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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1880
Page
5
In a muddy pasture scene frogs gather to greet spring with song. The verses describe thawing snow, warm breezes, walnut buds, and pond life. Farmers nearby and a roasted farmer appear briefly as the chorus repeats.
In a small town church tale, greed and pride fuel a power struggle led by John T. Waltz and others seeking a stronger minister. The beloved pastor Gorham is forced out, as Rev Andrews clumsily bungles a Waltz baptism, exposing fault lines between tradition and change within the congregation.
Arch ie Williams of Boston plans to establish a Roman Catholic Theological Seminary on the Stanwood estate with Professor Elisha Grey offering 50000 dollars if 150000 dollars can be raised. The Congregational Union of Great Britain held its forty eighth annual meeting with Nowth presiding in 1881, the jubilee year. The Russian Church’s chief Isidore of Novgorod is the senior metropolitan, consecrated in 1834. Spotted Tail Red Cloud and other chiefs toured Carlisle Indian School and approved its management except for punishment by guardhouse imprisonment. Dr Girardeau resigned from Southern Presbyterian Theological Seminary, which may close temporarily due to finances. Archbishop Taschereau excommunicated Catholics who conspire against or attack workers for wages, unless reparation is made. A meeting at Bideford, England promoted Christian unity with Earl Nelson speaking. The American Missionary Association reported nineteen educational institutions in the South, $4.8 million spent, $3 million on education of the colored race, with 5500 missionaries and teachers, and over 15000 pupils taught by graduates. Thomas Bicknell praised Southern schools as leaders in popular education.
The Western Farm Journal discusses highway costs and durability, criticizing timber bridges and shingles. It favors durable earth or iron culverts for drainage, long lasting road surfaces, and advocates replacing wood roofs with slate or tile options. It notes the persistence of flawed custom over practical logic in infrastructure decisions.
Dr. Samuel Wilks argues in a London lecture that mental labor benefits from varied physical activity and warns against concentrating on one type of task. He cites pacing scholars and errand boys as proofs that the body requires exercise even during study, noting that a single narrow pursuit can dull other faculties and reduce overall vigor.
A narrative contrasts a frugal life in a cheap flat with costly adornments as a woman flaunts $250 diamond earrings and a $150 gold watch. The couple share meals from bread and tea to a cheap restaurant, while neglecting repairs like a broken clothes line and a kitchen window glass. A mother-daughter exchange adds a sharp domestic moment.
A report explains how Paris Omnibus Company trains horses for service. Horses begin at five years, learn noise and loading, with a schoolmaster horse. Daily work starts at two journeys, rising to four every other day after a month, full load after five to six months. Average service six years. one horse purchased in 1860 still in work. Omnibuses weigh twenty eight tons and travel five miles per hour including stops. Prices for horses range from 225 to 275 dollars.
An alloy popular in French jewelry and fine wares is made from copper, zinc or tin, magnesia, sal ammoniac, burnt limestone and cream of tartar. The process uses staged adding of ingredients, stirring, fusion, and moulding to create a fine grained malleable metal that polishes well and resists oxidation.
A kitchen and household section presents Cracker Fruit Pudding recipe and various domestic pointers. It includes bees water use, pickled nuts, oats versus meat nutrition, wart cure with alum, burdock removal, dandruff treatment, a mutton and green peas dish, cheese fonda, Angels' Food cake, and an icing method. Several recipes and preservation or grooming tips are described alongside practical home science observations.
An New England homestead writer urges clover sowing to enrich soils, claiming clover supplies potash, phosphoric acid, and nitrogen, builds organic matter, and reduces fertilizer costs. He cites Voelcker on nitrogen from air and notes long roots loosen subsoil. a dense sod equals twenty loads of manure per acre and suits dairying, with rotation every three years. Two Italian women’s colleges discussed, plus a quip that a blacksmith outranks Hoyle.
Verse urges merit over pretension and patience as Divine justice. toil, love, and truth prevail in time. It portrays reward for the sleepless nights and hidden motives, concluding that the great eternal Government redeems every work and gives love freely without counting the cost. EVa Wheeler writes in Chicago Advance.
Weekly lesson schedule lists topics and scripture references from Genesis across June to September. It includes Creation Cain and Abel Abraham and Lot Abram and Melchizedek Abraham's intercession and related passages with dates and school selections.
The piece urges heightened manners among American youths, especially in courtesy toward elders, in churches, and in public spaces. It argues parental duty to instill civility and Christian love, contrasts urbanity with etiquette, and warns against superficial polish without genuine virtue. It cites everyday scenarios in cars, churches, and streets to illustrate expected conduct.
A Times critique praises reform of men’s dress for comfort and efficiency, contrasting with women’s robes. The piece argues modern male garments are easier to change, cheaper, and allow more time for business and leisure. It notes trends favor English models, cooler tones, and stable cuts, while French clothing remains stylish. Prices for fabrics are reasonable and ready-made options are available.
The Democrat quotes praise that testimonials to Warner's Safe Remedies come in thousands rather than hundreds and claim abundant corroborative evidence of effectiveness for diseases they are recommended for, marking an unqualified and pronounced success.
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