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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
BRITAIN LOSING TRADE.
Manufacturers Warmed TO Beware of
Industrial Competition.

To the disappointments of war
time, which are keenly felt when the
Christmas season is approaching and
over 100000 soldiers are fighting
across seas, is added the increasing
pressure of taxation and industrial
competition. The trade journals of
England are making great ado over
the success of American manufactur
ers in undertaking their British
rivals in tenders for the Urganda
railway bridges.
This industrial incident has created
strong impression, since it indi-
Gates that the expansion of the Brit
ish empire and the opening of new
markets tend to promote American
industries.
British iron and steel manufactur-
ers are warned by their own trade
journals that they must arouse them
selves without delay, unless they are
prepared to lose their foreign mar
kets, since it has become notorious
that Americans and Germans are
making their competition felt with
cumulative effect.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

however. that when we take into con-
sideration both cost and value, the
well-built stave silo the most salts
factory. The cut shows section of
a stave silo with slaves six inches
wide and 2h inches thick. Pine, bev-
eled to the circle, grooved and
tongued, is put together with white
lead, making each joint air tight,
ends of slaves being joined with
heavy piece of galvanized iron. The
foundation is similar to any barn wall,
only the wall projection is outside
the silo, permitting an even, perpen-
dicular wall on the inside. The top
of the wall is so inclined that water
cannot stand upon it. The inside of
the wall and bottom of silo are ce-
mented, the center being about six
inches lower than the side; BASIN
shaped bottom. The roof should be
symmetrical, with wide cornice pro-
jections, and, if possible, so adjoining
the barn as to give it fine architec-
tural appearance. Two coats of paint
and weather vane complete the ex-
ternal construction.
The cut shows some conveniences
not always found. Some trouble has
arisen in connection with solid iron
rods, lacking fexibility; silo expan-
sion and cold weather have caused
them TO break. The Page wire fence
has been used to some extent, and has
the advantage of overcoming to a de-
gree this difficulty, but other objec-
tions seem to offset it, so that it has
not come into general use. In casting
about for a medium that would COM
bine the good qualities of both the
steel wire cable seemed TO fill the bill.
The strength of one-half-inch wire
rope is given as one-third greater
than five-eighths-inch solid iron, and
| at the same time possesses the feX-
ibility so much needed The system
of fastening is the ordinary twin
buckle; other means, however, may
be equally as good The system of
doors has always been n difficult one
to solve. The continuous door is the
only satisfactory one, yet the patent
doors that / have seen are open to
many objections not necessary to
enumerate here. My idea was to get
| a door that should be continuous,
hung on the outside, firmly held and
always ready to use. This we secured
| by alternating the doors with two
slaves between them uncut. The
heavy iron cleats formed to the cir
Gle serve also as hinges. They are
bolted to a similar iron on the inside,
| countersunk in the door and slaves.
These doors are fastened with refrig-
erator-door fasteners, two on the low
er doors and one on the doors nearer
the top, holding the doors absolutely
to their place. The dormer window in
the roof furnishes sufficient light and
place to fill. We have, therefore
combined durability, effectiveness and
convenience.-H. E. Cook, in Rura
| New Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
A SUBSTANTIAL SILo.
Consider 1t nm Experiment But
an Absolute Necessity.

I am constrained to believe that
the advocates of the so-called cheap
silos are making mistake, this con-
clusion being drawn both from OBJ
servation and personal experience. 1t
may have been wise in the past to ad-
wise and to construct such silos, be-
cause many farmers considered it ex-
perimental, and / am willing to say
now that a cheap construction is bet
ter than none at all, from the fact
that few are bold enough to deny its
necessity. We are warranted in ad-
vising the building of thoroughly air
tight walls. Whether we have yet
reached the ideal l am not sure. We
have been slowly solving during the
past ten years, and shall, no doubt,
make further improvements. / think,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
WOMEN AS FARMERS.
some who Have Taken Up Western
Lands Have Made Quite a suc-
cess of Agriculture.

From time immemorial women have
been tillers of the soil, but always as
serving men. 1t has been reserved for
the United States to produce the
woman farmer in independent owner
ship, toiling of her own will and reap
ing herself the fruit of her labors.
One of the most picturesque in
stances of the woman farmer is fur
nished by Miss Gates, a trained nurse
of New York city, who had gone to
the west for her health shortly be-
fore the opening of the Cherokee strip
in Oklahoma. She was living in
Guthrie, Okla, and decided that she
might as well become landed pro-
prietor. The homestead claims of
100 acres were to be assigned to those
first stalking" or marking them aft
er the hour designated for the open
ing" Miss Yates took advantage of
her vicinity to the strip to loollait
over in advance and select her claim.
The opening day she crossed the line
a minute after the hour Ga minute
before would have invalidated her
rights, seated on a plow to which
two heavy horses were attached, and
made the rum" the first on the strip.
Her clever idea was to stake the
claim" by plowed furrow, beginning
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
Prize. for Road Members.

In some English counties prizes are
offered for the section of road which
is kept in the best order throughout
the year. There is an honorable rival
ry among the roadmasters for obtain
ing these rewards, and the winners are
proud of their distinction as champion
road members. When all the roads are
preeminent for their excellence. it can
not be an easy matter for the most
critical committee TO make the awards,
but the effect of the competition is to
put every man on his mettle and to
increase the efficiency of the road serv-
ice. How different are these methods
and processes from those which pre-
vail in rural America, where highway
commissioners draw their salaries and
set gangs of aborers al work few days
before election or where farmers in the
autumn, when there is nothing else
to do, unite in weeks voluntary serv-
ice as road members.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
WITHOUT THE FRILLS.
Report of n Church Wedding By an
Editor who Discountenances
Frippery.

An editor who was thoroughly tired Of
the foolishness that, goes on at a church
wedding. nnally got even as follows, says
the Atchison Globe man: They were
married in great style. All the elite of the
town were invited, principally because it
was thought that they would be more likely
to bring elegant presents for the bride.
"Of course, the ceremony took place in
the church, and tie church was most beau
tifully decorated for the occasion. Potted
plants were borrowed here and there,
wherever. they could be secured without
making the owner mad enough to fight.
THE brides young lady friends had the
decorations in charge, and when they were
not making nosegays they were chewing the
rag about the trouble and work, and wish
ing that the bride had sense enough to get
up her own. wedding. The ushers wore
claw-hammer coats, parted their hair in
the. middle and stepped high when they
walked down the aisle. The coats were
hired from a costumer, and their white
gloves came from an undertaker's, who kept
them on hand for funeral occasions.
at was a ring ceremony. The ring was a
monstrous gold band borrowed of the VIII
lage jeweer. People called the bride. love
ly, but she was so homely that holyhocks
wouldn't grow in the dooryard where she
lived. The bridegroom was dressed in con-
ventional black, so called because his father
once wore the coat to Gemocratiic con-
vention. The presents were simply. ele-
CANT. They came from people who couldn't
afford to hire the washing done or buy
bakers bread. Then after 'sumptuous
we>aing supper the bride and groom went
to T. Louis on their wedding tour, where
they spent more money in "a hours than
both Of them can earn in a month" .'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
5N515ft1RI|H| ER|RHI;t,
'aas7as1|l|ils)ES5 ESA
CONTROL YOURSELF.
Nothing Ages a Woman So Quickly
and surely MS Giving Way TO
Temper and Worry.

Never give way to fits of i'll temper.
Every sensible woman ought to be
aware that bad temper and worry will
trace more wrinkles in week than
hot and cold bathing and massage and
complexion brushes and creams and
lotions can remove in a years faithful
application.
Physicians assert that an immense
amount of nerve-force is expended in
every fit of bad temper; that when one
little part of the nervous system is in
juriously affected, the face first records
it. The eyes begin to lose the luster
of youth, muscles become flabby, the
skin refuses to contract accordingly,
and the inevitable result is wrinkles,
womans fercest and most insidious
foe.
Indulging in fit of temper not only
makes a woman old and ugly before
her time, but it actually shortens life.
Moreover, every time, she loses control
of her temper she unhinges a moral
brain-cell and weakens by several de-
grees her capacity for self-controI.
The oftener she permits herself to
1nQulge III Nnal SHe DelleNes 10 be
righteous indignation, the more fire.
quently she finds such occasions pre-
senting themselves, for life is full of
such irritating opportunities.
1t is these frequent bursts of passion
that prevent women from growing old
so beautifully that they seem to re-
tain their youthful attractions, and,
like tree, become more amiable with
age.
mouth that from habit has set
itself in an aggrieved or hard line soon
settles in a grim curve that writes
years of age upon a woman's face. and
imparts a discontented and disagree
able expression which repels all de-
sire for intimacy on the part of her
acquaintances.
No matter how beautiful and brainy
and fascinating the bad-tempered
woman may be, or how lengthy heI
bank account, her power is infinitesi-
NAL compared with that of her amiable
sister. And amiability is not only pow
er; it is mental progression, health
happiness and long life to ones sell
and to ones friends and family.-N. Y
Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
MRS. LILLIAN STEVENS.
dent OF the woman's Christian
Temperance Union.

Mrs. Lillian VI. n. Stevens, who has
been reelected president OF the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union, is a
native of Dover, Me-, and began her
work as a teacher in her own state.
At 81 she married Mr.. Stevens and went
with her husband TO his home near
Portland. Mrs. Stevens first met Miss
Willard at Old Orchard in the summer
of 1875 and there assisted in the or
ganization of the Maine w. II. U. Her
first Office was that of treasurer of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

state union. She next became presi-
dent and under her guidance the Maine
organization soon became conspicuous
in the national union and its president
no less conspicuous among the ladies
at work in the temperance cause. Mrs.
Stevens advance in the union was rap
i'd. She was elected vice president dur
ing the life of Miss Willard and sue
ceeded that great reformer as presi7
dent when Miss Willard died.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
OVERCOME BY THE DEBATE.
MT. Clubmnn Tried New BLUM on
His Better Half, But 1t
Wouldn't Go.

"Scuse me for being so late, m.m-my
dear, but fact is we was having a dis.dis-
chussion ON whether the cons-tooshun fol-
lows tn flag" relates the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, ''or tn f-f-fag follows cons't,o-
shun."
"oh, you were, were you? Well, whatdid
you decide" ~ 4-
'Thass it. What did We decide?. Jim
S-S-Smith says that flag don t f-f-follow any.
thing. He says that f-fag always leads.
Thass what Jim says. Joe Bangs says that
constooshun is morn hundred yearsh old
and when it goes anywhere it ought ito be
t-t-taken in hack. Jim says it couldn't
by no possible means follow 6nysing Good
crack. wasn't it? Joe's got a g-g-great
head :.
"And what did you decide" ..
"Who? Me? Mean me, my dear? Why,
/ JUS said that the best way to solve per-
oblem was to wrap cons-tooshun tightly
round flagstaff, an then let EN- go into It
togesser. Thass TIL way. Watcher thing
of it?'
well, think if you don't pull off your
shoes and follow them with the rest of
your garments, and then wrap the blankets
tightly around you, there'll be enough kinds
of trouble raised in this family to wreck
the best government that ever was formed"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
Small Change.

"You know feel Just like a counterfeit
BILL observed Young man to friend with
whom he was walking, stopping in front of
a barroom.
"Why?" queried his partner.
'T cannot pass" the other explained, wav-
ing his hand toward the entrance of the
place.
"Oh," remarked his friend, "don't let that
feeling worry you; you know I'm somewhat
accustomed to showing the queer" and he
Scimitar
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

Claim In Oklahoma.)
on the outer edge. In this way she
inclosed the land in incontestable fash
ion. She had a hired man with her,
but she drove the plow. The next
day a small cabin was built for the
hired man. She lived in Guthrie until
a tiny house could be built, then took
personal possession. Five years of
residence were required to perfect the
claim. but at the end of two years the
young woman was ready to return
to the east, and transferred her rights
to settler, who paid enough for the
claim to give the enterprising pre-
emptor clear profit of more than
$1,000. She had seeded 60 acres to
cotton and the remainder to corn and
wheat, and was employing so negro
hands when she transferred the
claim.
Another nurse timber claimed"
homestead which is done by planting
trees in treeless soil. She set out 800
trees, built log cabin and sent for
her family in Sweden, consisting of
mother, sister and brother. She has
become almost the physician of the
ing good living.
On Long Island is farm bought
by several trained nurses of New
I York few years ago. There were
three in the enterprise at first, but
Miss Mary L. Cromwell and Miss
Clara Watkins bought out the third,
who wished to relinquish her interest.
Their idea is to have a home to
which they can retire when old and
unable to continue in active profess
tsional life. They rent the farm on
shares to an energetic man, and re-
fserve two rooms in the house for their
own occupancy when at liberty to
leave the city. They expect to have
tthe, place free from mortgage within
i-a few years.
In Georgia is farm devoted to
mistletee and holly growing. 1t is
owned by the Carteledge family, con-
sisting of mother and two daughters,
but the daughters do the farming"
Their negro farm, hands would not
|. plant holly tree for worlds, as they
believe that if thy did they would
die as soon as the tree became tall
! enough to cast a shadow the measure
of their graves.
sLast Christmas the sisters found
the trees so grown that they re-
tquired thinning out, and the trees
that were removed were sent north
l for christmas trees and brought high
prices, as they were symmetrical and
! covered with large, rich Berries. They
plant the mistletoe berries under the
bark of old oak trees, in the fork or
hollow, where they can get hold as
they germinate.
Kansas has its successful women
farmers, too Helen and Edith Ray
mond are Chicago girls, whose parents
died some years ago, leaving them a
few thousand dollars. 1t was not
enough to support them in the city,
and they finally decided to buy a
farm. They bought so acres in Jack
son county, Kan, and devoted them
selves to raising fruit. They also
raise corn for their stock and wheat
hand vegetables for their own use.
+ Two other farmer sisters in Kan
sas are Martha and Carrie James, of
Dosage county. Their father died and
they undertook to keep the farm go,
ing, They do all the work. Miss Car
Erie, James was one of the pioneers
who secured claim in Oklahoma,
which she leased and visits once a
Iyeareto,nollect rent and to assure her.
I. self, ffhat it is being properly cared
lpfort- MY Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
Another HoId-Up.

"Poor Bronson" ~
"What's the matter with him?" y
"He was the victim of hold-up last
night, so he tells me-
"You don't say so! How did it hap
pen?"
''oh, the baby had eaten something
that didn't agree with it. He had TO
hold it up for three hours at stretch" !"
Chicago Times Herald. ei4
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
Have You Noticeds

"This snaillike pace" growled the
fist trolley car passenger, sis enough
to rile saint" y
Eyes, these cars are peculiar" re-
piled the philosophic man, When
you're in car it simply crawls; but
when you're trying to catch it it flies
along at top speed."-Philadelphia
Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
Value of Music.

Mrs. Maternal--I am sorry you are
going back to Germany. Had not
better get another music teacher for
my daughter?'
Prof. Won Note-Id ees nod neces-
sary. She knows enough museek to
get married on.-N. Y. Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
Excellent Cleansing Fluid.

A cleaning fluid that will remove
grease from the most delicate silks and
cloths is made of one pint of distilled
benzine, three-sixteenths of an ounce
of fluid chloroform, one-eighth ounce
of carbonate of ammonia and one
eighth ounce of sulphuric ether. 1t
should be kept bottled and corked tight
ly and kept from fire and lights, as it
is very infiammable.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

= 'GI....I1o yoithink it is proper to intro
llduce, money in political campaign"
inquired the man Of lofty ideals.
at doesn't wait to be introduced"
answered Senator Sorghum. 1T just
breaks in.p-Washipgton Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

Criteek-"That western Napoleon Of
finance whom you have written up in to-
days paper must be man of enroumous
longevity"
Editor-"Why"
You say, He is reputed to have made
$6,000,0O0 in as many years. "-Philadelpha
Rapnrd
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
A Cautions Husband.

Excuse me, SIR" said the man in the next
seat, ''but your cigar is burning d hole in
your paper"
That's all right" responded the other:
"I am just burning out the price Of those
elecrtic seals at to-morrow's bargain sale.
You see, l take this paper home. ."-Phla-
delphia Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18
UnrensonnbIe Expect.tions.

| A lady who was unfamiliar with the
streets of New York was much confused by
the jargon used by car conductor. When
she thought she must have arrived near her
destination the conductor poked his head
into the car and said: "Umpty bazazasw
"What street did you say?" demanded the
passenger. "Ufty-umpth!" said the con-
ductor. Much annoyed the lady from the
suburbs, went out on the platform and re:
buked the conductor for his careless use Of
the vocal organs. He only glared at her and
said: What do you expect for So week?
A tenor lo?"-N. Y. Sun.
He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing
else.-Atchison Globe.
Friendship is welcome ship in any port.
-Chicapo Daily News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

No dairyman can afford to hire i'll
tempered help TO look after his cows
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

Most people who try to neighbor with
you want it all their own way.-W Washing-
ton ia Democrat
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

Did any man ever succeed in kicking
a COW into submission? ?-Farmers Re-
view.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

Instead of buying an article you do not
need of an agent pay what you owe.-Atehi-
son Globe
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

Lost wealth may be recovered, but lost
time never.-Chicago Daily News.
A fire engine is merely a water pitcher
Chicago Daily News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-18

Friendship is a welcome ship in any por
Chicago Daily News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-17
Newlandg, Uniaue Dime.
GouisviIle- Courier-JouruaI.j


When Represent ative Newlands fails
through ordinary methods to interest his
colleagues in some subject near his heart,
he resorts to novel and alluring schemes,
handling his opponents so Skiltully that
they never know just how they are won
The desire of hrs life is to live to see the
reClama tiOn of the arid public lands of
the United States. and he is the father OF
a bill to that effect. Before presenting
the bill--tO. the house. he tried by almost
leaders and members of the committee on
irrigation of arid lanes but all TO no
effect. Other big bills literally blinded
them to most else and, besides, by some
apparent freak of fate, ABOUT every MEM
Der of the committee lives i'm or near
swamp or some well-watered territory.
Still NewlandS did not des pair. He Just
Sat rOwn with pencil and paper and got
up dinner list including Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcock. who is as inter
ested as he a. Speaker Henderson, all the
members of the committee, ana some
gifted literary folk besides, and along
with them photographer Newell who has
surveyed most every foot OF the arid
territory, sides making a study of the
possibilities of the country under iTTi-
cation. After the well ordered dinner,
Secretary Hitchcock adriOtly started
little talk on the subject near NeWlands'
heart, and, TO the establishments and de-
light Of every one, IL was accompanied by
Illuminated lantern slides. telling wildly
the story of bleaChed bones strewn over q
pitiless waste of country. Everybody was
clearly interested and delighted, and when
photographer Newell made his speech on
the more scientific way of looking at the
matter the silence was complete. Tire
one. and had il not b~en tor chat intalt
of Hanuas the ship subsidy. it would
have ShOuldered Newlands' hobby TO sue
cess.