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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
ODOR OF FEATHERS.
1t Is Due to Their Being Improperly or
Hastily Cured.


Properly cured feathers have no odor.
When there is a close, disagreeable odor
present, it is due to their being i'm
properly cured. There is no remedy
which we are aware of for this. Airing
the feathers will do no special good
The smaller the stem of the feather
the less danger of trouble. The odor
comes from the decay of the animal
matter in the pith of the feather, and
the larger the stem the greater the pro-
portion of this matter and the more
likely to be trouble. Where feathers
have been subjected to the proper de
gree of heat at the beginning before
decay takes place all the pith is thor
oughly dried out and cannot become
odorous. Where the pith has once
been left to decay and infect the feath-
ers with it's foul odor, harm has been
done that cannot be completely undone.
1t is waste of time to attempt to disin-
feet such feathers. All feathers should
be done over" at least once in six or
seven years. They are improved by
| hanging them out occasionally in the
rain and sun. to enable the ticks to be-
come thoroughly aired and cleaned.
Modern invention has introduced a
little modern ventilator in the side OF
the new pillows which pumps air
among the feathers, and, it is said
makes the pillow lighter. 1t always
pays to buy the best feathers, because
they are so much lighter, that bulk fo,
bulk the best are no dearer than the
poorest. 1t is generally cheap feathers
with coarse quilts that become odorous
N Y Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
sits n Ieetv

A good anecdote survives, but it
passes through many transformations.
Mrs. Lathrop, in "Some Memories OF
hawthorne" her father, tells an anec-
aote which she heard when child from
Mr.. Bennocls, frequent visitor of the
family during the Liverpool consulate
ship of her father. Doubtless some of
'ur readers will recognize this old friend
In new dress: A Scotchman, at an inn,
was walking disconsolately about the
parlor while dinner was being prepared.
A distinguished traveler-Dickens, per-
haps-was dashing off letter at the
center-table, describing the weather
and some of the odd fellows he had OBJ
served in his travels. "And," he wrote,
there is in thereon at the present mo-
ment long, lank, red-headed, empty
Drained nincompoop, who looks as if he
hadn't eaten square meal for a month,
and is stamping about for his dinner.
Now he approaches me as sit writing,
and hear his step pause behind my
chair. The fool is actually looking
over my shoulder, and reading these
words" A torrent of Scotch burst
forth right here: Its lee, sir-it's
lee! l never read word that yei
wrotep'-Atlantic
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18

A MISUNDERSTANDING man sat in
the poolroom at the Mansion house in
Buffalo the other evening. He had
been watching game for time, but
finally he had dozed off to sleep He
was drunk. Now and then he opened
his eyes when good shot was made.
He was not too far gone to show his ap-
probation of good player. He had
been doing in his chair for half an
hour, when suddenly he woke up,
stretched himself and said to man
standing near: Say, my friend, what
hotel is this?" "The Mansion house"
"1s it?" he answered, in surprise. "Yes,
sir, this is the Mansion house." "Well,
great Scott! I've been wondering for
the last two days where was, and I've
always been too lazy to ask. was in
this same hotel ten years ago. Funny
thing should drift into the same place,
This is Buffalo, amt it?" Again the
man passed off into the land of dreams.
LET me take the blamed thing home,'
said the patient, as the dentist relieved him
of his aching molar; ~ want to take il
home and poke sugar in it to see it ache !"-
Truth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
THE SINGLE PEN PLAN.
How to Put Up Desirably-Arranged
Poultry House.

How to Put Up a Desirably Arranged
Poultry House.
Divide poultry into focks of 25 birds
and have pens at least 12 feet square for
each flock. / would build IL or is feet
wide and long enough to accommodate
the number of hens wanted. Construct
walk three feet wide the length of
the house, on the north side, and have
feed trough and water tank in the walk
and nest boxes next to the walk so as
not to be obliged to go into the pens
except to care for droppings under the
roosts. Place nests over the feed
trough and screen in front to darken
them somewhat. A room in an end of
the house will be convenient for grain,
oyster shells, road dust, coal ashes, lit
ter and material for setting purposes.
Hang a floor by feet about 3 feet
above the ground in corner of the pen
and put poultry netting around to shut
hens in that want to sit. Make the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
PERCHES FOR POULTRY.
They Should BE Round and Exactly Fit
the Hens Foot.

the Hens Foot.
I am asked about perches for the
poultry house. They should always be
round on the top, as the fowls foot is
so constructed that when it sits down
it's toes contract so as to hold onto the
perch. The perches should also be OF
the same height from the floor. If
they are ranged one higher than the
other, after the fashion of ladder
leaned against the wall, the fowls will
struggle with each other for the high
est ones, as it is their nature to want to
sleep on the highest perch.
About the most satisfactory perches
I ever used were common shingling
lath, which were sawed one by two
inches, with two corners rounded so ms
TO make half round two inches wide
and one inch thick. This is about the
proper size to fit hens foot.
The perches in my poultry house VIC
laid on trestles such as carpenters use
shallow notches being cut in the top fol
the perches to rest on, so they would
not slip out of place. Such perches
seem to suit the fowls, and are easily
taken out to clean or to allow the house
to be cleaned.--Farm and Eireside.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
THE FARMING WORLD.
SQUADS FOR MARKET.
A Profitable Industry If Properly and In
telltgently Conducted.

A Profitable Industry If Properly ana ln-
telligently Conducted.
Success in raising squads for market
depends, first, upon suitable cote.
This should be large, airy and provided
with plenty of nests. Second. upon
proper care, including the keeping of
the place clean, providing suitable food
wheat, peas, very little cracked corn
and salt, and giving the birds chance
TO fly, either in a large wire inclosure
or, better still, at large. And third,
upon the stock. There is no better
foundation for this than the common
pigeon, those with white plumage be-
ing preferable because white squads
sell for rather better prices than col
ore1. Such birds, crossed with runts
or dragons, the runts being preferable
on account of size, will give the best
possible stock for SQUAD raising. Doubt
less it can be made to pay when a good
market for the squads can be found
From one pair of old birds about six
or seven pairs of young can be raised
In season. If there are but six pairs
that will give a pretty good product,
and as these birds often bring excel.
| lent prices, as much as three dollars
( is possible to be received as the income
from single pair of old birds. But
to receive such a sum it is needful to
get good price for the squads. Com
mon pigeons can be purchased almost
everywhere at 25 to so cents pair
Eunts are occasionally advertised, but
would be quite expensive to purchase
A good pair of runts would be worth
probably $40. The squad raiser, how
ever, should buy only runt cocks, and
these need not be the best ones, so thai
he probably could get them at two dol
lars to three dollars each.-H. S. Bah
cock, in Farm and Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
WOMAN AND HOME.
Quaint, Cool Apartments Furnished II
RIue and Vhfte
DAINTY BEDROOMS.

Quaint, Cool Apartments Furnished In
Blue and White.
White enamel bedroom sets are as
fashionable as ever for the bedrooms
of country houses The surface is
either Of plain enamel with brass trim
mings, or with decorations of Delft
blue in the form of little landscapes,
showing where pretty blue bridges
stretch over equally pretty blue streams
where there are boats on the water and
windmils by the shore, or bachelor
buttons are painted in clusters or seat
tered singly over each piece. The blue
decorations may be conventional in de-
sign and take the form of empire
wreaths of leaves or flowers, or of
scrolls.
Often few decorated pieces toilet
table and n chair or two, or perhaps a
cheval glass, may be the only decorated
pieces used with plain white set.
Again, the blue may only appear in the
wall paper or hangings, or in the mantel
ornaments and clock and lamp shades,
which may be of Delft blue and white.
The light through the globe-shades of
Delft blue and white is particularly
DleuSltlS Wntu ~ nus VI II IL really SOOti
little view of land and Water. These
shades are, however, high priced. On
the low-priced shades the drawing is
very poor, and the boats ride in the
sky, and the windmills occur in most
impossible places and positions. These
blue and white shades look their best on
lamps of wrought iron. When blue and
white is not chosen for a bedroom,
green and white, old pinl; and white,
or violet and white are cool-looking
colors to put together. Often young
woman who can paint flowers well
flecorates window seat, a rocking
chair and a writing desk for herself
Such room is charming when the
decorations are violet and the white
wall paper is also scattered with the
same flowers. with many of them in q
festooned freizr where there are many
green leaves. This extreme daintiness
of coloring should, however, only be
chosen for room where the maids who
care for the house or the maiden who
occupies it has leisure to keep it i'm
maculate. When n light coloring is de
sired, and white is not liked, curly birch
and bird's-eye maple are both used fol
bedroom furniture. White furnishing:
have most opposite effects on differen
persons. One woman who has white
room finds it's glare tiresnme, another
thinks it restful.-St. Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
salt In the Household.

A little salt rubbed on the cups will
remove tea stains. Salt put into white
wash will make it stick better. Use
salt and water to clean willow furni-
ture, applying it with brush and rub
bing dry. Ginghams or cambrics
rinsed in salt and water will hold their
color and look brighter. Salt and wa
ter make an excellent remedy for i'll
famed eyes. Hemorrhages of the
lungs or stomach are often checked by
small doses of salt. Neuralgia of the
feet and limbs can be cured by the use of
Rnlt
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
Good for Lung Diseases.

A New York specialist on lung dis
eases recently prescribed course O.
treatment for woman who was evi-
IDENTIFY far ON the road to consumption
What he told her to take was all sorts
of strengthening food, such as rare beef
cream, lots of butter, etc. Besides this
he directed her to eat raw eggs. beater
up in milk until she could bring herseli
TO take 12 day. This last regime alone
faithfully carried out, has, it is believed
saved another consumptive; it has
helped the first woman greatly as well
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
SCRUBBING MACHINES.
A New Device Which Saves Lots of Hard
and Disagreeable Work.

"A New Device " n1Cn saves i-otS VI ibaNu
and Disagreeable Work.
Judging by the rate at which invent
ors are busying themselves in devils
ing appliances for saving domestic
labor, there will soon be little left fol
the housemaid to do. "Housemaid's
knee" at all events, is thing of the
past, and the fioor scrubbing of the
future is to be done by machinery. In
the course of time, the scrubber will
undoubtedly be connected up to the
electric motor, which does the rest of
the household work, but in houses un-
provided with the electric plant the ma
chine will in the meantime be operated
by hand. 1t is something like lawn
mower, and runs on four wheels. Above
the two front wheels is tank, which
contains clear water, that may, of
course, be hulted, if necessary. The
water is supplied to rotary brushes at
the bottom of the machine, and these,
revolving in an opposite direction to
the motion of the machine itself, scrub
the floor. The dirt and water are car
ried into another tank over the two
back wheels. The wiping apparatus
consists OF an endless band of absorbent
material, made specially for the pur.
poses. This band is pressed on the floor
by rotary brushes, so that the cloth
accommodates itself to the inequalities
OF the floor. The cloth is rinsed and
squeezed out automatically as it leaves
the floor and passes through the tank at
the back. 1t is not necessary to SWEEP
| the floor before scrubbing.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
SiDEBOARD SCARF.
A Crochet Novelty Which closely Rcscm-
bles Drawn Work.

UIVH WUNHs
A very dainty novelty in crochet work
is shown. At first sight one can hardly
believe that it is crochet work, so close
ly does it resemble the drawn work pat
terms from which it is copied. The pat
terms can be utilized for coarser work
than that for which they are designed.
They may be adapted for bureau scarfs,
tablecloths, tides, cushions, etc, in
combinations with linen, scrim or silk,
but reproduced in their greatest perfec-
ton they should be of fairy-like texture.
A pattern for the ends of sideboar1
scarf may be made any desired width
or length. Flake ring of 6 ch; work
groups of tire with 2 ch between;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
SINGLE PEN PLAN.

building warm. Place two common
sized windows in each pen. Ventilation
should be provided at both top and bot
tom of pens. In the cut above are
roosts, dust box, pen for sitting
hens, d nests, e feed trough, water
tank, walk. Make the partitions OF
netting except 11s to feet on bottom
between the pens.-Asa Child, in Farm
and Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
CREPE PAPER WORK.

How to Make y Very Dainty and Attract
i've Scent Bottle Cover.
Take crinllled or crepe paper of two
colors, such as pale pink and blue, yell
low and brown, green and pale yellow,
or any other pretty combination 10 suit
the room. Lay the two papers together
and cut circle measuring three times
the heighe OF the bottle; for instance,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18

Mrs. Meyer-Look at old Mrs. Boney
This is the first time / ever saw her nj
a bah in high-necked dress.
Mrs. Schmidt--Well, it's high time
she drew veil over the past.-Texas
Eifter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-01

societies with Identical objects anu n-t'l
lceIuc4l nahivs. where one stt Ine ''-i'.'
alone ought TO -xist-to-wit, Sons OF the
Revolution and Sons OF the American
Revolution s. an anomaly which per
pIcXes the public mind. cXcites dlstrust on
both societies, pr0vOkes Injurious COM
ment, aIenates the sympathy OF very
many descendants of Revolutionary an-
cestors whose ala is needed, and seriously
mterferes with the patriotic work 90
which both thcs. societies are sincerely
and equally devoted, ana
" Nhereas consolidation of these two So
cieues iu a single society. on the basis
OF constitution and plan Of union which
mad been previously agreed upon az sepa-
rate meetings Of the General Society Of
sons Of the Revolution and the National
Society OF the Sons Of the American Reyo-
luton i'm the city of New York February
lG. 1893 failed on account of the dis
agreement as to the submission of the
original credentials and applications Of
all the members of an the respective state
societies % q fresh examination ana rec
vision. in accordance with the provisions
OF the new constitution agreed upon as
a necessary preliminary 20 enrolling mem
bers Of the new consolidated society; and
Whereas the necessity OF This prcIimi-
nary examination and revision. If the
proposed new society IS 20 De exclusively
composed OF actual descendants Of RcyO-
luuOnary ancestors. ought 10 be sclf-evi-
dent. therefore.
Resolved That We. the General Society
OF Sons OF the Revolution. convened IN
savannah on the 20th OF April. 1896, here
by proNer. sincerely and fratcrnauy, a
standing invitation % the National So
cicty Of Sons OF the American Revolu-
ton 20 unite with us IN "a single e~leral
society. according 10 the terms Of union
which were harm0uously agreed upon al
the separate meetings OF the two existing
societies in New York on February lG
1928 as amended hy striking thcrefrom
the third paragraph Of Article III. which
provided for the admission OF collaterals:
Provided That prior 10 such actual
union the membership rolls of an the
State societies OF both the existing so-
cieties. together with an the original Gre
dcntials and applications ON which mem
bership has been granted. shall De submit
ted FOR fresh examination and revision TO
a competent and disntercsted committee
SO constituted by mutual agreement of
the general officers as 20 command the
entire confidence Of both the uniting So
cietes, and
Provided. further. That this committee
shall he empowered and instructed TO
erase tho name of any member on the
roll OF any Sta-e society by whose ere
dentials and applications 1t would appear
that he is not entitled 10 membership un-
der such requirements OF Article III of
the constitution agreed upon at New
York on February l6 1873, as relate TO
direct Hneal descendants 20 the end that
membership in the consolidated society
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-01

York. and j. d. Naudercook, Of Illinois.
was appointed TO receive the credentials
Of the delegates. While this committee
was at work an informal recess OF ten
mintues was taken.
In recalling the Congress tolorder, Presi-
dent Porter took occasion TO remark that
the gavel he was using to-day was a
gift from the Society OF the District OF
Columbia, ana was made from the box
wood which grows around the tomb OF
Washington.
The committee then made its report.
through MIR. Hall. and tie list OF dele
gates, which viii be found elsewhere
was then read by Secretary Murphy, by
States, each delegate rising IN his seat
when his name was called.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
The reading of the annual reports Of
the various general officers was then de-
{ aTed TO be in order.
!. = pm. Franklin Murphy, or Newark, N.
", the secretdry-general. then read his
annual report. which was as follows
The secrotary-general Is able 10 report
that the hOurishing condition OF the So
ciety which was noted year ago has
continued throughout the year. Since
the meeting Of the last Congress, IN Bos-
ton, new societies have been formed IN
process Of formation in Arizona and
South Dakota. New .lfe has been in
fused into some the older State so
Cieiies. notably lse OF West Virginia
eIf Tennessee. and IN tne grand old
Sttfe in v Dr.. tng Congress meets al
IT, 81 sion. ne local society nas
cr, than I'd ft numbers.
Dut has sloN Nn q lesire 30 aTal liz il Oh
the abundant material which is 20 .ts
hand Tor making ii one of the largest ana
most useful OF all our state s0cieucs.
The growth Of the organization in the
larger States is notable. Massachusetts
has the largest State membership. its
number being gjf; Connecticut comes next
with SO; and then New York with 500.
The District Of Columbia Society
is fourth on the list. with
"a membership of fl0. Illinois follows
closely with AL. Then comes Minnesota
with 315, New Jersey, 3J2; Vermont, 80:
Maine. 223: and New Hampshire ~.
The other societies have memberships OF
less than 200.
Since the meeting Of the last Congress
in Boston. 1905 application papers nave
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-01

been approved by the registrar-general.
ana The total membership, Whicn an that
time was 5,N6, has grown TO be al the
present time l.1s3.
The silver medal OF the society was
awarded TO students in the various coll
leges throughout the country Tor the best
essays on the principles fought Ior in
the war OF the American Neyoluuon.
Copies OF the successful essays, which
had won the silver medal, were carefully
examined by a committee OF the BOARD
OF Managers appointed by the president
general, and the gold medal OF the 500
ciety, which IS given for the best silver
medal essay was awarded 20 John Cal-
vim Coolidge, OF Amherst College. I-le
offer Of the socicty's medals is d con-
tinuOus one. and IL is hoped that the NUM-
Der OF colleges that compete FOR the gold
medal will increase from year 20 year.
In many Of the States. the societies have
offered bronze medals Tor essays on SINE
lar subjects TO the pupils of the public
schools. This movement is. in the Onln-
ion Of the Board OF Managers. one 10 be
encouraged IN every way. as being IN
strumental i'm causing the young people
throughout the land 10 acQuant them
selves more thoroughly with the interest
ing details OF our war Tor Independence.
4 notable feature of the work or tho
year has been the oreanIza-
ton OF local chapters in most OF the
larger State societies. This movement.
starting with the organization OF the
Ellzabethtown chapter OF the New Jersey
Society, with Walter Chandler as presi-
dent. on the 26th Of September. 1873. has
now become very general, ana IN some
States not less than tYe chapters are
already organized. These chapters great
lv Increase local interest in the work or
he society ann. perhaps. more than
any other single cause are Instrumental
in its growth A Committee on the Form
of Organization OF Chapters was ah-
pointed at the last Congress, and win
doubtless report at this session.
The one subject upon which the secre-
tary-general expected 20 devote tho main
portion OF his report was that or union
with the Sons OF the Revolution The
necessity for any extended statement IN
connection with this Interesting ana I'M
portant subject is however. done away
with by The action OF the General Society
OF the Sons OF the Revolution, al their
recent meeting In Savannah. 81 which