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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07

Artificial oysters are now manufact-
ured in large quantities by several
oyster factories recently established in
the neighborhood of Bordeaux. This
new product, the making of which is
kept secret from the uninitiated,
initiates the real oyster very perfectly
in point of appearance, and the main
difficulty of the business, the fixing of
the spiduous product to the oyster
shell, upon which it takes the place
vacated by It's prototype, is said to have
recently been got over with perfect
success 1t is urged that all who eat
the real oysters should carry away and
destroy their shells, thus preventing
them from being pressed into the
service OF this new alimentary fraud.
To initiate oyster shells would be too
costly process, and if all the shells of
the favorite bivalves could he kept out
of reach of the oyster-makers the dis
honest trade would receive its death
blow. But as that is an una,tlinable
result, it is to be feared that lovers of
oysters have an uncomfortable prospect
before them.-Montrea Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07

A RESIDENT of the Wabash Valley
travelling in California was astonished
when he first saw corn thriving in the dry
and seemingly barren soil of Los An
geles county; but the farmers explaineds
that beneath these corn fields is the
subterranean outlet of some stream,
and that they are watered from below.
BY digging down ten or twelve feet al
most anywhere over the bed you VIII
find the river, which reappears on tho
surface again in two dil erent beds some
piles further down. and then again
sinks beneath the surface.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07
HUNOK.

AN important notice: Take air
THE lost hair: A misplaced switch.
Spors on the son: A Boys freckles.
He who is great in little things can
never be little in great things.
"Yes," said Mr.. Byrnesmonkey.
"Thawmus has met with financial re-
verse. He's made $50 somehow"
TIME Is ever flying onward,
Precious momen q swiftly glide:
Childhood changes soon 10 manhood,
Borne by Times re istless ii lie.
WHEN the palm of your hand itches
it is sign that you are going to get
some money-when you earn it.-CarL
PretzePS WeekIy.
IT is said that the Laplanders enter
tain n great fear of death. The great
contrast of climate is probably what
they fear the most.-NelcBan hide
pendent.
WHAT is your sign of WARP" asked
Smith of Brown. "Going home late
of nights--the later the hour the better
the sign" replied Brown.-NeWman
Independent.
THE cold weather has come,
And. IA usual, is found
The man who thinks winter a bore
He's the very same chap
Who ON Fourth of July
GrOaned-"O OH that the summer were DER.
A RoCKLAND man, who had been
drinking, went home the other night
and growled so ut his wife that she
called him her sour mash. He said
if she called him that again he'd liquor.
A WAC says to one of his friends in
the most solemn manner: IF my en-
ployer does not take back what he said
to me this morning L shall leave his
house. "Why, what did he say?'
"He told me that could look for an
other place l"-HoteL Mail.
A YOUNG man who had four times
proposed to the same girl, and as often
got rejected, finally became nettled.
"You ought to go on the stage" he re-
marked with sheer. "On the stage;
why?" she inquired. Because you are
an excellent straightforward performer, y
was the reply.
WHO is this monarch at whose feet
Falls PROSTATE every lover
or walking tn ough the snow and sleet?
1t Is the coal-hole cover
So WE bid farewe to the Old Year,
And weep no more,
For the days are DER
When thy false love was told, dear
On the sullen tide
OF | fe we will ride
Till our hearts are cold In the grave. dear.
--TeIdS Strings.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07

WOMEN were extravagant always.
Eleanor of CASTLE, wife of Edward of
England, actually bought seven oranges
at one time from Spanish ship.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-07

GENEROSITY wrong placed becometh
a vice; princely mind will undo
private family Fuller.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14
WELL Cultivated Land.

We once experimental by hauling
twenty-four large loads of the best ma
nure upon two acres OF clay-loam land,
had it we'll cultivated into the soil,
which had been worked in the ordinary
way, but was somewhat lumpy. This
and the adjoining two acres were TO be
sown TO corn for fodder. Upon the
other two acres no manure was put,
but it was plowed and cultivated till the
soil, four inches deep, was as fine as a
garden bed. One and half bushels of
corn were drilled per acre upon each
piece, drills sixteen inches apart. When
this corn was in blossom and ready to
cut, the unmanured two acres stood
eighteen inches higher than the manured
piece. On selecting two sample rods in
different places upon each piece, cut
ting the green corn, and carefully
weighing it, the manured piece gave
two hundred and seventy-iive pounds
per rod, and the unmanured, but finely
pulverized, gave three hundred and fifty
pounds per rod-the manurcd giving
twenty-five tons per acre, and the other
twenty-cight tons per acre. The cost
of extra working was two dollars and a
half per acre. Could there be any
doubt that the extra labor was wen
paid forP
1t must be evident to every thought
full farmer, that the first thing TO be
done in furnishing crop food for crops
is to work more thoroughly and give
finer pulyerizaton, and when this is ac-
complished, then au application OF some
fertilizer. -Npioaat Ltge-Stock Jour
noi.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Fruit trees, as we'll as animals, 10.
spond to judicous care.
--Soapsuds are valuable fertilizer
for all forms of vegetation, especially
serviceable for small fruits, and in the
fruit garden proper will never be
wasted.-M Y. Herald.
If you wish TO give an extra touch
to your cottage pudding, after il is In
the tin ready to bake, put little Jumps
of butter on the the top and scatter
cinnamon and sugar over it. Boston
Globe.
"A correspondent says that the best
means of removing moss and earth nc.
rumulatons from an old shingle roof
Is to sprinkle lime freely along the
comb OF the roof and let the rains dis
solve and carry il over the shingles. .-
N. Y. Times.
"A good cough medicine is made of
| boiling two ounces of flaXsecd in one
luart Of water; and rock candy to
sweetcn 1t TO your taste. After strain
ing, add also the juice of several lem
Dns. This should be taken at night,
and il possible it should be hot when
laken. Detroit Post.
Have you any cabbage stumpsp Set
Them out in the garden, as soon ms the
frost leaves the ground, where they will
not interfere with other crops. Cover
them half of their length. Green,
tender leaves will soon appear which
will give the earliest of greens. The
blossom shoots will appear later -
Cleveland Lcader.
"A writer in scientific journal rid
icules the idea that apples sweat and
that they must undergo sweating
process before they are put in barrels
in order to keep well. He states that
only injury comes from leaving apples
in piles in an orchard, and that the
moisture found on them comes from
the atmosphere. He recommends plac-
ing them in barrels rs soon rs they are
picked.
Plain Plum Pudding. Take four
cupfuls of flour, one cupful of thinly-
sliced suet, one cupful of sweet milk,
one cupful of molasses, one cupful OF
Zante currants, two cupfuis of raisins,
and one teaspoonful each of cloves, Gin
namon, allspice and nutmeg. Dissolve
two teaspoonsful of baking powder in
the milk. Mix we'll together, and boil
in mold or pudding cloth for three
hours. The household.
The winter rad;sh is rarely found in
farmers gardens, though it is consid-
cred treat by all who are fond of this
vegetable at this time of the year. Try
it in the garden of the coming season.
The seed need not be sown until the
time for turnips. Trimmed and well
cultivated they will grow from ten to
twelve inches long and three inches in
diameter; when they are gathered bury
them in sand in the cellar. Before using
place them for an hour in cold water.
They will not grow well during the hot
season and nothing is gained by haste
IN planting. - Utica Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14
The Mole.

The mole is considered nuisance if
not worse, generally worse. We have
known farmers and gardeners to soak
seed in poison to kill the mole. But
the creature does not want the farmers
or gardeners seed. 1t is naturally in
sectiverous and carnivorous. In its
burrowing it, of course, runs through
the seed hills and rows, and may cut off
the tender roots of plants and even
heave the plants and when driven to il
will eat the seed. This is to be regret
ted. But we must not look only to the
benefit. The question is, how much?
If it does more good than evil, it is
friend and not an enemy. We are
aware that the question is one that is
difficult to answer, and that it can not
be answered except in a general way.
One thing we do know; the mole must
live, and as it lives principally upon the
insect life under the ground, it must de-
YOUR large quantities of the pup@ of in
sect enemies, worms, etc. Perhaps the
mole will have to be placed with the
birds in our estimate of its value. 1t
will not do to charge him with every
thing and credit him with nothing. We
can conceive of no greater injury being
done the farmer and gardener than the
killing off of all the birds. If the birds
were gone we would soon find that the
fruit that had been saved from their
depredations, had been saved Mt a ruin
Gus cost. More properly speaking,
however, in many cases there would be
no fruit saved. The insects would de-
stroy the whole crop.
There is no mistake about it, as rule
we show little appreciation of our va
rious mute friends, the birds, moles,
toads, and the natural enemies of in
| sects. Ii it were not for them, we
would be eaten up alive. There is
scarcely an insect that troubles our
crops that would not at times at least,
make our fields and gardens barren, but
for their natural enemies and for the
depredations of birds and perhaps moles
and toads and even snakes. But gen
orally we make indiscriminate war upon
all these. The whole force of many q
farm will turn out to kill snake, if one
is discovered on the premises; and we
confess we do not like a snake ourselves.
But many of these snakes destroy large
numbers of mice and field rats. and per-
haps we may be paying dearly for the
satisfaction of our prejudices or fears by
killing them. Moles are sometimes SO
numerous that they do great damage,
and it seems advisable to poison or trap
them. But even then the remedy may
prove worse than the disease. Ger
tainly we ought to stop the indiscrimin-
ate slaughter of the lower animals that
iniest the fields and woods. If we kill
il shOuld he done only after fully under-
standing the uses of our victims, and
carefully comparing the good with the
evil they do. We think that we
can well afford to give the birds
the little fruit they eat and perhaps,
too, we can better afford to suffer the
injury done by the moles rather than
kill them, except perhaps under pecu-
liar circumstances. Still we do not like
moles, and we generally trap them.
But the point we wish to make is, that
we ought to study such matters more
carefully than we usually do Western
Rnrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

long they thought she had drowned
herself. OF course there was q big
sensation, and everybody denounced
me. Dick, cowardly knaye, hadn'
the nerve TO tell the truth about il
and acknowledge his part in the
affair, but the girl who abotted his
fiendish deception went straight to my
uncle and told him everything as soon
rs she heard was gone.
"Whcn he saw how il was he sworo
that we should both be found, dead or
alive, and if we were alive the marriage
should be consummatcd. They started
detectives after us and advertised lis
everywhere, and at last they got ON the
track of the girl and they've traced her
to this very town. Think of It'll Dick
says they are sure she is here, and he
was here looking for her whom he acci-
dentally stumbled upon me. They'll
find her OF course; it is only question
of few hours, and then l must be
dragged Up, like n schoolboy that has
been PLAYING hockey, and married to a
wife of some other mans choice, or
leave here between two days and give
up good position"
He turns toward her, but she man
ages the palm-lcaf so that he does not
see her face, and asks presently in a
hesitating way: vBut if she is as pretty
as they say she is and-you would get
the money besides, why do You OBJ
jectp'
because am in love with somebody
else, and I'm done with matrimonial
negotiations by proxy. will attend to
my own love affairs hereafter"
He proceeded to carry out his resc!p-
ton by insinuating an arm between the
shelving and the slight figure that is
resting against it.
"rve been in love with somebody else
ever since found her crying in n corner
not ? thousand miles from here, and If
she can only say the same of me I'll
whistle the fortune down the wind and
defy all the detectives in Christendom. :"
He draws his arm a. little closer about
the yielding figure, and, screened from
view by the swaying fringe of gloves, he
feels safe in bringing the other arm into
position, SO forming a complete circuit.
The accommodating palm-leaf is quite
large enough to conceal two heads, and
II sound like half-audible osculation
issues from behind it.
A long, low whistle breaks the silence.
Proceedings are Immediately adjourne l,
and haunted by visions of presuming
and prying cash-boys, they both start
up and confront-Dick. t
"Have you found herP' asks the cash
ier, dejectedly. =
20 yes, I've found her. says Dick,
leaning heavily upon the counter, rs he
wiped the moisture from his brow,
"Miss Davison, allow me to introduce
my cousin, Tom Winfield; Tom, Miss
Alice Dawson. The introduction seems
to be n little subsequent, but we have
done the best we could"
80 another wcdding-feast was spread
beneath the hospitable roof of Mr.. Hum
phrey Dawson, snd this time to some
purpose; for marriage was solem-
nized, at which ceremony DjsI, mis- sins
forgiven, o!ficiated as best man, and his
perlidious accomplice, minus paint,
curls, and all Objectionable features,
made charming bridesmaid. - Chicago
Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14
THE DRuMofER's s STORY


AS the train whlrlcd on by wood and lake,
And picturesque mountain gap,
And had settled myself 10 take
An aftor.sandwich nap,
To float away from this dreary world
To n realm whore hu bulls sing
Loves lyrics To roses dow-tmpearlod,
And all that sort OF thing,
A dry-goods drummer came and sat
Right down In the scat by me,
An straightwav he began to chat
lnamannor Wild and free.
And when he'd removed his overcoat,
And hung his hnt on his knee,
With an air most bold he gllbly told
This curious tale to me;
III once knew n man with merry gait,
And movement QUAINT to see;
His height was sometimes flvo feet eight,
And sometimes flve feet three"
"Dcar sir, do you think I've an empty patef"
He responded; mo, sir.rcel
But his height icts sometimes five feet eight,
And sometimes five foet three"
"Explainl" cried, for couldn'tw wait,
Explain the riddle to me
I or the man who was sometimes five fcct
eight.
And sometimes five feet threel"
Then the drummer smiled smile sedate,
And murmured: "Certainlee
I'll explain, your longing with JOY to sate,
This wonderful mystery.
"The tale shall unto you relate
As the same recurs to me
or the man who was sometimes f1ve feet
And sometimes Ave feet three
He was born in the distant State
OF Maine. where the Moose runs free,
This man who was sometime five feet eight,
And sometimes five feet three"
IA
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Mine Ran Furndce, "a, Jan. 81, 1884
e. ST. JOHN, G.. 4. s. p. A., CHICAGO, ILL
Your valuable Cook Book came to hand
for which accept my thanks. It's treas
ure, for its Recipes are plain, and the bool
general make up speaks we'll for your de
partment in doing so much for the "Wom
en- of America" May your Road be as
successful as every woman will be who fol
lows your Cook Book, and every man who
eats thereafter. Yours Truly,
Mrs. NJ. II. KARSTERs.
This beautiful book contains 1913 pages
with illuminated covers. Sent on receipt
of Ten cents in Stamps or Cash. Address
Z. ST. JOHN, G. Il. & p. A., Chicago, Rocl
Island e. Pacific Railway, Chicago, Ill.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

For % years 1 have been afflicted with
Catarrh so that have been confined to my
room for two months at time. have
tried all the hunbugs in hopes of relief, but
to no success until | met with an old friend
who had used Ely's Cream Balm and ad-
vised me to try it. l procured bottle to
please him, and from the first application
found relief. II is the est RENE dy have
ever tried.-W. G. MATHEWS, Justice of
the Peace, Shenandoah, Iowa.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

"A Patagoninn cannibal who had
strayed from dime museum and was
suffering with hunger, applied at Sy-
racusc On. " police station for food
and shelter the other day.-Syracuse
Tosy3,,nL
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

ITGIvEs us eatpleasure to state that the
merchant who was reported to be at tho
point of death from an attack of Pneumonia
has entirely recovered by the use of DR.
WIN. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS, and
in giving publicity to this statement we are
actuated by motives of public benefaction,
trusting that others may be benefited.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14
WET weather will influenza man wher
nothing else will.-1erds ,Sjtings.

HAVE seen remarkable results from use
of Swift's Specific OH a cancer. A young
man near here has been afflicted five years
with the most angry looking eating cancer
l ever saw, and was nearly dead. The first
bottle made wonderful change, and after
five bottles were taken, he is nearly or
quite well. 1t is truly wonderful.
NJ. +. CRUMLEY, NJ. D., Oglethorpe, Ga.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Farmers that try to sell white butter are
all of the opinion that dairying does moi
pay. If they would use Wells, Richardson
& Co.'s Improved Butter Color, and mar
ket their butter in perfect condition, they
would still get good prices, but it will no.
pay to make any but the best in color and
quality. This color is used by all the lead.
ing creameries and dairymen, and is sold
by druggists and merchants.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

We take pleasure in recommending DIR.
Warmers White Wine of Tar Syrup to any
public speaker that may be troubled with
throat or Jung disease.
Rev. NJ l.. Booher, Pastor Presbyterian
Church, Reading, Mich. Rev. j. T. Idd
ings, Albion, Mich. Rev. V. l.. Lockwood,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14
A Great Uorscman.

Mr.. J. II. Goldsmith, owner of the Wal.
tut Grove stock farm, N, Y, says of the
wonderful curative qualities of St. Jacobs
Oil, that having long used 1t for rheuma-
tism and on his breeding farm for ailments
of horses and cattle, he cheerfully accords
this great pain-cure his preference, as the
best he ever used, in an experience of
twenty years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

In all its forms speedily and permanently
cured by Rev. DR.. Samuel Covel's Rheu.
matte Pills. This remedy has been before
the public for over forty years and never
failed to cure. Sent by mail on receipt OF
price, soc per box. Send postal for circular.
G. Ii. CovEL, 81 Chamber ST., New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Ludington, Mich, Feb. Q, 1871 have
sold Hop Bitters for four years, and there
is no medicine that surpasses them for bill
ious attacks, kidney complaints and all dis
eases incident to this malarial climate.
Ii. L. ALEXANDER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

GENTs-Your Hop Bitters have been of
great value TO me. l was laid up with ty-
phoid for over two months, and could get
no relief until l tried your Hop Bitters. To
those suffering from debility or any one In
feeble health, l cordially recommend them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Monroe, Mich, Sept 25 1s75.-SIRs: I
have been taking Hop Bltters for infamma-
ton of kidneys and bladder, it has done for
me what four doctors failed to do-cured
me. The effect of the Bitters seemed like
magic to me. w. l.. CARTER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Unhealthy or inactive kidneys cause
gravel, Brights disease, rheumatism, and q
horde OF other serious and fatal diseases,
which can be prevented with Hop Bitters IL
taken in time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

had severe attacks of gravel and kidney
trouble; was unable to get any medicine or
doctor to cure me until l used Hop Bltters.
They cured me in short time.
r. r. ATvrv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

ENQUIRER: When is the best time to
travel? When she asks you if you are go.
ing to stay to breakfast.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

"Rough on Corns." 15c. Ask for it. Com.
plete cure, hard or soft corns, warts, ,bunions
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

THE Chicago Times commends the excel.
lence of n. X. Browns Ess. Jamaica Ginger.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

My little slckly, puny baby, was changed
into great bouncing boy and was raised
from q sick bed by using Hop Bltters o
short time. A YoIINe MoTuER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

No use to worry about any Liver, Kidney
or Urinary Trouble, especially Bright's Dis
ease or Diabetes as Hop Biters never fails
of cure where q cure is possible.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs will re-.
lieve Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Con-
sumptive and Throat Diseases. Ihey are
used dllCdVs toith QOod success.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

FARMING In Colorado is more profitable
than in any other State. Fred A. Wilson,
101 Clark ST., Chicago, will send illustrated
papers and maps, with information how to
get free homes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

The pink of politeness-the blush that
follows kind act.-N T. Commercial Ad.
rertiSer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Rough on Coughs, 15c., at Druggists. Com.
plete cure Coughs, Hoarseness Sore Throat
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

AN exchange says mush has become a
popular dish in society. Nothing seems
to take in society like something SOFT
CLicd1O Hprdld
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

"Buchu.paiba." Quick, complete cure, ali
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases, 81.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

you claim too much for Samaritan Neru.
ine," says skeptic. Its patrons say just
the opposite.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

Mother SWANS Worm Syrup" for few.
erishness, worms, s,constipation, ,tasteless. 25c
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

thousands of ladies' cherish grateful re-.
membranes of the help derived from the
use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14

DR.. WILLIAMS Indian Pile Ointment.
Warranted to cure any case of blind, bleed.
ing OF itching piles. At druggists.