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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Planting Trees.

A GREAT revolution has occurred In SO.
Letting fruit trees for planting. Bushy
plants are now sought for. The shade
which the side branches make is consid.
cred beneficial to the tree. AS to the ben.
eticial effects of continual digging about
trees, which we oppose, all cultivators are
not unanimous; but most of them now
abandon il after some years the differ
ence of opinion being how many years
after planting shall this style of cultivating
continuog With very low hranched trees
there is this advantage, that the plow or
the spade cannot approach very near the
trunk. Rich soil is however essential 10
good growth and good crops This is the
essence of good cultivation.
In preparing for planting trees, the soil
should be stirred at least two feet in depth
OF course the trees should be planted i'm
the holes only so deep as they stood in the
ground before, rather higher if any thing,
as the soil will settle. Good common soil
may he filled in the holes if the natural
soil is very bad any thing il applied as
manure may be stirred in the surAce.soi
after the trees are planted Some object
TO making deep holes forplanting trees, AS
II the soil is still, they become wells col
lecting water from surrounding soil, and
rotting the roots. IL is best To undordraiu
such soils before planting. If this cannot
be done, II is best to plant such ground in
the spring. The water objection is a fatal
one for fall planting in such ground -
6drd6aCr'S Monthly
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10

article, such as swill OF cooked meal, the
appetite of the animal will be dulled, and
Il will refuse TO eat sufficient quantity OF
the coarser variety.
This is best remedied by cutting the
straw and mixing II with the concentrated
food. Moreover, either straw or hay, II
cut, should be soitened by long continued
maceration In warm water, or rather by
allowing IL 10 lie for some time in a warm
and very moist condition. When straw
or hay Is cut in short lengths the necessity
for thorough mastication Is diminished
The rigid and sharp pieces of straw pass
directly into the bowels, and instead of
proving gentle stimulant they become
harshly irritant All this is avoided by
the softening process TO which we have re-
ferred, and which at the same time does
not in the slightest degree diminish the
tendency Of the animal, if ruminant, to
chew the cud.
Our readers will doubtless remember
the warm debates which were at one time
carried on In regard TO the proper length
to which hay or straw should be cut, and
even in regard to the propriety of cutting
1t all. The contradictory results obtained
by different experiments were no doubt
due to want of the observance of the
principles just laid down.
The principles which we have placed
before our readers are too obvious To re.
quire heightened demonstration. They
commend themselves TO every intelligent
thinker, and show the necessity for study.
ing to greater extent than we have hlth.
erto done, the peculiar composition and
characteristic of each different article for
food Wisconsin Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
XIII Out the Weeds,

THE careless, thrlnless farmer who suf
fers weeds to grow in every corner of his
farm, by every fence, field side, and road
side, allowing them to 90 to seed, and fll
the country with their noxious growth,
ought to be compelled to suffer the entire
evils OF such course upon his own head,
or rather his own farm. But we hardly
Know how that can be brought about
He OF course will have TO bear share, but
his neighbors, however careful they may
be on their own farms cannot prevent
every gust of wind from bringing seed
and scattering II upon their soil Weeds
may subserve good purpose to some ex-
tent in compelling farmers to cultivate
their land more than they would If the nc.
cessity of keeping them down did not ex-
ist, but with the best of management and
greatest care there will be enough left for
that purpose.
1t would be wholesome law, and one
that would meet the approval of all good
farmers, that would obligc every one for
his neighbor's good if not his own, to
keep the weeds from propagating on his
land. n thousand seeds may be prevented
from maturing by simply severing the
stalk OF the green plant. And this is
what should be done. Don't let the on.
portunity pass till too late, but take some
unoccupicd moment before the seeds
ripen, and with scythe or brush hook, 20
into the fence corners and head lands and
do not leave II seed bearing weed to stand
II you need maxim to work by, take
this: An ounce of prevention is worth
apound of cure" In the corn and 20
tato fields there will be many weeds in
spite of the cultivator, that will grow up
and mature seed after the crop is too large
to hoe. A" hand with a sharp hoe will
do immense good among such Keep
down the weeds in every possible way
and let the "sweat of the brow" by
which men earn their bread, be expended
III other directions.-W Wisconsin, Farmer.
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ness and decision of character for an
ardent, enthusiastic person to take rest
when work presses upon him and oppor-
tunitics for labor multiply, and ho fire.
quently continues In business till sickness
entirely disables him from pursuing his
calling.
Inactivity Of mind is another fruitful
source ofa poor memory However strong
and vigorous the mind may be, originally,
unless exercised, Il Is like gold and silver
laid away in napkin, which become tar
nished, though if used daily, they would
be bright for years.
Irregularity of life is another reason for
n poor memory. Ifpersons are subject to
extremes, sometimes getting up carly and
sometimes late in the morning, if they in
dulge in excesses ofany kind, or trihe with
their organization so as to impair its
power, they cannot expect TO have clear
ideas on any subiect-especially a good
memory. 1t is important TO live systemati-
cally and methodically If we would pre-
serve the brain in q good condition. Dis
sipation spoils the memory. When the
nervous system is over-stimulated by alco-
hol, tobacco, opium, or by anything that
excites the brain, the result is unfortunate.
II may increase the brilliancy for time,
but soon the constitution becomes affected
by the over-stimulatlon, and the mind will
be subsequently more dull and obtuse than
eVer-ErChd1ge
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
S0illng Mich Cows.


THE following is an extract from Mr.. p.
Stedman's paper on "Dairy Stock and It's
Management" read before the Franklin
Club of Massachusetts,
Much has been said and written upon
summer feeding or soiling, compared with
pasturing Here as in many things which
relate to agriculture, no definite rule can
be given. We must be guided by the con.
dition OF the soil, location, and other CON
tingencies. In sections where natural pas
ture lands are scarce, or where land is
valued at high price, and is easily cult.
waited, the advantages of soiling can hardly
be over estimated; while for the larger
portion of New England il would not be
good economy to adopt this system to any
great extent Yet / think there are few ii
any dairymen who would not find it to
their advantage to cultivate portion of
green fodder, to keep up the flow of milk
during the usually warm and dry months
of August and September.
As food for soiling, l would recommend
mainly clover, oats, and corn. A few feeds
OF early sowed rye may be used to advan-
tage from the 10th to the goth of Nav.
This soon becomes woody and unpalatable,
and is recommended only for early feed.
Green clover, on rich land, will be fit to
cut about the Goth of June. Oats should
be sown early in April and again
about the first of May, at the
rate of four bushels to the acre.
These win keep the supply from June
10Th till July 18th. BY this time, corn
planted the first week in May, should be
tit to cut, The planting should be con
tinued at intervals of two weeks, until the
lOth of July. Such succession as this
VIII afford u regular supply of succulent
food until the first of October. The clover
may be cut three several times, either for
summer or winter use, or the soil may be
inverted and corn planted upon the same
ground
The oat ground, which is cleared pre-.
vious to the 10th of July, should he used for
growing Swedish turnips. These would
SOW in drills thirty inches apart, manurinp
in the drill, either with fresh manure from
the COW sheds, with compost, or with
special fertilizers. The latter use, and
recommend only when the supply of the
former fails to bc equal To the demand.
All the ground cleared after the sowing OF
| Swedes, and previous to the 10Th OF
August, would plow and sow to the
common or English turnip, sowing the
seed broadcast
The quantity of land appropriated for
soiling will vary according to the extent
to which It is desired to pursue the system.
One-tourth of an acre TO each full. grown
animal, Appropriated in the way indicated
will produce an astonishing amount OF
the best feed for dairy cows, besides great.
ly enhancing the amount of valuable
manure,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Rich without Money.

MANY q man is rich without money.
Thousands of men with nothing in their
pockets, and thousands without even a
pocket are rich. A man born with good,
sound constitution, a good stomach, good
heart and good limbs, and a pretty good
head-pioce, is rich Good bones are better
than gold, tough muscles than silver and
nerves that flash fire and carry energy To
every function, are better than houses and
lands, 1t is better than a landed estate to
have had the right kind of father and
mother Good breeds and bad breeds exist
among men as really rs among herds and
horses, Education may do much good to
check evil tendencies or to develop good
ones, but IL is great thing to inherit the
right proportion of faculties to begin with.
The man is rich who has good DISPOSE.
tion-who is naturally kind, patient, cheer.
Ml, hopeful, and who has n flavor of wit
and fun in his composition. The hardest
thing to get along with in this life is a
mans own self A cross, selfish fellow, a
desponding and complaining fellow, a
tmid, care-burdened man-these are all
born doiomed ON the inside Their feet
may not limp, but their thoughts do. A
man of fortune, ON the brink Of the grave,
would gladly part with every dollar TO OBJ
tain longer lease OF life.
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son, and after that LET him not be caught
NJ. and tossed up and tickled and cacltled
nj by every one who comes along. Keen
him quiet If grandma, or aunty, or
bubby" want TO enjoy the baby, let
them approach him carefully, reverently,
snug him up gently, talk TO him soothing.
" and sensibly, and have good time with
him without setting him all on springs
and making fool OF him.
Atter he is able 20 talk, do not say smart
things TO him and teach him TO make pert
replies, and, when old enough 70 be sensi
tive to remarks, do not say Of him, in his
presence, as though he had no sensbilty,
What little manw "He looks like his
mother" How he has grown tallp
Leave him TO his simplicity and uncon-
sciousness. He will wake up out of them
soon enough without.
If the family TO which he belongs Is
busy and bustling, keep him out Of the
way OF It as much as possible. Lead him
IN the green pastures and by the "stiH
waters" Ten chances to one, the sensi
tive, nervous system in him greatly pre-
dominates over the organic. His head
his front head particular1y-is too large, his
stomach too small, his fingers too sharp.
Study TO change his condition, and work
"WhJ ~ hllll llli lub DItuOlulHhHCB 10 lue
other way, or until there is developed in
him greater capacity for living a long
life than dying nm carly death. To this
end let him be fed regularly, and at physi-
illogical intervals, with plenty of simple,
nutritious food, avoiding all stimulants-
even flesh meats in his earlier growing
ycars-in both food and drinks. Get him
to sleep in the day time and to bed early
nights and let him sleep as long rs he will.
In short, let him live good deal as the
little pigs and calves do. Do not put fine
clothes on him. Let him touch the ground,
play on the lap of earth, and keep away
from him intellectual and social excite
ments. (These remarks apply to girls as
well as to boys) ...
If you do not look out Old America
will become so smart and keen and quick
that 1t will " flash in the pam" or so atten-
uated that II will vanish into thin air, and
there will be nothing left of it.-Rochester
(N ~ ErpTess
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Language OF the Eye.

THE eye obeys exactly the action of the
mind. When a thought strikes up, the
vision Is fixed, and remains looking at a
distance; in enumerating names of per-
sons or countries, as France, Spain, Britain,
or Germany, the eye winks at each new
name. There Is an honesty in the eye
which the mouth does not participate IN.
"The artist" as Michael Angelo said,
must have its measure in his eye" Eyes
are bold as lions-bold, running, leaping
They speak all language; they need no
encyclopedia to aid in the Interpretation
OF their language they respect neither
rank nor fortune, virtue nor sex, but they
go through and through you in a moment
of time. You can read in the eye of your
companion, while you talk with him,
whether your argument hits, though his
tongue will not confess it. There is a look
by which man tells you he is going to
say good thing, and look which says
when he has said it, Vain and forgotten
are all fine offers of hospitality, if there is
no holiday in the eye. How many inclina-
tions are avowed by the eye, though the
lips disscmblel How often does one come
from company in which it may easily
happen that he has said nothing; that no
important remark has been addressed to
him, and yet in his sympathy with the
company he seems not to have sense of
the fact, for stream oflight has been into
him and out of him through his eyes. As
soon as men are off their centres their
eyes show it.
There are eyes, to be sure, that give no
more admission into the man than blue
berries. There are liquid and deep wells
that man might fall into; there are ask
ing eyes, and asserting eyes, and prowl-
ing eyes, and eyes full of faith, and some
of good and of sinister omen. The power
of eyes to charm down insanity or beasts,
is power behind the eyes, that must be a
victory achieved in the will before it can
be suggested to the organ; but the man
at peace and unity with himself would
move through men and nature, command
ing all things by the eye alone. The
reason men don't obey us, is that they see
the mud at the bottom of our eyes. Who
ever looked on the hero would consent to
his will being served; he would be obeyed
r. W. Emerson.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Extraordinary Eclinse.

The total eclipse of the sun, which is to
take place on the 18th of August next
will present such long duration of dark.
ness, that astronomers are anticipating il
with unusual interest. From near Alden
the central line of the eclipse extends to
the southern coast of New Guinea, cross
ing Hindostan, the Bay Of Bengal, the
Malayan peninsula, and the Gulf of Siam
on the way; and at certain places on the
line the duration Of total darkness will he
at GAG.
At the date in question the moon will
not be more than six hours from its peri
gree; atwo-fold condition which increases
thc apparent size of the moon, and shows
the apparent diameter of the sun, nearly
at the smallest. Hence the prolonged
darkness. Such chance occurs butrarely
and we cannot wonder that a strong de.
sire exists to make the most of it in en-.
deayors to solve certain highly important
questions in physical science. Unluckily
the southwest monsoon will be at full
blast on the 10Th of August, which, with
its heavy clouds, will render observation
either uncertain or impossible, except on
the eastern side of the mountain ranges.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
secure Henlih a lar.ne0-


IL is ss dinicult TO oxtinguish a raging fever as
raging hrei but you can prevent a eona.cro,,on
BY rendering your dwelling are.proof ana Won
can prevent an attack of fever by inyirora,,no ara
purifying your house OF clay"
The " outside pressure " upon tho eou.,,,r,,o-
and the vital powers at this season Is tremcndou,
Every pore Of the millions which cover the sur.
lace Of the body is drain upon it's substance and
Its strength. To meet this depletion, to keep up
the stamina under such constant outflow Of dis
solving flesh, tonic and invigorant is absolutely
necessary, and time, that tries all things, has
proved that HosTETTER's STOMACH BIT.
TIERS impart degree of strength and resistant
power to the over-taxed vital forces which is un-
attainable by any other known means. The effect
OF this inestmable vegetable preparation is to in
crease the appetite, accelerate Digestion tone the
secretive organs, give frmness to the nerves, pu-
riiy the blood, cheer the spirits. and, by thus
rallying all the forces Of the body, enable IL to
defy the enervating influence OF the heat and pass
triumphantly through the trying ordeal Of tho
summer months. As a safeguard against epidem.
les, and preventive Of the feebleness, lassitude
and prostration, OF which go many thousands s
complain at this season, 1t has national reputa-
tion founded on twenty-five years of uninterrupt.
cd and unequaled success
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
An UnspOtted Character.

MONEY is a good thing, especially in
these hard times, but there is something a
thousandfold more valuable. 1t is charac-
ter - the consciousness of pure and
honorable life. This it should be mans
first aim to preserve at any cost. In times
of commercial Distress, while some are
proved and found wanting, others come
forth tried as by fire. Here and there one
comes out of the furnace far more of a
man than before. Amid the wreck of his
fortune he stands orect-a noble specimen
of true manhood. We have occasionally
witnessed an example of courage in such
crisis, of moral intrepidity, that deserved
all honor Let it be the aim of every bust
ness man, above all things else, to keep
this purity unstained. This is the best
possession-this is capital which can
never be taken from him-this Is the rich
est inheritance which he can leave to his
children.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Executions in England.

"The execution of Barrett" says the
Saturday ReDieto, "marks the final ex-
tinction of one Of the most popular of our
ancestors amuscments. Hanging in pub
lie has gone the way Of Bartholomew Fair,
and has died of the same disease. The
blackguard element has become so strong
in the crowd Of spectators that it is thought
better to have no spectators at all. Few
people will regret the abolition of any
spectacle which can attract upon one spot
as hideous a collection of human beings
as any city in the world can show; and
those will regret it least who hold, with
Mr. Mill, that punishment by death is at
once the most merciful and most efficient
way of dealing with our worst criminals.
If capital punishment necessarily implied
the gathering together of the brutal mob
which polluted the neighborhood of New
gate on hanging mornings, it would GER
tainly be an argument against retaining
the punishment. Having made the dis
covery, however, that we can hang people
without sending an official invitation to
all the roughs, thieves, and burglars of
London to honor us with their company,
we have removed one OF the chief senti-
mental objections to hanging"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Don't Write There.

Don't write there" said one to a lad
who was writing with diamond pin on
pane of glass in the window of hotel.
"Why?" said he.
Because you can't rub it out"
There are other things which men should
not do, because they cannot rub them out
A heart is aching for sympathy, and a
cold, perhaps a heartless word is spoken
The impression may be more durable than
that of diamond upon the glass The
inscription on the heart may last forever.
On many mind and many heart, sad
inscriptions are deeply engraved, which
no effort can erase. We should be careful
what we write on the minds of others
MeIYu's Museum.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Sowing GOOD Seed.

AS YE sow so shall ye reap" was never
more true than to-day. Crop after crop
having been taken from our fields without
suInclent application Of manure, the ele-
nnents Oh fertility become partly exhaust.
ca ana we cannot afford to have those
elements still remaining consumed by the
StoMn OF weeds or poor grain. Some
.L .hliA lhat providence put weed-seeds in
JUG ground at the creation, and man can
never get them out; but il is certain that
nc mas got many kinds out in some locali-
T Ses, anu whether it is interfering with the
=. teagor plans II has proved a great bene-
~ livery weed that grows in our wheat
- Doafuer consuming food which II has
~ 10. earned, and will never pay for. Why
- mat the corn crop is as good now
~ an parts OF the country as ever? In
baiS OF New England il has been better
toi .he last ten years, and the quality is
:uny as good now as IL ever was, but this
Is not true OF other grain. think this is
because more care has been taken in saw
ing ana preparing the seed for our corn
neiuS' or rather because we have been able
70 select the largest, earliest ripened. and
plumpest kernels for seed
IN the vicinity Of Randolph, VT. many
saInlers have made increased effort for
,sSeIal years TO sow only the largest,
unpest and earliest ripened kernels OF
az with the most satisfactory results
=. g case there were 43 bushels per acre
-srior wheat, on four acres. / fully
that by planting only the earliest
D1lpened and best Of all kinds of seed, NOT
Only as large crops as formerly can be
u,,, Lalssu, na' There may be a constant inn
For years we have showed a degree Of
common sense in breeding all kinds of
farm stock, except, PERHAPS tbe Hmm human m
animals, paying great prices and i' SninS
iar to secure the proper animals mall sVvI We
have put them upon our hrms S' and ,ae We
them the best food and sbeIteS s anu sn5 itsn zen
hndest care, often watching them "nI ,';oh,n .ne
and we have found that n na; nn nsS'
Probably, at the lowest estipps,a ps,a Wen wen
fourth OF all the labor btsto~ad ,'', one.
garden and field crops is IN tbe Az! pon our
Of weeds. Hundreds Of thoussndss' ss' ~ oS.1O, dOi
lars are annually expended n s,',,. =, voi'
separatOrs In flour mills, store 'honsas a,'
elevators. In taking out foul S.9Is seed ssoT aHo
wheat, which y Q dead lOss, which woull 1ovll