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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17
HIS FIRST SERMON.
Rev. DIR. Thomas Admits 1t Was Not
Success.

Rev. DIR. Thomas Admits 1t Was Not
u Success.
My introduction to the ministry was
not formal. l began speaking in class
meetings." and when the "leader" came
near was greatly frightened and tried to
relate what little experience" l had,
not knowing what l would say nor what
l had said when done. BY degrees
more composure was gained, and l was
urged to ''eXhort" at little gatherings
for worship; and then as student at
the age of eighteen was pressed to
preach at a school-house one evening as
q number of us were returning from q
camp-meeting. There were several
ministers in the company; all were on
horseback. l rode alone all day to pre-
pare for the service, and arranged my
subject under four heads or divisions,
as was then the custom in sermonizing.
/ was in very happy state of mind re-
ligiously; the little log g-house was light.
ed with candles and filled with plain
country people. The preachers sat on a
bench back of me, and / went through
the opening exercises in a devotional
spirit and without embarrassment, and
in the same state of mind announced the
text, and had spoken perhaps not more
than three minutes when my thoughts
left me and the dimly-iighted room be-
gan to grow darker. l thought of my
''second division" and tried that, but
all seemed vacant; not able to remem-
Der the third division" | caught the
fourth" but it brought no relief, and
by great effort l recovered myself suf-
ficiently to say in broken words that
had consented to try to speak but could
not, and sat down in the confusion deep
ly mortified over the failure.
One of the preachers, a florid speaker.
arose and gave brilliant exhortation
that served to fill out the hour very
we'll, but it brought me no relief, for
the contrast made my own littleness ap-
pear still less. The next day 1 read
alone and thought it all over;
felt l had mistaken my calling
and had been deserted and left
to stand alone and fall; but the convic-
tion of duty returned, and urged by my
| teacher consented to try again; and
this time, too, it was in a school-house,
but in the afternoon. Only few were
present, and had been in such fear for
hours that it could not grow worse, and
80 managed to get through, speaking
some thirty minutes.
Returning home once, perhaps year
after, spoke of having 'preaehed' AT
certain place. My father, thought
full man, inclined to the Quaker faith
and worship, looked up from the paper
he was reading and said: ''Son, say
you tried to preach" and that is what 1
have been doing ever since, Long ex-
perience has given more confidence,
but it has not lightened the deep sense
Of burden and responsibility, and of de-
pendence upon a higher power for help
w. III. Thomas. in Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17

placed on each
side and the
ends, for light
and ventilation.
Those in the
end are hid from
view by the
open doorway.
All doors are
provided with
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17
"A ladY's maid, seeing her mistre

"A Iady's maid, seeing her mistress
struggling with a stamp that would not
stick, took the stamp, rubbed it on the
mucilage on the flap of the envelope,
and put it in its place. 1t was an in
genius way out of a common difficulty
we'll worth remembering Tran
script.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17

B OUT sevon
miles north of
our village a
number Of my
relatives lived.
When 1t became
evident that the
resources of CIV
ilization were
becoming a lit
tie too mach for
me l was sent
out there to rus
ticato and to at
tend the rural
sch ool, which
,uns n lnr cabin
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17

The punishment does not always fit
Lhe crime. The other night man took
off his boots at the foot of the stairs,
about three o'clock a. M, and cautious
~ sneaked to his chamber, only to dis
cover a note frcm his wife saying she
had gono home tic her mamma.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17

AS ALL insects are not enemies to
fruit, it is best to know what one is
doing before he destroys insects, hit or
miss. Some insects are excellent
friends of the fruit-grower, and this fact
alone illustrates the Importance of our
education to the cultivation of the soil.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17
A Kicking Cow,

I have read and heard great deal
about restraining COW from kicking,
and have tried all the methods at differ
ent times, and failed, until l hit upon
the following, which think will COM
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17

PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF 81, ,Os0 BARN.
sill with 12i-inch buried rod passing
through center of sill to the apex of
truss, the apex of truss being So inches
above cross timber. The 6xS-in. x10
feet braces prevent the building from
spreading and give additional strength.
Besides these are SO short braces 4x4-
in. x4 feet, made from 12 feet stuff cut to
suit. AT end where the hay door is sit
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17

An English literary statistician has
discovered that of the 500 heroines in
last years novels 372 were Mandes and
100 brunettes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17

EKOUND FIAN OFF ABOVE.
uated, the sill is joined 1G feet above,
and truss omitted.
The roof is one-third pitch, double
length rafters jointed at puEline plates,
with comb of roof surmounted by an
open cupola 6X6XS feet Windows arc
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17
BILL OF LUMBER.

1000 IT. OF flooring.
Total feet of material SO 6676lS1b co. 8 40 90
4e IN ~A" shingles@S9'60 per NJ. .......... lO9 90
IA 4-light windows5Sl 90. ................. IA 90
Mechanical labor, hardware, etc. 5000. 476 20
Total cost OF barn. n............... 81 .0S0 90
Orange Judd Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17
CONVENIENT BARN.
1t Can he Easily Built and Mt Compare.
ttyoly Small Cost.

tWoly Small Cost.
The barn and plans here represented
are the property of II. M. Schuyler
Huntley, Ill. 1t is, in size, 36xsox24
feet and rests on foundation Of stone,
level with the ground surface. Plan OF
framework is shown in the engraving.
To support extra strain liable, truss
made of 6xS-inch timber is inserted be-
tween the purline posts above the cross
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17
REAL INDIANS.
Characteristics Of the Red Man of
Years Ago.

luke Sharp Tells How His Three Bachelor
Friends Sustained Amicablo Relations
with tho Bibulous Aborigines
Thawing Out n Frozen Indian.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
SOME RAILROAD FACTS.
Paste This In Your scrap-Book For Futur.
Reference.

Paste This In Your Scrap Book For Futur,
Reference.
A steel rail lasts, with average wear.
about eighteen years.
The cost of railroads in the United
States has been 50, ., 90v, 900.
There are sixty miles Of snow sheds
on the Central Pacific railroad.
The average daily cal nings of an
American locomotive is about 500.
The cost of palace sleeping-car is
$4,000, or if ''vestibuled," s17, 900.
One million persons are employed BY
the railroads of the United States
There POS, 749 railroad bridges in the
United States, spanning S,2l8 miles.
The consolidation locomotive weighs
afty tons and is able to draw on level
over 2, 400 tons.
The average cost Of constructing a
mile of railroad in the United States at
the present time is about $50, 900.
The line Of railroads extending farth-
est east and west is the Canadiar-pacific
running from Quebec to the Pacific
ocean.
The longest railroad bridge span in
the United States is the cantilever span
in the Poughkeepsie bridge over the
Hudson river-545 feet
The highest railroad in the United
States is the Denver & South Park, a
branch of the Union Pacific, at Alpine
tunnel-11, 500 feet above sea level
The longest American railroad tunnel
is the Hoosac tunnel on the F tchburg
railroad-four and three-quarter miles
THE st. Gothard tunnel in Europe il
over nine miles in length.)-N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
FIREsIpE FRAGMENTS

{
oiotnes that have been srrin,.,
VIII not mildew for DAYS evaa q
Hi'r, u Kept away from the Are
-" mint sauce wash and cbon small
vuhoh oi mint; put in coffee cun. an
'nfee-q uarters full OF vinegar. All with
water almost full; sweeten wi.h 60, "sA
mix; serve in sauce boat us@fi
Nothing removes Impurities fror.
noorS' etc, so rapidly as boiling bnt
SOFA and water, applied with -.
a aauuiea scruhbing brush and rinsed of,
on9o WIN clear water and dried with q
clean cloth. WIN
nouiilon: Five pounds Of iuicv beaf
out IN small pieces and simmered sIoa,I,,
ior TWO and one-half hours in two nuart,
q water, Remove every bit a. "a,
Strain through cloth, season with COLI
no pepper. WIN '@i''
-forcemeat Fritters: Two Guns s,s1a
bread soaked until soft ~ a'aie
chopped fine, salt, pepper and little
sa9e 10 season, one tablespoonful drin-
ping Form into cakes and brown on
creased griddle. Serve hot The Homo
MIX Soup: -Four potatoes. two on.
'ohs' two ounces of butter, one-ouarter
ounce OF salt, pepper to taste, one mint
OF milk, three tablespoonfuls tanioca
i'oli slowly all the vegetables with two
luarts OF water Strain through the
;oiander. Add milk, sweet-basiI. and
.aploca. Boil slowly and stir constantly
Tor twenty minutes.
feast Buns: One and one-half Guns
d warm milk, one cup of sugar, one cum
d yeast thlcken to batter, let it rise
over night, or until it is light, then add
one cup OF sugar, one egg, one-half Gun
u melted butter, little salt and nut
meg two cups chopped raisins or cur.
rants as you prefer, add -four as for
bread, put in baking tin in small
axes, let them rise again. and then
bake.
As drops OF oil on creaking hinges
d doors and on machinery silence com
plant OF too much friction, so kind
words, pleasant deeds, polite attentions
atc., lubricate the whole domestic econ.
omy. What difference is thus occa-
stoned in the running OF farms, house.
holds, and every sort Of business Even
nail or screw can be driven home
much more easily and perfectly by ap-
plication of little oil.
TO Broil Spring Chicken: Split a
half-grown spring chicken down the
back, twist the tips OF the wings over
the second joint, wipe dry, spread out,
and break the breast-bone with the
rolling-p pin. Put on creased gridiron
aver clear fire, rub with clarified but
tor. Turn often to prevent scorching.
When half done sprinkle with salt and
pepper. When thoroughly done put on
a hot dish with melted butter and lit
tie mushroom catsup. Garnish with
squares Of toasted bread.
knitted Portiere: 1t is the easiest
thing imaginable to do if you can collect
enough silk pieces. An old black silk.
no matter how forlorn, is the very thing
you want Cut it in strips about half
an inch wide, and sew together. Mix
with it any strips of colored silk. The
,hildren's old faded sasnes or hair rib
oons are made useful by dying them
orange, red, or any other color. After
You have wound your strips into balls
ike carpet rags, get pair OF bone knit
ling needles about three quarters of
rard long knit the plain stitch until
sou have very handsome portiere.-N
Z. Observer. /
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
EXCELLENT ADVICE.
fhree Suggestions Made by Goethe, the
Great Poet-Philosopher.

fhree suggestions Made by Goethe, the
Great Poet-Phlosopher.
Goethe's advice to friend to whom,
ne was writing, is we'll worth member
ng and accepting, viz: Make sure each
lay to see some beautiful object, to read
ONE great truth, to perform some good
Iced" Tue first suggestion, make
'ure each day to see some beautiful OBJ
oct, " is to the most Of us neglected
To be sure there are many so situated
who could not If they would, comply with
his advice but how many, on the other
land, pass along through life scarcely
noticing the beautiful skies, the heecy
1oating clouds, the starry armament
he glorious sunset, the glistening
shows. the flowers and green-swards,
md all the varied beauties of nature,
which are free to all. Then, too, the
beauties of architecture which so de-
ight the eve of one trained to appreci
lte them, or one having a natural taste
;or symmetry, might be enjoyed far
more than they are. And the develop
ng of talent and sentiment in that
direction would do much toward the
,arger cultivation of that art.
1t is fact that very few Florentines
cave their beautiful city, so filled with
rems of architectural beauty, and with
works of genius, to make new homes for
themselves elsewhere, even when they
.ould better themselves financially by
so doing The question being asked of
IN Italian lady as to the cause, the IN
slant reply was: "Ah, Florentine
must see something beautiful every day.
Florentines would not be happy without
sight of their dear Duomo and Campi-
lile, and the towers and the churches.
They love their old city, LA Bella
Firenza.'
And the second suggestion, Read
some great TRUTH" might be adopted by
learly all A great truth read and pom
Tered every day would no doubt be help
Jul. stimulating to higher thought, to
broader conceptions of life and its oppor-
untties. and preventing us from too
much introspection, and keeping many
who now devote too much OF their time
to gossip and small talk to get rid OF
that unfortunate habit.
The third injunction of the old Ger
man philosopher, Make sure each day
to perform some good deed" would be
50 easy for every one to follow, but alas.
alas in this selfish world how few, how
very few the number of those who have
such purpose before them at the dawn
ing of each new day. What a sweet and
lovely world this would be were that
advice followed by every one.
Like the falling of a gentle rain upon
the hard and arid soil on which nc
bright flowers bloomed but which soon
responded to the heavenly blessing and
made the plants 10 blossom SO the inag 4,
ruco of good deeds would permeate all
society, leaving beauty and fragrance
Good to remember is this advice
given long ago, Make sure each day t'
See some beautiful object, TO read som.
great truth, to perform some good deed
Standard.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
ORIENTAL PEop, rs
Po1er OF china Contrasts the China.
and the Japanese.


ana the Jansnssa 'hs Chinese
One of the largest silk irrno,4o,. {.
China claims that the cbi,aea 70. IS a :
much superior race to tbe Janano.a ai'
i've lived in chit 80 80 /. Paiese'
said he, ''and have had ,iantv - t;rs.
to study the land and neor,o I'm I'm
stories you hear about Inc or,oataI
countries are written by peon,e VIM ,u,' ra'
main short time and never taLa - :.
trouble to substantiate anv weird 49, ~
or rumor, and it is TO be evnec,ea ~ ~ y =
their writings should be unreliab1e II
Is true that Japan has raiIroads "a
many European and American ND.
tries can not be found in China Int ~
latter country does not want no. raaS
these latter-day improvements
The development in Japan ia not a,a
to the japanese. These irnnroven,a :, -
were forced upon them nv the Fnrona'
ans and Americans. Railroads mimi,
and irrigating schemes. mannfactnrina
industries, and impracticahla entor,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27

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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
KISSES.
"a d Roma and JnItet. }

A prominent physician calls the kiss an
elegant dissemination Of disease He saws,
" fever is spread by it, SO are lung diseases. u
He maintains that if the kissing custom were
driven out of the land - it would save one
tenth Of one per cent. of human lives which
are now sacrificed. Out upon the gna1led
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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
AND STILL THEY COME.


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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
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READY,

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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27

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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
WASHINGTON SPOONS.
A Fad That Is Taking Strong Hold
People of Means.

Fad That Is Taking Strong Hold on
People of Means.
OF late the fad of collecting odd silver
spoons has taken n strong hold on
people who have plenty Of money to
spend. Lots of people who have re-
gently returned from Europe ara show
ing admiring friends the collections
they made while abroad. No two spoons
should ever come from the same town.
and each should have. as much OF a
story as possible connected with the
place where it was bought and the man
ner of getting it. 1t should be marked
with the name Of the place and the
date. 1t is rather a pretty idea and the
spoons make pleasant mementoes OF
ones travels and experiences. Wash
ington jewellers have noticed the de
mand and are not to be behind IN an
swering the call, One OF them has
something quite original in this line
In answer to the question: Haven't
Won something novel in spoons, some
thing characteristic of the city, you
Lnow2" the would be-purchaser is shown
a lot of Washington spoons. These are
rather large and heavy and have
medallion head OF the first President set
into the bowl. The head is good one
and is much prettier setting for
snoon than one would at first suppose
Then there are others that are exact
SMILES of teaspoons that belonged &c
Mrs Washington. These are odd and
decidedly popular. Others still have
Genuine coins Of a century ago set II.
7be bowl. and set OF 4 dozen punch
snoons have set Of small gold coins n.
rom rs many different countries All
rhese different kinds Of spoons havs
Washington aud the date OF purchase
engraved on the back. These Wash
inTton spoons are especially popular
With foreigners and almost every one one
stonpins for any length Of time in TN,
Sit,t t,los something Of the sort home
w,th him. Washington Star
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-27
SORE SHOULDER CURED.

Charles A. Stiles, $50 Carroll st, Buffalo,
y. Y, writes:
Il have been clerk in the Continental
Hotel, corner Exchange and Michigan
8 reefs, for some years, and first used
ALLcoCKs Porous PLAsTERs three years
ago for a sor- shoulder. fell down stair
and got a terrible wrench and bruise. For
several weeks suffered acute pam in the
shoulder joint, and getting no relief, or
on ytemporary. from numerous liniments,
pat on an ALLCoCK's Porous PLASTER;
kept it on for two or three weeks and INV
shoulder was well. They also cured me IN
six weeks of a most obstinate form of dys-
pepsia."