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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
MIX ms Hen Food.

1t is being discussed as to whether
milk will take the pIuce of meat for
poultry. Milk is really superior to
meat, but the fowls cannot drink
enough of it to enable them tosHbsti-
tute it for meat, which is more concen-
trated. To derive benefit from one
pound of solid matter in milk the hens
would have to drink eight pounds of
milk, as there is only about Is per cent.
of solids in milk. The consumption of
such large quantities of fluid is not
natural with fowls. They prefer meat
and are not milk consuming if they
can procure its substitute, being averse
to the use of such large quantities of
water.-Farmer's Review.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
The Cultivation of Sage.

Sage will bear transplanting, and can
be thickly sown in boxes and trans
terred afterward to the open ground
as second crop after peas or spinach.
BY this method the loss by poor seed is
avoided, for sometimes the seed will
not come up well. If sowed in drills,
the labor of caring for the young plants
till full grown is considerable. The
plants should stand in rows one foot
apart and six inches between the
plants in the rows. The plant can be
cut down near the roots and spread out
to dry; or if raised for the market, the
leaves should be picked off and dried.
sage is good for Several years if pro-
tected from theycold in winter by a
light covering.y The seeds are pro-
duced the second year and each year
hereafter.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
abstraction by sudden scream and

abstraction by a sudden scream and
then another.
just ahead of him n great burly fell
low, a thievish beggar, it would seem,
had seized a woman, an elegantly
dressed lady, by the arm, while her
companion. young and exquisitely
beautiful female, regarded the man
with looks of horror upon her refined
| face.
Striding rapidly forward, Bradnor
reached out and grasped the knave,
who had not observed his approach, by
the throat and threw him heavily TO the
ground. The rascal lay stunned for
moment, and, then reviving, gathered
himself quickly together, and hurried
away, muttering imprecations as he
staggered along.
1--WE had given him money, SIR" said
the older of the ladies', "but he de-
manded more, all we had, in fact, and,
and" she was greatly excited and was
so overcome that she broke fairly down.
"Many of the Roman beggars are very
bold" he said. reassuringly. but you
will hear no more from him. But-here
is my card" he said, drawing out his
case and handing one to each. "You
| are Americans and l am an American
also. Permit me to see you to your
carriage"
Mamma, thafis Mrs. Trenton. wished
us to take one. but the distance is so
short and the day so lovely, headstrong,
1 decided we had better walk. / am
Mrs. Travis, both of 1ngleside, Vir-
ginia."
The owner of the divine voice! The
charm of it was as sweet in conversa-
tion as in song. Bradnor, as they pro-
ceeded on their way, regarded her
frlrtively from time to time.
Mrs. Trenton knew of the Bradnors,
upon them. This he readily agreed to
do.
One day he thanked Mrs. Travis for
the roses she had sent him. Then she
blushed crimson.
"Why, Mr.. Bradnor, what must you
have thought of my boldness? did not
know your name and really thought
you were the old gentleman-your
friend so spoke of you when you lay
upon the ground"
Bradnor laughed heartily. He and the
owner of the voice had become much
better acquainted By this time.
More than this, hA had learned from
her mother that she was a bride of an
hour only. her husband having been
killed in railroad accident within less
than the time named, after the marriage
ceremony had been performed. The
girl-wife escaped uninjured and re-
turned with his dead body from what
had been intended to be a happy and ex-
tended tour. This was four years ago,
and Kitty was now %.
"The deuce take it," murmured Brad
nor, when the mother told him. that
was what that confounded landlord was
trying to tell me-"
They remained at Rome two months,
and Bradnor was almost continually
with them. He met them at Paris, and
at London. The grace and charm of the
young woman were equal to the melody
OF her voice. and-well. when the next
Easter rolled around Kitty Bradnor sat
by the side of her husband in the little
UNCOVERED church, where. as he aft
erward declared. she sang more divinely
than ever.
WILLIAM RosSER CoBBE.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17

I is the property of married woman.
Shame upon you!"
When he was permitted to go down
would be but an act of propriety and
courtesy to thank her in person for her
kindness to a sick man.
She had gone away the evening be-
fore with her mother.
"The deuce take it," he said. regret
fully, "am | never to see her face?"
y y y 4
When next Easter day came Victor
Bradnor was in Rome and with thou
sands of others attended the magnificent
services at ST. Peters, where all the
pomp and circumstances of stately
robes, grand professions and artistic
music combined to give emphasis to
this day of days in the calendar. Brad
nor listened pensively to the glory
strains of organ and the rich-toned
voices of the men and boys of the choir.
His thoughts were far out and away in
the UNCOVERED Virginia church. and
he felt that the music of her voice was
sweeter than that of all the harmonies
which echoed in St. Peters. While the
organ pealed and voices blended with
it in happy acclaim of Resurrection
day, he thought he could hear her
divine vocalization above them all. soft
and gentle withal as the zephyr at even
tide.
He was glad when the services were
ended, because their suggestions
brought too freshly before him the
recollections of the Easter day of the
previous year. He felt he must go
through life haunted by voice, the
owner of which he burst not look upon
even should he chance to meet her, be-
cause she was the wife of another.
Passing into the outer air, he walked
along aimlessly pursued by the object
of his love. the voice that continued to
haunt him. He was aroused out of his
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
MIX the Ysar Around.

1t is the belief of the prominent dairy
men that the matter of having persist
ent mixers is largely in the hands of
the men who have control of the dairy.
Practical trials have been made, and it
is found that cow which receives the
right attention and treatment viii give
milk the yearround, while one, neglected
will soon dry up. 1t is not wise, however.
to milk COW the full ~ months. She
ought to have at least go days. rest.
and will do enough better when She
comes in to pay for it.-Dakota Field.
and Farm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
DAIRY STATISTICS.
As a Nation We Do Not Consume Much
Butter md Cheese.

As q Nation We Do Not Consume Much
Butter and Cheese.
1t is estimated that the value of the
annual dairy product of the United
States is $500, 100000 But to get at this
amount the cows of the country are
supposed to make 1875 pounds of 20
cent butter year on an average, and
both are excessive estimates. The mum.
ber of cows in the country (about H.
oOO,ooo) include all females of the bo-
vine race, the non-milking breeds, those
preparing for the shambles, everything.
1t is estimated that it requires 100000
cows to supply the country with milk.
each COW giving an average of 3,O5O
pounds, at an average of . cents gal.
Ion, or aout S1.0S a hundred, which ia
also too high. The other million cows
are supposed to be making cheese, $780,
100000 pounds year, at an average
price of 8 cents. The value of the by
products of butter and cheese making
is placed at SIS 900, 900, leaving $455,.
100000 worth of butter, milk and cheese
consumed by the people, or about $3.50
per year TO each one of our inha bitants,
on an average, about 124 cents day!
This is surely marvelously small con.
sumption for people like ours, and
with their known love of good butter
and milk the inference is irresistible
that they are not consuming as much
as they would like.-Rural World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17

| rieu woman. or anything else that be
! longs 10 her. Victor Brndnor?"
Still, though he sueered and reproved
himself, the voice quickened and sent
out repeated melodies in the great cham.
Der of his thoughts.
White Sulphur Springs was filed with
people from all over the country and
among the throngs was Victor Bradnor,
who had gone thither not so much for
his health as TO get away from the heat
of the city and the ennui that at times
oppressed him.
The evening was a delightful one in
August, and Bradnor was seated upon
the veranda of his hotel, holding high
converse with an old acquaintance he
had first met Mt Florence, and, later, at
London.
This friend was languidly telling of
misadventure he had on gondola at
Venice, in which n fair Venetian maid
figured, punctuated by an involuntary
bath in the blue waters, when, suddenly,
Bradnor leaned his head TO one side,
like dog when attentively regarding
his master.
He no longer heard his friend. The
firing of cannon would not have di-
verted him from the object of his in
terest.
Again the tender chords of memory
were touched and his big chest heaved
like a huge bellows pumped by smith.
The voice of the village church
poured out it's richness in a stream of
glory, overwhelming yet inspiring him
with its refreshing. The woman was
singing the Last Rose of Summer" A
touch of sadness pervaded her voice,
which now and then nearly quivered
with emotion as she declared the soli-
tariness of the flower and the death of
its fellows. She was singing in the
great hall ard the liquid tones poured
through tile open windows.
When she had done he sighed heav-
lily. arose and strobe abruptly away
from his friend, who, with mild sur
prise upon his countenance, likewise
stood upon his feet and slowly followed
after Bradnor.
The latter proceeded on his way until
he reached the end of the long piazza,
when he faced about and paused. upon
the very brink of the broad fight of
steps.
His friend drew near and was about
to address him, when party of ladies
approached from within and both gen.
tlemen moved as if to permit them to
have greater freedom in passing. Brad
nor, in his abstraction, stepped back
ward instead of forward. with the re-
suit that he lost his footing, slipped and
fell heavily. rolling over until he
reached the ground.
Instantly everything was in confu-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17

cut 21s inches in width and 6Ks inches
each end for ga inches, thus leaving
the center 1Hs inches square. Now
score them for folding. To put all to-
gether take three by three-quarter-
ing, any length you wish, tapering the
end to correspond with the taper of the
box. Fasten a plate of iron on the top
so that the tacks will clinch. Make 4
hoop of wire to slip over the end to
hold the splints while the hoop is
wrapped and nailed. The hoops should
be three-eighths of an inch wide and
ten inches long.
Made in this way the boxes will nest
together, and can be made at any time
for future use. The cost will not eX-
ceed 25 cents per 100 boxes. Material
can be had at any basket factory.
Such n box can be used for layering
strawberry plants. 1t makes cheap,
Geat package, and people like to buy
plants put up in this shape. They can
be then transplanted into the garden
without a setback. put up thousands
of tomato plants in boxes, each hold
ing half a dozen or a dozen, and also
do up single plants to put on the mar
ket. Vegetables grown in pots are too
expensive to the grower. This box is
also package that your customer can
take home easily, and he does not have
to set it out until his soil is in 1T con-
dition. There is no patent on this-I
give it for the good of the plant cu!-
turist. AS shown in the sketch the
plant is small for the size of the box
Z. w. Turner, in American Gardening
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17

For going on. our life grows gray
In shadow of the passed away;
The things we had and have not seem
The fading vision of dream,
Dear voices hushed, dear hands ungrasped.
Dear household broken. links unclasped
That late were binding kith and kin;
Such winds of sorrow have swept in
That wide. waste spaces everywhere
Leave empty silence, bleak and bare.
Not now with starry lilies digit
We greet the Casters morning light.
Our lilies bloom beyond the tide,
Sweet fields are on that other side,
Here meet we pain and fret and loss,
And heavy weight of rough-hewA cross.
When Easter breaks. thank God, we say,
For strength still equal to our day,
For hopes that span the road before
And love that climbs to Heavens door.
IT'S much, II but, serene and still,
And comforted, uplift our psalm,
And feel. through tears. the Easter balm.
And now. by every lowly grave,
One tender thought our fond hearts crave,
That He whose outward grave-clothes lay
Folded and fair on Easter day
May come so much our own to be
That aye His blessed company
May light like sunshine all our gloom,
And make our Easter lilies bloom
In hearts that join with full accord
The anthems to the risen Lord.
Margaret l.. Sangster. in Chicago In
terror.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
Agitation in CaIifornia.

The influence of the bicycle is in evil
dersce in California, where systematic,
plan for good roads throughout the
state is being pushed by the bureau of
highways, which was established main-
ly by the influence of wheelmen. II Ia
now proposed to make general tax
levy of 2N cents, the proceeds to con-
stitute fund for the construction of
state and local highways in accordance
with the most scientific plans for road
building.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17

VI VI " II SOiOuldi
church, and it recalled tender memories
of the days of his youth.
Following it's sound he reached the
edifice, which stood in the niids. of a
neglected graveyard full of grave
stones, many of which were fallen or
broken in pieces. Tangles of bush and
brier were on every hand.
Entering the house of worship, which
he found to be already filled, he mod
estly took a seat near the door and un-
der the gallery of the choir.
The day was Easter. and the plain
oaken altar bore large vases of sweet
flowers, whose fragrance had stolen all
over the audience room and made the
air of the April morning grateful with
its presence.
Soon the little organ sent forth a
peal announcing prelude, and the
young man locked bored. But in a mo-
ment he assumed an attentive, rapt at
titude. and ripples of glad sunshine
played over his features.
A voice of marvellous sweetness rang
out within the narrow walls of the
sanctuary. 1t was full. rich, clear, di-
vine almost, in it's expression.
Bradnor thought of the angel song
on the plain of Bethlehem. and closed
his eyes, as though to shut out all sight
lest the glorious harmonies be lost to
him.
He did not think of the singer. wheth-
er old or young, nor of the triumphant
words of the hymn she sang. 1t was
her voice, SO intense in it's earnestness,
SO flutelike in it's softness, yet so human,
withal, that had entered his soul.
Thenceforth he had no heart for the
prayers, nor the words that were read,
nor the sermon that was spoken. He
sat as one in deep sleep, from which
he only reused when the inc fable voice
rang out in its rich cadences. Others
mingled with it, but these he did not
hear.
When the services were ended he
slowly made his way to the village inn,
where he had been stopping during the
past week. There he inquired of the
landlord concerning the owner of the
voice.
Boniface was a fat, wheezy fellow,
whose thoughts came slow and whose
speech was slower. Bradnor found it
necessary to repeat the question.
"She's Mrs. Kitty Travis" slowly
came the reply, "wife of Tim Travis,
who"
20, the deuce!" calculated the young
man. as he turned disappointedly away.
The landlord stared at him with his
great google eyes in astonishment and
attempted movement to call him
back. but Bradnor had disappeared
from the room. Several times during
the afternoon and evening the host es-
sayed speech with his guest. but was
30 halting in purpose that he never sue
seeded.
Bradnor took an early morning train
for his home in Baltimore, and when
the sun rose the hills around the little
Virginia village were far behind him.
But he took with him a memory of that
place, fresber and sweeter and purer
than the white lilies that grew in lux
uriance upon either side of the roadway.
1t was the voice of woman in the ivy
mantled village church.
"Confound it." he muttered. "and the
owner of 1t is married. Yes. and doubt
less gray and old and wrinkled. What
have you to do with the voire OF mar
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
EnAter.

Across the winters gloom
There falls a golden ray.
And from each wildfower's tomb
The stone is rolled away.
Once more to life and love
The buds and leaves OF spring
Come forth and hear above
The birds like angels sing
In every wood and field
Behold the symbol shown.
The mystery revealed.
The majesty made knowni
Christ, Who was crucifled.
Is risenl Lo, the sign!
The earth at Easter-tide
Touched by His hand diYinel
Frank Dempster Sherman. in Youth'l
COMPANION.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
FEED RACK FOR CALVES.

The construction is plainly shown in
the illustration, nothing but narrow
strips of board being used in any part.
The uprights at the ends are nailed
firmly to the rack and have the lower
ends sharpened, so that they can be
driven into the ground whenever it is
desired to set up the rack.-orange
Judd Farmer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
A NEW PLANT BOX.
Just the Thing for TrnnsplnntInE All
Kinds of Vegetables.

Just the Thing for Trnnsp1nntlnE All
Kinds of Vegetables.
The new style of box shown herewith
[ have been using for number of years
and find it just the thing to transplant
tomatoes, peppers o., in fact, any veg
ntable plant that is desired to put on
the market early and get an extra price
Tor. 1 use the boxes principally for
early tomatoes, transplanting into
them about ten days before l wish to
market the plants. Tomatoes, peppers,
nsters and phloxes are transplanted for
the third time into these boxes, and
get from three to five cents apiece for
them, whereas If sold them out of
flats 1 would only get Is cents per
dozen. AS to the cost of this box: The
material is such as is used in making
the common market basket. Have 1t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
is EASILY MOVED.

ServicenbIe New Feed Rack for
Lambs and Calves.
Our sketch shows an easily made feed
rack that can be moved from place to
place, with the work of but moment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
Hin Ennter Onerinr.

I dare not Offer her hat.
On things mundane i may not feast her.
And so I have decided that
I'll offer her myself at Easter.
Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17

ried woman. or anything else that be-
longs 10 her. Victor Brndnor?"
Still, though he sueered and reproved
himself, the voice quickened and sent
out repeated melodies in the great cham
Der of his thoughts.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED-A young man experienced on So
w da fountain at La PARTISAN, 4s9 Con-
gresS ST.. Portland, Me. AlM
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24

ments by the commanding officer or by
his order, and the sentences of genera al
and summary courts that are read on the
quarter deck must all be fully entered on
the ships log. Reports go to the COM
manding officer daily and weekly, and
through him to the department. monthly
and quarterly of punishments that have
been awarded on board. Conduct books
are carefully kept SO that the good men
NAV be known and rewarded while the
bad are punished. The crew are classified
from special first class to fourth class
Thus every safeguard is thrown around
them.
The day of the cat is gone into the dim
past No men that go to sea today are
better treated than are Uncle Sans sail
ors, and no crews afoat are better disci-
plined They show it in their free,
manly bearing, and the great improve
ment of the men of today over those of
fifty years ago is due to the justice and
consideration shown to them.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
The Maine Central.

The Maine Central has been doing a
splendid passenger. business thus far in
August. There have been large excur-
sions almost every day.
..This week there will be excursions fro m
all parts of Eastern Maine, daily, to see
the North Atlantic fleet at Bar Harbor,
and there w Ill be a special excursion
from Portland to Bar Harbor next Satur-
day. The Indiana and Dolphin join the
fleet there making nine vessels in all.
There were twelve car loads of exeur-
sionists to Kineo, Saturday, from Port
land and intermediate towns.
Today is grand carnival day at Old
Orchard and there will be special trains
and big excursions from Pennington,
Waterville and other Maine stations.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24
Be STRONG And HEARTY.
HOW TO BE STRONG AND FULL OF
LIFE AND VIGOR.

If you starved for two days you would feel as
weak as cat.
Proof enough that your food is the cause of
yout strength.
If your stomach is sick, you're starving away
your strength. Slowly perhaps, but none the
less surely.
You feel it yourself.
You have nausea, loss of appetite, headache,
giddtness, pain in the stomach, loss of strength,
spirits and ambition.
What do you think? That it's your head !?
But It's not. It's simply your stomach.
Food Is strength. Stomach makes it available.
If stomach won't work, food does not become
available strength.
Shaker Digestive Cordial will, in few doses,
make your stomach well and help your food
make you strong.
Who wouldn't be strong? Whoever won't
take Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Sick, tired, weary men and women, those who
are working their'bodies and brains too hard,
will find relief and strength in Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
1t makes strength. 1t makes health. 1t
makes happiness.
It's not an ordinary medicine, it's cordial
Its pleasant to take, and more than pleasant
in its results
For sale by all druggists at 10, 25, so cents and
ST. 90 a bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-24


The United States Civil Service Com.
mission has ordered that an examination
be held by it's local board in this city or
Saturday, October 2, 1897, commencing al
O. clock a. H., for the positions of clerk
storekeeper, inspector, boatman, watch.
man and janitor in the customs service
Only citizens of the United States can be
examined. The age limitations for this
examination are as follows. Twenty years
and upwards. No application will be &C.
copied for this examination unless filed
with the undersigned, on the proper
blank, before the hour of closing business
on September l3, 1897. Applications
should be filed promptly in order that
time may remain for correction if neces-
sary.
The Commission takes this opportunity
of stating that the examinations are open
to all reputable citizens of the United
States who may desire to enter the SER
vice, without regard to race or to their
political or religious affiliations. All
such citizens are invited to apply. They
shall be examined, graded, and certified
with entire impartiality, and wholly
without regard to any consideration save
their efficiency, as shown by the grades
they obtain in the examination. 5a
For application blanks, full instruo-
tions, and information relative ,tolethe
duties and salaries of the different posi-
lions apply to Chas. W. Roberts, Score,
tary Board of Examiners, Customs Ser
vice. Post office address, Custom House,
Portland, Maine.