such laws had not obtained, pro­ hibition should bo introduced-as speed­ ily as possible.- At the third annual meeting of the committee in London a tew weeks ago the chairman stated that since the' con­ ference at Berlin in 1885 it was satis-, factory to find that this question of tho supply of alcoholic drink to native -races 'had come very much to the front, large­ ly owing to the declarations of our own ministors at homo and the expression of an adverse public opinion abroad. Whilo the liquor, for the native racos eamo mainly from Germany and Holland, a quantity was convoyed in British ships from Germany, and hence this, country had not clean hands in this matter. - Mr. Caine’s exposure of the prevalence of i drink shops in India had led to inquiry on the part of tho Indian Government, of which they might soon expect,to hear the result. Tho native races who wero unablo to protect thomsolvos looked to the governments of tho civilized coun­ trios of tho world to protect them. Tho chairman moved: “That this mooting expresses its earnest hopo that the In­ ternational Anti-Slavery conference now assembled at Brussels Will 'bo able to recommend moasuros whereby tho na- tivo races of Africa may be protected against tho introduction and sale by European tradors of alcoholic liquors, which are so detrimental to tlio prog­ ress of civilization, of tho Christian re­ ligion and of sound commerce.” Car­ dinal Manning seconded the resolution, which was supported by Hon. and Bov, Canon Leigh' and adopted unanimously. And lot all the people say “Amen!” Hero is a work in which Catholic and Protestant, Agnostic and Nothingarian can unite, and ono largo enough to re­ quire tlielr united enorgles. 17 „ - ITEM IZED FACTS . THEFARMINGWORLD. SA LT ING BU TTER . V ..... Good Salt Makes Good nu tter—Poor Salt Makes Four Gutter. • One of the Now York trado journals calls attention to the use of poor, salt and its eifeot in butter making. Jt says that the prosept competition for attain­ ment of perfection in flavor and texture of butter forces the modern producer to a calm and close study and investiga­ tion at all modern improvement in method and machinery. \ . Of equal importance with tho moebnn- icaT influences in production are the chemical influences controlled by the inherent action of tho milk or .cream' before churning, and the chemical ac­ tion pf salt for thojjroservatlon of tho butter after being churned, and the de­ velopment ot the. finest and most ap­ petizing flavors. ; . While the producers ot ‘Abutter in America are eager and active in their Btudy and selection-of improvedmachin­ esr/y1, they are extremely lax and' negll- gentof tlio great importance of observ­ ing closely the chomical influences which make or mar the commercial value of butter. During tho past sea­ son the oft repeated question has been put to experts in butter.' “What causes the greasy,»soapy-flavor in the butter? I t was not so in past years. 'l , This is the vital’ question in the in­ terest of butter producers, and tho reply is scientifically -based upon common sense and- reason. Where a greasy taste is developed grease mudt be pres­ ent, and where a. soapy tasto exists a development of soapy characteristics must be associatod-wlth the material in which the soapy tasto hr developed. Investigating closely Into the subject, it is found that the acids properly de­ veloped in the milk or cream act as a preserving influence upon atoms of but­ ter, and are'assisted greatly by the chemical action of -pure salt rto the great-advantage of flavor aqd the keep­ ing quality of tho butter. On the other hand it is found that some of the most beautiful salt is made beautiful by the introduction of chemicals wh icharo the active agents in producing soap and grease. 'Many chemical agents aro act­ ive in the development of grease and others in the development of soap, and when wo find the characteristics in butter it will bo well to try to tlhd means' ■ to'eliminate them or use methods to exclude them. The theory ol exclusion is tho most plausible one, and .the ob­ noxious agent to bo excluded is the agent which develops the injuries. *• , CONCERN ING CUCUMBERS. D r . C hkn ery , author of “Alcohol In­ side Out,” finds upon investigation that one out of throe who enter inebriate homes for treatment aro cured. ish traveler, writes to a London'mission­ ary society from Africa: “Gin and bran­ dy are depriving the native Africans of whatoyer native virtues they possess.” M any mothers have sown tho .seeds of intemperance in" their sons by feed ing, them toddy for every childish ail­ ment or by drinking it themselves whilo nurjing their children.—-Florida Dis­ patch, ■ ' ' D isea se is tho essential consequence of repeated poisoning from alcohol. It may bogln a t tho first poisoning or ex­ cessive use of spirits. The brain tissue may be injured at that time in somo way, and require ever after spirits to re­ lieve the system of organic change.— Journal of Inobriety, •T he Federal Grand Jury at Faria, Texas, said in its report las% month: “We believe, from our investigations, that more than one-half of the offenses committed in the Indian country origi­ nate from the introduction ot spirituous liquors, hence we think that a rigid en­ forcement ot tho liquor law is essen­ tia l,"' l.N’TBMi’EitANOR is the sin of our land, and, with our boundless prosperity, is Cohliug in upon us IlJco a flood; and if any thing, shall defeat tho hopes, of tho world, which hang upon, our experi­ ment of civil liberty, it is that river of fire which is rolling through tho land, destroying the vital air and extending around an atmosphere of death.—!,}* man Beecher, D. D. Slow to Italie mul UuntHo Them So as to Make Money. -iTho subject of thig, articlo is illus­ trated in tho cask flhod with strong brine, into which' the young, green cu­ cumbers aro'immersed for preservation until pickllpg timo. In ma'ny sections the profit^- of the cul turo of tho cucum­ ber has brought it Into prominence and many acres arc annually devoted to it. It has been a diillcult thing to keep tho cucumbers under" brine, and once ex­ posed to the air they are spoiled. Fel- CASK FOR CUCUM1IKRS. lowing out tho ldoa shown, nothing could botsaslor. * A tube rnado with an insido diameter of three inches,, either of wooden eaves pipe or of boards hailed together, should ho stood up in tho 'barrel and a hole sawed in the barrel bead which will just match the tube. One side of tho tube should bo cut away at the* bottom. Filling the barrel to within an inch or y.--— -— -- should next bo pushed down and al­ lowed to come up nearly to the surface of tho brine. Then the prepared tube may be forced down ahd held in placo by one or two nails or screws. Having picked tho cucumhors they are pushed down tho tubo by a plunger or followor until they reach the open place at the bottom, when they sail in through tho bottom of the barrel anti go up under tho prepared head. This being immov­ able never allows them to reach the air. The barrel head can bo turned half around in tho barrel occasionally, and thus the barrel will lie nearly filled with the crop which is being preserved, —Farm and Home. i L IV E -S TO C K NOTES . E very stockman who wishes tho live­ stock interests; to have a decent show at tho World’s Columbian Exhibition should see to it that his legislator sits down on the Lake Front as a site for tho fair. Do soy permit an incompetent or prejudiced man to judgo.tho live stock 'at a fair, A man who knows what good live stock is, and w(ho is honest and has lots of backbone, is the only man fit to bo a judge. H a v e you a good 'Stallion in your neighborhood? No? Then buy one. Can not afford It? Well, then club together and buy one, Thero is too much money in good horses to continue breeding poor onM SWEET PO TA TO ES . Implement Used In1’ Their Cultivation by an,Indiana Parmer. Iferowith aro illustrations of the .im­ plement used in throwing up the ridges in which sweet potato plants are set in Indiana. It is made as follows: First, take a solid single shovel plow (A), be­ ing careful that.the upright slopes back far enough to give slant to tho wings so that they may throw off tlio soil like a mold-hoard plow. Tho shovel must be at least twelve inches across the top. Each wing (1<) must he not less than eightoon inches wide at the top, twen­ ty-four: inches in height and wide enough at the foot, to extend out a lit­ tle beyond .the edge of the shovel. The wings aro made of poplar,an inch thick, using boards of the right width so as to have each wing in a solid piece. They are firmly fastened to the.plow by aa iron strap an inch and a' half wido, parsing in front ot. the upright and across tho face of tho wings. An iron brace is fastenod neross the back side of the up­ right.’ At tire foot they are bolted to the hack side of the shovel as shown in tho -engraving. ■The iron straps at the top of the wings are bent back so as to make the earth turn off from tho face of the wings, which are covered with tin. At C is shown the ridger complete. To use it successfully re­ quires a doubletree seven foot long, so that in finishing up the ridges tho horses will not walk-on tliom. .We usually plow tho ground as early as practicable in tho spring, and then replow and thoroughly prepjiro it as we GIVE1ST-POTATO CULTIVATORS. want to make tho ridges. Two men with a team can do more with this ridger than twelve men can the old way, as it finishes the ridge ready for tho plants without using the hoe at all if it is properly handled. The plants are sot with a stick about threo feet long, an inch and a half wide, and about, half an inch thick,.at „tho lower end, which is slightly not hold tho plant as it goes down ground. Lay tho plants so tl butts will be about tho center ridge, and ivitli the stick catch only enough of the end-of the plant to (i*rry it down. By this method the plants can be set deeper, and one does not have to-stoop. All cultlvatidnis givon with the ridger by having Sharp' straps of iron attached to the wings, which scrape, off weeds as fast as they cOrao through, only using tho hoe around the plants.—American Agricul­ turist. _. ' ___ FOOD. FO R T H E FLOCK . It Should He SuccnlcnU-A Varied Hill ot ■ Fare. ■ ■ Now-that tho subject of'shoop feeding Is fairly, before us great Interest will he takon in producing a greater variety of feed for that animal which appreciates so well a bill of faro in which variety is a tnarked feature. In the early fall the pas­ tures will ho lesa inviting to tho lambs than they should'bo and .supplemental feeding rightly conducted1 will pay handsomely, m t can this bo accom­ plished? Wo have soon shoop and lambs turned lSlo the corn-field, after tho'onrs bad pushed out, with excellent results. All the Vcwor loaves, a largo por­ tion of which- aro usually wasted, aro greedily eaten by tho flock, while tho ears of corn are high onough to bo out of reach. Scattering weeds aro also utilized, and the fence corners and borders of tho field nicely trimmed out. But why not go further and sow some crop between tho rows of corn' to fur­ nish additional food? At tho last culti­ vation of the corn, which may ho given before the stalks are breast high, grain can bo sown broadcast by hand, or from horseback, or with seeders specially prepared fog drilling in grain hotwoen tho rows. Byo is probably the -best crain la t o w n for this purpose. In some cases the corn will doubtless bo so denso that the grain will mako little growth until after the corn (crop has matured AndlotJn the sunshine, hut even then' there should be enough fall pasturago to pay, large dividends tor tho labor and expense. Under favorablo conditions, where tho corn is not too thick, tho rye should"make suttlclont growth to prove satisfactory for turning in to'the field before husking time. Hero is a sub­ ject as yet little worked out by our farmers, but it is a promising one and ‘merits more than a passing notice, Toothsome mutton Is now In order, but to produce it we must give a larger va­ riety of feed to the flock and in abund­ ance; to do this in such a manner as to leave a good margin of profit calls for considerate action. Those who first de­ velop this opening will secure tho largest returns.—Brooder’s Gazette. BIDDLE P h o t o g r a p h e r XENIA, OH IO . Enlarging old pictures a specialty. Artistic Crayons, the new Opals and Transparencies. First class Work guaranteed. C. a HENRIES — CONTRACTOR FOR— Tin, Ironan}Slat? M S P O U T I N G , A N D « E ! t E M L J O I t W O R K Castings furnished promptly fo r all kinds of Stoves. Office over Hook’s Dry Goods Store, Xenia, O. Agent lor Eureka Furnace. 6 . L. PAINK, mD.S. EBER REYNOLDS, D.D.W PAINE & REYNOLDS, . DENTISTS! Xenia'National Bank building,' cor.. Main and Detroit Sts., Xenia, 0 . ’ Vitalized A ir and Nitrous Oxide Cas uSedfor the PAINLESS extrac­ tion of teeth. CHARLES E. SMITH, T H E B O S S B A R B E R Guarantees the hest work-in his line of any barber in town. Give him a call. Basement of Oil’s building-. ★ TANK HEATER. A G R E A T S A V TO ALL CATTLE FEED ER S. Stockmen who have used till* H eater M r th ey would not do without them a t nay price.' Sectional view below shows how th o tlutno and smoke is carried around under tho.bottom ,giving g re a t Uoatlug surface. Mo sparks leave tho heater. O as tiring will la .tfro iu ffto ? days. Any boy con operate. No i>rparosalvo former can alTurd to be without o as. Iovsstlgats and you will buy one. COSTS FROM2oTD S o PEROIL 4-SIZEL ■CMS roo SlltCSLSS SMS H M tt. O . P . B E N JA M IN A u u rA n cm c . ' du >. , ^HotairSlstifeSwiogMadtel U H U t i i n B n i n i n o n im i u a a A 1 N rvkr use ashes or lime to mix with hen manure. If either is used, away goes the ammonia, which is the most valuable part of tho manure. Every morning with a shovel and Scraper tho floor of tho hen bouso should he thoroughly scraped and the accumula­ tion placed in barrels in a dry shed dose at hand. When enough has been stored it may be used in a semi-liquid form about tho strawberry vines, cur­ rant and raspberry, bushes and other fruit and vegetable plants. I t will pay to look after the manure and not throw It out, unmindful ot tta vt.luo. M M S k s p i BfccttJe m m eeiritft* Gouljr la oflSIlftctifiRs Ffucriofi N early A bolished . 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