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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
A Year Ago.

a year ago to-day, Andrew johnson
abdicated his throne and started for Green
vile Dfd Baltimore, denouncing the ad-
ministratiou that was TO succeed him, and
hurling parthian execrations over his
shoulder as he went.
A year ago to day, General Grant took
the helm of state without any ostentatious
trumpetlng and only announced that he
would try 80 reduce the national debt, and
do his simple duty in all things
A year ago to-day, there went up ma.
lignant cry Of rage from the bailied De-
mocracy; a declaration that Grants cleo
tion meant national distress, and n savage
prediction that it would be followed by a
plunder of the people, official dissolute-
ness, and an increase of the debt
A year Las passed. One. quarter of
Grants term has expired. Has single
one of the predictions of the ilatulent
oracles OF the Democracy been realizedS
Has the American Samson been shorn OF
any of his locksS Has personal liberty
been narrowed DOWN Have popular
franchises diminishedP Has our honori
among the nations suffered any dcclinef
Every one of the modest promises of
the incoming President has been redeem
ed. Our revenue for the wear Is twenty.
six millions greater than in 1868, and our
national expenses are sixty millions less
Our debt has been largely reduced. Our
taxes also'are about to be diminished at
those points where they are the heaviest
burden to industry The national credit
is improving month by month and week
by week, under the unconditional and
unanimous assurance of the Republicans,
The debt shall be paid" Credit is the
blood Of the national life, and ours is as
suming a new color day by day, Judging
by the intallible pulses that throb in Wall
street and Lombard street, The popular
year is u success = Chicago Post, MARCH, 4,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
Planting Fruit Trees.

One of the great comforts of home
is the fruit grown on every homestead.
We hear of persons almost everywhere
mourning the want of fruit, particularly
in this section of country, and in many
other places, as If there was no remedy
But how came the East and North so sup.
piled with itY Did the trees grow of
their own accordp Verify, nay but
those who went before us labored to sc.
cure fruit for themselves and their pos
terity. Our orchards are shamefully
neglected. We have fertile virgin soil /;
well adapted to the harder kinds of fruit,
such as apples, pears, plums and cherries.
But to have them speedily we must plant
them speedily--refect and go to work.
We need not wait till we can plant out a
large orchard, but get a few trees, if no
more, and set them out with great care,
for time spent in planting tree we'll is
not lost; and the next year get few
more; and so on year after year, Ms each
is able. There are many reasons why
we should begin at once. Let not next
spring pass without large addition to the
fruit trees - everywhere possible - on
every farm, lawn or yard. Who plants
an apple tree makes provisions against
lite's rainy days, against loss of health, mis-.
fortune IN business, and old age; also, you
will keep the doctor away from your chill.
dren and yourself The planted fruit tree
will be n beautiful minister to its owners
profit, improvement, health and happiness
1t will stand sentinel over his dwelling
through winters of adversely, when sum.
mer friends have fed. While its master
is sleeping, the tree will be growing. 1t
will be Industrious for him through all
seasons, converting air, and earth, and
water, into shadow for his footsteps, per
fume for his parlor, food, for his table, fuel
for his hearth, and timber for his use. 1t
will serve him contentedly through life,
and minister to his wants when itsSlife is
ended.
Great care isneeded in selecting. Many
kinds that flourish we'll in other places,
perish here, exposed to our severe climate.
Select the harder kinds from nurseries
located as far north as you can get them.
Get good fruit, though you get but few
trees; set them with care and use proper
efforts to have them protected from cattle,
rats, mice and rabbits, and you may
speedily have your bin of apples for your
self and your friends.-C0r. Country
Gentleman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
A Fact in Regard to Horses.

THERE Is perhaps no more marked ex-
hibition of Natures law of adaptation of
means TO ends, or of supply to waste, than
is shown in the arrangement of the horses
foot. There terminate the various ducts of
communication and supply, rendering It
point in the animal economy of no little
Importance. The extremity of the limb
being of such "A vital character, and coming
in contact with the ground, needs protec-
uon accordingly the hoof is constructed
especially, II appears, to prevent injuring
the inner portions of the foot in coming
against the ground, and not with regard
to injury from above or on the sides of the
foot; consistent fact, since, in the state
of nature, these portions of the foot are
not subject to injury any more than is the
rest of the animal.
The direction and arrangement of the
fibre of the hoof prove this point, as do
practical tests also. A nail driven into the
wall OF the hoof from below, on account of
this arrangement of the fibre, occasions
no pain but nail clinched on the top or
side of the hoof with hammer, induces
pain, and in some instances where horses
have been lame from no apparent cause,
IL has been simply the result of an inner
irritation, caused by pounding the hoof
This Is an important point, and should not
be overlooked by horsemen. An arrange
mcnt by which the nails on horses hoof
could be clinched without using hammer
would eventually be an advantage,-Cor.
N. X. Homestead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
Pollen for Bees.


GIVE all bees flour for pollen as soon as
they begin to fly in the spring; it is as
essential for them to have it as honey.
They will live on it and wafer for weeks,
II the weather is so they can fly out every
few days, If they have no honey. Pollen
and water constitutes the chief food the
queen eats when she is laying eggs A
queen in q well stocked hive, as to honey
and bees, would not lay but few, il any,
eggs If she did not have pollen. Hence,
the necessity to supply the bees with it in
carly spring before they can gather it
from natural sources. As soon as bees
begin TO gather it, they feed their queens
with q certain prepared food, which is
constituted chiefly of pollen and water
Bees do not feed their queens unless they
are laying, or they wish them to. They
then tend her regularly, and offer her
food every few minutes. cat ether times
the queen helps herself TO food as any
other hee,) Hence, the necessity OF fur.
nishing them with substitute for ppl.
len, so as to have .hem strong and popu
lous early. For herein lies the secret of
Bookkeeping. Take oats, rye or buck.
wheat, (either will do), prefer oats get
il ground tine-it need not be bolted; I
feed In baskets, as they are handy TO set
ont or take in at night, or If II should
storm they should he set in a warm
sheltered place out of the wind. TO get
the bees to find It readily, drop a few
drops of coll OF anise" near the basket
and Il will attract them 10 it.-Cor, Rus.
trdt6d Bee Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD


CoRN.sTALKs are di6icult to keep straw
must be cut or scalded TO be of benefit
roots must be managed and much labor
is required for all this-and at the best,
you have not reliable fodder, a "bread.
and. butter for stock. But you have It
in hay, not the ripe or bleached article
that we find 80 much. This Is worse than
good straw or corn-stalks. But the hay
that Is grass cured, such as we now and
then find, and once finding, never miss Il
there this is wanted. Here is something
fresh and sweet and nutritious, containing
all the elements necessary to growth and
the production of butter and cheese, and
these of better quality and of equal or
superior quantity TO anything that is com
monty produced. We say it is better,
more desirable all round than any other
feed.
IL is the natural food it is healthy; II
is nutritious IL is readily raised and easily
gathered, enriohing the land at the same
time (by its aftermath and sod), and is
easily handled. IL needs be but thrown
to the stock, without being cut or steamed.
The butter (made Of 1t in winter) has a
fine flavor, good color, the cheese the
same, and the milk is your summer milk,
only more concentrated (ess watery),
therefore better. Stock is kept healthier
by feeding such hay You see it in the
excrements, the looks, bright looks of the
cattle, their great, full, free breaths smell
ing of summer; the hide is mobile and the
coat is smooth. There is liveliness in
your stock of all kinds, especially the colts
and the calves. Pigs and sheep require
nothing more than the early-cut, well.
cured clover. For growth, nothing per-
haps equals IL; hence, just the thing for
young growing animals, which need not
tat, but muscle, bone, etc.
We have seen this fully demonstrated.
We have seen this bay, particularly clover,
come out of the NOW fresh and green, the
blossoms still there, their color but slight
ly dimmed we have seen this eaten up
clean and every time; we have seen the
fine effects in the milk, the growth, and
the good condition of the animals, and
this continued during the winter, and in
the spring large supplies of butter made;
and nothing fed but the hay; 1t was suf-
llcient. 1t was even better than grain,
disposing less to the evils at the time of
parturition. The cooling effect of tho
grass (hay) lessons the tendency to in
1ammation and other harm, and avoids
the high straining which grain and other
strong feed induces, in the end hurting
more Than benefting, and for the present
not SURPRISING in growth (of muscle) and
milk, quality as well as quantity being
considered.
/ We do not object to turnips, beets and
carrots, and even potatoes and apples.
Neither do we wish to be understood as
finding fault with corn-stalks We even
have seen the good effects from straw, cut
green and cured and run through the
straw cutter. Let these things be fed as
occasion may require. They may be made,
when properly treated and of a good
quality, to do well.- Utica Herald
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
Enterprise In Farming.

WE are inclined to think that moro
farmers fail In being what they wish 10
be, or in having what they want to have,
through want of enterprise, than for the
lack Of any other requisite. In industry and
frugality there is probably no class that
equals them. The money gained by hon.
est toll in tho field, is seldom wasted in
the wine cup or on the gaming table.
They work hard and long, and scrupu.
lously save their earnings; still, compare
lively few become wealthy, and with those
few The wealth acquired Is ordinarily the
work of life time
This comes, we think, chiefly from a
lack OF enterprise from being over eau
tious about entering into any branch OF
farming operations that has not been thor
oughly tried, tested and declared safe.
The old adage, Nothing yentured, roth.
ing gained" Is exemplifed in the lives OF
niney-nina out OF every hundred farmers.
Many men select farming as an occupa.
ton for the reason that they are too eau.
tious 10 embark in trade or In any kind of
manufacture, They think there is little
chance of losing anything in managing a
farm, and they want 10 be on the safe
side.
These are the men who become farm
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18

plodders They are so highly conserva-
tive that they may be classed as old fogies.
They never plant new variety Of seed
till Il has been raised 30 long that II has
begun TO deteriorate. They never ven
ture on raising new crop till some more
enterprising men have produced enough
Of Il TO supply the market They hesi.
tated ten years before they set out a hop
field, add just as II got ready TO bear, the
price Of hops went down. These men, If
they followed fishing, would never drop
line into hole till some one else had
caught all the fish, OF If they were trap
ping, they would never set snares or bait
traps till the game was all captured.
A certain degree of caution is a good
thing but IL Is quite as bad TO have too
much of II as too little. For every farmer
who loses by showing some enterprise in
raising new crops, sowing new varieties
Of seed, or in branching out into some
new line of farming, there are hundred
who keep themselves poor by always turn
ing round in the same old ruts. II is not
to be expected that all new things will
pay in farming, any more than they do in
other kinds of business but some of them
will pay, and these will compensate for
what has been lost in experimenting with
the others AS rule, a man thinks bet
ter of himself, and his neighbors think
better Of him, If he has the courage and
enterprise to strike boldly out into some
new undertaking that promises well, even
if he fails in 1t, than they do fhe sits con.
tentedly down and only does the things
which his father saw his grandfather do.
-Prdirie Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
The Last Crack of the Plantation WHIP.

THE harangues of Democratic Sena-
tors on the subject of admitting a negro,
duly elected by reconstructed State, to
seat In the Senate, nre doing n fine work
for the Republican party of future years.
Not only does the candidate for Senatorial
honors patiently hear these impotent
gnashings of teeth on the part of defeated
and spiteiul rebels and their allies, but the
future voters hear IL also. The revilers Of
the negro have made their record in the
hearing of the race they have oppressed,
degraded and insultcd. AS the Demo
cratic party gained the abiding good will
Of the cmigrant population of the United
States by its advocacy of liberal naturallza-
tion laws, so the Republican party has for
ever Joined TO itself the votes of the race
II has liberated and onnobled Had the
Democracy been little wiser since the
war, II might havo conciliated at least a
portion of this now large element of po-
litical power. But that is now impossible.
To the very last the organs and orators of
that vile, trcacherous and wicked party
have pursued the negro with their per-
secutions, sneors and insults. When the
negro had no political power, they could
insult him with impunity. Times have
changed, however. The contest between
the people, and the old, despotic, mis-
named Democracy will not be so close as
heretofore. And for the fate of infamy
and defeat which Is before Il that party
may blame its own vindictive, arrogant
and short-sighted leaders Toledo Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
Preservation of Fence.POsts. .

ANY kind of timber, when employed
for fence posts, will be more than twice
as dUnbleif allowed to become thorough
lY seasoned before being set in the ground.
The durability OF seasoned posts may be
promoted, so ao to make them last an age,
by the application Of heavy coat of coal
tar 20 the PARTON buried in the earth, and
few inches above the surface of the
ground. Some farmers set the ground-end
Ia hot tar, and let il boil fifteen minutes.
When cool, cOVer with cOal.tar, thickened
with ground slate OF ground brick The
boiling stitiens the albumen and causes
the pores 10 absorb tar. The coating pre-
vents the action of moisture.
But this treatment Of green posts would
do very little good, and. perhaps, mischief
A boiling m lime-watef is also beneficial
Timber that Is FIRST water logged and then
well dried, lasts we'll; because the water
soaks out the acid that hastens the decay.
Others contend that the better way Is 10
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
Spicy.

THRRE was knot of sea captains in a
storesin Honolulu, the keeper of (which
had just bought barrel of black pep
per- Old Captain -, of Salem, came
in, and seeing the pepper took up hand
full of il.
"What do you buy such stuff as that
for ?" said he to the storekeeper, it's half
peas"
"Peas |" replied the storekeeper, "there
isn't pea in 1t"
Taking up a handful as he spoke he APP
pealed to the company, They all looked
at 1t, and plunged their hands into the bar.
rel, and bit a kernel or so, and then gave
II as their universal opinion that there
wasn't pea In It.
al tell ye there is" said the old captain,
again scooping up a handful, "and I'll bet
a dollar on IT,"
The old Boston argument all over the
world. They took him up.
"Well," said he, "spell that" pointing
50 the word pepper" painted on the
side of the barrol-"If II isn't half p's then
I'm no judge, that's all"
The bet was paid.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18


WE have Just received from the well.known
Agricultural Warehouse of Messrs. Il. II. ALLEN
s Co., of New York, their new Catalogue of Seeds
for the Farm and Garden. This has numerous
illustrations of the novelties and specialties in
Seeds, and, though a handsome and expensive
Catalogue, 1t is cent to all applicants receipt OF
stamp TO prepay postage By their advertisement
it will also be noticed that they deal largely in
Agricultural Implements and Machines, and Small
Tools of every kind for Farmers, Gardeners and
stock Raisers' use. Indeed, they are the Oldest
established house in New York. and their assort-
ment contains many articles that our Western
Farmers ought TO have, which they cannot buy at
our local stores. SO that feel we arc doing our
readers service by recommending them to send
their orders to these gentlemen. See their adver-
tisement elsewhere of their large Catalogue which
every. Progressive Farmer ought TO have in his
library
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
OecunatIonal Ailments.

Fresh, pure air lie a vitslizing elixir. Whoever is
debared by circumstances from unrestricted access
to this Invisible but powerful stimulant, needs a
medicinal invigorant of some kind. The great
object should be to choose the best. Popularity
is pretty good guarantee OF merit in this scrut
mining and intelligent age, and tried by this critic
rion Hosteter's Stomach Bitters stands first among
the inyigorating and regulating medicines of the
present day. To the wants Of persons engaged In
indoor employments, especially In crowded facto-
Tes where even with the best possible ventilation
the atmosphere is always In some degree polluted,
this salubrOus vegetable tonic Is peculiarly adapt.
ed The nature OF the ingredients Is no mystery
IL consists OF an absolutely pure diffusive stimu.
liant, tinctured--or rather surcharged-with the
hnid extracts OF sanatous roots and barks and
herbs. The pharmacop9ia has its tinctures but
what are theyy The juice Of only a single root or
bark or plant is present In each Not one of then
combines the three properties OF a tonic an atera-
tive, and an aperient. All these clements are
blended In the Btters nor are these the sum of It's
medicinal recommendation II Is also blood
denurent and an antspasmOdic.
The baletul effect which air that has been par
TALLY exhausted OF It's oxygen by frequent breath
ing produces on the vital organization. Is nOtOri-
Gus, aud when 10 tnis devitalized atmosphere is
saperadded the mephtic Vapor Of hot NiI furnaces,
Il becomes deleterious and depressing in the ex-
treme. To enable the system 20 bear up, even for
Ruences 0f a viiiated atmosphere, wholesome
tonic and Alternative is urgently required This
grand desideratnm Il supplied m huetetters Bit
tiers, which az a strength aiming, health pro-
tcoting agent has rival either among ofcinal or
advertised medicines
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18

season the post well before setting it and
when the post hole is filed within ten
inches Of the surface of the ground, TO
apply a heavy coat Of tar and FIJI up with
earth.
As fence-posts always decay first near
the surface Of the ground, II is only neces-
sary TO protect the post few inches above
the surface, and about q foot below 1t.
The timber begins TO decay, usually, on
the surface Of the posts. Therefore, if
the surface can be protected by some anti
septic material, posts will last lifetime.
Many kinds of timber will not last five
years If set in the ground while green
Manufacturer and Builder.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18

DIR. SAaE's CATARnH REMEDY is no
Patent Medicine hum6ug gotten up to dupe
the ignorant and credulous, nor Is il rep
resented as being composed Of rare and
precious substances brought from the four
corners Of the earth, carried seven times
across the Great Desert of Sahara on the
backs Of fourteen camels, and brought
across the Atlantic Ocean on two ships"
1t is simple, mid, soothing, pleasant Rene
dy--d perfect specific for Chronic Nasal
Catarrh, "Cold in the Head, and kindred
diseases. The proprietor, r. V. PIERCE,
W. D., of Buffalo, N. Y, offers a reward
of $500 for q case of Catarrh that he can
not cure. For sale by most Druggists
everywhere. Sent by mail, post paid, for
sixty cents. Address the proprietor as
above.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18
orhe victory is Ours.D

ouR confidence that New Hampshire
would stand firm 10 the principles che so
signally indorsed tive years ago, and 10 the
National Administration she assisted 10
place in power has been abundantiy vim
dicated by the result of Tuesdays vote.
Al no time has Il been problematical
whether or not the Granite State would
have a Republican Governor; the only
doubt, arising out of the formation of
the Labor Reform and Temperance organi.
zations, thus introducing two new tickets
as disturbing influences upon the old
parties, was that an election before the
people might fail and the choice between
candidates fall into the hands of the Legis-
lature This was doubtless all that the
Democratic tactics expected 10 accomplish.
Over such an event, our political enemies
would have sent up shout after shout OF
iubilation, presenting the result to the
country rs signal evidence OF the decline
of Republican popularity, and as an In
dication of the disntegrating influences
at work upon the Republican party
II Is popularity of the Constitution of
New Hampshire, that a majority, not a
plurality, must elect. The Labor Reform
and Temperance organizations were there
fore encouraged by the Democrats, with a
view to draw off enough votes to make
the required majority impracticable. In
this attempt, the ingenious plottors have
been completely and disastrously foiled.
The result, though showing diminished
Republican vote, really magnities the Re
publican triumph, for IL exhibits the vital
strength, abiding loyalty and cohesive
peTtinacity of the Republican organiza-
tion. If II could beat its old enemy, aided
by bushwhackers hanging upon its Hanks,
some of them dcserters from It's own
ranks, what would IL not have been able TO
achieve in square fght9 If the result
OF the New Hampshire election is to be
taken as foreshadowing the result of the
Congressional elections next fall, not only
there, but in other States, then Waterloo
defeat surely awaits the dead issue, stand
still, Bourbon, old fogy Democracy
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