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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
Farm AND HOUSEHOLD.

An agricultural writer says "elbow
grease is the best guano."
1t is poor economy to feed moving
land at all, especially, as some do, un-
til a grasshopper cannot hide himself
in the stubble.
-Currant Cake. Two cups of butter,
two cups of sugar, one cup of milk,
four cups of flour, one teaspoonful of
soda, two of cream tartar, one pound of
currants, and seven eggs.
The Herald of Health says that the
right way to cook an egg is to pour
water on it at a boiling temperature
and leave the egg in it for fifteen min
utes.
Sour Sauce. Half cupful of but
ter, and stir in tablespoonful of flour
and one pint boiling water, nearly one
cupful of sugar, two spoonfuls good
vinegar; spice to taste.
To produce awalnut stain on wood,
take one quart of water, one and one
half ounces of washing soda, two and
one-half ounces Vandyke brown, one
fourth ounce bi-chromate of potash
boil for ten minutes, and apply with q
bIuSu III OlUlCl u HOb VI COlu SbdtO'
Bread Sauce -Crumb some stale
bread very fine, with as much sweet
milk as will make it thick, add pinch
of mace and slice of onion. Set it on
the fire and stir till the bread is soaked,
and the sauce quite smooth. Season
with salt, pepper and butter. Remove
the onion before serving.
Corn Bread.-One pint yellow In
dian meal, one pint flour, through
which thoroughly mix one tablespoon
full lard, one tablespoonful sugar Cor
more, according to taste), two eggs,
one pint sour milk or buttermilk, in
which has been stirred one teaspoonful
of soda previously dissolved in little
water. Bake in quick oven.
Soft Gingerbread. Three pints
flour, one cupful lard well mixed
through it, one teaspoonful salt, one
teaspoonful ginger; beat two eggs, add
one pint molasses, one cupful brown
sugar, one and a half alfteaspoonfuls soda,
dissolved in water, stirred in half pint
sour milk or buttermilk thoroughly
add all to flour; mix well and bake in
good oven; put cake in sponge cake
pans.
There is difference in the value OF
the milk of cows at different ages. The
milk of cows from six to ten years ole
will produce much larger percentage
of cream than the milk of their off
spring two years old, and the specific
gravity of the milk of old cows is
to 10 per cent. less than that of the
milk of two-years-old heifers, the ami
mails being fed and treated alike
american Ddiryndn.
Hard Custard. Five eggs wei
beaten (reserving three whites fol
meringue), one quart milk, five table
spoOnfuls sugar, two teaspoonfuls va
nilla, pinch of salt; put in a pudding
dish, which place in pan of water il
the oven and bake. When nearly bakeC
add meringue made with the three
whites and two tablespoonfuls brown
sugar to each white, and any flavoring
Bake light brown.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

Gus photograph is made key to the
mystery. The vibrating-plate, which in
the phonograph moves a sharp point
over a revolving cylinder, in the aero
phone operates as q valve to shut off
and open the flow of steam through a
pipe leading from the boiler to a pecul-
iarly-arranged horn or whistle. By
this contrivance the steam, instead of
producing long, continuous toot, Is
made to pronounce words.
at is quite simple" said Mr.. Edi-
son, smiling upon the perplexed re-
porter, "but if you don't understand
it altogether just take my word for it
that this thing will utter words which
can be heard distinctly four miles Off,
and wait patiently for a few weeks,
when | will demonstrate what / say to
you"
With this, for the present, the re-
porter had to content himself, Mr.. Ed
ison first having called his attention to
the immense value it would be on ship
board in time of fog or in lighthouses
on stormy coasts, from which, by its
aid, the keepers could hail all surround.
ing vessels, informing them of theii
whereabouts and of the peculiar dan.
gers of each particular coast. N. Y
World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

A cablegram to the New York Herald
gave the following description of the
bridal trousseau of Miss Hannah de
Rothschild, recently married to the
Earl Rosebery:
The ladies, God bless them! will be
interested in the following particulars
relating to the mysteries of millinery
and lingerie of the brides outfit. The
principal Worth toilets are.
A walking costume of pouH de sole
aqudtique and matt jardiniere, with a
plain petticoat and body, forming a long
train. cut square and gracefully oeushe
on one side.
A visiting dress of hit blue brocade,
with bronze velvet petticoat, trimmed
with blue silk and wide fringe feather
trimming, long brocade basque and
bronze velvet waistcoat.
A walking costume of dark blue ma
rine brOcade over a velvet petticoat,
draped elegantly at one side, and long,
handsome fringe.
4 dinner dress, Pompadour lompas
front, the skirt forming three long
fringed points, long train, lompas.
A visiting dress of blondine Pompa-
dour, having wide bands of satin of the
same color, large pockets and jeweled
buttons.
A short costume of fancy gray mate
rial, forming three waistcoats of old
gold-colored satin, caught up with cor
deliere.
A costume of beige havanne and
poult de sole of sapphire blue, ban
deaux of blue velvet, embroidered with
the same colors and shaded in the style
of Louis Treize.
A dinner dress of white satin dam
ask, quite plain and very long, with
corsage slightly open in front, showing
very full jabots of beautiful Malines
lace, which are repeated thrice on the
skirt, caught up at intervals with bou-
quets of lily of the valley, narcissus and
violets.
The lingerie is of exquisite material
and taste.
The night dresses are of batiste,
striped with alternate rows of Valen-
cieHnes and embroidery-jabOts of en-
broidery, with ruches of Valenciennes
"a straight lace collar, with ribbon
under the collar and around the
| sleeves.
The chemises are of the same ma
terial, with a plastron, alternate EN-
broidery and Valenciennes. Others OF
linen are hand-embroidered.
White flannel underwear of extraor.
binary fineness, trimmed with Valen'
ciennes, and a pink or blue ribbon in
serted.
Handkerchiefs trimmed with splendid
Valenciennes and Alencon point lace.
Stockings of white silk, with the ini
tials woven in.
Dressing sacques of white cloth, EN-
broidered in white silk, with floral de
signs; some with scalloped edges
trimmed with wide Valenciennes ol
Chantilly. Dressing-gowns of the same
with deep borders of embroidery
trimmed with Mechlin lace. Every arti
Gle is initiated II. r. in renaissance
style and united in the center by thu
coronet of Countess.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

in a Louisiana Jail. But almost while
the words were dropping in the House,
the accused members of the Returning
Board were acquitted by the decision of
the Democratic Supreme Court of the
State. The last refuge was gone. The
last pretext for the cry of "fraudp'
was taken away, and the squad of mis-
chief-makers were unable to open their
lips.
1t is impossible to silence utterly the
voice of detraction and vilification.
Certain shallow people will keep on
crying "fraudl'' as long as they live.
It amuses them possibly, and it hurts
nobody. But the great roar with which
the Democrats greeted the first an
nouncement of the result of the Presi-
dental contest of 1876 has dwindled to
very feeble whine. Practically, the
once-popular cry is abandoned, and the
Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, in his place in the House
of Representatives, solemnly renOunces
his intention of assailing the title of
Mr.. Hayes to his high Office He con-
oedes, at last, that that title, as all can
did persons have long since agreed, is
unassailable. Only poor Mr.. Cox barks
on, just as though the whole pack were
yet in full cry. One by one the other
beagles have dropped out, and the
statesman in Gramercy Park hears only
faint yelp retiring in the distance.
"The fraud campaign" is played out
at last.-N y. Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
Lent.

The name of Lent comes from the
Saxon word lencten Qengthening days,
springtime), for it was the spring fast
Just as we are indebted to the Saxon
word faesten, to restrain, for the word
fast.
There was no period, perhaps, in the
history of the world, nor any family of
the human race, no matter how dark
ened their religious ideas were, but rec
ognized in one way or another the prin-
ciple of modification as a means to
propitiate the divine wrath. Heroditus
speaks in detail of the Egyptian fasts.
We know that many idolatrous and
Oriental nations had their propitiatory
fast-that Nlnive recognized the efficacy
of the fast that Jonas preached.
Nay, even among the Mohammedans
we have the Ramadhan, or month OF
fasting. Prayer" says the Koran,
"will bring the believer half way to
God; fasting will bring him to the door
of his palace; but charity and benevo-
lence toward his fellow-creature, by
which the Supreme Being is best wor-
shipped, will gain him admittance."
In the days of st, Spiridion, when
dispensations were so difficult to obtain,
the very conduct of this saint, who was
a rigorous faster, in offering prepared
flesh meat to an exhausted traveller,
shows simply that the fast was merely
a matter of discipline, and that in case
of necessity it could be dispensed with
A learned surgeon in Paris made ,
series of examinations which prove tina
the wise regulation of the church is i'm
mense in its effects on health and Ion
gevity.- Washington Capital
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
How She Gave the Census.

When the census-taker raped at the
dsor of a certain Detroit cottage on
Crawford street, the other day, and
wondered if the woman would set the
dog on him or douse him with dish
water, great disappointment awaited
him. She opened the door softly,
snuffed the air to see if he smelled of
lightnng-rods, and then threw it open
for him to enter.
MADAM, l am making a canvass of
the city," he began.
"Ah! Sit down. she replied, and as
he began opening his book she con-
tinued There are five of us in the
family, and we paid 800 down on this
place. My husbands name is Peter,
his age is forty-two, and he came from
q mean family. His father was always
having lawsuits about dogs, and his
mother was the greatest gossip in FL
mira. Have you got that down?"
He granted assent, and she con-
tinued:
My name is Alvina Sarah, and 1
was born in"
81 do not care to know where you
was born, madam" he interrupted.
"Well, l caren she exclaimed; sit
makes a great deal of difference wheth-
! er was born in Africa or Boston, and
| | want it put down. As | was saying,
/ was born in Boston in 1888. Put
down that l came of a good family"
Madam, you don't understand
YOU"
Don't understand that came of a
good familyP I'd like to know of a
Boston family which carried their noses
higher than the Rogerses! Put down
that my father was in the Mexican
war;
"You have three children, madam
81 haven't any such thing, sir! Put
down that my mother was killed by an
explosion in quarry. Her and father
WERE
''How many children have you,
madam?h
Have you got mother down?'
"No, madam. You see l am taking
the census of the city"
"Well," she said giving him dan
gerous look, ''I had the typhoid fever
at the age of fifteen, and for weeks anC
weeks hung on the edge of the grave
l bore up as well as l was able, and
Five in the family--how many
childrenpn he suddenly asked.
"Put down that bore up!'' sire cUnr
manded. g And that one night wher
the watchers were asleep | crept ou
of bed and took drink Of
"This is foreign to the subject
madam. How old are your children?
Haven't you put down that hung
on the edge of the graveP'
"No, madam
"Aren't you going to?'
"No, madam. You see, am sim
ply taking the census of Detroit. | de
sire to ascertain-n
"You can't ascertain it here, sir!
she snapped. If my sickness, which
cost over 5000, isn't good enough tt
90 in the book, then you don't get {
line herer'
"Let me ask you"
"No use asking for any of our pho
tographs, sir! IL you get 'em any
where and put our pictures in that bool
well make it hot for you. Good-day, 81
-good-dayn'
He stood on the step, signing, ant
she called through the door,
"My grandfather was also bitten t.
death by an alligator, but won't CIV
YOU any of the particulars! You wan
to walkn'
He passed on, sorrOwfully wondering
if the next woman's mother was blow
off bridge or carried down the rive
on a hay ay-stack.-Detroh Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
M1ss nplrn nrtrs rHlNos ALoNo


+" NY sister'n be down in minute and says
you're to wait, il you please,
And says might stay till she came II Ia prom
ise her never to tense,
Nor speak till you spoke TO me first. But that's
What she told me 10 say, II Ididn'tp Don't you
really and truly think sop
t
" And then Won feel strange here alonel And you
yyouldnf know lust where to sit;
For that chair isn't strong on It's legs, and Us
never ,ise Il n hit
We keen Il TO match with the sofa. But Jack
To flop yourself right down upon IL and knock
out the very last screw.
,, ,
"S'pose you try2 i won't toll. 1pn Te airaid tOl
Obi yop're afraid they would think 1T was
meant 80, -. .s
Well, then, there's the album-thats = pretty IL
you're sure that your fingers are clean;
For sister says sometimes daub 1t; but she only
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
They Never Smiled Again,

A wrinkle-faced, bow-backed old
man yesterday got aboard of Michi-
gan avenue car with a two-gallon jug
in his hand. After he had carefully
deposited it under his seat he noticed
that all the passengers were smiling
and winking at each other He looked
out of the window and preserved his
balance until he caught the words:
"Whisky-Sunday nips-nice nose he's
getting" etc. Then he rose up, lifted
the jug above his head, and said:
Ladies and gentlemen, this ere jug
contains karosene, and if hear another
litter or see another smile I'll smash
the crockery in the center of this kyarm
The "kyar' rolled along as before,
but the passengers seemed to have
heard of another Jay Cooke failure.
Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
A Campaign sIander.

When DIR. r. V. Pierce was candidate for
State Senator, his political opponents pub
lished pretended analysis OF his popular
medicines, hoping thereby to prejudice the
people against him. His election by an over
whelming majority severely rebuked his ira
ducers, who sought to impeach his business
integrity. No notice would have been taken
of these campaign lies were 1t not that some
of his enemies (and every successful business
man has his full quota Of envious rivals) are
republishing these bogus analyses. Numerous
and most absurd formulas have been publish
ed, purporting to come from high authority /;
and it is a significant fact that no two have
been at all Extraordinarily proving the dis
honesty of their authors.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

CoNsUMPTIoN.-No medicine vet discovered
can show more evidence OF real merit than
ALIENS LUNG BALsAM. This unequalled ex-
pectorant for curing Consumption, and all dis
eases leading to It, such as affections Of the
Throat, Lungs, and all diseases of the Pull
monary Organs, is introduced to the suffering
such diseases have been tested by the medical
faculty. The Balsam is, consequently, recon-
mended by physicians who have become ac-
quainted with its great success. All druggists
sell f.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

Peace has been signed, the Silver
bill has passed, Cannon Farrar says it,
extremely doubtful, to say the least,
whether such a state of things really
exists, and an uptown man has invent
ed preparation warranted to grow the
most luxuriant bald hair on the most
obstinate wig. What more can we
-Bridqeport Standard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

pants for glory is the heading
to late literary effort that is going the
rounds of the press. We haven't read
the article yet, but we surely shall, to
find out if they are cut little at the bot
toms and bagging at the knee; to learn
if they have cords down the side, and
a pocket behind; to ascertain if they
are worn without suspenders, so to al
low the shirt to foam out over the top;
and delve into all the details, that we
may instruct our tailor, for the pants
of glory are the pants for us.-Fulton
Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
Moshern. Mo,ber.. mothcr..

Don't fail to procure MRS. WINsLows SooTH-
ING SYRUP for all diseases of teething in chill
dren. 1t relieves the child from pain, cures wind
collie, regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief
and health to the child, gives rest to the mother.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
Nnrrifinua Cookery.

Nothing is so well calculated % promote
good health and good humor as light easily.
digested, nutritious cookery. With that unri
vailed article, DooLEY's YEAST POWDER, in the
kitchen, elegant, white, light and wholesome
bread, rolls biscuits, cake of every kind, and
corn-bread, wafiles, mullins, buckwheat. cakes,
etc, are always possible in every household.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

IN 1871, carpenter out of work showed a
copy of the AMERICAN BUILDER to a friend
who wanted to build house. The result was
such job Of work as he had never had before !;
and then, another and another. Our friend,
the carpenter, is to-day well off and has TWEEN
ty men in his employ. Moral: Never get dis
couraged and don't neglect to buy books and
papers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

A LITTLE girl in church at Ashland,
Va, has been one of band of workers
to raise money to complete the church
building. She had earned by her own
work considerable sum for child,
when friend heard her express a great
desire TO own canary-bird. 1t was
suggested TO her that she could easily
purchase one from her own purse
"Ohm she replied, 81 can't get a thing
for myself while have that church on
my shoulders"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

Three men and u woman, charged
with robbing the Office of James ii.
Young, of New York, of 100000 in
cash, certificates and bonds, last Janu-
airy, have been arrested in Petersburg,
Va. There is no doubt of their guilt
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

No PAPER issued Of its kind equals the Hart
ford, Conn.,, ,"PoULTRY WORLD" II choice Chro-
mos year. s1.25, postpaid, with 75c. for the IL
Chromos will give fowl-raisers the best practical
mnnthlv in America Try L in '7S. Specimen 10c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

AT this season Of the year the human system Is liable
% become dsordered um the lnsuncient efforts Of tho
liver to discharge the Of bile n nature Is not
assisted In her efforts severe bilious attacks, or
Frustrating fevers neceasariy follow causing areat suf
fering and even death little timely precautOn, how
ever will prevent all this and be found In that IA
vorte household remedy, SIMMONS LIVER REaU-
LATOR
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

Ella Finn was candidate for
Coroner in an Indiana town, Ella is
not woman, however, and the local
paper states that " he is far below the
oyster in point of intellectual ability"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
Graefenberg mar.haII,s CathoIicon

Never faila to relisve and permRnOntIy cure
all those diseases commonly known as female
complaints. Sold by all druggists. Send for
almanac. Graefenberg Co., So Reade st., NY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05
THE MARKETS.

PARTICULARS regarding Electric Belts free.
Address Pulvermacher Galvanic Co., Cincin., o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-05

-Faille is much worn for dresses.
They should be trimmed with assets
and liabilities. Boston Post
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-03
JIDaneSe EUStOEs.

Feminine dress and fashions in Jap
al are quite distinct from those OF
China; the barbarous custom of crush
ing the foot is unknown (as also are
high-heeled boots), and small, we'll
shaped hands and feet are chaIacteris-
tic of japanese women. They con-
tinue, however, to Dlacken their teeth
and shave their eyebrows when they
marry, although the present empress
has set her face against these time
honored obseTyances. The japanese
II general affect II simple style of dress
without gaudy colOrs or OstentatiOus
ornaments; except for fastening up
their hair, even women Wear no Jew
elry, and do not, like their Aryan SIS
ters, pierce the cartilage of the nose or
ears in order to insert metallic rings.
apan seems to be a country where
men never lose their temper, where
women and children are always treated
with gent'eneSS, where common labor
erS bow and beg pardon Of each other
if they happen to jOStle acciden ally,
where popular sports do not inflict suf-
fering upon the lower animals, where u
paper screen is q sufficient protection
against all intrusiOn-eVen that OF bur-
glars, and where cleanliness takes such
Il high rank among social virtues as to
be carried almost to ludicrOus excess.
Japanese manners are certainly very
different from our own; but even ac-
cording to such standard as is gener-
ally accepted in Europe, the japanese
are thoroughly well-bred people.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-03
Egg-sllell Vases.

Our young girls may ike directions
for making pretty little vases out Of
egg shells. Try the following: Select
two eggs as near alike as possible,
break a hole in the large end, and let
the egg run ont. Then take pair of
small scissors and carefully cut the
erd off square where it begins to swell
out well. You can't cut it perfectly
even, for it will break off little; but
if careful, you can get it nearly so.
Around the ough edge gum narrow
strip of gilt or colored paper, letting ii
run above the edge the least bit, to
hide its roughness. For handles cut
two strips of the gilt paper long enough
to curve prettily, carefully bend them
to shape, and gum them where they
touch the shell, For ornament, paste
on any little figure or flower cut from
gay pictures that come on linen, or any
odd device cut by Yourself out Of gilt
paper. Or a flower cut from muslin,
carefully gummed on the front, will he
pI GUY. VI ot,tiIu1t0, tufn idrSe-
sized button mold (as large us Il two
cent piece fiat side down, put a drop
of stiff gum on top Of it, stand the egg
shell on it, and hold it till dry.
Around the standard gum a narrow
strip of gilt paper, sca!Ioped or point
ed, to correspond with that around the
top. The vases can be partly filled
With white snd, III which can be made
to stand up two or three stems Of dried
grasses. Pretty cradles for little inch
high dolls can be made out of The
same material, cut III the shape Of Il
cradle, and with pasteboard rockers
rlupd or