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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
THEY WOULDN'T CHEER.
An Instance of the Lack of discipline
Among Southern Troops
in War Days.

At Memphis, on the Mississippi, there
were more comforts and luxuries than
there were at Memphis on the Nile.
The march of empires had gone thou
sands of miles westward and left this
remarkable exhibit, of which Gayoso
house was not an unpleasant incident
in it's way. Gen. Gideon j. Pil low very
courteously sent an aid-de-camp to in
vite me to accompany him to inspect
Fort Randolph and the batteries COM
manding the river. He had been So
licitor, in business with President Polk,
but changed the pen for the sword in
the Mexican war, where he served with
distinction, was severely wounded, re-
turned to business, and engaged in it
till secession summoned him to the
field. A compact, clean-shaven man,
with short gray whiskers and POM
pous manner of speech. Shot and shell
were ready behind the guns command
ing the stream to prevent federal ruff.
fans" from passing down from Cairo.
where Gen. Prentiss commanded. But
| was not impressed by the discipline of
the -splendd-looking fellows,
tall, strong and bold. They kept up
running commentary on the speech
which Gen. Pillow thought it was nee
| essary to address to them. When one
of the officers called out: Boys! Three
cheers for Gen. Piilow!" the rank and
| file responded with warwhoops and a
stentorian voice shouted out: who
cares for Gen. Pillow?" No one an
swered.-North American Review.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21

"Polly," parrot belonging to Will
liam Parkinson, who lived ON Staten
Island, is dead. Polly was one of the
garrison of Fort Sumter at the time
Gen. Beauregard opened fire on it. She
maintained good spirits throughout the
fight, came out with thu honors of war
and was s"nt north by aer then owner,
who was an officer of the garrison
Chicago Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21
No Wonder He's Proud

"What makes Blogger SO unbearably
proud of late?"
"They have their first baby at their
house and he caught the first string of
fish brought to town this season.
Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-21

Seeley-Flinn is hiring ge on the
Klondilse plan--pays at the rate of SIS
day.
Parsons-How can he afford It?
"He deducts $1i.5c for board."-up
TO Date.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Klondike is said to be paradise
for sportsmen.
Three out Of every 1875 English-speak-
ing people have red hair.
A certain Chinese flower is said to be
red in the sunlight and white in the
moonlight.
The huge guns of modern navies can
be fired only about rs times. After that
they become worn out.
Some Of our frst-class cruisers carry
enough coal to take them 10000 miles,
steaming at ten knots.
The total icordage required for a first
rate man-of-war weighs about so tons,
and exceeds $4,000 in value.
To keep o race horse in even moderate
condition in England, with proper at
tendants, costs e S25 year.
Boston claims to have the longest
paved street in the world-Washington
street. which is 171s miles in length.
Cigarette smoking is q common prac-
tice among the colored washerwomen
of New Orleans, They lean over the
tub, and make q quaint picture as the
smoke rolls from their lips.
Scientists have demonstrated that
the purest air in the cities is found
about 25 feet above the street surface.
This goes to prove that the healthiest
apartments are those on the third floor.
In announcing the union of 1.-TWO in
nocent and trusting hearts" in Monroe
county, Ill.,, the reporter of local pa
per closes his information in this ex-
pressive way: "The bride has been q
widow for five long weeks"
ia populate the section of country
through which the new Siberian rail
road runs, the Russian government Of
fers the cheapest railroad fares ever
announced A through ticket for 1000
miles will be furnished for $1.5O or for
over 1000 miles, $500.
A centrifugal gun, discharging 3d.
900 bullets a minute, has been invented
by an English engineer. The bullets
are poured into case from a hopper
and guided into a disk, three feet in
diameter, revolving in the case at the
rate of $4,000 revolutions q minute
They are discharged from the edge OF
the disk.
1t is said that lake sailors make the
best seamen. A sailor may cross the
Atlantic without danger of running
into an island, and he may hardly sec
more than two or three ships during the
entire voyage, but on the'lakes tits just
the other way. The lake sailor, there.
fore, becomes more alert, watchf-l and
careful.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
SHEEP ON THE FARM.
Why They Are More Valuable Than
Any Other Kind OF Stock, Even
Including Poultry.

The dog is the only enemy to the
sheep industry. 1t. cap successfully
battle against any sort of tariff laws
and in competition with other kinds Of
stock, but the dog is invincible. five
will take the trouble to compare the
cost of making mutton with the cost of
making other kinds of meat, the sheep
will have the advantage. In paper
read at one of our Michigan farm insti-
tutes there. was carefully-prepared
comparison of the sheep with COWS,
steers, horses and hogs, and the sheep
got the. best of it every time. 1t has
often been said, and may be1said again,
perhaps with profit, that sheep on the
farm are valuable because they are
good weed destroyers, good fertilizers,
produce meat at q little less cost than
any other animal can produce meat,
produce a fleece which no other animal
does and is about as handy to kill for
fresh meat as q fowl is. No dry farm
should be without at least a small flock
of sheep. When I started in the bust
ness I did it with ten head, and ! have
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
Dressing n Brass ned.

We are all very partial to brass beds
and seldom think of furnishing our
houses without them, yet every woman
has honestly confessed that after she
set up one it remained thing apart
which would not adjust itself to the
rest of the bedrooms prettiness until
she began to dress it.up in unison and
sympathy. The first thing to do if
your house is cottage inland or at the
seaside is to select a pretty chintz or
cretonne with rose garlands, for in
stance, on u white ground. Fit the
spread across the top and with an en-
brodeux or lace design a square in the
center. On the sides and foot join an
1S-inch band of plain dimity in a lovely
shade of mauve, and edge both sides of
this band with the same lace embro-
deux. Put plated fo1nce of the chintz
around the bed, attached TO the iron
frame, and finish the bottom with a
narrow band of mauYe cloth covered
with the embrodeux, andle the spread
fail partly over this hounce. The
browning, finish is a bolster of chintz
with mauve- ends drawn into center
rosette of laee.-Boston Hernld-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04

bought freely when it was carried to
them. And they DIDN'T buy afterward,
either, unless I carried it to them aud
asked them to buy.
The ton of honey was soon sold at
eight. to eleven cents per pound, accord
ing to quantity wanted, and. several
thousand pounds more were bought
and sold at fair profit. Since that
time 1 have raised mostly extracted
honey, alwaysrretail it myself, and am
getting the same prices now In these
times of very low prices that did ten
years ago. Honey, if good article,
will sell itself almost anywhere, if
given a fair chance. 1 have never found
a place, in country or town, where it
would not sell fairly well any time Of
year, though in the fall is best In my
after the bulk of fruit is
gone and the many needs of the winter
season have not yet taxed the pocket
book.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04

On the following Monday morning
magnificenuy attired, drove up to the
bank and, throwing>down the check or
the counter, told the cashier that
would take the money in &1O0 notes.
He glanced quietly at the slip of pa
per and, saying that he would let Inc
have the money in moment, went tc
desk at remote corner of the bank
and spoke in a whisper to another clerk
began to grow trifle alarmed at
this delay, but 1 treasured myself by
rejecting that nothing could possibly
be wrong, in view of the fact that the
check was an exact copy, so Tar as the
mere outward form was concerned, Of
the ordinary check signed by MIR
Brayne, and my establishment can there
fore be better imagined than described
when found myself few minutes
later In the grasp of couple of con,
stables.
What's the meaning of this?" !
asked, trying to speak coolly, "Tho
checks oil right"
A tall, dignified man came forward
at this point, ''0n the contrary" he
said, quietly, 81 have reason,to know
that the check is all wrong, and as the
manager of this bank l give you into
custody on charge of attempted fell
ony."
What could say? What could do ?
was so dumfounded at the whole bust
ness that allowed myself to be placed
in a four-wheeled cab, the constables
and the manager also occupying seats
in the vehicle.
When we had gone some little dis
lance turned to the bank official and
said: 1--WE obtained this check from
Mr.. Brayne by threats. How did you
or your assistants know that this, check
was not signed by the gentleman of
his own free will? As far as I know
there Is no mark whatever on the check
which could give the game away"
The manager smiled. "Well, as no
harm can be done by telling you,
may as we'll do so. Mr.. Brayne is in
the habit of systematically making a
small blot on the back of every check
he signs, and it. is an understood thing
between the bank and him that any
check which does not bear such blot
is either forgery or has been obtained
By foul means. Mr.. Brayne discarded
ordinary private marks, but used the
blot, which, of course, most persons
would attribute to mere carelessness.
In that instant there flashed across
my mind the recollection of the fact
that the check which we had used as
model had indeed borne small blot
on its back, which I had, of course,
attributed to accident.
Over the subsequent proceedings and
the sentence awarded to me will draw
what the noVelists call 80 veil" but
think have made 1t pretty clear why
we did not cash the millionaire's check
after all.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
LIVE STOCK POINTERS.

Grow Pumpkins for the hogs and
cattle.
Smartweed rubbed on an animal will
keep off flies.
Never keep more hogs than you can
take good care of.
Don't feed the horse too much corn in
hot weather; don't.
The well-bred hog will pay. The In
ferior hog will not.
Filthy surroundings for the pig and
mango often go together.
The best hog has good chest, for
there are the vital organs.
Remember that fat animal should
not have violent exercise.
If sheep are kept in a pasture with
cattle dogs will not attack them.
The bay horse with black points is
now the favorite carriage horse.
The colt should have clean stables.
Unclean stables produce joint disease.
A shade for the horses head in hot
weather will save the life Of the horse
very often.
Let the colt have. chance to learn to
eat oats by keeping them where it can
get at them.
A horse that tsifed three times day
should be given no more hay than it
can eat in On hour.
Just as soon as the hog will eat give
it just such food as you give the sow.
with plenty of milk.
7 A pig that has been shipped long
distance cannot be expected to show up
well on it's arrival.-Western Plowman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
Keen un the peef Quality.

Our Canadian correspondent places a
good deal of emphasis upon the damag-
ing results to the dominion stockindus-
try, coming from the crossing of dairy
and beef breeds. This has been a very
costly experiment to many of our home
breeders also. Our field correspondents,
in Indiana and Ohio especially, report
whole herds which were formerly of a
good beef type, as now possessing very
few animals that would pass as good
grades. One cross of dairy bull upon
shorthorns or cows of other beef breeds,
will produce cross that is 'betwixt
and between" and really is not prof
liable. animal from any standpoint.
The lesson has been costly one, but
perhaps it will be needed, = Prairie
Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
nut in at least two nest eggs. Turn

and put in at least two nest eggs. Turn
the opening away from all windows
toward a corner, If Possible-and
very dark nest will be secured. 1t is an
interesting fact that hens will con-
stantly eat their eggs if laid inthe or
binary open box nest, when, if they
find a chance in the meantime to steal
their nests away they win never think of
eating the eggs. This has been proved
over and over again. Such nest as that
here shown gives the hen the feeling
that she is stealing her nest away, and
thus assists in protecting the eggs
n. Y. Tribune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
DIsposING OF HONEY.
How One Beekeeper Managed to Do
1t with Decidedly Gratifying
Financial Results.

How to dispose of the honey crop
proftably is becoming serious prob
lem with most bee-keepers. Not'many
years ago it was easy to raise. comb
honey, says H. D. Burrell in Bee Cul-
ture. Ship it to some commission
house in a nearby city and realize 16
to 20 cents a pound for it. Now in.
many places most of the honey-produc-
ing timber is gone, and waste lands re-
claimed and cultivated. These causes
with frequent poor seasons, render the
honey crop uncertain; and, worst of all,
comb honey in the cities is quoted to
10 cents.
Formerly raised comb honey almost
exclusively and shipped nearly all of 1t
to commission houses. But some years
ago unexpectedly had about ton of
autumn-extracted honey to dispose Of.
Shipped to commission house it would
probably have netted four to five cents
a pound some time. had never tried
peddling honey, and was very much
prejudiced against peddlers and ped
ding; but I wanted more for that
honey. I loaded some of it into the
wagon, put up in convenient packages
for retailing and started, though with
much trepidation. I knew a-few re-
Bluffs would send that honey to the
city for what it would bring. But I
sold honey at nearly every house, over
300 pounds the first day, and decided
that peddlfng (honey at least) was not
such bad business after all. Many
neighbors and acquaintance who had
passed by frequently for years and
seen the{sign: Honey for Sale" but
never l9popght Q pound of my honey.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
THE UNIVERSAL THOUGHT.

A pale thought met me in that season fair
When JOY was young and life was glad
and free,
And said: 20 thou who seem'st SO void Of
would have speech with thee!
''Thou canst not choose but hear me. for
my word
Cometh to all men, be they high or low;
I hold each mortal fast till he hath heard.
Whether ne will or no.
IAN nations. tongues and tribes have I
To hear my voice. saw the earth's fair
The eyes OF every race and age beheld
Me from the dawn Of time.
ct vex the peace of king and potentate,
The conQueror in all his pomp arrayed;
The mighty in the pride of power elate.
Know me and are afraid.s
yet to the poor and wretched.l am sweet;
I soothe the aching breast with healing
balm;
And they who walk with torn and bleeding
feet
I I'LL with holy calm.
go SOUL keep fast thy faith! Live free
from blame!
So shall my voice be one that comforteth;
For thou must hear me-, Wouldst thou ask
my name?
am the Thought OF Death"
Clifford c. Carleton, in Midland Monthly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04

cloth run is excellent for chicks in
early spring. When they are few
weeks old o hole is made under the
frame to let them out. Don't make the
hole large enough for the older fowls
or for cats. The main henhouse is
1ex6xs feet high, with slightly sloping
roof. The cloth runis 12x6x6 feet high.
The floor of the main house is raised two
feet. allowing IN extra run beneath for
the chicks. have used this oiled cloth
also for doors and for coverings for
hotbeds, and it has lasted several years.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
PULLETS AND HENS.
Why 1t IL the More Profitable Plan to
Retain the Layers Just rs
Long as Possible.

The value of thing consists not only
of its material, but of its capacity to
produce. The advocates Of pullets in
place of hens claim that the hen can
be sold in market, which sum they place
to the credit Of the hen. The egg, the
flesh on the carcass and the chicks
raised by hen are supposed to be what
her owner receives. But where is the
pullet that is to take her place when the
hen is sold? The answer is that the
pullet must be matched and raised"
and thatis an expense that's not found
In the estimate when the advice is given
to replace the hens with early pullets.
It is costly to raise the layers every
year. For instance, let US suppose that
it costs one dollar to raise q chick
from the egg until it begins laying, to
say nothing Of the time lost. If the
pullet is kept laying but one year she
monopolizes the entire sum of one dol
lar, and must lay dollars worth of
eggs before she can begin to give a
profit over her first cost, and she must
also be supported while she IS doing so.
If she is kept two years the first cost
of raising her is so cents year. If
kept four years her annual cost for eX-
penses the first year (before she began
70 lay) is rs cents a year. Hence, the
longer she Is retained as a layer the
smaller the cost of the pullet. Then it
must be considered that if one has 100
hens and is raising 100 pullets to take
their places, he must provide room for
200, although he really has but 100
layers. 1t is the cheaper plan to retain
the hens as long as possible, forno mat
ter how much more valuable the pullet
may be, you must first raise your pullet.
Farm and Fireside.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
c cure
C or ST.
patton

and youcure its consequences. These are
some of the consequences of constipation /:
Biliousness, loss of appetite, pimples, sour
stomach, depression, coated tongue, night
mare, palpitation, cold feet, debility, dir
illness, weakness, backache, vomiting,
jaundice, piles, pallor, stitch, irritability,
nervousness, headache, torpid liver, heart
burn, foul breath, sleeplessness, drowsi-
ness, hot skin, cramps, throbbing head.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Public worship of God on the LIST and
{ Srd Sundays at II A. NJ, or the End and
4tn at 7:30 P. NJ.
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday at 80
P. NJ. Sabbath School at $50 P. NJ.
Meeting of Epworth League each Mon
day night at $50, the third Monday
night of each month being devoted tc
literary work. -
A most cordial welcome is extended to all
ISAAC p. MARTIN, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
AMONG THE POULTRY.

The nonsitters are the best egg pro-
ducers.
In egg production lies the chief
source of profit in poultry.
Fresh laid eggs will hatch little
sooner than. those laid some time.
After the young poultry are Matched
everything depends upon the care given.
Chicks in healthy condition should
be lively and vigorous from the first
hour.
Plenty Of shade is essential for the
comfort and thrift Of the young poul-
try now.
Linseed meal brightens the plumage
regulates the bowels and promotes di-
gestion.
1t is usual for some breeds to moult
lighter each year, and this is sometimes
called a defect
All the coops should be shifted when
they have no wood floors, or cleaned
out every few days.
Care must be taken at this time to
see that lice are not eXhausting the VI
tality of the young chickens.
Lack Of variety will sometimes cause
the hens to lose appetite. A change Of
food will then prove the bestremedy.
Sulphur for the nests, whitewash for
the houses, kerosene for the .perches,
exercise, pure air and variety of food
for the fowls.
The reason why the hen that steals
her nest always matches well is'that she
is not too fat and every egg has the
same vitality.
The principal advantage in board
floors in the poultry house is that it
avoids dampness. 1t should be covered
with hay, straw or leayesa-St. Louis
Republic. 8
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
TIE PILL THAT WILL.


never had more tnan 16 In the perma-
nent flock. It is not much Of a flock,
but call attention to its uses. 1t pays
for its keep and considerable besides.
1t is better for-my land than purchased
fertilizers and much cheaper than they
are. 1t has cleaned my farm in seven
years of many kinds of weeds, and it is
so easy to kill sheep for meat for
the table, and mutton is so healthy and
so relishable that T would a good deal
sooner let my chickens than my sheep
go. I have never had any trouble from
dogs. I keep bell on che of them.
Perhaps it does good and perhaps not
don't know. Butt have never suffered
loss. though some of my neighbors
within few miles of me have. There
is plenty of room for more sheep, and
we farmers ought to breed sheep
Howard Sulson, in Western Plowman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04

nave cashed the check, if ali gees well
and shall be in Brussels. You and Har-
ris will then cross the channel and join
me at the Hotel d'AnGleterre, Brussels
where we will divide the proceeds OF
this deal. There can be no doubt that
Brayne has pIoyedsus fair and square.
and evidently he considers that he is
escaping easily with the loss of the sum
in question"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
'lIl|P ,! 3. 7 i :!
:. :. .DEES.2
s. no W"
PROTECTING THE EGGS.
1t Can BE Done by Constructing Dark
But Comfortable Nests for
the Laying Hens

Egg-eating is often encouraged by
light, open nests. An easily made dark
nest is shown in the cut. A half-barrel
or long key is turned upon its side. A
bit of burlap is tackled over the top Of
the front and a strip Of board at the
bottom. Make the nest in the inner end,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
UP-To-DATE HENHOUSE.
ouclOth, Hence 1t Can Be
Moved with Ease.

The distinctive feature of this hen
house is the portion built entirely of
ollcloth. The frames are made so that
they can be easily taken apart. They
are merely tied together and lightly
nailed to strong corner posts. This
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
= y eg"'s
% ills Are a. : = s.:s oSss

DR.. j. C. Ayers Pills are specific for
all diseases of the liver, stomach, and
bowels.
81 suffered from constipation which as
sumed such an obstinate form that feared
it would cause. stoppage of the bowels.
After yainly trying various remedies, be-
gan to take Ayers Pills. Two boxes effected
a complete cure"
D. BURKE, Saco, Me.
: "For eight years 1 was afflicted with
constipation, which became so bad that the
doctors could do no more for me. Then
began to take Ayers Pills, and soon the
bowels recovered their natural action"
WIN. H. DELAUCETT, Dorset Ont.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
ror Exan,pIe.

at takes an exceedingly brilliant
man to know just what to do at q crit
ical moment?" remarked the student of
history.
Eyes" replied the man with a num-
Der of impecunious friends. ut some
times takes me five or ten minutes to
decide whether or not to receive tele-
gram marked collect. '"-Detroit Free
Press
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-08-04
MODEL PIG TROUGH.

will be found of much value and great
convenience. Before pouring in the
swill, the front end of the pen, in the
form Of a swinging doorsuspendedfrom
the top, is placed in the position shown
at b. The trough is.4illed and the door
is allowed to assume the position shown
at az. j. Rasch, in Orange Judd
Enrmpr