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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
Keeping Out Flies.

"THERE is no royal road to get rid of
flies" for we who tread the common road
must execute our own wills in this mat
ter. Those who are determined to have
their houses free from flies during the
hot season may find the realization of
their desires comparatively easy, requir-
ing only small amount of painstaking
in proportion to the comfort insured.
The way is, not to let the flies accumu-
late till they are so thick we can stand it
no longer, and then commence whole
sale slaughter with cobalt, 1y-paper,
soapsuds, fly-traps and every other de-
vice we can hear of. Swarms of living
flies are disgusting enough, but dead
and poisoned flies dropping all about us,
- The plates of wet poison, too,
waiting for unsuspecting victims, wheth-
er they be children or flies, -
First, there must be screens at the
windows and outside doors of all the oc-
cupied rooms in the house. For the
windows, light frames may DE made that
will not interfere with the opening and
shutting of the sash and blinds, and COW
cred with white cotton mosquito netting,
which costs but a trifle; the white is pref
erable, the colored being more noticea-
BILE, besides giving the rooms Il gloomy
appearance, If there little folks
running about, or careless grown people,
the doors will require something strong
cr, and should be screened with wire
netting. With this arrangement the
doors and windows may be thrown open
and we will have all the air and
sunshine that can be had in any
case, and flies will not multiply in d
house without first getting in. But q
few will get in during the day as people
pass lp and out, even though the netted
doors spring to their places, drawn by
rubber bllnds; hey should be driven out
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
The Process of Cremation.

THE meeting of the German Cremation
Society at No. 81 Ludlow street, Satur-
day evening, was well attended, and an
address of some interest delivered by
MIR. Stick, the President of the society
The proposed reform, he thought, would
greatly lessen the cost now incurred in
disposing of the bodies of the dead.
This the society shortly intended to
prove by erecting the necessary buildings
and apparatus. Their design was to
build a hall with walls of iron 60x44 feet,
with a rotunda in the center supported
by eight pillars. All light would be ad-
mitted from the top. In the center would
be erected an altar for religious ceremo-
ny, and upon large plate in front of the
altar the coffin containing the dead
would be deposited by relatives. On
this plate would be an iron coffin, in
which the friends might place the body
only, or their own coffin if desired. 4
light composition plate would be at
tached and screwed to the iron coffin,
and every other service performed as in
present burials. The ceremonies ended,
the coffin would gradually disappear
from view, the plate on which il rested
being lowered by screws. No mortal
hand would touch or manipulate the
pOsJ oitSi thO nuh luhCu lnClE
farewell. The aperture would then be
closed. The coffin, in its descent, would
rest upon car, and be moved by ma
chinery toward the furnace in the rear of
the altar. BY means of other screws the
plate and coffin would be raised to the
furnace and the remains submitted to a
hot-air blast of 900 degs. Fahrenheit
From 25O to 450 pounds of coal-oil
would be required to feed the furnace,
and complete cremation would be effected
in an hour and a half. Connecting with
the furnace was another apparatus for
condensing the gases and smoke. Not
the slightest smell would be perceptible,
and the whole business would be CON
Quoted with due respect for the feelings
of relatives and friends. At the expira-
tiOn of the time mentioned the coffin
would again be returned to the altar, and
the ashes gathered and placed in urns
and given-to the relatives. The entire
process would cost about SO. The socie-
ty at present numbers 450 members, and
an effort will be made to have it incor.
porated by the next Legislature.-N y.
Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
How Democracy Has Increased the
Debt of the Southern States.

1t is favorite mode of argument with
Democratic journals to refer to South
Carolina and Louisiana as horrible exam
pies of Republican rule, and, at the same
time, to point to Virginia, Tennessee and
Georgia as specimen bricks of Democ-
racy. But what is the financial history
OF these States as developed in the in
crease of their public debts from 1860 to
1870? The debt of South Carolina was
SO, 1872, 743 in 1860, and it was increased
to $7,665900 in 1870. The debt of Vir-
ginia in 1860 was $33,005, 149; in 1870 it
had been increased to $45, ,612, 900. The
increase in South Carolina was only 81
Alb, 1G5; in Virginia $12, COG, ,S41! Or a
rate of increase in Democratic Virginia
of about t,oelpe dollars to one dollar in Re
publican South Carolina! Tennessee in
creased its debt from $16643, ,607 in 1860
to S32, 566, 900 in 1872, and that, too, after
having sold out all its railroads and re-
duced its Indebtedness by the amount re-
allied from their sale! In 1860 the debt
of Louisiana was $40, 701 ,643 in 1870 il
was S25, ,021 ,O00-an increase of $14,319,-
35S in Louisiana; while the increase in
Tennessee, after deducting the amoutn
claimed from railroad sales, was $l5,-
910,373, or an increase in Democratic
Tennessee of tloO dollars to one in Repub-
lican louisiana But Georgia is the
great exemplar of Democracy in Demo
cratic eyes! Let us see what tale
her debt tells: In 1860 the debt of
Georgia was $3,354 $50; in 1870 it
had been increased to $6,014, ,5OO-an
increase in ten years of $2,G59,25O
The debt of Alabama in 1860 was
S0,O9S,OOO; in 1870 it had been IN
creased to $5,3S2,000 an increase in
in IN g
Here, then is a rate of increase in the
debt of Democratic Georgia of about ten
dollars to one dollar in Republican Ala
bama! Or ii rate of increase in Alabama
less than any other Southern State Vir-
glnia, white mans Government, has
piled up debt faster than any other
Southern STATED Both Tennessee and
Virginia, boasting Democratic State Gov
ernments, have virtually repudiated their
bonded Indebtedness! And Georgia, an
other Democratic State Government, has
deliberately repudiated over eight mill.
ions of its bonded indebtedness! De-
mocraoy, under Lindsay, in two short
years, not only emptied our treasury and
squandered our resources, but inflicted
upon the credit of Alabama the only dis
honor it had ever known. 1t did more.
That ruinous Democratic rule cost the
people of this State at the rate of $517
for every minute of its miserable exist
ence! And yet, with the facts easily
within reach, Democratic leaders in
Madison and Jackson Counties have the
hardihood to prate of the increase in the
debt of Alabama as absolutely ruinous,
and all the result of Republican rule!
Evidently they do imagine that no inn
posture is too monstrous for the popular
credulity!-AIa6ama State JOur1ldL.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
The Number Of Type in Newspaper.

THE Poughkeepsie IN. Y. Eagle, in an
article on "How mistakes happen in
newspapers" figures up the number of
types used in newspaper the size of TIE
Eagle at 100000, the actual number Of
bits of metal arranged and re- arrang,
every day in preparing a newspaper tie
size of the Eagle for the press. We sup
pose few people think of the printin 3
trade as the most exact and particul r
business, but it is. In making type, vari-
ations that might be allowed in the ma
chinery of the finest watch would rend, +
the type useless. 1t is very rarely that
type furnished by two separate found
ries can be used together without good
deal of trouble, though they try to max c
1T after the same standard. We read
once in while of wonderful piece CT
cabinet work or mosaic work containing g
ten, twenty or fifty thousand pieces, the
maker of which has spent months or
even years of labor in producing it, and
people go to see it as great curiosity,
but the most elaborate and carefully fit
ted piece of work of this kind ever made
does not compare with that which the
printer does every day. The man who
does the first is looked upon as an artist
"a marvel of skill-and if hundred of
his pieces are put in wrong side up, or
turned the wrong way, it is not observed
in the general etfect-but if the printer,
in fitting ten times as many pieces to-
gether in the same day, puts one where
another should be, or turns one the
wrong way, everybody sees it, and is
amazed at 1.-THE stupid carelessness of
those stupid printers"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
Expense of Democratic Rule.

The indianapolis J0uraalquotes figures
showing that the local taxes of Demo
cratic counties in Indiana have been in
variably higher than those of counties
controlled by the Republicans in 1868,
1870, 1872 and 1878. And it adds "In
all these years, and always, so far as at
tainable facts enable us to judge, Demo
cratic local taxes have been from tw wenty-
one to thirty-one cents on the 800 high
er than Republican. Is not the fact
worth little refectionY 1t is fact, and
we defy any Democrat to disprove ii or
impeach our figures. Every citizen of a
Democratic county has to pay an average
in the whole State of Jwenty-one cents
more taxes than the citizens of Repub-
lican county. OF forty-eight Democratic
counties, twenty-four are taxed over one
dollar on 500, or more than l per cent.
of all they are worth, every year, while
but eleven Republican counties of forty.
four pay over one dollar. One-half of
all the Democratic counties pay this
grinding imposition, while but one-fourth
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
Rushing Crops to Market.

THERE are certain perishable products
that must find immediate market or there
is loss to the producer; but the great
staple crop may safely be held when
there is good reason for holding and nc
pressing reason for selling. 1t is sug.
gested, we notice, that half of the early
crops of grain-say winter wheat-be
stored. The wisdom of this advice, OF
course, depends upon prospective demand
upon the old stock on hand at home
and abroad when the new crop goes on
the market, and upon the amount of the
new crop as compared with that of pre-
vious years. The means for determining
the policy to be pursued are more com.
plete than ever before. The crop reports
to the Department of Agriculture, by
commercial reports to the papers, and the
facilities afforded by more complete or
ganiZation of farmers than has been be-
fore known in this country facilitate the
obtaining of this information. But the
most vicious suggestion we have seen is
that cit might be good plan for the
wheat-grower to borrow the money re-
quired for immediate use and warehouse
as much as possible of his crop" This
is making the producer a speculator on
his own products with vengeance. OF
course il might happen that the farmer
who did this would make money betting
on the price of his grain two to six
months hence, and paying 10 to 20 per
cent. for money to bet with; but again,
he might not make and might lose the
money he had put up. Weregard all adj
vice that encourages any one to run in
debt-especially when there is no abso-
lutte need of it-vicious, This advice
when given to farmers for speculative
purposes, involving as basis of action
a thorough knowledge of commercial
wants and values, is doubly bad. If IA
farmer is able to hold his grain for better
prices without running in debt, it is a
different matter; even then he must take
"A risk; but he does not go in debt to take
it and that is the main thing we denounce
running in debt.-Ruyul Neo Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

every morning, as they drive more readi-
ly then than toward night.
To make a fy-driver, take two flour
sacks of manila paper Qhe common
brown is not strong enough, cut off the
bottoms, which are formed of the pasted
corners Tapped down, and slit the bags
uowh the length in strips an inch wide,
leaving margin of an inch or two at the
bottom. Wind this uncut margin firmly
around the end of stick, and secure It
with tacks. The long flying ends make the
most effectual fly-driver imaginable
green bUughs are no comparison. The
height of The rooms should determine the
length of the handle; for low ceilings, an
old broom-handle answers every purpose.
Before attempting to drive the flies from
n room, close all the blinds and doors ex-
cept the one through which you wish
them to make their egress; now strike
Justify, and make brisk work, and in a
few moments the noisy paper shreds will
have driven them all from the room
With the screens, few minutes work
every forenoon will keep any house com
fortably rid of flies. Then, when the
workable is by an open window, and
one Is engaged in putting up jelly, pre-.
pairing pastry, or handling fruit, il is
such II comfort to see the flies come buzz
ing up and take II rest on the outside OF
the screen, with such evident longing
and disappointment IL is as well, too
not to ignore the fact that any filthy ac
cumulation about the premises is food
for flies. Swill pals or barrels--any
filthy waste-in proximity to the house
attracts and nourishes them, making oul
troublesome visitors more numerous
Cor. Country Gentleman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

THE heat of Summer, as well as the sudden
changes of temperature incident to Autumn,
coupled with the use of unripe vegetables
and fruits and other unwholesome articles of
food, result every season in producing much
suffering from Diarrhea, Dysentery, Cholera
Morbus, Collie and other arrangements of the
stomach and bowels. A remedy that will
promptly relieve these sufierings and restore
tone and normal action to the relaxed and de-
bilitatcd alimentary canal Is surely boon to
the afflicted. DIR, r, V. Pierce, whose Family
Medicines have acquired worldwide rcpu-
taton, by long study and careful chemical ex.
pcriments has succeeded i'm extracting, by q
cold process, from Smart Weed, or Water
Pepper, that modest little plant seen in wei
grounds by the roadside and in neglected
grounds and pasture fields, remedial princi
pie which, when skillfully combined with the
extract Of Jamaica Ginger and other pleasant
modifying agents, in what he calls his Com
pound Extract of Smart Weed, forms mos
reliable specific for all such arrangements
and sulierings. 1t is pleasant and safe tC
take, yet powerful TO cure. Its wonderful
efficacy is further confirmation of the Doc
tors idea that God has caused TO grow, in
each climate and region, those medicinal
plants best calculated for the cure of the dis
eases that prevail in the section of country
where those plants are iound-that tho
leaves were for the healing of the nations,
and that the fewer far-fetched remedies We
employ the better, if we would thoroughly
investigate and understand those we have al
home The Doctors Extract Of Smart Weed
is sold by druggists generally.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

The Ladies' SOrosis Club, of New York, ie'
Gently changed their discussions from woman's srf'
frage to Hair Preparations and Pimple Banishe' s.
They declared that where nature had not endowed
them with beauty, it was their right-yea their dut-
to seek 1t where they could So they all voted that
Magnolia Balm overcame sallowness, Rough Skin end
Rngmarks, and gave TO the complexion a most dis
tngue tsorosian) andmarblelke appearance danger
Gus to men, no doubt; and that Lyons Kathairon
made the hair grow thick soft and awful pretty, and
moreover prevented It from turning gray. II the pro
pretors Of these articles did send the sisters in
voice, they are not smart.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
Not ouite So Fast. Mr.. .Jone

Not Quite So Fast, Mr.. Jones!-A horse
doctor In Philadelphia was caught changing the cee-
brated Mexican Mustang IAniment into other bottles
and using 1t his recipe. Honesty is always the
best policy. These medicine men like 10 follow up
such fellows. 1t cured the lame horse all the same
but it damaged the Doctors reputation and benefited
the proprietor in proportion. We haze heard of SO
many Rheumatic persons and lame horses being cured
by the Mustang Liniment that we advise every house
keeper, liveryman AMI planter to invest in scot
500 bottle, against accident Beware of countereits
It is wrapped in a steel engraving, signed &c. W.
Westbrook, Chemist"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

WnHoFT's FEVER AND AGUE ToNIC.-This
medicine is used by construction companies
for the benefitof their employees, when engaged
in malarial districts. The highest testimo-
mails have been given by contractors and by
the Presidents of some Of the leading railroads
in the South and West. When men are congre-
gated in large numbers in the neighborhood OF
swamps and rivers, Wilhoft's Tonic will
prove valuable addition to the stock of med.
icines, and will amply reward the company in
the saving of time, labor and money. We
recommend il TO all. WHEELoCK, FINLAY &
Co., ProDretors, New Orleans.
For SALE RT ALL DRUGGIsTs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
StIokIers for Etiquette.

THESE unappeasably exact folk who
must have their pound of social flesh
and will not be put off with less than theil
precise due, are, for the most part, diff
cult people to keep in good humor. They
know nothing of that easy-going, slip
shod good-nature which gives and takes
and never keeps any debtor and creditor
account at all which sends out two invi
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

of the Republican counties pay it. OF
Tho Renublican th,rtv.three nav one dol.
lar or less down to q figure rs low as for
ty.one cents-the rate In this county and
the lowest in the State-while but TWEEN
ty-four Democratic pay one dollar or
less. Remember that these local taxes
are the chief burden of the people-four
times as big as the State tax-and that
Democratic management has for years
kept them 25 per cent, or one-fourth, high
or than those assessed by Republicans,
and think about it once in awhile I'LL the
election comesn
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

Coon advice never comes amiss. If they
have not got the Elmwood Collar at the
store where vou are in the habit of purchas-
ing your goods. tell them to get some for you
at once, and don't be put off with any other
goods
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
The Grand Rerolution IN MEDICAL TEL

The Grand Revolution IN MEDICAL TREAT.
MRNT. which was commenced in 1890 is still in prog,
Nothing stop 1t, for it is founded ON the
principle Universally acknowledged, that physI-
cal vigor is the formidable antagonist Of all hu.
man ailments, and experience has shown that PLAN
TATIoN BITTERs is peerless nvigorant, as well as
the best possible safeguard against epidemic diseases
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

THE way to escape sadness when the
light of one beautiful promise after
another goes out, is to kindle in place
thereof the light of one glorious reality
after another
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
Agricultural Statistics.

Mr. Samuel B. Ruggles has just pub
lished pamphlet containing the agricul-
tural statistics of this country. From it
are gathered the following items of inter
est OF the whole area of the States and
Territories, viz, 1897 ,055,2 ,220 acres,
more than 1892, ,S33 are improved. The
growth of agricultural production has
more than kept pace with the growth of
population in the last thirty years. In
1910 the population of the United States
was II ,069, ,453 in 1870 it was 80, 55S, 81 e,
The wheat grown in 1910 amounted to
S4,S11, 175 bushels; in 1870 it was 2S7,-
745,G26 bushels. The manufacture of
butter and cheese was represented in the
former year by 202, ,410, 440 pounds; in
the latter by 67011095. Between the
year 1910 and the year 1870 the yield of
hay was almost trebled. In 1850 the cash
value of farms, including live stock, i'm
plements, machinery, was S3,067,-
343,5S0; in 1870 it was $l1, 124 ,958, TAI.
The production of hay was twice as great.
The value of animals slaughtered in
creased from gill, ,703, 142 to $393, ,956, ,376;
the yield of tobacco from $199 752, $50 to
$262, 735, ,341 of wheat, from 800, 469,574
to $2S7, ,745, ,626. The yield of the cotton
crop in bales was 2,469,093 in 1850. In
1870 it was 3,011 1896. The rice and
sugar crops show falling Off The for
mer fell from 215,313,4S to 1855, ,021
pounds. The value of the prod
ucts of our manufactures rose from
$1,010, 106,616 to $4,232 ,325, ,403. In 1870
the agricultural population amounted to
5,022,471 persons. OF these, 5,303, 1868
were natives of the United States.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

FooLIsHLY spent, money paid for children's
shoes not protected by SILVER TIPS. Two
weeks is about the time it takes smart, act
i've child to ventilate the toe of shoe. SILL
YER TIPS the only preventive.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
PRINCE a Co.'s Organs.

Five octaves, two full sets of reeds.
Sold walnut cases, elegant bronze finish
Price, with six stops, Sl25 eight stops, $3.50.
Address Reeds Temple Of Music, Chicago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
The Ladies' sorosis Club, of New York,

THE NORTHWESTERN HoRsE-NAn Co.'s
" "Finished " Nail is the best in the world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14
"Tmh Is Mighty, and VIII Prevail" !"
PURIFIES THE BLOOD AND RE-
STORES THE HEALTH.
oeventy-One Years of Age.

EAST MARsHFIELD, Aug. %, 1870.
Mr.. ii. r. sTEvENs
Dear Sr--I am seyentyone years of age; have suf
fered many years with Kidney Complaint, weakness
In my backRnd stomach. was induced by friends to
try your NH0ETINE and think it tile best medicine
for weakness of the kidneys ever used. have tried
many remedies for this complaint and found 81
much reefas from the VE0ErINE. 1t strengthens
and invigOrttes the whole system. Many of my ac
qinntances have taken it, and believe Il 10 be good
for all the complaints for which IL is recommended
JOSIAH II. SHERMAN.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-08-14

LITTLE CoRPoRAL.-The number for
August is well filed with excellent original
stories, sketches and poems, some of which are
appropriately Illustrated The editorial columns,
" Prudy's Pockef' and the "Work and Play de-
partmcnt contain the usual variety of good
things. We nodce the publisher offers this at
tractive magazine ON trial for six months (from
July to the endof the present YEAR, for 50 cents,
or, including the chrome Writing to Papa
for IS cents. The regular subscription price is
S1.50 year. Published by john Il. MILLER,
Chicago, III.
eg- ASTHMA can be cured. See hurs ts advertise
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WHAT is NEEDED.
Mr.. H. r. sTRvRNs.

bOsloNt fSOs Aos AotAs
Mr.. II. r. STEVENS;
Dear Sir-Ahout ont year stree found myself In a
feeble eonlltlon nom general debility, NEGETlNE
Deen inucn Denented W lis use procured the artl-
Sle anu Mier using several bottles, restored TO
health, AMI discontinued is use feel quite confident
lhat there 10 no medicine superior 20 II Tor those com.
plants ior which u Aeapeciay prepared, and would
cheerfully recOmnena ito those who feel TINT they
need something 20 rcaore them TO perfect health.
respectfully yours,
Firm OF S. NJ. PettlIgin 4 Co., 10 State ST., Boston