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Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
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TYPOGRAPHICAL errors - Printers
strikes.
A MAINE girl has killed herseH-by
gum This is not an oath.
AN exchange tells of an undertaking
wisely abandoned before it was begun"
AN impecunious citizen said the only
change he was allowed was that of the
weather.
ADAM had one consolation when he
fell /: Fifteen or twenty acquaintances
didn't stand on the opposite corner and
laugh at his mishap.
A STARVING woman in Paterson, N.
j., driven to an excess of desperation
that savors of mad despair, was actually
wig. Pity the sorrows of the poor.
"WHERE did you learn wisdom ?"
inquired Diogenes of man esteemed
wise. "From the blind, I" was the reply,
"who always try their path with a stick
before they venture to tread on it y
ONE of our neighbors had Just put on
his pants, the other morning, when he
Immediately took them off again, under
the impression that they were haunted.
The kitten was pulled out by the tail
and drowned.
"THE evidence shows that he sot up
with her night after night, and they
squoze hands and talked soft, and I
think she ought to have about $23
damages" was the charge of a Kansas
Judge to jury in a breach-of-promise
case.
AT party, while young lady was
playing with peculiar brilliancy of
touch, a bystander bachelor exclaimed,
"I'd give the whole world for those
fingers - "Perhaps you might get the
whole hand by asking" said the young
lady's observant mamma.
"WHAT," exclaimed the fashionable
Fitzwiggle to the exquisite Miss La
Sparrowgrass- what would you be,
dearest, if I should press the stamp of
love upon those sealing-wax lips 2"
"I," responded the fairy-ike creature,
"should be-stationery
THE following sweet dispatch passed
over wires to a Maine girl "To--:
Your life is rich bouquet of happiness,
yourself the sweetest flower. If north
ern winds whisper southern wishes, how
happy you must be. Good night.
Happy dreams, sweet love. Frank"
RESPECTABLE people" are singular
set in Portland. Within week one re-
spectacle citizen was caught stealing
jewelry, another with kid gloves stole q
ham, third was arrested for stealing
spoons, and a fourth, prominent
citizen" was picked up. at midnight in
a state of almost hopeless intoxication.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
FARM AND HOME.
A FARMERS SONG


We envy not the princely man,
In city or in town,
Who wonders whether pumpkin vines
Runs up the hill or down;
We care not for his marble halls,
Nor yet his heaps of gold,
We would not own his sordid heart
For all his wealth thrice told.
We are the favored ones of earth,
We breathe pure air each morn,
We sow-we reap the golden grain
We gather in the corn;
We toil-we live on what we earn,
And moro than this we do
We hear of starving millions round,
And gladly feed them, too.
The lawyer lives on pr1ncely fees,
Yet drags weary life,
He never knows peaceful hour
His atmosphere is strife.
The merchant thumbs his yardstick DER,
Grows ragged at his toll
He's not the man God meant him for
Why don't you till the soil?
The doctor plods through storm and cold,
Plods at his parents will,
When dead and gone he plods again
To get his lengthy bill.
The printer (bless his noble soul y
He grasps the mighty earth,
And stamps it on our daily sheet,
To cheer the farmers hearth,
We sing the honor of the plow,
And honor to the press
Two noble instruments of toll,
With each power 20 blegs.
The bone-the nerve of this fast age
True wealth of human kind
One tills the ever generous earth,
The other tills the mind
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
Satin.

Satin was originally manufactured in
China. Its smooth surface is obtained
by the use of loom, with five-leaved
heddles and as many corresponding
treadles. -Four move up and down to-
gether, carrying as many yarns of the
warp, across which the weft is thrown
by the shuttle. The glossy or right
side comes at the bottom from the
shuttle being always thrown when 4-5
of the warp yarn is beneath to sustain
it. By using very fine silk yarns of any
color for the warp. and a heavier black
yarn for the woof, the right side will
present only .he colered yarn and the
other will be black surface, upor
which the crossing of the fine warI
yarns is hardly visible.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
A Decisive Test.

A person attending the Mardi Gras
festival of Memphis gave out, with some
empressement, that he was Chicago
Alderman. This statement having been
called in question, an official of the
Phoenix City was interviewed by tele-
graph on the subject, accompanied by
description of the egentlemanw who claimed
such exalted eminence. els he drunk
or sober?" came back over the wires.
"Drunk." "He's the right man, then,
and is worthy your confidence" was the
reDlv
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GENERAL.


QUITE fight has been progressing at De-
troit, for some little time past, between
marine and railway interests, concerning the
advisability of bridging the Detroit river in
the vicinity of that city. A convention was
held there last week, called by the Detroit
Chamber of Commerce, and consisting OF
delegates from most of the cities in the State,
the result of which was long debate and the
adoption of resolutions favoring the proposed
bridge.
A DISPATCH from Fulton, Ark, says Capt.
Holloway has arrived there from the newly
discovered gold mines, near the north fork
of the Ouachita, en- route to st. Louis to pur-
chase machinery wherewith to commence
tive operations. The mines are situated in
the mountains, near the Choctaw line. Hol-
1oway, after careful examination of the ore
and mines, pronounces the former very
rich and the latter inexhaustible, and says
that the half has not yet been told. The wild
est excitement exists over the discoveries.
BUTLER will shortly report to the House of
Representatives, at Washington bill to
abolish the Civil Service Commission, which,
it fs generally conceded, is far more ornament
al than useful.
THE chicken main between Chicago and
Louisville, at Hobart, Ind, was drawn after
eleven battles had been fought, of which
Chicago won six. It was claimed that poison
had been administered to the Chicago chickens.
LIEUT. BACHE recently attacked an Apache
camp in the mountains of Arizona, killed IS
warriors and captured SO women and children.
ADvIcEs from Wyoming relative to the In
dian situation are not very encouraging. The
peace commissioners have met with no sue
cess in their mission, as the Indians say they
have learned by experience that these persons
will promise one thing and the military will
execute another. They are therefore still de-
fiant, and ready on any pretext to go upon
the war-path although no overt acts have as
yet been committed.
The bill for the free exchange of
newspapers, and the free transmission by
mail of papers in the county of publication,
has passed the House by vote of 17s to Al,
and will in all probability pass the Senate.
It reads as follows:
That from and after the passage of this act the
following mail matter shall be allowed to pass free
in the mails:
1. Newspapers, periodicals and magazines re-
ciprocally interchanged between publishers, and
not exceeding sixteen ounces in weight, to be con-
fned to single copy of each publication.
2. Newspapers, one copy to each actual sub
scriber residing receiving the same within tn,
county where the same is published but carriers
shall not be required to distribute such paper
unless postage is paid upon them at the usual
AIN important decision has been made b,
the United States Supreme Court in regard t.
the right of State Governments to tax ma
tional bank stock owned by persons residing
without the State. The court decided tina
Legislatures possess such a right, since ma
tional bank stock, though in one sense per
sonal property, is separated by the law ere
ating it from the person of the owner for pu1
poses of taxation.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
Chicago PeODIe.

A Louisvillian, writing from Chica-
go, thinks that Chicagoans are the
greatest newspaper-reading people, be-
cause of the rich and racy way the re-
porters serve up local affairs. The
preachers, too, catch the infection, and
on Sunday become a sort of clerical
reporters, to the horror of the writer
from Louisville. Yet, we add, Chicago
is the great American city. 1t is repre-
sentative, not of the West, but of the
country. Louisville is only a big bor-
der village. Cincinnati is great man
ufactory. New York is un-American in
every sense. Chicago gathers its citi-
zens from all portions of the land. 1t
is not beautiful city but having no
grand surroundings, and sky above
that is never a good blue, it makes up
for them by sensational life. The Chi
cagoan is bustler. Life is always a
sort of moral winter to him, and he
exerts himself to keep up g little
warmth. Very proud is he, too !; send
ing to his Eastern friends deer and
game, and, of course, a local paper oc,
casionally. He is fond of speaking OF
Chicago as the Phoenix, but with an ali
of asserting that the Phoenix is enough
sight bigger bird than any of youl
eagles. The Chicagoan is likable
man. He likes himself. Other mt n,
wives like him. He pays dearly ani
squarely for everything. He is al
American.-LeSIic' Illustrated.
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

The bad farmer, despite of good
soil and home markets, will become
bankrupt and wretched, while the in.
dustrious and intelligent shall triumph
over every difficulty and find himself in
the enjoyment of peace, prosperity and
happiness.
of fertility and has been manured occa-
sionally, clover sod plowed in fall and
exposed to the cold of winter, or plowed
Immediately after crop of hay is taken
off, or, still better, if the crop of grass
is plowed under about the time it is in
bloom and left lie until seeding time,
will always yield the best crop of wheat.
DRIED BLOOD AS FERTILIZER
process of granulating the blood of
hogs, to be used as a fertilizer, is be-
coming business of considerable i'm
portance in connection with the pork
packing establishments of the West. 1t
is cooked and dried to black powder,
and is in fine grains. The blood of a
hog is worth for this purpose about
three cents before it is prepared. One
establishment in Wisconsin, which uses
up 5000 swine per day, receives for the
blood alone $3.50.
DEPTH AND DISTANCE OF DRAINS
Mr.. John johnson, the father of under
draining in this country, answers a cor
respondent in the Tribune, that he
placed the drains in his stiff soils
twenty-five to thirty-eight feet apart +;
and two and one-half feet is deep
enough for economy and use; that thus
deep tillage and manuring has brought
hi IF hi,
acre over sixty-four acres that by this
means the average of the wheat crop
can be made as high here as in the En-
gland, with keeping plenty of stock and
making plenty of manure. He summer
fallows.
COVERING BRID1E BIrs.-A friend to
horses write as follows to the Farmers
Union :: Take strip of muslin two
inches wide, dip it in melted beeswax,
and when sufficiently cool lay it on the
bit and wrap it over so as to cover the
bit. One thickness of the muslin on
the bit is sufficient. If there is a Joint
in the middle of it, the saturated mus
lin must be lin two pieces, leaving the Joint
free. Beeswax is such a good non-con-
ductor that, with the above dressing,
bits will not require warming in the
coldest weather. A thread wound at
each end of thewrappingwill better secure
it from coming off. The above dress
ing will remain on, not only through the
winter, but for year or more if not
taken off Intentionally.
SHEEP RAISING PRoFITABLE.-In re-
cent report of the Department of Agri-
culture, A. c. Miller, of Calhoun county,
Mich, gives table showing the ex.
penses, returns and profits in keeping
ITO sheep, 70 ewes, 20 rams and &c
lambs:
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
FOREIGN.

THE Bishop of Pernambuco has been tried at
Rio Janeiro on charges Of high crimes against
the laws of the Empireof Brazil, and sentenced
to four years imprisonment and hard labor.
BISMARCK is on his legs again.
ADvIcEs from the City of Mexico state that
six Of the mob who recently murdered a Con-
gregational missionary in that country have
been condemned to death, but that the trial
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COLD WATER.

A cup of water from the spring.,
o, tits the most delightful thing
Among all drinks this stands the first,
Twill surely quench ones raging thirst.
Now, my young lads, Just only think,
For three score years it's been my drink
I've always passed by the saloon,
Every morning, each night and noon.
Thus, while journeying on my way,
On hot, sultry summer day.
How tempting tits to pause q spell
Beside the farmers mossy well,
To let the bucket gently down
That old bucket SO dark and brown
Then draw it up, you may observe,
tilt the same on top the curb.
IT'S thus I drink, this drink is mine,
1t far excels your rum and wine
Twill rival all the drinks you buy,
So nicely made from corn and rye.
Thus, while I'm free to use my voice,
Cold wster1l be my only choice;
The water cold, my constant drink,
While am free to act and think.
Now, shall ask the real sot,
In winters cold or when tits hot,
If water does not meet his mind,
More than all other drinks combined. Z
If he's honest, no doubt he'll say,
Just take my rum and gin away;
henceforth desire, without fail,
To be supplied with Adams ale.
I ask that youth, each boy and fop,
Who oft frequent the drinking shop,
To change his course, to pause awhile,
No longer drink that stuff 80 vile!
Sit down that glass drink water cold
That you may live till you are old;
Then at the close of life may you
Die with heaven in your view.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE steamer Europa sank at sea on her
way from Havre to New York. Her passen-
gers, 400 in number, were rescued by pass
ing vessel, which brought them safely to
Queenstown, where they arrived on the 7th
inst
THREE persons were killed the other day
at South Bethlehem, Pa, by the explosion of
a boiler.
MARGARET MERIT, rheumatic invalid,
and Isabella White, her nurse, were suffo-
Gated to death in a burning building at Cam
bridge, Mass, last week.
MRS. RoTHER and her son Louis, aged 49,
were recently smothered to death in burning
building at Evansville, Ind.
Two fshing-smacks were capsized by s
squsll in Lake Michigan, of Kenosha, Wis
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The Precious Metals.

One ton 1900 pounds avoirdupois)
of gold or silver contains 20, 163 troy
ounces, and, therefore, the value of a
ton of pure gold is 1902, 799. 81, and of
a ton of silver, $37, 704. 81. A cubic
foot of pure gold weighs 1, ,21S. rs pounds
avoirdupois. A cubic foot of pure sill
yer weighs 656.25 pounds ditto. One
million dollars gold coin weighs 1868
pounds avoirdupois one million dollars
silver coin weighs 5S,925.9 pounds
avoirdupois. If there is one per cent.
of gold or silver in one ton of ore, it
contains 291. So ounces troy, of either OF
these metals. The average ineness OF
the Colorado gold is 7S1 in 1000, and
the natural alloy, gold ISL, silver 209,
copper 10; total, 1000. The calcula-
tions at the mint are made on the basis
that 43 ounces of standard gold, or 9O(
fine (coin), is worth $500, and IL ounces
of silver, 900 fine (coin), is worth $12. SO
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18

DIR. SAMUEL JOHNSON. said he never
took up paper without finding some
thing which he should have considered
it loss not to have seen. Ben. Butler,
however, counts reading them dead
! loss of time.
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New Mexico.

The Italian section of the Vienna Ex-
hibition contained a tabletop composed
of portions of human muscles, fat, sim
ews and glands all petrified into a sin
gle block by Mazzini's process, and pol
ished until its surface resembled mar
BILE,
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SUCCESSFUL cattle breeders in Europe
give molasses constantly to fatten cattle
and milch COWS. A large German far
mer gives pint day, mixed with oil
cake to his cows, largely increasing their
milk.
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TEMPERANcE-wAR NOTES.

SEVERAL women of Chicago made a spas
modic effort to inaugurate street crusade
last week, but the rough element overawed
them, and the work has been abandoned
BEADLE, the Cincinnati Commercial CORE
spondent, is delivering temperance lectures in
Indiana.
THE ladies of South Bend, Ind =, are vigor-
ously pursuing their work and achieving
satisfactory results, and the popular interest
in the temperance movement continues un-
abated.
VAN PELT, the reformed Ohio saloon-keep-
or, has been making speeches in Indirna
towns to large audiences.
The crusaders have commenced work in
| earnest at Grand Haven, Mich, having fully
resolved to close the saloons by prayer and
prosecution.
THE pen with which the Mayor of Akron
Ohio, signed the McConnellsville'' liquor
| ordinance was sold at auction for 1852, the
proceeds to be used in aiding the crusaders.
THE street-prayer movement is still prose
cuted in Pittsburgh, notwithstanding the
Mayor has issued instructions to the police
to enforce the ordinance preventing obstruc
| ton of sidewalks.
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Preventing Flies from ANNOYING Horses

According to Rochard, French vet
erinary surgeon, simple method of
preventing flies from annoying horses
consists in painting the inside of the
ears, or any other part especially trou-
bled, with few drops of empyreumatic
oil of juniper. It is said that the odor
of this substance is uncomfortable to
flies, and that they will keep at a dis
tance from the parts so anointed. If
this treatment should accomplish the
alleged result, it may perhaps be equally
applicable in repelling mosquitoes from
the faces and hands of tourists and
sportsmen, when passing through woods
or meadows
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QUEEN VICTORIA has nine children
and twenty one grandchildren.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To clean cane seats, turn up the chair
bottom and with hot water and sponge
wash the cane work SO that it may be
thoroughly soaked. Should it be dirty
use little soap. Let it dry in the air,
and it will be as tight and firm as when
new, provided the cane is not broken.
To extract ink from cotton, silk and
woolen goods. saturate the spots with
spirits of turpentine, and let it remain
several hours then rub it between the
hands. 1t will crumble away, without
injuring either the color or texture of
the article.
Stove luster, when mixed with tur.
pentine and applied in the usual man.
ner, is blacker, more glossy, and more
durable than when mixed with any 9th
er liquid. The turpeptine prevents
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-04-18
The Coal Crop.

The total production of coal in the
United States in 1873, according to the
Pottsville Miners journal, was /:
Anthracite "a SOS los
Bituminous ..,... .,............,. -, ,5S5 22a
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RAILROAD iNrELLIGENcE.

THE Pacific Mail Steamship and Union
Pacific Railroad Companies are forming an
alliance by which their earnings are to be
pooled.
THOMAS g. WARDELL, late manager of the
Wyoming Coal Company, has sued the Union
Pacific railroad and others for over $300O,-
600.
THE combination between the Union Pacific
Railway Company and the Panama and Pacific
Mail Steamship Company for the purpose of
destroying competition in the rates of trans
portation to the Pacific coast has been fully
consummated.
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Total production in 1873. -. As, 1880
The increase in the supply of anthra-
cite coal sent to market in 1873 over
1872 was 652, ,913 tons, and the increase
in the supply of bituminous coal moved
toward the seaboard in 1878 was 1, ,309,-
239 tons, making the increase in 1878
over 1872, l, 1862, 179 tons.
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ADVERTISING RATES

AL charges for advertising are made from the
basis of soc. for one square one week.
One inch in space down the column is considered
as one square.
Yearly advertisers, taking one-fourth column or
more, will be entitled to liberal discount.
Local notices, for one insertion, 10c. per line A
discount will be made from this price to those coH-
tracing for any number of lines for any definite
length of time.
Business Cards, rs per line per year.
Transient advertisements must be paid for In nd
vance. Regular advertisements due quarterly.
JOB DEPARTMENT.
Every variety Of Mercantile, Corporation, Busi-
ness, Railroad and Ornamental Printing done in the
best of style and at the lowest living price.
Satisfaction guaranteed in every particular.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
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USEFUL RECIPES.

BLACK WAsH.-One qt. lime water
l drachm calomel. To be used for foul
and indolent ulcers excellent to wash
saddle sores on horses backs.
TOOTH ACHE DRoPs.-One OF. alco-
hol drachms Cayenne one OF. ker-
osene oil let it stand twenty four hours
after mixing. It cures the worst tooth
ache.
SHOE GREAsE.-One pound of tallow !;
1 pint bank oil (?); l OF lamp black.
Melt the Ingredients. This is the
cheapest and best grease of any de-
scription.
GREEN SALvE.-One quarter lb. of
lard; OF. rosin 1 OF. beeswax
drachm verdigris melt and stir we'll.
This is one of the best salves known
for old sores, ulcers, cancers, scrofulus
sores, cuts and wounds.
HARD SoAP.-Six lbs. sal. soda;
gal. water. Put this together and let
it come to boiling point let it settle
and pour off and add one half Ib. bo.
rax, lbs. grease; then pour in drip.
ping tins; let cool and cut in bars.
HAIR On.-One pint of alcohol;
OF. castor oil; a few drops of per
fumery. Shake well to cut the oil
This is a splendid and nicely perfume6
hair oil it softens the hair, promotes
its growth, and prevents it's falling out
HAIR REsToRAT1vE.-One drachm O.
sugar of lead 2 drachms lac sulphur
OF. rose water, mix, and shake every
time it is used. Apply once day fol
week, and twice a week thereafter
This restores gray hair to its origina
color.
ARNICA LINAIENT.- or. alcohol
1 drachm tircture arnica. Unequalel
for pains in the feet and limbs from
walking for all fresh or recent sprains
bruises or confused wounds, and fo
rheumatism of the joints and gout,
pains.
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FULL returns of the Connecticut election
foot up as follows Ingersoll, 46, ,784; Harri-
son, 40,042; Smith, 1926; scattering, 10.
Ingersoll's plurality, 6,742; Ingersoll's ma
jority over all, 1897.
In the town elections in Chicago and Cook
county, Ill. ,on the 7th inst, the bummers had
it all their own way, very few taxpayers going
to the polls.
Elections for municipal officers were held
last week in the cities named below, and with
the result stated: st. Louis, Independent
ticket elected; Madison and Fond du Lac,
Wis, Democratic Kenosha and Janesville,
Wis, Reform; Ereeport, Ill, Democratic /;
Jacksonville, Illinois, Anti-Temperance La
Crosse, Wis, Liberal Beloit, Wis, License ;
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Dayton, O.,
Democratic and Anti-Temperance; Grand
Rapids, Mich, No Licenses; Minneapolis,
Mimi, Democratic; Omaha, Neb., Republi-
can; Evansville, Ind, Labor Reform.
MINISTER Low having resigned his position
as Envoy to China, William P. Avery, Cali
fornia journalist, has been appointed to fill
the vacancy.
R. M. T. HUNTER has been elected State
Treasurer of Virginia.
Mrs. LIvERMoRE received one vote for
United States Senator in the Massachusetts
Legislature the other day.