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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
Master Shrimp's Composition.

MA is my mother. l am her son. Mas
name is Mrs. Shrimpj she is the wife Of
Mr.. Shrimp, and Mr.. Shrimp Is her hus-
band. Pa is my father. My name is John
George Washington Shrimp. PAS name
is Shrimp too and so is Mas.
My ma has q ma. She is my grandma.
She Is mother-in-law to pa. My pa says
mother-in-laws ought to be vetoed. like
my grandma better than pa does. She
brings me ten cent stamps and boliyars.
She don't bring any TO pa Maybe that's
why he don't like her.
Aunt Jerusha is my aunt. When pa
was little boy she was his sister. like
little sisters. Dickey Mopps has little
sister, Her name is Rose. take her out
riding on my sled. Aunt Jerusha don't
like her. She calls her that " Mopps girl. I"
l think Aunt Jerusha ought to be ashamed
of herself.
Aunt Jerusha lives with us. Sometimes
l think ma had rather have her live with
somebody else. / asked Aunt Jerusha
once why she didn't marry somebody and
set up for herself She said that many and
many man had wanted to marry her,
but while her poor Susan Jane Was in
such state of health she couldn't think
Of leaving Besides, she said, what would
become of your poor pa?
Aunt Jerusha sometimes has q state Of
health too. On washing days she has the
headache, and does her head up in brown
paper and vinegar, and have TO make
toast for her, at the kitchen fire make
some for myself, too.
Aunt Jerusha says that nobody knows
what she has done for that boy That
boys me again. told pa what she said
He said il WAS just SO. Nobody did know
Ma said that Aurt Jerusha means Well,
and that she's pas dear sister. don't see
why that's any reason she should always
scold me when / eat cabbage with knife
-" Master Shrinlp"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
Just a Trifle Too Cool.

/ have read of people who were too
calm and complacent Of such charac-
ter, think, was the conductor who, when
he ran over man, said be never liked to
do it, because it mussed Up the track
80" And speaking of saws, and follow
ing this train of thought, may mention
q Young man from the country who went
into hardware store, and, rapping a
great buzz saw with his knuckles, re-
marked, "I had an old dad ripped to
pieces with one of them fellers last week" !"
| think that young man exhibited too little
emotion for the occasion 1t showed q
lack of filial affection only comparable to
that of a boy belonging to primary
school in Manchester, n. H., who assured
his schoolmaster that he would soon be
able to indulge In his favorite sport ON the
river with the best of them. Father"
said he, "has gone to the war, and when
he gets killed am going to have his fish
line"
AS cool person, under the citcum-
stances, as ever heard of, was o young
nobleman, who, in frightful railway acct
dent, missed his valet, One of the guards
came UP to him and said "My lord, we
have found your servant, but he is cut in
two" "Aw, is he ?" said the young man,
with Dundreary drawl, but still with
some anxiety depicted on his countenance.
Z" win you be gwood enough to see in
which half he has gwot the key Of my
caTpet-bagf" To a sensitive mind his
anxiety seems to, have been misplaced.
The same unconsciousness to the awful
aspects of death was exhibited by
man in New Jersey in 1859, who
was employed to convey to his friends the
body of a Mr.. Wilson, who had died
about 80 miles from home, of the cholera.
On finding the house he knocked at the
door, and the wife Of the deceased opened
it. "Does Mr.. Wilson live here - "Yes,"
said the lady, "but he is not at home to-
day" "No, know he ain't," said the
young man, with soothing voice, think
to break the news gently, "but he will be
in minute, cause I've got him here dead
in my wagon" There was still more
reprehensfnle moral obtuseness in the re-
mark of man who inquired of the sheriff
the night before the appointed day, "I say,
Mr.. Sheriff. at what hour does this little
affair of mine come off?"-Galdry for
EebrunTD
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
diamond Cutting.

TIE ait requires that the cutter should
have extraordinary skill for working the
stones, of which the smallest often do not
reach the size of a pin head-so small that
it takes hundreds of them to weigh
carat Nothing equals in this respect the
skillfulness of the workers OF Holland, and
one is quite confounded when one sees
stones of such small dimensions cut into
twentyfour faces, perfectly equal and
regular. This is not, however, the only
difficulty the diamond cutter has to sur
mount 1t is the cleaner who has to make
choice of the form to be given to each par
ticular stone. 1t is he who must decide,
after a minute examination, how each par
ticular diamond ought to be cut, whether
brilliant or a rose he determines the
choice by an endeavor to lose as little mat
ter as possible. But this is not all. 1t is
necessary that he should recognize at the
first glance in what way 1t is convenient
to attack the stone, which is not an easy
matter, tor if his measures have not been
well taken, 1t may perhaps occur that
twenty-three faces having been already
cut, the twenty-fourth would require to be
cut on ON imperfect part of the stone; and
so it Is found impossible to continue.
. The cutters and pOlishers are often
thrown out by finding unexpected flaws
in the stones, as they proceed with their
work. The color, too, often changes so
that sometimes it is quite impossible to
tell how diamond may turn out; and, as
in the case of the Koh.i,noor, one portion
of the stone may sometimes prove to be a
great deal harder than another part; and
II, while cutting, the diamond be allowed
to remain too long on the schyff before
being taken off to cool, it might melt the
lead in which it is set, and so, by changing
Its position, do very, serious injury to the
stone. In cutting the Koh-i.noor, it was
necessary at times TO increase the reyolu-
tions of the schyff to three thousand per
minute, in consequence of the extraor-
dinary hardness OF some portions of that
most yaluable GEM Chambers Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
Lincoln.

Mr., Lincoln is sometimes claimed as
ready-made ruler. But no case could well
be less in point; for, besides that he was
man OF such fair mindedness as Is always
the raw material of wisdom, he had, In
MS profession, training precisely the
opposite Of that 10 which q partisan Is
subjected. His experience as a lawyer
compelled him not only TO see that there
Is principle underlying every phenome.
non In human affairs, but that there are
Always two sides to every question, both
OF which must be fully understood In
osuer 70 understand either, aud that Il Is
ol greater advantage 70 an advocate TO
appreciate the strength than the weakness
oI ms antagonists position.
~, Lincoln was as far as possible from
al Mpfomptu politician. His wisdom
AS sas made up OF a knowledge Of things as
Wen as OF men; his saRaciIy resulted kom
clear perceptiou and an honest aekno,z1.
S1gIenl S;s. ,e q difficulties. which enabled
~ I'm NJ ~ that the only durable triumph
ot poIlieel opinion is based, not ON any
aDslael right bat upon so much OF ius-
uce' the m9nesti atiainable al aav Given
moment IN human affairs. al NAV he had
IN the balanee Of mutual coneession
Doubtless he had an ideal, but II was he
IDEAL OF a practical -statesman-to aim ~
the best, and 20 take the next beat M he
is lucky enough 20 get even that Uis
SLOW PVT ssngnlafly raascullne. intelll.
gence taught him that precedent is only
anotner name tor embodied experience,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05

a single remark never keep o. poor COW
of any breed, and especially, never at
tempt to raise her progeny" ..
To CLEAN BRAss. --Rub the surface of
the metal with rotten stone and sweet oil,
then rub of with piece Of cotton flannel,
and polish with son leather. A solution
Of oxalic fciti ylibbed over taruished brass
with q cotton rag soon removes the tar
nish, rendering the metal bright. The
acid must be washed off with water and the
brass rubbed with whitening in powder and
soft leather. When acids are employed
for removing the oxide from brass, the
metal must be thoroughly washed after
wards, or It wiDtarnish In few minutes
after being exposed 70 the air A mixture
of murlatic ecid and alum. dissolved in
water imparts a golden hue TO. brass arti
cles that are stepped in il for a few seconds,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
The Best Way 10 Store Manure.

FARMERS are often perplexed as to the
best means for storing their winter made
manure. As an almost Universal rule they
seem to have fixed Upon the side of the
barn where there Is the greatest drip from
the caves. This practice is so evidently a
wasteiul one that more careful men adopt
various devices to avoid the excessive
teaching of more than an ordinary rain
lall, They pile their manure in large
heaps in the field, put IL under sheds, de-
post 1t In cellars and distribute it in email
heaps on the land where it il to be used
during the next season.
The practice of carting manure directly
TO the field where 1t is to be used Is becom-
ing more and more common, and spreadinr
II broadcast to be plowed under or bar.
rowed In the spring.
The efforts of agricultural chemists and
agricultural writer's during the first fifteen
or twenty years of the existence of the
science, OF agricultural chemistry, were
aeVoteu chiefly to an endeavbr to discout.
age TINS latter practice. They insisted
tnat the loss by evaporation was so great
tnat the farmer could hope for only 1.-THE
OF the benefit to be derived from more
careful use of his fertilizers. During the
past ten years, however, agricultural
writers nave had their ewes opened to the
,act thst This opinion with regard to loss
oy evaporation was probably wrong.
>, me very careful experiments made by
Dr; Voelokef ct the Royal Agricultural
college at Clroncester in England, prove
clearly that the very best place In which
manure, can be put, both to prevent
loss and to, insure the even distribution
oi its soluble and fertilizlng parts among
the particles of the soil, Is on the hurface
OF the field where &c is to be used, spread
as evenly as possible, and without regard
to loss by evaporation, 1t being fact that
there are very few volatile substances de.
veloped in the decomposition OF manufe,
except when II is thrown together In such
masses that its decay is attended with the
evolution Of sensible heat. OF course, IL
would be folly to apply MANURE in this
wsv on lands which slope so rapidly as TO
suffer seriously from surface washinRs, OF
on 6elds. so situated that they receive sur
fAce wash from other lands lying above
and adjacent to them. The best receptacle
for manure, IRtI IL can he hauled out ar d
spread as recommended, Is cellar directly
under the animals the next best, well.
covered shed behind them; the next, q
well'built heap 80 situated as to receive no
water except the actual rain fall upon IT,
Almost the worst Of all is harn-ysrd
where the manure is being constantly
turned over and disturbed by the tread OF
cattle, exposing freshly deoomposed parts
to loss by evaporation; and the very
worst of oil ie Under the drip of barn
roof, especially where there is conven.
iently arranged gutter TO carry into the
highway, or ON to neighbours field, oE
even upon one place on our own fieids,
the brown liquor which contains the most
valuable constituents Of the heap,-AmolI.
can AQrieuRtRrist
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05


THE opening or tightening the soil
around the roots of trees, in the spring or
fall, for the purpose Of letting in warmth,
and afiOrding freer medium for the ex-
pansion an development of the roots, is
of great value in promoting the health
and vigor of the tree. All trees, whether
fruit or ornamental, young or old, indi-
genous or exotic, are vastly benefited by
this process. In old orchards, the soil
about the trunks of the trees, and to a con-
siderable distance from them, in every
direction, should be carefully broken, and
the upper surface, to the depth of thfee or
four inches, removed in the spring, every
four or five years. The eggs of the cur
culio and other insects are deposited in
this stratum, and if not removed or des-
troyed, will produce insects, the ravages
of which the succeeding year viii be pro-
ductve of far greater loss than the ex-
pense of removing the soil and replacing
it with compost or loan, 1t is an utterly
hopeless undertaking to attempt the cult
walton of good fruit, when no measures
arc Tesorted to to obYiate the fatal ravages
of this detestable and insidious foe; and
the remedy now suggested Is by no means
expensive, ii we take into consideration
the advantages otherwise resulting to the
trees from its application. { e'
Any good soil, taken from the open fields
or cultivated lands, may be used as a sub.
stitute for compost, and very small guam
tity will suffice Even if no fresh matter
is applied, would recommend the remov-
al of the surface soil, and would replace it
when convenient. Chip manure, or old
dung covered with straw, answers well for
this purpose'-C0r. Gormdnto1on 1tltgrdph
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
Faith In Farming,

TUE sight of rev barn eighty feet
long by fifty in width, built in the most
substantial manner, and with all the ap
pliances for handling and storing crops
easily, and for making manure on a large
scale, is an Indication Of that faith which
Is so often wanting upon tue farm. There
Is a man who believes In improved hus-
bandry, and Is willing TO invest ten thou.
6and dollars, or full half of his oapital In
\ barn, He has no doubt that he can so
manage his farm and barn as to get back
the interest on all the money invested In
it. In his view the barn Is worth more to
him than the same amount Of money In.
vested In bank stock or in Government
bonds, This kind Of faith is still the ex,
ception among farmers. Very few live
up TO the light they have, and are willing
TO invest their money when they have
every reason to believe IL will pay well.
They know very we'll the efficiency OF
well made yard manures, and feel the
need of more of them every year. Yet
they hesitate about putting cellar under
the barn, OF building sheds and novels
around the yard, for the purpose Of shel
tering the manure, and the men while
they are at work upon the compost heaps
iE stormy weather, They have muck and
pSoN Ou0uku W AOtAu AtS kISdt NNluC, and
yet they hesitate about using labor enough
TO keep large stock always ON hand.
Few intelligent men doubt the great waste
Of feeding cattle AZ the stack In the win,
ter, and yet they do not provide the neoes.
ssry barn room or sheds 10 protect tho
animals and save the soiling Of the fodder.
They follow the 'old wasteful methods
mainly, because custom has made them
easy. 1t Is conceded by ell who have tried
them, that we have new varieties Of pOta.
toes more prolific than the old, much less liza.
bic to rot, and Of fair quality for the table.
And yet the mass of farmers cling 10 the
old, IN spite OF she rot, because they have
a well established reputation IN the mar.
kets, aud sell well when they can be
raised, They hesitate 10 buy seedlings
that have been thoroughly tested and are
fully Endorsed by our best horticulturists.
This want Of faith Is the reason, mainly,
why agriculture does not improve more
rapidly, and why other callings are
crowded with sdventurers at the expense
OF the tarm. The merchant makes ven.
lures, whenever he sees a good opportu.
nifty, not only investing all his spare oapi-
Ia, bnt oitea al thst he is worth, In
single enterprise The venturCa Of the
hrmeF would never b 20 largely and
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with them burst forth again all the joy
business Of the child's heart
Another analogous case, which although
we do not demonstrate by It the influence
of the sun alone, we cannot forbear to
name, because by such examples We i'm
press perhaps on the minds OF our readers
the real principles underlying the whole
question. A lady aged about thirty, resi-
dent in the northern part of New Eng
land, consulted us for undoubted tubercu-
lar disease of the lungs Her house was
well situated, and on the side towards the
south was q small piazza resting on stone
steps, which was raised two or three feet
above the ground. The winter was ap-
proaching and rules were 20 be given.
Having full faith in these divine Influences
OF pure air and sunlight, we directed that
she should sit out on this piazza every day
during the winter, unless it were too
stormy. II was 80 arranged as 10 shut
out the cool air on three sides, and TO ad-
init the full blaze of sunlight in front.
Here accordingto our directions, she used
TO sit, wrapped in furs, reading or writing
for several hours each day during the fol-
lowing winter, and with most excellent
results. She was never chilled, because
the suns rays and her warm clothing pre-
vented It, She never took cold " there.
On the contrary, the balmy influences ex.
erted upon her by her daily sun and air
bath were so grateful; her breathing be-
came so much easier after each of them.
that, whenever storm came, and pre-.
vented the resort tothe piazza, the invalid
suffered in consequence thereof. Whether
these remarks will prove to our readers
that want of sunlight may be reckoned
among the causes of consumption may
well be doubted, but we trust that, at least
they will convince some skeptics that sun.
light has potent influence in raising the
human body from various weaknesses that
sometimes are the precursors Of fatal
phthisi'.--Dr. Henry I B0udic1, in AEdH
tic Monthly for February;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-05
Jeff. Davis Escape What he Did Ac-
tnally Wear.


In an article upon the flight and capture
Of Jefferson Davis In the last number oi
Pdckdnrs Monthly, Mr.. II. A. Pollard says
that 1.-THE wicked aud absurd story thai
Mr. Davis was captured disguised In fe.
male attire 10 scarcely credited" He adds
that when Mrs. Davis saw that their camp
was being surrounded she urged him 20
escape, and threw over his shoulders a
shawl which he had boen Accustomed %
wear" ...r.1t
On the other hand, Colonel Harrison,
the Secretary of Mr.. Davis, in his account
OF the capture, affords the additional In.
formation that the Confederate President
had hastily put on wOman's dressing
gown Just previous TO his being taken.
This fact, coupled with that of the shawl
mentioned by Mr.. Pollard, contains the
elements Of the truth, and confirms the
real history Of the affair.
The story of the capture Is correctly
given by Gen Wilson In his official report
as It was derived from tho evidence of the
officers and non-commissioned officers
who took part in IL. The tent in which
Mr.. and Mrs Davis and her sister were
had been surrounded by a number of
troopers, who had halted at convenient
distance. 1t was still early in the morn
ing, and when Corporal Munger entered
the tent, Mrs. Davis desired him TO with.
draw in order that the ladies who were
there might make their toilette. He went
out accordingly, and afler short time
he was followed by three persons, all
in the garb of women. Mr.. Davis was in
the middle lie was dressed in a long,
dark gray waterproof Overooat, such as
are made for women. IL had narrow
sleeves and full skirt, and buttoned 20
the feet Over his head was fastened a
black stella shawl with bright border;
this was so arranged as TO give TO his drab
slouched hat, which II nearly concealed,
the effect OF woman's bonnet with
shawl fastened over It. Not only was he
thus disguised as q woman, but Mrs
Davis represented him as such TO the sol.
diors, whose line she asked that he might
be allowed to pass in order to fetch some
water, SO evident, also, was the nature
Of the disguise, that sfterward, when Mr..
Davis addressed Col. Pritchard, who had
come up, In language OF bravado and de-
nunciation, the Colonel reioincd that his
words were not suited TO his garb
Such Ia substantially the narrative of
all the witnesses of this event, except
those interested in concealing the incident
of the disguise II WILL we think, be In
vain to depreoiato their testimony by pro.
nouncng II wicked and absurd Having
seen and handled tho woman's overcoat
and shawl which were worn by Mr.. Davis
on this occasion, we are able to certify
that they were neither of them such as a
man would be likely to wear habitually,
and could only have been put on for the
purpose of a disguise -Nelo York san.
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farm uno GonstI)clo.
How 70 Rcnder SANDY Land COmpact.


WIZ have often seen II advised to plow
sandy land shallow, because the soil was
already too loose 10 allow the roots OF the
plants 70 gain sufficient hold. On the
other hand, II is recommended 10 subsoil
clayey land for the purpose Of rendering
II lighter. At first thought II would seem
es II this advice was correct, but does Il
accord with our experienced Is Il true
that land is rendered less compact by
working II, and working II deeplyf Have
We not all seen that soil dug out Of drain
or pit and then thrown back, though IL
more than filed the place from which IL
was taken at FIRST finally failed 10 flll the
excavation from which Il was tal5enS Who
has not noticed the sunken graves In the
burial-yerd of their neghborhoodi They
were rounded once, what has caused the
present depression II is hard 10 answer
all the questions understapdingly, but we
all are witnesses 20 the truth OF the state.
ment Every railroad engineer and con-
tractor knows that an embankment built
from earth taken from hill does not,
after IL has become settled, contain as
many cubic yards of earth as the cut from
which II was tax n would indicate Some
new arrangement of the particles or some
other cause has occasioned this compress
sion, which, in roadmaking, Is called
"shFiDkage."
Now what takes place on large scale
In roadmaking, occurs on a small scale in
blowing or otherwise working land for
the purpose of getting In crop. The
shrinkage is exactly In proportion TO the
depth we go below the surface. In view
OF this fact shall we plow clsyey lands
deep for the purpose Of making them per
manently mellowS We think not But
we do think II would be advisable TO not
only plow deep, but TO subsoil sandy
lands, for the purpose of rendering them
more compact The quality of the soil Of
olayey lands may be improved by bring
Ing the portions that lie deep to the sur.
lace, where they will be acted on by the
air, frost and perhaps heat; but unless
some such foreign substances as sand or
vegetable matter be incorporated with It,
u VIII In short time be more compact
than 1t was before Il was distributed.
On the other hand advantage will doubt
less come from plowing sandy land as
deeply as possible. Where the object is
to prepare the soil for hay field or per
manent pasture, II is Aot improbable that
by means Of deep plowing, we break up
the somewhat regular strata of sand of
different sizes and mingle one with the
other, thereby causing the whole mass to
occupy less space than before, the same az
we can pack n given amount of shot of
different sizes together closer by ihinglinR
the different Sizes than we can by placing
them In regular layers according to theff
size. Prairie FdTner.