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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
wonderful vitality of seeds.

Prof. Webster and Pouchet, who have
recently been engagedi i'll experimenting
IN the vitality of seeds, find that the
seed of Medicigo Americana Qucern)
may be boiled uninterruptedly for four
hours without losing their vitality.
Seeds so treated sprouted and sprung
up in from twelve to seventeen DAYS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Friendly.

Joe-Are the family sociable out
where you are boarding, Jack?
Jack-Sociable? The farmer and his
two hired men sleep on the floor in my
room.-Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
old Tibbits IN = RAGE.

''That fellow ought to be kicked tn
death by jac<ass. and I'd like to be the
one to do it."-Bay City Chat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Matter of importance.

The smile of rejoicing upon her lips dies,
The shade of soul agony comes In her
eyes.
She is asking herself If the fates have been
kind,
And kept her skirt and her shirt waist
Detroit Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31

She said: 81 dreamed of angels,
They filled the heavens blue;
Now was there e'er a sweeter dream?"
He said: II dreamed of you'll"
Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
In Corinne's Garden.

The girl who wears red roses
May win heart or so,
But she really isn't in 1t
With the girl who makes them grow.
Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31

The faith that mixes it's ado
With elbow grease and pick and SPADE
Will bring the quickest answer to
The longest prayer e'er made.
-PhiladelDhia Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31

THE Hopkins family has quit taking
ice."
What's that for?"
Couldn't agree on whose duty it was
to get up early and identity it before
1t melted. Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Gould Nns Helm II.

Radbowen-I don't think Jerkleigh
would hesitate in telling a lie.
Chesney--Yes, he would.
Radbowen-What makes you think
so?
Chesney-He has to. He suffers
n. Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Faith.

Violet-Yes; l told him I wouldn't
go without chaperon.-N. Y. Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

weight the ladders are quite portable
and easy to be moved. 1t often hap
pens that two women can gather on one
set, when they can readily shift them
round the tree; or in the shorter lengths
woman can freely work a set alone.
l consider that one woman can gather
as much fruit by this method as two or
more can with single ladders. They are
as firm at the top as the ground is, and
are not affected by wind. The ladder is
not patented, and can he made by any
carpenter and blacksmith. | have had
them all lengths in use for 16 years,
and use nothing else on my 40 acres
of fruit, except, as the trees get older,
I single ladder for the top. Of course,
it will be understood that they are
drawn together for carrying about"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

In the fall is the best time to set out
rhubarb plants.
Sweet potatoes should be dug before
there is hard frost, as they are easily
injured.
Sort all apples carefully before send
ing to market. Get the best price for
the besr fruit
In nnsny cases gardening and fruit
growing combined can readily be made
a practical business.
The ounce does best with a short
trunk, the top branching out few
elches from the ground.
The arbor vitae or Norway spruce
is one of the Dest varieties of evergrsens
to plant for wind-break.
After the garden crops are harvested
plow up the garden and apply good
dressing of wel.-rotted manure.
When quality of fruit is desired the
more branches and top you can make
the larger will be the crop of fruit.
When garden seeds of any kind ara
gathered be sure that they are thor
oughly dried out before storing away.
The sooner red and black raspberries,
blackberries, currants and gooseberrieE
are set out the better. Early planting
gives a better opportunity to secure a
good root growth before winter.-St
Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

the bottom to give steadiness, and
where bush fruits are grown under it
is difficult to find room for the two legs
A single ladder is altogether out of
place in young fruit plantation.
The sides of the triple ladder should
be parallel-in fact, might be narrower
at the bottom if the ladders are wanted
for use where there is an underground
thus making 1t still easier to find a
place for the three ladders.
In regard to use of these ladders, the
writer says: II have sets from eight to
sixteen rounds each, and find that inch
by 21a inch deal is quite strong enough
for the sides, and at that length and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

Clarksville, Tenn.) replied: ".After the
way you command it, l would see you
in hades first!" The general looked
other man to do so, who willingly held
the horse. The general went up to our
coloGePs cabin, and they sent for Polk.
When asked why he spoke in such
manner to his commanding general. he
answered that he did not enlist in the
army to hold horses or in any other way
to play the lackey for any officer, but
if he had been requested politely he
would have willingly accommodated
him. The general, learning who Polk
was, and knowing the impression his
lordly ways made upon the men, told
him that he meant no offense. He
proffered the position of orderly on his
staff to him, but it was politely de-
clined.
Down in the state of Mississippi they
have large and delicious peach known
as the Tilgham variety. The history
of this fruit is quite interesting:
At the battle of Bakers creek, or
Champion Hill, Miss, Gen. LLOYD Thigh
mum was hilSh Wy a SdlIHOu SuOl' LlC
was tenderly lifted and laid under
peach tree by some of his men. His
blood ebbed out and formed pool
around its roots. This tree was one of
the white Heath" species, and was ON
that day, May 16, 1868, full of young
peaches. 1t was a prolific bearer, and
each year previously its crop had been
selected for preserving, as the fruit was
so large and white. Late that summer
when gathered, it was found that the
meat of the peaches was blood red, and
each succeeding crop was ever after of
the same color. The story was PUB
lished, and the fame of the "Tilghman
peach" became general all over that Sec
tion of the state. The writer has eaten
peaches that grew on g"afts from the
original tree, and knows they were red
and luscious. He received letter the
other day from an old army comrade
of Comanche, Tex. mentioning Gen.
Tilghman and his death under the tree,
which recalled the legend. Both of us
were in Gen. Tilghman's brigade.-Pa-
ducah Register.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
PLANTING VINEYARDS.
Most of the Work Should Be Done in the
Fall Months.

fah MOntns'
For those who propose to plant vine
yards next year, says the Wisconsin
Farmer, the time for making prepara-
tions will shortly be at hand. Land in
tended for grapes should in the first
place be fall plowed quite deeply. Here,
as with most other crops, good prepara-
ton is always profitable. Unless one is
in particularly favorable situation
with regard to producing vines so that
they can be had just when they are
wanted and in thoroughly good condi-
ton it will always be wise to procure
them in the fall and heel them in. The
plapting can be done at the first opening
of spring, and early setting is always
best. When setting the vines do not
crowd them. Eight feet each way is
close enough, and the place where the
vine is to be set should be very thor
oughly and deeply worked at least three
feet square. If any fertilizing is
thought to be necessary the manure
should be very completely worked in.
The cultivation the first season should
be sufficient to keep the ground in good
tilth and free from weeds. The pruning
may be done in the fall after the leaves
drop. Set the vines so as to trim back
to two buds and then prune pretty Sc
verely each season in order to promote
new wood growth, at the same time pre-
serving a sufficient supply of old wood
Two or three sprayings, probably not
less than three, with Bordeaux mixture
during the season will be found profit
able. There are, it is true, seasons when
unsprayed vines win yield as well as
those that have been sprayed. Here
spraying is rather in the nature of in
surance, and as the character of the
season could not be foretold the insur-
ance is worth what it cost. During
other seasons spraying oftentimes saves
the crop. There is no other fruit the
farmer can raise with less trouble and
more profitableness, from the home and
domestic standpoint, than the grape.
Even though he may never sell pound,
yet he will find health and good living
promoted by the growing of q few
grapevines Of good varieties.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
HOW A PEACH WAS NAMED.
Cen. TiIghman's Blood CoIorod the Fruit
That Bears HIS Name.

Gen. Lloyd Tilgham in appearance
was tall and as straight as an Indian.
He was handsome, and graceful and was
n noble-looking commander. He was
an old West Pointer, and very fond of
fine dress and display, so much so that
the soldiers would remark, when they
saw him coming: "Yonder comes the
peacock" However, he was as brave as
a lion in action, good providcr for his
troops and strict disciplinarian. He
sometimes would forget that he was in
command, not of regulars, but of volun-
teer troops. An instance: 1t was at
Fort Donelson, when one day he rode
over from Dover, his headquarters, on
business with Col. Head, una attended by
any of his staff. Our company being in
winter quarters (log huts) and mostly
off duty, were gathered around a log
fire at the end of the street. AS he dis
mounted he held out the reius to the
nearest soldier and in pompous man
ner said: Hold my horse" The SOL
dier (the late Polk G. Johnston, of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

An heard him whisper: ABE. you've
saved my life,
Your OIL wool shirt, asong with your con-
nivin'.
Has kept me from that grave beside my
wife,
Well, judge. while stood thar beside him,
schemip'
On how to get him in a Doctors care.
A ten-pound shell toward us come a
screamin'.
Just like a ravin' demon in the air.
An wen 1t passed. found myself a-layilg
Across oil Sweetys body, an see
That 'tarnal shell. that by US went a-nyfn',
Had TUX my leg along for company.
Well, Judge, that's all; except when the
war was over.
found myself cripple, an since then
I've been a sort o. shiftless. worthless
rover,
But just as honest as the most o. mon.
never stole a dime from livin' mortal,
Nor never harmed woman, child or
man
I've simply been a bum. and hope the
courtn
Be Jest as easy on me as it can.
Then spake the Judge: Such helpless.
worthless creatures
Should never be allowed to bum and beg;
Your case, it's true. has some redeeming
features,
For in your country's cause you lost a
leg.
ASd yet feel the world needs an example
To check the tendency of men to roam:
The sentence is: That all your life-your
camp'n
Be In the best room in my humble home"
The soldier stared! Dumb! Silent as
statuel
Then. in voice of trembling pathos.
said:
Judge. turn your head, and give me one
look al YOU.
That voice is like an echo from the dead.
Then forward limped he. grimy hand ex-
tended,
While tears adown his sun-browned
cheeks did roll,
Ana said. With slang and pathos strangely
blended
why. Col. Sweety. durn your brave oil
SOUL
LION Santiago Carlino, in Chicago Times
Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
A SHELL IN THE SHOVEL PILE.
An Old Soldiers Store of Wartime In.
cident.

cident.
whenever I see a pile of shovels
stacked up on the sidewalk in front of a
hardware store" said an old soldier,
sit makes me think of a pile of shovels
traverse in an earthwork at the time of
the civil war. There were siege guns
and mortars of one size and another in
batteries scattered along these works
in the particular battery that l speak
of there were two 100-pound rihed guns.
There was traverse between the two
guns, and one on the outer side of each,
traverse, you understand, being a
short ridge of earth running back from
the line in front, and at right angles
with it, to protect she gun and the gun
ners from Il lateral fire. This pile of
sAovels lay at the end of one of the outer
traverses, to the left of the piece that
/ worked on. There were six or eight
men on the gun.
"A she'll that came over from a con.
federate mortar battery dropped square
on that pile of shovels and exploded
the instant it struck. Our own gun had
just been fired, and the men were all
standing scattered around to the rear
of the gun carriage, none of them far
away from the shovel pile, and all of
them right in open range, not protected,
as some of them, anyway, would have
been minute earlier by standing over
on the other side of the gun, with the
gun and the gun carriage Eetween them
and the shovels.
1.-The air was filled with smoke, and
fragments and splinters of shell and
shovels were flying in all directions.
There wasn't man but what expected
to have his head knocked off by piece
of shell, or to be cut in two by shovel
blade, or at least to have the handle
of a shovel stuck through him. But the
fragments of shell all flew past, the
shovels all came down, and the smoke
cleared away. and nobody had even q
scratch. Then the men all laughed and
went to loading the 1oo-pounder again."
IN. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
HANDY FRUIT LADDER.
One Can BE Made by Any Carpenter or
Blacl NTH.


blacksmith.
AS a fruit-grower of over 20 years.
standing, correspondent offers sug-
gestion to the readers of the journal Of
horticulture in the matter of ladders.
As shown in the illustrations there are
.hree ladders, each fastened at the top
TO a triangle made of three-quarter-
inch rod iron by single hinges, screwed
to the under sides of the ladders. The
material consists of a rod of three
quarter-inch iron, three feet long, TO
make the triangle. Six pieces of fiat
bar iron three-quartcr-inch wide, with
eye or hinge made on one end, to be
screwed to the under side of each lad
der at the top by three or four screws.
Wood for the ladder sides inch by 21a
inches of the required length, rounds
of ladder of ash or oak. The width be-
tween the sides nine inches, to allow
two feet standing on the same round OF
the ladder at the same time. The
hinges should be slipped onto the
triangle, two to each side, before it is
joined.
The ladder may be any length, and
for trees up to the ages of ten to fifteen
years they are much better than double
ladders, which must be made wide at
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
THE SOLDIER TRAMP.

Yer honor, pleads guilty. I'm a bum
mer:
I don't deny the cop here found me drunk;
i don't deny that through the whole long
The sun-warmed earth has been my only
bunk
hain't been able fur to earn livin';
man with one leg planted in the tomb
Can't git a 1ob-an' I've strong misgiv-
Bout bein' cooped UP in soldiers home.
''whar did lose my leg2" At spottsyfvan-
Perhaps you've read about that bloody
But then guess the story won't restrain
you
From doin' what the law sets down as
right.
I'm not a vag through choice, but through
misfortune;
An as fur drink-well, all men have their
faults;
An Judge. guess I've had my lawful por-
tion
o. rough experience In prison vaults.
Iserved as private in the Tenth New Jersey.
An all the boys'll say done what's
right;
Thar amt man kin say that Abram Bur
War ever found shirlsin' in a fight.
Right in the hell-born. frightful roar Of
battle.
Whar shot an shell shrieked thro' the
darksome wood,
Amid the blindin' smoke an muskets' rat
tle
You'd always find me doin the best /
could.
we had brave OIL feller fer colonel
We called him Sweety. but his name was
Sweet
why, Judge, swar 1t by tfIe Great Eternal!
Aro alt rot AUh a
eat
An you could allus bet your bottom dol
lar
In battle, Sweety'd never hunt a tree;
He'd allus dash into the front and holler:
Brace up. my gallant boys. an foller
mei'
Well, Just afore the Spottsylvania battle
or Sweety cum to mo an says. says he:
81 tell you. Abe, faint many things'u rat
tie
A tough old weather-beaten cuss like me;
But in my very soul I've got feelin'
That I'm agon' to get a dose to-day,
An 'tain't no use fur me to be concealin'
The skittish thoughts that in my bosom
play.
Fur many years you've been my neigh
Dor, Bursey,
An / hev alius found you square and
Back in our little town in old New Jersey
No one has got a better name than you.
An now Sant yer promise, squar'ly given,
That If our cause to-day demands my
life,
An you yourself are left among the livin',
You'll take me back an lay me by my
wife"
Well, Judge. that day. amid the most in
fernal
An desp'ra bloody fight ever seed,
Way up in front l saw the daring colonel
Throw up his hands and tumble off his
steed.
In half minute was bendin' DER him,
An seein' that he wasn't killed outright
] loaded him upon my back an bore him
Some little distance back out O. the fight
The blood from out a CHASTITY wound was
flowin'
An so 1 snatched the shirt from off my
back,
For I could see the brave oil cuss war goin'
To die, unless held that red tide back.
An purity soon I seed he was revivin',
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
Reforms Need More Than Day

To bring them about, and are always more
complete and lasting when they proceed
with steady regularity to consummation.
Few of the observant among US can have
failed to notice that permanently healthful
changes in the human system are not
wrought by abrupt and violent means, and
that those are the most salutary medicines
which are progressive, Hostetter's Stom-
pch Bitters is the chief of these. Dyspep-
sia, disease of obstinate character, is OBJ
liberated by it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

SOME men become bald quite early in
ufe while others die and have their Wills
offered for probate before their heirs fall
Sut.-Texas Sitter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life

II you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life and vigor, take No-To Bac,
the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
your own druggist, who will guarantee a
cure. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago orNew York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

Uncle George, when does woman
come to years of discretion?" "When,
on making up a luncheon. she leaves
out pickles and puts in hard-boiled
ggs."-Chicago Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

THE man who sells what h g does not own
cannot cheat the man who meyer pays him
1or it. A great deal of businesS is done on
that basis.-TeXas Sitter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

Looking for It.-Jones-"Brooll is
dead" Brown-"Well, I'm not sur
prised to hear it. His doctor told me
he thought he could straighten him
out."-Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

THE M1NIsTER-"I suppose, these times,
man has got to keep his eyes open2' The
Deacon-"Yes, indeed ;excepton Sundays"
-Yonkers s. atesmap
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

DE pussons what sets on de ags OBJ Dor
rered trouble will at las succeed in hatchin'
de generwine chickens.-Texas Sitter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

Iris quite the thing lately for an old girl
TO marry young fellow, and bring him up
the way she wants him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

PIso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
es a Cough medicine.-E. M. ABBOTT, 1853
Seneca St, Buffalo, N. Y, May Q, 1894.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

A DIRTY fellow who was selling n ma
chine for driving nails was advised to get
one for cleaning them.-Texas Sitter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

CAsoARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never siclSen, weaken or grippe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

SHE-"It is wonderful how much wom-
IN can go through" He-"Yes, especially
IN the way of pockets or fortunes. Truth
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

WHEN bilious or costive, eat Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 10c, 25c
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

'I DON'T quite see why you call Mr.
Biggs lantern iawed?" "Why, because his
face lights up so when he talks. ."-Brooklyr
Life
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

Eminent responsibility and arctic
frigidity Il. j. Villcrs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
please state that you saw the ndvertisss
ment In this paper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17

Halls Catarrh Cure
II taken internally. Price 75c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
In the Household.

To prevent buff and gray linens
from fading and growing streaky in
the process of laundering add table
spoon Of black pepper to the first wa
ter in which they are washed. To keep
pinl1s and blues from growing dizzy
add a t4blespoos of salt to the first
washing water.
a small fat paint brush. about one
inch in width, is kitchen convenience
that no housewife should be without.
For the greasing of all pans it is both
neater and more efrectual than the
usual bit of paper. Also il ali meats
were brushed over with sweet oil and
vinegar before sending to the refrig-
orator they would retain their juices
and flavor far more perfectly than is
commonly the case.
Feather beds and mattresses should
be banished from the home of the hy-
gienic woman. Hair mattresses, Il
they are hard and dirty. can be made
fresh by ripping the ticking. remov-
ing the hair. washing the ticking, pick.
ing the hair and putting it in a dry.
airy place for several days. When the
ticking 10 dry 1t should be filled lightly
with the hair aud tackled together
again. The woodwork of each bed
should be scrubbed. washed and dried
IN the sunlight.-Chicago Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
Daylight ae the Ocean Bottom.

In very clear water sunlight pene.
frstes the seas to the depth of 1850
aect- These experiments were made in
the Mediterranean, near Corsica, and
rs miles from land, the results being
obtained by means of photographic
plates. The depth to which daylight
Penetrstes depends, of course, on ths
transparency of the water; the Medi.
kerrHnean being famed for the clear.
ness Of its water, admits light to a
greater depth than is the case where
the water Is less transparent. Usually.
the light of the sun $50 feet below the
surface OF the ocean is no more than
That OF the moon, while ar the depth
OF 800 feet it is scarcely equal 10 the
giinper Of twilight. and ct 600 feet in
many parts Of the ocean there is per
petual darkness. Near Mindora, in the
1ndiaa ocean, the spotted oorals are
plainly visible under $50 feet OF water.
nhe Caribbean sea is of crystalline
elesrnsss. objects being discernible on
the bottom at very great depth
Popular Science News.