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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
Experiments in Crossing Wheat.

The pecul lar manner of Towering
displayed by the common wheat-plants
makes it appear quite unlikely that va
rieties of wheat are, except in very
rare instances, the result of crossing.
The pstils and stamens are inclosed in
a casing or leafy sheath, and there is no
movement of pollen from one plant to
another, as seen in the squash, in
corn, and many other plants. The va
rieties OF wheat, it is thought, orignat-
ed chiefly from the influence OF their
surroundings. The soil, the aspect,
and atmosphere in time change the
character OF the plant and impress on
it new characters, and these become
fixed by continual repetition. Efforts
have from time to time been made to
produce new varieties of wheat by
crossing, but with comparatively linn
tied results. The most recent expert
ments in this direction were made in
the Agricultural Experiment station
connected with the Rarat NeW Y0rker.
in July of this year, and from an exS
animation of the plants that had been
treated, made after the seeds had be.
gun to ripen, success seems TO have
been secured. The operation was long
and very delicate, and consisted in
gently bending back the leafy casing
surrounding the largest and best buds
in head of wheat before they flow-
cred, carefully cutting out the unripe
stamens, and putting in their place
stamens from the buds of another va
riety. The pistils, it may be remarked,
were then ripe and in condition to
receive the pollen. The leaflets were
then allowed to spring back into place,
inclosing the new stamens with the pis-
tils, and worsted thread was carefully
wound around the bud to prevent it
from opening. The work of fertilizing
the hest buds in a head of wheat re-
quired more than two hours, as the
operation was a most delicate and te-
dious one. The head OF wheat was
then tied to stake, to protect it from
the wind and birds, The result, so far,
proved most successful, for a large
number OF the flowers perfected their
fruit, and enough ripe seeds were OBJ
tanned to make fair trial in planting.
The fact that each stamen when oper-
ated ON was in an immature state. and
was entirely removed, shows that a
true cross was obtained. Whether the
new plants that may spring from the
seed will exhibit the characteristics OF
both parents remains to be seen, but
good seeds we're obtained by the opera
tion described, and this is regarded as
a valuable addition to our knowledge
OF the wheat-plant -rScrfbner's Aaga-
zine,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
Miss Anna Parnell's Race With @
Sheriff.

Mr.. Parnells Obstructive perform.
ances in the Senate are quite eclipsed
by those of his sister in the field The
Irish papers contain highly interesting
accounts of the part played by this lady
in the evictions which took place a few
days ago on the Kingston estates ut
Mitchelstown, County Cork. The Land
League, finding the tenants unable to
hold their ground against the landlords,
sent Miss Anna Parnell to their assist
ance. Last Thursday that lady, ac-
companed by several local ''lady
Lcaguers," appeared on the Kingston
estate just rs small army OF cavalry,
infantry, constabulary, engineers,
commissariat and hospital staff was
about to start on fresh expedition
against the anti-renters. Miss Parnell
and her fair auxiliaries hung on the
rear of the Queens forces, and as soon
as the Sheriff and his supporters arrived
in the rebellious district and proceeded
to carry out the law, set vigorously to
work to defeat them. Every house
was barricaded and had to be broken
open, when the rent was in each case
Immediately paid, in spite of the ad-
NlCcS, anu VI
Miss Parnell. Her interference caused
so much delay and excitement that at
length she was ''put away from the
door" of one Michael Haggerty, whom
she was exhorting to hold out and keep
the rent. Upon this she at once wrote
and handed to Mr.. Eaton, the magis-
trate commanding the expedition, a
protest in which she said she was COM
missioned by "a society," to attend sin
the interest of evicted tenants, and de-
manded liberty to do So" Mr.. Eaton
answered that he would not allow her
Maiesty's writ to be obstructed. This
episode over, the column resumed its
march upon the house of one William
Roche. Let the local reporter speak:
ut was amusing to see the race that
was made between the Sheriff, the
police and Miss Parnell TO see who
would reach Roche's house first. Miss
Parnell skipped small streams. but was
beaten by few yards, and. when she
arrived, she was put out by a police
man." 1t is further recorded that
'.she journeyed across fields and
ditches and ran, walked and jumped for
nearly four hours" That race between
the Irish Anna and the Sheriff must
have been almost as well worth seeing
as the classic "sprint' between the
Arcadian Atlanta and Melanion. Lon.
don Globe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
Small Farms and Big Crops.

Twenty years ago the State of Missis-
sippi, always famous for its cotton yield,
contained about forty thousand planta-
tions, averaging three hundred and
seventy acres each; now she has nearly
twice as many, but the average size is
only half that of 1860. The number of
acres under cultivation is less than in
1860, for scarcely any rough land has
been cleared and some plantations
have been injured by broken leyees, and
yet the cotton crop is about twice as
large as it was in the good old times. No
better proof could be wanted to. estab-
lish the desirability of decreasing the
size of farms and increasing the number
OF owners; but the lesson should be
learned elsewhere as well as in the
South. Whole counties in the United
States are wretchedly poor because ev-
cry farmer is trying to handle a "quar-
ter sectionn-one hundred and sixty
acres-with only enough capital and
working force to properly till II quarter
as much soil. A farmer with two poor
horses, two bad plows, II boy or two or
a hired man, can get no more money
out of hundred and sixty acres of
land than from forty, but year after
year he will try to do it and succeed
only in getting poorer. The big farms
of California have been the subject of
much envious talk, but the class of
California farmers, aside from capital
lists, that make most money is COM
posed of the men who have clustered in
colonies where scarcely single estate
exceeds forty acres. Any poor farmer
with large farm would be better off if
he were even to give away half his
land, for then he would be compelled
to restrict himself to space that could
not yield him less, if worked at all, and
would not put his pocket and muscle to
the ruinous strain that now they are en-
during.-N. Y. Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
The Birds Must Live.

Some very knowing people must
think, judging from their expressed
opinions, that birds, animals, etc, can
live without food, But they are mis-
taken. Every bird eats enough
TO sustain itself, if it lives at
all. Every bird that comes among
us in the spring to spend the six months
with us gets its board of some kind,
from our fields, gardens, etc. They are
oil more or less Injurious and all more
or less beneficial, and the latter, under
all circumstances, fully or more than
compensates for the former. What
they particularly do in the one case or
the other is not always apparent. The
crow has always been denounced bitter
ly and killed, a bounty even being some
times paid for its head; yet we believe
1t is of real value to the farmer in the
end. The blackbird (grackle) is espe.
cially disliked, but the hostility to it is
no better founded than against the crow
and many other birds. Last fall we
saw Mt least seventy-tive of these birds
in a grass plot of ground of not over
half an acre, passing slowly over it de-
vouring the insects by the thousands.
From its location and the shortness of
the grass, which had been pastured, the
insects had gathered there in myriads,
as could be seen from their disturbance
by the steady progress of the feeders.
The young of these birds, which were
at this time fully on the wing, had been
Matched and were then roosting on the
premises of two or three gentlemen
nearly mile off, where all birds are
protected against gunners or otherwise,
and we have yet to hear for the first
time that they desire to get rid of their
guests.
On visit once to the residence of
one of of these gentlemen, while sitting
upon his piazza toward evening, we saw
no less than five wild yound rabbits run
ming fearessly about over his lawn.
knowing that they would gnaw young
trees when the snow interfered with
getting their necessary supply of food,
we inquired whether they were not de-
structive at such times. "Not at all,
was the response. Throughout the
winter they are regularly fed oiial veg.
etables and hay; and in November and
December, when they become fat, most
of them are trapped and consumed"
The robins, catbirds, bluebirds, etc,
devoureda considerable portion of their
Strawberries, grapes, etc, and the sew
eral varieties of sparrows eat some
seeds, in season, but they were regard
ed as friends rather than enemies. OBJ
serving farmers, and Others of expert
ence, who pay proper attention to these
things, seldom differ in opinion. Ger
| nldlkOtGn IGlegraBh.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

thoroughly saturated. At last reached
the creek, but n few hundred yards
from where l started. hoped to find
an easy descent to the water; here
the bank was too high, so trudged
on. A burning thirst came upon sine,
but as yet no place to get down the
banks. My progress becoming slower,
my wounds beginning to be terribly
sore, could not stand nor crawl, so
rolled down the bank. Where l lay
the banks were high. AS | neared the
bottom | discovered q perpendicular
drop of six feet. could not get back,
and must go on, so let go. The shock
was fearful, and remained exhausted
for some time before could roll to the
water only few feet of. When ]
reached the water | lay on my face and
drank. After drinking and bathing
my head | was sufficiently revived TO
consider the problem of moving on.
To retrace my steps was impossible, so
/ was compelled to slide from rock to
rock down the creek. AT last l found
a shelving stone in the bank upon which
crept out, and finally reached the top
of the bank, thoroughly exhausted.
Here l stretched myself out, thinking
to spend there my last night on earth.
My only salvation was in being discov.
cred by my friends, and that quickly.
While in this condition l heard some
one breaking stones. raised my head,
called, but no answer. heard 1t again;
again l called. Hearing it again, i
raised myself upon my arms, and. fifty
feet from and twenty-five feet below
me saw Il. called, but the roaring
water drowned my voice; threw
all the sticks and stones l could
reach at him, but they fell far
short of him. Soon he came
directly under me and looked up. l
raised my bloody hands; he saw me and
l was saved. This consciousness caused
me to lose my remaining strength, and
fell. Young l., whose brother was
killed by n bear II year ago. soon joined
T., having already seen my bloody trail
in the creek and upon the logs. They
came to me and brought water in their
hats. drank great quantities of it.
They endeavored to move me by each
getting under my arms; L could not
stand it. Il. then took me upon his
bask-this was worse. So one went to
the camp, quarter of mile oil, and
brought huge overcoat; in this they
placed me. buttoned it up, and running
a long green pole beneath the buttons,
carried me to camp, During the night
my wounds were hatbed in cold water,
and T. started for Red Cliff at dawn
next day, reaching there at ten p. m.
He sent physician to me, who reached
me the following day, and atonce began
good days sewing upon me. You
know the rest. am improving gradu
ally. | don't think it was a very large
bear, but when.she was biting and shak-
ing me l judged by her strength that
her health was good Hoping that yot,
may never meet her, but only have to
deal with the less hurtful ones OF Wall
street, remain your aflectionate friend,
"E. o. B."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
The Man with the Umbrella.

Why it is that the public do not look
kindly upon Il man carrying an UNI
brella in hot day is n mystery yet to
be solved, but the fact is they do not,
and that not one man in hundred has
the moral courage to carry one. Yes
terday when an eminent and dignified
citizen coming back from his dinner
turned into Griswold street with an
umbrella over his head he was accosted
with:
Been raining down your way?"
"No, sir!''
"Going TOP"
"No, sii.''
"Then you carry the umbrella to
keep the flies Off"
"Yes. " SIR"
"Well, that's good plan. and all
soft men ought to practice il"
The next man had a grin on his face
rs he called out:
whats that forp"
ITO keep the sun of"
What do you want to keep the sun
off forP"
might get sunstruck,"
"Suppose you did,"
S"PisooO ~" Aihu yout oWh puSi-
ness, sirp"
Ghe next one presumed upon his long
friendship 10 halt the man with the UNI
brella and whisper:
pretty sharp in you, old fellow
keep the bulge towards your creditors
and they can't see you!"
Other men told him that wearing a
poultice on the head would dispense
with the umbrella, and Others said if
he was afraid OF his ears being tanned
he should fasten fan on each side OF
his hat. Not one single man took him
by the hand and encouraged him, and
when he reached the post-oilice he was
SO discouraged that he lowered his
shade and used it to punch the ribs of q
boy who had begun to sing:
"He's a fiat-he's feller,
And he lugs AN old umbrella"
-DekrOt Free Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
BEGINNING SCHOOL.

Now that the schools are beginning again
NIL over the land, we think, says ~. Nichods,
there probably arc many mothers who will APP
prccinte the following little poem;
ToAN.the house is stillcr than It's ever been
There's nothing in disorder from the ceiling
Fen the chairs around the room
Seem to share the general gloom,
AS they stand in sad precision Just so far
apart-no more.
The cushions look forbiddlng as they're placed
The Very chair.backs seem alonc, they stand
soytiff and tall
And feel inclined to cry,
And to set them nll awry.
What can IT be about the house that seems to
chill us aly
I'd like to scatter every toy now ranged be-
From merry Punch and Judy" in their gauzo
and tinscl bright,
To the little dog asleep
In n mournful woolly heap,
On the haf-torn, fingered picture-books, once
visions of delight.
That worn old doll, detected, brings picture
fair and sweet
OF boom and warmth. and songs OF birds the
merry world to greet
And a little child Mt play
On happy summers day,
With these toys in gay confusion scattered
round about her feet.
And.the sunlight, sitting down, shonc upon n
little head
- Ana kissed the curls of golden brown and
turned them bronze aud red;
gFt And the doll was held at rest
u MI On the little lassies breast,
For both were soundly sleeping as the sun
shine lightly sped
And as look do not think the wealth of
- 49, many lands
Gould make me harm the poor old doll once
t,i clasped by baby hands.
= This armless, limp concern
I've often longed to burn
Is sacred to those baby days where love for
ever stands.
All, well, we all must live aud learn; year fol-
lows year by rule,
And as one may not stay child, one dare not
be fool;
And so the world goes on
From rise till set of sun:
To-day our baby takes her turn In starting Off
to school.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

AT Stepney, London, the crowd
were so furious with the grandmother
of girl who committed suicide because
the old lady would not let her wear her
new clothes, that the police had to in
terfere strenuously to prevent the
mourning coach containing this Spartan
ancestress being overturned. All sorts
of refuse were flung at her windows.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

AN Iowa grocer who was annoyed
by his townsmen sitting ON his counter
rigged up little buzz-saw to run by
foot power and to work through the
top OF the counter at favorite spot
He anticipated heap OF fun. but the
very first man who felt the ragged teeth
biting into him hoped down and broke
the grocer's neck. Detroit Free Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

The BEST SALvE for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, VI
GERS, Salt Rheum letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all kinds of Skin Erup-
tons, Freckles and Plmplcs. Buy EENRY's
CARBoLrc SALvE, all others are couptcgfcits,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

On April l, 1904. John Chase, a lad
twelve years old, began to learn the
trade of shoemaking in shop at Lynn,
Mass. The seat and kit which he then
used he continued to use until May l,
1874, a period of seventy years and one
month, and they will be shown at the
coming exhibition of the Manufacturers
and Mechanics Institute in Boston.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

Not so fast my friend; II you could see the
strong, healthy, blooming men, women and
children that have been raised from beds of
use of Hop Bitters, you would saw q Glori-
Gus and invaluable romedy.'' See other
column.-Th iadeiphia Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

The celebrated remedy, Kidney Wort, can
now be obtained In the usual dry vegetable
form, or In liquid form. 1t is put up In the
latter way for the especial convenience OF
those who cannot readily prepare II. II
will be found very concentrated and will act
with equal efficiency in either case. See
od
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

Dir. Morris LIVER PILLS are the best Veg
etable Cathartic Regulators.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

THE Louisville Commercial cites the case
Of Captain Chas. N. Corri, OF that city, who
was cured by st. Jacobs Oil, after suffering
tor years with rheumatism.--Y York (NeJ.)
RsDuJlic1n.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

AMERICANS say; "As black as the devil !"
the French say as blue, the Spaniards say rs
green, the Italians say as gray, and the Chi
nese say as white. 1t must be sad to be O
devil and be SO miscolored.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

A NEW YORK baseball player has been
fined $50 for insulting q newspaper man;
but how came the newspaper man in such
bad company f--Nep Haven Register.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

DURNo's CATARRH SNUFF cures all affec-
tions of the mucous membrane of the head
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

This year there have been many
reports of deaths which resulted from
the administration OF morphine for
quinine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

THE Philadelphia Easy Hour mentions Mr..
j. A. Walton of l245 N Twelfth street, that
city, as an enthusiastic indorser of St.Jacobs
OIL for the relief and cure of disease OF
horses
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

Is the best remedy for Dyspepsia, Biliousness,
Malaria, Indigestion, disorders and diseases of
the Stomach, Blood, Kidneys, Liver, Skin, etc.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
TO nu, sou.x, AT AUCruoN.

REDDING's RUSSIA SALvE has proved It's effl-
cheney by testof three-quarters OF century
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

tune In that mineP" "I know it, said
Smith; "I've put my fortune in it."-fhR-
dt1elDbi1 Nun
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

Ask Druggists for It, 1t clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bedbugs, flies, vcrmin, insects, 15c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16


The stained glass windows of o
prosperous gambler at Saratoga show,
lnwrought in fifteenth century pat
tern, portraits of himself and his family,
and alongside the dying gladiator he
has pictures of himself and jockeys
"Such an affront to good TASTE" o
writer thinks, sis an advertisement ol
The man whose name and business
would otherwise be spoken at the
Springs in whisper. fsa'
The project of worlds fair seems
10 be having about the same experience
in Boston that il went through with in
New York. The idea was received at
first with some enthusiasm, particularly
by those who had business reasons foI
being interested, and II few wealthy
men promised to contribute heavily; but
there has been no such general public
demand for a fair as would insure sue
cess. and nothing has oflate beendone.
MIR. Austin Corbin has purchased a
portable house in Brooklyn, and order
ed that ii be sent to his daughter who
Is travelling in Europe.
=" American men and women" says
the London Queen, "are the boldest
and most uncomprowising hirts in the
world"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16

others W ho
lose their
Stock by a
miserable ef-
fort at econ
ony. There
are 9th ers
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16


proh t. The
mis- Ike of
thinking that
anything is
good enough
for n Horse
is made by
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-25

ing down toward him. He rose at once,
ran down into the water, but evidently
went further than he had intended, or
changed his mind as to suicide.
But he was now in the grasp of the
current, from which there was no es-
cape. He shrieked for help and strug-
gled as only strong, desperate man
can. Now he would gain foot-hold
for moment among the rocks, and
would make leap for shallow water,
only to be borne, screaming with ter
ror, few feet further toward the falls.
He was nearing the shore with every
effort, and the friends on the watch
shouted encouragingly to him. Mean
time ladders and ropes were quickly
brought to the spot. There was a
good deal of water between the drown
ing man and safety, and his friends
were hopeful of getting rope to him.
He made effort after effort to reach a
point near enough for this. At length
he stumbled and went down to his arm
pits. The next instant the current had
triumphed, and with a terrible cry he
disappeared over the falls into the
flood of foaming water below. The
ladder and ropes now were of some
service, and by means of them a res
cuing party got down to the edge and
dragged what they believed to be
Gumblaw's dead body from the water.
Medical assistance was sent for to
Keeseville, and the doctor found Gum
blaw's left thigh, three ribs and an arm
broken. He was alive at last accounts,
and is expected to recover.