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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
NOTES ON ALFALFA.
1t Requires Large Quantities of Lime
Which Should BE Applied the
Previous Fall.

Lime is very necessary element in
the soil, at least in states where the
plant may be considered out of it's nst-
ural region. The lime should be ap-
piled the fall previous to the seeding
and should be well narrowed into the
soil. If commercial fertilizers are to
be used they should be applied just
previous to the seeding, unless we ex-
cept Stag. which should be put on some
months before. The manure should
be applied after the cutting. prefer
ably late in the fall. The trouble with
alfalfa is to get a good start and a
good deal of nursing is required for
the first year. For this reason the
surface soil should be carefully pre-
pared, so that the roots may penetrate
the earth as rapidly as possible. After
it is started. care must be taken,not to
NOW it too close or pasture it too soon
or too close. 1t will not recover so
rapidly as does grass, and sometimes
not at all. This is especially true dur
ing the first year. 1t takes a number
of years for the roots to get good de-
velopment. They should therefore
have soil with good depth between
the surface and the water table.
Though alfalfa is water-loving plant
it cannot grow with its roots saturat-
ed. 1t is not by any means an aquatic
plant, even to its roots. This is one
reason why it fails on some soils-the
water table being too near the surface
of the ground. Weeds must be kept
out the first year, as they have bet
ter fighting chance at first than the
alfalfa.-Farmers' Review.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
How He Passed II.

Pat-I say, Mike, have a three
penny piece with n hole in it which
/ cannot get rid of at all-at all.
What shall do with it, begorra?
Mike-Sure, Pat, you must do the
same as i did oncst-an excellent
plan was mine.
"And phwat was it, at all, Mike?"
"Oh, it was fine, Pat, 1 tell you.
That threepenny piece had bothered
me long tonne, entoirely. Nobody
would have it, so at last I melted
down a sixpence and filled up the
hole. Begorra, it went the very next
day, me bhoy."-London Spare Mo.
ments
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

Bran is an excellent fertilizer for
crops, as it is rich in nitrogen and
mineral matter, but it is made more
valuable when it is'fed to stock, not
only because it serves as food, but also
because when it is passed through the
body of an animal it is in better form
for crops. Bran is a cheap material
to purchase, as it brings profit as food
and produces manure Of the best qusl-
ity.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
KEEPING CELLARS DRY.
Tile Drain Surrounding Bnse of the
Foundation Wall the Most
Effective Method.

Whether the cellar be under the
farmhouse or under the barn, it
should be as dry as possible for the
health of those dwelling above. A tile
drain surrounding the base of the
foundation wall, as shown in the cut,
is one of the best means of carrying
off water from surrounding wet soil.
But there is one feature in connection
with such a drain that the writer has
found important. The filling over the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

hands fluttered in caressing way
about the stumps at his shoulders, and
of what consolation came to him from
her wonder-stricken, big blue eyes; of
how proud his children were that he
had been soldier among soldiers; of
how all those children had been infu-
enced by the self-discipline that came
to him during the war, and of what
happiness there was in his humble lit
tie home.
~ thought of my own position, of
my hundreds of loyal friends, of my
large salary, of my comfortable home,
of the respect in which was held by
my associates on the bench, by the
lawyers of the city, by the old soldiers,
and l resolved then and there that no
murmurs should come from me. If a
man without arms, with little else
than his pension to depend upon, could
work cheerfully at the humber en-
ployments, and live on the glory of his
achievements, why should l despair?
My armless friend simply carried the
soldierly spirit of acceptance into his
everyday life, and found later that
there were good many men like him"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
He Couldn't.

ooh. Mr.. Spooneigh, pray rise. 1t is not
right that you should kneel aS my feet
Rise, l beg Of you!" impored the fair lady.
But he didn't rise. His Irish did, though.
and he replied, solemnly:
I'm afraid-er-Miss Grace-I'm afraid
I'm kneeling on your-er-that is, you
dropped your chewing gum, and, oh, Miss
Grace. I'm stuck on Noml"-DenYer Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot-Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy, Cures Corns, Itching,
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, n. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
ncgonc. Dull Care!

A Drotwich barber was just finishing
lathering customer and was talking volu.
bly,. as usual.
Yes, SIR" he said, there's no careless.
ness allowed by our employer. Every time
we cut customers face we are fined six
pence, and if we make an ugly cash it costs
us shilling"
Then, picking up and brandishing his
razor, he added: but don't care a rap
to-day. I've just won a sovereign. Lon.
don Answers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

sembled hadn't drawn a sober breath dur.
ing the last Is years of his life, and had been
noted for always being in trouble with his
neighbors. "Well," said one Of his old ac
quaintances, turning sadly away after the
services were over. "he was man of mighty
rep'lar habits ts"-Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

John. dear" said the bride, after they
had got to keeping house. with a never-va-
cant "spare room" az believe Ill cur friends
think we are perfectly miserable"
"Why. my dear?" cried the astonished
husband; "why?"
well they seem to be carrying out the
idea that misery loves company phil
adelphia Bulletin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
The RepI Proof.

"The proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing" he quoted, with wise smile.
Now the soubrette for whom he was buy.
ing the dinner also smiled and chirped
II guess that's right. This spread shows
what pudding you are for me, Algernon.
Baltimore American.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

Cleveland, Aug. 21.-Flour-Wintcr
wheat, patents, $3.60@3.s0.
Wheat-No. . red zee.
Corn-No. 2 yellow 60%c.
Oats-No. 2 white 40Ac.
Butter-Best creamery 22hc.
Cheese-York state lie.
Eggs-Best 16c.
Potatoes-New S1.2561.5O.
Cattle-Best steers Si.s5G5.00,
calves S6.0O@7.oO.
sheep-Best ss.75@3.s5, spring
lambs $4.5O@5.25.
Hogs-Yorkers S5.05.
Toledo, Aug. 21.-Wheat-No. 2
cash 72c.
Corn-No. mixed 57Ac.
0ats-No. miXec 3524c.
East Buffalo. Aug. 21.-Cattle-
veals $6.75@7.25.
Hogs-Medium heavy s6.2o@6.25.
Sheep-Fair to good lambs $4.s5@
BIS, wethers S3.75@4.O0.
East Liberty, Aug. 21.-Cattle-
Good grades S5.0O@5.75.
Hogs-Yorkers S6.O0@6.05.
Sheep - Best wethers S3.4o@3.60,
lambs s4.25@5.OO.
Cincinnati, Aug. 21.-Hogs-Higher
at S4.10@6.20.
Cattle-Strong at s2.lG@5.25:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
Hoxsie's Group Cure
Checks cold in one hour. so cents.
On the Safe side

'Mrs. PifF, how do you prepare your
baby's breakfast"
"Ch, | give him one-third milk and two
thirds mierobe killer. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, n. Y.
Feb IL, 1900
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
objectionable.

Leading Lady-Sir, wish you to
discharge the dolt who makes the
calcium light.
Theatrical Manager-Why, madam,
for what reason?
Leading Lady-He went to sleep at
the part where came ON wearing my
thousand-dollar gown. - Ohio State
Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
THE MAR KETS

New York. Aug -.
Flour-Winter patents S3.6o@3.s5.
Wheat-No. Q red 7524c.
Corn-No. at Gee.
Oats-No. . white 42Hc.
Beeves-No trade. Neals S4.00@
500.
Sheep-Steady at sa.5O@3.75, lamb
S4.25@6.OO.
Hogs-sales at s5.s5@5.95.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

Cincinnati. Aug. 21.-Hogs-Higher
at S4.10@6.20.
Cattle-Strong at s2.1o@5.25:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23

Hogs-sales at S5.s565.95.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06

el t rent" signs appeared in the front window to. keep eompany with those in the flat above. The Judds dis. cussed the new home and enlarged on the flattering plans which the real estate genius had drawn.
 Its the funniest thing, I can't seem to locate that flat the fellow adver- tises,'' said Judd at the breakfast table. "I am certain l have seen it or dreamed about it or something, for it seems so familiar"
 sWell," answered his wife, 'I hope we get an answer to-day, for it is get ting near the first of the month. feel as if we had the place rented and had moved in, fer l have planned where'we shall put our things, and am going to finish the extra room in blue"
 That afternoon Mrs. Judd looked over the mail, but did not find the answer she was hoping for. There were two letters she did not open, fer they evidently referred to busi-l ness, and she swas supposed to leave that to the head Of the family One had the name of.the landlord in the upper corner and the other was bill. When Judd came in at night his firsst question was about the new place, but he was disappointed. After sup per he glanced over his maiL He looked at the bill and opened the letter from the landlord. In so doing a newspaper clipping fell unheeded to the floor. Mrs. Judd picked it up.
 Why, here's the .ad' we answered" she said, recognizing the slip. Judd did not reply, as the letter seemed to be interesting. His wife leaned over his shoulder and they finished the let ter together, then looked each other in the face, finally laughing as the truth filtered to them. Judd did not move nor did his wife say move even to her intimate friends, for this was the letter:
 ''Yours received in reference to in- closed clipping. If you prefer the fat above yours you can have it for the same price. It is s.m lar to yours in every respect except the wood finish ings, winch are done in cherry, yours being in oa'S.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
ALL IN FIGURES.

Fifty Italian towns have over so,ooo people apiece.
 London has about TOO periodicals; Scotland and Ireland zoo bstween them.
 Calcutta. Bombay and Madras have a combined population of just over 2,oeo,0 GOO.
 only'one in soo of English conticts is osentenctd to ifhprigonheht foa .
 In, every ], ,o0o British,Inen there are 5 widowers; in 1000 British women therelare IS widows.
 Fourteen ounces of cheese, 21 of rice CT six pounds of fish are equal as food to two pounds of bread.
 The average wholesale price per hun dredweight of butter and tea is almost
 In the Crimean war there were 144,- 100 admissions into hospital, 46,OoO more than the total strength of the British forces.
 The average price paid for the Ger man soldiers used by England in 1760 in the United States was g175. Men from Hesse cost 2 153 only; those from Anspach, z 275.
 A barrel of ale in England is 36 gall Ions; a barrel of American apples con tains 150pounds; there are 200 pounds in a barrel of four, and barrel of Norwe gian fish holds 1,o0o fish.
 Austria Hungary has 1,e60,c00 Jews -neariy double as many as any other country, except Russia. The United States comes next, with just over a mil- lion. Russia's Jewish population of 6000.o00 is more than half Of the ertire Jewish race
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Rural New Yorker.

Ninety-siS per cent. of all deaths from whooping cough and 90 per cent. of deaths from measles occur in children under five years old
 Dr. Walter J. Gregory, head of the scientific staff of the English nation al antarctic expedition, is the son of a London merchant. He was born in 1864, and recently held the chair of geology in Melbourne university.
 Prof. Newcomb in the Astrophys- icaL Journal has tabulated the periods of the solar spots, and concludes that the mean period is 11.132 years. The solar spots will be of maximum area in A. D. 10o4.91, 1916O4, 1927.17, and at
 The size of eggs among nesting birds ranges from that of the ostrich to that of the humming bird, it. being primarily dependent on the size of the bird, but also on the condition of the young at birth, the eggs of birds whose young are born feathered be- ing proportionately larger than the eggs of those whose young are matched naked. The period of incu- bation is more or less closely related to the size of the egg, being about Ii days ill the humming bird to, 42 in the ostrich
 Neptune, the most distant known planet of the solar system, presents to the telescope only small, green ish disk, on which no distinct mark ings are visible. But during the past year the great Telescope of the Naval observatory at Washington has re- yealed indications of the existence of streaks on Neptune bearing re- semblance to the belts of Jupiter. A few years ago similar strealSs were seen on Uranus. Saturn also pos sesses them, so that it may be said that cloudlilIe belts are feature common to all the four great outer planets.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06

and became lost. She was accompa. nicd by her dog, gigantic yellow stag hound. After wandering . mile and half from home she became tired and fell asleep. It was late in the afternoon, and, though her fst. ther searched for several hours, he was unable to find her. At midnight he heard the baying of the hound out in the woods. He hastened ir that direction and found his dangh. ter with the big hound standing guard close to her, and near her were the bodies of two big gray wolves The wolves had evidently stolen uE on the sleeping child and her pro tector with the intention of killing them, and were whipped by the dog The child was unable to give an in. telligent account of what had hap pcned, but said she had been awall. ened by hearing Nero fighting witE the wolves
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
SToRYETTEs.

Two ladies eontcnded for prcced- ence in the court of Charles Y. They appealed to the monarch, who, like Solomon, awarded Let the eldest go first" Such q dispute was never known afterward.
 Henry J.-Byron, one of the wittiest of English playwrights of score of years ago. remarked on one occa- sion: "A play is like a cigar. If it's good, everybody wants box. If it's bad, all the putiing in the world won't t make it go.'
 A young man who had just entered the office of Jeremiah Mason, the great New Hampshire legal luminary, to study law, asked him where he should begin. Mason, pointing to the books on the library shelves, an swered laconically: Anywhere
 John Lawrence Toole, the. most popular low comedian of his day, once gave supper to 50 of his friends, and wrote a note to each of them privately beforehand, asking him whether he would be so good as to say grace, as no clergyman would be present. 1t is said that the faces of those so men as they rose in 8 body when Toole tapped On the table. as q signal for grace, was a sight which will never be forgotten.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
RETAINED OLD FLAT.
w.y tsc Judds cozclutcl Hot tt
 Move This Spring,
TactfaI Chfcago Housewife Sees : Luring Advcrtiscmeut nnd n Let ter Is EYrittca-And Then
 q EcpIy Comes.

Wi.h the first breath of spring came the moving fever into the home of J Rutherford Judd, says the Chicago Chronicle. For five years furniture .ans annually had passed his door To be sure there h;d been changes above, below and to the right in the Shore apartment building, but the lares and penates of the Judd estab lishment had remained permanent Little Mrs. Judd w2s the first to sue cuTb to the fever. It came in at the front 6cor with tke daily paper. In q moment of idle curiosity she looked over the ''to-reEt aGs." ! her serene mind was disturbed. Without her husbands knowledge she clipped the turing lines which becllo1ed to finer suite Of rooms.
 There was one more room to be had ard the rent was the same, tc say nothing of the more finished at. fractions which the real estate agent set forth. It was just what the Judo family needed, as the children were growing, and the extra room would fill all requirements. She would moi count. the alcove- room in her own flat for a room, although it was not much smaller than the parlor.
 Having come to the conclusion that the household gods must be dis turbed, she proceeded in a woman's w1y tN convince her husband . change was nectssary. So tactful was she that the man never suspected he was being led. and he assumed all the re sponsibiiity fer suggesting the scheme. The same sad" appeared a few days later, and Mr. Judd read it this time and carle to his wife in triumph to tell of his discovery.
 The location Of the house was not given definitely. but it was in the sam. neighborhood. This would be fortunate, as it would save hauling ot furniture distance as well as leave them near thei1. friends. No other ad. dress than "P. o. Box 36'' was given A letter was framed and sent. "FoI
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
NEN oF MEANS.

Sir Thcmas Upton says he has not been to the theater 12 times in his life. Gardening ard yacat-racing are his favoritc diversions.
 F. H. Harriman, the railroad mag nate, is both scholar and scientist; has fitted out an exploring expedi- ton into northern Alaska and has hobby fer the breeding O. good horses.
 It is noted that the initial letter J. played conspicuous part in the names of those who were to the fore in Vail streets recent huriy-burly. J. Pierpont Morgan, J. R. Keene, J. J. Hill, J. Stillman, J. Schiff, J. II. Moore, J. W. Gates, J. Loeb and George J. Gould are some of the more notable instances.
 Among the pupils taught by. An drew J. Freese in Cleveland's origi- ral high school were John D. Rocke- fsiier ard Mark Hanna. John was quiet and studious, while Mark was inclined to fight as daily exercise. One day young Hanna kept throwing apples at his schoolinate until the quiet lad gave the other a sound thrashing. UntiI this day the politi- cal boss fights shy of showing de- cided opposition to the money king.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
SAVED BY USE OF SALT.
Mrs. saIlfe Allen of Evansville, Ind.
 Hns n Narrow Escape from Death

Fad it not been for the infection of normal salt solution Mrs. Nellie Allen, of Evansville, Ind. would have been a corpse. For three minutes the other day she lay on an operating table in the sanitarium of J. J. Richstein ap- parentIy corpse. The most delicate instrument failed to record the slight est action of the heart and there was no evidence that the respiratory or gans were performing their functions. Three physicians examined the wom- an ard agreed that all signs of life were extinct. Nitroglycerin. strych- n;a ard other stimulants were. used to revive tie ratlent. but without sue cess. sAs 6 last resort the doctors ore1ed vein in the woman's arm and pumped in a pint Of ner1nal salt solu- ton. sfhey were rewarded g few sec onds iaser by seeing the patient open her eyes, and soon she asked for some thing to eat. The rapid transition from apparent death to life amazed the doctors
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06

made considerable effort to recover the ring. it was not found.t Naturally it worried her good Geal, and the next year she would not go back tc the same place. Nor did we go the following year; but the third year we went there again, and one day I was in the woods, about mile from the lake, with my boy, trying to get 2 shot at some denizen Of the forest or other. As we went peering around among the trees to get a squirrel we had seen I noticed something shining , in twig in tree about 25S feet from the ground. sent my boysup after it, and when he came back I was more than astonished to find that the shining thing was my wife's wedding ring.
 "How it ever got there was a mys. in fairies and that sort of thing, SC began to investigate for material causes. The top of the tree had deadened, and with suspicion in my mind I sent my boy up to see what signs might be above the green boughs. He called down to me pres. ently that Where were reriains of a fshhawk's nest in the fEks of the tree, and, putting this and that to. gether, came to the conclusion that the hawk had caught the fish that had gobbled up my wife's. ring in the lake and had taken it to. the nest for the, young hawks. They didn't care for jewelry and had left that part oi the fish in the'Snest, from which, as the nest was blown to pieces by the wind and beaten by the storms, the ring had dropped out and by chance had caught on the twig where. ] found it. ,nIn any event, if that was not the way'it got there, how did it For surely it was there, and my wife is wearing it to-day."s \.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
NOTED LABOR LEADER.
sameR c'conneII. President and Man. nger of the international As-
 zoeEatIon of Mncslinssts.

James Oroonncll. who directs the actions of the 100000 American ma
 ckinists. is the Lead of the Interna-
 tioEal Association of Machinists, and o.se of the most successful organizers of labor in America. He was born a years ago in Atinersville, Pa, and was appIsa feed to the trade of na- chiEiss at I5. After the Knights of labor began to decline Mir. o Connell st.rred himself 10 action in the labor fed. He rose rapidly in his union, was eitcsed president in 1892. aRd has since, remained in that office. Daring his rule tie union grew from 1000 to 51s0e. fn se US;ted Stats. CaTada and Mexico. E.nce 1895 he kSs been
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
Vacant Lot cu7t:xst,on

Vacant lots have been successfully cultivated in Philadelphia under tn direction of the Philadelphia Vacant Lots Cultivation assoc:at tion During the past years gardens were provided for 4S0 families, consisting of 2,4s6 persons. The aggregate receipts from the various farms showed q total of B24,5G0. This is six times the amount expended by the association on the lands. Five families became so adept at gardening that their savings have enabled them to hire ample farms of their own. Thirteen families were given Belgian harcs for experiment last year, and the successful results attained will cause the association to sake up this line of industry on the farms this year,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
QUEEN DRAGA,s PLOT.
wise of servia's Prsai.ate Ruaer Is Said to Isc schemIns to ApRro-
 priate the Throne

Queen Draga of Servia, who is charged with plotting to steal the throne for her sisters infant son. when she is try:ng to TESS of as her own on young King Alexander. is wonderfully astute woman, who has defeated the Servian parliament, the powers of Europe and the bitter hatre1 of the former Queen Natalie tn every joust she has had with them. Dfaga was formerly maid or Nata- cl.e, mother of the young king. AL though very much older than he. she won his love and was married to him In spite of the fact that Natalie and
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-06
4 HUE ..-4l 11 CRY.
The Peculiar tAdve1sts,rcs of n Wed- diaS Rf-sG Til:t Was Lest Ly .
 Clcrgyman's Wife.

About the queerest fish story know of,'' said q highly truthful-look- ing man-indeed, he was clergyman ito a Washington Post reporter, happened to me at little lake in Wisconsin where used to summer with my family. One. day my wife was out in our boat with a party of friends. She was letting her. hand trail in the water, without thinking about its shrinking effect, and when she finally took her hand in her wed- ding ring was gone. The lake was deep at that point, and, although we