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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
IMPROVING PASTURES.
Few Days Labor Every Season VIII
Surprise the owner I'm It's
Benefcent Results.

If there is any one part of the farm
that is neglected in the summer time
when the rush of harvesting takes up
most of the time and attention of all, it
is the pasture fields, says writer in
Indiana Farmer. While there may be
some little excuse for this on large
grain farms, it can hardly be over
looked on dairy farm, where grass
and green pasture are the chief de-
Tendencies for success. The improve
ment Of pasture fields is a crying need
on many old places. As rule the
roughest and most sterile fields are
given over to pastures, and it is not
giving a COW fair show to make her
pick up living on land that would not
produce anything else. This is often
the case, however, and then we blame
the COW for not giving more milk. Half
the fault against our dairy cows can
be traced to improper feeding. Be
cause a COW has u large field or mead
ow to Craze in it does not follow that
she ought to give a large flow of milk,
n much smaller piece of land would
produce much better results if the
pasture was rich and we'll cared for.
1t is all right to give the cows for pas
ture the toughest and roclliest part OF
| the farm. for naturally one does not
select that portion for blowing under
crops. But il is the part of wisdom to
bestow a little care upon such fields to
| improve them each year. A few days
| labor devoted to the pasture fields
every season will surprise the owner
| in the results five years later. First
| there are rocks and stones that can
be gradually carried off the field and
| piled up. Gearing the pasture field
in this leisurely way will yield its re-
ward some day when it is found desir-
able to cultivate the meadows or hill
side for orchard or field crops. Along
| with this work should go thai of clear
ing the land of wild berry bushes,
brush, roots and weeds. The roots
once taken up will kill the bushes and
trees for good, and so with the weeds.
| See that they are rooted up. and not
| simply cut off. NoXious weeds prevent
grass plants from growing, and gen.
orally they harbor parasites and rusts
of grain which may spread to the cul-
,tivated fields any day, and do great
amount of damage. This work OF
clearing the pastures of foreign
growths is very important at this sea.
son of the year when weeds are about
ready to produce their seeds. One
| plant destroyed root and branch now
may prevent the growth of so next
summer, So it is wise to begin a once
for every year that the work is post
poned the pasture field degenerates sc
much more. While engaged in this
work of destruction it might be vel
to reconstruct, too. Plant a few
shade trees in the most convenient
place of the field, and if necessary fol-
their protection fence them in unit
they attain a good growth. Years
later they will be appreciated by botl
man and beast. When the weeds are
pretty well rotted out, it will pay tc
sow the field in the fall with gras,
seed, spreading it thinly around to re
enforce the old grass.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
SIZE IS IMPORTANT.
There Is No Market Now for Under
sized Horses, No Matter How
Good They May BE.

For years the standard of the mar
ket for horses has been steadily ad-
vancing. 1t takes a better horse now
adays to be called a good one than
ever before. He must have more quail
ity, more style and, above all, more
size than ever. The last is especially
important in the opinion of the Ma
tional StoclSman. A horse must be of
good size for his class to bring a good
price. A little draft horse is chunk
and maybe a poor one at that. A
small driver is not wanted by men who
can afford to pay good prices for driv-
ing horses, and is too small to work.
If a man is breeding drivers to sell,
he must get the size. He cannot afford
to risk getting extreme speed one
time and losing the other things nine
times. He must breed for qualityi
style and size and all the speed he can
add thereto will profit him. But a
farmer cannot afford to breed small
horses on the chance of getting speed,
for too often he doesn't get II or
doesn't know when he has it. Get
them good and big, and they will sell,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
ELEVATION OF HOG HOUSE.

and-ends of planks, etc, lying around
in the yard that would go a long way
toward building a suitable house for
swine, and anyone with little knacl1
at rough carpentering can build one
if he knows just what kind of a build
ing he wants.
l will describe my hog house, and if
I we're to build another / do not see
how could improve it, except only
the roof. Mine is gable roof, and
think L should like a slant roof better.
! made my house out of old odds-and-
ends of plank that were left over from
tearing down an old house. 1t has not
got a single new piece of timber in it,
and | did all the work myself, at odd
times when l could do nothing else.
The only cash that paid was for
nails and some shingles. The win
dows and door came out of the old
house.
Fig. 1 shows the house. 1t is "a feet
long by 16 feet wide. w w are win
dows, d d doors. The door in the
gable end is for convenience in put
ting anything into the loft that 1 want
to put there. 1 made it so l could put
corn there to feed in the winter if de-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
MODEL SWINE HOUSE.
A Good Carpenter should he Able to
Build IL l. -Four Days
Cost of S;I5.

A suitable house for swine is found
on but very few farms, for the great
majority of farmers seem to think that
a fence corner on the lee side of some
straw stack is good enough, and to go
to the expense of building cheap
house for them to go into and sleep
at night and in bad weather seems
like throwing money away. They do
not stop to think that a comfortable
swine house would save them many
nicllels.
\ swine house need not be eXpen.
sive, and need not be made of the best
lumber in the market. know mum.
ber of farmers who have old odds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08

charm. Daintiness, however, though
not inherited, is the outcome of habit.
A girl is dainty because she has been
accustomed to give thought and time
10 being agreeable to others. Thus
It comes natural to her. Her wealth
of hair, always so glossy and carefully
trained, owes its satiny appearance to
the faas that she brushes it regularly
and frequently, and not solely when
she feels in a mood to do so, or when
she desires to look extra nice. Her
pretty, soft hands, with their she'll
like pink nails, ure always in an i'm
maculate condition, for it is her habit
and pride to keep them spotlessly
clean. Her person appears to shed
around her fragrant perfume, deli
cate, yet quite perceptible. This sub
tie fragrance comes from her dainty
way of putting her dresses into draw
Crs which contain sachets of sweetly-
smelling powder, the scent from
which seems to be a part of herself.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE PULPIT.

Women as ministers is the subject of an
interesting article in the Chautauquan by
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. DIR. Shaw
writes without any feeling in the way of
resentment against the churches that ex-
Clude women from their ministry. She is
merely telling facts.
BY the beginning of the twentieth cen
tuy DR.. Shaw believes there should be at
least 1000 women preaching the Gospel in
the United States. 1t is claimed by the
United Brethren that it was their denomina-
tion that ordained the first woman in the
Christian ministry. She is Rev. Lydia Sex
ton. Miss Sexton was given holy orders in
1851 and worked in the church as minister
until 1890 But it is generally accepted that
the first ordination of a woman was that of
Antoinette Brown, who was graduated from
the theological school at Oberin in 1850, but
who was refused license to preach. OF
women ordained by the Congregational de-
nomination attention is called to Rev. Annis
Ford Eastman, now assistant to Rev. T. r.
Beecher in Elmira
There are but three ordained women in
the regular Baptist church-Mary G. Jones,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08

ordained several women, and women are
admitted on equal terms as lay delegates to
the general conferences. DIR. Shaw herself
is a graduate of the theological school of the
Boston university, and on being rejected as
l mister by the Methodist Episcopal
church she was ordained for the Methodist
Protestant church in Tarrytown in 1880.
The Methodist Episcopal church, although it
never ordained women licensed them until
1880. Even this concession was then re.
pealed. Women, however, have acted and
now act as evangelists and missionaries in
the Methodist Episcopal church. Con-
spicuous among these workers is Elizabeth
W.. Greenwood, national evangelistic super.
lntendent of the w. C. T. U. Dr. Shaw says
that it was the life desire of the late Frances
L. Willard to be 4 minister, but her church
would not permit it.
The first Universalist woman minister was
Olympia Brown, ordained in 1868 Augusta
j. Chaplin is the only woman who was ever
given the degree of D. d., although many
have earned it. She is a graduate of Michi-
gan university, and Lombard university
honored her with the degree in 1893 Aman-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
Sheep on weedy Farms.

That sheep are more profitable for
the average farmer than cattle, and
especially for those owning hilly or
broken farms, cannot be denied, as
sheep will thrive where a steer will
starve, and for renewing worn-out
and rundown firms they have no
equal, as they soon rid the land OF
weeds, briars and brush, while their
manure is the richest of all fertil.
izers and is distributed evenly over the
surface of the soil. But, like every
other business, care and judgment
must be exercised in order to Sc
cure the highest rate of profit. A
full-blooded ram should be used, as
a scrub is dear at any price.-Epitom-
igt,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
Sheep I'm the Pastures.

Whenever the pastures have been
overgrown with shrubs and young
trees the best way to repress their
growth is to turn in sheep to pas
ture. A flock can thus be kept ON
land that without it would soon be
SO overgrown that no grass could
be procured. The sheep will bite off
the tender growth of the present year,
and will get as much nourishment
from it as they would from feeding
with hay. AS means of keeping
pastures from being covered with
brush, sheep are invaluable. They will
thrive where any other stock wcs;Id
scarcely be able to live.-AmericaD
Cultiyator.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
GROUND PLAN OF HOG HOUSE.

sired. Up to the present, however,
l have put some cornfodder in the loft
TO make the house warmer and 1 am
so well pleased with it that I have
concluded to leave it up there.
Fig. . shows the ground plan. AS
you will see, it has two apartments,
each 12X16. The feed alley, F, is three
feet wide. is the slop barrel, V V a
common V pig trough that runs from
to G, nearly the width of the build
ing. d D are doors hung over the
trough to keep the pigs out while put
ting the slop in. The doors are hung
to the piece marked A A. 1t is 2X5..
The dotted line shows the position the
doors are in when putting in feed.
The places marked G G are gates. d
d are doors that open to the inside
and are three feet wide by three feet
long. There is a strip nailed to the
floor for the doors to open against,
with hook to fasten them. When
the weather is cold shut the door at
night and also during the day when
the wind blows cold. All ther times
leave it open. The places marked f
are gates to turn the hogs from one
pen to another by letting out only one
lot. The pen 24X16 has an open shed.
The house and yard are floored with
odd plank sawed off to fit in. forgot
to state that the building is seven
feet up to the square. The cost and
amount of material are about as fol-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08

ofSthe state of Washington, ordained in 1882;
Frances L. Townsley, Nebraska, ordained in
1885, and Edith Hill Booker, Kansas, or
dained in 1894. The Baptists, says DR.. Shaw,
discourage women from entering their min
istry. Mrs. Booker was for three years pas
tor of the First Baptist church of Pittsburg
Kan, before her marriage with Mr.. Booker.
The Free Will Baptists have II ordained
and nine licensed women ministers. Women
have preached in this denomination ever
since the beginning of the century. As early
rs 1915 Clarissa i. Danforth was a licensed
preacher, but the first regularly ordained
Free Will Baptist woman minister was Miss
Anna Bartlett, of Paw Paw, Mich. Rev.
Ellen c. Copp is the principal of Hillsdale
college, and is very popular with the stu
dents.
The Christian church has but five or six
ordained women preachers. The Presby-
terian church refuses to allow women to en-
ter its ministry, but accepts the work Of
women in all other departments of church
work. The Methodist Protestant church has
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
N554IAl|I5T]'Sii7EEiRA
91RB1dlllSlE5S2 ES
HOW TO BE DAINTY.
A Quality Which Makes Girl APP
pear More Charming Than
Those Around Her.

Daintiness is that indefnable quail
ity in a girl which causes her to APP
pearmore charming than those around
her; it is an attribute that is seldom
Unborn, but the result of culture. She
is certain of making good impression
where Others ANONYMOUSLY fail 20 do
so, fact which causes jealousy and
makes those who are not dainty look
on with enyious admiration and wish
that thy too possessed the subtle
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
Avn ErceIIent Precedent.

A Berlin civil court in suit brought
by a dressmaker for the payment of
an expensive dress, to which the de-
Tense was that the dress did not fit,
after making the defendant wear the
garment in court, decided that she
should not pay; on the ground that
when a dressmaker asks as much as
ESQ marks ($62) for a dress, the price
implies that the fit shall be perfect.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08
Nevada woman Lawyer.

Miss Gertrude G. Grey has been ad-
mitted to the bar of the supreme court
of Nevada at Carson City, We are in
formed, says the Legal News, by those
who witnessed the examination that
Miss Grey's answers to the questions
propounded to her were exceptionally
good. She is the second woman to be
admitted to the Nevada bar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08

Women suffering from form of female weakness invited to promptly
Mass All
freely
outof the which
possible
goodwill
of
this Pnkam Medicine Lynn,
for she worked side with Mrs Lydia Pnha and for snee
department of
reang by letter hundred thousand nlng
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-08

A good rough carpenter ought to
build it in about four days.-C. Won.
Staden, in Ohio Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
SALTILL0.

Another year has sped away on
old Times fleet pinions, AMI 1898
with its joys and sorrows is here.
SO, correspondents ,one and all,
let us try to do our duty to the
great and only Courier.
j. L. Bugg made a business trip
toaPaducah last week.
Bruce Galbraith, of Henderson,
is in town.
Misses Clara and Drue Davy
have returned from a visit 10 rel
atives and friends in Hooker's
Bend.
Mr.. Ollie Buclner spent the
holidays at his home in Parsons
Miss Jennie Wilkinson, after a
pleasant stay of several days at
Henderson, has returned home.
d.. j. +. Harbert visited his
parents at Morris Chapel one day
last week. The DR.. informs us
that his father will move his fam
lily here this or next week. a
cordial welcome is extended them
CHRISTOPHER NORTH.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
PICI[WICK.

Misses Minnie Parnell and An
mic Carroll Of Nixon are visiting
friends and relatives here.
AMI Burks and Charlie Ste
phenson Of Ilasca, Texas, are here
spending the holidays. They say
they are going to stay till spring
and plant Il big pea crop.
Walter and Miss Eva Counce
are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
ID. Leeth this week.
Mrs. Il. j. Martin, who has been
i'll the past four months, passed
away last Friday night, January T.
We are glad that we can say that
she was a true Christian, and that
she has gone to a better world
where all is peace and happiness
Our mourning friends have the
heartfelt sympathy of the whole
community.
a small crowd of young folks
spent Sunday evening at Mr.. anC
Mrs. Burks' very pleasantly.
Miss Nellie Baird was cheeret
up over the idea that he was com
! ing back bye and bye, but she says
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
WARD.

Miss Ada Wynn was the guest
of Misses Betsey and Mackie Por-
ter Thursday.
There weren't but five Of the
Porter boys went deer driving on
Thursday. We wonder where the
rest were.
Miss Mackie Porter spent We'd
nesday night with the family Of II.
NJ, Dickson.
Miss Mittie Ward thinks there
is nothing more useful than Wood
in cold weather.
Dick Hardin and Neil Cherry
past through our midst this week
with a drove of cattle.
Rev. Tredway preachedan excel
mt sermon at Wards chapel Sun
day.
Ask Miss Mite Ward who il
was that came Sunday.
Taylor Franks was smiling over
about VIM. Porter's Sunday.
Bid Anther and Rome Porter
went to Turkeys bird hunting.
Miss Vionna Kendall was the
guest of Mrs. Fanny Ward Satur
day night.
Mr.. Harry Dickson was smiling
in our midst Sunday.
JUDGE s. |.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
PAULKS.

The health of this community is
very good at present.
Rev. Dixon preached at Robert
sons Chapel last Saturday night
and Sunday.
Miss Willie Kirby Cicero Cor
do is visiting Miss Cornie Hall
this week.
Last Monday morning Mr., Pitts
Wolf found his house burning,
and from appearances it had been
burning all night
Jess Dobbins Of HOOker's Bend
spent part of last week with Riley
Freeman.
Ike Lynch has moved into the
house recently vacated by Mr.. Lii
man.
The young people Of this neigh
borhood enjoyed a singing at MI.
Halls last Thursday night and one
at Mr. Daniel Fails Friday night
MIS-. Ora Hurst has been visit
ing her parents on Turkey Creek
this week.
Wonder who Ed DeFOrd will
employ to teach his baby its name
Frank McMahan visited friends
near Olive Hill Saturday and Sun
day.
MI. Young, the cattle buyer wai
in our neighborhood on business
this week.
Mrs. d. A. Hurst visited rola
tives in Savannah last week.
Rev. Seaton will preach at Rob
ertson's Chapel next Saturday
night and at MI. Hermon Sunday
Glib Wolf will go to a party wit
two young ladies', then say to th'
other boys, It's big | and little u
That wedding we wanted to re
port is put off for q while; MANN
objected.
Yes, we would be glad to read
letter in the Courier from Pro
AlOnzo Phillips.
, PEARL HONEYDEW.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
RIGHT.

There was quite a boom in our
town Saturday,
W. II. Newell Of Henderson
paid our town a visit in the inter.
est Of his creamery.
We are sorry to report that Dr..
Harbert is leaving our town, max
ing his future home in Saltillo.
G. j. Motif Of Morris Chapel
was in our town this week.
Joseph Copeland of the Bend
was with the boys Saturday. lie
says he believes he would rather
be Register than live in Sibley.
A. i. Orr, the successful cattle
man, was in town Monday.
Mr.. O'Neil came out successful
in his law suit Saturday between
himself and Mr.. Sam Mickens.
If any of yon boys in the Bend
sec anything you don't know
don't get excited; it is only
old Bro. Hogdin, as he went off in
the Bend and got married. We
wish the old man much happiness.
Newman and Hoover, two more
candidates, were in town to-day.
G. w. Harbert of Savannah was
in town Saturday.
Joe East of Savannah was here
looking for some stray stock.
r. l.. McKin2ie of st. Louis, the
grocery drummer, spent a night il
town last week.
a. i. Orr is talking of taking {
trip to Paducah.
L. NJ. wilkins started hunting
Monday, but was SO afraid that 1t
would hit a candidate or a cattle
buyer that he came back.
OLD NUB.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
WARD.

The holidays are over and we
are glad to say that our C ommun-
ity was blessed with the best of
visitors.
John Wood and sister, of Wal
nut Grove, were with us for a few
days, AID brought with them their
musical instruments, and some of
our young people say they make
heavenly music.
Bud Hardin and wife of Hen
dersOn county visited his father,
NJ. S. Hardin, and we're accompan'
led home by his sister Miss Fan
ME.
Miss Fannie said, Bless God,
Xmas has come and Tone with 1t.
We have special order out for
a choice load of hay for our livery
stable. Come up, Luther.
Miss Betsy Porter says she is
going north on the next visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Metals, OF
Graham's Chapel, visited Mrs. W.
j. Porter last week.
Alvy Porter and wife visited
the family Of II. L. Porter, anC
they report a hog-killing time; fine
weather for the business.
Miss Mamie King spent few
days in the Mt. Tabor neighbor
hood, and whom did she find whel
she returned home! Mr., Ben,
guess.
We are sorry to report tina
Mrs. n. Il. Porter, who has beer
sick so long, has been worse tol
several days.
JUDGE s. |.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
GIBBS.

S. II. Cossey and children of
Harrisburg, Ark, spent the holi'
DAYS with the family of A. Bran
um and left Tor their home the Sd.
w. A. Franks and family of Nix
on, spent few days recently near
Waterloo.
Gibbs has lost one of her best
boys. We regret his departure.
He was a boy whom every person
honored and esteemed. We wish
you much success in all your I'M
dertakings, Charlie.
II. L. Wood has moved to
Horse Greek.
w. A. Frank will move to our
town soon.
B. b. Branum is still boarding
with Mr.. George Biyens.
One of cur young ladies says, If
that young man could just stand
up-but that is the way with all
"Dollies."
Misses Ida and Hattie Branun
spent a few days last week will
relatives at Nixon.
! j. G. Wood and his sister Mary
spent last week with friends an(
relatives on Horse Creek.
Little Blanche Cossey of Har
risburg was presented with a mic
gold ring as a Xmas gift by he
cousin, BIB. Branum.
A. Branum is talking about goinj
west in the. near future.
Best wishes to the Courier:
PAT.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-01-14
NIXON.

Bey. j. a. Sharp failed to fill his
appointment at the chapel Sunday.
jim Jones of Walnut Grove was
in our town last week.
r.. d. DeFord, the Publican, has
been in our town twice this win.
ter rObbing our people.
Rev. j. G. Roberts went cut to
his barn to feed his horse one
morning last week, and behold,
there was G. w. Longs Jack bar
red up in the stall and laughing at
the joke he had gotten off on the
preacher.
Santa Claus tried to fly off with
one Of Esq. McCanless's wagon
wheels one night of last week, but
he got all mixed up in the top of
a tree and lost the wheel and one
half yard OF his shirt.
Miss Xie Watson Of Paulks Wis
tied in our town during the holi,
days.
Misses Fannie and Cora Long
visited relatives at Walnut Grove
the latter part of last and first OF
this week.
Ebert Lamb, our townsman,
who is teaching school on Hollin's
Creek, was mingling with us Sun.
day,
II is a five dollar fine for can,
didate to pass through our town
and not shake hands with some
one of lis.
Our public school opened the
| first Monday Of this month with
more than a hundred students
Prof. J, N. Watson has given per
feet satisfaction as a teacher ant
as a neighbor cannot be beaten
He has gained many friends dur
ing his stay with us, and his fam
lily is admired by all.
John Morris has bought the Par
nell land lying between the dwell
ing5 Of Lewis Fowler and Green
HALEY, and will build on it in TIT
near future.
1.-THE Benton debating society
knew that we had their subjec
and were debating it every nigh
they certainly would send in thei
challenge.
Bob SisOn is our ragged maj
since he ran into the barbed wir,
fence. WARSAW.