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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
Tho Economical Democracy.

WE beg our readers through the coun-
try who are disposed to think that the ex-
travagance of the Republican party is 80
prodigious, TO remark the economies of
the Democratic party as illustrated in the
State of New York.
Tho annual tax levies for the city and
county of New York, which were not only
generous but enormous, were submitted to
the Legislature, and they were carefully
revised before their passage. The Assem-
bly,, or Lower House, is nominally Re
publican but the majority has been con-
stautly overcome by the skill of the Tam
many leaders AT the last moment Mr..
A. b. Hodges, of Brooklyn, member
elected as Republican, introduced sub
stitute increasing the amount of the city
levies by some three millions of dollars,
and the county levies by similar sum.
After q vigorous protest from eminent
Republicans In the House this infamous
bill was passed, and epery Democrat IN tie
House, ep6ry member Of the party that d
constantly d6aouncing the horrible sppreS
sion Of tdrdtion, ooted to increase tho tare,
nearly Sjp millions Of dOlidTSi Twenty
Republicans voted with them, and secured
the passage of the bill but the opposition
was all Republican.
We again remind our readers that wher
they hear the Republican Legislature o
1869 denounced as the most venal tha
ever disgraced the State, they are TO re
member that of the seventy.two Republi
cans voting fifty.two voted against thi
crowning iniquity and twenty for IL
while every Democrat voting-forty eigh
In number - voted for 1t. - Harper
WeoklN
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
How to Market Butter.

THE Boston CultiUdtor tells how the
best farmers near Philadelphia get so high
price for their butter:
First they always make first. class ar
ticle, so their customers, sure of getting
the best there is, will not desert them on
account of rise in the price. Second,
they bring in their butter in snowy and
attractive condition. No pot of deli ware,
no tub or pail of oak or hemlock, no vul-
gar firkin is used to entomb those noble
balls, golden -hued with the aroma of white
clover and P0d pratense lingering in the
firm grain A large tin vessel, designed
expressly for the business, has chambers
at each end, into which ice is put. Thin
wooden shelves, about three inches apart,
rest on little projections from the sides. A
layer Of balls is placed on the bottom and
covered with its shelf, but not so as to
touch or mar the handsome print of sheaf
of grain, which stands out on the top of
each ball; on the shelf another layer of
points, and so on till the vessel is full, then
containing forty or fifty lb. prints. The
tin, with ice in each end, is then set in a
wooden tub which has been cooled with
ice or spring water. Over this is drawn a
cover of padded carpeting, with oil cloth
on top. Thus hot air and dust is wholly
excluded, and the butter rides to the city
and opens in the market house in as fine
condition as when packed in the spring
house. In just this way, with this degree
of care and skill, is the best Philadelphia
butter made, marked and marketed. Nc
wonder the Philadelphians would rather
pay seventy.tive cents than go back from
such mama to the leeks and onions of the
| common firkin,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
Liquid Manure.


WIN. T. RAND gives an interesting &C.
count Of experiments with liquid manure
in recently published Report of the
Commissioner OF Agriculture. He leached
soap-suds and house-slops of every kind
through fresh barn-yard manure, and ap-
piled the liquid thus obtained to the soil
In his hot-house, and it increased the
temperature and improved the growth of
his flowers and plants TO such degree
that il seemed the work of magic.
BY adding one bushel of fresh wood
Ashes to ten of stable manure and leach.
ing soap suds, etc, through it, he found
the alkai addition had the effect of matur
ing the woody parts Of plants, and dimin
ishing the vine.growing plants. Leach
ing soap .suds, etc, through peck o.
fresh hen manure, and five bushels o
fresh COW drOppings produces liqui(
which had q very beneficial effect upoI
vine growing plants, and the contrary OF
ect ON fruit growing ones.
During his experiments in order to OBJ
tain q valuable liquid manure for uni
versal use, Mr.. Rand filled his hopper will
a variety of decaying animal and vegeta
BILE matter, such as rotten wood, decayet
weeds, refuse meats, old bones, lime, ashes
old leather, slops, etc, in fact every thin
| OF perishable nature on the farm. 1
covering of lime, ashes and sand, KEEP
fermentation beneath the surface OF tn
mass. In the liquid which oozed through
q bag of charcoal was placed, to deodoriz
it
In order to test the value of this liquit
he made three beds for onion SETS One G
these was made Of good soil, into whic
rotten compost, and well decompose
barn-yard manure was worked. In al
other phosphstes and patent fertilizer
were incorporated with the soil. In th
third bed the soil was spaded up an
saturated with the liquid manure. Tn
result was decidedly in favor of til
latter, for the soil prepared with it was s
productive that the onions matured ar
were eaten in the spring, before the r
mainder were large enough for use
similar result attended the application
the liquid to parsnips, beets and cabbage
Liquid manure is much more beneficial
dry season than in moist one; its a.
vantage over solid manure being vel
striking during the former season ar
very slight during the latter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
Let LIS Prnfect nnrselres.

The physical structure of the strongest human
being is vulnerable everywhere. Our bodies are
endowed by nature with certain negative power,
which protects them, to some extent, from un-
wholesome influences; but this protection is i'm
perfect, and cannot be safely relied on in uu-
healthy regions, or under circumstances of more
than ordinary danger. Therefore, 1t is wisdom /;
1t is prudence; it is common sense to provide
against such contingencies, by taking an ANTI
DoTE IN ADVANCE: in other words, by fortifying
the system with uOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT
TERs-the most complete protective against all
the epidemic and endemic malOdies that has ever
been administered in any country. AS remedy
for Dyspepsia, there is medicine that will COM
pare with it. Whoever suffers the pangs of indi
gestion, anywhere on the face Of the earth where
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS can be pro.
cured does voluntarily; for, as surely as truth
exists, this invaluable TONIC and ALrERATIy E
would restore his dsordered stomach to healthy
condition To the nervous IL is also especially
recommended and in cases of confirmed con.
stipation it also affords speedy and permanent
cure. -
In all cases of fever and ague the BITTERS il
more potent than any amount of quinine, while
the m ost danger ous cases of bilious fever yield
to its wonderful properties. Those who have
tried the medicine will never use another, for any
of the ailments which the HOSTETTER BIT
TIERS processes to subdue. 10 those who have
not made the experiment we cordially recon-
mend early application to the BITTERS when
ever they stricken by disease of the digestive
organs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
Farmers Wives.

1T has been my fortune to see many
farmers wives who had no sympathy
with their husbands vocation, and who
always seemed envious of the position of
the wives of merchants and professional
men. Nothing, to my mind, more secures
farmers love and confidence than q
wife who can enter into the spirit of his
plans. 1t is my fortune to be the wife of
professional man, as well as a thorough
going farmer. Not that l have two hus-
bands, but that both these are combined
in the man am sworn to love and honor.
In the practice of his profession, as a
physician and surgeon, have feeling
| interest In all his patients, whether high
or low, rich or poor. But unless very
greatly mistake my husband, there Is
nothing which gives him more pleasure
than my thorough understanding and ap-
probation of his agricultural and horti-
| cultural plans. AS we walk over the farm
! together, and he talks of proposed ditch
here, and change of lots there, or of
| trees to be planted for ornament or
shade, / am confident that never give
him more pleasure than when enter into
the spirit of the matter, and aid him with
| my suggestions. To appreciate tho fine
points of the farm animals that he so
much admires, know elevStes me in his
regard, which / count worthy object of
| ambition.
How many farmers wives have / seen,
as l have attended him on his professional
rounds, care-worn and sad, without sym
pathy or adsptedness to their mission
How often have l thought that they
lacked in this, one of the highest sources
of enjoyment With no knowledge of
their husbands doings, and no sympathy
with their plans, 1t seems to me that they
had missed their greatest opportunity of
comforting happiness on them.
The object and aim of what l have
written is to induce those who are wives
of farmers to take hearty interest in
their husbands agricultural plans; and
they may be assured that this will win
from them counter interest in all
their homework. Instead of growing sad
and sour over your lot as the wife of a
farmer, make yourself and husband hap
by by oneness of heart and purpose. In.
stead of depreciating your calling, and
envying others, be proud and honor it
Ii does seem to me that no woman can be
so pre- eminently blessed as a farmers
wife, with comfortable home of her own
to which she may attach herself for life
and in which she may rear her children
and in which she may endear them by 8
thousand recolleotions, and to which they
will always count it their greatest Joy L
return,-Hedrth and Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
Preservation Of Harness aud Carriages.

A LARGE portion Of those who own har-
ness and carriages, either through ignor.
ance or carelessness, pay SO little attention
to their preservation, that in few months
they generally look soiled and old II prop.
or care Is taken, this may be avoided The
principal difficulty results from allowing
the mud TO remain on for a long time or
from the manner in washing it of, and we
will give few hints about keeping har-
ness and carriages in good order.
Those who have the care of harness
need not be troubled to prevent il from
getting wet, for leather, If in good condi.
ton, is seldom injured by water. Care
should be taken however TO hang up the
harness, and not allow it to be thrown into
heap on the floor, to lie and mould, in.
stead of drying of,
The leather should be kept fairly oiled,
but the harness should first be taken apart
and washed with son water, and the oil
may be rubbed in while the leather is
moist, care being taken that the applica.
ton is thoroughly made For this pur-
pose neats.foot oil is considered the best.
If the harness also needs blacking, little
lamp. black should be added to the oil,
and the rubbing should be continued until
white cloth may be used in wiping of
the harness without being soiled. Leath-
er varnish should never be used on har.
ness. In cleaning the plating, rotten
stone orwhiting may be used, but gener-
ally an occasional rubbing of with a
woolen cloth win be all that is necessary,
The first thing TO remember in cleaning
q carriage is that the mud which may
accumulate is not 10 be yaken of by rub,
bing If it is dry, land it should never be
allowed TO become so II it is possible tc
prevent It, soak il well and let il get soft
so that by throwing on water it will run
of Amer the carriage has been thui
thoroughly rinsed of, and the corners
cleaned out the work may be finished
with pail Of clean cold water and goot
sponge; If the sponge Is not clean Ii viii
be likely to scratch the paint, After wash
ing, piece Of ohamois skin should b'
used TO rub all the paint and polisheC
work until il is thoroughly dry. 1t Il
hardly necessary 10 say that no one VIII,
cares at all for q nice looking carriage vii
ever leave dirt in the corners.
There need be no fear Of washing
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
A Practical Joke.

A PARTY Of ladies' concluded, the other
day, to have picnic, or May party. They
decided that the male specimens of
humanity should not bo represented The
poor fellows who were ruled out felt bad
about H. They swore vengeance. II was
worry unPalant in the gentlemen, we will
admit. Nevertheless our duty as truth
ful journalists complies us TO give the facts.
The ladies were not to bo daunted by
threats. "When q woman wills she will,
you may depend ont" They made ali
necessary arrangements A goodly sup.
ply of oatables were procured, and con-
veyance engaged. The day selected for
the picnic was beautiful one. The sky
was clear, not cloud was TO be seen.
The ladies were about taking there sea Is
in tho vehicle which was to convey them
to the picnic grounds, when a gentleman,
who had stopped to see them of, casually
remarked that they had selected a danger
GUS place to hold picnic, as there was u
band of Indians encamped near Smiths
Ferry, on the Bellevue road. This an
nouncement shook their courage some.
what; but one little vixen, who seemed
to furnish the courage for the entire party,
said that she would go there alone If they
were afraid to accompany her, they might
remain at home. They said that "they
were not afraid to go anywhere" Sc
crack went tho whip and away went the
wagon. A drive of about one hour
brought them TO a beautiful picnic ground
on the banks of tho Mississippi, near
Smiths Ferry. They had not alighted
from the wagon, but were debating the
respective merits of the two camping
grounds situated in the immediate vicinity
when there arose up, as if coming out Of
the ground, dozen Indians paint feath
ers, moccasins, blankets, and all The In
dians seized the reins, and by gestures
gave tho ladies TO understand that they
must leave the wagon and provision with
them. The ladies were very glad to es
cape with their lives, and willingly start
ed on foot toward home. They had MOI
| proceeded more than three quarters of ,
mile when they were intercepted by I
party of their gentlemen friends, t
whome they related their grievances. TIL,
| gentlemen gave vent to a certain amour
of coincidence, and thsn informed tn
ladies that they were having picnic, ant
had quantity of eatables which thsy
would be pleased to share with them. Th
ladies were escorted to beautiful spo
near the road, where they found tabl,
spread in anticipation of their coming. l
was grooming under the weight Of the very
| goodies Of which they had short tim
| before been despoiled. Their horses stoo
near by, under the trees, composedly brush
ing away the flies, and strewn about o
the grass were blankets and feathers, ct,
--GdleRd (HL.) Gazette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28

OF this and the Nations sincerity, he has
placed an Indian at the head Of the Indian
Bureau. He has dismissed agents more
than suspected OF cheating the Indians
out Of portions Of the sums the Nation
doles out with sparing hand. He has
summoned the followers Of William Penn
TO the task OF securing peace with and
dealing Justly by the red man. He has
selected men honored for their disintcrest
edness, benevOlenco and charities 20 aid
him in this grand work of justice and hui
mRnity. Humanity applauds and ChIis
tianity blesses this work inaugurated py
the President.
In this time Of the noisy clamors Of dis.
appointed ambitions, the patriotic, the
lust, the humane, the men whs would
make this Nation what itprofesses 10 be-
a free and Christian Nation-should re-
member the great work President Grant
Ia doing for the country and for its people
Of all races They should remember, too,
that the counterfeters and thieves ne
longer look 10 the President for pardon
and protection. And they should not for
get that an honest effort Is now making,
with high hopes Of success, TO collect the
revenues, reduce the expenses, diminish
the public debt, and maintain the Nations
faith and honor.
The people who trusted Gen. Grant
when he was struggling in the storms o
| the Wilderness and In the trenches before
Richmond were not mistaken. They who
now trust President Grant in the grant
work in which he Is engaged, may fnC
that no faction or party can disturb or dc
| feat his administration,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
su,siAlesmsn.


THRiChicago Tribune insists that states ,S
men must do the work OF statesmen. w
douh,ediv; bat IL, is only by doing his
s.,o,,.s t1sfa htateslnan reveals himself
A ~ Fhere A number OF ready.msdc and
acknowledged statesmen" from whom
the President is to select Cabinetf
What is a statesmanf Daring the cam
paien the Democratic papers were con.
stantly contrasting Mr.. Seymour, as what
they called 4 q statesman with General
0ranta But what was Mr.. Seymours
statesmauabipt Nothing hut the most
servile devotion 10 the political policy OF
slavery. He had lleon In political life ior
a Quartet bf century He was iamiilar
with our vnlitical history. He was fluent
public apeaker. He was skilltnl party
manager. as his own nomination last July
mficientiy provcd. All theee gifts, such
as they were, this American politician de
votedte che perpetnitY of human slavery
in this country. = He was solemnly called
q statesman, and st the beginning OF the
war professed his willingness TO sacrlice
the. Union 70 Slavery lie was stu calleu
statesman, and at the end OF the war
he was the Presidential candidate OF
rebels and repudistorp, There are great
many people who still seriously .up
Understood the character of his country
men and the political tendency OF the
times. whose long political career is asso-
ciated with no generous purpose or no
bic .eentiment, is a statesman. IL shows
how curaously misunderstood the word is.
So when AR. Lincoln was elected Presi-
dent. there was a shout of contempt nj
the third.rate Illinois lawyer" why
II was demanded, "why can't VIC have a
statesman, at least :" Ailer the illustri-
Gus administrations of statesmen like Blu
chanan, Pierce, Fillmore and Polk, as
sisted by other statesmen like John .
Floyd, Toucey, Howell Cobb, Jefferson
Davis, Jacob Thompson, et coterd, u wa
intolerSble that the country should ial
under the administration OF a boor and
Joker. We have lived to see the boor, and
the Joker, and the thirdrate Illinois law
yer honored and beloved as a ruler Will
Washington.
Statesmen must indeed do the work o
statesmen--but who are statesmenY It'll
fine and imposing word; TO whom doe'
it apply in,this countryf How many are
there upon whom we all should agree al
statesmenS Meanwhile, is IL not quite 81
well for "a great and progressive govern
ment " that its administration should b'
in thu hands of sagscious, honest, capable
men, in full sympathy with the bes
American principlesS With such I'll,
President has surrounded himself; ant
thus Gar, whether their names were a
familiar, for instance, as those OF som
members of Congress or not, they hav
neither discredited themselves, the Presi
dent nor the country.-Hdrpcr'S WeeH5
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28

family in which early rising is not essen
tial, the chickens should have q meal OF
cracked corn. Indian meal, wet with wa
ter, generally used, should not be given to
very young chickens. In all subsequent
meals quite enough should be given 70
satisfy hunger, but there should be no
overplus We fancy we hear some reader
exclaim, "Oh, must we stay and see the
chickens cat their food 10 know that they
are satisfedr To whIchw Undertaking
ly answer. Yes But this need necessa-
rily entail no loss of time, as If there are
three or more lots all may be fed simulta-
neously; and if there is only one, feeder
who wants TO make much of time can
leave and return. AT nine q. m the half
| fedged chickens may have q meal of bar
lev, boiled potatoes mashed with shorts or
corn meal.-Ameriean Stock Journal.
FUBs will soon be laid aside for come
eight months, and il is all important that
until that time they should be secured
against moths--their mortal enemy. Furs
are costly, and beautiful as we'll az useful
but nothing looks worse than shabby furs
made so from the destructive inroads oI
the moth. The worst thing to be done
| with furs is to shut them out Of sight from
the air and forget them. The next worse
thing is TO put them away damp. Should
they become damp by exposure TO the rail-
they should be placed no nearer to the fir'
than where they will dry slowly. Wher
the season for their use is over they shouiC
not be shut up in a tight chest, box O
drawer, for more than a few days or weel
without being taken out and well shaken
Putting them in drawer that's frequentl,
opened is recommended, in order that the.
l 4. l.. l..
minded of the necessity of attending t
them. To preserve furs perfectly, ant
without the least fear Of moths, frequen
airing, shaking, and general cleanliness
together with good supply of camphol
is the grand specific Exchange,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
Teaching Calves to Drink.

s. V. Van Fleet contributes to the
Country Gentleman his method of tending
young calves: "My practice is to take the
calf from the COW at the end of twenty
four hours, and fasten it with about six
feet of rope in = box stall; then milk
the COW, and standing off just far enough
for the calf to reach me, wet my finger
with milk, put it into its mouth, and gent
ly lower my hand until it is immersed in
the milk in the pallet it continue to
have the finger until 1 have given it
enough. This 1 call lesson No. 1. The
second lesson is given in this wise Dip
the finger in the milk and place 1t in its
mouth in contact with the feed, gradually
withdraw your finger and the thing is
done. 1t may be necessary to repeat this
at the third time. The secret is that you
must stand just far enough so that the
calf can just reach the pail of feed, as the
rope will then be taut, and hence he can.
not reach you or butt over or spill his
milk or feed. l have practiced this for q
number of years, and have had no trouble
to teach calves to drink.